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Whether you're a dab hand at DIY or a recycling rookie, why not make good use of the Easter break and show your neighbours your upcycling talents in the 2019 Resene Upcycling Awards!
Upcycling is all about taking a preloved item and transforming it - whether it's turning old … View moreWhether you're a dab hand at DIY or a recycling rookie, why not make good use of the Easter break and show your neighbours your upcycling talents in the 2019 Resene Upcycling Awards!
Upcycling is all about taking a preloved item and transforming it - whether it's turning old skateboards into a coffee table, pallets into a home entertainment unit or repurposing an old baby cot into a desk for your little learners.
Unleash your creativity on your neighbourhood by sharing your creation in this year's Resene Upcycling Awards. Make sure you tell us about any Resene paints, colours and stains you've used - and don't forget your before and after photos. You could win one of four prizes worth $500!
Entries close Sunday 5 May.
In addition to the great service we offer at SBS Bank, we also have great term investment rates. Invest a minimum of $1,000 with us for a 12-month term and you’ll receive 3.40%p.a. But the best part is you don’t need to even visit a branch – you can do it online.
Here’s the legal stuff: … View moreIn addition to the great service we offer at SBS Bank, we also have great term investment rates. Invest a minimum of $1,000 with us for a 12-month term and you’ll receive 3.40%p.a. But the best part is you don’t need to even visit a branch – you can do it online.
Here’s the legal stuff: Rates are subject to change. Available for interest at maturity redeemable shares between $1,000 and $5,000,000 only. Specific account opening criteria, terms and conditions apply. A copy of the Southland Building Society (SBS Bank) Term Investment Terms & Conditions are available on request from any branch of SBS Bank or at sbsbank.co.nz.
KFC New Zealand is opening its first store and drive-thru within a motorway service centre at Bombay…
The Colourplus Easter paint sale finishes Easter Saturday! Mention this ad for 20% OFF selected Colourplus Ultra Premium paint. Also with an excellent range of floor coverings and window furnishing products in-store we have your interior and exterior decorating needs covered! Visit Colourplus … View moreThe Colourplus Easter paint sale finishes Easter Saturday! Mention this ad for 20% OFF selected Colourplus Ultra Premium paint. Also with an excellent range of floor coverings and window furnishing products in-store we have your interior and exterior decorating needs covered! Visit Colourplus Thames 448 Pollen Street, for expert decorating advice from our experienced team. Terms and conditions apply.
The Franklin region of southern Auckland is set to grow by up to 80,000 people. The growth has been…
A man who beat his former partner has avoided jail time after writing letters of apology and handing…
TCDC councillors and the mayor voted 6 – 3 on 2 April against signing the Local Government Climate Leaders Climate Change Declaration. They just gave an unapologetic middle digit salute to the youth of Thames Coromandel. Read more at - teggtalk.wordpress.com...
Hi Neighbours
Our littlest people need your help. Poverty doesn’t start at 5, but until now there’s been no nationwide programme to help preschoolers who are hungry and cold.
KidsCan is changing that. They’re delivering raincoats, shoes and five fresh meals a week to 25 early childhood … View moreHi Neighbours
Our littlest people need your help. Poverty doesn’t start at 5, but until now there’s been no nationwide programme to help preschoolers who are hungry and cold.
KidsCan is changing that. They’re delivering raincoats, shoes and five fresh meals a week to 25 early childhood centres. Attendance is up, and the children are happier and more settled.
"Everyone has the same meal so children don't feel like they have less," Manaia View Kindergarten teacher Kathy Belz says. "It's upholding everyone's mana.”
40 more centres are waiting for help. KidsCan, Stuff and Neighbourly have partnered up to raise enough money to support 1000 more children - and we need 400 more generous Kiwis to hold little hands. To support a child, sign up at KidsCan.org.nz
Yippeee! Just received the early copies of How to Grow Flowers 1944-2019, a special edition celebrating our 75th year (making us the oldest continuously published magazine in New Zealand), and it's beautiful! The first of a set coming out this year, How to Grow Flowers features the best advice… View moreYippeee! Just received the early copies of How to Grow Flowers 1944-2019, a special edition celebrating our 75th year (making us the oldest continuously published magazine in New Zealand), and it's beautiful! The first of a set coming out this year, How to Grow Flowers features the best advice from our archive, complete with vintage wisdom from long-time subscribers, garden clubs and knowledgeable experts. You have until April 14 to get the pre-sale price of $11.90 (25% off retail price). Order online or phone 0800 624 744.
