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1550 days ago

It's hard to beat a hand filleted piece of NZ Hoki.

McDonald's NZ

Caught locally in the sparkling waters that surround New Zealand, our Hoki is renowned for its succulent texture, white flesh and great taste.

We use the best ingredients to make all our Macca's® meals. Whether you’re in Whangarei or Queenstown, you’ll always get the great quality and … View more
Caught locally in the sparkling waters that surround New Zealand, our Hoki is renowned for its succulent texture, white flesh and great taste.

We use the best ingredients to make all our Macca's® meals. Whether you’re in Whangarei or Queenstown, you’ll always get the great quality and taste.
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1551 days ago

First home buying stories wanted

Kylie Klein Nixon Reporter from Homed

Hi everyone! I'm Kylie, a Homed reporter. We're looking for people who have fairly recent, interesting, unique or off-the-wall stories to tell about how they bought their first homes. Did you move away from your home just to find a more affordable property? Did you scrimp and save for … View moreHi everyone! I'm Kylie, a Homed reporter. We're looking for people who have fairly recent, interesting, unique or off-the-wall stories to tell about how they bought their first homes. Did you move away from your home just to find a more affordable property? Did you scrimp and save for years to get a deposit together? Perhaps your family chipped in to help get you on the ladder? Are you older and buying for the first time? Did you choose to move into a home with a friend or another couple to make it more affordable? Please let us know in the comments below, or drop me a line in the messages. Your comments my be used in a story, but we'd also be interested in chatting to you for an exciting project coming up!

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1550 days ago

This Weeks Happenings!

PAK’nSAVE Upper Hutt

Good Afternoon Neighbourly community!
We have lots going on here at PAK n SAVE Upper Hutt this week!

A couple of great deals include Savers Toilet Paper 18s, $3.99 a pack; Tasti Snack Bars, $2.99 a pack, and Coke Range 2.25ltr at $3.39each! Pricing until this Sunday, while stocks last.
Also, … View more
Good Afternoon Neighbourly community!
We have lots going on here at PAK n SAVE Upper Hutt this week!

A couple of great deals include Savers Toilet Paper 18s, $3.99 a pack; Tasti Snack Bars, $2.99 a pack, and Coke Range 2.25ltr at $3.39each! Pricing until this Sunday, while stocks last.
Also, we have a great range of Fathers Day ideas from Gift Baskets and Chocolates to Brew Kits!
See you soon!

1551 days ago

Poll: Should Hollywood stars get special treatment?

Reporter Community News

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 more
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 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.

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Should Hollywood stars get special treatment?
  • 4.8% They deserved to get an exemption.
    4.8% Complete
  • 95.2% They were rightly denied an exemption.
    95.2% Complete
568 votes
1550 days ago

Upper Hutt Elvis fan wants more impersonators

Reporter Community News

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 more
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 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.

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1551 days ago

Better balance is easy!

The Team from ACC New Zealand

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 more
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. 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.
Learn more

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1551 days ago

Mental Health + Well-Being - September 1st to 30th 🧠🌸

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

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 more
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 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

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1555 days ago

Zero tolerance on speeding drivers all year round as Kiwi cops get tough on motorists

The Team Reporter from Stuff

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 more
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 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.

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1552 days ago

FUNDRAISER CAFE - and CAR BOOT SALE

Kate from Trentham

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?

1551 days ago

Marti Friedlander exhibition on now

Matt Tso Reporter from Community News

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 more
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, Ralph Hotere, C. K. Stead, Maurice Gee, Neil Finn and Kiri Te Kanawa.

The collection will be on public display until November 8.

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1551 days ago

Thank you for supporting masks donations to

Sandra from Silverstream

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!

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1556 days ago

#OnBoardWithMasks

Community Engagement Advisor from

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!

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1557 days ago

Tawa - where the llama and alpacas roam

Matt Tso Reporter from Community News

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?

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1552 days ago

painting

Manager Director from NRG PAINTERS

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??

1552 days ago

Having certainty inspires confidence

Shona McFarlane Retirement Village

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 more
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 generation.

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