South Waikato District, Tokoroa

Rotorua Home and Garden Show OPENS TOMORROW!

Rotorua Home and Garden Show OPENS TOMORROW!

Enjoy a fabulous day out with a 2 for 1 Adult Ticket OfferClick here for more info 

2331 days ago

SuperSeniors Newsletter October 2019

Office for Seniors

Hi Neighbours!

The October edition of the SuperSeniors newsletter is out now! It's filled with useful information including the details of the new SuperGold Card app and upgraded website.

In this issue we find out about being Cyber Smart and International Day of Older Persons.

We also … View more
Hi Neighbours!

The October edition of the SuperSeniors newsletter is out now! It's filled with useful information including the details of the new SuperGold Card app and upgraded website.

In this issue we find out about being Cyber Smart and International Day of Older Persons.

We also talked to the MenzShed about it's significance within communities across the country.

To subscribe, follow this link: bit.ly...

To view the current edition go to: bit.ly...

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2331 days ago

Poll: Should daylight saving be abolished?

Reporter South Waikato News

The European Parliament has already voted to abolish daylight saving from 2021, due to studies that highlighted the connection between daylight saving and health issues.

For some, having more daylight hours is beneficial, but for others, it can really interrupt their sleep cycle.

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Should daylight saving be abolished?
  • 44.2% Yes - it messes with my sleep rhythm
    44.2% Complete
  • 53.5% No - I enjoy having more daylight hours
    53.5% Complete
  • 2.3% I'm not bothered either way
    2.3% Complete
43 votes
2331 days ago

#NeighbourlySupporters - final draw!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Have you been watching the game with your neighbours? Maybe you have invited the guy next door to come along and watch at the pub or you've organised a family BBQ on game day? You could win a $50 voucher - so game-day chips and dips are on us!

Simply enter the #neighbourlysupporters drawView more
Have you been watching the game with your neighbours? Maybe you have invited the guy next door to come along and watch at the pub or you've organised a family BBQ on game day? You could win a $50 voucher - so game-day chips and dips are on us!

Simply enter the #neighbourlysupporters draw before the weekend.

Thanks to everyone who has entered so far! We love seeing what you have been up to in your neighbourhoods.

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2331 days ago

Help us design a disability responsiveness system

Andre Chivell from Waikato District Health Board

He mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. Nau mai Haere mai. Homai ō whakāro mo te Waikato DHB Disability Responsiveness Plan. 

Kia ora. Early this year we held a Disability Workshop seeking information on the challenges whānau hauā (people living with a disability and their whānau) face when … View more
He mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. Nau mai Haere mai. Homai ō whakāro mo te Waikato DHB Disability Responsiveness Plan. 

Kia ora. Early this year we held a Disability Workshop seeking information on the challenges whānau hauā (people living with a disability and their whānau) face when accessing health services.

We listened to your kōrero and now have a draft Disability Responsiveness Plan that provides goals and actions for Waikato DHB to implement in order to eliminate the barriers and inequities faced by whānau hauā, in particular Māori, Pasifika and rural whānau hauā.

Date: Tuesday 8 October from 11am - 1pm
Venue: South Waikato Sport and Events Centre, 25 Mossop Rd, Tokoroa

We would like your feedback. Do you think we’ve got this right? And what is most important for you?

For more information go to our website www.waikatodhb.health.nz/drp
●for the draft Waikato DHB Disability Responsiveness Plan
●listen to a message from our Consumer Council
●or feedback by completing the online survey on our webpage

RSVP to Norma.Taute@waikatodhb.health.nz or phone 027 406 5184 by the 7 October.
Find out more

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2332 days ago

National Gardening Week: Flower Power

Yates Gardener

The call is out to bring back flowers and create a riot of colour in gardens this October for National Gardening Week!

National Gardening Week: Flower Power - 21-28 October 2019

To get you started flower-bombing register online between 1st and 14th October to receive a free packet of seedsView more
The call is out to bring back flowers and create a riot of colour in gardens this October for National Gardening Week!

National Gardening Week: Flower Power - 21-28 October 2019

To get you started flower-bombing register online between 1st and 14th October to receive a free packet of seeds from Yates flower range including flowers for colour & bees.

We’re also on the search for Yates Budding Young Gardener 2019, the lucky winner will become a Yates Kid Ambassador for one year and win a family trip for four, to Hawaii. Entries close 6th October.
T's & C's apply.
Find out more

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2332 days ago

DYLAN MORAN - CLAUDELANDS ARENA MON 21 OCT

Adrian Bohm Presents

Legendary Irish comedian Dylan Moran is returning to New Zealand with a brand-new show Dr. Cosmos.

Moran will once again offer his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life, all served with poetical panache from one of the finest comedians of his generation.
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Legendary Irish comedian Dylan Moran is returning to New Zealand with a brand-new show Dr. Cosmos.

Moran will once again offer his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life, all served with poetical panache from one of the finest comedians of his generation.

Moran has been called the Oscar Wilde of comedy and his famed style - deadpan, witty and crackpot lyricism - promises to be an unmissable journey through his interpretations of the world, swerving cliche to offer a cutting blow to our idiosyncrasies
Buy tickets now!

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2333 days ago

Poll: Cinemas - Do you prefer flashy or familiar?

Reporter Taupō Times

Some movie-lovers prefer to travel to a big city cinema, but Starlight Cinema Centre owner Peter Smith says his cinema is still as busy as ever.

He says the key to small cinema success was all about the service. "It's one on one talking to people. It is the whole experience they … View more
Some movie-lovers prefer to travel to a big city cinema, but Starlight Cinema Centre owner Peter Smith says his cinema is still as busy as ever.

He says the key to small cinema success was all about the service. "It's one on one talking to people. It is the whole experience they get," he said. What's your favourite part of the cinema experience?

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Cinemas - Do you prefer flashy or familiar?
  • 6.7% I prefer flashy
    6.7% Complete
  • 56.7% I prefer the familiar, local cinema
    56.7% Complete
  • 20% I like a mix of both every now and then
    20% Complete
  • 16.7% I don't go to the cinema
    16.7% Complete
30 votes
2333 days ago

Retired South Waikato men to get shed in Tokoroa

Reporter South Waikato News

'Menzshed New Zealand' is bringing a shed to Tokora. It aims to bring retired men from throughout the district together to share their skills, have a laugh, and work on practical tasks.

Do you think this is a cool initiative? Would you make the most of it?
Read more

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2339 days ago

How long have you waited for a doctor appointment?

Reporter South Waikato News

Old habits and a reluctance to use new technology are to blame for excessive wait times to see a doctor in South Waikato.

Graham Henley had to wait six weeks to get an appointment at Tokoroa Medical Centre for a sore throat.

What's your experience? What's the longest time you've … View more
Old habits and a reluctance to use new technology are to blame for excessive wait times to see a doctor in South Waikato.

Graham Henley had to wait six weeks to get an appointment at Tokoroa Medical Centre for a sore throat.

What's your experience? What's the longest time you've had to wait?

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