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We’ve teamed up with Kiwi business Best Wine Co. to deliver beer from local legends Garage Project and award winning wines from Main Divide to provide you with the ultimate dining experience right to your … View moreYour fantasies have become reality.
HELL Pizza, Beer, Wine all in one delivery.
We’ve teamed up with Kiwi business Best Wine Co. to deliver beer from local legends Garage Project and award winning wines from Main Divide to provide you with the ultimate dining experience right to your lair...
Simply grab some food for delivery before 10pm and you'll have the option of tagging on some cheeky bevvies!
T&Cs apply, customer orders must be 18+ ID verified and receipt signature required before and after purchase
Read more about the ins and outs of booze delivery here .
Keeping your home this winter doesn't have to put you in debt, but you will have to be creative.
Consumer have revealed the best curtains to invest in as temperatures begin to cool down to help stop nearly two-thirds of a home's heat from going out its windows.
Honeycomb blinds - … View moreKeeping your home this winter doesn't have to put you in debt, but you will have to be creative.
Consumer have revealed the best curtains to invest in as temperatures begin to cool down to help stop nearly two-thirds of a home's heat from going out its windows.
Honeycomb blinds - which have hexagonal shaped cells in its structure - were the standout performer of the five different blinds tested. Others involved were roman, roller and aluminium and wooden venetians. Both thermal and heavy-lined curtains were also tested.
Consumer head of testing Dr Paul Smith said the heat loss test was measured through an aluminium-framed single-glazed window with each curtain hung for at least three hours. He was pleased to find the honeycomb blinds topped the test having put them in his own home about nine years ago.
He said the hexagonal cells in the curtain, which when extended trap the air in the cells, "acting like a down jacket; trapping still air".
"It was good for me seeing this because anecdotally I thought 'oh these are doing a great job' because when you open the curtains in the morning you can see all the cold air fall out from behind the window."
In the test, the honeycomb blinds retained more than 60 per cent of the heat lost through a bare window.
Roman blinds were the second best performing blind, followed by roller blinds. As for wooden or aluminium venetians, wooden were proven the better insulator, he said. If curtains were preferred, people were urged to go "heavy" and long.
Heavy-lined curtains were ones which had two layers which again acted as an air trap. To get the best result, they needed to go down to the ground, no matter the size of the window, to keep the cold air out.
It was best to keep the gap between the curtain or blind and the frame of the window as small as possible.
Thermal curtains - a curtain which has a thermal layer stitched to the back - did not perform as well as the heavy-lined curtains, he said. However, Dr Smith had come up with a few cheap hacks for people not bothered about what there lounge or particular room looks like for a few cold nights over winter. One was hanging a blanket over the top of your curtains.
"It is less convenient because you've got to hang a blanket and take it down each time.
"We pinned it up where the railing was, so we just pinned it up above the window and just let it hang down and cover the whole window."
The other option was to roll up towels and sit them above your window railing which again prevented cold air circulating around the room.
"It stops the air being sucked in to the top. So when the hot air rises up to the ceiling. If the curtains aren't well-fitted, that warm air falls behind the window.
"They call it the reverse chimney so it's like the air coming down past the window and all the heat being lost, so if you put something across the top it stops that from happening."
TOP TIPS FOR HEAT RETENTION
• Mount curtains as close as possible to the window frame,
• Position nets as close to the window as possible,
• Use floor length curtains and ensure they touch the floor,
• Make curtains a generous width so they overlap the window frames at the sides,
• Using net curtains help with heat retention, especially on wooden frame windows,
• Using a fan "significantly" reduces heat loss.
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ENSURE YOUR CURTAINS ARE CLEAN THIS WINTER
Your health is ALWAYS important, but now more than ever we need to stay on top of it, especially in our environment. Check your curtains regularly for live mould and visible dirt. Curtain Clean can take care of any contamination and ensure your curtains return to you clean and sanitised!
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900 mm wide and 770 mm high. Excellentt condition for its age
If you haven’t got long in this beautiful geothermal town, then it pays to plan your visit so you kn…
It’s an exciting time for the kids re-entering the classroom, socialising with friends and getting reacquainted with the teachers.
If you’re a little unsure about how the isolation period may have affected your child’s learning journey, we are here to help.
Our tutoring program is well … View moreIt’s an exciting time for the kids re-entering the classroom, socialising with friends and getting reacquainted with the teachers.
If you’re a little unsure about how the isolation period may have affected your child’s learning journey, we are here to help.
Our tutoring program is well positioned to meet the needs of your 5 - 16 year old one question at a time so it's not overwhelming.
We offer catch up, extension and exam prep programs.
Give us a call today to have a chat with one of our experts.
Now that we're able to get out and about, it's the perfect time to support local businesses while enjoying great discounts!
When you buy an Entertainment Book Membership through StarJam, 20% of the price will be donated to us.
