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1111 days ago

WAIPU WEARABLE ART CONTEST AND SHOW 2023

Sue from Langs Beach - Waipu

ART & TARTAN 2023 - TIME IS FLYING PAST
Just one week to go before EARLY BIRD entries into this year's contest can be submitted. Go to the Waipu Museum website to fill in the interactive form. Early bird fee is $30 [Direct payment 06 0479 0012627 018] and email completed form to artntartanwaipu@gmail.com or call in at the Museum. They also have printed copies for you to fill in. No details needed at this stage, just name and contact number. After January 31st fee will be $50. Entries for masks are the usual $10 and need not be submitted yet.

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More messages from your neighbours
20 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.

Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.

We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?

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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
  • 9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
    9.5% Complete
  • 43.5% I want to be able to choose.
    43.5% Complete
  • 47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
    47.1% Complete
2359 votes
18 days ago

Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?

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4 days ago

Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.

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