Poll: VOTE for the Resene Upcycling Finalists!
It’s that time again neighbours - we need your help! Look at all this creativity hiding behind front doors. We now need YOU to vote for your favourite Upcycling Award finalist. The four designs with the most votes will each receive a $200 Resene voucher and a $300 Prezzy® card!
Find out a little more about each entry here. Voting closes 5pm Thursday 4 August.
Thanks for voting; your clever neighbours thank you!
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8.4% 1) Storage cabinet (Christine Olson, Carterton District)
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19.1% 2) Bench Seat (Mary McRae, Hauraki)
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4.4% 3) Modern Tech Desk (Julie Cronin, Havelock North)
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9.7% 4) Alice in Wonderland table (Lynda Cree, Halswell)
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17.3% 5) Terracotta Steps (Angie Farrow, Hokowhitu)
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7.1% 6) Drinks cabinet / piano bar (Maurice van Liempd, Whakatane District)
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4.8% 7) Garden feature (Marjanna Jones, Henderson)
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2.2% 8) Spacerocket lamp (Jen Asquith, Nelson South)
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25.1% 9) Paintbrush art (Bonnie Stretton, Motueka)
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2% 10) Writing Desk (Steve Nicholson, Brookfield)
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
💨 Wellington: Is the real summer finally here?
It’s the talk of the town (and every coffee queue): the Wellington "summer" has felt more like a very long, very damp spring! 🌧️ We’ve definitely had our fair share of grey skies and raincoats lately.
In fact, The Post reports that our "pretty average" summer has been tough on the local venues and events that usually thrive under the sun. But don't pack away the sunscreen just yet!
The good news? The next couple of weeks are looking a bit more "settled" (the Wellington word for "not a gale-force downpour"). With autumn officially here, now is the time to squeeze every last drop out of the season! ☀️
Any local hidden spots or activities you’d recommend for a calm Wellington day? Drop them in the comments! 👇
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