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It’s Four Square’s 96th Birthday - but you get the birthday cards!
Spend $25 or more at your local Four Square and get one of three free collectable card games! Hurry instore before they’re gone! Offer ends July 12, while stocks last.
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Exciting news! We've teamed up with NZ Gardener for the Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year 2020. This year, Kiwis can nominate and read nominations on Neighbourly.
Ryman Healthcare with NZ Gardener is on the hunt for green-fingered good sorts – individuals or groups who have used … View moreExciting news! We've teamed up with NZ Gardener for the Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year 2020. This year, Kiwis can nominate and read nominations on Neighbourly.
Ryman Healthcare with NZ Gardener is on the hunt for green-fingered good sorts – individuals or groups who have used their gardening skills to help other people.
There are some amazing prizes up for grabs so if you know a homegrown hero who is using their gardening skills for good, nominate them here now!
Very disappointed, I am. I joined up with Stuff's energyclub, and out of the blue I got an email from Contact today that they have now got all of the energyclub accounts. And this a few weeks only after energyclub sent me an email that they are lowering rates and increasing their buy-back of … View moreVery disappointed, I am. I joined up with Stuff's energyclub, and out of the blue I got an email from Contact today that they have now got all of the energyclub accounts. And this a few weeks only after energyclub sent me an email that they are lowering rates and increasing their buy-back of solar distributed generation.
No advanced warning.
So I just spent the afternoon calculating my usage over the last 6 months and how much surplus electricity we generated. And now I have to go shop around, because none of the so called comparison sites take anywhere near enough factors into consideration.
If anyone has a supplier in the Whangarei area that doesn't charge like a wounded bull and pays decent rates on buy-back, I'd love to hear about it. Contact is far from my first choice; Australian Corporate that they are.
We’re celebrating the latest issue of The Forever Project magazine - free in this weekend’s Sunday Star-Times. It explores how New Zealand can bounce back from Covid-19 in a climate-friendly way.
For a sustainable future, join Stuff in The Forever Project. Sign up to our weekly newsletter … View moreWe’re celebrating the latest issue of The Forever Project magazine - free in this weekend’s Sunday Star-Times. It explores how New Zealand can bounce back from Covid-19 in a climate-friendly way.
For a sustainable future, join Stuff in The Forever Project. Sign up to our weekly newsletter and be in to win one of 100 limited-edition reusable beeswax Honeywraps. Each wrap can save 75 metres of plastic going into our landfill or oceans.
Clean up around your place with your choice of a free Resene cleaning product when you spend $100 or more at your local Resene owned ColorShop until 27 July 2020. Plus get 10L of Resene Ceiling Paint white for $99. Tinting and PaintWise levy extra.
These offers are available to … View moreClean up around your place with your choice of a free Resene cleaning product when you spend $100 or more at your local Resene owned ColorShop until 27 July 2020. Plus get 10L of Resene Ceiling Paint white for $99. Tinting and PaintWise levy extra.
These offers are available to Resene cardholders – if you don’t have one you can sign up free when you’re in store.
Hey neighbours, there are few Kiwis who haven't experienced cold or damp housing at some point in New Zealand, whatever part of the country you call home. So what's being done to change that for future generations?
Here's … View moreHey neighbours, there are few Kiwis who haven't experienced cold or damp housing at some point in New Zealand, whatever part of the country you call home. So what's being done to change that for future generations?
Here's how a passive revolution and building code changes could help our health - and the climate.
We work together with other services to support you. Our nurses provide care, support, comfort and hope to people affected by cancer, from diagnosis, through treatment to post treatment. Cancer Society is a supportive place, - awhi mai, awhi atu.
auckland-northland.cancernz.org.nz...
Over 80% of Fire and Emergency is made up of volunteers. Without them and their support crew, we wouldn’t be who we are today.
So this National Volunteer Week, we’re thanking more than 11,500 of our volunteers for missing precious moments in their lives to protect our communities.
Make … View moreOver 80% of Fire and Emergency is made up of volunteers. Without them and their support crew, we wouldn’t be who we are today.
So this National Volunteer Week, we’re thanking more than 11,500 of our volunteers for missing precious moments in their lives to protect our communities.
Make sure you say thanks as well by leaving a comment below. #cheerstoourvolunteers
Are you spending a lot more time at home these days and constantly tired of freezing during winter? Let us help you make your home warmer, drier and healthier all year round with a tailored retrofit double glazing solution for your home. Get your free measure and quote here or call 0800 658 658.
