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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.
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It's time to pull out your hammers, handle bars, wheels and start building. The South Alive Trolley Derby and Fun Day are back by popular demand.
The event which was brought back to life last year win run again on Rimu street on New Zealand Children's day on March 5.
Trolley Derby … View moreIt's time to pull out your hammers, handle bars, wheels and start building. The South Alive Trolley Derby and Fun Day are back by popular demand.
The event which was brought back to life last year win run again on Rimu street on New Zealand Children's day on March 5.
Trolley Derby coordinator Marie Crowe said the community had been buzzing with so much enthusiasm after the event last year that they decided to host it again this year.
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People were so grateful they broke down into tears at a function hosted to aid people in need in Southland.
More than 300 people turned up at Fernworth Primary School's hall on Sunday for the Haircuts and Other Services For Those in Need event.
Organiser Melissa Aitken said the event was … View morePeople were so grateful they broke down into tears at a function hosted to aid people in need in Southland.
More than 300 people turned up at Fernworth Primary School's hall on Sunday for the Haircuts and Other Services For Those in Need event.
Organiser Melissa Aitken said the event was vital for many people in the community.
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Something terrible happened to Anna Cannon and it changed her life forever.
She was knocked out and raped by a stranger when she was 14 years old, out the back of her house, Cannon said.
The culprit was never found.
Forty years on she is telling her story through poetry, art, song and dance … View moreSomething terrible happened to Anna Cannon and it changed her life forever.
She was knocked out and raped by a stranger when she was 14 years old, out the back of her house, Cannon said.
The culprit was never found.
Forty years on she is telling her story through poetry, art, song and dance in an effort to help others struggling with mental health issues.
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Be in to win ONE OF FIVE perfect SuperValue Summer Assortment packs from Barker’s of Geraldine for Valentine’s Day. It’s the beginnings of a fabulous picnic to show the love in your life how wonderful they are - or maybe just a favourite neighbour. Each pack contains 10 of Barker’s most … View moreBe in to win ONE OF FIVE perfect SuperValue Summer Assortment packs from Barker’s of Geraldine for Valentine’s Day. It’s the beginnings of a fabulous picnic to show the love in your life how wonderful they are - or maybe just a favourite neighbour. Each pack contains 10 of Barker’s most popular new releases along with a cheese set and a recipe collection to give you picnic inspiration!
For your chance to win simply LIKE or THANK this post and you're in the draw!
Winners announced Monday 13 Feb. T&Cs apply.
A used syringe was found by an 11-year old boy on a beach in Southland.
Shane Wilson and his son Brayden Wilson, 11, had been travelling to beaches throughout Southland picking up rubbish as they went.
Plastic bottles, packaging, fishing equipment, rope and shotgun shells were generally the most… View moreA used syringe was found by an 11-year old boy on a beach in Southland.
Shane Wilson and his son Brayden Wilson, 11, had been travelling to beaches throughout Southland picking up rubbish as they went.
Plastic bottles, packaging, fishing equipment, rope and shotgun shells were generally the most common rubbish they found.
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Save Our Teviot Street Reserve
Community, Neighbours and Residents of Invercargill
A public forum is being held to discuss the Invercargill City Councils proposal to sell off the Teviot Street Reserve (UPDATE)
This is the first of two meetings:
Meeting One: Is for all interested parties to get … View moreSave Our Teviot Street Reserve
Community, Neighbours and Residents of Invercargill
A public forum is being held to discuss the Invercargill City Councils proposal to sell off the Teviot Street Reserve (UPDATE)
This is the first of two meetings:
Meeting One: Is for all interested parties to get together and think about/discuss the dreams and aspirations of the community for the use of the reserve. If money was no object and you could do anything with this space what would it be? How could the Teviot street reserve community get the best use out of this green space?
