Ōtaki Repair Café - Sun 09 June from 10-2pm - Memorial Hall Ōtaki
What treasures are you going to bring to us to see if our talented volunteers can help or help you to fix it? Our team of electricians, menders & sewers, bike-fixers, handymen & handywomen, as well as sparkle repairers, leather crafters and 3-D printers are ready to meet the challenge.
Nothing to repair? Come along and enjoy a cuppa & cake, learn something new, lend a hand with somebody's else repair job or browse the Swapping Table.
Register your items beforehand so we can plan better. otaki.repaircafe@gmail.com
Moe mai rā, Nicholas.
We're sad to announce the passing of Nicholas Boyack, our Hutt Valley reporter who has long written for The Dominion Post, The Hutt News and Upper Hutt Leader.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.3% Yes
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15% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
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.