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Giant kiwi spotted at Nga Manu Nature Reserve!!
Early reports say the kiwi is believed to be a large as a human.
Sightings have been sporadic and most have been in front of the visitor centre around 11am and 2.30pm daily. Unlike normal kiwis the sightings have been in full day light.
The kiwi … View moreGiant kiwi spotted at Nga Manu Nature Reserve!!
Early reports say the kiwi is believed to be a large as a human.
Sightings have been sporadic and most have been in front of the visitor centre around 11am and 2.30pm daily. Unlike normal kiwis the sightings have been in full day light.
The kiwi appears friendly and huggable, and also doesn't seem to mind a selfie or photo.
See it at Nga Manu Nature Reserve this weekend.
• Saturday 15 July, 11am and 2.30pm (20 minute meet and greet)
• Sunday 16 July, 11am and 2.30pm (20 minute meet and greet)
Koha entry. Admission to the reserve not included. Bookings not required.
As we are well into the colder months, we will fire through some wellness tips to keep your body fighting fit! 🧠🥊
First up: MOVEMENT 🏃♀️🕺🤸♂️🚴♀️
Daily movement has been proven in countless research articles to provide benefit for immune function, reduced … View moreAs we are well into the colder months, we will fire through some wellness tips to keep your body fighting fit! 🧠🥊
First up: MOVEMENT 🏃♀️🕺🤸♂️🚴♀️
Daily movement has been proven in countless research articles to provide benefit for immune function, reduced risk of conditions like heart disease and diabetes, and improvements in mental health!
A recent systematic review found the 150 minutes of mild-moderate exercise per week can provide substantial protection against chronic diseases - particularly cardiovascular outcomes.
Another review found that physical exercise is the single most effective prescriptive treatment for improving symptoms of depression & anxiety. 🤯😵💫
150 minutes per week equates to 21 minutes per day, or just 1.45% of your day total!
✅ So get out for a brisk walk, jump on the bike, get to the pool, or simply chuck on some Dua Lipa and dance for 20 minutes! Your body will thank you for it! 💃🕺
Keep an eye out for our next Winter Wellness instalment - SLEEP
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References:
📑 Garcia L, Pearce M, Abbas A, et al. Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes. Br J Sports Med pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
📑 Singh B, Olds T, Curtis R, et alEffectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviewsBritish Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 16 February 2023. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106195
Come on down to the Mahara Place mid-week MARKET which is on TODAY (Tuesday) from 9.30am until midday near the new library in Waikanae. Fresh Fruit & Veg, Plants, Seedlings and Fresh Flowers, Yummy Local Honey, Sewing Crafts, The Rawleigh's Man, Bric-a-Brac, Books and lots lots more. … View moreCome on down to the Mahara Place mid-week MARKET which is on TODAY (Tuesday) from 9.30am until midday near the new library in Waikanae. Fresh Fruit & Veg, Plants, Seedlings and Fresh Flowers, Yummy Local Honey, Sewing Crafts, The Rawleigh's Man, Bric-a-Brac, Books and lots lots more. There are still some new Ladies Seamless Tops available at $5 ea, Girls Alpaca Wool Ponchos at $10 and Adults at $15. See you there...SUPPORT LOCAL!!
When you move to a Ryman village, the last thing you need to think about are unexpected costs. We offer financial security with rates, home insurance, exterior maintenance and gardening all covered under one fixed base weekly fee*, meaning once you’ve moved in you can focus on the things you … View moreWhen you move to a Ryman village, the last thing you need to think about are unexpected costs. We offer financial security with rates, home insurance, exterior maintenance and gardening all covered under one fixed base weekly fee*, meaning once you’ve moved in you can focus on the things you enjoy.
Find out more about our living options today and get ready for a new lifestyle.
*Weekly fees only increase if you change from independent living to serviced apartment living, or you add extra care options.
Connection issues got you feeling sad? Extra charges making you mad? We encourage you talk to your provider first, often they will solve it quickly.
However, if it remains unresolved or if you need some help making your complaint, talk to TDR – your free and independent complaint service.
… View moreConnection issues got you feeling sad? Extra charges making you mad? We encourage you talk to your provider first, often they will solve it quickly.
However, if it remains unresolved or if you need some help making your complaint, talk to TDR – your free and independent complaint service.
We’re here to help when phone and internet disputes go bad.
Wellington Mayor,Tory Whanau was hung out to dry by one of her favourite and most frequently visited Wellington restaurants just recently.
I cannot believe that a restaurant whose staff must know the Mayor from her frequency of visits and her profile would have treated her as a sacrificial meal… View moreWellington Mayor,Tory Whanau was hung out to dry by one of her favourite and most frequently visited Wellington restaurants just recently.
