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Can't make your roses sing? Wanting to know when to start planting your broccoli? We are kicking off our Q&A series with Jo McCarroll in the hot seat answering questions on all things gardening from 9am Friday.
As well as being the author of Vege Patch From Scratch, Jo is also the … View moreCan't make your roses sing? Wanting to know when to start planting your broccoli? We are kicking off our Q&A series with Jo McCarroll in the hot seat answering questions on all things gardening from 9am Friday.
As well as being the author of Vege Patch From Scratch, Jo is also the editor of NZ Gardener magazine and has been for 15 years. She is looking forward to answering your gardening questions.
Whether you're dipping your toe in the soil or have seasoned green fingers, we welcome you to...
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Today, we celebrate the heroes living right under our roofs, who uplift and empower us every day – the wives, mums, daughters, and nans.
Take a moment to say thank you to these incredible women who shape your lives with their grace and courage.
Don't forget to use NZ Compare to … View moreToday, we celebrate the heroes living right under our roofs, who uplift and empower us every day – the wives, mums, daughters, and nans.
Take a moment to say thank you to these incredible women who shape your lives with their grace and courage.
Don't forget to use NZ Compare to brighten your household bills!
Choosing the right care centre is an important decision. To help you, we’ve put together The Ryman Care Guide to highlight the care, kindness and comfort that our care centres provide.
At Ryman villages, we offer care options customised to suit your needs. Our villages all offer rest home … View moreChoosing the right care centre is an important decision. To help you, we’ve put together The Ryman Care Guide to highlight the care, kindness and comfort that our care centres provide.
At Ryman villages, we offer care options customised to suit your needs. Our villages all offer rest home care, and most also offer hospital and specialist dementia care.
Our assisted living apartments are in the heart of the village and include services like housekeeping and chef-prepared meals to make life easier.
Discover the kindness and comfort of Ryman care, request your free copy today.
Click read more for your free guide.
It's CAB Youth Week! Each year we hold an awareness week to promote our service so more people around the motu know what Citizens Advice Bureau is about and how we can help. This year, we are prioritising young people.
We know that there are heaps of challenges facing young people today … View moreIt's CAB Youth Week! Each year we hold an awareness week to promote our service so more people around the motu know what Citizens Advice Bureau is about and how we can help. This year, we are prioritising young people.
We know that there are heaps of challenges facing young people today and we are here to help you navigate through. We will make sure you know what your rights are, so you can get a fair deal and feel empowered in the decisions you make.
Our services are free and confidential. Chat with us online via our website cab.org.nz, send us a message, call 0800 367 222 or visit a CAB near you. The New Plymouth office is at 32 Leach Street, beside YMCA, or ring 06 758 9542.
Please follow our top tips to reduce the risk of mail theft:
✉️ Clear your letterbox in a timely manner
✉️ Put a hold on your mail delivery if you’re going away
✉️ Provide clear delivery instructions for couriers to leave a package safely hidden or secured within your property
… View morePlease follow our top tips to reduce the risk of mail theft:
✉️ Clear your letterbox in a timely manner
✉️ Put a hold on your mail delivery if you’re going away
✉️ Provide clear delivery instructions for couriers to leave a package safely hidden or secured within your property
✉️ Install security cameras and/or security camera messaging near your letterbox or front of property
✉️ Where practical, consider click and collect over delivery
✉️ Send parcels to a work address or ensuring you're home when they arrive
✉️ Contact Police (111 for immediate issues or 105 if it is after the fact) if you see people loitering around vehicles or looking into car windows
✉️ Engage in neighbourhood groups so more people can keep an eye out for suspicious activity
These tips are being shared after a 44-year-old woman will appear in Pukekohe District Court on 28 March charged with theft.
An alleged mail thief in the Pukekohe area has hand-delivered herself into Police, following assistance from the community.
Counties Manukau South Senior Sergeant MJ Riddle says Police were aware of locals discussing a mail theft on social media. A report was made to Police at the time in January and had included enough detail including CCTV footage and a vehicle of interest. Following Police enquiries, the woman has brought herself into the Pukekohe Police Station a few days later
“This is a great result for the community and a timely reminder to the public to continue reporting any thefts from letterboxes.”
Senior Sergeant Riddle says
“Our community should be able to receive parcels and mail without concern of interference but unfortunately there are people in our communities who take advantage of opportunities to commit thefts from mail boxes and front porches."
“We encourage anyone who has been the victim of dishonesty offending to report it as soon as possible,” she says."
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"What I have harvested from that greenhouse this year, that’s the cleanest crop I have ever grown. No whitefly at all. It’s pretty exciting,” says Anthony Tringham, who grows heirloom tomatoes commercially under the brand Curious Croppers, in Clevedon, Auckland
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Our recent neighbourly poll revealed some challenges with broadband providers, and we're here to help. The survey will help us get a … View moreWIN ONE of FIVE $50 Gift Cards - It's only a few clicks away! Simply complete our easy Broadband Survey and unlock your chance to WIN! Start Survey now.
