416 days ago

The Whitianga Oceans Festival is back!

The Whitianga Oceans Festival

One of New Zealand’s iconic Food and Wine Festivals is back for 2023, the Whitianga Oceans Festival.

Located in one of the coromandel’s most exquisite locations, the festival makes a return on Saturday the 9th of September. This year’s event will involve all the iconic elements the previous festival has become well known for, including New Zealand celebrity chefs, live music, delicious food and iconic beverages, all of which have made it one of New Zealand’s most talked about festivals in the north island.

It's time to grab your mates and make a day of it.
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1 day ago

Poll: Is it okay to grocery shop in your PJs?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

I'm sure you've seen it while doing your weekly shop... In fact, it may have even been you.

What do you think about people heading to the supermarket in their pyjamas?

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Is it okay to grocery shop in your PJs?
  • 14.5% It's fine!
    14.5% Complete
  • 75% It's questionable
    75% Complete
  • 10.6% Other - I'll share below
    10.6% Complete
1557 votes
1 day ago

What do you think of this 11-year-old's chosen cause?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

A Whangamatā 11-year-old has placed his award-winning mullet up for auction to raise money for Starship Hospital.

Kahū Hall, who named himself ‘Taco’ when he was three years old, is selling his mullet after growing it for three years. Taco said he was motivated to raise the money after his friend Evie Taylor stayed at Starship Hospital for a heart operation.

What do you think of this 11-year-old's chosen cause? Tell us in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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1 day ago

Poll: Do you think the idea will work?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The Government will today unveil a radical new plan to www.waikatotimes.co.nz...
|underwrite construction of new private houses|, as high interest rates and an economic downturn make it tough for developers to get finance for new projects.

The new time-limited scheme is designed to de-risk developments, making finance easier to obtain for developers to start building. Developers often have to pre-sell a proportion of dwellings in any development in order to secure finance, which has become much more difficult in the current economic downturn.

Do you think the idea will work? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Do you think the idea will work?
  • 46.2% Yes
    46.2% Complete
  • 30.8% Not sure
    30.8% Complete
  • 23.1% No
    23.1% Complete
13 votes