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🎁Christmas Giveaway🎁👏👏👏
I have 8 children and they are fortunate enough to enjoy presents and great food every Christmas...that got me thinking there are people here in New Zealand who don’t eat great food on Christmas Day, don’t receive presents and Santa just doesn’t come, … View more🎁Christmas Giveaway🎁👏👏👏
I have 8 children and they are fortunate enough to enjoy presents and great food every Christmas...that got me thinking there are people here in New Zealand who don’t eat great food on Christmas Day, don’t receive presents and Santa just doesn’t come, all because they cannot afford it. I feel like it’s time for me and my little business to do my part so......
I have decided to run a competition where you write into me telling me of a family that you know who deserves a special Christmas. We will arrive on Christmas morning with presents, a Christmas grazing table and genuine Christmas cheer. If you want to donate a gift, or food items please email me Belle@platter.co.nz
This isn’t about likes or share it’s about giving.
To enter please email me at belle@platter.co.nz before 15th December. Let’s make someone’s day, it is after all the season of giving 😍🎁😍.
#christmas #christmasgiveaway #givingback #makesomeonesday #grateful #plattersnz #platternz #love #gratefulheart #helpme #smallbusiness
Hi everyone. We've kicked off our Wasp Wipeout campaign for the 2019/2020 summer and we are spreading to more areas! We're targeting the usual suspects - the German and common wasp - but we'll also be giving you lots of tips on how to deal with paper wasps at home. Watch our for more… View moreHi everyone. We've kicked off our Wasp Wipeout campaign for the 2019/2020 summer and we are spreading to more areas! We're targeting the usual suspects - the German and common wasp - but we'll also be giving you lots of tips on how to deal with paper wasps at home. Watch our for more info over the next few weeks, but in the meantime, check out our launch story here: bit.ly... and read about what you can do here: bit.ly...
For some, giving their furry friend a sneaky piece of ham under the table is enough, but for others, buying and wrapping a Christmas present for their pet is tradition. Whether it be some edible treats, a new comfy bed, or an awesome outdoor toy for summer - do you include your pet on the gift … View moreFor some, giving their furry friend a sneaky piece of ham under the table is enough, but for others, buying and wrapping a Christmas present for their pet is tradition. Whether it be some edible treats, a new comfy bed, or an awesome outdoor toy for summer - do you include your pet on the gift shopping list? Vote in the poll below.
We're preparing flood hazard maps of the urban areas of Lower Hutt. Modelling of the Wainuiomata catchment is the first to be completed.
To finalise the maps, we're asking members of the community to share their experiences and observations of flooding in Wainuiomata.
Come along to one… View moreWe're preparing flood hazard maps of the urban areas of Lower Hutt. Modelling of the Wainuiomata catchment is the first to be completed.
To finalise the maps, we're asking members of the community to share their experiences and observations of flooding in Wainuiomata.
Come along to one of our drop-in sessions this week at the Wainuiomata Intermediate School hall to share your experiences and check out the flood hazard maps.
These will be held on:
• Thursday 5 December from 6pm - 8pm
• Saturday 7 December from 2pm - 4pm
The Christmas Walk of Fame on Wellington’s waterfront has been a tremendously popular and iconic part of our Christmas Star Appeal since its debut in 2015.
Your star will be displayed along Wellington’s waterfront during the month of December.
To purchase your star click here. For any … View moreThe Christmas Walk of Fame on Wellington’s waterfront has been a tremendously popular and iconic part of our Christmas Star Appeal since its debut in 2015.
Your star will be displayed along Wellington’s waterfront during the month of December.
To purchase your star click here. For any questions please contact Sarah Thomas on sarah@wgtncitymission.org.nz.
For over three decades, Readers Tours has been taking our loyal readers on unforgettable journeys exploring the rich history and culture of New Zealand’s hidden gems.
The much loved North and South Island Journeys are back for 2020, along with the launch of two new escapes in both the North … View moreFor over three decades, Readers Tours has been taking our loyal readers on unforgettable journeys exploring the rich history and culture of New Zealand’s hidden gems.
The much loved North and South Island Journeys are back for 2020, along with the launch of two new escapes in both the North and South Island. These new shorter escapes are the perfect length of time for those adventurous seniors who want a taste of the spectacular excursions and sights our country has to offer.
To celebrate the launch of our brand new tours, our friends at TV Guide and Neighbourly are giving away a year’s subscription for TV Guide to one lucky adventurer!
All you have to do is tell us a New Zealand destination you would love to visit via this link and you'll be in the draw to win!
Entries close 19th December 2019.
A must for any true Buffy fan.
Six double sided 200 piece jigsaw puzzles cover a year.The puzzle goes into a hanging frame with a wall calendar that hangs below. The calendar is suitable for any year.
Issued in 2001. Never used, one puzzle done for the photo.
The box has some slight damage to … View moreA must for any true Buffy fan.
Six double sided 200 piece jigsaw puzzles cover a year.The puzzle goes into a hanging frame with a wall calendar that hangs below. The calendar is suitable for any year.
