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1011 days ago

Is Hokitika the friendliest town in NZ?

Lorna Thornber Reporter from Stuff Travel

Hi everyone,
Hokitika has been named the most welcoming town in NZ in Booking.com's 10th annual Traveller Review Awards.
Would be keen to hear from those who live there or who have visited whether they think the town really is exceptionally friendly. What makes it a welcoming place, or … View more
Hi everyone,
Hokitika has been named the most welcoming town in NZ in Booking.com's 10th annual Traveller Review Awards.
Would be keen to hear from those who live there or who have visited whether they think the town really is exceptionally friendly. What makes it a welcoming place, or otherwise? Were there any cafes, restaurants, shops or other places you received a particularly warm welcome?
Lake Tekapo and Oamaru came in second and third place respectively, followed by Cambridge, Picton, Invercargill, Martinborough, Kerikeri and Palmerston North. Would also love to hear from you if you have thoughts on these places. Please include 'NFP' (not for publication) in your comment if you don't want it to appear in a travel article.
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts?

1010 days ago

World Read Aloud Day

NumberWorks'nWords Dunedin

World Read Aloud Day is about celebrating the power of reading aloud. It encourages children and adults to grab a book, find an audience, and read aloud!
The best way to celebrate World Read Aloud Day is to read a book to someone. Whether it's one person or 100 people, sharing a story with … View more
World Read Aloud Day is about celebrating the power of reading aloud. It encourages children and adults to grab a book, find an audience, and read aloud!
The best way to celebrate World Read Aloud Day is to read a book to someone. Whether it's one person or 100 people, sharing a story with your own voice is what the day is all about.

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1010 days ago

There Are Places You Haven't Been Where You Already Belong

Alister from Dream Big New Zealand

πŸ—Ί "When people are struggling, that's a painful place to be in, to not know who you are and where you belong and what you desire" - Gaby Hoffmann.

πŸ”œ Carry in your imagination places you haven't been where you already belong. Visualisation is a powerful tool in life to … View more
πŸ—Ί "When people are struggling, that's a painful place to be in, to not know who you are and where you belong and what you desire" - Gaby Hoffmann.

πŸ”œ Carry in your imagination places you haven't been where you already belong. Visualisation is a powerful tool in life to create what we truly desire. Thinking of Star Trek - step into the hologram room, choose the program you want & enjoy - www.DreamBigNewZealand.co.nz... 🌈

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1011 days ago

Welcome to the year of the Tiger!

The Team from NZ Compare

The Tiger represents bravery and strength, so this Lunar New Year, we’d like to offer you the chance to WIN 1 of 3 $50 Prezzy Cards, to spend at your local cafΓ©, takeaway or restaurant!

Our locals have been doing it tough but remaining resilient, brave and strong through the last year. … View more
The Tiger represents bravery and strength, so this Lunar New Year, we’d like to offer you the chance to WIN 1 of 3 $50 Prezzy Cards, to spend at your local cafΓ©, takeaway or restaurant!

Our locals have been doing it tough but remaining resilient, brave and strong through the last year. Let's go show them some love Neighbours!

Click 'read more' below to head over to the NZ Compare Facebook page and leave a comment on our Lunar Post telling us what awesome local you'd support if you won.

We hope this Chinese New Year will be filled with happiness, prosperity, and many precious moments with your loved ones.

Entries close midnight 8th February 2022.

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1014 days ago

Back To School πŸšπŸ“ πŸ“±πŸ—‚πŸ—ƒ

The Team from Red Cross Shop Dunedin

Here at Red Cross you can stock up on school or office supplies.
Be ready for Back to School.
BooksπŸ“š
FoldersπŸ“’
Calculators πŸ“±
Pens πŸ–ŠπŸ–βœ‚οΈ
Satchels
Backpacks πŸŽ’πŸ§’
Lunchboxes

1015 days ago

Garden bed frame

The Team from Resene ColorShop Dunedin

Perch this frame over a garden bed, and drape it with shade cloth, frost cloth or mesh, depending on the season. Paint to suit with Resene.

