Poll: Upcycling Award finalists *VOTES ARE OPEN!*
We need your help! The calibre of entries for this year's Resene Upcycling Awards has blown us away. We now need YOU to vote for your favourite below. The four designs with the most votes will each receive a $200 Resene voucher and a $300 Prezzy® card!
Find out more about each entry here. If you entered and didn't make the cut, don't worry! There's still spot prizes and other special category winners that are yet to be announced...
Thanks for voting; your clever neighbours thank you!
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8.1% 1. Plant Drawers (Lee Morris from Levin)
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6.4% 2. Garden Fridge Box (Daniel Todd from Linton)
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16.6% 3. Plastic Spool Racetrack (Helen McFetrish from Hei Hei/Hornby)
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20.2% 4. Playhouse (Pete Knewstubb from Waikanae)
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12% 5. Remu Wall Art (Richard Barnett from Huntsbury)
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3.4% 6. Pink and Grey Desk (Fran Bellingham from Hataitai)
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7.6% 7. Kid's Kitchen (Wendy van der Voort from Hoon Hay)
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25.5% Plastic Knives, Forks & Spoons Bird (Edith Gibson from Mount Albert)
Hamilton woman’s $50 flax roses are helping her family get by
Marama Wade sits outside her River Rd home selling harakeke roses for $50, trying to keep food on the table and the rent paid.
The 54-year-old said the reason she’s out there is simple, especially with Valentine’s Day approaching.
“We’re broke. The reality is life is hard.”
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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60.6% Yes, supporting people is important!
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23.5% No, individuals should take responsibility
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15.9% ... It is complicated
Derelict Tokanui Hospital site in line for a clean-up
Derelict Tokanui Hospital buildings will be demolished and contaminated land cleaned up so the site can be offered back to iwi.
The former psychiatric hospital, southeast of Te Awamutu, sits on land taken from Ngāti Maniapoto under the Public Works Act in 1910.
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