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2058 days ago

How to Grow Flowers: our 75th anniversary special

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Yippeee! Just received the early copies of How to Grow Flowers 1944-2019, a special edition celebrating our 75th year (making us the oldest continuously published magazine in New Zealand), and it's beautiful! The first of a set coming out this year, How to Grow Flowers features the best advice… View moreYippeee! Just received the early copies of How to Grow Flowers 1944-2019, a special edition celebrating our 75th year (making us the oldest continuously published magazine in New Zealand), and it's beautiful! The first of a set coming out this year, How to Grow Flowers features the best advice from our archive, complete with vintage wisdom from long-time subscribers, garden clubs and knowledgeable experts. You have until April 14 to get the pre-sale price of $11.90 (25% off retail price). Order online or phone 0800 624 744.

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2059 days ago

Cheerleading in Taupo

Jessica from Taupo Central

Cheerleading is coming to Taupo!
Avalanche cheer will be hosting it's first free 'give it a go day' on Saturday 13th April at Wairakei school hall.
Ages 7-11: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Ages 12+ 2:00pm- 3:00pm
We will be running recreational classes every Thursday starting term 2.
If you … View more
Cheerleading is coming to Taupo!
Avalanche cheer will be hosting it's first free 'give it a go day' on Saturday 13th April at Wairakei school hall.
Ages 7-11: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Ages 12+ 2:00pm- 3:00pm
We will be running recreational classes every Thursday starting term 2.
If you would like to sign up for a class please let me know.

Thank you

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2059 days ago

Council building and Taupo Museum options

Steph Rangi Reporter from Taupō Times

A public presentation meeting was held tonight for consultation on the Council Administration Building and Taupo Museum.

Four options have been offered for the new council building:

-Option 1: Long-term lease
-Option 2: 72 Lake Terrace (the former council building site)
-Option 3: Tuwharetoa … View more
A public presentation meeting was held tonight for consultation on the Council Administration Building and Taupo Museum.

Four options have been offered for the new council building:

-Option 1: Long-term lease
-Option 2: 72 Lake Terrace (the former council building site)
-Option 3: Tuwharetoa Street carpark
3(i): with 80 in-berm car parks
3 (ii): with two levels of underground car parking
-Option 4: Tongariro Domain

And two options for the Taupo Museum.

-Option 1: Do not build a new museum
-Option 2: Build a new museum

What do you think of the options? What would you like to see happen?
*Type NFP if you do not want your comment considered for publication.

More details on the options can be found on the Taupo District Council website.

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2059 days ago

Free help with your decorating dilemmas

Jo Haywood Reporter from Homed

Thanks to everyone who joined us or submitted questions for our live chat with Resene colour experts Christine Hawkings and Merenia Patira.

If you missed it, you can still check out their answers and get some fresh decorating ideas, here.

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2060 days ago

Discover your rights with the CAB!

Sacha Green from Citizens Advice Bureau New Zealand

Do you know what your rights are at work? How about your rights to do with renting or owning a home? If you buy something that’s faulty do you know what your options are? This CAB Awareness Week from 8-14 April you’re being invited to Discover Your Rights – Tūhuratia ō motika!

Helping … View more
Do you know what your rights are at work? How about your rights to do with renting or owning a home? If you buy something that’s faulty do you know what your options are? This CAB Awareness Week from 8-14 April you’re being invited to Discover Your Rights – Tūhuratia ō motika!

Helping people to know what their rights and responsibilities are and how they can act on these is core to what the Citizens Advice Bureau is about. We help people from all walks of life to access the information they need so they are empowered to take next steps and to resolve their problems.

A highlight of this year’s Awareness Week is the launch of the CAB’s new public website - www.cab.org.nz.... After a year of development and user testing, the resulting website provides an accessible, mobile-friendly, knowledgebase of 2,000 questions and answers about people’s rights that are based on real issues confronted by clients.

The information about rights is grounded in the law but is practical and is expressed in a way that’s easy to understand.

The website also provides a directory of more than 30,000 community organisations so that the CAB can help connect people with any additional services they need.

We’re keen to break down any barriers people face in finding out what their rights are. Our new website is a fantastic resource for the whole community, and complements the amazing face-to-face and phone service provided by our skilled and dedicated volunteers.

We invite you to Discover Your Rights with us this Awareness Week by checking out our new website www.cab.org.nz..., calling us 0800 367 222, or by visiting your local CAB. We’re here to help.

