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Hollywood heavyweights Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons applied for an exemption to avoid having to quarantine in an Auckland hotel
Their application came at a time when virtually all foreigners were banned due to Covid-19 border restrictions. The pair applied to spend their time in a … View moreHollywood heavyweights Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons applied for an exemption to avoid having to quarantine in an Auckland hotel
Their application came at a time when virtually all foreigners were banned due to Covid-19 border restrictions. The pair applied to spend their time in a secluded Waikato property.
Although the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) refused to confirm whether an exemption was granted, the pair have told Vanity Fair they are staying in a hotel.
Their application for an exemption cited concerns over privacy and a concern they would be followed by photographers.
If you have dreamed of being an Elvis impersonator Kathy Finau wants to hear from you.
A life long Elvis fan, Finau has been running competition for impersonators for 15 years. Entrants come from all over Australasia to strut their stuff at the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club.
The competition runs … View moreIf you have dreamed of being an Elvis impersonator Kathy Finau wants to hear from you.
A life long Elvis fan, Finau has been running competition for impersonators for 15 years. Entrants come from all over Australasia to strut their stuff at the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club.
The competition runs from October 17 to 19, and entries close the week before.
The youngest competitor is 18-year-old Aucklander Jarrod Shirtcliffe. He discovered a passion for Elvis after enjoying the Grease soundtrack, and began listening to other music from that era.
Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free. You just need a smartphone or tablet.
With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. … View moreMaintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free. You just need a smartphone or tablet.
With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. It’s a technique called dual-tasking and it’s proven to be effective, it’s also fun. Just 10 minutes a day in the comfort of your own home and you can be Nymbl.
Register now to get Nymbl free. Nymbl is brought to you by Live Stronger For Longer and ACC, MOH and HQSC.
1 in 4 New Zealand adults will suffer from a mental disorder or distress at some point in their lives. When they do, let’s make sure they don’t have to go it alone. To create safer, more caring communities we need to not only look after ourselves but those around us as well.
For the month of … View more1 in 4 New Zealand adults will suffer from a mental disorder or distress at some point in their lives. When they do, let’s make sure they don’t have to go it alone. To create safer, more caring communities we need to not only look after ourselves but those around us as well.
For the month of September, we want to use our voice to raise awareness for mental health and well-being. Perhaps consider sharing a cuppa with someone you know who could use the support or challenge your family and friends to unplug from social media for the entire month to improve their well-being. If you or someone you know is going through a rough patch, don’t forget you can call or text 1737 anytime for FREE support from a trained counsellor.
This month also coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10th) followed by Mental Health Awareness Week (21 - 27 September).
However you choose to take part, make sure to tag us in your posts + use the following hashtag so we can see how you’re cultivating better mental health for yourself or in your community this month:
#NSNZmentalhealth
Hi neighbours,
Do you sometimes drive a few kms over the speed limit? Road police have scrapped their speed buffer on Kiwi roads in favour of a no tolerance approach.
All motorists edging over the limit at any time of the year can now expect to be pulled over and possibly fined, national road … View moreHi neighbours,
Do you sometimes drive a few kms over the speed limit? Road police have scrapped their speed buffer on Kiwi roads in favour of a no tolerance approach.
All motorists edging over the limit at any time of the year can now expect to be pulled over and possibly fined, national road policing manager Acting Superintendent Gini Welch confirmed on Friday.
It brings an end to a long-standing convention that law enforcement would let minor speeding breaches slide.
“We don’t have a threshold,” Welch told Stuff, “we don’t have anything other than the speed limit.
Previously, besides zero tolerance long weekends, it was understood police could exercise discretion up to 10kmh over the speed limit.
Click here to read more.
I forgot to mention in my recent Noticeboard post about our Fundraiser Cafe this coming Saturday 5 September at UHBC Community Centre, corner Fergusson Drive and Milton Street, Trentham from 10am to 12 noon that there'll also be a CAR BOOT SALE running alongside - much earlier start, too! If … View moreI forgot to mention in my recent Noticeboard post about our Fundraiser Cafe this coming Saturday 5 September at UHBC Community Centre, corner Fergusson Drive and Milton Street, Trentham from 10am to 12 noon that there'll also be a CAR BOOT SALE running alongside - much earlier start, too! If you want to book a car boot site (great location and highly visible to passing traffic) it's $15 and you need to phone 528-3454 for a space. You can pop inside the Community Centre to grab a tea or coffee with a slice of home baked cake - or we can deliver it to you at your car boot site. See you then?
Portraits taken by one of New Zealand’s most prominent photographers are being celebrated on the walls of the Portrait Gallery in Wellington this month.
The exhibition features well-known faces from New Zealand's arts scene in the mid and back half of the 20th century including Rita Angus, … View morePortraits taken by one of New Zealand’s most prominent photographers are being celebrated on the walls of the Portrait Gallery in Wellington this month.
The exhibition features well-known faces from New Zealand's arts scene in the mid and back half of the 20th century including Rita Angus, Ralph Hotere, C. K. Stead, Maurice Gee, Neil Finn and Kiri Te Kanawa.
The collection will be on public display until November 8.
A big thanks to all of you who supported by donating to purchase masks or by making them for former refugees in Wellington organized by my Friend Grace Heiss in partnership with the Red Cross. On Monday she was able to drop 85 masks at Red Cross Wellington :) Many thanks again!
Are you #OnBoardWithMasks? We’re counting on you, Wellington, to keep each other safe! Kia kaha!
Show us your best selfies while kitted out in a mask when on or next to a bus or train and post it along side the hashtag #OnBoardWithMasks so we can see (and maybe share) your good examples!
Hob the llama and his alpaca cobbers are regular visitors to the Tawa shops with their owner, Stephen.
What's the strangest thing you've seen walking towards you down the local high street?
Check this out your local painting team. We are just around the corner from you. We are in the business section. Look us up and give us a call. Free quotes, Pension discount refs available on request. Female Director/ Manageress no short cuts. No money up front. Cheaper than most. Why not??
When you choose a Ryman village, you're set. Our Peace of Mind Guarantees are designed to protect you, so whatever the future holds, we've got your back.
Having certainty inspires confidence. It's just one of the ways we're pioneering a new way of living for a new retirement … View moreWhen you choose a Ryman village, you're set. Our Peace of Mind Guarantees are designed to protect you, so whatever the future holds, we've got your back.
Having certainty inspires confidence. It's just one of the ways we're pioneering a new way of living for a new retirement generation.
Congratulations to King George Diones , who wins $500 worth of Yates products and $300 worth of Kings Plant Barn vouchers. This surgical nurse in Auckland propagates and sells houseplants. He is currently giving all profits to colleagues in the Philippines to buy PPE.
Check out the latest edition of Greater Wellington’s community newsletter, Tātou Rohe – Our Region at the link below.
If you’d like to receive bi-weekly updates on what’s happening across the region directly to your inbox, subscribe online: www.gw.govt.nz...
Now you can get better balance, in the comfort and safety of your own home, with Nymbl - the easy-to-use smartphone app.
Nymbl gives you simple body movements, combined with brain challenges like trivia, to really improve your balance.
It’s fun and only takes only 10 minutes a day.
Get… View moreNow you can get better balance, in the comfort and safety of your own home, with Nymbl - the easy-to-use smartphone app.
Nymbl gives you simple body movements, combined with brain challenges like trivia, to really improve your balance.
It’s fun and only takes only 10 minutes a day.
Get Nymbl now, for free. Just go to nymblscience.com...
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