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1530 days ago

Better balance is easy!

The Team from ACC New Zealand

Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free. You just need a smartphone or tablet.

With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. … View more
Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free. You just need a smartphone or tablet.

With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. It’s a technique called dual-tasking and it’s proven to be effective, it’s also fun. Just 10 minutes a day in the comfort of your own home and you can be Nymbl.

Register now to get Nymbl free. Nymbl is brought to you by Live Stronger For Longer and ACC, MOH and HQSC.
Learn more

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1530 days ago

'Bitterly cold' day for South Island - can you see any snow?

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

Temperatures are plummeting as snow blankets many parts of the South Island on Tuesday morning.

MetService meteorologist Peter Little said South Islanders should expect a “bitterly cold” day as a cold front “significantly” dropped temperatures overnight, bringing flurries of snow, sleet … View more
Temperatures are plummeting as snow blankets many parts of the South Island on Tuesday morning.

MetService meteorologist Peter Little said South Islanders should expect a “bitterly cold” day as a cold front “significantly” dropped temperatures overnight, bringing flurries of snow, sleet and rain to most southern centres.

Is snow affecting your area? Send us your pics/tell us what you see in the comments below.

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1530 days ago

Mental Health + Well-Being - September 1st to 30th 🧠🌸

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

1 in 4 New Zealand adults will suffer from a mental disorder or distress at some point in their lives. When they do, let’s make sure they don’t have to go it alone. To create safer, more caring communities we need to not only look after ourselves but those around us as well.

For the month of … View more
1 in 4 New Zealand adults will suffer from a mental disorder or distress at some point in their lives. When they do, let’s make sure they don’t have to go it alone. To create safer, more caring communities we need to not only look after ourselves but those around us as well.

For the month of September, we want to use our voice to raise awareness for mental health and well-being. Perhaps consider sharing a cuppa with someone you know who could use the support or challenge your family and friends to unplug from social media for the entire month to improve their well-being. If you or someone you know is going through a rough patch, don’t forget you can call or text 1737 anytime for FREE support from a trained counsellor.

This month also coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10th) followed by Mental Health Awareness Week (21 - 27 September).

However you choose to take part, make sure to tag us in your posts + use the following hashtag so we can see how you’re cultivating better mental health for yourself or in your community this month:

#NSNZmentalhealth

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1534 days ago

Zero tolerance on speeding drivers all year round as Kiwi cops get tough on motorists

The Team Reporter from Stuff

Hi neighbours,

Do you sometimes drive a few kms over the speed limit? Road police have scrapped their speed buffer on Kiwi roads in favour of a no tolerance approach.

All motorists edging over the limit at any time of the year can now expect to be pulled over and possibly fined, national road … View more
Hi neighbours,

Do you sometimes drive a few kms over the speed limit? Road police have scrapped their speed buffer on Kiwi roads in favour of a no tolerance approach.

All motorists edging over the limit at any time of the year can now expect to be pulled over and possibly fined, national road policing manager Acting Superintendent Gini Welch confirmed on Friday.

It brings an end to a long-standing convention that law enforcement would let minor speeding breaches slide.


“We don’t have a threshold,” Welch told Stuff, “we don’t have anything other than the speed limit.

Previously, besides zero tolerance long weekends, it was understood police could exercise discretion up to 10kmh over the speed limit.

Click here to read more.

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1530 days ago

Snowfall set to disrupt South Island motorists

Neighbourly.co.nz

UPDATE: Snowfall warning has been lifted for Porters Pass, please drive to the conditions.

Motorists in the Canterbury and West Coast region are today advised to drive cautiously, with chain use 'essential' if driving through SH73 (Porters Pass).

What you need to know:

- The NZTA… View more
UPDATE: Snowfall warning has been lifted for Porters Pass, please drive to the conditions.

Motorists in the Canterbury and West Coast region are today advised to drive cautiously, with chain use 'essential' if driving through SH73 (Porters Pass).

What you need to know:

- The NZTA has advised motorists to fit their vehicle with chains if travelling through SH73

- Metservice has forecast snowfall of 10-15cm to fall in the area around Porters Pass above 500m

-Porters Pass is now closed to towing vehicles

See the SH73 Traffic Map for all the latest road alerts
For weather related updates, head to MetService's Weather Warnings Page

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1534 days ago

Poll: Christchurch skydiving, would you give it a go?

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

New Zealand’s only heli-dive operation is now offering people the chance to freefall over the Pacific Ocean, before landing on Sumner Beach in Christchurch.

Stuff reporter Lee Kenny dropped in for a look, then dropped out.

Would you give it a go? Why/why not? Read more here.

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Christchurch skydiving, would you give it a go?
  • 38.7% Yes - I'd love to!
    38.7% Complete
  • 61.3% Nope - not for me
    61.3% Complete
266 votes
1531 days ago

Weekend temperatures top 24C in South Island - did you get out?

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

Happy Monday neighbours,

Temperatures reached record highs in parts of the South Island on Sunday, with Kaikōura the hottest spot in the country at 24.5C.

Riccarton equalled its second-highest winter temperature with 23.6C, Lincoln had its fourth-highest at 22.3C, while Waimate had its hottest … View more
Happy Monday neighbours,

Temperatures reached record highs in parts of the South Island on Sunday, with Kaikōura the hottest spot in the country at 24.5C.

