Frankton, Hamilton

1366 days ago

9 Home Cleaning Hacks Tested

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Hamilton

The internet is awash with natural cleaning hacks. We put them to the test.


1. REMOVING A WATERMARK BY RUBBING WITH A WALNUT

The advice: Get rid of watermarks on wood by rubbing it with pieces of walnut (the nut not the shell).

How it worked: Vigorous rubbing was needed and we went … View more
The internet is awash with natural cleaning hacks. We put them to the test.


1. REMOVING A WATERMARK BY RUBBING WITH A WALNUT

The advice: Get rid of watermarks on wood by rubbing it with pieces of walnut (the nut not the shell).

How it worked: Vigorous rubbing was needed and we went through a few walnuts, but gradually the watermark disappeared. A quick polish with a clean cloth to finish it off.

Worth repeating? Yes, we were surprised at how well it worked, we even tried it on larger surfaces and it did the trick there too. | Rating: 5/5


2. USE OIL TO GET RID OF GREASE STAINS ON STAINLESS STEEL


The advice: Use a smear of olive oil (or similar) on a rag to clean fingerprints and grease smears off stainless steel appliances.


How it worked: Like a dream! It was easier and neater than using the spray-on stainless steel cleaner I have been buying from the supermarket. Trick is not to use too much, you just need the slightest smear...

Keep reading (with pictures: www.curtainclean.co.nz...)

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1377 days ago

testing stations

Mike from Fairfield

hi there has anyone worked or know anyone that has worked for the testing stations in hamilton and do they know if its expected of them from their superiors as a rule of thumb to fail a percentage of cars that come in for wofs. this has been a urban legend since they arrived and was wondering if … View morehi there has anyone worked or know anyone that has worked for the testing stations in hamilton and do they know if its expected of them from their superiors as a rule of thumb to fail a percentage of cars that come in for wofs. this has been a urban legend since they arrived and was wondering if their was any truth in it

1367 days ago

❤️🐈Cute Cat Bed Giveaway🐈❤️

Hamilton Small Animal Veterinary Centre

With every purchase of BRAVECTO Cat Flea Treatment go into a draw for this cool bed your cat will love.💕

Bravecto or Bravecto Plus are a single flea or flea/worm treatment that lasts up to 3 months.

Now is a good time to check your pets are up to date with their flea control as fleas are … View more
With every purchase of BRAVECTO Cat Flea Treatment go into a draw for this cool bed your cat will love.💕

Bravecto or Bravecto Plus are a single flea or flea/worm treatment that lasts up to 3 months.

Now is a good time to check your pets are up to date with their flea control as fleas are loving this warm weather and they will love your pets even more!☀️

If you require any further information or would like to pick some Bravecto up, give our helpful team a call on 07 8492963. They can have your Bravecto treatment ready for you to collect.

🦠 Still being at Level 2 remember not to enter the clinic, please give us a ring when you arrive to let us know you are there.😀

Offer ends the 24th of March 2021, t&c’s apply, see in store for details.

www.hamiltonvets.co.nz... www.bravecto.nz...

1383 days ago

Discover Islam NZ

Mirza from Chartwell

WHAT IS THE CONCEPT OF VEIL (HIJAB) IN ISLAM?

The purpose of hijab (veiling) in Islam is primarily to inspire modesty in both men and women.

Read more: discoverislam.nz...

#DiscoverIslamNZ #MeetYourMuslimNeighbourNZ #TrueIslamNZ
#Islam #Ahmadiyya #NewZealand #Muhammad #Quran #Hijab #veil

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1372 days ago

Who needs a plant doctor?

Reporter Homed

UPDATE: Thank you for all your questions. We're picking the best to send off to the houseplant doctor from Kings Plant Barn and the answers will be published in an article on Homed soon.

Are your houseplants looking worse for wear? The experts at Kings Plant Barn would love to help. Send us … View more
UPDATE: Thank you for all your questions. We're picking the best to send off to the houseplant doctor from Kings Plant Barn and the answers will be published in an article on Homed soon.

Are your houseplants looking worse for wear? The experts at Kings Plant Barn would love to help. Send us your houseplant questions and problems to homed@stuff.co.nz, or leave them in the comments, for the houseplant doctor to diagnose. Pictures are encouraged.

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1367 days ago

Red hot summer sale

Firewood Factory

Sale pricing now on large range (pine, macrocarpa, old man pine, oak and gum plus hotmix options) quality screened wood.

