Whatawhata, Hamilton

Time to tidy that garage

Time to tidy that garage

Use Neighbourly Market to make a few bucks while you're at it

199 days ago

Spark scam

Karen from Nawton

BE AWARE; just moments ago got a scam call from Spark about my internet connection but at time of call I am on my laptop using the internet. Guy was quite hesitant to speak at times and had several moments of silence. may have been a new recruit. he hung up before I had chance to.

196 days ago

Pukete Market - Where Artisan & Community Meet

Wendy from Pukete

Come and support our first monthly Artisan market on Kings birthday weekend, Sunday 2nd June , 9am-1pm, TeRapa Sportsdrome, 43 Church St, Pukete, Hamilton. Please like/follow/share us on FB:www.facebook.com...

Free

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196 days ago

Pukete Market - Where Artisan & Community Meet

Wendy from Pukete

Come and support our first monthly Artisan market on Kings birthday weekend, Sunday 2nd June , 9am-1pm, TeRapa Sportsdrome, 43 Church St, Pukete, Hamilton. Please like/follow/share us on FB: www.facebook.com...

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201 days ago

The Tova Show

Jen from Stuff

Hello! Are you a …
- A student/young professional renting
- A young family, renting or owning
- An older New Zealander/retiree/pensioner

We’re reaching out from the Tova show, the flagship weekly politics podcast on Stuff, as we prepare for our budget coverage and how it’s affecting … View more
Hello! Are you a …
- A student/young professional renting
- A young family, renting or owning
- An older New Zealander/retiree/pensioner

We’re reaching out from the Tova show, the flagship weekly politics podcast on Stuff, as we prepare for our budget coverage and how it’s affecting Kiwis - we’d love to hear from you.

We need a few people who are available the week before the budget (Wednesday 22nd/Thursday 23rd May) and on the day of the announcement (Thursday 30th May).

Please email tova@stuff.co.nz or comment below if you’d like to share your perspective with us. We give you our commitment to treat your experience with sensitivity and care.

Type NFP if you don't wish your comments to be used.

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201 days ago

Share your New Zealand music memories...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

It's NZ Music Month and New Zealand really has some beautiful songs from artists that we call our own.

Whether it's April Sun in Cuba, Don't Forget your Roots, or How Bizarre or Bic Runga's 'Sway' - songs have a way of unlocking memories and evoking old feelings.
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It's NZ Music Month and New Zealand really has some beautiful songs from artists that we call our own.

Whether it's April Sun in Cuba, Don't Forget your Roots, or How Bizarre or Bic Runga's 'Sway' - songs have a way of unlocking memories and evoking old feelings.

In honour of NZ Music Month, share a New Zealand song or artist that is special to you and explain why.

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.

197 days ago

The Pink Campervan is Coming to Waikato!

Talia Cooper from Pink Caravan Education & Awareness - Rotorua, Taupo, Waikato.

Each year our breast health nurses travel around New Zealand in our iconic Pink Campervan, to talk about mammograms, offer advice about checking your breasts, healthy lifestyles and family risk.

Our nurses have valuable advice about symptoms, treatments, support groups and post-surgery options. … View more
Each year our breast health nurses travel around New Zealand in our iconic Pink Campervan, to talk about mammograms, offer advice about checking your breasts, healthy lifestyles and family risk.

Our nurses have valuable advice about symptoms, treatments, support groups and post-surgery options. The breast care nurses have visual and hands-on displays of breast cancer symptoms that most haven’t seen before, and will use prosthetic breasts to show what a lump feels like.

Our breast nurses would love to have a chat to you so pop in and say hi. We’ll be at the locations below on the following dates:

Monday, 20 May 2024
SWPICS + Unichem
Leith Place, Tokoroa

Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Tokoroa Family Health
Gate 3 Tokoroa Hospital Maraetai Road Tokoroa 3420


Wednesday, 5 June 2024
New World Matamata
45 Waharoa Road East, Matamata

Thursday, 6 June 2024
Putaruru Woolworths
Tirau Street, Putāruru 3411

Friday, 7 June 2024
Tirau Town Centre
Main Rd (SH1), Tirau

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197 days ago

Watch out for this pretty flower

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Green thumbs are being asked to watch out for a beautiful but toxic flower that could be growing in their backyards.

What you need to know:
- Every part of the plant is poisonous, and can cause gastroenteritis, thirst, paralysis, blindness, and heart and kidney failure.
- This plant is hardy … View more
Green thumbs are being asked to watch out for a beautiful but toxic flower that could be growing in their backyards.

What you need to know:
- Every part of the plant is poisonous, and can cause gastroenteritis, thirst, paralysis, blindness, and heart and kidney failure.
- This plant is hardy and normal pest control efforts are often not enough to eradicate.
- The cape tulip, growing up to 90cm high with one strap-like leaf, was introduced to Aotearoa in the 1940s, the Ministry for Primary Industries’ manager for pest management John Sanson said. “Cape tulips, like many of these invasive weeds, are really attractive ornamental species ...but they escape over people’s backyard fences and into pasture, as these things often do,”
- It was classified as a noxious plant in the late 1970s after they were discovered to cause harm to livestock and humans, even killing animals when too much as ingested.
- The salmon-pink flowers bloom for about two days a year between June and December, and have previously been an ornamental species for keen gardeners.

