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My sister is knitting small blankets to donate to the SPCA for cats. She has some physical challenges and can only knit with really large needles and needs chunky yarn. Does anyone have any left over balls of chunky yarn they are willing to part with? (Pic for attention)
=== Thanks to everyone who replied - we've now got enough bags for a couple of seasons ===
Hi - we're running short on bags for our pig manure deliveries. Can you help? Looking for big seed / feed etc bags, 25kg / 40l size (50cm x 90cm and up.) Can collect.
Txt 021 1180071 or contact … View more=== Thanks to everyone who replied - we've now got enough bags for a couple of seasons ===
Hi - we're running short on bags for our pig manure deliveries. Can you help? Looking for big seed / feed etc bags, 25kg / 40l size (50cm x 90cm and up.) Can collect.
Txt 021 1180071 or contact lionspigmanure@gmail.com
Hi. I need about 8 sq metres of chicken wire. If you have some lying around that you don't need, I'm happy to take it off your hands, deliver a boot full of recyclables to the tip or pay a bit for it. Please let me know. Thanks.
These two covers are in excellent condition having only been used for one season. The combo is 200fill and the other is 100. Used together in winter last year. The covers have been washed and may need to be waterproofed.
$85.00 each or $150.00 for two.
Good sized plants. Looks like buxus when grown but grows at twice the speed. Tiny oval dark green leaves. Plant in full sun or semi shade. Ideal plant to shape into balls cones etc perfect for planting now $3.00 per plant
Cut visual clutter and give tired shelves new life with doors and colourful Resene paint.
Looking for large white windows in reasonable order
text 0212222838 and or send photo
About 40% of the 6.5 million tyres Kiwis use every year are recycled, repurposed, or used as tyre-derived fuel. But the rest end up in landfills, stockpiled or dumped.
The good news is now there’s an easy solution to all that tyre waste. It’s called Tyrewise and is New Zealand’s first … View moreAbout 40% of the 6.5 million tyres Kiwis use every year are recycled, repurposed, or used as tyre-derived fuel. But the rest end up in landfills, stockpiled or dumped.
The good news is now there’s an easy solution to all that tyre waste. It’s called Tyrewise and is New Zealand’s first national tyre recycling scheme.
Tyrewise ensures that tyres in Aotearoa New Zealand are recycled or repurposed properly, saving millions from going to the landfill.
Find out more about the scheme online.
Black, lost off mobility scooter in central Rangiora.
Only noticed today, but would have only be lost in past few days.
Sorry no photo.
3 seater black leather couch, 2 of which are recliners,plus 2 reclining chairs. Ìn excellent cond from non smoking home. Must go, best offer over $350. Pick up from Pegasus (On behalf )
For Sale
1999 Nissan Terrano , 3.0L diesel .
187500kms on the clock , RUC has 500k left .
Registered until Feb 2025 & WOF due August 2024.
2 new tyres on the front, rear have 4 - 5 mm left .
Few scratches & bumps but good condition .
Small rust patch under D/side wing mirror but … View moreFor Sale
1999 Nissan Terrano , 3.0L diesel .
187500kms on the clock , RUC has 500k left .
Registered until Feb 2025 & WOF due August 2024.
2 new tyres on the front, rear have 4 - 5 mm left .
Few scratches & bumps but good condition .
Small rust patch under D/side wing mirror but doesn't affect WOF .
We have owned for 5 years but now surplus to requirements.
Open to reasonable offers , no swaps
We are loving seeing everyone's posts about themselves on our Know Thy Neighbour page.
Check out the neighbours in your area, you might find a walking group or choir to join and you might learn a few more neighbours names!
Feel like getting involved? Introduce yourself too, you might win… View moreWe are loving seeing everyone's posts about themselves on our Know Thy Neighbour page.
Check out the neighbours in your area, you might find a walking group or choir to join and you might learn a few more neighbours names!
Feel like getting involved? Introduce yourself too, you might win one of our $50 Prezzy® card spot prizes...
We're looking for delicious choko recipes to feature in NZ Gardener's June issue. Send your family's favourite ways to eat this versatile crop to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by April 30, 2024. Every published recipe wins a copy of the June issue of NZ Gardener.
With the many friends she has made and the special bond she shares with her caregivers, the village has become an extension of Dora’s family.
Click to learn more about Dora’s experience at a Ryman village.
By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
North Canterbury could soon be lit up with solar farms.
The Waimakariri District Council has received resource consent applications from three companies looking to build solar farms in the district, while the Hurunui District Council has also received a… View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
North Canterbury could soon be lit up with solar farms.
The Waimakariri District Council has received resource consent applications from three companies looking to build solar farms in the district, while the Hurunui District Council has also received a solar farm application.
MainPower, North Canterbury’s energy network, has applied for resource consent to construct a solar farm on a 10-hectare site at Thongcaster Road at Eyrewell Forest, to the north of Waimakariri River.
The site is expected to produce enough energy to power 1250 local homes via MainPower’s distribution network, a Mainpower spokesperson said.
‘‘MainPower has been encouraged by the support of the neighbours surrounding the proposed solar farm.’’
There is no confirmed timeframe at this stage for the construction.
A Waimakariri District Council spokesperson said Mainpower ‘‘obtained affected party approval’’ from all 11 affected parties, so notification was not required.
Auckland-based Lightyears Solar Ltd has applied for a resource consent to build an eight hectare solar farm at Swannanoa, near Rangiora, with 9077 solar panels.
A council spokesperson said the application is on hold while more information is sought from the applicant.
No decision has been made on whether the application will be notified.
Lightyears Solar Ltd co-founder and development manager Matt Shanks said his company proposed building ‘‘a mid-sized, dual use solar farm’’.
Construction is expected to begin later this year, with commissioning early next year.
‘‘The solar panel rows will be spaced about 5m apart and the landowner will graze animals under the solar farm array.’’
He said the farm would generate six megawatts of renewable energy, which would mostly be consumed locally ‘‘providing for some of Rangiora’s daytime energy needs’’.
Shanks said Lightyears Solar had contacted the immediate neighbours to the farm, as part of the consent process.
‘‘We keep it low impact by keeping the panels fairly low to the ground, installing planting strips around the farm, and ensuring there is plenty of space between the rows for grazing and continued pasture growth.’’
A resource consent was received last month from Australian company Energy Bay Ltd to construct and operate a utility scale solar energy farm on 80ha on the corner of Upper Sefton Rd and Beatties Rd, Sefton, north of Rangiora. The Hurunui District Council also received an application last month from Far North Solar Farm Ltd for a 180.8ha solar farm at Waipara.
■ LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
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