Papakura, Papakura

Entered our Christmas decorations competition yet?

Entered our Christmas decorations competition yet?

Share a photo of your festive abode and be in to win a spot prize.

22 hours ago

Would you like a free copy of our February 2025 issue?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. We give away free copies to readers whose recipes are used in our magazine. We're still on the hunt for tomato recipes, so send your family's favourite way to use up your homegrown harvest, to: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. If we use it in the mag, you will receive a free … View moreKia ora neighbours. We give away free copies to readers whose recipes are used in our magazine. We're still on the hunt for tomato recipes, so send your family's favourite way to use up your homegrown harvest, to: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. If we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of the mag

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9 hours ago

A Whole New Lifestyle

Acacia Cove

Care, Community, And Connection

Acacia Cove, a country-style village situated on the beautiful Wattle Downs Peninsula has 31 weekly activities.

For those who appreciate the tranquility of an estuary setting Acacia Cove has it all, as well as its own restaurant, heated indoor pool, library, … View more
Care, Community, And Connection

Acacia Cove, a country-style village situated on the beautiful Wattle Downs Peninsula has 31 weekly activities.

For those who appreciate the tranquility of an estuary setting Acacia Cove has it all, as well as its own restaurant, heated indoor pool, library, bowling green and gym.

Whether you choose to live in a villa or one of our luxurious apartments, you’ll have the security of a 24 hour, fully monitored emergency call system built in.
If you’re aged 60 or over, value your independence but want greater security, come and have a look at the superb properties we have to offer.

Contact long time manager Bruce to book a visit today!
(09) 268 8522.
admin@ocaciacove.co.nz
Find out more

3 days ago

Have you ever been wrongly ticketed?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

A Wellington man was wrongly issued a parking fine and spent over 40 hours going back and forward with Hutt City Council about it.

Have you ever been unfairly fined?

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9 hours ago

Collaborative Tap Dance Show

Tap Fusion

New Zealand’s first home-grown professional Tap Dance show, Tap Fusion, will be performing at Auckland’s TAPAC Theatre this weekend. The show is a collaboration of New Zealand’s top Tap dancers performing alongside artists of Street Dance, Contemporary Dance and Swing Dance.

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New Zealand’s first home-grown professional Tap Dance show, Tap Fusion, will be performing at Auckland’s TAPAC Theatre this weekend. The show is a collaboration of New Zealand’s top Tap dancers performing alongside artists of Street Dance, Contemporary Dance and Swing Dance.

Tap Fusion is the work of former New Zealand Tap Champion Brandon Carter-Chan and is designed to expose the diversity of New Zealand artists through Tap Dance by inspiring, uplifting, and promoting the idea of creative collaboration, encouraging people to work with artists outside their social circle, and to increase opportunity and strengthen the arts community as a whole.

Tap Fusion is on at TAPAC Theatre, Motions Road Western Springs, 14th & 15th December. Buy tickets at: www.tapac.org.nz...
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3 hours ago

Sun shelter

The Team from Resene ColorShop Takanini

Give your furry best friend a shaded and comfy outdoor nap spot finished in Resene Waterborne Woodsman English Walnut.

Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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9 hours ago

Step Right Up! Who Can Solve Today’s Tricky Riddle?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see?

Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.

Want to stop seeing… View more
What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see?

Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.

Want to stop seeing riddles in your newsfeed?
Head here and hover on the Following button on the top right of the page (and it will show Unfollow) and then click it. If it is giving you the option to Follow, then you've successfully unfollowed the Riddles page.

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3 days ago

⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️

The Team from SPCA New Zealand

It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and … View more
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:

👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️

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1 day ago

Pumpkin plants

Sue from Pahurehure

Free. Pickup Papakura
As few or as many as you want

Contact 0210459457 if interested please
If private message me on here give me your contact number thanks

Free

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1 day ago

James Patterson books

Sue from Pahurehure

$1.00 each. Negotiable on price if buying the lot.

Four blind mice,
worst case,
hide and seek,
8th confession,
9th judgement,
cross my heart, … View more
$1.00 each. Negotiable on price if buying the lot.

Four blind mice,
worst case,
hide and seek,
8th confession,
9th judgement,
cross my heart,
Alex Cross run,
Mary Mary,
the big bad wolf,
Jack and Jill,
judge and jury,
pop goes the weasel,
tick tock,
double cross,
I, Alex Cross,
the midnight club,
along came a spider,
Suzanne’s diary for Nicholas

Currently at Papakura however can be couriered at buyers cost

If interested contact (021)045 9457, thanks.

Negotiable

9 days ago

Poll: What is the meaning of the Maori name of Hayman Park in Manukau?

