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As you drive around our beautiful country this summer, you'll see honesty stalls, selling everything from fruit and vegetables to pine cones, dotted along our highways.
Honesty stalls in rural NZ may be the "Kiwi way", but thieves are making it difficult to survive.
… View moreHi Neighbours,
As you drive around our beautiful country this summer, you'll see honesty stalls, selling everything from fruit and vegetables to pine cones, dotted along our highways.
Honesty stalls in rural NZ may be the "Kiwi way", but thieves are making it difficult to survive.
One grower-family was targeted with a spate of $100 per day thefts.
But out-of-pocket growers have pledged to continue; keeping the "Kiwi tradition" alive, in spite of thieves.
To read more, click here.
Do you make the most of honesty stalls when you're driving throughout New Zealand?
Is it a vespula wasp (German or common) or a paper wasp? Find out the difference here.
Once you know which type of wasp to target, the next step is to use the correct control method.
- For paper wasps, there are commercially available sprays at hardware stores around the country. The important … View moreIs it a vespula wasp (German or common) or a paper wasp? Find out the difference here.
Once you know which type of wasp to target, the next step is to use the correct control method.
- For paper wasps, there are commercially available sprays at hardware stores around the country. The important things to note are not to get too close (these sprays can go up to four metres), and to do it at dusk once the wasps have returned to their nests. If you are unsure where the nests are, you can usually follow the wasp to it, as they don't travel too far away.
- Vespex is a protein-based bait which is suitable for use on the vespula wasp species. This is usually done at landscape scale as a small tub of bait can cover a large area. You don't need to find the nests as the wasps carry the bait home with them. Vespex is not at all attractive to bees. If there is a problem in your area you can learn all about the use of vespex here. You will need to be an approved user - a short 10-minute video course is all that is required. Vespex is not suitable for paper wasps as they prefer live bait. You can also contribute to our fight against wasps here: givealittle.co.nz...
Saudi Arabia has cut back production by 500,000 barrels a day as their part of a 1.2 million bpd agreement with OPEC and non OPEC members too arrest the slide in oil prices. Oil has gone back up to what it was a week before Xmas so that recent petrol price drop looks like it will be short lived. … View moreSaudi Arabia has cut back production by 500,000 barrels a day as their part of a 1.2 million bpd agreement with OPEC and non OPEC members too arrest the slide in oil prices. Oil has gone back up to what it was a week before Xmas so that recent petrol price drop looks like it will be short lived. oilprice.com Looks like I will have to leave the shopping car at home and take the bike. Kids are not happy about being told to walk ...
Jandals. The good old Kiwi flip flop. When the sun is blazing down, the rubber shoe can take you from the morning stroll to get a paper, the beach, and then on to a bar. But how pricey are these items getting - what did you pay back in the day, and what's the most expensive one you've … View moreJandals. The good old Kiwi flip flop. When the sun is blazing down, the rubber shoe can take you from the morning stroll to get a paper, the beach, and then on to a bar. But how pricey are these items getting - what did you pay back in the day, and what's the most expensive one you've seen in the beach boutiques nowadays?
We want to know what a day at the beach with the classics costs us.
So roll up, roll up ... there's nothing like licking a scoop of ice cream during the summer. How much do you pay at home, and when you are away? What is the most expensive ice cream you've bought on holiday?
[Note, if … View moreWe want to know what a day at the beach with the classics costs us.
So roll up, roll up ... there's nothing like licking a scoop of ice cream during the summer. How much do you pay at home, and when you are away? What is the most expensive ice cream you've bought on holiday?
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The Kiwi day at the beach. It's what our summer memories are made of. It's an easy and fun way to spend a day in the sun - but is it still cheap?
We want to know what a day at the beach with the classics costs us.
First up: What do you pay for fish and chips? And what's the most … View moreThe Kiwi day at the beach. It's what our summer memories are made of. It's an easy and fun way to spend a day in the sun - but is it still cheap?
We want to know what a day at the beach with the classics costs us.
