Otorohanga District, Otorohanga

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978 days ago

T.A Intermediate uniform - skirt and 2 white polos

Nora from Te Awamutu

2x size 14 Polos - will need a good soak

Skirt is a 77

Free

Free

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978 days ago

Rocking chair refresh

The Team from Resene ColorShop Te Awamutu

Refresh and restore a beautiful old rocking chair with a simple but stylish new look with Resene Enamacryl.

Find out how to create your own.

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981 days ago

Wanting to buy Shipping container.

Louise from Pirongia - Karamu

Wanting to buy Shipping container

979 days ago

Happy St Patrick's Day!

The Team from NZ Compare

Today is a perfect time to stop and enjoy the company of your neighbours, friends and family!

The team at NZ Compare wish you all good health, good luck and happiness for 2022.

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980 days ago

Get decorating and save with Resene!

Resene ColorShop

Get 20% off Resene premium products at Resene ColorShops and participating resellers:

- Paints
- Wood stains
- Primers
- Sealers
- Decorating accessories
- Wallpaper
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Get 20% off Resene premium products at Resene ColorShops and participating resellers:

- Paints
- Wood stains
- Primers
- Sealers
- Decorating accessories
- Wallpaper
- Cleaning products

Discounts off the normal retail price of Resene premium paints, wood stains, primers, sealers, decorating accessories, wallpaper and cleaning products until 26 April 2022. Available only at Resene owned ColorShops and participating resellers or shop online. For details see 20% off sale.
Shop online

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980 days ago

Nomination Now Open - 2022 Volunteer Excellence Awards (Waikato Region)

Heather Moore from Volunteering Waikato

Nominations for the 2022 Volunteer Excellence Awards are now open! Community organisations can nominate their amazing volunteers in any of four categories - Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year Youth Award, Long Service Award and the Team Excellence Award. Help us to celebrate the … View moreNominations for the 2022 Volunteer Excellence Awards are now open! Community organisations can nominate their amazing volunteers in any of four categories - Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year Youth Award, Long Service Award and the Team Excellence Award. Help us to celebrate the individual and collective impact of volunteers and volunteering in our community...

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981 days ago

Boarding at Auckland Grammar School

Auckland Grammar School

Applications are now open to Auckland Grammar School’s boarding hostel, Tibbs House, for 2023. Founded in 1962, Tibbs House provides accommodation, study and recreational facilities for 120 boarders. Boarders are supported by eight full time Masters who offer a wide range of teaching subjects and… View moreApplications are now open to Auckland Grammar School’s boarding hostel, Tibbs House, for 2023. Founded in 1962, Tibbs House provides accommodation, study and recreational facilities for 120 boarders. Boarders are supported by eight full time Masters who offer a wide range of teaching subjects and activities, as well as nightly study guidance.

Boarding Scholarships are also available. Apply now.

To apply, visit our website to download an application form. Alternatively, contact the Director of Boarding, Mr Frank Haszard at f.haszard@ags.school.nz.
Apply now!

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981 days ago

Why Clothes Are So Hard to Recycle

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean at Whakatane ChemDry

Fast fashion is leading to a mountain of clothing being thrown away each year and has a huge impact on the environment, so can we turn our unwanted garments into something useful?

Open your wardrobe and be honest. How long was it since you last wore some of those clothes? Do you think it might … View more
Fast fashion is leading to a mountain of clothing being thrown away each year and has a huge impact on the environment, so can we turn our unwanted garments into something useful?

Open your wardrobe and be honest. How long was it since you last wore some of those clothes? Do you think it might be time for a clear out?

Languishing in the back of cupboards and bottom of drawers are outfits that don’t fit any more, items that have gone out of fashion, or even clothes that have never been worn. In fact, according to research conducted by sociologist Sophie Woodward at the University of Manchester, on average 12% of clothes in the wardrobes of women she studied could be considered “inactive”.

If you were brutal, you’ll probably manage to fill a bin-bag or two with clothes you no longer want or need. But what then?

Around 85% of all textiles thrown away in the US – roughly 13 million tonnes in 2017 – are either dumped into landfill or burned. The average American has been estimated to throw away around 37kg of clothes every year. And globally, an estimated 92 million tonnes of textiles waste is created each year and the equivalent to a rubbish truck full of clothes ends up on landfill sites every second. By 2030, we are expected as a whole to be discarding more than 134 million tonnes of textiles a year.

Millions of tonnes of clothing, shoes and other textiles end up in landfill every year because very little is sent for recycling.

“The current fashion system uses high volumes of non-renewable resources, including petroleum, extracted to produce clothes that are often used only for a short period of time, after which the materials are largely lost to landfill or incineration,” says Chetna Prajapati, who studies ways of making sustainable textiles at Loughborough University in the UK.
“This system puts pressure on valuable resources such as water, pollutes the environment and degrades ecosystems in addition to creating societal impacts on a global scale.”

There are good reasons to seek out alternatives to chucking clothes in the bin – globally the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, with textile production alone is estimated to release 1.2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every year. Vast amounts of water are also needed to produce the clothes we wear too and the fashion industry is responsible for 20% of global waste water. (Read more about the impact our fashion addiction has on the planet.)

