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Previous winners have come from your neighbourhoods, which is obviously not short of great gardeners doing great things for their communities. Surely you've got another winner amongst you! Nominate a gardener who has inspired you, and you could win yourself a prize as well! Nominations close … View morePrevious winners have come from your neighbourhoods, which is obviously not short of great gardeners doing great things for their communities. Surely you've got another winner amongst you! Nominate a gardener who has inspired you, and you could win yourself a prize as well! Nominations close Aug 18. Meanwhile, take a look at last year's winners, Rebekah Manley Campbell and Samantha Claire.
Got any great ways we can all help the environment? Any green tips, tricks or habits that others might not know about? Share them on our page, and you could win one of 10 Countdown gift cards, worth $100 each! It’s all part of our commitment to helping our environment thrive.
In this week's issue of Get Growing, our crop of the week is the beautiful eggplant and we have a special feature on Kiwi towns and cities with horticultural mascots (and yes, your local one is there!). Find out how to make a tea-cup bird feeder and an upcycled gardener's kneeling pad … View moreIn this week's issue of Get Growing, our crop of the week is the beautiful eggplant and we have a special feature on Kiwi towns and cities with horticultural mascots (and yes, your local one is there!). Find out how to make a tea-cup bird feeder and an upcycled gardener's kneeling pad from inspiring book Creating the Vintage Look and enter to win gaura seeds from Yates and a peace lily from Gellerts.
Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Best of all, it's free! Click on the link to subscribe.
there is a small brown/black dog roaming around on koropewa rd as we speak (8.45am). He/she looks seriously lost and discombobulated.....
With winter bugs doing the rounds, it’s worth knowing what the rules are about sick leave. So what are you entitled to?
• In general you’re entitled to 5 days’ of sick leave each year after you’ve worked for your employer for 6 months.
• You can accumulate any unused sick leave up … View moreWith winter bugs doing the rounds, it’s worth knowing what the rules are about sick leave. So what are you entitled to?
• In general you’re entitled to 5 days’ of sick leave each year after you’ve worked for your employer for 6 months.
• You can accumulate any unused sick leave up to a total of 20 days.
• Sick leave can be used when you’re sick or when you need to be off work to look after someone else who is sick or injured (your partner, child, or someone who relies on you for care).
• Even if you’re a part-time or casual worker, you’re still entitled to 5 days’ of sick leave a year (once you’ve worked for 6 months continuously or for an average of 10 hours per week, and at least one hour in every week or 40 hours in every month).
• Your employer can require you to provide a medical certificate if you’re sick for 3 or more days in a row, and you’ll need to pay to get it. If they want proof of sickness sooner then they will have to pay the costs of getting the proof.
These are the minimum sick leave entitlements. Your employer can agree to give you more.
Check out our website for more information about sick leave and other employment rights and responsibilities. If you’ve got questions get in touch with a CAB near you, call us on 0800 367 222 (0800 FOR CAB), or contact us online.
The Young Gardener Awards 2018 are open! So it’s time for budding young gardeners across the country to get their green fingers dirty again.
The new T&G Passion for Growing Award is open to ALL primary schools nationwide that have a veggie garden.
So go on, encourage your local primary… View moreThe Young Gardener Awards 2018 are open! So it’s time for budding young gardeners across the country to get their green fingers dirty again.
The new T&G Passion for Growing Award is open to ALL primary schools nationwide that have a veggie garden.
So go on, encourage your local primary school to get stuck in. Share your passion for growing fresh, nutritious food and win! There are some amazing prizes up for grabs and it’s really easy to enter.
Supported by T&G and Garden to Table.
Are there any superheroes in your neighbourhood?
This September we are raising money to help deaf children listen and speak and we’d love to have you join our squad! Thousands of workplaces, schools and community groups will put on their loud shirts to support deaf Kiwi kids with cochlear … View moreAre there any superheroes in your neighbourhood?
This September we are raising money to help deaf children listen and speak and we’d love to have you join our squad! Thousands of workplaces, schools and community groups will put on their loud shirts to support deaf Kiwi kids with cochlear implants.
Loud Shirt Day is a great way to commit serious fashion crimes and have a whole lot of fun. This year's theme is Superheroes, so grab your brightest, funkiest superhero outfits to wow others and raise money for a great cause. Register at loudshirtday.org.nz and we’ll send you a free fundraising pack. It’s that easy!
