305 days ago

The 94-year-old pilot who has walked away from multiple crashes

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Dunedin News

Thomas Grant is a lucky man.

The 94-year-old pilot crashed into a paddock near Mosigel on Thursday -and it's not the first time he's walked away from a crash involving his home built replica aircraft.

Grant owns two home-built aircraft, which he flies from his private landing strip on Old Brighton Rd, near Kaikorai Lagoon – about 12km from Thursday's crash site.

Grant, who was not admitted to hospital, was approached for an interview but ‘’he would see no point in it’’, wife Jeanette said, and anyway he had an aircraft to repair.

Read the full story from reporter Hamish McNeilly here.

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2 days ago

Poll: Is it still rude to wear a hat inside?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Times have changed and perhaps so has our societal rules around taking off hats when indoors. What are your thoughts?

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Is it still rude to wear a hat inside?
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  • 25.1% No, it's not anymore
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1964 votes
11 hours ago

Here's a mystery at your doorstep: Solve this riddle neighbours!

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What cannot talk but will always reply when spoken to?

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1 day ago

Let's go to the movies...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Congratulations to these winners who've each won a $50 cinema gift card:

Nicole Macpherson from Cambridge

Amy Smith from Rotorua

Lauchlan Young from Meadowbank

John Harris from Christchurch

Pauline Castle from Thorndon

Get in touch here before the 2nd of July, winners!

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