Heads up: New Scam!
It starts with a highly personalised email offering something valuable for a stupid price, like a Samsung smart phone for $1. You just have to click on a link to claim your ‘prize’.
But clicking it sends you down a rabbit hole of complex terms & conditions in difficult-to-read text that will lock you into credit card deductions that you will be deemed to have willingly signed up for. Forget getting refunds from the bank when you realise you have been swindled.
Never forget the First Rule of the Internet: IF IT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS!!
If you want to read the gruesome details have a look at <aardvark.co.nz...
Poll: Do you think banning gang patches is reasonable?
With the government cracking down on gangs, it is now illegal for gang members to display their insignia in public places whether through clothing or their property.
This means arrests can be made if these patches are worn in places like restaurants, shops, on public transport or ferries, and on airplanes. Arrests were made recently at a funeral.
Do you think this ban is reasonable?
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75.8% Yes
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22.8% No
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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81.9% Yes
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15.4% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below