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765 days ago

Inbox Inspiration for Sowing & Growing

Yates

Yates has been guiding gardeners for quite a while now (nearly 140 years), so we’ve learned a few crafty garden tricks along the way. We’re sharing our email newsletter, packed with our special Yates blend of leading-edge horticulture and old-school garden tips, fresh every month.

Stay on … View more
Yates has been guiding gardeners for quite a while now (nearly 140 years), so we’ve learned a few crafty garden tricks along the way. We’re sharing our email newsletter, packed with our special Yates blend of leading-edge horticulture and old-school garden tips, fresh every month.

Stay on top of the seasonal tasks with us; whether you’re into vegies, herbs, fruit trees or houseplants, we’ll help you navigate your way to a gorgeous and luxuriant garden. Click through to get our timely advice on feeding, watering, weeding and how to nip your garden problems in the bud!
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765 days ago

Invite to Share the Stage Showcase

Momentum Waikato

Come out for a great time on Friday night, 28 October, at a door price set by you!

The Share the Stage Showcase is a special pop-up variety show being hosted by Clarence St Theatre in Hamilton to celebrate the new Waikato Regional Theatre.

Eight acts, nearly 100 local performers, a 2-hour … View more
Come out for a great time on Friday night, 28 October, at a door price set by you!

The Share the Stage Showcase is a special pop-up variety show being hosted by Clarence St Theatre in Hamilton to celebrate the new Waikato Regional Theatre.

Eight acts, nearly 100 local performers, a 2-hour show, ranging from song to dance, and more.

Thanks to the support of Trust Waikato, you decide how much you pay for the show.

All door takings go towards the Waikato Regional Theatre project.

7pm, This Friday, 28th October at Clarence St Theatre.
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766 days ago

Same Same but Different

Fieldays

Same Event, Same Venue, different date, 30 November to 3 December.

Plenty to see and do, eat, buy and try.

From Agri machinery, to new innovations, career opportunities and competitions.

We want to celebrate the sector that is relentlessly hard-working, at the forefront of world-leading … View more
Same Event, Same Venue, different date, 30 November to 3 December.

Plenty to see and do, eat, buy and try.

From Agri machinery, to new innovations, career opportunities and competitions.

We want to celebrate the sector that is relentlessly hard-working, at the forefront of world-leading technologies, and economically critical to our country.

The largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere.

Bringing town and country together over four days

The ultimate opportunity for agribusiness networking throughout the primary sector value chain.

Got to www.fieldays.co.nz to buy tickets.
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766 days ago

How much good are we doing?

The Team from Momentum Waikato

Community Foundations of New Zealand has collected stories from its 17 members, of which Momentum Waikato is one, and measured our collective progress in its latest Annual Impact Report.

Check out this smart and easy read for a great snapshot of how community vision is being realised around … View more
Community Foundations of New Zealand has collected stories from its 17 members, of which Momentum Waikato is one, and measured our collective progress in its latest Annual Impact Report.

Check out this smart and easy read for a great snapshot of how community vision is being realised around Aotearoa through building a culture of philanthropy.

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767 days ago

Oximeter and Wrist blood pressure monitors

Phyllis from Nawton

Brand new oximeter to monitor pulse and oxygen level. Each $20
Brand new wrist blood pressure monitor. Each $39.
Text me at 0220818587 if keen.
Pick up at nawton Hamilton or post at buyer's cost.

Price: $20

768 days ago

There's still time (just!) to send in your basil recipe

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are still on the hunt for amazing and inventive basil recipes! Send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by Oct 21, 2022. Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition … View more
Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are still on the hunt for amazing and inventive basil recipes! Send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by Oct 21, 2022. Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Vegetable Growing Made Easy.

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769 days ago

Heading: Calling all music lovers!

NZ Modern School of Music

Since 1952, the NZ Modern School of Music has provided Kiwis of all ages, throughout the country, with a fun, modern approach to learning music. We’re currently on the lookout for both students and teachers.

If you love music, are proficient in an instrument and would like to share your skills… View more
Since 1952, the NZ Modern School of Music has provided Kiwis of all ages, throughout the country, with a fun, modern approach to learning music. We’re currently on the lookout for both students and teachers.

If you love music, are proficient in an instrument and would like to share your skills with others, think about becoming a teacher with the New Zealand Modern School of Music. You don't need to be an experienced teacher - we'll give you training and support - you just need to be enthusiastic and be proficient in your chosen instrument and music theory.

Do you have an interest in learning to play a musical instrument? If you are a beginner or already have some musical ability, it's never too late to learn or re-learn - whether you are eight years old or eighty! NZ Modern School of Music offers affordable one-to-one music tutoring across a range of instruments for children and adults, and all levels of musical ability.

If you’re ready to start your journey in mastering a musical instrument or share your music passion & skills with others please get in touch with Gai Boswelll via email: nzmsm.waikato@gmail.com Phone: 027 289 2031
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770 days ago

Whakatāne – Rewind | Connect | Reset

Whakatane District Council

Escape to Whakatāne this summer in the sunny Eastern Bay of Plenty – we are the most beautiful place in the country, Supreme Winner in the Keep NZ Beautiful Awards.