Find out how to create your own.

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1015 days ago

Not one, not two, but potentially three 'destination' children's playgrounds for Dunedin

Nicole Reporter from Dunedin News

A trio of β€œdestination” children's playgrounds similar to Christchurch’s Margaret Mahy playground could be built in Dunedin.

The Dunedin City Council will meet next week – via audiovisual link – to debate options as part of its draft plan as it tries to keep a 6.5 per cent rate rise… View more
A trio of β€œdestination” children's playgrounds similar to Christchurch’s Margaret Mahy playground could be built in Dunedin.

The Dunedin City Council will meet next week – via audiovisual link – to debate options as part of its draft plan as it tries to keep a 6.5 per cent rate rise for 2022-23.

In May last year the council decided to support, in principle, the development of a new destination children’s playground.

A consultant was commissioned to assess Dunedin’s current play spaces – defined as having playground amenities and supporting infrastructure – and to provide examples of other relevant New Zealand destination play spaces.

Marlow Park, Woodhaugh Gardens and Mosgiel Memorial Gardens were identified as the parks that best fitted the definition of a destination play space, but all had some deficiencies.

Marlow Park, more commonly known as β€œthe Dinosaur Park”, was considered old and outdated compared to modern standards, while lacking equipment for older children.


Woodhaugh Gardens had a lack of all-weather surfaces, while Mosgiel Memorial Park had an inefficient use of space.

A new destination would require a larger financial investment, and that was not recommended.

The report noted that Christchurch’s Margaret Mahy play space was completed in 2015 at a cost of $4 million, while Auckland’s Kopupaka play space, which opened last year, cost $6m.

The council were presented with three options, including either using a new greenfields site, making one destination playground, or investing in all three current destination play spaces.

That last option would result in each major city catchment area receiving investment in a destination play space.

The council’s current 10-year plan includes budgets for minor renewal and upgrade work at each of the three destination play spaces.

Maidstone Max is being touted as a regional attraction for Upper Hutt following its rebuild, that includes accessible features so it can be enjoyed by wheelchair users.

But to raise the quality of the facilities to an appropriate standard, the report estimated a capital investment of $4m to $6m spread across the three destination play spaces would be required.

The council will also discuss funding options for kerbside recycling after it previously resolved to adopt targeted rates funding for collection bins, plus an opt-in garden waste bin funded via fees and charges.

That led to a report outlining options for a flat and progressive targeted rate for kerbside collection.

The report noted that Dunedin’s proposed kerbside collection plan was similar to that of Auckland, which limited the volume available for general waste while increasing access to diversion services.

A key component to that plan would be β€œpay as you throw” technology, effectively meaning residents would only pay for bin collections when needed and incentivised the reduction of household waste.

No options were presented to the council.

1015 days ago

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Neighbourly Premium enables you to grow a strong presence in your community, connecting you with thousands of … View more
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1016 days ago

Summer sandal clearance

The Team from Red Cross Shop Dunedin

#Bargains galore
#Window specials
#Looking good
#$2 πŸ‘ 

1016 days ago

Have you got New Zealand's best shed?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for the country's best shed! Send in the photos and stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever storage spaces, cute chicken coops and potty potting sheds. The Resene Shed of the Year 2022 winners will receive prizes worth more than … View moreOnce again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for the country's best shed! Send in the photos and stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever storage spaces, cute chicken coops and potty potting sheds. The Resene Shed of the Year 2022 winners will receive prizes worth more than $2200. Just tell us in writing why your garden shed is New Zealand's best, and send up to five high-quality photos. Email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close Feb 27, 2022.

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1016 days ago

Essay Writing

NumberWorks'nWords Dunedin

We brainstorm ideas, develop a structured plan, write a draft then edit and create a good copy. Children who struggle with writing love our structured approach and are immensely proud of their final products.

