555 days ago

Do you have a DIY (or DIY disaster) dad?

Resene

Is your dad superb with sandpaper, pristine with a palette knife and perfect with a paintbrush? Or maybe he's risky with a roller, mad with masking tape and comedic when cutting in? Either way we'd like to hear about your DIY dad and why he deserves to win this Father's Day.

Tell us about your DIY dad for a chance to win him $1000 worth of Resene paint products!

Plus all entries will be in with a chance to win their DIY Dad one of our colourful spot prizes.
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5 days ago

Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.

But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.

Are you a Te Huia fan? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Are you a Te Huia fan?
  • 86.3% Yes
    86.3% Complete
  • 13.7% No
    13.7% Complete
51 votes
2 days ago

One size fits all rates cap model ‘unworkable’, says Waipā DC

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Waipā District Council says the government’s “one size fits all” proposal to cap rate rises could disproportionately harm fast-growing councils such as Waipā.

On Wednesday, Strategic Planning and Policy committee members debated the council’s submission on the proposed rates cap model.

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1 day ago

Recommendation

John from Flagstaff

Any recommendations please for someone who can knock out a dent in a car bumper.