We’re also the home of NZ’s most loved beach at Ōhope. Then there’s the wide open spaces, the immersive cultural … View more
Escape to Whakatāne this summer in the sunny Eastern Bay of Plenty – we are the most beautiful place in the country, Supreme Winner in the Keep NZ Beautiful Awards.

We’re also the home of NZ’s most loved beach at Ōhope. Then there’s the wide open spaces, the immersive cultural experiences, the outdoor adventure, the eco experiences and so much more. Summer like this? #DiscoverOurLocal
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770 days ago

STOP TREATING SOIL LIKE DIRT

Yates

Nourish the soil and the soil will nourish you! Healthy soil is at the very foundation of gardening success - and life itself - and this National Gardening Week Yates wants to help you grow good soil.

We’ve pulled together a bunch of ways to measure your soil health – how about planting a … View more
Nourish the soil and the soil will nourish you! Healthy soil is at the very foundation of gardening success - and life itself - and this National Gardening Week Yates wants to help you grow good soil.

We’ve pulled together a bunch of ways to measure your soil health – how about planting a pair of undies to find out how healthy your soil is? Or try a quick “worm count” test, building a “compost jar” (great fun for kids) or do a food waste audit.

Plus we’ve easy to follow steps on how to turn your food scraps & garden waste into fabulous compost.
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771 days ago

Plant seeds every month with a subscription from Kings Seeds.

The TV Guide

Sick of expensive veges from the supermarket? Purchase a subscription to the TV Guide for your chance to win 1 of 20 1-year seed subscriptions from Kings Seeds, worth $450. Delivered monthly to your home, what better way to go green and save money than growing your own food?

Purchase a 6 month, … View more
Sick of expensive veges from the supermarket? Purchase a subscription to the TV Guide for your chance to win 1 of 20 1-year seed subscriptions from Kings Seeds, worth $450. Delivered monthly to your home, what better way to go green and save money than growing your own food?

Purchase a 6 month, 1 year, or 2 year subscription to the TV Guide before 31 October and you’ll automatically be placed in the draw to win. There are three different subscriptions to choose from to suit your needs; Vegetable seeds, Microgreen seeds, and Sprouting seeds. To view the T&Cs click here.
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772 days ago

Painted fence

The Team from Resene ColorShop Te Rapa

It’s easy to transform a tired timber fence into a stylish feature with Resene Lumbersider. Find out how to create your own.

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773 days ago

Join us online for our Waikato Disability Community Health Forum

Te WhatuOra

At Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato we want more of you to have a say about what is most important to support your health and wellbeing.

This helps us to develop better access to local community services for people living with a disability / whānau hauā. Dial in to our friendly forum … View more
At Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato we want more of you to have a say about what is most important to support your health and wellbeing.

This helps us to develop better access to local community services for people living with a disability / whānau hauā. Dial in to our friendly forum and share your knowledge and experience as we work together on these matters. On the agenda: Topics include - Local community feedback, update on Whānau Hauā Responsiveness Plan, equity update and discussion on the new health system and localities.

Waikato Regional Disability Hui/ Whānau Hauā Forum
When: Monday 17 October, 4 - 6pm

If interested please email norma.taute@waikatodhb.health.nz or Join Zoom Meeting – us06web.zoom.us/j/88142676152 Meeting ID: 881 4267 6152

Disability Health Forums are a gathering of local people who share in a conversation about what matters to their community and hear what’s happening from Te Whatu Ora Waikato, other health and social service providers and local organisations/groups.

We look forward to meeting you online. He whakarongo tātou – we’re here to listen
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773 days ago

Momentum’s menu of smart giving options

Momentum Waikato

Do you want to financially support local social and environmental activity across the Waikato in a way that ensures your help has an effective and ongoing impact?

Momentum Waikato, the region’s community foundation, hosts investment funds set up by community groups, social enterprises and … View more
Do you want to financially support local social and environmental activity across the Waikato in a way that ensures your help has an effective and ongoing impact?

Momentum Waikato, the region’s community foundation, hosts investment funds set up by community groups, social enterprises and local champions to diversify and grow the income that enables their own or others’ worthwhile work.

A number of these investment funds welcome public donations. From art to sport, environment to disability support, for specific locations or the whole region, you can support the local cause or charity you care about with smart giving.
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775 days ago

Have you visited AJ Seeley Gully?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

A plucky group of backyard conservationists plan to make an 80m buffer around the central Hamilton reserve.
Surgeon and conservationist Dr Alwyn Seeley restored paddocks into 2.5ha of native bushland in what's become known as the AJ Seeley Gully.
Community volunteers have now got a $2000 … View more
A plucky group of backyard conservationists plan to make an 80m buffer around the central Hamilton reserve.
Surgeon and conservationist Dr Alwyn Seeley restored paddocks into 2.5ha of native bushland in what's become known as the AJ Seeley Gully.
Community volunteers have now got a $2000 boost to create a pest-control barrier around it.

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