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8 days ago

✏️ Beginners Drawing Workshop for Adults 🎨

Arts for Health from Arts for Health Community Trust

✏️ Beginners Drawing Workshop for Adults 🎨

Always wanted to learn to draw? Join us Fridays, 24 April – 12 June, 12:30–2pm, for 8 fun, beginner-friendly sessions with Jennifer Park.

Learn to sketch, shade, and bring your ideas to life using pencil, charcoal, graphite & oil … View more
✏️ Beginners Drawing Workshop for Adults 🎨

Always wanted to learn to draw? Join us Fridays, 24 April – 12 June, 12:30–2pm, for 8 fun, beginner-friendly sessions with Jennifer Park.

Learn to sketch, shade, and bring your ideas to life using pencil, charcoal, graphite & oil pastels. Build skills, confidence, and take home your own artworks!

Spaces are limited – book your spot today at artsforhealth.co.nz

#artsforhealthartclasses #art #artclasses #waikato #painting #nz #learning #howto #arttutorials #drawing

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8 days ago

Bar stools

Silvia from Tamahere

Set of four bar stools made from wood and stainless steel, sturdy and stylish, in great condition.
You can buy two or all four. Both options are available. Each stool is $80.00 / each
Pick them at Newell Road, Tamahere, Hamilton
Feel free to contact me for more details. 021782711. Thanks!

Price: $80

9 days ago

Driving 🚗

Suprabha from Frankton

Hi everyone 👋
I’m looking for someone who can help me practice driving for 1–2 hours after 5 pm.
I am located in Frankton, Hamilton.
If anyone is available, please message me. I would really appreciate it.
Thank you!

10 days ago

Unicorn Art Workshop

Arts for Health from Arts for Health Community Trust

Join us these school holidays for a magical art session at Unicorn Art Club! Kids will learn how to sketch horses and unicorns step by step, then paint their own colourful unicorn artwork to take home.
This fun 90-minute workshop encourages creativity, builds drawing skills, and gives young … View more
Join us these school holidays for a magical art session at Unicorn Art Club! Kids will learn how to sketch horses and unicorns step by step, then paint their own colourful unicorn artwork to take home.
This fun 90-minute workshop encourages creativity, builds drawing skills, and gives young artists the chance to create something they’re proud of in a relaxed, supportive class.
Dates & Ages
✨ 7 April: 5–7 years
✨ 14 April: 8–12 years
Time: 10.00am – 11.30am
Cost: $25 per child
Spaces are limited, so be sure to book to secure a place at artsforhealth.co.nz

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10 days ago

Hot fresh Rocoto Chilli - $19 per Kg

Phyu Phyu from Hamilton Lake

Fresh Rocoto Chilli will be picked at the time of pickup

Price: $19

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10 days ago

Aloe Plant

Phyu Phyu from Hamilton Lake

Aloe plant that has been established for 2 years

Price: $9

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10 days ago

Ryman Village Open Days

Hilda Ross Retirement Village

Friday 20 & Saturday 21 March, 10am - 2pm.

Come and experience the warmth of our Ryman village communities, we'd love to show you around.

Discover our lifestyle and care options, tour our show homes and explore our premium amenities.

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11 days ago

How do you think the local housing market is going?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

February has shown that the property market is livening up with increasing buyer confidence pushing house prices over a milestone around the region.

According to realestate.co.nz, for the first time in a year, Waikato’s average asking price has tipped back into the $800,000 price bracket, … View more
February has shown that the property market is livening up with increasing buyer confidence pushing house prices over a milestone around the region.

According to realestate.co.nz, for the first time in a year, Waikato’s average asking price has tipped back into the $800,000 price bracket, while nationally over 12,000 new listings hit the market - the highest level since 2013.

How do you think the local housing market is going? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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11 days ago

Full refund ‘common sense’ in two-decade rates debacle

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The law blocking a full refund for a Hamilton woman who was overcharged rates for 21 years is “illogical,” a city councillor says.

Sue Moroney was investigating the possibility of a refund to Progressive Pilates owner Sonia Lidington, who says the council still owes her thousands of dollars.