In this week’s issue we go undercover with tips and tools for glasshouses. It’s time to make your bird-friendly garden count, prune fruit trees, watch out for frosty weather, move seedlings under cover and pick celery before disease strikes.
Plus make your own hanging chandelier planter and … View moreIn this week’s issue we go undercover with tips and tools for glasshouses. It’s time to make your bird-friendly garden count, prune fruit trees, watch out for frosty weather, move seedlings under cover and pick celery before disease strikes.
Plus make your own hanging chandelier planter and follow Jane Packer’s advice to decorate your kitchen and dining spaces with flowers. Be in to win Jane Packer Flowers and the NZ House & Garden July issue.
Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:
44 gallon Hangi drum in good condition. Includes baskets and gas ring. Phone Bob 09 4343017
The door is colour steel green, 3.1m wide in four .550 panels. The door is dismantled and comes with tracks and spring loaded bar, it is similar to the photo’s It has been stored inside a garage undercover. There is no motor. An offer is wanted. Phone Bob 09 4343017
Hi Northland! The days are getting colder and the Neighbourly Snaps campaign is turning up the heat in your region. Show the rest of your neighbours the wintery scenes around your pad or your region. What's your idea of a wintery scene? Post your photo in the comments below ⬇️⬇️
Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries.
A New Zealand Forest Ranger in the Jungles of Papua New Guinea
This book, Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries, is about Ross’s time in pre-independence Papua New Guinea and captures a particular time in history when real adventure was still possible, and… View moreCannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries.
A New Zealand Forest Ranger in the Jungles of Papua New Guinea
This book, Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries, is about Ross’s time in pre-independence Papua New Guinea and captures a particular time in history when real adventure was still possible, and a young man’s attitude made those adventures happen. His retelling is as fresh as if it happened yesterday and there is never a dull moment.
Ross has a writing style that is relaxed and intimate, and he invites you to come along for the ride. He is passionate about people and places and the people he has encountered, and he spins a great yarn.
The book includes some 60 coloured photographs from Ross’s vast collection, which richly illustrate his writing.
Review from OnLineBookClub.org
This is Scott from OnlineBookClub.org. First, let me congratulate on the perfect 4/4 rating that your book earned from our professional review team. Our reviewers are very tough. Most books we review do not get a full 4/4 rating. So you have achieved something genuinely impressive. You should definitely be proud.
Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries: A New Zealand Forest Ranger in the Jungles of Papua New Guinea -
Official Review: Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries
Post by Chipochashe » 26 May 2020, 14:10
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries" by Ross Lockyer.]
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4 out of 4 stars
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Are you interested in travelling the world? Are you interested in ethnology and history? Have you ever wondered what life is like in the deep forests of Papua New Guinea (PNG)? If your answer to all these questions is yes, then get ready for an adventure of a lifetime. Ross Lockyer details his adventures in PNG between the years 1967 to 1973 in this book Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries. Few have had as much adventure in their lives as Ross experienced in a space of only about 5 years. Ross is from New Zealand and he goes to work in PNG whilst he is still fresh from Forestry School. He details his interactions with the locals which went as far as attending secret initiation ceremonies and acquiring historical artefacts. Ross shares some near-death experiences too.
Ross starts by giving some historical background on PNG before his arrival on the scene. He does a good job of describing the structure of the society and the culture at the time he arrived in PNG. His stories are interesting and sometimes humorous. The chapters can even be read as stand-alone stories as they focus on a particular area of interest. The language is clean and the stories are easy to follow. The author also makes use of words from the local language whose meanings he explains. There are no erotic scenes. The author writes in the first person, thus the reader experiences PNG from his point of view.
The story that I found to be most enjoyable was the one in the chapter titled “The Ancient Mystery of the Segaya Rock Paintings.” The author details his journey with friends and locals to see the Segaya Rock Paintings. They took with them a 17 year old girl named Helen, who got frightened by a cassowary (mouruk) on their way to the paintings. The author’s description of the whole event was humorous. One of the statements reads, “This mouruk was evidently a tame bird that belonged to the villagers, and it was totally fascinated by Helen and all the noise she was making.” Such thinly veiled humour made the book enjoyable to read.
I only found one grammatical error in the whole book, suggesting that it was professionally edited. I enjoyed the stories. The author piqued my interest to find out more about the history and current affairs of PNG. This book is suitable for readers of all ages who enjoy history and adventure. Younger readers would need the parents to read to them. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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