If you're keen to help kick-start our fundraising efforts, good news! You can donate via Givealittle here.
Thanks for your support,
Ankita
(Loud Shirt Day Coordinator)
Hardly used, but now passed it's Guarantee period. Handy for spare parts - or someone with the knowledge may be able to fix it. FREE - but it all needs to be picked up, thanks. Kerikeri central.
The confronting truth of what happened in our recent past is something New Zealanders have to reckon with. When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, Māori owned more than 66 million acres of land. By 1975, almost 97 per cent had been sold or taken.
Te Uri o Hau is a hapū from the northern … View moreThe confronting truth of what happened in our recent past is something New Zealanders have to reckon with. When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, Māori owned more than 66 million acres of land. By 1975, almost 97 per cent had been sold or taken.
Te Uri o Hau is a hapū from the northern Kaipara region. In 1842, it gave up about 3000 hectares as punishment for Māori action against a storekeeper who had desecrated an urupā (burial ground). No payment was ever made for the land.
Find out more about what happened to Te Uri o Hau, where you live, and how much the land was settled for - it may surprise.
Students are no longer able to hold or shoot army guns at school under new government guidelines. The move comes after much public debate on the appropriateness of firearms being brought into schools, including when soldiers taught children as young as nine how to assemble and shoot assault rifles … View moreStudents are no longer able to hold or shoot army guns at school under new government guidelines. The move comes after much public debate on the appropriateness of firearms being brought into schools, including when soldiers taught children as young as nine how to assemble and shoot assault rifles at a leadership exercise in Palmerston North last year. However students can still use firearms as part of shooting clubs and competitions. Click here to read the full article and guidelines.
So what do you think of the new rules? Are you for or against them?
Liz Nichols of the Kerikeri School of Music is starting teaching on Thursdays again this term. She still has places available for singing, piano, beginner guitar and early childhood Rhythm Classes. Please PM or call 021 984 233. Kate
Enraged research organisation, Sea Shepherd New Zealand, is calling for public help in identifying those responsible for shooting a healthy and protected leopard seal on a Northland beach.
Kaipara man found the young female mammal on Glinks Gully, 24km south of Dargaville, on Friday evening and … View moreEnraged research organisation, Sea Shepherd New Zealand, is calling for public help in identifying those responsible for shooting a healthy and protected leopard seal on a Northland beach.
Kaipara man found the young female mammal on Glinks Gully, 24km south of Dargaville, on Friday evening and alerted LeopardSeals.org and the Department of Conservation.
Sea Shepherd New Zealand has offered a $5000 reward to help find those responsible for the death.
Seals are protected under the Wildlife Act and Marine Mammals Act, and those harming them face up to two years' imprisonment and fines of up to $250,000.
Read the full The Northern Advocate story here.
Hi neighbours, my caskets will be onsite to view at the women’s lifestyle expo!
Jessie Rose will be representing Morris and Morris Funerals and will be available to talk with anyone over the weekend.
Products of Jessie Rose will be on display also for purchase - See you there!
There has been an ongoing discussion amongst political leaders (and Neighbourly members) around whether te reo should be compulsory in schools across New Zealand. It comes after news that the number of people in New Zealand able to speak te reo Māori is declining. What do you think? Should it be … View moreThere has been an ongoing discussion amongst political leaders (and Neighbourly members) around whether te reo should be compulsory in schools across New Zealand. It comes after news that the number of people in New Zealand able to speak te reo Māori is declining. What do you think? Should it be made compulsory? Do you think this will help retain the language?
Neighbourly's own Sarah Moore has started studying te reo Māori follow her journey here.
Do you know of any young person 15.5 to 19 years of age who is not engaged in education, training or employment?
On Tuesday 24th July Term 3 commences at Regent Training Centre in Kerikeri.
Courses are free, assistance with transport provided. Vans currently running out of Kaikohe and other … View moreDo you know of any young person 15.5 to 19 years of age who is not engaged in education, training or employment?
On Tuesday 24th July Term 3 commences at Regent Training Centre in Kerikeri.
Courses are free, assistance with transport provided. Vans currently running out of Kaikohe and other locations in the Mid North.
Courses include Automotive, Building and Construction and Health and Fitness.
Visit www.rtc.co.nz... for more information.
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