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Dawn King, 81, was walking her son's black labrador, Max, around the block in Rototuna when she tripped and fell over a lip of concrete on Cate Rd.
She broke her kneecap and is now stranded for four weeks.
After contacting Hamilton City Council about the incident, staff … View moreHi everyone,
Dawn King, 81, was walking her son's black labrador, Max, around the block in Rototuna when she tripped and fell over a lip of concrete on Cate Rd.
She broke her kneecap and is now stranded for four weeks.
After contacting Hamilton City Council about the incident, staff visited the site and it's due to be fixed within a week.
Do you have a dodgy footpath that needs fixing? If so, please get in touch on 849-9666 or email news@waikatotimes.co.nz or comment below.
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My husband, 15month old daughter and I are currently on the look out for a rental. My husband has just accepted a job back in the Waikato and he will be starting in 2 weeks time. We are able to stay in between houses if a … View moreSharing for a friend who is currently living in Whitianga
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My husband, 15month old daughter and I are currently on the look out for a rental. My husband has just accepted a job back in the Waikato and he will be starting in 2 weeks time. We are able to stay in between houses if a rental was to become available a little bit later. We also have 1 very well behaved cat. We would consider anything 2+ bedroom. We have very good references and have never missed a payment. The place needs to be warm and dry. If you have anything in mind that would be great
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Doors to Hamilton Library will reopen on July 9 - next week - with big plans scheduled for the reopening.
The library, in Hamilton's Garden Place, was closed in November 2016 after part of it was found to be earthquake-prone. The $635,000 fix include changes such as a coffee cart and a more… View moreDoors to Hamilton Library will reopen on July 9 - next week - with big plans scheduled for the reopening.
The library, in Hamilton's Garden Place, was closed in November 2016 after part of it was found to be earthquake-prone. The $635,000 fix include changes such as a coffee cart and a more open frontage. Monday's re-opening will start with a ceremony at 9.30am, followed by storytelling, and children's entertainment and activities.
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Our dedicated Fire and Emergency New Zealand volunteers received many wonderful messages from people all over New Zealand during National Volunteer Week. Thank you for taking the time to recognise the work of Fire and Emergency volunteers in your community.
Volunteering can be rewarding. If you … View moreOur dedicated Fire and Emergency New Zealand volunteers received many wonderful messages from people all over New Zealand during National Volunteer Week. Thank you for taking the time to recognise the work of Fire and Emergency volunteers in your community.
Volunteering can be rewarding. If you want to know what it takes to become a Fire and Emergency New Zealand volunteer, find out more at fireandemergency.nz/volunteering
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Lenox CD117B Turntable CD Burner Radio Cassette System
Burn CD directly from record
Cassette player
AM/FM radio
Cassette, AUX in to your CD
12 keys remote control
51cm (length) x 35 cm (width) x 31.5cm ( height)
I recently made a post here about recycling computers which got a lot of feedback and response. I thought I’d expand that by giving some general directions for recycling, not just computers, but electronic equipment and other kinds of materials. As I noted in that post, Dave from RecycleIT in … View moreI recently made a post here about recycling computers which got a lot of feedback and response. I thought I’d expand that by giving some general directions for recycling, not just computers, but electronic equipment and other kinds of materials. As I noted in that post, Dave from RecycleIT in Frankton (www.recycleit.co.nz, 0276295000) is the man to talk to if you’ve got some old computer equipment you’re looking to get rid of. It doesn’t matter whether or not it’s working. He will reuse, recycle and/or strip computer equipment for parts, and in some cases will even do pickup’s from your address.
The caveat to that is CRT monitors and TV screens (the big old clunky ones). Those need to be taken into the dump shop at the refuse centre (the dump) in Frankton, where a $5 fee will ensure they are recycled properly (this style of monitor contains many harmful substances like lead and mercury). As far as I know these are not taken with the inorganic rubbish collections. Other electronics, like metal waste in general, can be taken into most metal recyclers and exchanged for a bit of pocket change – I personally use Scrap Palace in Hamilton. This includes items like dishwashers, stereos and rusty old heaters.
As for the rest, here’s some places to take stuff:
Batteries (car or otherwise): Most metal recyclers will take these.
Clothing/Toys/Bikes/etc: I tend to drop off to the Sallies, but there's Hospice shops, Red Cross, you name it.
Clean rags/scrap material: Either the SPCA in Te Rapa (they get used for cleaning cages), or a local car mechanic might need rags on an ongoing basis to get the grease off their hands.
Food scraps: Know a pig farmer? (Or dig a square compost hole next to the garden, line the sides and top with wood to keep the rats out)
Cardboard/paper: The recycling collection services in the Waikato/Waipa will pick up a box of paper/cardboard approximately the size of your recycling bin, as well as what’s in your recycling bin. Just flatten any boxes.
General items/materials: Sometimes trademe is useful if the stuff is valuable, but if it’s not (or you’ve been burned by trademe in the past), Freecycle is an online recycling network where you can list stuff you want to get rid of, as well as stuff you want - anything from wooden pallets to computer monitors. The Hamilton group is here: groups.freecycle.org...
The main reason for writing this was the amount of good quality materials I see going to waste or left to rot in the rain whenever the inorganic collection season starts locally. By comparison, with a very small amount of effort you can possibly save someone else a lot of time and energy. As for computers, often it's only a very small part that needs replacing if they're faulty - I had a client who chucked out an entire machine because one stick of RAM was faulty (a repair/diagnosis cost of ~$50) and bought a new one at a cost of $600. Better to get it checked!
- Matt Bentley is a computer repair expert with Waikato Home PC Support.
Email info@homepcsupport.co.nz or phone 0211348576
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