Free delivery.
Order online

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1367 days ago

This week's latest Blueprint

Hamilton Harcourts

View Hamilton Harcourts' latest interactive Blueprint.

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1369 days ago

Community Meeting Postponed

Syrina Pene from Te Rongopai Community Trust (GOOD NEWS COMMUNITY CENTRE)

Good morning whanau and friends.
The meeting that was scheduled for this week has now been postponed.

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1368 days ago

Inflammation.

Naturally Healthy

I’m sure you’ve heard the term before, but do you know what it means?
Inflammation is a mechanism the body uses to respond to a foreign agent, infection or injury.
Inflammation activates the immune system and begins the process of healing. In acute cases, like when you scratch your knee, … View more
I’m sure you’ve heard the term before, but do you know what it means?
Inflammation is a mechanism the body uses to respond to a foreign agent, infection or injury.
Inflammation activates the immune system and begins the process of healing. In acute cases, like when you scratch your knee, inflammation is beneficial, short-term, and essential to protection.
Inflammation can become problematic when it turns into chronic inflammation – when the body is under a constant state of inflammation or inflamed for an extended period of time with no threat of a foreign invader.
Chronic inflammation can lead to a whole host of health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, arthritis and accelerated skin ageing (yikes!).
If you want to know more about what causes chronic inflammation, learn seven of the best anti-inflammatory foods and enjoy my magnificent anti-inflammatory meal in a glass, the Vegan Edible Smoothie, you can read morein the link below
www.naturallyhealthy.co.nz...
#testimonica #buylocal #naturallyhealthy
Source: Supercharged Foods

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1368 days ago

Redlid Skips

Grant Wilson from

If you have a job that requires a skip for General rubbish, Green waste or hard fill then please contact us. 07 834 0191, 0800 733 543 or www.redlid.co.nz...

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1368 days ago

Hangi Fundraiser

Syrina Pene from Te Rongopai Community Trust (GOOD NEWS COMMUNITY CENTRE)

FUNDRAISER HANGI this Saturday March 6th
Pick up is at 4.30-5.30pm
Please tautoko our awesome Youth St Programme
TICKETS $10.00 on SALE NOW at the office during office hours 10.00am-12.30pm Monday- Friday
If you would like to secure your ticket and pay online please call us on 850 5020 or email at … View more
FUNDRAISER HANGI this Saturday March 6th
Pick up is at 4.30-5.30pm
Please tautoko our awesome Youth St Programme
TICKETS $10.00 on SALE NOW at the office during office hours 10.00am-12.30pm Monday- Friday
If you would like to secure your ticket and pay online please call us on 850 5020 or email at goodnewscommunitycentre@gmail.com.

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1369 days ago

❤️🦮 Meet “Callum” from Blind Low Vision NZ 🦮❤️

Hamilton Small Animal Veterinary Centre

Blind Low Vision New Zealand do an amazing job providing emotional and practical support to New Zealanders with low vision and sight loss. One of the ways they do this is with guide dogs. 🥰

It takes aproximately 18 to 20 months to train a dog. From 9 weeks of age they are placed with puppy … View more
Blind Low Vision New Zealand do an amazing job providing emotional and practical support to New Zealanders with low vision and sight loss. One of the ways they do this is with guide dogs. 🥰

It takes aproximately 18 to 20 months to train a dog. From 9 weeks of age they are placed with puppy raisers who provide them with new experiences every day, so they get used to the world, new people, situations and experiences.🐕‍🦺

From 12 months of age they go for intensive training and testing and once they have completed and passed everything required of them they are ready for placement.💕

For those of you that don’t know, here at Hamilton Small Animal Veterinary Centre we do the health checks and vaccinations for the puppies and dogs in our area for the organisation. These dogs do a wonderul service and it is a pleasure that we can play a small part in their lives.

This is Callum, another one of their amazing dogs who came into the clinic for a health check and vaccinations last week.🐾💕

We are proud to support Blind Low Vision NZ in every way we can.❤️

www.hamiltonvets.co.nz...

1369 days ago

Home hacks: Your best tips for cleaning jobs around the house

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Hamilton

Most of these are free or inexpensive, and we can only assume they are tried and tested user-submitted hacks. It's interesting to note that the same everyday products crop up again and again, so let's hear it for dishwasher tabs. Here's what people to say...