Manukau Business Association

Manukau: Heart of the South 'powered by Business Manukau' recently attended the unveiling of the new signage in Hayman Park. The Māori name Manu-kau Noa Iho is an ancestral name for the Manukau area. What does it translate to?
Click the Find out more button for the answer inside the … View more
Manukau: Heart of the South 'powered by Business Manukau' recently attended the unveiling of the new signage in Hayman Park. The Māori name Manu-kau Noa Iho is an ancestral name for the Manukau area. What does it translate to?
Click the Find out more button for the answer inside the full story.
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What is the meaning of the Maori name of Hayman Park in Manukau?
  • 89.5% 'the Heart of the South'
    89.5% Complete
  • 10.5% ‘it is only just birds’
    10.5% Complete
  • 0% 'Manukau: more than a mall'
    0% Complete
19 votes
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1 day ago

Queen bed base and mattress

Sue from Pahurehure

Mattress unstained
Base marked

Pickup Papakura

If interested please contact 0210459457

Price: $40

1 day ago

New year, new look?

Resene

Get big summer savings at Resene ColorShops! Bring out the best in your home with kiwi made Resene paints, colours and wood stains. Plus choose from a huge range of wallpaper and accessories. Find out more

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30 days ago

What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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2 days ago

Keen to kickstart your career?

Northland Polytech

Higher qualifications can lead to better-paid and more stable jobs in a career you enjoy and give you greater job satisfaction. This helps you and your family by giving them access to more resources and less stress, long term.

NorthTec’s courses are designed to give you relevant, hands-on … View more
Higher qualifications can lead to better-paid and more stable jobs in a career you enjoy and give you greater job satisfaction. This helps you and your family by giving them access to more resources and less stress, long term.

NorthTec’s courses are designed to give you relevant, hands-on training so you have the skills to jump straight into an exciting new role.
So, if you’ve been thinking about studying then go for it!

Enrol now for 2025 with NorthTec
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1 day ago

Summer Land drop in sessions with Artist Margaret Feeney

Franklin Arts Centre from Franklin Arts Centre

Summer Drop in Land sessions with Artist Margaret Fenney

When: Thursday 19 & Saturday 21 December
Where: Community Gallery Space Franklin Arts Centre

Time: 10am – 1pm

TERRA FIRMA
Earlier this year Franklin Community Arts funded artist Margaret Feeney to run a workshop looking … View more
Summer Drop in Land sessions with Artist Margaret Fenney

When: Thursday 19 & Saturday 21 December
Where: Community Gallery Space Franklin Arts Centre

Time: 10am – 1pm

TERRA FIRMA
Earlier this year Franklin Community Arts funded artist Margaret Feeney to run a workshop looking at what land means to people. Land is home, it is income, it is ancestral right, it is something we control and use, as well as something we love and feel kaitiakitanga towards. How does art tell the story of all these different feelings?

This summer programme at Franklin Arts Centre explores these ideas in further depth across four workstations exploring mark-making and frottage, clay, collage and paint. The workshops are experimental and fun, and everyone’s welcome.

Drop in any time between 10am and 1pm on Thursday 19 or Saturday 21 December to have a go.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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3 days ago

Have you shown us your Christmas tree?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Less than a week left to enter this merry competition.

With lots of spot prizes to win (as well as the title of NZ's Merriest Home), it's worth getting out your camera phone and taking a picture of your festive abode!

Check out the Christmassy homes here.
Enter now

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1 day ago

3 burner BBQ

Sue from Pahurehure

BBQ FACTORY Gas BBQ
3 burner
Has metal lid plus a plastic BBQ cover/tarp
old, wheel broken but still moveable.
last used Summer 2022 at least, possibly more recent than that.

Pickup at Papakura

If interested please contact 0210459457 thanks

Price: $40

3 days ago

Get Ready for Summer Adventures

Botany Hunting and Fishing

Grab your Summer essentials with Hunting & Fishing's cool Summer Sale, ON NOW!

Head in-store at Botany or shop online today for heaps of cracker deals on Summer clothing, camping gear, fishing gear and more.

Get sorted for your Summer holidays and find the perfect Christmas gifts … View more
Grab your Summer essentials with Hunting & Fishing's cool Summer Sale, ON NOW!

Head in-store at Botany or shop online today for heaps of cracker deals on Summer clothing, camping gear, fishing gear and more.

Get sorted for your Summer holidays and find the perfect Christmas gifts while you're at it!

