125 days ago

Have you ever experienced a sewage leak?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The “glug, glug, glug” of dodgy drain pipes and a lingering odour at Lisa Tamaki’s Kāinga Ora property is a nightmare the Hamilton great-grandmother just can’t avoid.

For weeks, an ailing pipe issue at the rear of the pensioner’s 1960s state house has left a mix of sewage and soap scum from backed up pipes bubbling into her backyard in the height of summer.

While Kāinga Ora says work is underway to address the issue, Tamaki has had weeks of a lingering stench and keeping her four-year-old great-grandson, Manawa, who lives with her, out of the backyard.

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1 day ago

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Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

What tastes better than it smells?

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14 hours ago

Are there roads you don't like to drive on in the Waikato?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Once a year Jeff Penno removes drawing pins from a wall map pinpointing serious and fatal crashes his crews have attended, and starts again.

It’s a poignant reminder that not all our roads are up to the standard of the Waikato Expressway - which is so safe the Waikato road policing manager doesn’t need to deploy his team there regularly.

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14 hours ago

Poll: Is it still rude to wear a hat inside?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Times have changed and perhaps so has our societal rules around taking off hats when indoors. What are your thoughts?

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Is it still rude to wear a hat inside?
  • 73.1% Yes, take them off indoors
    73.1% Complete
  • 26% No, it's not anymore
    26% Complete
  • 0.9% Other - I'll share below
    0.9% Complete
872 votes