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2060 days ago

Straw Bales 4 Sale

Robbie from Gisborne District

Are you needing any Straw bales for your animals, garden, environmental control etc. $10 per bale
Please make contact today.

Price: $10

2060 days ago

Our Garden of Earthly Delights coming to Taupo Museum

Darren Petry from Taupō District Council

Freelance artist and graphic designer Lianne Adams brings her unique, bespoke pieces to Taupō Museum, melding together strands of computer-based design and traditional art.

Our Garden of Earthly Delightscelebrates small parts of our amazing country, Aotearoa, New Zealand and the connection we … View more
Freelance artist and graphic designer Lianne Adams brings her unique, bespoke pieces to Taupō Museum, melding together strands of computer-based design and traditional art.

Our Garden of Earthly Delightscelebrates small parts of our amazing country, Aotearoa, New Zealand and the connection we have with it. The more often we see things around us, even the beautiful and stunning things, the more they become invisible to us. Consequently, we often take for granted the beauty of this world, the ocean, the trees, the birds, and the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.

Read the full story here:

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2061 days ago

Daylight savings ends this weekend

Neighbourly from Neighbourly.co.nz

Make sure you don't get caught out.

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2062 days ago

Matakana to The Met

Chamber Music New Zealand

From Warkworth to Wigmore Hall, New Zealand star baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and South African pianist James Baillieu take you on a journey of the song from Schubert, Ravel and Vaughan Williams, to a world premiere setting of iconic NZ birds by Gareth Farr.

This journey through the world of … View more
From Warkworth to Wigmore Hall, New Zealand star baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and South African pianist James Baillieu take you on a journey of the song from Schubert, Ravel and Vaughan Williams, to a world premiere setting of iconic NZ birds by Gareth Farr.

This journey through the world of art song and Lieder probes the human psyche with an intensity no other genre, not even opera, is permitted. Unhinged. Gruelling. Hallucinatory. Joyful. Beautiful. This ranks as the most searing experience any music lover can undergo.

Julien Van Mellaerts & James Baillieu: touring NZ 10-16 April
Find out more

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2063 days ago

Earth Day Litter Pick-up in Taupo - Saturday, April 13

Darren Petry from Taupō District Council

*Please note a change of location - we're now meeting in the carpark outside the Hole in One Challenge on Lake Terrace at 9am on Saturday, April 13.

Join our team as we celebrate the 49th International Earth Day with a lakefront clean-up!

We’ll be focusing on collecting all the little … View more
*Please note a change of location - we're now meeting in the carpark outside the Hole in One Challenge on Lake Terrace at 9am on Saturday, April 13.

Join our team as we celebrate the 49th International Earth Day with a lakefront clean-up!

We’ll be focusing on collecting all the little bits of rubbish that can be so damaging to our lake’s ecosystem – things like cigarette butts, small plastic wrappers and other micro plastics. These little things may not look bad but they can do more harm than larger pieces of rubbish.

All supplies are provided – just bring along some water and wear closed toe shoes.

See you there!

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2063 days ago

Kia ora Aotearoa, today is Gumboot Friday! 👢

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

For many, having depression is like walking through mud every day.

Walk in their shoes for a day: put on your gumboots, and donate if you can to help us provide free counselling to any kid in need.

Two thumbs up to our awesome team over at Neighbourhood Support Waitakere for supporting this … View more
For many, having depression is like walking through mud every day.

Walk in their shoes for a day: put on your gumboots, and donate if you can to help us provide free counselling to any kid in need.

Two thumbs up to our awesome team over at Neighbourhood Support Waitakere for supporting this year's campaign. 👍👍

#GumbootUpNZ

2063 days ago

Poll: Do you think the money allocated for the Tūrangi community is enough?

Steph Rangi Reporter from Taupō Times

Taupō District Council have approved an unbudgeted expenditure of $16,500 for a financial and rating analysis of Tūrangi after the community demanded something be done at a community meeting last month.

The amount has been argued as not enough to show the community the full story.

READ MORE: … View more
Taupō District Council have approved an unbudgeted expenditure of $16,500 for a financial and rating analysis of Tūrangi after the community demanded something be done at a community meeting last month.

The amount has been argued as not enough to show the community the full story.

READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...

Do you think the money allocated for the Tūrangi community is enough?

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Do you think the money allocated for the Tūrangi community is enough?
  • 15% Yes
    15% Complete
  • 85% No
    85% Complete
20 votes
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