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1401 days ago

BACK YARD OVENS: Earth, Brick, Stone, Fire, Food... (book)

Cordwainer from Melville

BACK YARD OVENS: Earth, Brick, Stone, Fire, Food...

78 pages, colour, excellent condition. Earth Garden Publication, 2007

Now you can build your own wood-fired back yard oven with loads of practical advice, detailed photographs and tried and tested recipes from those who have done it.

Forget barbecues: once you've tried your own mouth-watering wood-fired pizzas or bread cooked in the back yard from your own handbuilt oven, you'll be totally hooked.

Chapters include

Cob, Clay and Earth
Brick, Stone and Cement
If You Can't Build Your Own

Price: $10

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More messages from your neighbours
3 days ago

A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!

If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?

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2 days ago

Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙

One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.

So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?

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Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
  • 60.5% Yes, supporting people is important!
    60.5% Complete
  • 24% No, individuals should take responsibility
    24% Complete
  • 15.4% ... It is complicated
    15.4% Complete
499 votes
1 day ago

Derelict Tokanui Hospital site in line for a clean-up

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Derelict Tokanui Hospital buildings will be demolished and contaminated land cleaned up so the site can be offered back to iwi.

The former psychiatric hospital, southeast of Te Awamutu, sits on land taken from Ngāti Maniapoto under the Public Works Act in 1910.

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