Issued in 2001. Never used, one puzzle done for the photo.
The box has some slight damage to one corner.
The top is slightly pushed in from having other things resting on it.
For anyone into the crafts of the 60's and 70's.
Teaching the beginner through to being fully competent.
Crochet
Canvas work
Dressmaking
Embroidery
Fashion flair
Home sewing
… View moreFor anyone into the crafts of the 60's and 70's.
Teaching the beginner through to being fully competent.
Crochet
Canvas work
Dressmaking
Embroidery
Fashion flair
Home sewing
Kitting
Lace-making
Rediscover the arts the many have forgotten.
Missing: 3, 34, 35, 51, 57, 64, 65.
Never used so would make a good Christmas present.
More golden in colour than shown in the photos.
Fires crystal pellets that you make.
Comes with all the parts shown in the photos.
Gun
Battery
Crystal sachets and bottle for infusion.
… View moreNever used so would make a good Christmas present.
More golden in colour than shown in the photos.
Fires crystal pellets that you make.
Comes with all the parts shown in the photos.
Gun
Battery
Crystal sachets and bottle for infusion.
Scope
Stent and tripod legs
Rechargeable battery piece.
Carrying strap
How to use Honey for cooking and for sweetening food and drinks. For cooking you may need to reduce the amount of liquids slightly.
Lemon and honey is a great drink but do not put the honey in boiling water as it will destroy the goodness in the honey.
We are continuing to manage containing the sewer leak from discharging to stormwater network and have removed the no fishing and swimming signs from the inner harbour.
Crews are continuing with investigations and repairs, and work is projected to carry on for an additional week. We are working … View moreWe are continuing to manage containing the sewer leak from discharging to stormwater network and have removed the no fishing and swimming signs from the inner harbour.
Crews are continuing with investigations and repairs, and work is projected to carry on for an additional week. We are working with affected residents and businesses to keep them up to date and ensure.
Hi does anyone know where I would be able to get a mutton ham for Christmas? I asked our local mad butcher and prestons both have informed me they will not be getting them in this year. Thank you
'Kia ora everybody. For those of you that don't know me, my name is Theo and I have been sponsored by all of you and many other Rotarians to take a life-changing trip to the Netherlands for a year. This is an amazing opportunity I have been given and I’m here today just to tell you all … View more'Kia ora everybody. For those of you that don't know me, my name is Theo and I have been sponsored by all of you and many other Rotarians to take a life-changing trip to the Netherlands for a year. This is an amazing opportunity I have been given and I’m here today just to tell you all a little about me and why I want to go to the Netherlands.
'So who am I? Well to know me you first have to know my family. Pictured here with Kris Faafoi, is my mother, Tania. She is a consultant currently working for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and she may look familiar to you because she is a Plimmerton Rotarian. She is actually the person who first brought the exchange to my attention earlier this year. And this is my father, Tony, who I'm more like than maybe I would like to admit. He is a filmmaker who owns his own independent film company and recently has had his film Helen Kelly in the New Zealand International Film Festival. I am also interested in film - just a tad less successful.
'We are also both members of the Plimmerton volunteer fire brigade, one of us has been there for a little over one year, the other a little over twenty-five.
'But the fire brigade is a bit of a family tradition. As well as me, my father, his father, his uncle and cousin have all been members of the Plimmerton fire brigade. If you calculate up all of our service time, it equals over one hundred years of service. And as you can tell I’m a very large contributor to that. I joined just over a year ago!
'As I mentioned earlier, I'm a bit of a wannabe filmmaker and photographer. When I was 12, I inherited an old camera from my father and since then I have been super passionate about photography. When I was 13 I taught myself how to edit and have been working on projects ever since. I’m currently working on a short film about the Pike River Mine and was given the amazing opportunity to be at the Mine filming the re-entry earlier this year. The film will be released sometime at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.
'I then plan to make a film about my year in the Netherlands and about foreign exchange students in general. I think it will end up being quite a long film and so when I get back I plan on coming back here when it is finished and showing it to all of you.
'So why do I want to go to the Netherlands? Well for starters my Opa is Dutch, he was actually born in a concentration camp in Indonesia and after the war, when he was about ten, he immigrated to New Zealand. This makes me one-quarter Dutch. I also have lots of family currently living in the Netherlands, many of whom I have never met. So through all of this, I'm just so excited to go and assimilate into the culture and maybe even more excited to have the opportunity to be able to learn how to speak Dutch.
'I will be staying in a small town called Rijssen which is on the opposite side of the Netherlands to Amsterdam, and on the German border. It is smaller than Porirua with around the same number of people.
'I would just like to finish by saying a big thanks to all of you for sponsoring me. I promise that I won't let this year of learning and growth go to waste. If any of you has any questions about me or about the Netherlands, or if you just fancy a chat, feel free to come and speak to me. I look forward to coming back in a year’s time and speaking to you all again.'
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