Horsham Downs, Hamilton

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423 days ago

PLANT EXTRAVAGANZA

Paul from Gordonton - Puketaha

Plant Extravaganza is returning for another family-friendly plant lovers event! Join us at The Barn, Claudelands on Saturday the 11th of November for all things plants!
Explore indoor & outdoor plants, planty crafts & gifts, art, ceramics, garden decor, and more! With coffee, icecream, … View more
Plant Extravaganza is returning for another family-friendly plant lovers event! Join us at The Barn, Claudelands on Saturday the 11th of November for all things plants!
Explore indoor & outdoor plants, planty crafts & gifts, art, ceramics, garden decor, and more! With coffee, icecream, food trucks and face painting for the kids - it's going to be a fun day out. 🪴☀️
$5 admission, kids 12 & under free.

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424 days ago

Happy Halloween, Neighbours!

The Team from NZ Compare

As the spooky season unfolds, we want to extend a big THANK YOU to all of you for your fantastic contributions! Here are the top three treats chosen by our amazing community:

1. Zeronet - 6 months 1/2 price deal! EXCLUSIVE www.broadbandcompare.co.nz......
2. EXCLUSIVE Slingshot Power Bundle … View more
As the spooky season unfolds, we want to extend a big THANK YOU to all of you for your fantastic contributions! Here are the top three treats chosen by our amazing community:

1. Zeronet - 6 months 1/2 price deal! EXCLUSIVE www.broadbandcompare.co.nz......
2. EXCLUSIVE Slingshot Power Bundle Deal with Unlimited Fibre from just $45/month www.broadbandcompare.co.nz......
3. Get a $250 credit at Contact Energy! www.powercompare.co.nz...

Stay connected with NZ Compare to keep up with the latest competitions, deals, and treats. Wishing you all a hauntingly good Halloween filled with fun, treats, and a touch of magic!

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424 days ago

Life after cancer: ‘I’m just not about stress any more.'

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

Jo Mannering had been for her share of regular check-ups before a 5cm tumour was discovered in her breast.

She was stunned. She wondered if she would die. “My most important things were, will my children be okay?"

Now nearly three years clear of cancer, Mannering is one of the 1000 … View more
Jo Mannering had been for her share of regular check-ups before a 5cm tumour was discovered in her breast.

She was stunned. She wondered if she would die. “My most important things were, will my children be okay?"

Now nearly three years clear of cancer, Mannering is one of the 1000 participants and spectators who gathered for Thursday’s Breast Cancer Research Trust Pink Walk & Run at Hamilton Lake Domain.

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425 days ago

Visit Our Ryman Village Open Days

Linda Jones Retirement Village

Friday 10 & Saturday 11 November from 10am – 2pm, with an information presentation at 10am.

Start your journey with Ryman.

Join us at our Open Days to find out more about independent living, assisted living in a serviced apartment, or our industry leading care.

This is your … View more
Friday 10 & Saturday 11 November from 10am – 2pm, with an information presentation at 10am.

Start your journey with Ryman.

Join us at our Open Days to find out more about independent living, assisted living in a serviced apartment, or our industry leading care.

This is your opportunity to view the quality of a Ryman village, tour our showhomes, the wonderful amenities, and see for yourself how living in a Ryman village will enhance your lifestyle.

Click read more to find a village near you.

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430 days ago

What do you think of the 'three and three' housing rule?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

It was going to allow three-storey dwellings to be built without consent, but National has pledged to scrap it.

Hamilton's council thinks that'd give "more control" locally, but doesn't yet have the details.

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425 days ago

Break the Sound Barrier with bounse

Bounse

Book your Free hearing check up today by calling 0800 45 70 35. Just as innovation led to jet planes breaking the sound barrier and redefining aviation, bounse aims to redefine what’s possible in the realm of hearing care.

Our new state-of-the-art clinic in Hamilton is your launchpad to … View more
Book your Free hearing check up today by calling 0800 45 70 35. Just as innovation led to jet planes breaking the sound barrier and redefining aviation, bounse aims to redefine what’s possible in the realm of hearing care.

Our new state-of-the-art clinic in Hamilton is your launchpad to overcoming hearing loss and auditory processing challenges. Together, let’s break the sound barrier and turn mumbles into memories!

Book your Free hearing check today by calling 0800 45 70 35.
Find out more

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438 days ago

Do you live in a rural delivery blackspot?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

For a year, Annabel Graham has been struggling with postal delays and mix-ups in Horsham Downs.

Post was "taking forever... to come from Hamilton" despite only being kilometres away - and she runs an online jewellery business so it's been "diabolically frustrating".

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For a year, Annabel Graham has been struggling with postal delays and mix-ups in Horsham Downs.

Post was "taking forever... to come from Hamilton" despite only being kilometres away - and she runs an online jewellery business so it's been "diabolically frustrating".

Have any of you noticed RD blackspots?

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426 days ago

Smooth your skin with NZ House & Garden

NZ House and Garden

Subscribe or gift a NZ House & Garden subscription before 27 November and receive a FREE Antipodes Eve Bio-Retinol Line Reduction Serum worth $60.

Eve Bio-Retinol Line Reduction Serum is scientifically shown to stimulate type I collagen production by up to 55%* plus, 97% of users said their… View more
Subscribe or gift a NZ House & Garden subscription before 27 November and receive a FREE Antipodes Eve Bio-Retinol Line Reduction Serum worth $60.

