106 days ago

DID POMS RESPECT HAKA & ANTHEM?

Michael from Trentham

ABs beat England at a 81,000 packed Twickenham Stadium by a narrow but deserved margin last Saturday afternoon but New Zealand was not treated with much respect immediately before the whistle blew to start the match.

The national anthems went this way - the dreadful English anthem was sung by a pro performer with orchestral backing and the NZ anthem was simply music and no lead singing.

Cannot recall when this has ever been done before with no equal footing given. It wasn't as if the spectators did not play big pounds to boost the stadium coffers.

Then the haka was drowned out by that inappropriate slavery song sung by a large majority of the audience.

Maybe the song is not so inappropriate in as much as the British being formerly subjects of a king/queen and still forced to sing an anthem that glorifies the same personnel.

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1 hour ago

🧩 Crack the Code: Today’s Riddle Challenge! 🤔

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I’m a three-digit number; my tens digit is five more than my ones, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens—what am I?

Do you think you know the answer to our riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm.

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5 days ago

HAPAI CLUB WATER LEAK

Chris from Clouston Park - Kingsley Heights

I pass the hapai club regularly & wonder when the water leak from the toby will be fixed. It has been leaking for at least two months. Hundreds of litres running across the side walk & down the drain.

7 days ago

Show us your creative backyard build

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We hope you've been enjoying the Neighbourly Backyard Awards so far, we know we have!

It is time for our last award. And the category is....Most creative backyard build

It could be a planter box, an outdoor table or even a backyard bar. We just want to see the sanctuary you've created in your backyard.

So share a photo, or two, in a comment below of your creation or backyard set up a to be in to win a $100 Mitre10 voucher. Winner will be announced next Monday 🛝🪴🛖

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