3024 days ago

Real NZ survey: Rural New Zealand feels forgotten as leaders vie for city votes

Reporter Sunday Star Times

Digging down into individual communities, our Sunday Star-Times-Neighbourly survey of more than 2000 New Zealanders reveals how city, provincial town and country voters' concerns differ in the election lead-up. It's not quite the rust-belt of the USA – but there is a strip of provincial New Zealand weaving its way up the country, looping around the big cities and wealthier luish green dairy country to take in provincial towns like Invercargill, Greymouth, Motueka, Palmerston North, Dannevirke, Hastings, Gisborne and, up noth, Whangarei and Kaitaia, and the farming districts that keep those towns alive.

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3 days ago

Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!

Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?

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Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
  • 79.1% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
    79.1% Complete
  • 20.9% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
    20.9% Complete
655 votes
9 days ago

Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’

If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.

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1 day ago

Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?

Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!

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