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807 days ago

Curtain lining: Which type is best for your home?

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Hamilton

You’ve probably heard of blockout and thermal curtain linings - but do you know the difference between them? In this article, we break down the different lining options so that you can make an informed decision when choosing curtains for your home.

But first… Why line your curtains? Windows… View more
You’ve probably heard of blockout and thermal curtain linings - but do you know the difference between them? In this article, we break down the different lining options so that you can make an informed decision when choosing curtains for your home.

But first… Why line your curtains? Windows play a major role in controlling the temperature in your home – so it’s important to cover them appropriately. Lined drapes create a thermal insulation barrier that will help keep your home warm and cosy.

Thermal lining: Thermal curtain lining consists of one layer (or one pass) of coated acrylic suede. It offers a thermal barrier, increasing energy savings and helping keep your room warmer. It is important to understand that due to the construction of this fabric, some light will still pass through into the room. Another thing to be aware of is this fabric can tend to ‘dust’ at times, which can be an annoyance when particles collect behind your curtains and on your sills.

Blockout lining: Blockout curtain lining comes in several varieties. We’ve outlined three key fabric types below:

1. Silicone-coated: One of the newer products on the market, silicone blockout lining is coated with three layers of silicone to protect against the sun and moisture. This fabric has extremely good blockout properties and, because it’s thicker, it also retains heat better than thermal lining. Unlike acrylic suede lining, it won’t create or hold any loose dust. Another benefit is that the silicone on the back of the lining can easily be wiped clean with a damp cloth, making for easy spot cleaning.

Keep reading: www.curtainclean.co.nz...

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807 days ago

Support Daffodil Day this August

Cancer Society

Daffodil Day is the Cancer Society’s largest fundraising and awareness campaign, and it’s crucial to allow us to support those impacted by cancer. We offer everything from a helpline and counselling support through to transport and accommodation during treatment.

Cancer doesn’t stop, and … View more
Daffodil Day is the Cancer Society’s largest fundraising and awareness campaign, and it’s crucial to allow us to support those impacted by cancer. We offer everything from a helpline and counselling support through to transport and accommodation during treatment.

Cancer doesn’t stop, and with your help, we won’t either. More New Zealanders will get cancer this year than ever before and no one should face cancer alone. Just $24 helps get someone to treatment. Please give generously this Daffodil Day so we can continue to be a lifeline for people with cancer and their whānau.

To donate today, visit daffodilday.org.nz.
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810 days ago

The NZ Compare Awards are back for 2022 - Who are the best broadband, power and mobile companies?

NZ Compare

The NZ Compare Awards are back... and we have introduced MOBILE Awards for the first time returning as an in-person celebration with a Gala Awards night hosted by Mike McRoberts in Auckland on December 1st 2022.

Recognising excellence, leadership and innovation in the New Zealand utility … View more
The NZ Compare Awards are back... and we have introduced MOBILE Awards for the first time returning as an in-person celebration with a Gala Awards night hosted by Mike McRoberts in Auckland on December 1st 2022.

Recognising excellence, leadership and innovation in the New Zealand utility sectors, the NZ Compare Awards are back for the 6th year and in response to consumer demand, we have introduced MOBILE Awards for the first time.

As the boundaries between the utility industries continue to blur the organisers have responded to growing demand to increase the categories and industries celebrated by the NZ Compare Awards and will now recognise excellence and achievement within New Zealand’s BROADBAND, ENERGY and MOBILE sectors for the first time.

Award categories are consumer driven and informed by the 300,000 Kiwis who use NZ Compare websites each month. Winning carries real gravitas with the Kiwi consumer and the awards represent an opportunity to be confident in the talent and vision your company has worked so hard towards. This significant event will recognise the companies that provide New Zealanders with the very best products and services across these essential industries.

The NZ Compare Awards are supported by a wide range of companies including Movinghub, Vector Metering, Chorus, realestate.co.nz and Neighbourly. The prestigious awards will recognise the companies that provide New Zealanders with the very best products and services in their industries. With a range of different categories including best home and mobile provider, best customer support, fastest service, best rural provider and best broadband innovation.