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1017 days ago

The day fire engine-sized boulders smashed down onto a Queenstown road

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Otago News

As boulders the size of fire engines hurtled down the cliff towards him, Dunedin electrician Clive Kirkland knew it was matter of life or death.

It was September 2000, and he was on the second day of a South Island motorbike tour with five mates.

They had spent the previous night in Queenstown … View more
As boulders the size of fire engines hurtled down the cliff towards him, Dunedin electrician Clive Kirkland knew it was matter of life or death.

It was September 2000, and he was on the second day of a South Island motorbike tour with five mates.

They had spent the previous night in Queenstown and were heading towards Wānaka when they spotted rocks on the road below the towering Nevis Bluff, on State Highway 6.

They stopped to see what was happening and noticed rocks the size of footballs popping out of the cliff face above them.

β€œIt was like someone would spit a berry fruit ... like they were under pressure. It was so amazing to see.”

Two of their group proceeded through the rocks while the rest decided to turn back.

β€œThen all of a sudden it just opened up, and this big rock slip came pouring down on the road.”

The boom from the collapse was heard across surrounding vineyards and the dust cloud could be seen from 5 kilometres away.

Witnesses described the boulders as being as large as houses. Kirkland said they were the size of fire trucks.

β€œIt was almost time to get off our bikes and run for our lives. It just happened so quick.

β€œIt was life or death.”

When the slip stopped the rocks were piled so high that Kirkland and his friends could not see over them.

Ever since giant boulders fell in 2000, work has been ongoing to stabilise the Nevis Bluff.

β€œWe were sitting there worried about our friends, then one of them came rock climbing over the top of the rocks and waves and says β€˜we’re OK’.

β€œHe shouldn’t have gone over there. He was a bit of an adventurer.”

Waka Kotahi estimated about 10,000 cubic metres of rock fell – about a third of a much larger fall in 1975.

After the fall in 2000, it took two weeks for the road between Queenstown and Cromwell to reopen and led to an ongoing monitoring regime, stabilisation work and controlled explosions.

In today’s dollar value, it has so far cost about $23 million to protect a road estimated to be used by nearly 5400 vehicles each day, pre-Covid-19.

A new $1 million project started on Tuesday to remove a massive section of rock from the bluff known as the Yates Feature (named after abseiler Ben Yates, a key member of the team mapping the unstable features on the Nevis Bluff after the 2000 rockfall).

It sits about 150m above the road at the Queenstown end of the bluff and is about 30m high, 20m wide, and weighs more than 4000 tonnes.

Waka Kotahi Central Otago senior network manager Robert Choveaux said movement and fresh cracking had been observed at the site since late last year and the team now wanted to stabilise the rock.

The schist was susceptible to freeze/thaw conditions in winter, rain, and dry, hot and windy conditions.

The goal now was to prevent an uncontrolled collapse.

The team would insert 100 rock bolts into the rock mass to stabilise it, rather than using explosives, which would be significantly disruptive to road users, Choveaux said.

β€œThe majority of the work can be completed with the road remaining open to two lanes with minimal disruption to road users, but there will need to be closures as abseilers and drilling gear is set up and moved around the rock face.”

The work is expected to take 16 weeks to complete, subject to rock and weather conditions.

Kirkland, who has since retired and is now living in Wānaka, said he and his motorbike friends called the road past the Nevis Bluff the β€œRock Slide Rumble.”

β€œEvery time I go through, and I’ve been through quite a lot, I think about it.

β€œIt really was life or death,” he said.

1017 days ago

What Does It Take to Build A Successful Business?

Alister from Dream Big New Zealand

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. That is awesome & it is SO worth it - www.DreamBigNewZealand.co.nz... 🌈

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1021 days ago

Exclusive Neighbourly offering!

Climate Insights

Hi Neighbours,

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The peak property buying and selling season is here and after the record-breaking warmth of … View more
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1022 days ago

Do you have a great eggplant recipe?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for eggplant recipes, so send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz before January 30, 2022.

Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Homegrown … View more
Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for eggplant recipes, so send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz before January 30, 2022.

Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Homegrown Recipes.

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