Larnachs Castle, Dunedin

2025 days ago

Resene Upcyling Awards - don't forget!

Resene

Don't forget to submit your upcycled creations in the Resene Upcycling Awards. Whether it's an old item you've spruced up or something you've found a completely new purpose for, we want to see your work!

Submit your entry in the 2020 Resene Upcycling Awards by sharing your … View more
Don't forget to submit your upcycled creations in the Resene Upcycling Awards. Whether it's an old item you've spruced up or something you've found a completely new purpose for, we want to see your work!

Submit your entry in the 2020 Resene Upcycling Awards by sharing your upcycled masterpiece with your neighbours. Multiple entries are welcome - don't forget to include your before and after pics and mention any Resene products you've used!
Get Upcycling now

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2025 days ago

Shower mixer

Annetty from South Dunedin

For Sale : Green Regency Shower mixer, all pressures, new. Phone 021 2176883.

Price: $70

2025 days ago

Dunedin council considers reinstating groyne to mitigate erosion at city beach

Nicole Reporter from Dunedin News

Moves to reinstate a wooden groyne at Dunedin’s St Clair Beach are making waves.

The Dunedin City Council will discuss a proposal to reinstate the beach’s timber groyne, which had been used with varied success since 1902.

A groyne is a series of poles embedded in the sand and built out from … View more
Moves to reinstate a wooden groyne at Dunedin’s St Clair Beach are making waves.

The Dunedin City Council will discuss a proposal to reinstate the beach’s timber groyne, which had been used with varied success since 1902.

A groyne is a series of poles embedded in the sand and built out from the beach, which affects how the sand moves.

Retaining sand at the beach is becoming increasingly important as large waves have stripped sand and exposed man-made ‘sand sausages’ at the foot of dunes, which form part of the low-lying area’s coastal defences.

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2027 days ago

New Zealand versus overseas holidays

Lorna Thornber Reporter from Stuff Travel

Hi everyone, 
We'd be keen to hear from those of you who had to cancel an overseas trip due to Covid-19 and holidayed in New Zealand instead. How did you find your NZ trip? Was it better or worse than you expected? Did you enjoy it as much as you think you would have enjoyed your overseas … View more
Hi everyone, 
We'd be keen to hear from those of you who had to cancel an overseas trip due to Covid-19 and holidayed in New Zealand instead. How did you find your NZ trip? Was it better or worse than you expected? Did you enjoy it as much as you think you would have enjoyed your overseas holiday? And did it change your views about holidaying domestically?
Feel free to comment below or message me directly. Please remember your comments may be included in the article, unless you say you don't want them to be. Thank you.

2026 days ago

Join the fight to Save Tiwai on July 24

New Zealand First

Southland and Invercargill jobs and livelihoods are at risk. Rio Tinto has announced that they will close the smelter at the end of the year, affecting more than 2,000 jobs.

Join the Rt Hon Winston Peters to discuss the future of Tiwai Point at a rally from 1pm on Friday the 24 July.

This … View more
Southland and Invercargill jobs and livelihoods are at risk. Rio Tinto has announced that they will close the smelter at the end of the year, affecting more than 2,000 jobs.

Join the Rt Hon Winston Peters to discuss the future of Tiwai Point at a rally from 1pm on Friday the 24 July.

This meeting is open to all – come along to the Invercargill Workingmen’s club at 154 Esk Street, Invercargill.
RSVP now

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2026 days ago

Seeking Purpose ?

Alister from Dream Big New Zealand

Find out more about our Meaningful, Time Flexible, Work-from-home or anywhere opportunities 🏡 🤰🤱👶🧸👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👩‍💻💻☎📞 at www.DreamBigNewZealand.co.nz...

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2027 days ago

Fine for trucking company after animal blood spilled into Dunedin waterway

Nicole Reporter from Dunedin News

A trucking company has been fined after one of its tankers leaked a large volume of animal blood on Dunedin’s Townleys Rd, near Kaikorai Valley Rd, on June 19. It is understood thousands of litres was spilled on the road, with some going into the nearby Kaikorai Stream.

Otago Regional Council … View more
A trucking company has been fined after one of its tankers leaked a large volume of animal blood on Dunedin’s Townleys Rd, near Kaikorai Valley Rd, on June 19. It is understood thousands of litres was spilled on the road, with some going into the nearby Kaikorai Stream.

Otago Regional Council regulatory general manager Richard Saunders said the large spill prompted an investigation by staff.

