Hillcrest, Hamilton

Wondering about something in your neighbourhood?

Wondering about something in your neighbourhood?

Whether it's a new building going up or a strange noise you keep hearing, ask your neighbours here.

1202 days ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Hamilton

I love our way of life...
I started dieting when I was 12 years old. I wasn’t overweight but I felt pudgy and I wanted a new boy at school to like me. Somehow, I obtained a calorie counting book and quickly memorized it. Each day, I tried hard to reach my goal of eating a certain number of … View more
I love our way of life...
I started dieting when I was 12 years old. I wasn’t overweight but I felt pudgy and I wanted a new boy at school to like me. Somehow, I obtained a calorie counting book and quickly memorized it. Each day, I tried hard to reach my goal of eating a certain number of calories. It was well below what I needed to eat as a growing child, but I didn’t see it that way at the time. I just wanted to get rid of my squishy stomach and eat a little less. Thus began a powerful obsession with being thin and trying to control my eating. But I also couldn’t see that at the time. I didn’t realize how much mental energy and time I spent thinking about what I was eating, when, and how much, or how inadequate I felt for not being perfect or thin enough.

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1202 days ago

60+? Book your vaccination now.

The Team from Ministry of Health

Are you aged 60+? If so, go to BookMyVaccine.nz now to reserve your spot to get the COVID-19 vaccination.

You can be vaccinated at any point from now – there’s no cut off.

Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect you and your whānau from COVID-19.

The stronger our immunity, the … View more
Are you aged 60+? If so, go to BookMyVaccine.nz now to reserve your spot to get the COVID-19 vaccination.

You can be vaccinated at any point from now – there’s no cut off.

Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect you and your whānau from COVID-19.

The stronger our immunity, the greater our possibilities.

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1202 days ago

This week's latest Blueprint

Hamilton Harcourts

View Hamilton Harcourts' latest interactive Blueprint.

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1202 days ago

Pottery classes beginning next week

Waikato Society of Potters

If you like the idea of trying your hand at pottery, now is a good time. We have new classes beginning next week, most suitable for beginners.
Classes include:
- After school children's class (8 weeks on Tuesday afternoons)
- Wheel throwing (Tuesday mornings/ Sunday afternoons)
- … View more
If you like the idea of trying your hand at pottery, now is a good time. We have new classes beginning next week, most suitable for beginners.
Classes include:
- After school children's class (8 weeks on Tuesday afternoons)
- Wheel throwing (Tuesday mornings/ Sunday afternoons)
- Handbuilding (Thursday evenings)
- Mixed techniques (Thursday mornings, afternoons/ Friday evenings)

For a full list of current classes and workshops see www.eventspronto.co.nz...

The Waikato Society of Potters is a thriving arts space in Hamilton with members from across the Waikato region. Our aim is to support and highlight pottery, sculpture and all things ceramic, with a rich history spanning nearly fifty years. As a respected ceramic teaching centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, we offer range of classes to suit all abilities, from beginners through to Diploma level.

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1203 days ago

What’s really happening on your skin? It’s all in the microbiome

Naturally Healthy

Did you know that by feeding IDP® to your skin microbiome through Epiology, you’re promoting the good bacteria and minimising the bad? This helps tip the balance towards healthier skin. You can read more in our latest blog:

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1203 days ago

FREE outdoor furniture cover

Yvonne Neighbourly Lead from Hamilton East

I bought this and opened it to find it is not suitable for my use. There is no way I can get it neatly back into the packet so it is just in a big ball.
Free to anyone who can use it.
Ph 856 2678

Free

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1203 days ago

Homophones

NumberWorks'nWords Hamilton Central

Homophones can be confusing! But learning word meanings can help prevent spelling mistakes. What homophones can you think of?

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1203 days ago

How to Make Hemp Rope

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Hamilton

Knowing how to make rope was once a critical skill for survival and self-sufficiency on the frontier. Early settlers were able to make rope from a variety of materials, but the main thing they used was hemp.

A rapid growing plant, hemp is perfect for making rope. Hemp grows fast. It produces up … View more
Knowing how to make rope was once a critical skill for survival and self-sufficiency on the frontier. Early settlers were able to make rope from a variety of materials, but the main thing they used was hemp.

A rapid growing plant, hemp is perfect for making rope. Hemp grows fast. It produces up to 75 tons of dry matter per acre per year. It thrives in poor soil, needs no fertilizers or pesticides to succeed, and gobbles up atmospheric CO2, stymieing the greenhouse effect. It produces more fibre per pound than either cotton or flax, and these fibres are easily extracted in order to make hemp rope, twine, or cord.

Hemp rope is easy to make. Some methods involve using a rope machine, but fortunately such an investment isn’t necessary to the process. All you really need is some hemp fibre or hemp twine, and a short piece of wooden dowel. Our hemp rope maker, available in our shop, will really streamline the process for you if you plan on making lots of hemp rope.