Winning an NZ Compare Award depends on a combination of criteria. These include consumer surveys and reviews on the NZ Compare websites and decisions from our expert judging panel.

"Judged by an independent panel of New Zealand experts and presented at our gala awards event, the NZ Compare Awards provide a unique stage on which we recognize and reward the achievements of the New Zealand utility sectors." said Gavin Male, CEO of NZ Compare.

So what do you think? Give a shout out to your favourite utility provider here - not just for doing their job... we want to hear about those that go above and beyond! Who should be a winner?

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808 days ago

Garage Sale

Geoff and Wendy from Fairview Downs

Saturday 27/8/2022
16 Aldona Place, Fairview Downs Hamilton.
Not before 8am please.
Moving to Australia

All must go

Reasonable offers accepted
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Saturday 27/8/2022
16 Aldona Place, Fairview Downs Hamilton.
Not before 8am please.
Moving to Australia

All must go

Reasonable offers accepted

Kitchen stuff, Bric a Brac, Books.

Also paint and painting equipment. Tradesman retiring. (Paint- some unused, Ladders, sanders).

8 am start

Negotiable

808 days ago

Are you happy in your region?

NowNext

What are the biggest issues your region is facing? Take part in the NowNext Local survey and you could win a one of twenty $100 Prezzy Card for your opinion.

Whether it’s how happy you are or if you plan on staying long term, the NowNext Local survey is getting a snapshot of how kiwis are … View more
What are the biggest issues your region is facing? Take part in the NowNext Local survey and you could win a one of twenty $100 Prezzy Card for your opinion.

Whether it’s how happy you are or if you plan on staying long term, the NowNext Local survey is getting a snapshot of how kiwis are feeling.
Take the survey

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809 days ago

WINTER CLEARANCE SALE Now on!

The Team from Red Cross Shop Five Cross

It’s here! Stock clearance now on. Out it goes at low low prices so come on in and grab a bargain!
We are open 9-4.30 Monday to Friday
9-4 Saturday
10-3 Sunday

Bargains every day be in quick you’ll never know what you will find!

809 days ago

Why focus on Zinc

Naturally Healthy

Virocin is a natural, high potency Zinc and Quercetin Ionophore (Zinc Transporter) capable of transporting Zinc into the human cell where it is needed the most, without the quercetin and zinc ionophore the ability of zinc to get into the cell and provide the body benefit is much reduced.
Learn … View more
Virocin is a natural, high potency Zinc and Quercetin Ionophore (Zinc Transporter) capable of transporting Zinc into the human cell where it is needed the most, without the quercetin and zinc ionophore the ability of zinc to get into the cell and provide the body benefit is much reduced.
Learn more from the NZ Scientist who created it in this video.
Virocin is available at Naturally Healthy.
In store & On Line naturallyhealthy.co.nz...
www.naturallyhealthy.co.nz...
phone 079583845
- always take as directed.

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809 days ago

Moving Specialists

Devan from Smart Express Hamilton

Move with confidence.
Trust Smart Express with your move.

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810 days ago

Winter Stock Clearance

The Team from Red Cross Shop Hamilton East

Stock clearance now on -out they go at low,
low prices!

Check out your Red Cross Shop Hamilton East !

Don’t miss out!😊

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810 days ago

Jars

Colleen from Hamilton East

A box of jars - most are similar to jam jars

Free

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810 days ago

Have you got a greener 'shed' than our Houseplant Hero winner?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Meet our Houseplant Hero competition winner Alan Mckenzie! If all sheds came like that, we want one too. Congratulations to Alan and his many many houseplants.

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810 days ago

Those Were The Days: 1930s (from the pages of Weekly News)

Cordwainer from Melville

Those Were the Days - A Nostalgic Look at the 1930s from the Pages of The Weekly News

Hardback, large format, 175 pages, well illustrated. 1987.

Light creases on dust jacket otherwise very good condition.

The Weekly News was one of the success stories of New Zealand journalism. Famous for … View more
Those Were the Days - A Nostalgic Look at the 1930s from the Pages of The Weekly News

Hardback, large format, 175 pages, well illustrated. 1987.