Be quick because the sale ends on New Year's Eve.
Find out more

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1 day ago

BEDROOM FURNITURE SALE

Dave from FURNITURE CLEARANCE CENTRE

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THERE ARE SOME MASSIVE BARGAINS ON BED AND BEDROOM FURNITURE 🥳👍🥳👍- UP TO 70% OFF … View more
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⚡🔥WE HAVE UNLOADED SOME OF THE 40FT CONTAINER OF FURNITURE👍👍
THERE ARE SOME MASSIVE BARGAINS ON BED AND BEDROOM FURNITURE 🥳👍🥳👍- UP TO 70% OFF RETAIL PRICES - 🏃🥳👍🏃🥳AMAZING SOLID TIMBER BEDROOM FURNITURE AT CRAZY LOW LOW PRICES🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃

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4 days ago

Auckland SH1 holiday maintenance

NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)

Prepare for delays at SH1 Spaghetti Junction and the Harbour Bridge from Boxing Day evening until early January. Our crew will be carrying out essential maintenance during this time.

Consider taking the SH16/SH18 Western Ring Route and SH20 if you’re travelling south. Our summer works will … View more
Prepare for delays at SH1 Spaghetti Junction and the Harbour Bridge from Boxing Day evening until early January. Our crew will be carrying out essential maintenance during this time.

Consider taking the SH16/SH18 Western Ring Route and SH20 if you’re travelling south. Our summer works will continue on SH16 The Strand from January until March.
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1 day ago

Thinking of Putting your Property on the Market ?

Christine Martin from Property Valuations Ltd

If you are thinking of putting your property on the market this Summer you may want to consider ordering a Market Valuation by one of our Registered Valuers this can assist you with making an informed decision on Selling your property. Give us a call today !
09 2997406 or 09 2390906

5 days ago

🎄 Need a gift for the hard-to-buy-for?🎄

Mags4Gifts

Why not gift them a magazine subscription tailored to their interests? This Christmas, find the perfect gifts at Mags4Gifts! We're offering up to 30% off a wide range of magazines – there’s something for everyone in your whanau!

Whether you’re searching for a thoughtful secret Santa … View more
Why not gift them a magazine subscription tailored to their interests? This Christmas, find the perfect gifts at Mags4Gifts! We're offering up to 30% off a wide range of magazines – there’s something for everyone in your whanau!

Whether you’re searching for a thoughtful secret Santa gift or something special to put under the tree, we’ve got you covered with a great selection for all interests.

Don’t miss out – shop now at Mags4Gifts.com and enjoy the savings!
Find out more

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2 days ago

Ōtara preschool ruined

The Team from Counties Manukau Police

Police are asking for the public’s help for information into a heartless act which has ruined an Ōtara preschool.

Sometime between 9am on 7 December and 6pm on 8 December, Ōtara Community Preschool was broken into and windows and property smashed and items stolen.
Counties Manukau East Area… View more
Police are asking for the public’s help for information into a heartless act which has ruined an Ōtara preschool.

Sometime between 9am on 7 December and 6pm on 8 December, Ōtara Community Preschool was broken into and windows and property smashed and items stolen.
Counties Manukau East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Rakana Cook, says nine internal windows were smashed, along with a microwave and oven and computers being knocked to the ground.
“This type of behaviour is quite frankly disgusting.
“This is an awful situation, a preschool has been left footing the bill for this crime and children are now without their belongings and educational resources.”

Inspector Cook says the offenders acted in a mindless way, destroying property seemingly for the sake of it.
“We are working hard to identify and locate those responsible for this senseless crime.
“We are now asking for the public’s assistance for any information which may help us to hold this person, or people, to account.
“A number of people have come forward with information and spoken to Police since this incident, and we ask anyone who has not yet spoken to us to get in touch.”

Information can be provided by updating Police online now or by calling 105.

Please reference the file number 241208/6023.

Alternatively, you can report information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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6 days ago

Become a caregiver with Kia Puāwai

Kia Puāwai

Support a young person to make positive changes in their life while living with you. You will receive a caregiver payment, be supported with specialist training, and have a rewarding opportunity to help a young person thrive and grow. If you're interested in finding out more, visit our site, … View moreSupport a young person to make positive changes in their life while living with you. You will receive a caregiver payment, be supported with specialist training, and have a rewarding opportunity to help a young person thrive and grow. If you're interested in finding out more, visit our site, email us on fostercare@kiapuawai.nz or call 0800 KIA PUAWAI. Find out more

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2 days ago

Outdoor table

Sue from Pahurehure

Has rust, please refer to photos.

Measurements 150 cm x 89 cm
Height 70 cm

Might be able to dismantle, nuts and bolts are rusty.

Pick up from Papakura
If interested please contact 0210459457

Price: $15

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