Posts by The Nelson Mail
2348 days ago

Poll: When was the last time you made your own clothes?

Carly Gooch Reporter from The Nelson Mail

Buying clothes might be cheap and easy but making them fun and a lot more sustainable. Nelson business, Papercut Patterns has launched a new collection of patterns designed to fulfill every wardrobe need in just six patterns. Can you sew? Have you ever thought about making your own clothes? What was the last thing you made and do you still own/wear it?
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When was the last time you made your own clothes?
  • 22.4% I can do the sewing basics but have never made a garment.
    22.4% Complete
  • 20.4% I love making my own clothes and do it often.
    20.4% Complete
  • 32.7% I've made an item here and there.
    32.7% Complete
  • 24.5% I can't sew.
    24.5% Complete
49 votes
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1 day ago

🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

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2 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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12 hours ago

Poll: Should we be pushing a soft-plastics recycling rollout across the whole region 🗑️

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Nelson City Council has confirmed that the kerbside soft plastic trial is continuing for the current 1,000 homes. It’s a fantastic step towards being more sustainable, but many of us are still waiting for our turn.

We want to know: Should we be pushing for a rollout across the whole region? Or are you happy to keep using the drop-off points at the supermarket for now?
Is this something your household would actually participate in! ♻️

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Should we be pushing a soft-plastics recycling rollout across the whole region 🗑️
  • 83.3% Yes!
    83.3% Complete
  • 16.7% Nah
    16.7% Complete
6 votes