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EarthDiverse: Māori Visual Arts & Design 4-week course
ART108: Keep Calm and Koru: Māori Visual Arts and Design with Meg Barlow-Rolleston
An informative and practical 4-week course introducing participants to the history of and meaning behind Māori visual design. This course has a large practical component, so bring along your art books, pencils, erasers and enthusiasm for a hands-on journey into this special cultural art form. No previous art experience necessary.
This course is part of our on-going Junior Lecturer series, giving young people an opportunity to share their passions, experience and knowledge.
Please note that this is a practical in-person course. All attendees must show their Vaccine Pass and wear masks in order to attend. However, given the ongoing Covid crisis, we are making this class available via Zoom so that others may attend from the safety of their own homes.
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Poll: Do you have a pet at home?
Neighbourly members LOVE their pets, whether it's a smoochy cat, a trusty pup or even a feathered friend.
We'd like to know how many of you who see this post actually have a pet at home. Let us know in the poll below!
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73.7% Yes - I have a pet / multiple pets
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7.7% Not currently, but one day!
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18.6% Nope, I live in a pet-free home
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Show us your creative backyard build
We hope you've been enjoying the Neighbourly Backyard Awards so far, we know we have!
It is time for our last award. And the category is....Most creative backyard build
It could be a planter box, an outdoor table or even a backyard bar. We just want to see the sanctuary you've created in your backyard.
So share a photo, or two, in a comment below of your creation or backyard set up a to be in to win a $100 Mitre10 voucher. Winner will be announced next Monday 🛝🪴🛖
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What local tenants owe Kāinga Ora
Five Waikato Kāinga Ora tenants owe $127,000 in rent between them, with the biggest single debt at $33,000.
Across the region, tenants are $1.58m behind on payments, as Kāinga Ora takes a harder line on those who aren’t keeping up. That includes faster repayment plans for the 2000 tenants nationwide who owe more than 12 weeks of rent.
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