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Calling all creative cookies and DIY devotees! Resene and Neighbourly are challenging everyday Kiwis like YOU to take part in the Resene Upcycling Awards. Whether it's an old item you've spruced up or something you've found a completely new purpose for, we wanna see your creations!
… View moreCalling all creative cookies and DIY devotees! Resene and Neighbourly are challenging everyday Kiwis like YOU to take part in the Resene Upcycling Awards. Whether it's an old item you've spruced up or something you've found a completely new purpose for, we wanna see your creations!
Submit your entry in the very first Resene Upcycling Awards by sharing your upcycled masterpiece with your neighbours. Of course, there are goodies to be won including four prizes up for grabs worth $500 (plus spot prizes). Multiple entries are welcome - don't forget to include your before and after pics and mention any Resene products you've used!
Around 80 paintings by the late Papakura artist Nancy Purdie are up for sale, with proceeds going to…
We are looking for people from all walks of life: couples, singles, families, city and rural dwellers who can provide care for children aged 8 to 18 years who have experienced loss and trauma in their lives. Providing connections to culture is vital so we are looking for caregivers in the Waikato … View moreWe are looking for people from all walks of life: couples, singles, families, city and rural dwellers who can provide care for children aged 8 to 18 years who have experienced loss and trauma in their lives. Providing connections to culture is vital so we are looking for caregivers in the Waikato from a range of cultural backgrounds. We are looking for caregivers who can provide day time, home for life, respite care, long term, short term and emergency overnight care.
If you are interested in becoming a caregiver please contact:
Joel Hastings 0508 (FAMILY) or 029 341 3765 or email Joel.Hastings@mvcot.govt.nz
Rhonda Mitchell 0508 (FAMILY) or 029 472 7371 or email Rhonda.Mitchell@mvcot.govt.nz
Hi neighbours, I'm Sue from Go Dive Center, a family run business here in the South Auckland/Franklin area for all your diving needs. We love diving and offer a range of dive equipment to get you into diving, or to continue exploring the incredible underwater world. We provide … View moreHi neighbours, I'm Sue from Go Dive Center, a family run business here in the South Auckland/Franklin area for all your diving needs. We love diving and offer a range of dive equipment to get you into diving, or to continue exploring the incredible underwater world. We provide onsite tank fills and can assist you with your servicing needs.
Check out our website www.godivecenter.co.nz for some of the quality Mares equipment we have on offer, or come in and try the gear on to get that all important perfect fit.
I look forward to catching up with you soon,
Sue
PS. Check us out on Facebook.
Happy World Sleep Day neighbours! Or is it? At Patney we believe a good night’s sleep is key to finding the energy to live your life to the fullest, so on World Sleep Day we're here to talk about snoring!
Anyone can be affected by snoring, at any time in their lives. Patney’s founder … View moreHappy World Sleep Day neighbours! Or is it? At Patney we believe a good night’s sleep is key to finding the energy to live your life to the fullest, so on World Sleep Day we're here to talk about snoring!
Anyone can be affected by snoring, at any time in their lives. Patney’s founder Frances Anderson has experienced first-hand the impact snoring can have on your energy levels, confidence and happiness.
Frances spent years searching for an effective way to control her snoring, to no avail. Fed up and exhausted, Frances set out on a journey to create her own solution. The Patney sleep positioner is the result of an intensive research, development and testing process.
Frances sought independent validation of the Patney sleep positioner through the University of Otago. The independent study proved the Patney sleep positioner is an effective way to control snoring.
No one should have to put up with snoring. Take a look at Patney and experience the benefits a good night’s sleep can bring. We offer a 30-day money back guarantee, so on World Sleep Day you can celebrate having had a great night's sleep!
Hot issues and hot curries! Tune in to our 'Troy Talks' Facebook Live on Monday the 19th of March at 7pm where Emily will chat with our expert Troy Churton about the hottest issues in retirement village living. You don't want to miss this one.
Is swimming naked a natural, liberating experience or a weird act that forces bare bodies into the view of reluctant onlookers? Waiheke Island residents have been fiercely debating the subject after it was raised by resident Micah Courtney in a Facebook post.
*www.stuff.co.nz...
A north Waikato woman is calling for tougher regulations around boarding kennels and catteries after she found her cat hanging dead from a galvanised chain-link fence.
Where will future Aucklanders’ live? What will future housing look like in Auckland? Have your say on Auckland’s housing future. #akhaveyoursay
Our school has been teaching Cookery since 1986 and we do it very well. We will teach you required skills to get employed as a chef. Location is opposite Grafton train station and we do have free student parking. Our students are in demand and get employed!
Study hours are Monday to Thursday.
… View moreOur school has been teaching Cookery since 1986 and we do it very well. We will teach you required skills to get employed as a chef. Location is opposite Grafton train station and we do have free student parking. Our students are in demand and get employed!
Study hours are Monday to Thursday.
Fees-free for your first year may apply.
Hi neighbours. Is erosion a problem on your farm? Join us in Waikaretu or Cambridge to hear how poplars and willows could be the solution for erosion prone hillsides and streams. Their extensive root systems bind and hold the soil in place, and some varieties also provide shelter and wind breaks.
… View moreHi neighbours. Is erosion a problem on your farm? Join us in Waikaretu or Cambridge to hear how poplars and willows could be the solution for erosion prone hillsides and streams. Their extensive root systems bind and hold the soil in place, and some varieties also provide shelter and wind breaks.
The field days are 9.45am-1pm. Lunch will be provided. See you on Monday 19 March at 142 Luck at Last Road, Maungatautari, Cambridge. Or come to 1386 Waikaretu Valley Road, Waikaretu, on Thursday 22 March. RSVP by calling 0800 800 401.
See you there!
Mac McCallion, renowned as a tough, passionate rugby coach who had great success with Counties and t…
NEXT WEEK communities across the country will be taking time out to get to know their neighbours as part of the ninth Neighbours Day Aotearoa. What are your plans for the weekend? Have you planned your own event? Make sure you register your event at neighboursdayaotearoa.org
A new form of reusable toilet paper has emerged as an environmentally superior alternative to flushing all those trees away.
Introducing family cloth, a stack of soft fabric wipes that you keep beside the toilet.
Instead of one-time-only toilet paper that you use and flush away, pick up a … View moreA new form of reusable toilet paper has emerged as an environmentally superior alternative to flushing all those trees away.
Introducing family cloth, a stack of soft fabric wipes that you keep beside the toilet.
Instead of one-time-only toilet paper that you use and flush away, pick up a family cloth and simply wipe, throw in the communal washing basket, rinse, and repeat.
So, would you give family cloth a go?
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