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Got a question about your lawn or backyard?

Got a question about your lawn or backyard?

Ask a Crewcut Lawn & Garden expert (and an ex-Black Caps coach!) now. Head here.

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Does your organisation need new flooring?

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1630 days ago

Next issue of Get Growing ezine - coming soon!

Reporter NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Hi everyone, the next issue of Get Growing will be released early next week, so keep your eyes peeled! In the meantime you can read all previous editions here, so dig in and enjoy!

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1630 days ago

Alert Level 1 means mass gatherings are back!

Communications from Tauranga City Council

This weekend check out the Tauranga Farmers Market and Mount Farmers Market and Papamoa Lions Market.

Find out what else is happening at www.mytauranga.co.nz...

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1631 days ago

Dog registrations

Communications from Tauranga City Council

Don’t let your pooch be seen in yellow. Dog registrations are now due and the new colour's blue. Pay online before 31 July.

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1630 days ago

HELL Pizza Now Delivering Beer & Wine

HELL Pizza

Your fantasies have become reality.

HELL Pizza, Beer, Wine all in one delivery.

We’ve teamed up with Kiwi business Best Wine Co. to deliver beer from local legends Garage Project and award winning wines from Main Divide to provide you with the ultimate dining experience right to your … View more
Your fantasies have become reality.

HELL Pizza, Beer, Wine all in one delivery.

We’ve teamed up with Kiwi business Best Wine Co. to deliver beer from local legends Garage Project and award winning wines from Main Divide to provide you with the ultimate dining experience right to your lair...

Simply grab some food for delivery before 10pm and you'll have the option of tagging on some cheeky bevvies!

T&Cs apply, customer orders must be 18+ ID verified and receipt signature required before and after purchase

Read more about the ins and outs of booze delivery here .
Find out more

1630 days ago

Recovery funding

Communications from Tauranga City Council

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 more
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 support you may be eligible for.

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1631 days ago

Consumer's curtain investigation; how to keep warm this winter

Owner from Curtain Clean BOP Ltd

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 more
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 - 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.

www.nzherald.co.nz...



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!


www.curtainclean.co.nz...

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1631 days ago

Do you have online presence 24/7?

Jason from Outside Digital

24/7 Exposure it is! Having your own personalized website gives your business legitimacy and magically, it will allow customers to purchase from you 24/7. Send us a message and let's talk about your business as we might be able to help!

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1632 days ago

Alert level 1

Communications from Tauranga City Council

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.

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1633 days ago

Our centres are fully operational.

NumberWorks'nWords Tauranga

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 more
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 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.

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1633 days ago

Parking in the CBD

Communications from Tauranga City Council

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 more
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 restrictions were unchanged, so they continue to apply as normal.

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1640 days ago

Plumber and gas fitter required

Kevin from Athena Solutions & Services Ltd

Hi I'm looking for recommendations for a plumber and gas fitter (ideally same person) have a toilet wont stop filling and a gas heater to be removed and pipe capped.
Cheers Kevin.

1633 days ago

Luxury Care Suites at The Bayview

Oceania Healthcare

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 more
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 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.
Find out more

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1633 days ago

Carnations for sale

Jen from Brookfield

I have many carnations available for purchase At the moment if anybody is interested.

They have been grown from seed ‘choice double mixed carnation’ So colours of each plant are currently unknown-a surprise for when they flower!!

If interested please give me a message.

Price: $4

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1634 days ago

Brewing kit

Neil from Judea

Coopers Brewing kit, includes Hydrometer, heat pad, Coopers Lager starter, instruction CD and 48 plastic beer bottles.

Price: $75

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1634 days ago

Out and About

Devan from Smart Express Tauranga

Smart Express 'out and about'.
Always working ... 7 days a week

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