At the same time we are buying more clothes than ever – the average consumer now buys 60% more clothing than they did 15 years ago. More than two tonnes of clothing are bought each minute in the UK, more than any other country in Europe. Globally, around 56 million tonnes of clothing are bought each year, and this is expected to rise to 93 million tonnes by 2030 and 160 million tonnes by 2050.

Globally just 12% of the material used for clothing ends up being recycled.
Keep reading: www.curtainclean.co.nz...

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984 days ago

What are you doing this weekend…? 🤩

The Team from Red Cross - Waikato Service Centre

March is Red Cross Appeal month. During March, we raise funds to enable us to deliver services to the most vulnerable people in our communities. Services such as delivering Meals on Wheels, helping to settle new Kiwi's in Aotearoa New Zealand and training our Disaster Response volunteers to … View moreMarch is Red Cross Appeal month. During March, we raise funds to enable us to deliver services to the most vulnerable people in our communities. Services such as delivering Meals on Wheels, helping to settle new Kiwi's in Aotearoa New Zealand and training our Disaster Response volunteers to support with rescue and recovery during a disaster.... and more

This year we are doing our appeal a bit differently and we need your help! Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 and the Red Traffic Light settings we can’t go ahead with our physical street collection so instead, we are partnering with www.Chooza.com... to bring you our "List, Sell, Give Hope!" campaign.

It’s easy! You list it, someone else buys it and together you give hope by supporting New Zealand Red Cross. With your help, we can continue to support those most vulnerable in our communities when they need it most!

So, this weekend why not find some items lying around home that you have been meaning to rehome or donate to charity and add them to Chooza. New or pre-loved, if it is worth $14.99 or more you can find a new home for it and support New Zealand Red Cross at the same time.

With every item listed you will get a donation receipt for the sale price that you can claim back as a taxable donation, so it is a win-win-win situation.

Check out www.chooza.com... to find out more!

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985 days ago

Get ahead - buy heat patches early.

LIC

LIC's heat detection patches can improve accuracy as you lead into AI and help you identify more cows in heat. Set yourself up for success early and check one job off the list ahead of time - you'll thank yourself later.

Talk to your Agri Manager about ordering heat detection patches … View more
LIC's heat detection patches can improve accuracy as you lead into AI and help you identify more cows in heat. Set yourself up for success early and check one job off the list ahead of time - you'll thank yourself later.

Talk to your Agri Manager about ordering heat detection patches early for your herd or buy direct via the LIC Online Shop.
Shop now

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985 days ago

Absolutely beautiful Ragdoll kittens

Karen from Ohaupo

Beautiful 💕 cuties 💓 we have 2 boys and 1 girl, all grown really well, absolutely beautiful cuddly natures, really playful bundles of fluffy, raised in very busy family home, used to dogs and alsorts going on. Love sleeping in bed with you.
They have all been defleaed wormed and had … View more
Beautiful 💕 cuties 💓 we have 2 boys and 1 girl, all grown really well, absolutely beautiful cuddly natures, really playful bundles of fluffy, raised in very busy family home, used to dogs and alsorts going on. Love sleeping in bed with you.
They have all been defleaed wormed and had first Vaccanation They are in Ohaupo to meet them.

Price: $1,200

985 days ago

Pet Grooming

Karen from Ohaupo

Pet groom's
Ohaupo based
Professional, small and large pets welcome
Adorable dog grooming
027 2483021
Small to medium pets
$50 full groom.
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Price: $50

985 days ago

Free School Holiday Activities at the Museum!

Trish Seddon from Te Awamutu Museum

Easter Crafts
Come into the Museum for the first week of the holidays and do a fun Easter Egg Hunt and some Easter crafts!
Available April 16 - 22

ANZAC Crafts
Come into the Museum for the second week of the holidays and make some ANZAC poppies and wreaths to display in our foyer.
Available … View more
Easter Crafts
Come into the Museum for the first week of the holidays and do a fun Easter Egg Hunt and some Easter crafts!
Available April 16 - 22

ANZAC Crafts
Come into the Museum for the second week of the holidays and make some ANZAC poppies and wreaths to display in our foyer.
Available April 23 - 30

Free, drop-in style
Activities available from:10.30am - 3.30pm Mon - Fri, 10.30am - 1.30pm Sat. Closed Sundays

985 days ago

New in our Back Porch Exhibition Space!

Trish Seddon from Te Awamutu Museum

Kōkako - Back from the Brink
Highlighting the work of the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society as they reintroduce the Kōkako to Pirongia.

Family-friendly activities designed to make learning all about this iconic bird lots of fun.

FREE, drop in style of activities. March - April … View more
Kōkako - Back from the Brink
Highlighting the work of the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society as they reintroduce the Kōkako to Pirongia.

Family-friendly activities designed to make learning all about this iconic bird lots of fun.

FREE, drop in style of activities. March - April 2022

985 days ago

Shape shifter

The Team from Resene ColorShop Te Awamutu

Create one-of-a-kind artwork that’s inexpensive, eye-catching and easily made with simple shapes painted with Resene paints.

Find out how to create your own.

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