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This month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you … View moreThis month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you personify your community or ‘hood’. This year we’re doing it a little differently. To help focus (excuse the photography pun) we’ve chosen three themes.
1 – I Heart the History of My Hood
Everywhere we live has history, and stories. Do you know your hood’s history? Or maybe you know someone who has lived in the community for what seems like a million years, and know the place like that back of their hand. Was your hood the birth place of the women’s vote, or maybe site of the biggest lamington ever made way back in 53′ ….(Yes I know, random, but honestly we’re interesting in anything and everything)… By the way – this is also an awesome way to get our older ‘story tellers’ involved.
2 – I Heart Diversity in my Hood
New Zealand really has become a melting pot and that brings with it the rainbow of diversity of all kinds. Maybe you have the ‘united nations’ living on one street, maybe your neighbourhood pot luck dinners are better and more interesting than an international food fair could every dream of! We want to see and hear about it.
3 – I Heart My Healthy Hood
With our clean green image, amazing fresh foods, picture perfect outdoor environment, we know there are neighbourhoods out there that personify ‘health’. Is your neighbourhood or neighbour one of them? It could be through a neighbourhood walking group, or a ‘from garden to plate thanks to the shared neighbourhood community garden’ kind of thing. It might be a neighbourhood that has committed to getting the kids off screens and outside, or maybe its a whole street of cross fit power vegans ….. probably not … but you never know. What ever it is, we want to see and hear about it.
To enter go to our website and ‘share your story’
So get snapping and chatting. We have more information on I Heart My Hood available on facebook and on our website.
Here is a link to our first posting - I heart my healthy hood by Heather of Glen Eden. neighboursday.org.nz...
Two Southland men are trying to make Maori culture more accessible, starting with art.
Tahu Parkinson and Oti Murray formed the Te Taonga Mauri trust in February 2016 because they were unhappy with the amount of accurate information available for the public about Maori culture and heritage.
… View moreTwo Southland men are trying to make Maori culture more accessible, starting with art.
Tahu Parkinson and Oti Murray formed the Te Taonga Mauri trust in February 2016 because they were unhappy with the amount of accurate information available for the public about Maori culture and heritage.
Trust director and head carver Oti Murray said it was important to preserve Maori culture and make it accessible for everyone.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
A game that involves players building a bear and battling babies is coming to Invercargill.
The Invercargill City Library staff submitted a satirical video to the creators of the card game Bears vs Babies in a bid to be one of the first in the world to try the card game.
Invercargill City … View moreA game that involves players building a bear and battling babies is coming to Invercargill.
The Invercargill City Library staff submitted a satirical video to the creators of the card game Bears vs Babies in a bid to be one of the first in the world to try the card game.
Invercargill City Library digital content creator Kayla Davidson said the video was a hit, reaching almost 5000 people and ensuring their spot in the trail.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
A plea has gone out to the Winton community to support the town's annual fun run on March 5 to help raise money for the town's financially troubled pool.
Winton Pool committee member Maria Scammell said the pool was desperate for funding.
"We really need this fundraising support. … View moreA plea has gone out to the Winton community to support the town's annual fun run on March 5 to help raise money for the town's financially troubled pool.
Winton Pool committee member Maria Scammell said the pool was desperate for funding.
"We really need this fundraising support. It will basically keep the pool going."
For the first time in the pool's history, its books were in the red and Scammell said there was real concern about the future of the community facility.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
Bad weather is putting a damper on Invercargill City Councils plans turn Wachner Place into a food hub every Friday.
Rain and gail force winds has prevented the council from hosting Food Truck Fridays.
Invercargill City Council city centre coordinator Kari Graber said Southlands non-existent … View moreBad weather is putting a damper on Invercargill City Councils plans turn Wachner Place into a food hub every Friday.
Rain and gail force winds has prevented the council from hosting Food Truck Fridays.
Invercargill City Council city centre coordinator Kari Graber said Southlands non-existent summer had forced the council to indefinitely put the event on hold.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
Add a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*
Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. … View moreAdd a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*
Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. When you donate a can of food you'll save up to $5.50 on your testpot purchase while also helping provide disadvantaged Kiwis with food parcels when they need them most.
So start gathering up those cans and bring them into your local Resene owned ColorShop today!
*60-80ml testpot
SPCA Southland is turning away kittens with both Invercargill and Gore SPCA shelters reaching kitty capacity.
SPCA Southland operations manager Richard Hay said between Gore and Invercargill they were looking after 275 animals of those 179 were kittens.
