Flagstaff, Hamilton

Explore more, worry less at Ryman

Explore more, worry less at Ryman

With Ryman’s lock-and-leave-style living, you’re free to explore without worrying about home maintenance or security.

245 days ago

What do you do to mark Anzac Day?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Every year, tiny hands take it upon themselves to add Anzac flavour to the city centre.

Preschoolers from Rainbow Kids Childcare are keeping the tradition of Anzac Day alive by planting bright red poppies on Victoria Street.

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245 days ago

Say goodbye to tyre waste

Tyrewise

About 40% of the 6.5 million tyres Kiwis use every year are recycled, repurposed, or used as tyre-derived fuel. But the rest end up in landfills, stockpiled or dumped.

The good news is now there’s an easy solution to all that tyre waste. It’s called Tyrewise and is New Zealand’s first … View more
About 40% of the 6.5 million tyres Kiwis use every year are recycled, repurposed, or used as tyre-derived fuel. But the rest end up in landfills, stockpiled or dumped.

The good news is now there’s an easy solution to all that tyre waste. It’s called Tyrewise and is New Zealand’s first national tyre recycling scheme.

Tyrewise ensures that tyres in Aotearoa New Zealand are recycled or repurposed properly, saving millions from going to the landfill.

Find out more about the scheme online.
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245 days ago

Wrapping paper for moving

Lynn from Pukete

Clean wrapping paper for moving

Free

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246 days ago

Know Thy Neighbour? We are getting there!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We are loving seeing everyone's posts about themselves on our Know Thy Neighbour page.

Check out the neighbours in your area, you might find a walking group or choir to join and you might learn a few more neighbours names!

Feel like getting involved? Introduce yourself too, you might win… View more
We are loving seeing everyone's posts about themselves on our Know Thy Neighbour page.

Check out the neighbours in your area, you might find a walking group or choir to join and you might learn a few more neighbours names!

Feel like getting involved? Introduce yourself too, you might win one of our $50 Prezzy® card spot prizes...

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246 days ago

Are you following the Piarere progress?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Good progress is being made on a notorious Waikato intersection with the main foundations largely finished, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says.

The Piarere intersection – a key connector for Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty - is used by about 20,000 vehicles a day and can … View more
Good progress is being made on a notorious Waikato intersection with the main foundations largely finished, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says.

The Piarere intersection – a key connector for Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty - is used by about 20,000 vehicles a day and can regularly back up for hundreds of metres in peak times.

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246 days ago

What would you like to see on this water tower?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

If you’re a Raglan artist, your next canvas could be 240-square metres and over five metres high.

Artists have a chance to have their art stand at the entrance to Waikato’s art capital, as the Raglan water reservoir tower is being stripped of its mural to make way for a new one.

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246 days ago

Have you got a great recipe for chokos?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

We're looking for delicious choko recipes to feature in NZ Gardener's June issue. Send your family's favourite ways to eat this versatile crop to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by April 30, 2024. Every published recipe wins a copy of the June issue of NZ Gardener.

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246 days ago

Sliding door

Ashley from Nawton

Sliding door. 710mm wide, 1980 high . Includes track, rollers and pelmet

Price: $30

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247 days ago

Care you can count on

Linda Jones Retirement Village

With the many friends she has made and the special bond she shares with her caregivers, the village has become an extension of Dora’s family.

Click to learn more about Dora’s experience at a Ryman village.

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247 days ago

What's your favourite design feature in your house?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

One of the first freshly-built homes in a pocket of land in Flagstaff makes quite an entrance.

The grand, uncovered entranceway was inspired by Middle Eastern designs and adds extra privacy to the roadside home, according to builder Scott Cowley of Tuscany Designer Homes.

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247 days ago

What would you like to see in Hamilton's hotel development?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The man behind plans for a new $120 million, 4-star hotel in Hamilton’s CBD says he wants to make a big contribution to the city.

“Hamilton to me is a city where I think I can make a difference,” Templeton Group founder Nigel McKenna said.

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259 days ago

What do you think of this new cycleway?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

People are being warned not to park on a newly built cycleway in west Hamilton if they don’t want to be fined.

Construction is underway on a revamped protected cycleway on Rifle Range Road to help link Dinsdale, Frankton to Maeroa and Forest Lake.

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247 days ago

Last chance for tickets!

Heart Foundation Lotteries

Don’t miss out! For only $15 a ticket, you could be in to win this brand-new, fully furnished Jennian home located in stunning Taupō, worth just over $1 million.

Featuring three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an open plan kitchen, living and dining area, this home is waiting to be lived in and … View more
Don’t miss out! For only $15 a ticket, you could be in to win this brand-new, fully furnished Jennian home located in stunning Taupō, worth just over $1 million.

Featuring three bedrooms, two bathrooms and an open plan kitchen, living and dining area, this home is waiting to be lived in and loved by its new owners.

Make this property your permanent residence, a holiday home, rent it or even sell it! Get your tickets today.
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248 days ago

Autumn Sale at Chartwell Church this Friday and Saturday

Erica from Rototuna

If anyone out there would like to have a market stall (indoor/sheltered) or a car boot stall at the upcoming Autumn Sale in Chartwell let us know! We have spaces available. Contact the office on 07 855 7434.
Friday 5pm-7pm is books, games and puzzles. It is a good chance to have a first poke … View more
If anyone out there would like to have a market stall (indoor/sheltered) or a car boot stall at the upcoming Autumn Sale in Chartwell let us know! We have spaces available. Contact the office on 07 855 7434.
Friday 5pm-7pm is books, games and puzzles. It is a good chance to have a first poke around the books (so that we have space to put more out!).
Then Saturday 11am-2pm is the larger Market Stall event with plants, produce, car boot and stalls etc

Negotiable

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252 days ago

Waikato River art

Rosanne from Saint Andrews

Sharing with you my latest painting of the river!
Briefly Abide, acrylic on linen, 40 x 30 cm, by Rosanne Croucher Art.
Available at Inspirit Gallery in Tamahere.

Does anyone know where this spot by the river is?

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