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12 days ago

Deserted Huntly iSite building to become river hub

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Huntly’s old iSite is getting a new lease on life as a hub where children learn how to paddle and tales of the river’s history are shared.

The riverside building on Great South Road closed in 2019. A few years later Waikato District Council said it had looked into … View more
Huntly’s old iSite is getting a new lease on life as a hub where children learn how to paddle and tales of the river’s history are shared.

The riverside building on Great South Road closed in 2019. A few years later Waikato District Council said it had looked into knocking the former iSite down because it was being vandalised and no local groups wanted to lease it.

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12 days ago

Poll: Have you noticed a change in fuel prices?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Waikato businesses and consumers are shrugging off volatile fuel prices - for now.

A barrel of Brent crude spiked to US$117 - the highest levels since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 - on Monday before diving on Tuesday morning (NZT) to about US$85 per barrel. Prices later recovered to US$90 a … View more
Waikato businesses and consumers are shrugging off volatile fuel prices - for now.

A barrel of Brent crude spiked to US$117 - the highest levels since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 - on Monday before diving on Tuesday morning (NZT) to about US$85 per barrel. Prices later recovered to US$90 a barrel.

Have you noticed a change in fuel prices? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Have you noticed a change in fuel prices?
  • 86.4% Yes
    86.4% Complete
  • 13.6% No
    13.6% Complete
22 votes
24 days ago

Scam Alert: Bank cold calls

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

ASB is warning customers about reports of cold calls from scammers claiming to be from ASB. These scammers are trying to obtain personal information, including usernames, dates of birth, and verification codes sent to your mobile phone.

🛡️ The "Caller Check" Test
If you get a … View more
ASB is warning customers about reports of cold calls from scammers claiming to be from ASB. These scammers are trying to obtain personal information, including usernames, dates of birth, and verification codes sent to your mobile phone.

🛡️ The "Caller Check" Test
If you get a call from someone claiming to be from ASB and you’re unsure, just ask them for a Caller Check. You will then be able to verify the call through the app.

Remember, banks will:​​
❌ Never ask for your banking passwords, PINs, or verification codes​​
❌ Never need to know your full credit card number – especially the CVC
❌ Never ask you to download software or remotely access your device​​
❌ Never ask you to purchase gift cards or transfer funds.

If you have received a phone call and think your account has been compromised, call ASB on 0800 ASB FRAUD (0800 272 372), or visit your local branch.

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13 days ago

White lines over Waikato as cocaine use surges, new coke capital revealed

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Cambridge has been dethroned as the cocaine capital of Waikato amid a surge in the availability of the Class A drug across the region last year.

Te Awamutu has now overtaken Cambridge as Waikato’s cocaine capital, wastewater drug testing data obtained via an Official Information Act request … View more
Cambridge has been dethroned as the cocaine capital of Waikato amid a surge in the availability of the Class A drug across the region last year.

Te Awamutu has now overtaken Cambridge as Waikato’s cocaine capital, wastewater drug testing data obtained via an Official Information Act request reveals.

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13 days ago

Rubbish data leaves $3m hole in Waikato District Council’s refuse budget

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

It’s still not known how it happened but an accounting cock-up over rubbish stickers has left a $3 million hole in Waikato District Council’s annual budget.

Last month, the council was told it faced a deficit of $3.9m, mainly due to a correction to its user-pay refuse sticker revenue budget … View more
It’s still not known how it happened but an accounting cock-up over rubbish stickers has left a $3 million hole in Waikato District Council’s annual budget.

Last month, the council was told it faced a deficit of $3.9m, mainly due to a correction to its user-pay refuse sticker revenue budget - basically, it wrongly estimated how much money it would take in from sales of council rubbish stickers.

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13 days ago

A farming side-hustle that's proving popular

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

For months, Nicola Bradstreet and Will Jackson listed potential side-hustles for the rural property they were buying.

A couple of years later, one has turned into reality: a three-day walking retreat on the Wharepūhunga farm, south of Te Awamutu.

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