Is Your Home Child Proof?
🌟 **Home Safety Alert!** 🌟
Bringing up little ones is an adventure, but safety is key—especially at home! ✨
Here are some top tips to keep your precious ones safe and sound. 🏡💕
1️⃣ Secure Your Space: Ensure electrical safety switches and smoke alarms are up-to-date and working properly. ⚡🔥
And don't forget those stair gates—safety first! 🚸
2️⃣ Outdoor Fun, Safe & Sound: Set up a secure play area away from any potential dangers like driveways or pools. 🚗
Plus, check your plants to keep those curious little hands safe! 🌱👶
3️⃣ Tool Time: Keep garages and sheds locked tight to avoid any curious mishaps with tools or chemicals.
Don't forget to learn some life-saving First Aid techniques! 🩹✨
It's not just helpful—it could be lifesaving. 🚑💪
👶 What's your top safety tip for little ones at home? Share below! 👇
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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83.3% Yes
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14.3% No
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2.4% Other - I'll share below
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️