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This RNZ article and podcast looks at the ecological benefits of not mowing and letting your grass grow longer.
Hi! I'm so excited to finally be sharing a project our team has been working on for a while now: First Rung, our first podcast!
First Rung is packed with tips, advice and anecdotes from experts and home owners on every aspect of buying your first home - it also comes with a chance to win a … View moreHi! I'm so excited to finally be sharing a project our team has been working on for a while now: First Rung, our first podcast!
First Rung is packed with tips, advice and anecdotes from experts and home owners on every aspect of buying your first home - it also comes with a chance to win a $500 Resene prize pack.
Over six, bite sized episodes, we cover everything from saving that deposit, to sunset clauses, to how to get your newly purchased home ready to move into.
We'll also introduce you to ordinary Kiwis, just like you, who have navigated the choppy waters of home buying in NZ and made it onto that first rung - and pick their brains for how they did it.
We all know buying a home is one of the toughest, most daunting things we might ever do as adults, so it doesn't hurt to get some expert advice and support. That's what we wanted to give you with First Rung.
So give it a listen and let us know what you think - and be in to win that mint Resene prize pack. I can't enter and I'm well jealous!
A Whangārei woman is so terrified of snarling, aggressive dogs that freely roam the streets that she no longer walks her grandson to school, instead spending about $30 a day on taxi rides. Whangārei District Council says there have been fewer dog attacks and complaints about rushing dogs this … View moreA Whangārei woman is so terrified of snarling, aggressive dogs that freely roam the streets that she no longer walks her grandson to school, instead spending about $30 a day on taxi rides. Whangārei District Council says there have been fewer dog attacks and complaints about rushing dogs this year, but more wandering complaints compared with the year before - and animal control have limited resources. Have you also had a problem with dogs? What do you think should be done about it?
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Forest & Bird Youth have developed scorecards comparing party policy positions on nature and climate. The scorecards give a clearer picture on how to vote for nature this election. They also show how far every party still has to go when it comes to protecting and restoring nature.
Another fine piece of journalism by Newsroom's Rod Oram.
Today is the International Day of Older Persons! It's an important day for everyone to recognize and say thank you to older people for their amazing contributions to the world, from mentoring and volunteering, to sharing experience, being in paid work and much more.
To acknowledge the … View moreToday is the International Day of Older Persons! It's an important day for everyone to recognize and say thank you to older people for their amazing contributions to the world, from mentoring and volunteering, to sharing experience, being in paid work and much more.
To acknowledge the occasion, we have just released our October SuperSeniors Newsletter, you can read it here: bit.ly...
The day is also special as it marks the start of the WHO’s Decade of Healthy Ageing 2020 to 2030, you can find out more about it here: bit.ly...
Resene and Your Home & Garden are on the lookout for the most stunning interior or exterior colour scheme created with Resene paints to be featured in Your Home & Garden magazine.
Monthly winners win $250 of Resene paint vouchers and the grand winner $5000 cash!
What we are looking … View moreResene and Your Home & Garden are on the lookout for the most stunning interior or exterior colour scheme created with Resene paints to be featured in Your Home & Garden magazine.
Monthly winners win $250 of Resene paint vouchers and the grand winner $5000 cash!
What we are looking for:
Clever interior colours
Inventive paint projects
Exciting exterior paint
Entries are now open!
How to enter:
Email photos and a 200-word or more description of your space to yhg@bauermedia.co.nz with your last name and ‘Resene Colour Home’ in the subject line. Please include your name, home address, email address, daytime phone number, the names of the Resene colours used, and details of when your space was painted. Please credit anyone who assisted you in choosing your colours. The five finalists will each appear in Your Home and Garden, starting from the December issue. Every finalist will receive a $250 Resene voucher and a feature in the magazine, with the winner taking out the Resene Colour Home Awards and $5000 cash. An extended story on the winning home will feature in the June 2021 issue.
Direct to your door: Gas & Tyre provide a consistent hassle free, unrivalled LPG delivery service right to your door. Call us now to learn more!
Gas Deliveries: Mid Far North- Kaikohe to Kawkawa to Mangonui
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● Essentials … View moreDirect to your door: Gas & Tyre provide a consistent hassle free, unrivalled LPG delivery service right to your door. Call us now to learn more!
Gas Deliveries: Mid Far North- Kaikohe to Kawkawa to Mangonui
Essential Services:
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The Department of Conservation has drawn its battle lines to help protect the country’s rarest bird – the critically endangered New Zealand fairy tern.
Also known as tara iti, there are fewer than 40 adult birds in the species, so the department is doing all it can to ensure breeding is … View moreThe Department of Conservation has drawn its battle lines to help protect the country’s rarest bird – the critically endangered New Zealand fairy tern.
Also known as tara iti, there are fewer than 40 adult birds in the species, so the department is doing all it can to ensure breeding is successful, with manned sites in Waipū, Mangawhai and parts of Auckland.