I cannot believe that a restaurant whose staff must know the Mayor from her frequency of visits and her profile would have treated her as a sacrificial meal and whose manager/owner was so willing to take the Mayor through the media wringer as he did.
Ok, so a bill was not paid by ANOTHER member of her twosome until the next day - on no prompting by the restaurant.
OK that the Mayor was tipsy/slightly drunk as the result of a kind of celebration of a successful major task for Wellington's benefit. Give her a lot of rope I would say and yes, just refrain from serving her and her friend any more alcohol but maybe offer to call her a cab.
It was shabby and un-neighbourly. Treating a young, hard working, vivacious woman the way this so called upmarket restaurant did.
Reminds me a little of the way another young woman of note was treated and who consequently suddenly resigned from NZ's top job. I hope Whanau stays the course not that I am a fan of some of the planks she stood for in her winning an election by a landside in trouncing dour, drab male opponents of little vision.
Dreamview Creamery is recalling specific batches of its Dreamview Creamery brand Raw Milk (unpasteurised) as the product may contain Listeria. Affected products should not be consumed. Alternatively, consume after heating to 70°C and holding at this temperature for one minute. If you don't … View moreDreamview Creamery is recalling specific batches of its Dreamview Creamery brand Raw Milk (unpasteurised) as the product may contain Listeria. Affected products should not be consumed. Alternatively, consume after heating to 70°C and holding at this temperature for one minute. If you don't have a thermometer, heat the milk until it nearly reaches a boil (or scald the milk) before drinking it.
READ MORE: www.mpi.govt.nz...
Today, as a superannuitant, I received a mailout from MSD with a brochure from consumer telling me how to save money on my power bill.
Its entitled Finding Money In Weird Places and looks a bit like Finding Nemo without the fins. I am really fed up with these edicts, the media is awash with … View moreToday, as a superannuitant, I received a mailout from MSD with a brochure from consumer telling me how to save money on my power bill.
Its entitled Finding Money In Weird Places and looks a bit like Finding Nemo without the fins. I am really fed up with these edicts, the media is awash with them, telling us how to save money on power bills, food bills, clothing, the list goes on. They all ignore the elephant in the room and treat the issue as if it were all down to individual choice. Meanwhile, the powerco's, the supermarkets, the big box hardware outlets, the banks, are all raking in obscenely large profits at our expense. It feels like victim blaming: "Its your fault you cant make ends meet. Its your choice". And its all BS. The ministry is out of touch if it thinks that people on low incomes still use hot water in their washing machines, waste hot water in the shower and leave appliances on when not in use. Its condescending and makes the assumption that we cannot afford power because we are a bit stupid. Actually, we cant afford power because its too expensive. The money spent on this MSD mailout would have been better directed toward helping those on low incomes pay for power use.
We are told to shop around for power prices. But the powerswitch website shows there is very little in it. Once again its framed as a matter of personal choice. This is rubbish. You will save rats and mice by shifting, and the amount you save by switching off standby appliances is also minimal compared to the thousands you will pay for power use every year.
These days I try and avoid going to supermarkets as much as possible. I grow a lot of food, shop at pick your own outlets and market gardens (recommend a trip to House of York outside of Levin or Penray gardens who have gold card discounts on Thursdays).
Buy in bulk where I can and avoid having to shop at the big two supermarket chains. I will even pay a premium for places like Commonsense Organics who haven't ramped their prices up. Their organic flour prices haven't changed much. If everyone boycotted the supermarket I reckon they would soon be adjusting their profit margins. I dont pay for electric hot water or heating in winter and I'm with the cheapest crowd in town: Toast electric (who also have a social responsibility component and subsidise low income earners) but I still consider I am paying too much for power. I dont use the oven as its too expensive to run and this isnt the retirement I envisaged, as I like to bake for friends. Im looking at solar as a means of achieving a sustainable retirement lifestyle. I may not get to live long enough to reap the full benefits of solar, but it will give me great satisfaction not to be writing out a cheque for megabucks every month to maintain a subsistence lifestyle.
The Commerce Commission needs to stop buying into the bullshit and look at the real reasons we are paying too much to live.
And MSD needs to acknowledge that these issues are not one of individual choice and start getting behind people on low incomes with some effective support.
Lesieli and Tāne embody the power of paying it forward through the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
Lesieli, ex Kiwi Can student, is now a Kiwi Can Leader teaching life skills such as respect and resilience to tamariki. Tāne, an ex Career Navigator student, returned to the Foundation as a Kiwi Can … View moreLesieli and Tāne embody the power of paying it forward through the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
Lesieli, ex Kiwi Can student, is now a Kiwi Can Leader teaching life skills such as respect and resilience to tamariki. Tāne, an ex Career Navigator student, returned to the Foundation as a Kiwi Can Leader, driven by his desire to make a positive impact. Their experiences have ignited a passion to empower the next generation of young people and give back to the Foundation.