Sanson urged people who believed they had the weed growing on their property to leave it untouched and contact Biosecurity New New Zealand’s Exotic Pest and Disease on 0800 80 99 66.

Once a site was confirmed, manual removal or chemical treatment would start.

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197 days ago

Macrame Workshop (Te Kowhai / Hamilton)

Silvia from Te Kowhai

Suitable for beginners or those wanting to expand on their macrame skills. Learn some of the basic macrame knots in a fun, relaxed setting & create a gorgeous "Sunset" wall hanging to take home.
19th May 2024, 9:30 - 14:30
Cost: $90 p/p (all materials included)
To register, email: … View more
Suitable for beginners or those wanting to expand on their macrame skills. Learn some of the basic macrame knots in a fun, relaxed setting & create a gorgeous "Sunset" wall hanging to take home.
19th May 2024, 9:30 - 14:30
Cost: $90 p/p (all materials included)
To register, email: craftaholix@outlook.com

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197 days ago

Seed storage

The Team from Resene ColorShop Te Rapa

Build a sturdy little box to keep your seed packets organised and easily accessible. Finish it in Resene Seaweed and Resene Aquaclear. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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197 days ago

Spoil someone special this Mother’s Day

mags4gifts.co.nz

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy up to 34% off 1-year magazine subscriptions and grab a gift for yourself or a mother figure that’ll last all year long!

With over 50 titles to choose from, there’s something for everyone at mags4gifts.co.nz. To make … View more
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy up to 34% off 1-year magazine subscriptions and grab a gift for yourself or a mother figure that’ll last all year long!

With over 50 titles to choose from, there’s something for everyone at mags4gifts.co.nz. To make your gift even more special, make sure to click the “This order is a gift” box to add a free personalised e-card to your order. Mother’s Day offers end at midnight on 11 May, so don’t miss out! T&Cs apply.
Find out more

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198 days ago

Dinsdale Toastmasters Club 40th Birthday

Karen from Nawton

Invitation to ex/past members of Dinsdale Toastmasters club
28 May 2024
7pm-9pm
RSVP 15th May
Western Community Centre, Hyde ave, Nawton
See attached document for more details (hopefully!)
contact Karen Stewart (birthday co-ordinator on 0273901487.

40th birthday invite.docx Download View

206 days ago

What did you make of Finau's tackle in Friday's game?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Samipeni Finau admits he heard all the outrage over his latest massive hit, but the Chiefs enforcer could not care less, and is backing his technique to continue to smash pesky No 10s.

Debate swirled over the weekend in the wake of Finau’s crunching tackle on Waratahs first-five Tane Edmed in … View more
Samipeni Finau admits he heard all the outrage over his latest massive hit, but the Chiefs enforcer could not care less, and is backing his technique to continue to smash pesky No 10s.

Debate swirled over the weekend in the wake of Finau’s crunching tackle on Waratahs first-five Tane Edmed in the third minute of the Chiefs’ Super Rugby Pacific win in Sydney last Friday.

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198 days ago

Have you ever tried an empanada?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

A trip to La Rosa Latin Pastries on Ulster St saw one woman leave while balancing five large boxes in her arms.

“I come here every time I come to Hamilton”, the woman told our reporter with a thick South American accent as she bustled out the door with her goodies.

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198 days ago

What's your take on the rugby mouthguard debate?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan is happy enough with some of his players, including star No 10 Damian McKenzie, not wearing the smart mouthguards introduced for the Super Rugby Pacific season.

McKenzie is in the midst of a 12-day concussion stand-down in the wake of a head knock suffered in last … View more
Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan is happy enough with some of his players, including star No 10 Damian McKenzie, not wearing the smart mouthguards introduced for the Super Rugby Pacific season.

McKenzie is in the midst of a 12-day concussion stand-down in the wake of a head knock suffered in last Saturday night’s 56-7 thrashing of the Force in Hamilton, where the issue of the contentious new technology again reared its head.

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199 days ago

Why Leonie loves lawn bowls

Hilda Ross Retirement Village

For the uninitiated, lawn bowls may just look like a bunch of people throwing balls up and down a flat piece of grass.

But for Evelyn Page Retirement Village resident Leonie, it is a game of skill that has brought her 40 years of friendship, camaraderie and many fun-filled experiences and … View more
For the uninitiated, lawn bowls may just look like a bunch of people throwing balls up and down a flat piece of grass.

But for Evelyn Page Retirement Village resident Leonie, it is a game of skill that has brought her 40 years of friendship, camaraderie and many fun-filled experiences and memories.

So much so, that she has dedicated most of the last 20-plus years to umpiring the game. It is her way of giving back, she says, and now she is lending those skills to the upcoming trans-Tasman inter-village Ryman Roll Up.

Click read more for the full story.

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