First up: What do you pay for fish and chips? And what's the most expensive takeaway fish and chips you have come across?
[Note, if you'd prefer we didn't quote you in our articles on Neighbourly or Stuff.co.nz, please mark your post "NQ"]
An Invercargill woman says she is disgusted after her daughter found a used syringe, with the needle…
Great Wall China have just released their new electric car ( 26/12 ) with a range of 320km ( expected 240 in real world ) top speed 100kmph. Designed for urban rather than open road. Chinese architects design some beautiful building , might need to get some to design a car to look a little like my … View moreGreat Wall China have just released their new electric car ( 26/12 ) with a range of 320km ( expected 240 in real world ) top speed 100kmph. Designed for urban rather than open road. Chinese architects design some beautiful building , might need to get some to design a car to look a little like my runabout / shopping cart.
The New Year honours have been announced, including one for local police officer John Harris.
Showcase your best photography and you could WIN one of six $2,000 Canon vouchers. Enter your photo into one of six categories:
- Great Outdoors
- People and Communities
- Kiwi Summer
- Thrill and Adventure
- Urban Life
- Bach and Backyard
Our favourite entries will be published in … View moreShowcase your best photography and you could WIN one of six $2,000 Canon vouchers. Enter your photo into one of six categories:
- Great Outdoors
- People and Communities
- Kiwi Summer
- Thrill and Adventure
- Urban Life
- Bach and Backyard
Our favourite entries will be published in your local newspaper and on stuff.co.nz/photoawards
Hi neighbours,
What do you get when you combine go-carts with the luge, and race down the side of a ski mountain? It's called mountain carting; and it's easily the most fun Brook Sabin has ever had.
This cool ride is at Cardrona - the South Island ski resort. Although most Kiwis head … View moreHi neighbours,
What do you get when you combine go-carts with the luge, and race down the side of a ski mountain? It's called mountain carting; and it's easily the most fun Brook Sabin has ever had.
This cool ride is at Cardrona - the South Island ski resort. Although most Kiwis head there during the winter ski season, in the warmer months it's a summer playground. Click here to read all about it. Have you given this a go?
When: Saturday, December 29th and Tuesday, January 1st.
Where: Sandflat Rd, Cromwell (Cnr SH6).
Both days: Gates 4pm, Racing 6pm
Guest driver (photo): Just turned 17, Michael ‘Buddy’ Kofoid, USA’s most talked about sprintcar star.
December 29th:
- Round 4 of the $100,000 2018/19 … View moreWhen: Saturday, December 29th and Tuesday, January 1st.
Where: Sandflat Rd, Cromwell (Cnr SH6).
Both days: Gates 4pm, Racing 6pm
Guest driver (photo): Just turned 17, Michael ‘Buddy’ Kofoid, USA’s most talked about sprintcar star.
December 29th:
- Round 4 of the $100,000 2018/19 Hydraulink Sprintcar War of the Wings (Wow) comes to ‘Central Otago’s Fastest Family Show on Earth’. These 'winged demons of speedway' never fail to get spectator hearts thumping and adrenalin rushing
- Christmas Champs for super saloons, saloons, six shooters, youth ministocks, productions.
- Southern Saloon Series Day 1 for these low and wide Beasts of Speedway.
January 1st:
- New Year’s Day Champs featuring sprintcars, super saloons, saloons, youth ministocks, productions, six shooters.
- Southern Saloon Series Final.
Tell us about your New Year resolution. How are you going to make 2019 better for yourself, your friends, family and community?
Merry Christmas everyone from near and a far I hope you have a jolly good time with friends and family and also a great new years celebration thanks for that awesome support over the last year watching my photos pop up here it's been a privilege to share what I see and I look forward to … View moreMerry Christmas everyone from near and a far I hope you have a jolly good time with friends and family and also a great new years celebration thanks for that awesome support over the last year watching my photos pop up here it's been a privilege to share what I see and I look forward to sharing more next year here's me signing off for 2018 😊
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