Help us, help young people realise potential by donating today.
During the pandemic many people had a taste of working from home, at their own hours and having time to reflect on their jobs and careers. Being your own boss, working hours to suit your lifestyle and working from your home are just some of the benefits that many people are now seeking.
Upper … View moreDuring the pandemic many people had a taste of working from home, at their own hours and having time to reflect on their jobs and careers. Being your own boss, working hours to suit your lifestyle and working from your home are just some of the benefits that many people are now seeking.
Upper Hutt Business and Professional Women (BPW UH) are running a free, one day Be Your Own Boss expo on 11 July at Lane Park Church to introduce people to the pros and cons of working in self- employment, gig working, contracting and consulting. Timed to coincide with the Matariki celebration, many people may use the time to reconsider their careers and their employment.
With a wide variety of new employment and career opportunities in Upper Hutt, and a growing local population, the members of UPBPW who are organising and hosting the day, believe it’s a perfect time to talk about possible career changes and the opportunities for themselves and their children in this new environment.
At the Expo, people will have the opportunity to hear from potential employers, from people who are already successful in self-employment and consulting and the opportunities for gig workers. A key-note speaker is Kristy Grant, CEO of Lane Street Studios. The recently opened film studios in Upper Hutt has the potential to engage hundreds of contractors, gig workers and support people in the film industry. Other speakers will talk about their own experiences in self-employment, the traps and how to avoid them, the discipline needed to set your own goals and the variety of opportunities that are available.
One of the organisers, Gail Godtschalk, said “when starting my own business 25 years ago I had the support of a trainer and mentor who gave me the pros and cons of being in business and how to navigate a way through. I would recommend to anyone to find their own supporters!” Upper Hutt Business and Professional Women offer collegiality and a safe environment for women to share experiences, talk about employment issues and lobby government on issues relevant to business and professional women.
Today Gail runs a successful massage therapy treatment clinic in Upper Hutt and is a member of BPW UH.
Join us this Tuesday, 11 July from 9am at Lane Church. You can register at the door or here: www.eventbrite.com...
For more information please contact Heather Newell on 027 276 2730 or at heather@foresee.co.nz
Image credit; Philip Banks
Venue:- Waikanae Beach Community Hall,
Address:- 22 Rauparaha Street, Waikanae Beach
Date and Time:- Sunday 9 July 10am – 1pm
Enjoy a Sunday outing with your family and friends and include a visit to this great, friendly Community Market which has highly talented stallholders showcasing a … View moreVenue:- Waikanae Beach Community Hall,
Address:- 22 Rauparaha Street, Waikanae Beach
Date and Time:- Sunday 9 July 10am – 1pm
Enjoy a Sunday outing with your family and friends and include a visit to this great, friendly Community Market which has highly talented stallholders showcasing a huge variety of quality items and GIFTS
We are incredibly proud to welcome our new Neighbourly partner – the New Zealand Heart Foundation!
Not only will they be helping us to stay ‘heart healthy in our neighbourhoods,’ the Heart Foundation will also be sharing:
- News & updates from the incredible Heart Foundation Lottery… View moreWe are incredibly proud to welcome our new Neighbourly partner – the New Zealand Heart Foundation!
Not only will they be helping us to stay ‘heart healthy in our neighbourhoods,’ the Heart Foundation will also be sharing:
- News & updates from the incredible Heart Foundation Lottery – including how to win a brand-new home (check out our latest Lottery here)
- Heart-warming stories including how the Heart Foundation supports those in the community living with heart disease
- Handy heart health and wellbeing resources and tips
- How you can show your big heart through local volunteering opportunities
- How to eat healthy to your heart’s content with some great recipes
Please join us in giving the Heart Foundation a warm, hearty welcome!
We don’t need to go too far to hear about the cost of living crisis and the fact is, right now, 1 in 6 children go without essentials like food and clothing. While we can’t control this cost, we can make a difference. The Giving Store works to help kiwis give to kiwis.
When you donate one of… View moreWe don’t need to go too far to hear about the cost of living crisis and the fact is, right now, 1 in 6 children go without essentials like food and clothing. While we can’t control this cost, we can make a difference. The Giving Store works to help kiwis give to kiwis.
When you donate one of our Winter Essential Packs, 100% of your donation will go to families in need this winter. Let's not let the cost of living get in the way of giving. Together, we can make hope the headline
Grunty Pump for fish tanks.
CF 500.
Easy to clean the filters.
290mm high x 180 x 180 base .
Grunty Aqua 1000 Pump for 1 to 2 fish tanks.
We had this running successfully on two tanks that were connected together.
Easy to clean the filters.
340mm high x 220 x 220 base.
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