The current IRB racing world-championship holders, Sunset Beach Lifeguard Service, has retained its …
Easter is looming neighbours! What are your favourite easter treats? We have a debate going on in the office as reporter Natalie Polley loves marshmellow eggs, while print producer Julie Kaio can't stand them! Marshmellow eggs tend to be love or hate; but what are your favourites?
Thanks to everyone who joined us or submitted questions for our live chat with Resene colour experts Christine Hawkings and Merenia Patira.
If you missed it, you can still check out their answers and get some fresh decorating ideas, here.
The old Thames landfill right on the coast at Burke Street is one of scores of rubbish timebombs around our coast which will be increasingly exposed by climate change and sea level rise. The costs of signing the LGNZ Climate Change Declaration and taking climate change seriously are tiny compared … View moreThe old Thames landfill right on the coast at Burke Street is one of scores of rubbish timebombs around our coast which will be increasingly exposed by climate change and sea level rise. The costs of signing the LGNZ Climate Change Declaration and taking climate change seriously are tiny compared to the costs we ratepayers all face from inaction. www.stuff.co.nz...
Do you know what your rights are at work? How about your rights to do with renting or owning a home? If you buy something that’s faulty do you know what your options are? This CAB Awareness Week from 8-14 April you’re being invited to Discover Your Rights – Tūhuratia ō motika!
Helping … View moreDo you know what your rights are at work? How about your rights to do with renting or owning a home? If you buy something that’s faulty do you know what your options are? This CAB Awareness Week from 8-14 April you’re being invited to Discover Your Rights – Tūhuratia ō motika!
Helping people to know what their rights and responsibilities are and how they can act on these is core to what the Citizens Advice Bureau is about. We help people from all walks of life to access the information they need so they are empowered to take next steps and to resolve their problems.
A highlight of this year’s Awareness Week is the launch of the CAB’s new public website - www.cab.org.nz.... After a year of development and user testing, the resulting website provides an accessible, mobile-friendly, knowledgebase of 2,000 questions and answers about people’s rights that are based on real issues confronted by clients.
The information about rights is grounded in the law but is practical and is expressed in a way that’s easy to understand.
The website also provides a directory of more than 30,000 community organisations so that the CAB can help connect people with any additional services they need.
We’re keen to break down any barriers people face in finding out what their rights are. Our new website is a fantastic resource for the whole community, and complements the amazing face-to-face and phone service provided by our skilled and dedicated volunteers.
We invite you to Discover Your Rights with us this Awareness Week by checking out our new website www.cab.org.nz..., calling us 0800 367 222, or by visiting your local CAB. We’re here to help.
Best card game in the World...
Lessons for Beginners - and anyone else who would like to brush up their skills - will begin in the Clubrooms at 401 Brown Street, Thames on Wednesday 1 May starting at 12.30.
Contact.. Sabrina Peters. 8686183 or Carol Crowfoot. 8688023
For a fee of $40 you will … View moreBest card game in the World...
Lessons for Beginners - and anyone else who would like to brush up their skills - will begin in the Clubrooms at 401 Brown Street, Thames on Wednesday 1 May starting at 12.30.
Contact.. Sabrina Peters. 8686183 or Carol Crowfoot. 8688023
For a fee of $40 you will get the whole series of 10 lessons which includes all notes and hand-outs, the availability of experienced helpers, tea/coffee and biscuits, and on-going support for you first year of play. It also includes your Club Membership (normally $50) for 2018. A real bargain.
There will be a gold coin charge each session for existing Club Members on a refresher course.
If there is sufficient interest for night classes we can run those also Wednesdays at 7pm.
Everyone of all ages is welcome to come along - whether you are experienced card players or not and if you can play 500 then you already have those beginner skills.
We’re a friendly club so grab a couple of friends or even the whole family, we love seeing young people play too and come along.
There will be a short tuition then some hands-on play, you will find the whole experience addictive. The whole series of lessons is on our Thames Bridge Club website. Check it out, you’ll be excited about how quickly you begin to find real enjoyment in the game.
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