That led to the trucking company being issued with an infringement notice for making an unpermitted discharge into a waterway, he said.

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2027 days ago

Should some Otago beaches be closed to protect penguins?

Nicole Reporter from Dunedin News

University of Otago research shows hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin) chicks are not surviving where beach use interrupts them, including walkers, vehicles and tourists.

Professor Yolanda van Heezik says Department of Conservation should consider seasonal beach closures from about October to March, to … View more
University of Otago research shows hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin) chicks are not surviving where beach use interrupts them, including walkers, vehicles and tourists.

Professor Yolanda van Heezik says Department of Conservation should consider seasonal beach closures from about October to March, to protect penguins that could be extinct within decades otherwise.

What do you think? Read the full story here and tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

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2027 days ago

Join the fight to Save Tiwai on July 24

New Zealand First

Southland and Invercargill jobs and livelihoods are at risk. Rio Tinto has announced that they will close the smelter at the end of the year, affecting more than 2,000 jobs.

Join the Rt Hon Winston Peters to discuss the future of Tiwai Point at a rally from 1pm on Friday the 24 July.

This … View more
Southland and Invercargill jobs and livelihoods are at risk. Rio Tinto has announced that they will close the smelter at the end of the year, affecting more than 2,000 jobs.

Join the Rt Hon Winston Peters to discuss the future of Tiwai Point at a rally from 1pm on Friday the 24 July.

This meeting is open to all – come along to the Invercargill Workingmen’s club at 154 Esk Street, Invercargill.
RSVP now

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2027 days ago

Have your say on Marine Protection

MPI Fisheries New Zealand

Fisheries NZ and DOC are inviting public feedback on proposals to establish a network of marine protected areas along the south-east coast of the South Island.

Feedback is sought on the following proposed marine protection measures:

● 6 marine reserves (Type 1 marine protected areas … View more
Fisheries NZ and DOC are inviting public feedback on proposals to establish a network of marine protected areas along the south-east coast of the South Island.

Feedback is sought on the following proposed marine protection measures:

● 6 marine reserves (Type 1 marine protected areas [MPAs]) where no fishing or disturbance is allowed
● 5 Type 2 MPAs where some fishing methods are permitted
● 1 kelp protection area where the commercial harvest of giant kelp from this area would be prohibited.

Consultation closes on 3 August 2020.

For more information or to make a submission visit: https://survey.publicvoice.co.nz/s3/semp-consultation
Find out more

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2027 days ago

Baby Change table - Wanted to purchase or would welcome as gift

Paul from South Dunedin

We are looking for a foldable baby change table. We are a community, not-for-profit organisation working with former refugees and need it for our classes. Ph: 03 455 5266

2028 days ago

Near-naked 73-year-old ice skates on frozen Otago lake to celebrate birthday

Nicole Reporter from Dunedin News

G-string? Check. Frozen reservoir and skates? Check and check. Welcome to Keith Dickson’s cool birthday bash.

The Dunedin man turned 73 last week and decided to mark the occasion by ice skating on Poolburn Reservoir, in Central Otago, about a two-hour drive from Dunedin.

‘’I always go … View more
G-string? Check. Frozen reservoir and skates? Check and check. Welcome to Keith Dickson’s cool birthday bash.

The Dunedin man turned 73 last week and decided to mark the occasion by ice skating on Poolburn Reservoir, in Central Otago, about a two-hour drive from Dunedin.

‘’I always go skating around my birthday ... and I always go in my birthday suit.’’

Read the full story here.

Happy birthday Keith!

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2028 days ago

One Kiwi's trash is another's free furniture

Mikaela Wilkes Reporter from Homed

Hi neighbours,
From turning the roof of an old church into a lush backyard gazebo to making 50-year-old furniture look brand new with some white paint to turning actual rubbish into a toddler’s toy set, lots of Kiwis are upcycling.

If you have an project that you'd like to show off – … View more
Hi neighbours,
From turning the roof of an old church into a lush backyard gazebo to making 50-year-old furniture look brand new with some white paint to turning actual rubbish into a toddler’s toy set, lots of Kiwis are upcycling.

If you have an project that you'd like to show off – whether you’ve given something a fresh coat of paint or entirely changed its use – enter it into Resene's Upcycling Awards on Neighbourly here. Entries close at midnight on August 2, 2020. Four great prizes worth $500 are up for grabs: a $200 Resene voucher and a $300 Prezzy card.

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