Step one: Separate the hemp fibres or unwind the hemp yarn and cut into lengths approximately twice as long as the desired length of the rope. Continue cutting until you have a bundle of fibres approximately half the size of the diameter of rope you’d like to make.

Step two: Grab the bundle of fibres and fold it in half, securing the fold by placing a dowel rod through the resultant loop and into the ground. Smooth the fibres of this bundle down by running your hand along the length of the cord.

Step three: Divide the bundle in two, holding half the fibres in your left hand and half the fibres in your right.

Step four: Twist each bundle clockwise until the cord you are creating begins to kink and loop. Pull as hard as you can while twisting.

Step five: Twist the two cords together, wrapping one over the other in a counter clockwise motion, to form a rope.

Step six: Secure the ends with overhand knots beginning with the end in your hands. Once the first end is tightly tied, slip the rope off the dowel rod and tie it as well.

To make a cable, repeat steps 2 through 6 and twist the two ropes together. This process can be repeated as many times as you like, making thicker, stronger cables as you go.

Enjoy making your own hemp rope! This technique can be used to make hemp twine, hemp cord. and hemp yarn as well. It all depends on the size of the fibres you start with. Need some ideas for what to do with your newly made hemp rope? Try using a piece as a clothesline, for air-drying your clothes. Make a hemp leash for your pet, or keep your hemp twine petite for use in jewellery making.

Making rope is a great way to be self-sufficient and eliminate the supply chain requirement. Everything you can make yourself is one less packaged product– in this case, one less coil of synthetic rope– that needs to be manufactured for you. Have fun!

1203 days ago

Chasing glory at the Olympics@RYMAN

We may be an official partner of the New Zealand Olympic Team, but within our villages it’s residents who are chasing Olympic glory.
So many Ryman residents have passions and pastimes that they continue to thrive at within our villages. Therefore, creating an event like Olympics@RYMAN is a prime… View more
We may be an official partner of the New Zealand Olympic Team, but within our villages it’s residents who are chasing Olympic glory.
So many Ryman residents have passions and pastimes that they continue to thrive at within our villages. Therefore, creating an event like Olympics@RYMAN is a prime example of how we pioneer the way for our residents.
Events include swimming, bowls, cycling, relay walking and Quiznastics. To up the ante, we’ve incorporated technology solutions to enhance events and to enable residents to connect with all 41 Ryman villages, including those across the Tasman, while they compete!
Learn more

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1203 days ago

Term 3 Philosophy courses at EarthDiverse

todd from EarthDiverse

Pondering the meaning of life? Interested in discussing life's Big Questions? Want to learn about the cultural history of death? Check out these Term 3 Philosophy courses with EarthDiverse, beginning the week of Monday 2 August on our website. We've courses in art & architecture, … View morePondering the meaning of life? Interested in discussing life's Big Questions? Want to learn about the cultural history of death? Check out these Term 3 Philosophy courses with EarthDiverse, beginning the week of Monday 2 August on our website. We've courses in art & architecture, history, environment, world literature and religious diversity too!

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1203 days ago

ESCAPE canvas art print (80cm x 80cm)

Cordwainer from Melville

Stunning vivid stretch canvas "ESCAPE" art print

80cm x 80cm, 25cm thick canvas frame. Wire on the reverse, ready for hanging.

Pick-up is in Melville

Price: $30

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1203 days ago

Six International Rail DVDs

Cordwainer from Melville

Six Railway DVDs

All excellent condition

Titans of Steam (including Flying Scotsman)

In Search of Steam: Asian Adventures Vol 1: Chinese Steam
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Six Railway DVDs

All excellent condition

Titans of Steam (including Flying Scotsman)

In Search of Steam: Asian Adventures Vol 1: Chinese Steam

The New Polar Express (Scandanavia to Lapland)

World Class Trains: The American orient Express

In Search of Steam: Asian Adventures Vol 2: To the top of the world by Steam

In Search of Steam: European Journeys: Vol 2: Viseu De Sus

Pick-up in Melville

Price: $10

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1203 days ago

Six NZ Journal of Natural Medicine magazines, 2013-12019

Cordwainer from Melville

Six NZ Journal of Natural Medicine magazines, 2013-12019

100 pages each, excellent condition.

Covering health and alternative medicine issues.

Pick-up in Melville

Price: $10

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1203 days ago

Moving and Delivery Services

Devan from Smart Express Hamilton

Operating across 3 North Island locations. Auckland, Tauranga and Hamilton, to help with your moving and delivery requirements. www.smartexpress.co.nz...

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1203 days ago

Men's Running Shoes

Debi from Hamilton East

New Never used Men's Running Shoes
Size: 11
Color: Army Greenisn and Brown
Surplus To Our Needs

Price: $25

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