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Due to COVID-19, there is an increasing number of people in our communities needing help.
To assist the community groups helping these people, there are a number of Government grants and funding opportunities available.
If you are an organisation helping people, click the link to see what … View moreDue to COVID-19, there is an increasing number of people in our communities needing help.
To assist the community groups helping these people, there are a number of Government grants and funding opportunities available.
If you are an organisation helping people, click the link to see what support you may be eligible for.
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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Zealandier Tours is up and running tours again. First one is on Sunday. Our first scheduled day trips have filled very quickly from our regular travel club members - but we still have some spaces on a few trips. Our aim is to support locals before we venture away from the area. Our next available… View moreZealandier Tours is up and running tours again. First one is on Sunday. Our first scheduled day trips have filled very quickly from our regular travel club members - but we still have some spaces on a few trips. Our aim is to support locals before we venture away from the area. Our next available Support Locals trip is on June 26th and we have another scheduled for July 12th.
Keep an eye in the Weekend Sun classifieds for our upcoming trips. Our Travel Club catalogue is still a work in progress at present and should be ready for distribution at end of month. If you wish to join our travel groups for outings just contact us and we will add you to our data base and post out a catalogue in due course. If you want more details about trips give us a call - we are all back in the office now. Our Travel Club is free to join - and we offer Door to Door Pick Up / Drop Off service for our tours.
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We have had such a great response to our advertising that we will be doing the tour twice! For updated details, please refer to:
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Get back to us on tgatastingtours@xtra.co.nz or phone
(07) 5441383 if you need any more info.
Reaching COVID-19 Alert level 1 was no small feat, and only achievable due to everyone’s efforts. So thank you Tauranga for your hard work and sacrifices.
Our services and facilities are all back up and running. Check out our website for more info.
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.
Tomorrow is the last day of free parking in the Tauranga city centre before fees return to normal on Thursday, 11 June.
We've had a range of free and reduced fees through the COVID-19 alert levels. From Thursday, all on-street and off-street parking will return to their standard fees. Time … View moreTomorrow is the last day of free parking in the Tauranga city centre before fees return to normal on Thursday, 11 June.
We've had a range of free and reduced fees through the COVID-19 alert levels. From Thursday, all on-street and off-street parking will return to their standard fees. Time restrictions were unchanged, so they continue to apply as normal.
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.
Hello, I'm looking for a mature male or female flatmate to rent an empty double room in an awesome fully furnished 3x1 house across the road from the beach on Oceanbeach Road in Mount Maunganui. Must be clean & tidy. Cost $300 p/w +bills. Feel free to call me on 021 090 47416. Regards, Ben… View moreHello, I'm looking for a mature male or female flatmate to rent an empty double room in an awesome fully furnished 3x1 house across the road from the beach on Oceanbeach Road in Mount Maunganui. Must be clean & tidy. Cost $300 p/w +bills. Feel free to call me on 021 090 47416. Regards, Ben :)
My gray handreared cockatial just flew away from langstone st ,please if any1 sees him let me know. 5622983
New Zealand Red Cross has partnered with Skydive Tauranga to host an exhilarating event. You will start your adventure with a 20/25 minute scenic flight of Tauranga and surrounding areas, taking in a mix of golden sand beaches, waterways, cities and mountains and when you reach 12,000ft you will … View moreNew Zealand Red Cross has partnered with Skydive Tauranga to host an exhilarating event. You will start your adventure with a 20/25 minute scenic flight of Tauranga and surrounding areas, taking in a mix of golden sand beaches, waterways, cities and mountains and when you reach 12,000ft you will take the plunge free falling back towards Tauranga at 200km/h on a tandem skydive.
You will need to raise $500 minimum to do the jump, raise $800 to do the jump and receive the photo package for free or raise $1000 to do the jump, and we will throw in the photo and video package! Jump day is Sunday 26 July.
*If the jump cannot go ahead on the day (e.g. poor weather conditions), a voucher will be provided by the operator to reclaim at a time convenient for you.
So, what are you waiting for… cross skydiving off your bucket list or help throw a boss, friend or whanau out of a plane and support New Zealand Red Cross all at the same time!
How do you get involved? Click the "Read More" or "everydayhero.co.nz" button below to register or email amber.mcarthur@redcross.org.nz to find out more!
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.
Morris & James, Sculptureum, Waitakaruru Arboretum, Pirongia Craft Festival, umpteen Sunday Lunches & more!. We've had time to plan lots of tours. Have a look at:
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