Rukuhia, Hamilton

Fact Friday!

Fact Friday!

1974: The ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) begins operation, a world-unique "no-fault" insurance scheme. Got an interesting fact? Share it.

106 days ago

A Craft a Day: Simple Projects Using Pegs, Sticks & Resene Testpots

The Team from Resene ColorShop Hamilton

A craft project a day keeps the boredom away. Entertain kids with these easy arts and crafts projects using pegs, ice block sticks and Resene testpots. Find out how to create and paint your own peg crafts with these easy step by step instructions.

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107 days ago

The Summer Kiwi Quiz is back by popular demand

Summer Kiwi Quiz - 2026

Grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper between 1 Jan - 28 Jan and participate in the Summer Kiwi Quiz! Test your knowledge, answer the daily New Zealand based questions, and find out how well you know our beautiful country!

Each correct answer will get you one entry into the draw to … View more
Grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper between 1 Jan - 28 Jan and participate in the Summer Kiwi Quiz! Test your knowledge, answer the daily New Zealand based questions, and find out how well you know our beautiful country!

Each correct answer will get you one entry into the draw to WIN 1 of 5 Ooni Karu 2 Portable Pizza Oven bundles, valued at $1024! Each bundle includes: an Ooni Karu 2 Multi-Fuel Portable Pizza Oven, Ooni Karu 2 Carry Cover, Ooni 12" Perforated Peel, Ooni Digital Infrared Thermometer and an Ooni Cookbook: Cooking with Ooni. The more answers you enter correctly, the higher your chance of winning. For more information and to submit your answers, click here

The Team at Stuff
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108 days ago

🎉The Riddler wants to hear from you 🫵

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

🧩 Got a riddle that can stump your Neighbourly community? Share your brain teasers with us and watch your neighbours scratch their heads 😕🤔❓

Send us your tricky puzzles!

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108 days ago

TV and display cabinet for sale

Devar from Fitzroy

TV Stand with Display Cabinets – For Sale

Quality TV stand featuring three cabinets and glass display shelves, perfect for showcasing décor, books, or collectibles. Functional storage combined with an elegant display design.

Solid, practical, and in good condition — ideal for living or … View more
TV Stand with Display Cabinets – For Sale

Quality TV stand featuring three cabinets and glass display shelves, perfect for showcasing décor, books, or collectibles. Functional storage combined with an elegant display design.

Solid, practical, and in good condition — ideal for living or family rooms.

Price: $250

108 days ago

Coffee table with stools for sale

Devar from Fitzroy

Coffee Table with Storage & Seating Stools – For Sale

Practical and stylish coffee table with built-in storage, plus four low seating stools that tuck neatly underneath. Perfect for a kids’ workspace, board games, or relaxed games nights with friends.

Great space-saving piece and very… View more
Coffee Table with Storage & Seating Stools – For Sale

Practical and stylish coffee table with built-in storage, plus four low seating stools that tuck neatly underneath. Perfect for a kids’ workspace, board games, or relaxed games nights with friends.

Great space-saving piece and very versatile.

Price: $200

108 days ago

Lounge suite for sale

Devar from Fitzroy

Lounge Suite for Sale

Stylish and comfortable lounge suite in excellent condition. Includes:
• One three-seater sofa with two recliners
• Two single recliner chairs

Approximately two years old and well cared for.
Selling due to our move to Australia.

A great opportunity to pick up… View more
Lounge Suite for Sale

Stylish and comfortable lounge suite in excellent condition. Includes:
• One three-seater sofa with two recliners
• Two single recliner chairs

Approximately two years old and well cared for.
Selling due to our move to Australia.

A great opportunity to pick up a quality lounge suite at a good price.

Price: $2,000

109 days ago

What are your dos and don'ts for a beach visit?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Is it a good idea to bring a box of beers to the beach? How about a box of fireworks? Or a boombox?
Or how about a box with an embroidery kit in it. Or a book? Or a deck of cards?

What are your dos and don'ts for a beach visit? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't … View more
Is it a good idea to bring a box of beers to the beach? How about a box of fireworks? Or a boombox?
Or how about a box with an embroidery kit in it. Or a book? Or a deck of cards?

What are your dos and don'ts for a beach visit? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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110 days ago

From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.

He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in … View more
Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.

He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in my blood.”

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117 days ago

Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!

Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?

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Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
  • 78.9% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
    78.9% Complete
  • 21.1% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
    21.1% Complete
1462 votes
110 days ago

Do you pay by credit, or with Paywave?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

A small bookshop owner who has been using her own superannuation to keep her business afloat says the Government’s proposed surcharge ban will leave small businesses worse off.

The Government announced in July they would axe surcharge fees for in-store payments by May 2026 following a Commerce… View more
A small bookshop owner who has been using her own superannuation to keep her business afloat says the Government’s proposed surcharge ban will leave small businesses worse off.

The Government announced in July they would axe surcharge fees for in-store payments by May 2026 following a Commerce Commission decision to reduce interchange fees paid by businesses to accept Visa and Mastercard payments.

Do you pay by credit, or with Paywave? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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113 days ago

Create a Stunning Stain Feature Wall with Resene Colorwood

The Team from Resene ColorShop Hamilton

Transform your living room into a work of art with Resene Colorwood wood stains. Find out how to create your own stain feature wall with these easy step by step instructions.

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113 days ago

Discover the Healing Power of Nutrient Infusion: 60 Healing Recipes

Cordwainer from Melville

Discover the Healing Power of Nutrient Infusion: 60 Healing Recipes

Hardback, 212 pages, excellent condition.

Nutrient infusion happens when you pulverize fruit and vegetables, skins seeds and nuts to mine vital ingredients and unleash essential vitamins and minerals from your everyday … View more
Discover the Healing Power of Nutrient Infusion: 60 Healing Recipes

Hardback, 212 pages, excellent condition.

Nutrient infusion happens when you pulverize fruit and vegetables, skins seeds and nuts to mine vital ingredients and unleash essential vitamins and minerals from your everyday food. When you break down the cell walls of your food, you make nutrients more readily available for absorption and infusion into your body. With Nutrient Infusion you can make the most delicious, potent, nutrient packed superfoods you have ever tasted.

You retain 100 percent of the fibre, vitamins and minerals to build strong bones, healthy organs and vigorous cells, and naturally power your body and mind.

Price: $10

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122 days ago

Rotten fish attack the ‘health and safety’ incident that closed Thames Info Centre

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

The Thames Information Centre was forced to close its doors after a woman was doused in what “appears to have been rotten fish”.

News of the closure was first shared via a social media post from the Thames Business Association, saying the centre had to be closed after a “health and safety … View more
The Thames Information Centre was forced to close its doors after a woman was doused in what “appears to have been rotten fish”.

News of the closure was first shared via a social media post from the Thames Business Association, saying the centre had to be closed after a “health and safety incident”.

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116 days ago

Poll: Do you want Te Huia to continue?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

The future funding of Hamilton’s Te Huia rail link to Auckland is now in the hands of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).

But any decisions coming from the NZTA’s board won’t be made until it meets again in February after the Waikato Regional Council voted unanimously to send it a … View more
The future funding of Hamilton’s Te Huia rail link to Auckland is now in the hands of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).

But any decisions coming from the NZTA’s board won’t be made until it meets again in February after the Waikato Regional Council voted unanimously to send it a letter asking for an extension of Te Huia’s trial period for an extra year with the same levels of funding.

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

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Do you want Te Huia to continue?
  • 80.3% Yes
    80.3% Complete
  • 19.7% No
    19.7% Complete
66 votes
144 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.

Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours … View more
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.

Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.

Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?

Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!

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