This is your final chance to grab our FREE 3-month Premium Business Listing
Usually $150, your 3-month Premium Listing enables you to reach thousands of people who live around your business! Find friendly locals who want your services, introduce your team and share what makes you stand out from… View moreThis is your final chance to grab our FREE 3-month Premium Business Listing
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I am posting this on behalf of my mother, some of you will know or remember her well as she had Nellies stall for many years selling Potted Plants and Herbs, also Vegetable Plants and Flowers Plants in punnets. Mum has now retired from the market but invites any of you who would still like to buy … View moreI am posting this on behalf of my mother, some of you will know or remember her well as she had Nellies stall for many years selling Potted Plants and Herbs, also Vegetable Plants and Flowers Plants in punnets. Mum has now retired from the market but invites any of you who would still like to buy her plants to go and see her at 10 Arcus Street Raumunga on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays from 9am to 4pm each of those days. She still has a great range of healthy, hardened off plants just as she had at the market, and a variety shrubs.
UPDATE: Monitoring has shown rongoā Māori (traditional Māori medicine) is helping reverse the signs of kauri dieback.
Whangārei documentary Te Wao Nui has been chosen for the gala opening of the world's largest indigenous film festive, imagineNATIVE. Directed by Ngāriki Ngatae, the te reo… View moreUPDATE: Monitoring has shown rongoā Māori (traditional Māori medicine) is helping reverse the signs of kauri dieback.
Whangārei documentary Te Wao Nui has been chosen for the gala opening of the world's largest indigenous film festive, imagineNATIVE. Directed by Ngāriki Ngatae, the te reo Māori film investigates mātauranga Māori (traditional Māori knowledge) as a cure for kauri dieback disease. Click on the link below to find out more and to watch the short film.
Disappointing to see this kind of cynical politics on the front cover of the Rodney Times.
One of the most important things for me in this job, is being available and being genuine.
Early on as candidate in the 2017 election, I was lobbied about a project that was crucial for the people and … View moreDisappointing to see this kind of cynical politics on the front cover of the Rodney Times.
One of the most important things for me in this job, is being available and being genuine.
Early on as candidate in the 2017 election, I was lobbied about a project that was crucial for the people and businesses of Whangaparaoa. The Penlink project was talked about for decades most recently by a National government but without any action to deliver nor funding committed to it.
I worked hard with members of the Hibiscus Coast community over my first term to bring their voice to Wellington. Advocate on their behalf to find relief from the daily gridlock, open up opportunities for the local economy.
I managed to get Penlink mentioned several times in the House during my speeches (first time in years), and the awareness on its importance grew. There was success in 2018, when our Government firstly elevated it back on the Auckland Transport Alignment Plan (ATAP), where National had downgraded it and starved it of funding.
But I was vocal on the locals’ and my disappointment with the timeline. And so we continued. Then in January this year, it was announced that for the first time ever by a government, full funding was committed to build Penlink. $411 million was set aside to get the project done. And it was brought forward from the end of the decade, to start next year! It’s all happening already and progress is going as fast as possible considering tenders are being sought at the moment and the design has to be finalised.
Recently the National party candidate for the Whangaparaoa area has started to create an impression that somehow it is his or the National party's work that got this project finally off the starting blocks.
That's a clear lie. National when in government, downgraded Penlink. They never committed any funding to it. And as recent as last year, it didn’t even feature on their infrastructure plan.
It throws us back to Nationals' (unfunded) election time promises in 2005 and 2006 - another time National made promises to build Penlink:
“Press Release: Rodney District Council Friday, 7 April 2006, 3:36pm
National Party Commits to Penlink
The National Party has announced it is committed to building the Weiti River crossing, commonly known as Penlink, within 10 years of becoming government.
… National reiterated the party’s commitment, made during the 2005 election, that the Penlink project is to be completed within 10 years.”
You can’t drive on press releases and National’s record of unfunded election promises to build Penlink, are what gives politicians a bad rap.
Reusable coffee cup manufacturer Biopak has issued a recall for some products, due to the possibility of part of the cup detaching when liquid is present.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) issued the recall on September 30, advising people to stop using it immediately … View moreReusable coffee cup manufacturer Biopak has issued a recall for some products, due to the possibility of part of the cup detaching when liquid is present.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) issued the recall on September 30, advising people to stop using it immediately as a user could be burnt or scalded.
What you need to know:
- Contact Biopak or ring 0800 246 725 to get a refund on faulty items.
- The products were sold from January 2013 to September 2020
- All resuable coffee cups (8oz, 12oz, 16oz) in plain green or white should be
returned to Biopak.
- Those with custom names “SexieCoffie”, “Columbit”, “Echo”, “Hedland”, “Crop to Cup” or “Home Grain”. Should be returned immediately.
To find out more about this recall, see the government recall website.
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