Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

Ryman’s Walk in Wednesdays

Ryman’s Walk in Wednesdays

Ryman villages across the country are open every Wednesday in November.

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571 days ago

Inkberry (native)

Kelly from Bryndwr

Native ground cover with white flowers and colourful purple berries. Excellent for weed suppression.

6 available at time of listing, price is per plant. Pickup in Bryndwr, payment by cash or bank transfer.

Price: $6

571 days ago

Tech Support and Computer Repairs

Andrew King from The Computer Trainers - Tech Support

Looking for user-friendly computer repairs and tech support? I can help with technical support, troubleshooting, virus removal, data recovery and generally just making technology work.

Andrew King
021 116-7074

571 days ago

Do you need Curtains to help keep you warm? Can you donate some curtains?

The Team from Citizens Advice Christchurch Area

Why curtains are important
Good quality, lined curtains that fit your windows well are an essential part of a warm, energy efficient home. If your curtains are thin, single layered, torn, or poorly fitting, they should be replaced. Even the energy efficiency of double-glazed windows is improved … View more
Why curtains are important
Good quality, lined curtains that fit your windows well are an essential part of a warm, energy efficient home. If your curtains are thin, single layered, torn, or poorly fitting, they should be replaced. Even the energy efficiency of double-glazed windows is improved with good curtains.

Curtain Bank
The Curtain Bank (CEA) collect donated second hand curtains and give them away to households who cannot afford curtains. Curtains from their Curtain Bank are available to anyone in need, you do not need a Community Services Card. Curtains are also available for rental properties. Their recycled curtains will be double-layered and resized where required.

Donating Curtains
If you have curtains you can donate see the link for times and locations where you can drop them off.

Check out the link under 'Read More' to apply for curtains.

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571 days ago

Garden on the go

The Team from Resene ColorShop Tower Junction

Create a mini kitchen garden and add a pop of Resene colour with this fun project.

Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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575 days ago

Poll: Who's our greatest NZ-grown band or artist?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The month of May is New Zealand Music Month and it's got us thinking about all the musical talent from our shores throughout the years. We've come up with a few but if your pick isn't on the list, tell us who they are and why you think they are New Zealand's greatest … View moreThe month of May is New Zealand Music Month and it's got us thinking about all the musical talent from our shores throughout the years. We've come up with a few but if your pick isn't on the list, tell us who they are and why you think they are New Zealand's greatest band/artist.

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.

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Who's our greatest NZ-grown band or artist?
  • 49.5% Crowded House
    49.5% Complete
  • 5.8% Lorde
    5.8% Complete
  • 3.1% Bic Runga
    3.1% Complete
  • 1% Benee
    1% Complete
  • 23.8% Dave Dobbyn
    23.8% Complete
  • 1.3% OMC
    1.3% Complete
  • 15.6% SIX60
    15.6% Complete
2713 votes
572 days ago

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The Press

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573 days ago
586 days ago

CAT HUNTING IN NZ

Daisy from Addington

Hi neighbours, please listen & read the full story. I'm not good in attachments, copying links etc. But trying my best as I am a crazy cat woman.

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574 days ago

Rengarenga (native lily)

Kelly from Bryndwr

Native lily, white flowers during summer. Hardy to a wide range of environments.

Pickup in Bryndwr, price is per plant. 50 available at time of listing.

Price: $6

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575 days ago

23 positive reminders for 2023

Lynne Dent from Lynne Dent for The Mortgage Lab

I read this recently and think it's worth sharing:
1. Over the last 20 years, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty has almost been cut in half.
2. The average life expectancy around the world today is 72. In 1800, among all babies who were ever born, roughly half died during … View more
I read this recently and think it's worth sharing:
1. Over the last 20 years, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty has almost been cut in half.
2. The average life expectancy around the world today is 72. In 1800, among all babies who were ever born, roughly half died during their childhood. Life expectancy was just 30 years and no country had a life expectancy above 40. Life expectancy at birth was only 45 years in 1870.
3. Flying has gotten 2,100 times safer over the past 70 years. 2016 was the second safest year in aviation history. The odds of being fatally injured in a plane crash are just 0.000025%.
4. The real price of plane travel in the U.S. has fallen by more than half since the late 1970s.
5. The share of homes that had electricity in 1870 was exactly zero. Today the proportion of people with electricity is 85%.
6. In 1905, a Vermont doctor and his chauffeur were the first to successfully drive a car across the country from San Francisco to New York. It took them 63 days. Today you can fly cross country in a matter of hours while using wireless Internet.
7. There was no entertainment available to the average family in 1870, except for a few travelling musicians or circus performers or in-home board or card games. Today our entertainment options are almost unlimited.
8. The average American now retires at age 62. One hundred years ago, the average American died at age 51.
9. The percentage of the population living past their 65th birthday was only 34% in 1870 but jumped to 56% by 1940 and 77% by 2000.
10. Up until the 1870s, people typically worked 11-12 hour days. By 1900, the typical worker put in 10 hours a day, 6 days a week. It wasn’t until 1940 that it came down to the standard 40-hour, 5-day workweek. And these weren’t office jobs sitting behind a desk. The conditions for most workers were terrible and hazardous to their health.
11. The proportion of people killed annually in wars is less than a quarter of what it was in the 1980s, one-seventh of what it was in the early 1970s, one-eighteenth of what it was in the early 1950s, and 0.5% of what it was during World War II.
12. The world’s nuclear stockpiles have been reduced by 85% since the Cold War.
13. The world has gotten richer (as measured by Gross World Product) in 51 of the last 55 years.
14. Since 1960, the fraction of a person’s life taken up by work has fallen by 25% through a combination of shorter workweeks, more paid time off, and longer retirements
15. Every single country in the world today has a lower infant or child mortality rate than it had in 1950.
16. Between 1961 and 2009 the amount of land used to grow food increased by 12%, but the amount of food that was grown increased by 300%.
17. Between 1950 and 2009, the rate of death in traffic accidents fell six-fold.
18. Roughly half of the adults in the world own a smartphone.
19. Just 7% of the world’s population lived in a free or relatively free society in 1850. Today that number is closer to two-thirds.
20. Early in the 19th century, 12% of the world could read and write. Today it’s 83%.
21. In 1820, more than 80% of the world was unschooled. It’s estimated that by the end of the century, this number will be close to zero.
22. In 1920, just 28% of American teenagers ages 14-17 were in high school. The latest stats show over 80% graduated high school, of whom 70% went on to college.
23. In 1940, less than 5% of Americans held a bachelor’s degree. By 2015, it was up to one-third.

