Windsor, Invercargill

Introduce yourself, neighbour!

Introduce yourself, neighbour!

Head to our Know Thy Neighbour page.

2423 days ago

Invercargill road works

Georgia Weaver Reporter from Southland Times

Invercargill residents can expect single lane closures on main thoroughfare Tay St for another seven months, with work set to continue until October.

Image
2423 days ago

Petrol Price.

John from East Invercargill

Does anyone remember a few months ago petrol was 2.14 a litre because oil ( Brent Crude ) had gone up from US$45.00 too US$53 and the Kiwi had dropped slightly. Petrol has been under 2.00 for a few weeks presumably because the Kiwi had improved slightly. So how does anyone explain how Oil ( BC )… View moreDoes anyone remember a few months ago petrol was 2.14 a litre because oil ( Brent Crude ) had gone up from US$45.00 too US$53 and the Kiwi had dropped slightly. Petrol has been under 2.00 for a few weeks presumably because the Kiwi had improved slightly. So how does anyone explain how Oil ( BC ) is now over US$70 . and petrol is still under 2.00 .. Surely petrol should be nearly 2.50 a litre now.. Or am I missing something ...
ps . I have already been told 1000 times petrol is cheaper than water...
Sorry , do have to click on the pics so they enlarge to be able to understand the cartoons.

2428 days ago

What do you think of the discussion about the Lumsden Maternity Centre?

Reporter The Eye

The Southern District Health Board has proposed to downgrade the Lumsden Maternity Centre from an in-patient primary birthing unit to becoming a maternal and child hub in a review of maternity services in Otago and Southland.

One would also be established at Te Anau.

But what is a maternal … View more
The Southern District Health Board has proposed to downgrade the Lumsden Maternity Centre from an in-patient primary birthing unit to becoming a maternal and child hub in a review of maternity services in Otago and Southland.

One would also be established at Te Anau.

But what is a maternal and child hub?

They've been referred to as a "glorified coffee group" online this week, so we approached the Southern District Health Board to find out what one is.

Image
2424 days ago

What do you think of this business idea? Do you think it's needed in the region? Would you use the service?

Reporter The Eye

Hosting tea parties may be every little girl's dream job, but one Invercargill woman is making it her career.

Mother-of-three Amelia Clark found her love of hosting tea parties 10 years ago and now she has started her own business centred around offering the service for parties and events.

Image
2424 days ago

What’s Your Gut Feeling?

Gaviscon

Gut health and wellbeing has a noticeable impact on overall health. Factors such as diet, age, excessive stress and antibiotic treatment may cause an imbalance in ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria. This imbalance can also be exacerbated by the symptoms of heartburn and indigestion. Identifying … View moreGut health and wellbeing has a noticeable impact on overall health. Factors such as diet, age, excessive stress and antibiotic treatment may cause an imbalance in ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria. This imbalance can also be exacerbated by the symptoms of heartburn and indigestion. Identifying symptoms is key to understanding underlying gut imbalances, so that helpful treatment solutions can be taken. There are many simple lifestyle changes that can help improve overall gut heath. Additionally, overall wellbeing and good health can be optimised with Probiotics and specific Symptom Relievers. Pop into your local pharmacist to discuss your digestive wellbeing today. Find out more

Image
2426 days ago

What do you think of Flynn's business? Would you buy a pair of his socks?

Reporter The Eye

Flynn Laker is putting his business hat on, or socks more like it.

At 14-years-old Flynn is learning what it takes to run his own business as well as giving back to causes close to his heart.

He has Down syndrome but is not letting it hold him back from fulfilling his dream of being the boss … View more
Flynn Laker is putting his business hat on, or socks more like it.

At 14-years-old Flynn is learning what it takes to run his own business as well as giving back to causes close to his heart.

He has Down syndrome but is not letting it hold him back from fulfilling his dream of being the boss of a business.

Image
2426 days ago

It’s movie night at your place

Stuff Pix

Stuff Pix is a brand new way to watch the latest new release and blockbuster movies at your place. We’re talking huge hits like Thor: Ragnarok, Justice League, Atomic Blonde and heaps more.

Even better, as a special Neighbourly member, we’re giving you $2 OFF your first movie. So get … View more
Stuff Pix is a brand new way to watch the latest new release and blockbuster movies at your place. We’re talking huge hits like Thor: Ragnarok, Justice League, Atomic Blonde and heaps more.

Even better, as a special Neighbourly member, we’re giving you $2 OFF your first movie. So get together all your friends and family, and the popcorn, and enjoy.