Our recent neighbourly poll revealed some challenges with broadband providers, and we're here to help. The survey will help us get a better understanding of your experience with your current broadband provider. Let your voice be heard.
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Seasons for growth is a well-researched and respected early intervention education programme used in support of 6-18 year olds who have experienced a loss or major change in their family through death, parental separation or divorce, migration, imprisonment, fostering, relationship break-down or … View moreSeasons for growth is a well-researched and respected early intervention education programme used in support of 6-18 year olds who have experienced a loss or major change in their family through death, parental separation or divorce, migration, imprisonment, fostering, relationship break-down or any similar significant change.
It was written by Anne Graham, an Australian professor of Childhood Studies at Southern Cross University, NSW in 1996 and has been implemented in New Zealand since then. Since its beginning the programme has supported over 300,000 children and adolescents in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales.
It is based on the belief that change and loss are part of life and grief is a normal response to these losses.
It is also based on the Tasks of Grieving model of William Worden and it uses the metaphor of the natural seasons as a vivid, symbolic and familiar framework for connecting and experiences of grief.
The programme runs over 8 one-hour weekly sessions. Pre-arranged small groups of similarly aged children or young people meet together for these 8 sessions. They are facilitated by screened, police- vetted and trained volunteers, known in the programme as “Companions”. These groups are mainly run in schools and usually during school hours, but sometimes after school. Many schools in Taranaki are familiar with this work and request to have the groups running for their students on a regular basis. The programme involves activities and discussion on topics including change, feelings, personal stories and self-care.
Groups run throughout Taranaki during each school term and each year there are 150 -200 youngsters participating in a group somewhere in the province.
There is currently a recruitment drive for volunteers to train as Companions for 2024
Important personal attributes include:
• Enjoy and care about children and young people, being fully committed to their safety
• Good listener and adaptable
• Be a team player, comfortable in group work and willing to learn
• Have some experience of change, loss and grief
• Have 2 hours a week for each 8-week program you facilitate.
• Have independent transport
• Police vetting requirement
Companion training for the Children’s and Young People’s Programme is being planned to run over two days on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd March, in New Plymouth and there is an application process required prior to this.
Ongoing support and training for Companions is an integral part of this programme.
There is also training available for people interested in facilitating the Adult and Parent programmes as well as the LTI Programme for 5 – 18-year-olds living with loved ones who have serious illness.
If you are curious to learn more about any of the programmes and / or you are interested in becoming a Companion, please contact Wendy at Volunteering New Plymouth on 06 758 8986, Email: admin@vnp.nz or Ph / Text 022 571 4228 to take the next step.
For the final month of this tax year I'll offer your initial Bowen session for $10 less.
The gentle fascia release through Bowen can be helpful with a huge range of health challenges, so it is worth giving Bowen a go.
Bowen Therapy can be given through a thin layer of clothing, and is very … View moreFor the final month of this tax year I'll offer your initial Bowen session for $10 less.
The gentle fascia release through Bowen can be helpful with a huge range of health challenges, so it is worth giving Bowen a go.
Bowen Therapy can be given through a thin layer of clothing, and is very gentle. No manipulations are done. It is deeply relaxing, and generally pain is reduced after a session. Acute injuries, such as twisted ankles or shoulder injuries, tend to heal very quickly with a couple of Bowen sessions.
If you'd like to give it a go, this introductory offer of just $50 for a session of around an hour, will be a great opportunity for you. Reach out through here, or via facebook 'Holistic Health Taranaki', or contact me by phone 067520503 or 0275228592.
Have you nominated a small business in your community yet? The Prospa Local Business Hero Awards close this week!
Whether you know a great plumber, supermarket, mechanic, bookstore, hairdresser, gardener, pharmacy, builder, shoe store, cafe or electrician - show some love to a small business and… View moreHave you nominated a small business in your community yet? The Prospa Local Business Hero Awards close this week!
Whether you know a great plumber, supermarket, mechanic, bookstore, hairdresser, gardener, pharmacy, builder, shoe store, cafe or electrician - show some love to a small business and make a nomination today.
You'll not only help drum up some support for them in your community, you could also help them win a $10,000 prize package. Plus if your nomination is a regional finalist you'll win a $100 Prezzy® card too!
The sweetest time of the year is just around the corner, and we’ve put together a great deal that will make it even sweeter.
Bennetto Chocolate has helped us put together an amazing chocolate box that’ll be the perfect addition to an NZ House & Garden subscription this Easter. Simply … View moreThe sweetest time of the year is just around the corner, and we’ve put together a great deal that will make it even sweeter.
Bennetto Chocolate has helped us put together an amazing chocolate box that’ll be the perfect addition to an NZ House & Garden subscription this Easter. Simply purchase a 1 or 2-year subscription to NZ House & Garden and the Easter Bunny will deliver you a Bennetto Chocolate Box worth $50 for FREE! T&Cs Apply.
Enjoy,
The team at NZ House & Garden
I am looking for Davies B1 pumps that are no longer in use.
So if you have any of these lurking outside or in the dump - please let me know.
Main interest is the B1 variants.
Will consider almost any condition.
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