Rukuhia, Hamilton

2803 days ago

Are you excited for the ski season to start?

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Hey neighbours,

Check out all this snow! Mt Ruapehu is looking epic after a fresh dumping of snow. The mountain is gearing up to open this weekend for its first skiers of the season. Will you be heading along?

Are you excited for the winter season? Which NZ skifield is your favourite? Let us … View more
Hey neighbours,

Check out all this snow! Mt Ruapehu is looking epic after a fresh dumping of snow. The mountain is gearing up to open this weekend for its first skiers of the season. Will you be heading along?

Are you excited for the winter season? Which NZ skifield is your favourite? Let us know in the replies! Photo credit: Tom Lee/ Stuff

2805 days ago

Just a reminder (your data is Gone)

Matt from Rukuhia

Just a note to all my friends who use computers to do things- do back up your data.
If your data is important to you, don't assume it is safe.
If you get a cryptolocker (ransomware) virus, Your data is Gone (or at the least, very expensive to retrieve).
If your hard drive in your computer … View more
Just a note to all my friends who use computers to do things- do back up your data.
If your data is important to you, don't assume it is safe.
If you get a cryptolocker (ransomware) virus, Your data is Gone (or at the least, very expensive to retrieve).
If your hard drive in your computer fails (median lifetime of current hard drives is 6 years, 25% fail within first 4 years), Your data is Gone.
If the motherboard or power supply in your computer starts to fail, your data may be gone.
If your operating system or RAM does something silly, your data may be gone.
If you get a power spike/lightning strike and it makes it past your power supply, Your data is Gone.
If you have a blackout/brownout, your data may be gone.
If you accidentally delete your data, Your data is Gone.
If someone else deletes your data, Your data is Gone.
If your computer is stolen, Your data is Gone.
If someone steps on the screen of your laptop and it doesn't have an external display port, you're gonna have to pay someone to retrieve the data or Your data is Gone.
If Your data is Gone, Your data is Gone. When data is Gone it doesn't tend to return often if at all.

The easiest way to make your data 'not gone' is to back it up to an external hard drive (~$70 a terabyte nowadays) using a free backup program like the ones built into Mac OSX and Windows.
Another way is to have your documents in 'the cloud' (online on a server, somewhere) using Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. The best solution is to do both, but it depends on how important your data is to you.

Be smart, be safe.


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2803 days ago

Introducing the Sooteater Chimney Cleaner

Pratts

If you own a wood-fire you will know how important it is to keep your chimney/flue system clean. This prevents chimney fires and keeps your fire running efficiently.
The Sooteater allows you to do this yourself without getting on your roof. Great if you have a high pitched roof/2 storey chimney. … View more
If you own a wood-fire you will know how important it is to keep your chimney/flue system clean. This prevents chimney fires and keeps your fire running efficiently.
The Sooteater allows you to do this yourself without getting on your roof. Great if you have a high pitched roof/2 storey chimney. It cleans better than a brush and works with any drill. The Sooteater has been sold in New Zealand for many years and is even used by plumbers and chimney sweeps!
View online or at our Cambridge showroom.

2803 days ago

Lucky Lotto - was it you?!

Julie Kaio Reporter from Hamilton Press

Someone in the Waikato is relishing a $1 million Lotto win.
The lucky player took out Wednesday night's first division prize draw with a ticket purchased on MyLotto.
Another eight players will be shouting office morning tea after winning $20,810 apiece in the second division draw.
This … View more
Someone in the Waikato is relishing a $1 million Lotto win.
The lucky player took out Wednesday night's first division prize draw with a ticket purchased on MyLotto.
Another eight players will be shouting office morning tea after winning $20,810 apiece in the second division draw.
This included another two Waikato players - one who purchased their ticket from Nawton Stationers & Lotto and the other through MyLotto.

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2804 days ago

Legally Blonde to hit Southwell School

Gary Farrow Reporter from Hamilton Press

Make sure and catch the production 'Legally Blonde the Musical', put on by St Paul's Collegiate.
NOTE: It will be performed at Southwell School, as opposed to what was suggested in the newspaper article today.

2804 days ago

SOLD!

Peter Hulsdouw from

Congratulations to our vendors and buyers - Vogel Place has SOLD for $810,000.

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2804 days ago

Poll: Should drivers be fined for damaging public reserves?

Lawrence Gullery Reporter from Cambridge Edition

Hi neighbours, Waipa District Council has moved to fine a driver responsible for tearing up a public reserve using a vehicle. Read more: www.stuff.co.nz...
Do you agree with the move? *Please indicate NFP if you do not want your comments used for a story.

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Should drivers be fined for damaging public reserves?
  • 100% Yes, fine more who do this!
    100% Complete
  • 0% No, it's a bit unfair.
    0% Complete
  • 0% Other (please comment below).
    0% Complete
19 votes
2805 days ago

Crystal Cafe at the Western Community Centre

Trevor from Dinsdale

Held at the Western Community Centre, 46 Hyde ave, Nawton. 2nd Friday of each month. Receive a mini reading, healing and supper for $20 a person. Connecting people. For more information see facebook.com/thecrystalpoint.nz

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