Head to stuffpix.co.nz and use the code PIXOFFER2 at checkout to get $2 off, code expires 30th April 2018
Redeem $2 OFF

Image
A
2427 days ago

six kittens looking new homes

Adrian from South Invercargill & Bluff

no good at telling what sex they are but they all need a good home
0273430157
or 2167618
thank you

Free

2427 days ago

Poll: Have you heard of the Live Stronger for Longer movement?

The Team from ACC New Zealand

We’re raising awareness of falls prevention for over 65s. Older people can worry about having a fall, so much so that their activity reduces and they move less. Their strength decreases, affecting their balance and the risk of a fall increases. We want to know how many Neighbourly members who are… View moreWe’re raising awareness of falls prevention for over 65s. Older people can worry about having a fall, so much so that their activity reduces and they move less. Their strength decreases, affecting their balance and the risk of a fall increases. We want to know how many Neighbourly members who are over 65 have had a fall or fear falling?

We value our older people and want them to stay well and independent. We want them to Live Stronger for Longer. We’ll share more about why we’re asking next week.
Find out more

Image
Have you heard of the Live Stronger for Longer movement?
  • 6.2% Yes, I'm over 65 and have heard of it
    6.2% Complete
  • 45.2% No, I'm over 65 and haven't heard of it
    45.2% Complete
  • 6.1% Yes, I'm under 65 and have heard of it
    6.1% Complete
  • 42.5% No, I'm under 65 and haven't heard of it
    42.5% Complete
1689 votes
2427 days ago

‘Trump lining up war cabinet’?

John from East Invercargill

Copied and pasted but edited superfluous bits. A little bit about Ron's nightmare .. Didn't think you would use the link but if you want to see I haven't manipulated the story ( don't trust me ) then this may get you there. www.rt.com...

Donald Trump’s cabinet reshuffles … View more
Copied and pasted but edited superfluous bits. A little bit about Ron's nightmare .. Didn't think you would use the link but if you want to see I haven't manipulated the story ( don't trust me ) then this may get you there. www.rt.com...

Donald Trump’s cabinet reshuffles have fueled concerns, not least after the latest appointment of hawkish John Bolton as national security adviser, just days after installing a former CIA chief as the new secretary of state.
On Thursday afternoon Donald Trump decided to sack Gen. HR McMaster from his national security adviser post, replacing him with John Bolton. The former US envoy to the United Nations will assume office on April 9 – just days after Mike Pompeo is set to replace Rex Tillerson as the new secretary of state.

The newly formed doublet has caused shockwaves among the Democrats, who have alleged that Trump seems to be preparing for war. Democratic Senator from Massachusetts Ed Markey warned that Trump is creating a “war cabinet,” warning of “grave danger” following Bolton's appointment.

@SenMarkey

John Bolton supports proactively bombing Iran and conducting a first strike on North Korea without provocation. Appointing him to be Nat Sec Advisor is a grave danger to the American people and a clear message from @realDonaldTrump that he is gearing up for military conflict.

“With the appointments of Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, @realDonaldTrump is successfully lining up his war cabinet. Bolton played a key role in politicizing the intel that misled us into the Iraq War. We cannot let this extreme war hawk blunder us into another terrible conflict,” he tweeted.

“John Bolton supports proactively bombing Iran & striking North Korea with nuclear weapons first without provocation. Appointing him to be Nat Sec Advisor is a grave danger to the American people & a clear message from @realDonaldTrump that he is gearing up for military conflict,” Senator Markey added.

@SenJeffMerkley

John Bolton:

Wanted war w Cuba, arguing wrongly that Cuba had WMD

Wanted war w Iraq, arguing – wrong again – that Iraq had WMD

Believes – wrongly – that Islamic law is taking over America

If you're always wrong on security, you're the wrong person to be National Security Advisor

The choice of Bolton as the national security adviser has also been questioned by Senator Jeff Merkley from Oregon, who has pointed out many flaws with the new appointee’s policies. “If you're always wrong on security, you’re the wrong person to be National Security Advisor,” Merkley tweeted.

@RepBarbaraLee

This is dangerous news for the country and the world. John Bolton was easily one of the most extreme, pro-war members of the Bush Administration.
Imagine what havoc he could wreak whispering in Donald Trump’s ear...I hear the drumbeats of war.


Rep. Barbara Jean Lee of California’s 13th congressional district was also disappointed by Trump’s choice, claiming she is hearing the “drumbeats of war.”


@BradMossEsq

The President is surrounding himself with combative lawyers. He’s replacing Tillerson and McMaster with Pompeo and Bolton.

It’s almost like the President is preparing to go to war in the legal and foreign relations sense...