Light creases on dust jacket otherwise very good condition.

The Weekly News was one of the success stories of New Zealand journalism. Famous for its bright pink cover, this magazine brought the events and the people of the country and the world to the towns and scattered rural hamlets of New Zealand and served to unite the nation as no other publication has done. Those Were The Days presents in this volume a social history of New Zealand in the 1930s as seen through its pages.

Price: $10

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810 days ago

New Zealand Odyssey: A Graphic Journey (book)

Cordwainer from Melville

New Zealand Odyssey: A Graphic Journey (book)
Don Donovan and Euan Sarginson

Hardback, large format, colour, 234 pages. 1989

Sticker residue on one of inside pre-title pages after removal of an inscribed message. Also personalised inscriptions and signatures surrounding one sketch on P42. … View more
New Zealand Odyssey: A Graphic Journey (book)
Don Donovan and Euan Sarginson

Hardback, large format, colour, 234 pages. 1989

Sticker residue on one of inside pre-title pages after removal of an inscribed message. Also personalised inscriptions and signatures surrounding one sketch on P42. Otherwise excellent.

The authors have travelled the length and breadth of the country seeking structures and landscapes that, to them, are the essence of New Zealand, 'warts 'n' all.' The illustrations invite us to look again at things we walk past every day without noticing; ornate buildings hidden above shop-front canopies, rusting roofs, faded signwriting, pompous facades, simple colonial dwellings, peeling paint, colourful mosses, crumbling brick... If you seek the real New Zealand you will find it among Sarginson's stunning photos and Donovan's whimsical watercolours..

Price: $10

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811 days ago

Celebrate a lifetime of mahi

Our passions and mahi play a large part in our legacy. When we channel that mahi into championing causes and giving back, that legacy is carried as inspiration for generations to come.

The rymanhealthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau celebrates Kiwis aged 70 and over… View more
Our passions and mahi play a large part in our legacy. When we channel that mahi into championing causes and giving back, that legacy is carried as inspiration for generations to come.

The rymanhealthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau celebrates Kiwis aged 70 and over who continue to inspire, champion causes, and give back, building lasting legacies that make us all proud to call New Zealand home.
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812 days ago

Night fever returns for postponed shows

Ticketek

Showtime Australia’s The Bee Gees Night Fever is set to return this September to complete three final performances from its postponed 2021 tour.

The show will be making two stops in Auckland - at the north shore’s Bruce Mason Centre on 16 September and the southside’s SkyCity Theatre on … View more
Showtime Australia’s The Bee Gees Night Fever is set to return this September to complete three final performances from its postponed 2021 tour.

The show will be making two stops in Auckland - at the north shore’s Bruce Mason Centre on 16 September and the southside’s SkyCity Theatre on 26 September – plus an exciting arena performance in Hamilton at Globox Arena Claudelands on 20 September.

The show’s international cast and crew were already in New Zealand in October 2021 ready to start their national tour when extra COVID-19 restrictions were brought in by the New Zealand government, forcing the last-minute postponement of some of their events.

The cast is thrilled to finally now be able to return to Auckland and Hamilton to perform for fans there, and is hoping to make these shows extra special for all the patrons who have been so patient and understanding.

“It’s been a difficult few years for our industry. But New Zealand fans and theatregoers have been so supportive and understanding. Now we just want to bring them a great show to say “thanks” for sticking in there with us,” says Promoter and Director Johnny Van Grinsven.

Fans will be able to hear all the disco dance-floor-fillers, smooth 70s ballads and 60s Pop standards that the world-renowned Bee Gees are famous for, including Stayin’ Alive, Jive Talkin’, You Should Be Dancin’, How Deep Is Your Love, More Than a Woman, Tragedy, If I Can’t Have You and so many more, performed live in three-part harmony with full backing band and theatrical production.

Tickets are on sale now from the venue box offices.

16 Sep 2022 Auckland Bruce Mason Centre - Ticketmaster
20 Sep 2022 Hamilton Globox Arena, Claudelands - Ticketek
26 Sep 2022 Auckland SkyCity Theatre - Ticketek
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