Meeting to be held
Date: Wednesday 8th February
Time: 6 pm
Place: Teviot St Reserve Scout Hall
If you can’t make this meeting and still wish to be involved, please email through your ideas and I can present them for you. I will keep you informed. Contact: Kaye Fraser email: saveteviotreserve@gmail.com
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The invite extends to all interested parties from residents near and far including different organisations, as well as those passionate about the cause. This cause has brought our community together and this allows us the opportunity to show the council that we see the reserve to be a vital part of the betterment of our life style, community and ongoing well-being.
Please come prepared to share your thoughts and ideas with us, we welcome children (because sometimes kids have the best ideas) and any person that has an interest in saving the reserve for future generations. I will also present some new information that will help us all in trying to stop the reserve status from being lifted.
Meeting Two: Do you need help putting together your submission? Unsure how to tell your story? Never written a submission? Then we will help you by guiding you through the process of writing a submission so you feel comfortable writing your own. We will also look at finalising the co-designed community idea/proposal to use as part of our larger community submission.
Date and time to be confirmed
We had a great response to our "What's your tsunami plan?" competition. It sounds like you're all ready.
Congratulations to our winners:
Ann from Motueka
Lou from Wainuiomata
Angie from Rangiora
Remember:
- In a large local tsunami causing earthquake, roads may be … View moreWe had a great response to our "What's your tsunami plan?" competition. It sounds like you're all ready.
Congratulations to our winners:
Ann from Motueka
Lou from Wainuiomata
Angie from Rangiora
Remember:
- In a large local tsunami causing earthquake, roads may be damaged or blocked, so include walking.
- Don't wait for an official warning, there may not be time in a local source tsunami.
- Remember long OR strong, get gone.
Visit www.happens.nz... to work out what you will do.
A wasp nest measuring an astonishing 2.75cum has been removed from a property just outside Invercargill.
Bee Keeper and Wasp man Geoff Scott removed the nest at the request of the property owners and Environment Southland on Thursday.
"It is the biggest wasp nest I have seen or heard of in… View moreA wasp nest measuring an astonishing 2.75cum has been removed from a property just outside Invercargill.
Bee Keeper and Wasp man Geoff Scott removed the nest at the request of the property owners and Environment Southland on Thursday.
"It is the biggest wasp nest I have seen or heard of in Southland," Scott said.
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Clowning around in Queens Park would usually sound like a disruptive activity, but next month those clowns will be welcomed to Invercargill with open arms, and some people may even throw money at them.
Performers for the Southland Buskers Festival will descend on Invercargill at the beginning of … View moreClowning around in Queens Park would usually sound like a disruptive activity, but next month those clowns will be welcomed to Invercargill with open arms, and some people may even throw money at them.
Performers for the Southland Buskers Festival will descend on Invercargill at the beginning of February and those working behind the scenes say they are looking forward to the eighth annual festival.
Festival organiser Jodi Wright said many of the performers jumped at the opportunity to head to Invercargill because of the beautiful Queens Park location and the chance to be at the bottom of New Zealand.
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Do you have a neighbour who is seriously awesome, the glue and connector of your neighbourhood, and the person at the centre of your community, or who is just a really good sort! Nominate them to be our Neighbourhood Champion and they can go in the running to win an Orania Natural Skincare … View moreDo you have a neighbour who is seriously awesome, the glue and connector of your neighbourhood, and the person at the centre of your community, or who is just a really good sort! Nominate them to be our Neighbourhood Champion and they can go in the running to win an Orania Natural Skincare package as a lovely 'Thank you!'
This one is pretty simple. You're a Neighbourly member so connecting with your community is obviously pretty important to you. So this tip is more of a challenge; this year (or this weekend!) make it your mission to meet someone new living near you.
Here's a few things you can do to … View moreThis one is pretty simple. You're a Neighbourly member so connecting with your community is obviously pretty important to you. So this tip is more of a challenge; this year (or this weekend!) make it your mission to meet someone new living near you.
Here's a few things you can do to get you started:
- use the Neighbours Directory to find neighbours on your street.