Fears expressed by some Capitol Hill members and the public seem justified. The notoriously hawkish former United Nations ambassador was a chief architect of the George W. Bush administration’s justification for the war in Iraq in 2003, that was based on false accusations that Baghdad possessed weapons of mass destruction.

@RepSteveIsrael

This is one of the most dangerous developments I’ve seen in our foreign and nat’l security policy. Period. #Bolton #McMaster . twitter.com...


Trump’s choice of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Mike Pompeo as the new secretary of state also made many in Washington uneasy. Unlike his predecessor, Rex Tillerson, Pompeo seems better aligned with Trump’s confrontational foreign policy, namely on the Iran nuclear deal, on North Korea, and on the shift of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Besides politicians, the American public also expressed concern about the feasibility of a looming armed conflict.


@SenSanders

John Bolton was part of the effort to mislead the US into the disastrous Iraq war and has supported military action against North Korea and Iran. He was too extreme to be confirmed as UN ambassador in 2005 and is absolutely the wrong person to be national security advisor now.


Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders called Bolton “absolutely the wrong person to be national security advisor now,” recalling how he deceived the public about the Iraq war.

“John Bolton was part of the effort to mislead the US into the disastrous Iraq war and has supported military action against North Korea and Iran. He was too extreme to be confirmed as UN ambassador in 2005 and is absolutely the wrong person to be national security advisor now,” Sanders tweeted.

“John Bolton is a dangerous radical. President Trump’s decision to make Bolton his National Security Advisor is deeply disturbing,” Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) said in a written statement. “John Bolton has spent his entire career pushing fringe conspiracy theories, espousing radical ideas about multilateralism, and undermining key alliances across the world.”
Pics are the Man as the Night Walker King and why you should only fire at night so no one can see you.

2427 days ago

We can help employers as well as employees

Sacha Green from Citizens Advice Bureau New Zealand

Remember, every employee must have a written employment agreement. If you’re an employer and you want to make sure you’re doing right by your workers, and are meeting your legal obligations, visit your local CAB, call us on 0800 367 222 (0800 FOR CAB), or check out our website, www.cab.org.nz.

Image
2427 days ago

Poll: Do you think letting fees should be scrapped?

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Hey neighbours,

What are your thoughts on tenants paying letting fees? Housing Minister Phil Twyford has put forward a bill that would ban landlords from charging letting fees to tenants. Is the bill a good idea? Let us know in our poll below.
To read more click here.

Image
Do you think letting fees should be scrapped?
  • 80% Yes, let's get rid of fees
    80% Complete
  • 9.1% No, tenants should pay letting fees
    9.1% Complete
  • 10.9% No, but fees should be reduced
    10.9% Complete
  • 0% I'm on the fence
    0% Complete
55 votes
2428 days ago

Southland boys high Jacket

Bruce from South Invercargill & Bluff

Just cleaning out a cupboard and found my son's 10 or 11 year old Southland boys high jacket
Was a good quality one at the time. used in his last year of high school. Was only worn occasionally so as in very good condition just.
$20

2428 days ago

Have you heard? National's Jonathan Coleman bows out

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Hi neighbours,

Have you heard that former Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has resigned from politics? A by-election will be held for his Auckland seat.
To read more about his resignation click here.

Image
2428 days ago

Poll: What's your favourite NZ town?

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Hey neighbours,

If you didn't live in your neighbourhood, which town or city would you vote as your favourite in New Zealand? Is it the capital, the Garden City, Dunedin, or perhaps our City of Sails? We want to know which Kiwi town reigns supreme in NZ. To share your thoughts, take part in… View more
Hey neighbours,

If you didn't live in your neighbourhood, which town or city would you vote as your favourite in New Zealand? Is it the capital, the Garden City, Dunedin, or perhaps our City of Sails? We want to know which Kiwi town reigns supreme in NZ. To share your thoughts, take part in our poll!

To read more about NZ's great town rivalries click here.

Image
What's your favourite NZ town?
  • 14.3% Wellington
    14.3% Complete
  • 11.9% Auckland
    11.9% Complete
  • 2.4% Napier
    2.4% Complete
  • 4.8% Palmerston North
    4.8% Complete
  • 14.3% Christchurch
    14.3% Complete
  • 2.4% Invercargill
    2.4% Complete
  • 11.9% Nelson
    11.9% Complete
  • 7.1% Rotorua
    7.1% Complete
  • 0% Queenstown
    0% Complete
  • 7.1% Dunedin
    7.1% Complete
  • 23.8% Other
    23.8% Complete
42 votes
Top