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Are there any superheroes in your neighbourhood?
This September we are raising money to help deaf children listen and speak and we’d love to have you join our squad! Thousands of workplaces, schools and community groups will put on their loud shirts to support deaf Kiwi kids with cochlear … View moreAre there any superheroes in your neighbourhood?
This September we are raising money to help deaf children listen and speak and we’d love to have you join our squad! Thousands of workplaces, schools and community groups will put on their loud shirts to support deaf Kiwi kids with cochlear implants.
Loud Shirt Day is a great way to commit serious fashion crimes and have a whole lot of fun. This year's theme is Superheroes, so grab your brightest, funkiest superhero outfits to wow others and raise money for a great cause. Register at loudshirtday.org.nz and we’ll send you a free fundraising pack. It’s that easy!
If you're keen to help kick-start our fundraising efforts, good news! You can donate via Givealittle here.
Thanks for your support,
Ankita
(Loud Shirt Day Coordinator)
I've just posted this but it seems to have disappeared. So smart drive 503 looking for a good home. Currently not working so could be fixed, used for parts or you could get creative, our neighbour used his old washing machine to cook his pig food in . Pickup is in Martinborough
Retro furniture, clothing pre loved and new, baby and kitchen stuff, books etc etc etc
Retro furniture, baby stuff, clothing, books, kitchen stuff etc etc etc
Hi Neighbours, Help us celebrate 39 years of suppling quality lighting. From 1st August to the 1st of September we are having our Annual Birthday Sale, and everything is discounted. There are in-store specials, and lots of “Super-Specials”. Even custom mades and orders are discounted. We would … View moreHi Neighbours, Help us celebrate 39 years of suppling quality lighting. From 1st August to the 1st of September we are having our Annual Birthday Sale, and everything is discounted. There are in-store specials, and lots of “Super-Specials”. Even custom mades and orders are discounted. We would love to catch up with you. Come and see us at 3 Rutherford St, Lower Hutt.
Shady Lady Lighting are the Lighting experts you need to see. Our showroom is a treasure trove, packed with lighting for homes of all types. We have NZ’s biggest collection of Reproduction and Traditional lighting, and an extensive range of modern and contemporary fittings. As a Neighbourly Birthday special EVERYTHING is 20 - 70% off
Wed 1st Aug – Sat 1st Sept, Monday - Friday 9-5, Saturday 9.30-4.
Hello beautiful neighbours!
We are doing a SPCA fund raising cup cake sale on Monday. We are selling them in front of Salute , Greytown from 12 pm to 4 pm ( or as long as cupcakes last )on 6 th of Monday, August. 4$ per cupcake.
Please come and show your love and support to beautiful souls who… View moreHello beautiful neighbours!
We are doing a SPCA fund raising cup cake sale on Monday. We are selling them in front of Salute , Greytown from 12 pm to 4 pm ( or as long as cupcakes last )on 6 th of Monday, August. 4$ per cupcake.
Please come and show your love and support to beautiful souls who lives with us. We need all your help to raise this fund. Also you can pre order cup cakes too.
The confronting truth of what happened in our recent past is something New Zealanders have to reckon with. When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, Māori owned more than 66 million acres of land. By 1975, almost 97 per cent had been sold or taken.
Find out more about what happened to Rāngitane … View moreThe confronting truth of what happened in our recent past is something New Zealanders have to reckon with. When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, Māori owned more than 66 million acres of land. By 1975, almost 97 per cent had been sold or taken.
Find out more about what happened to Rāngitane o Wairarapa-Tamaki Nui-ā-Rua, where you live, and how much the land was settled for - it may surprise.
We’ve had some great feedback and suggestions already from the community on the draft Te Kāuru Upper Ruamāhanga Floodplain Management Plan.
Have your say on the draft plan now
Police have arrested a 45-year-old Masterton man after a member of the public saw him firing shots f…
'VANDAL-PROOF' FRONT GATE POST LAMPS. Hi there everyone. Thought I might share another short 'how-to' video clip. Sadly the post lamps at the entrance to our property have been getting vandalised - a pity as we only want the place to look nice and it adds a bit of security. … View more'VANDAL-PROOF' FRONT GATE POST LAMPS. Hi there everyone. Thought I might share another short 'how-to' video clip. Sadly the post lamps at the entrance to our property have been getting vandalised - a pity as we only want the place to look nice and it adds a bit of security. Anyway I've developed some new style post lamps which are indestructible. OK, I'll admit they're only translucent rubber balls from the warehouse but they seem to do the job. Now if they're punched, karate-kicked, or whatever, they simply bounce back to life. :) Not sure if anyone else out there is having these issues, but if so, perhaps this little presentation might be useful. Enjoy...or...laugh! Cheers...
