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Calling all creative cookies and DIY devotees! Resene and Neighbourly are challenging everyday Kiwis like YOU to take part 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 creations!… View moreCalling all creative cookies and DIY devotees! Resene and Neighbourly are challenging everyday Kiwis like YOU to take part 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 creations!
Submit your entry in the 2019 Resene Upcycling Awards by sharing your upcycled masterpiece with your neighbours. Of course, there are goodies to be won including four prizes up for grabs worth $500 (plus spot prizes). Multiple entries are welcome - don't forget to include your before and after pics and mention any Resene products you've used!
Solway
Primary School in Masterton recently unveiled its recycled
community garden made from oral care waste after winning a national recycling competition in which schools all around the country recycled over 51,000 toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, and dental floss containers.
Run by Colgate and … View moreSolway
Primary School in Masterton recently unveiled its recycled
community garden made from oral care waste after winning a national recycling competition in which schools all around the country recycled over 51,000 toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, and dental floss containers.
Run by Colgate and recycling pioneers, TerraCycle, between 1 August and 16 November 2018, the Colgate Community Garden Challenge invited preschools, primary and secondary schools nationwide to collect all brands of oral care waste and send it to TerraCycle, who will give the waste a second life by creating new products.
By taking part in the competition, Solway Primary School were the lucky winner of a recycled community garden sets, which includes garden bed, custom made bench, rubbish bin,
and a $300 Mitre 10 gift voucher to buy seeds, plants and gardening supplies.
Besides showing how recycled materials can be used as a sustainable alternative to virgin plastic, Colgate and TerraCycle hope the garden sets will promote gardening and healthy eating among schools. Solway Primary School teacher, Steve Hornby, said the children were delighted to receive their community garden set after embracing the challenge of recycling during the competition.
“Even though we’re a small community, we still wanted to make a difference recycling all our old toothbrushes and floss containers for the chance to win a recycled garden. The students were so happy when we won and the garden will be used to promote gardening skills and healthy eating,” Mr Hornby said.
Colgate Vice President and General Manager of South Pacific, Julie Dillon, congratulated Solway Primary School for their win.
“The success of the 2018 Colgate Community Garden Challenge is down to the commitment of the kids who participated. Colgate is delighted to see this hard work has paid off and the kids being awarded their gardening prizes. We look forward to seeing how their gardens grow in the coming months,” Mrs Dillon said.
Hi there - household garage sale at 153 Main Street starting at 8am this Saturday 30 March 2019. I've got lots of goodies including knick-knacks, bric-a-brac, some furniture, kitchen, garden, outdoors, mountain bike, good quality women's clothes, books. Come along.
Greytown's most popular tourist attraction says it is at risk if a community trust takes away its c…
Through these tough times we have learned the true strength and resilience of our communities and have witnessed first hand the abundance of aroha in Aotearoa.
Now more than ever, the fern seems to best capture the spirit of our country. If we look to our Māori roots, we are reminded of the twist… View moreThrough these tough times we have learned the true strength and resilience of our communities and have witnessed first hand the abundance of aroha in Aotearoa.
Now more than ever, the fern seems to best capture the spirit of our country. If we look to our Māori roots, we are reminded of the twist or pikorua which resembles two intertwined pikopiko ferns - a fern known for thriving in dark, damp areas of our woods. A reminder that difficult conditions can actually be an opportunity for tremendous growth.
The entanglement of the pikorua also has no beginning or end which is often used to represent an everlasting bond. Although we are all on our own path in life, in the end we always come back together - we are all connected through our interwoven lives.
#KiaKaha #ChristchurchStrong #NSNZcelebratecommunity
The Autumn edition of Te Kaitiaki Wai, Wellington Water's official magazine, is now available!
In this edition we have focused on the big projects we’re working on around the region, how we’re helping our customers be more resilient, and how we’ve been working with our supply chain to … View moreThe Autumn edition of Te Kaitiaki Wai, Wellington Water's official magazine, is now available!
In this edition we have focused on the big projects we’re working on around the region, how we’re helping our customers be more resilient, and how we’ve been working with our supply chain to co-design health and safety in a complex operating model.
Where possible we’ve linked stories to the goals we’ve set ourselves in our 2018-21 Statement of Intent. This helps to demonstrate how we are delivering on our promises to our customers.
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Hi Neighbours, well the summer has been great hasn’t it, but winter is on its way and that means you will want to draw your curtains. Have you had a peek to see what they are like?
Have they got mould on them, really mouldy or just dirt and stains? Has the cat dried himself on them?
Don’t… View moreHi Neighbours, well the summer has been great hasn’t it, but winter is on its way and that means you will want to draw your curtains. Have you had a peek to see what they are like?
Have they got mould on them, really mouldy or just dirt and stains? Has the cat dried himself on them?
Don’t despair we are here to help.
Curtain Clean specializes in cleaning all types of Curtains and Drapes, Roman Blinds, Roller blinds, and most other types of blinds.
Call us today ( 08005790501) or see our website for your nearest agent.
At Curtain Clean, we can do repairs for you or even replace linings that need replacing.
Our Mission is to clean your curtains and return them to you looking the best we can make them at a reasonable cost.
www.curtainclean.co.nz
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