New product in store this week - Argan Oil Night Time Nourishment Balm - Anti-aging gem! Read on to see why......
Available in both Balm, and Oil on its own
Argan oil comes from the nuts of the argan tree, which grows almost exclusively in Morocco. Argan oil is said to have restorative and … View moreNew product in store this week - Argan Oil Night Time Nourishment Balm - Anti-aging gem! Read on to see why......
Available in both Balm, and Oil on its own
Argan oil comes from the nuts of the argan tree, which grows almost exclusively in Morocco. Argan oil is said to have restorative and age-defying effects. It is very moisturising and is quickly absorbed, is a natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. It is high in vitamin E and essential fatty acids and is believed to help all sorts of skin conditions: dry skin, acne, psoriasis, eczema, wrinkles.
It helps to protect and regenerate the skin, leaving it soft and supple and is good for damaged and mature skin also.
* More about this amazing oil:
Argan oil is a unique oil which has an exceptional percentage of essential fatty acids, one of which is linoleic acid (omega 6, the most essential of all), ensuring the repair and defense of the skin by stimulating intracellular oxygenation.
The essential fatty acids fight against drying and the loss of elasticity which encourage the appearance of wrinkles. The skin gains suppleness, elasticity and tone and becomes more resistant to ageing effects. This beneficial action against cutaneous ageing is reinforced by a very high content of vitamin E (tocopherols), helping hydrating and healing, but especially one of the most powerful biological antioxidisers which neutralises the free radicals. Vitamin E protects the cell membranes against lipid oxidisation and slows down the process of skin ageing.
We have a variety of Night Time nourishing Balms, including Apricot Kernel oil, Avocado Oil Balm, and later this week we will have the Argan Oil Balms available. These balms have no chemicals, fillers, or fragrances. Just pure product. From $11.50
These balms are not designed to be used on their own as a moisturiser, but used with your normal moisturiser. We also have these in our Day Time Essentials Category.
Check these in our onine store
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Life has been anything but normal lately and could stay unusual for a little longer. You may feel that now is the perfect time to move to a vibrant community where you not only feel right at home but safe and supported too.
Soaking in the beautiful Bay sunshine, our … View moreLife has been anything but normal lately and could stay unusual for a little longer. You may feel that now is the perfect time to move to a vibrant community where you not only feel right at home but safe and supported too.
Soaking in the beautiful Bay sunshine, our luxury Care Suites at The Bayview offer the ultimate combination of Rest Home and Hospital care with the creature comforts of home, including a cosy living area, stylish kitchenette and modern ensuite.
Give us a call to see how we can help.
The Bayview is located at 163 Waihi Road, Tauranga.
Simply visit your local Resene owned ColorShop, choose your favourite green testpots and for each one you buy Resene will donate $1 to the New Zealand Trees That Count programme.
Offer applies to all Resene green 60ml testpots (excludes metallic and wood stains) purchased by retail customers … View moreSimply visit your local Resene owned ColorShop, choose your favourite green testpots and for each one you buy Resene will donate $1 to the New Zealand Trees That Count programme.
Offer applies to all Resene green 60ml testpots (excludes metallic and wood stains) purchased by retail customers between 1-30 June 2020 at Resene owned ColorShops.
Trees That Count are an environmental charity on a mission to plant millions more native trees throughout New Zealand. Trees That Count runs the country’s only marketplace which provides a place for anyone to fund or gift native trees. This support is matched with planters throughout the country who are restoring, and growing, precious wildlife corridors or pockets of native forest, turning small projects into mighty ones.
Update a boring old plant pot with an on-trend terrazzo paint effect!
Make the most of this weekend with this easy project idea from Resene. Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself
People are diagnosed with cancer everyday in New Zealand, but what about during the coronavirus lockdown? We're keen to talk to someone whose diagnostic appointments were put on hold during alert level 4, and how this has affected you. If you are willing to share your story, and be identified,… View morePeople are diagnosed with cancer everyday in New Zealand, but what about during the coronavirus lockdown? We're keen to talk to someone whose diagnostic appointments were put on hold during alert level 4, and how this has affected you. If you are willing to share your story, and be identified, please email kelly.dennett@stuff.co.nz.
Make the most of your retirement with less stress, and a whole lot of fun with SBS Unwind, a Reverse Equity Mortgage loan. The idea is simple – homeowners aged over 60 stay in their house but free up some money from the property to live their life.
Use the money however you like, while the … View moreMake the most of your retirement with less stress, and a whole lot of fun with SBS Unwind, a Reverse Equity Mortgage loan. The idea is simple – homeowners aged over 60 stay in their house but free up some money from the property to live their life.
Use the money however you like, while the flexible loan means regular payments aren’t required and you can repay all or some of the loan at any time.
For more details visit our website, contact your local SBS branch or call 0800 727 2265.
Eligibility Criteria, Terms and Conditions, and fees apply.
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