Video link: www.youtube.com...
With My Food Bag now in Wairarapa they agreed to give a Neighbourly member a free week worth of one of their packages.
The entry has been drawn and our winner was Maureen Wempe of Carterton. Congratulations!
South Wairarapa's building authority has been accused of being "difficult for the sake of being diff…
An adverse turn of events for two community organisations that must soon vacate their premises has a silver lining in the form of a new home that offers new opportunities.
ArrowFM and Masterton Foodbank/Wai Waste are set to be rehoused by Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) in the community-owned … View moreAn adverse turn of events for two community organisations that must soon vacate their premises has a silver lining in the form of a new home that offers new opportunities.
ArrowFM and Masterton Foodbank/Wai Waste are set to be rehoused by Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) in the community-owned Radio House building in Church Street.
The two organisations will move out of the Empire Building at the northern end of Queen Street which was sold last month and will be demolished to make way for a new Big Save store.
MTLT chairperson, Leanne Southey, said the trust had been able to move quickly to come up with a mutually-beneficial arrangement for ArrowFM, the Foodbank and the trust.
“As soon as we showed them through Radio House it became clear that there were some real benefits in working together to find a new arrangement that works for all parties.”
“We have been able to provide a lease that is affordable to community organisations by including an element of concessional rental, similar to that provided by the trust to a number of other community organisations.”
The silver lining for ArrowFM is the opportunity to use the new space to co-locate with Wairarapa TV and create a new community media hub in the town centre.
Custom-built studio facilities will be available to Arrow FM in the area of Radio House formerly tenanted by NZME which included its Classic Hits station.
“We’re really excited by the opportunities that have arisen from what was an adverse turn of events earlier this month,” ArrowFM general manager Michael Wilson said.
“This arrangement allows us to move into an affordable, well-appointed studio with no loss of service or major set-up costs. It’s also a great opportunity to extend our close partnership with Wairarapa Television by co-locating with them and having Destination Wairarapa as our neighbour is an excellent match.”
Wilson said weekly recording clinics would be held on the ground floor of Radio House as part of a plan to improve accessibility and visibility of the station’s disabled programme makers. “Our intention is to generate much more input from the disability community, by providing a dynamic environment for programme creation.”
Masterton Foodbank Coordinator, Lyn Tankersley, said she was delighted that the community had rallied around to support the move. “We’ve had so many offers of help and the transition should be quite simple as we just moving around the corner.
“The Foodbank is grateful for the involvement and support of its landlord Garry Daniell over the past nine years,” Lyn Tankersley said.
The last of the free trial meals My Food Bag gave us was the bacon and chicken pizza with roasted veges. Dessert was a giant baked cookie.
I have to say the pizza was the best homemade pizza I have ever had. It turned out great and there was plenty for me and the kids with lunch leftovers for the … View moreThe last of the free trial meals My Food Bag gave us was the bacon and chicken pizza with roasted veges. Dessert was a giant baked cookie.
I have to say the pizza was the best homemade pizza I have ever had. It turned out great and there was plenty for me and the kids with lunch leftovers for the next day. My wife is a vegetarian so she stuck with the veges. My son baked the giant cookie and we had that hot with boysenberry ice cream- delicious!
Our overall impression of My Food Bag was that it was awesome. It's a fantastic idea and well executed. Like most people, we have to make the difficult decision on whether the per meal cost is within our budget. It is certainly something we would take up again, but whether we would be prepared to pay $169.99 every week is another matter (My Family Bag). There are a whole range of packages so we might try others as well. Last week was a free trial supplied to us by My Food Bag and later this week we will be announcing the winner of a week's free trial for one of our Neighbourly readers.
The age old battle of Holden vs Ford was played out at Tui Brewery on Sunday. What side of the fence do you sit?
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