Adapted from: A Wealth of Common Sense, Ben Carlson, 6 April 2023
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575 days ago

We will be opening very soon!

Red Cross Communications from Red Cross Shop Hornby

Well it is all go at our new site at the moment. Shopfitters are due in this week and we hope to start getting the shop prepared to open the second week of May. We will keep you updated with progress. Our address is Shop 3
1-5 Amyes Road
Hornby
Look out for updates.
Thanks

575 days ago

TV Guide Has You Sorted This Mother’s Day

The TV Guide

Treat that special person in your life this Mother’s Day with a TV Guide subscription. We’ve slashed the price of our 1-year subscription. You’ll save $57 off retail and receive a new issue every week delivered right to your home. Discounted price valid until 14 May.

The TV Guide is New … View more
Treat that special person in your life this Mother’s Day with a TV Guide subscription. We’ve slashed the price of our 1-year subscription. You’ll save $57 off retail and receive a new issue every week delivered right to your home. Discounted price valid until 14 May.

The TV Guide is New Zealand's most comprehensive and interactive entertainment magazine, providing TV listings, entertainment, gossip, competitions, puzzles and much much more! The perfect coffee table staple for all households.

Happy Mother’s Day,
TV Guide
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577 days ago

Why choose Middleton Grange School for your son/daughter?

Middleton Grange School

We are a non-denominational Christian school that caters for children from Year 1 – 13. Our point of difference - We are a Christ-Centred, student oriented school. Our ‘Why’ is to offer families a holistic education for their children, focusing on Character, Excellence and Service – for … View moreWe are a non-denominational Christian school that caters for children from Year 1 – 13. Our point of difference - We are a Christ-Centred, student oriented school. Our ‘Why’ is to offer families a holistic education for their children, focusing on Character, Excellence and Service – for the glory of God.

Middleton Grange School provides a first-rate general education with academic results of the highest quality, and we do this by providing an environment in which the Biblical truths of Jesus Christ are taught and lived.

We see learning as holistic; it aims to instruct the mind, shape the heart and prepare the hands for service.

We want our young people to critically engage in the rapidly changing society and culture that they live in, in order to be a positive influence and to point others to God by their example.

2024 Enrolments Close
Friday, 9 June (Y7-13)
Thursday, 17 August (Y1-6)
If your child turns 5 before 21 Nov 2024 and will start school in 2024 you must apply this year

Open Days
16 & 18 May 2023

We look forward to welcoming you to be part of the Middleton Grange School family – a school community of Special Character!

Please check our website for further information. Email to office@middleton.school.nz
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578 days ago

Kanuka

Kelly from Bryndwr

Flowering bushy native tree. Attractive to polinators, with brighter and softer leaves than manuka.

25 available at time of listing, price is per plant. Pickup in Bryndwr, payment by cash or bank transfer.

Price: $8

578 days ago

High Quality Magnetic Waterproof Car Sunshade Windshield Snow Ice Leaves Sun Shade Protective Cover

Dave from Hornby

Get yours before the icy days hit and we run out of stock!

Product Description:

1. Resistant to rain, frost, snow, UV rays, dust, can be used as snow shield cover in winter and windshield visor sunshade in summer as well, keep leaves off the cover in autumn.

2. Fits most Cars, Minivan and … View more
Get yours before the icy days hit and we run out of stock!

Product Description:

1. Resistant to rain, frost, snow, UV rays, dust, can be used as snow shield cover in winter and windshield visor sunshade in summer as well, keep leaves off the cover in autumn.

2. Fits most Cars, Minivan and SUV. The Car windshield snow cover is easily folding for storage in the trunk or in rear seats of your vehicle. Unlike other windshield covers, this model covers both the windshield and the wipers to prevent washer fluid from freezing and your wipers from getting stuck.

3. 6 x powerful magnets on the top side to keep the exterior windshield snow cover in place even in windy days, and the two windproof straps on each side to help attach this cover firmly. Even the strongest winds are no match for this windshield snow covers magnetic grip!

4. With its security flaps and ties,auto windshield cover can be tucked into your car doors,ensuring that this front windshield cover can't be stolen easily.The flaps and powerful magnets make sure the cover stay in place perfectly. The light weight windscreen cover is easily folding to store in your vehicles.

5. Easy To Install,Two flaps on each side for you to shut in car door,and rear-view mirror protector to loop around the rear mirror. No tool and extra hand is required.Just cover it and fix the windshield cover with six powerful magnets, then shut the flaps in door,tie the draw-string rear mirror cover.

Specifications:

Applicable: Universal
Size: 210cm * 125cm
Material: polyester fabric

Package Content:
1 x windshield cover
1 x storage bag

www.bestsave.co.nz...
Christchurch
Location is approximate
Seller information
Dave Bowden

Price: $30

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