1248 days ago

Super Saturday comes to Upper Hutt

Reporter Community News

It has never been easier to get vaccinated and this Saturday Upper Hutt residents will have no excuse.
Mayor Wayne Guppy says it will be "super easy" to get vaccinated on Saturday as the country aims for a 90 per cent vaccination rate.
"It has never been more urgent to get New Zealand vaccinated. Summer is just eight weeks away and we need everyone to book their first vaccine appointment now, so they can get two doses and enjoy everything a classic Kiwi summer has to offer."
What: Super Saturday
When: Saturday, October 16, 9am - 9pm.
Where: Whirinaki Whare Taonga Vaccination Centre, 836 Fergusson Drive,(please use rear entrance off Brown Street).

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Do you have a great recipe for pears?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. We give away free copies to readers whose recipes are used in our magazine, and we're still on the hunt for pear recipes! Send your family's favourite way to use up this delicious fruit, to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by the end of this week . If we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of the April issue.

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2 days ago

From Antarctica to the Outback

Shona McFarlane Retirement Village

For Rodnie and Bryan, retirement at Ryman’s Edmund Hillary Village is all about seizing every opportunity to explore. From trekking through Nepal and enduring the cold in Antarctica to immersing themselves in Aboriginal culture in the Australian Outback, their epic retirement proves that age is no barrier to discovery. Just as Sir Edmund Hillary pushed the limits of exploration, residents of his namesake village continue to chart their own extraordinary journeys.

“We’ll keep travelling for as long as we can,” says Rodnie.

Click read more for the full story.

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3 days ago

Available Fundraising Officer Volunteer Role

Olivia from Volunteer Wellington

If you're organised, eager to learn and passionate about making a difference, join the Samaritans Wellington team as a Fundraising Officer!

You can register your interest by searching the role ID number (#8922) on our website by clicking the link below.

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