2384 days ago

Red Cross Journey - 1 week left to register!

The Team from Red Cross - Hastings Service Centre

It is the final week to sign up to Red Cross Journey 2019. You can sign up as an individual or as a team. It is a great team building activity and a way to get active.

Red Cross Journey will be kicking off with a Scavenger Hunt from the Hastings service centre on Sunday the 1st of September. There will be a sausage sizzle courtesy of the Mad Butcher and some great prizes to be won, but to join the fun you have to be signed up for the event... plus the 1st 100 participants to raise $100 will receive a Red Cross Keep Cup.

Please visit www.redcrossjourney.org.nz... or email amber.mcarthur@redcross.org.nz to find out more!

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4 days ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?

What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?

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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
  • 38.1% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    38.1% Complete
  • 61.9% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    61.9% Complete
796 votes
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Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!

William Hansby Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.

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30 days ago

Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

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