Got more greens than you know what to do with? 🥦🌱🥕

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Whether it’s a courgette takeover or a feijoa frenzy, don’t let those garden gems go to waste!

Our suggestion to you: Did you know you can grate and freeze excess courgettes to use in chocolate cake later? It sounds a bit dodgy, but it makes the cake incredibly moist ... and hey, it counts as a serving of veg, right? 🍫

What’s your go-to move for a bumper harvest? Drop your best "glut" recipes or preservation hacks in the comments below! 👇

Poll: Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Wellington’s identity is built on its cafe culture, but with costs climbing, that culture is under pressure. We’ve seen the headlines about recent closures, and it’s a tough pill to swallow along with a $6+ coffee.

We all want our favourite spots to stay open, but we also have to balance our own budgets ⚖️

We want to know: How are you handling the "coffee math" in 2026? Are you still heading to your local for a chat and a caffeine fix, or has the cost of living changed your habits?

Keen to read more about "coffee math"? The Post has you covered.

Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕

• I avoid spending money on coffee
• I still indulge at my local cafe
• Irrelevant - coffee is not for me

Vote View Results

• 45.7% I avoid spending money on coffee
  45.7% Complete
• 41% I still indulge at my local cafe
  41% Complete
• 13.3% Irrelevant - coffee is not for me
  13.3% Complete

368 votes

Linen

Jane from Naenae

Hello neighbours,Does any one have any linen,towels or blankets you want to pass on.Would so appreciate them.Thanku