"The hotel is full, we have no space … View moreSPCA Southland is turning away kittens with both Invercargill and Gore SPCA shelters reaching kitty capacity.
SPCA Southland operations manager Richard Hay said between Gore and Invercargill they were looking after 275 animals of those 179 were kittens.
"The hotel is full, we have no space left."
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
This week we are unveiling a month-long series called Woe to Go looking at how people get back into a healthy lifestyle after an injury.
As part of the series we will follow Invercargill reporter Joanna Griffiths' own journey back into fitness after two knee surgeries in two years.
This … View moreThis week we are unveiling a month-long series called Woe to Go looking at how people get back into a healthy lifestyle after an injury.
As part of the series we will follow Invercargill reporter Joanna Griffiths' own journey back into fitness after two knee surgeries in two years.
This could be the hardest thing I have ever done in a month.
WATCH THE VIDEO: www.stuff.co.nz...
Southland has had a bleak summer but that all changed last weekend.
And what a wonderful time for the sun to start shining - a long weekend.
I was beginning to think togs were obsolete in Southland - but not last weekend.
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Hello neighbours! I'm Sam from Stuff Fibre (on the left) - and that's my mate Casey, Neighbourly's co-founder. As a couple of tech start-up founders, we're really excited to have joined forces to help make a difference in every corner of New Zealand.
Neighbourly do it by … View moreHello neighbours! I'm Sam from Stuff Fibre (on the left) - and that's my mate Casey, Neighbourly's co-founder. As a couple of tech start-up founders, we're really excited to have joined forces to help make a difference in every corner of New Zealand.
Neighbourly do it by connecting you with your neighbours - Stuff Fibre is doing it by providing a better, simpler internet experience. Stuff Fibre delivers super speedy internet supported by local customer service from our team in Auckland (wahoo!), unlimited data and no fixed term contracts so that you get our best price always. Over the coming weeks and months we'll be working with Neighbourly to help you understand about what this 'fibre stuff' is all about and why it should matter to you. In the meantime - it's great to be here!
Curious? Find out more about how we're shaking things up.
- Sam Morse, Stuff Fibre co-founder
From the outside it looks like a normal house but behind closed doors, families lives are being changed.
The 1000 Days Trust is an Southland-based innovative programme that helps vulnerable parents with the first 1000 days of their infant's life.
Parents or guardians move into the house on … View moreFrom the outside it looks like a normal house but behind closed doors, families lives are being changed.
The 1000 Days Trust is an Southland-based innovative programme that helps vulnerable parents with the first 1000 days of their infant's life.
Parents or guardians move into the house on Dee St for one week and receive hands-on help and lessons from trained staff.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
In the lead up to the World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, reporter Joanna Griffiths caught up with farmer Robbie Watkinson and shearer Nathan Stratford learn how to shear a sheep.
Let's be honest. The closest I have ever come to shearing a sheep is wearing a woollen jumper … View moreIn the lead up to the World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, reporter Joanna Griffiths caught up with farmer Robbie Watkinson and shearer Nathan Stratford learn how to shear a sheep.
Let's be honest. The closest I have ever come to shearing a sheep is wearing a woollen jumper or shaving my legs after a long winter.
Regardless, as a farm girl, I was ready to face this challenge head on. READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
A young Central Otago couple have won $18 million from Lotto. Do you think that's too much money to win?
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From 2017, HPV immunisation will be free for everyone aged 9 to 26. That means boys can also be protected against some types of cancer.
HPV-related cancers take a long time to develop, the viruses are mostly transmitted by teenagers and young adults but often aren’t diagnosed until later. … View moreFrom 2017, HPV immunisation will be free for everyone aged 9 to 26. That means boys can also be protected against some types of cancer.
HPV-related cancers take a long time to develop, the viruses are mostly transmitted by teenagers and young adults but often aren’t diagnosed until later. That’s why it’s important for children to be immunised when they are young. Around 80% of people will be exposed to HPV at some point in their life. Protecting children before they are exposed to HPV will protect their health in the future.
For more information about HPV immunisation, see www.health.govt.nz/hpv
Melanie Ryding put everything she had into starting her business and now, two years later, it is paying off.
A teacher for many years, the idea of quitting her job to follow her passion for fitness sounded crazy to many but she did it anyway.
"It was the best thing I ever did."
Life … View moreMelanie Ryding put everything she had into starting her business and now, two years later, it is paying off.
A teacher for many years, the idea of quitting her job to follow her passion for fitness sounded crazy to many but she did it anyway.
"It was the best thing I ever did."
Life was tough for a long time after quitting her job, she said.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
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