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124 days ago

To Fluoride or not to fluoride?

Philip from Maungatapu

There has been debates about this subject over the years and as I remember most people were against it, so it was shelved. Now the government is blackmailing us by saying if we don't have it in the water by the 26th of October they will fine the Council $200,000 then $10,000 per day after the deadline. I personally think that it is disgraceful to make this compulsory mass medication on the say so of the Dental association, who are focused solely on dental hygiene and not on the fact that we will be forced to swallow a highly toxic heavy metal byproduct of the Aluminium smelting process. Look back to recent problems with this toxic waste being stored around the district adjacent to the Bluff smelter, lying in derelict buildings because there is nowhere safe to dispose of it. Mahe Drysdale is opposed to it, yet he was outvoted by the rest of the Council. There has been no public consultation on this highly controversial issue which has been declined in the past for the above reasons. I thought mass medication was a thing of the past, outlawed because of the lack of freedom of choice after WW2 and the Nazi's use of it.

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1 hour ago

🧩 Crack the Code: Today’s Riddle Challenge! 🤔

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I’m a three-digit number; my tens digit is five more than my ones, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens—what am I?

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7 days ago

Show us your creative backyard build

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We hope you've been enjoying the Neighbourly Backyard Awards so far, we know we have!

It is time for our last award. And the category is....Most creative backyard build

It could be a planter box, an outdoor table or even a backyard bar. We just want to see the sanctuary you've created in your backyard.

So share a photo, or two, in a comment below of your creation or backyard set up a to be in to win a $100 Mitre10 voucher. Winner will be announced next Monday 🛝🪴🛖

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13 days ago

Poll: Do you have a pet at home?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Neighbourly members LOVE their pets, whether it's a smoochy cat, a trusty pup or even a feathered friend.

We'd like to know how many of you who see this post actually have a pet at home. Let us know in the poll below!

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Do you have a pet at home?
  • 73.7% Yes - I have a pet / multiple pets
    73.7% Complete
  • 7.7% Not currently, but one day!
    7.7% Complete
  • 18.6% Nope, I live in a pet-free home
    18.6% Complete
4410 votes