- introduce yourself on Neighbourly to those living in your neighbourhood. Just a few words about yourself and what brought you here.
- Give something away or sell something! A Neighbourly exchange gives you a chance to meet someone new.
- just head out the door and knock on someone else's!
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Remember 86% of Kiwis want to get to know their neighbours better, but just don't see them around much (71%). Take the first step!
What started out as a normal day with a trip gym turned into the Lowther family's worst nightmare.
Diane Lowther, now 50, was rushed to hospital by her gym instructor in the middle of a boxing fitness class with her two daughters on December 7, 2015
She was having a heart attack.
READ … View moreWhat started out as a normal day with a trip gym turned into the Lowther family's worst nightmare.
Diane Lowther, now 50, was rushed to hospital by her gym instructor in the middle of a boxing fitness class with her two daughters on December 7, 2015
She was having a heart attack.
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Teviot Street Reserve
To My concerned Neighbours and wider community
I have been very busy working with different organisationsover the last week since our meeting so here is what has been happening and what I have started and found out
The Meeting on Monday night
We had the southland times… View moreTeviot Street Reserve
To My concerned Neighbours and wider community
I have been very busy working with different organisationsover the last week since our meeting so here is what has been happening and what I have started and found out
The Meeting on Monday night
We had the southland times and the Mayor as well as City Councillor Lindsay Thomas all attend the meeting with about 30 other residents and concerned members of the wider community, i receive emails or calls from 5 other residents that were unable to make the meeting.
The Information provided by Lindsay was that the Council only have been told that a developer has approached them asking if he could buy the land this is all they knew at the time.
On The 31/1/17 there is a council meeting and that meeting is now being made an open meeting so we can attend if we like, at this meeting the council has asked the developer to give more information on what his plans are for the land should the RESVRE status be lifted.
So this is the main point WE ALL NEED TO PUT IN SUBMISSIONS TO STOP THE RESERVE BEING LIFTED. If we stop the reserve status from being lifted then the land cannot and will not be sold to any one nor the developer
Both the Mayor and Lindsay said that there is no way it would become Industrial land they would not allow that to happen at all.
Since the meeting I have meet with Darryn Ludlow Deputy Mayor and he is willing to support us with not wanting to see the removal of the reserve status
He has given me good ideas and feedback on how the processworks and what we need to do as a group to make a clear statement that our community is all in this together
We all need to get as many submissions from individuals as possible and look at putting them under one organisational name, this shows that as a community we are all behind each other and not just 1 person, we all have a right to speak at the meeting and read our submissions to the council when this meeting is held after the submissions are in on the 3/3/17
I can also speak at the meeting on behalf of the group and those who may not want to speak at the meeting, but we will need the numbers there at that meeting to show that we are in this together.
I have a meeting on Monday with Sport southland who will help with the writing of submissions also provide photo copying for us and come up with some ideas to put on the submissions like, if we had a dream would we use the reserve for, together with sport southland and the YMCA and other community groups in the area we are arranging another meeting to do the following :
1. come up with as many practical uses for the land for our submissions
2. help people write submission
3. meet other groups that all share the same idea as us in saving the reserve
4. make a plan to take to council at the town meeting
I am also meeting with Councillor Lindsay again to get the information on the land, and what to expect at the meetings coming up.
I have been given information that the land it is covered under the Sports Fields Reserves Omnibus plan- 2014 this plan is for a period of 10 years
In the plan the sections are already divided and have been for some time
The reserve was set aside by the Otago ProvincialGovernment in 1874 and in 1963 it was vested as a recreation reserve
I still have a lot of information on what we need to do as a group and as individuals and look forward to meeting with you and any one that wants to save our reserve from a developer
Please know i will be in touch again for the next meeting that I am hoping will be the 7th or the 8th of February.
Any other questions Ideas or information please feel free to contact me.
Email saveteviotresrve@gmail.com
Or phone 0212937877 ( this is my private number )
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