Eve Bio-Retinol Line Reduction Serum is scientifically shown to stimulate type I collagen production by up to 55%* plus, 97% of users said their skin felt smoother after four weeks’ use*.

Every issue of NZ House & Garden is filled with inspirational homes and gardens, as well as sumptuous food, lifestyle features, shopping trends, and much more.

Enjoy,
The team at NZ House & Garden

*T&Cs apply. The offer applies to one and two year subscriptions only.
Subscribe now

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428 days ago

Time to PLAY PrizeMe!

The Team from NZ Compare

PrizeMe is a fun memory-matching game!
Simply match the prize cards for a chance to WIN, it's that easy. $10,000 worth of fantastic prizes to be won! Click below to PLAY NOW.

How to WIN?
1. Play every day to get an entry (Now - 17 Nov, 2023)
2. Want to double your chances to WIN? Set … View more
PrizeMe is a fun memory-matching game!
Simply match the prize cards for a chance to WIN, it's that easy. $10,000 worth of fantastic prizes to be won! Click below to PLAY NOW.

How to WIN?
1. Play every day to get an entry (Now - 17 Nov, 2023)
2. Want to double your chances to WIN? Set a Price Alert!
3. Winners will be drawn weekly! 

*A Price Alert will let you know when an item has reached the right price for buying! Perfect for keeping an eye on Black Friday deals.

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428 days ago

Fresh Foliage Wreath Making Workshop

Victoria Kemp from Friendship House (Huntly) Community Charitable Trust

Elizabeth will guide us through making a wreath using fresh foliage. With advice around which foliage to use, contrast, where to get supplies and adding festive touches for Christmas.
Saturday 11th November $30pp, bring your own lunch and we will supply the tea and coffee, 10am till finish

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428 days ago

Shelve it

The Team from Resene ColorShop Te Rapa

Maximise that awkward corner or otherwise inaccessible space with sleek fitted shelves painted in Resene paints.

Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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432 days ago

Poll: Do Health Star Ratings influence your grocery shop?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

National MP Shane Reti shared pre-election that he's wanting to review the Health Star Rating used on NZ grocery products. This rating is voluntary and uses a scale of 0.5 to five stars to rank packaged food on its nutrient profile. Have these ratings had an affect on what you've been … View moreNational MP Shane Reti shared pre-election that he's wanting to review the Health Star Rating used on NZ grocery products. This rating is voluntary and uses a scale of 0.5 to five stars to rank packaged food on its nutrient profile. Have these ratings had an affect on what you've been buying?

Type NFP if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.

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Do Health Star Ratings influence your grocery shop?
  • 19.9% Yes, I use them a lot
    19.9% Complete
  • 47.9% No, I don't look at them
    47.9% Complete
  • 31.1% Occasionally they are helpful
    31.1% Complete
  • 1% Other - I'll share below
    1% Complete
2096 votes
430 days ago

‘Absolutely fabulous’ recognition from Aged Advisor

Linda Jones Retirement Village

Ryman Healthcare has again been recognised as a top provider at the 2023 Aged Advisor ‘People Choice Awards’.

This year Ryman was selected as a finalist for Best Provider Nationwide, and Diana Isaac took home Best Large Retirement Village / Lifestyle Village.

The awards, run by … View more
Ryman Healthcare has again been recognised as a top provider at the 2023 Aged Advisor ‘People Choice Awards’.

This year Ryman was selected as a finalist for Best Provider Nationwide, and Diana Isaac took home Best Large Retirement Village / Lifestyle Village.

The awards, run by agedadvisor.co.nz are based on almost 11,300 reviews and ratings for more than 890 facilities. Over 1600 of those in-depth reviews went towards this year’s awards.

Ryman took home the top prize in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. As a finalist this year Aged Advisor voters recognise Ryman’s continued growth and efforts within the aged care sector.

Click to read more.

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430 days ago

How's the market for retirement village renters where you are?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Older people wanting to rent in retirement villages are waiting years as the squeeze goes on operators.

There’s a seven-year waiting list for rentals at a north Waikato village, says the charitable trust that runs it, while Waipā District Council says its pensioner housing wait is up to … View more
Older people wanting to rent in retirement villages are waiting years as the squeeze goes on operators.

There’s a seven-year waiting list for rentals at a north Waikato village, says the charitable trust that runs it, while Waipā District Council says its pensioner housing wait is up to two-and-a-half years.

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430 days ago

Waste-Ed With Kate

Victoria Kemp from Friendship House (Huntly) Community Charitable Trust

Join us this November for a fun evening talking all things food waste!
Learn practical tips and tricks that will save you money, conserve resources, and get the most out of your ingredients!
As seen on Eat Well For Less, Kate is an expert on food waste reduction - and we guarantee you'll … View more
Join us this November for a fun evening talking all things food waste!
Learn practical tips and tricks that will save you money, conserve resources, and get the most out of your ingredients!
As seen on Eat Well For Less, Kate is an expert on food waste reduction - and we guarantee you'll learn something new!

Tickets are only $5 and you’ll walk away with a bunch of new knowledge, some laughs, and even Kate’s handbook!

See you at the Huntly War Memorial Hall, Wight Street | Tuesday 21st November, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Book your tickets now by visiting our website today: wastedkate.co.nz......

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