Community Art Classes

Arts for Health from Arts for Health Community Trust

Join our community art classes and connect with others who share your interest in creativity. Enjoy a supportive environment where you can learn new skills, express yourself, and build meaningful connections through art.

Find out more and enrol at www.artsforhealth.co.nz...

Poll: Do you think the stars are aligning for dairy farmers?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The price of butter might be eye-watering at the supermarket, but it’s the sign of an industry where the economic stars are aligning, say Waikato dairy farmers.

“New Zealand is happy to have a premium butter that is grass-fed that the whole world wants,” says Waikato dairy chair Matthew Zonderop.

Do you think the stars are aligning for farmers? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

Do you think the stars are aligning for dairy farmers?

• Yes
• No

Vote View Results

• 77.8% Yes
  77.8% Complete
• 22.2% No
  22.2% Complete

9 votes

Poll: What do you do with your stuff when you get the urge to declutter?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Life gets busy—really busy. Between work, family, appointments, and a never-ending to-do list, it’s easy for things to pile up. Add fast fashion, online sales, and homewares aisles that whisper “just one more basket won’t hurt”, and suddenly we’re swimming in stuff and tat.

Sometimes, that stuff is cozy and familiar. But other times, after a long day, you walk through the door, look around, and think: “Okay. Something’s got to go.”

And when that urge to declutter hits, the question is—where does it all go? We're not talking about broken bits and pieces, but those perfectly good things that simply no longer fit your life or your space.

In her piece When decluttering can’t be avoided much longer, Joanna Davis shares the everyday items she's finally ready to part with—and it might just inspire your own clear-out mission.

We want to know:
🧹 How often do you get the urge to declutter?
🎯 Are there certain things you’ve got your eye on to donate or rehome?
💛 Do you have any favourite charities, op-shops, or community organisations you support with your preloved items?

Let’s swap stories, share ideas, and help great stuff find a second life—outside our closets and shelves.

What do you do with your stuff when you get the urge to declutter?

• Op-shops!
• I pop items on the local online Market.
• Friends and family - I buy with care, and so I give with care.
• The tip - if I don't want it, others won't either.
• I love an old fashioned Garage Sale or a local car-boot market.
• I repurpose - I craft, rework, and give things new life.
• Other - share your secrets below.

Vote View Results

• 73.9% Op-shops!
  73.9% Complete
• 9.6% I pop items on the local online Market.
  9.6% Complete
• 5.3% Friends and family - I buy with care, and so I give with care.
  5.3% Complete
• 4.6% The tip - if I don't want it, others won't either.
  4.6% Complete
• 2.4% I love an old fashioned Garage Sale or a local car-boot market.
  2.4% Complete
• 2.4% I repurpose - I craft, rework, and give things new life.
  2.4% Complete
• 1.7% Other - share your secrets below.
  1.7% Complete

824 votes