Riccarton equalled its second-highest winter temperature with 23.6C, Lincoln had its fourth-highest at 22.3C, while Waimate had its hottest winter day since records began in 1908, reaching 23.4C.

But despite the weekend of warm weather across New Zealand, winter isn’t over yet.

Did you make the most of the weather while it lasted?

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1531 days ago

Meet our 2020 Houseplant Hero!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Congratulations to King George Diones , who wins $500 worth of Yates products and $300 worth of Kings Plant Barn vouchers. This surgical nurse in Auckland propagates and sells houseplants. He is currently giving all profits to colleagues in the Philippines to buy PPE.

1542 days ago

Do you have a DIY project on the go?

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

Sales of DIY items are on the rise again as New Zealanders prepare to spend more time at home.

New Zealand’s leading hardware stores say demand for power tools, plants and paint has spiked for the second time this year.

Do you have a home project on the go? Let us know what it is below.

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1531 days ago

Major scrub fire near Aoraki/Mt Cook burns for second day

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

A large blaze burning through wilding pines near the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park has spread significantly overnight.

The fire has been burning since about 11.25am on Sunday after flaring up on a Twizel riverbed and spreading to a large forest on Mt Cook Rd (State Highway 80).

It grew to 2500 … View more
A large blaze burning through wilding pines near the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park has spread significantly overnight.

The fire has been burning since about 11.25am on Sunday after flaring up on a Twizel riverbed and spreading to a large forest on Mt Cook Rd (State Highway 80).

It grew to 2500 hectares and had a 23 kilometre perimeter by Sunday night but on Monday, there was "significant spread" overnight and it was now covering 3100 hectares.

There are 17 helicopters and two fixed-wing aircraft battling the fire, with the first helicopters equipped with monsoon buckets going up at first light.

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1536 days ago

Poll: Should bus drivers be allowed to self-enforce social distancing rules?

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

Bus commuters have been passed at bus stops in Christchurch as some drivers adopt a harder line on level 2 social distancing.

With capacity on buses reduced due to social distancing requirements, some Christchurch users have reported delays and passengers being left behind because there was not … View more
Bus commuters have been passed at bus stops in Christchurch as some drivers adopt a harder line on level 2 social distancing.

With capacity on buses reduced due to social distancing requirements, some Christchurch users have reported delays and passengers being left behind because there was not enough room.

A Christchurch commuter said "some bus drivers care about how many are on the bus and some don't".

Do you think it's okay that bus drivers self-enforce social distancing?

Read more here

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Should bus drivers be allowed to self-enforce social distancing rules?
  • 61.9% Yes - they should be allowed to enforce
    61.9% Complete
  • 38.1% No - enforcing is not their job
    38.1% Complete
407 votes
1535 days ago

Throwback Thursday

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

How's this for a throwback, Cantabs?

Cantabrians rush to Seaview Rd, New Brighton to get some last minute Christmas shopping in - Christmas Eve, 1955.

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1531 days ago

Homestead destroyed as major South Canterbury scrub fire burns for second day

The Team Reporter from Stuff

Hi neighbours,

A large blaze burning through forestry in the Mackenzie District has destroyed a homestead as it continues to burn for a second day.

The fire has been burning since about 11.25am on Sunday after flaring up on a Twizel riverbed and spreading to a large forest on Mt Cook Rd.

It had … View more
Hi neighbours,

A large blaze burning through forestry in the Mackenzie District has destroyed a homestead as it continues to burn for a second day.

The fire has been burning since about 11.25am on Sunday after flaring up on a Twizel riverbed and spreading to a large forest on Mt Cook Rd.

It had grown to 2500 hectares and had a 23 kilometre perimeter by Sunday night.

The fire jumped Mt Cook Rd – State Highway 80 (SH80) – and is burning on both sides. SH80 and SH8 remain closed.

To read more, click here

1531 days ago

Homestead destroyed as major South Canterbury scrub fire burns for second day

The Team Reporter from Stuff

Hi neighbours,

A large blaze burning through forestry in the Mackenzie District has destroyed a homestead as it continues to burn for a second day.

The fire has been burning since about 11.25am on Sunday after flaring up on a Twizel riverbed and spreading to a large forest on Mt Cook Rd.

It had … View more
Hi neighbours,

A large blaze burning through forestry in the Mackenzie District has destroyed a homestead as it continues to burn for a second day.

The fire has been burning since about 11.25am on Sunday after flaring up on a Twizel riverbed and spreading to a large forest on Mt Cook Rd.

It had grown to 2500 hectares and had a 23 kilometre perimeter by Sunday night.

The fire jumped Mt Cook Rd – State Highway 80 (SH80) – and is burning on both sides. SH80 and SH8 remain closed.

To read more, click here

1532 days ago

Anyone can be Nymbl

The Team from ACC New Zealand

Now you can get better balance, in the comfort and safety of your own home, with Nymbl - the easy-to-use smartphone app.

Nymbl gives you simple body movements, combined with brain challenges like trivia, to really improve your balance.

It’s fun and only takes only 10 minutes a day.

Get… View more
Now you can get better balance, in the comfort and safety of your own home, with Nymbl - the easy-to-use smartphone app.

Nymbl gives you simple body movements, combined with brain challenges like trivia, to really improve your balance.

It’s fun and only takes only 10 minutes a day.

Get Nymbl now, for free. Just go to nymblscience.com...
Register now

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