IN THE KITCHEN

* … View more
Most of these are free or inexpensive, and we can only assume they are tried and tested user-submitted hacks. It's interesting to note that the same everyday products crop up again and again, so let's hear it for dishwasher tabs. Here's what people to say...

IN THE KITCHEN

* Dishwasher tabs are good to soak muffin trays and cake tins.
* I use dishwasher powder and a splash of bleach diluted in water to soak stained whites overnight. It will bring even whites that have been turned another colour in the wash back to sparkling white.
* Dishwasher powder works for the silver oven racks. I put them in a bath lined with an old towel, then add dishwasher powder, but the tablet would work and a bit of washing powder. Leave it to soak for four hours and it comes off pretty easily.
* To get tea stains off cups, use 1 tsp dishwasher powder and fill the cup up with hot water. Stir to dissolve the powder and let soak for a couple of hours. Put the cup in the empty sink so any overspill doesn't damage the benchtop.
* I clean my glass oven door with ash from my firebox. I clean my firebox glass door the same. Wet newspaper dipped in ash, rub all over glass, dry with clean newspaper. Brings it back like brand new. Used tea bags are also good with the ash.
* Got a pot which is filthy disgusting? Put a dishwasher tablet in put enough boiling water in to cover the filth, stick a lid on and leave over night. Amazing results.
* Soak your filters from the kitchen rangehood extractor fans in warm water and clothes washing powder. Grease and oil just melts off with no scrubbing at all. Good as new!
* Here are two tips to save your money. Let oven warm up. Once warm, the oil stain on door turns soft, and it just wipes off. Tip 2, if it's been baked on for years you just need a sharp blade. You can use one of those window scrapers, but no liquid. Scrape it (when warm); grab a vacuum and suck up all the dust.
* To clean stainless steel tub. Get a tube of Autosol from Mitre 10 or similar and clean with that. Have done it and it works brilliantly. First used to restore chrome on vintage car (brilliant) so gave it a go and delighted at the outcome.
* Oil of cloves is brilliant on mould. Smells a bit like dentist for an hour but it kills mould spores. The chemist sells it fairly cheaply, or Trade Me.
* We run a motel and polish the stainless steel every day. You need three rags. First rag works Polaris paste into the stainless steel. You end up with a rag caked with the paste. Add a little water and mop it up with a second rag. Then with a third clean rag you buff up the surface. We cut up old worn-out towels into squares to make rags.
Other cleaners such as Jif and Chemco also work, but Polaris gives the best shine.
* I put my oven racks and rangehood filters in the dishwasher and let that do the hard work. As soon as the cycle has finished, I remove the racks one at a time, closing the washer door between each one to keep hot, and just wipe over each rack with a Scotchbrite scourer dipped in hot water. The remaining grease marks come off easily; no hard rubbing needed. For the filters, I just rinse them in hot water and give them a good shake to remove as much water as possible then stand them on one edge outside to dry. I do this every three months and clean-up is easy. Oh, and if my oven door glass has grimy grease-spots, I use a putty scraper. It doesn't scratch the glass and it works a dream.

IN THE BATHROOM
* Try using dishwash liquid to clean your bath and shower, including the glass.
* Dishwasher tabs get brown stains out of your toilet.
* To get those stains off toilet bowls, use a very, very fine wet and dry sandpaper.
* Razor blades/paint scraper blades are awesome for removing water stains from around your taps or tiles.
* For the shower, I use 30 Seconds water spot remover to clean first. Then use Rain-X water repellent (the car windscreen stuff). The water just beads off the glass and makes cleaning easier. Reapply the Rain-X every few months when the beading has reduced.
* Try a piece of pumice – free from the beach. Wet the door and clean it with the pumice. It does a brilliant job and is also good on burnt saucepans.

FIREPLACE
* Dirty logburner glass? Dip a wet cloth in the ashes. Scrub with that.

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1369 days ago

Moving and Delivery Services

Devan from Smart Express Hamilton

No job is too big or small. We cater for all your moving and delivery requirements. From vans to trucks, we have something for every job

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1372 days ago

Nawton Community Meeting Wednesday March 3rd

Syrina Pene from Te Rongopai Community Trust (GOOD NEWS COMMUNITY CENTRE)

Good morning whanau and friends.
Next week the Western Community Centre will be hosting a community meeting to address any concerns you may have. Join us and have your say. NAU MAI HAERE MAI

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