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This winter, we are backing the Football Ferns with our loyal TV Guide readers who will have a chance to win 1 of 5 Premium 65” Panasonic 4K LED TVs worth $3599 each
Pick up a copy of The TV Guide each week starting from the July 15 issue, find the codeword, and follow the directions to … View moreThis winter, we are backing the Football Ferns with our loyal TV Guide readers who will have a chance to win 1 of 5 Premium 65” Panasonic 4K LED TVs worth $3599 each
Pick up a copy of The TV Guide each week starting from the July 15 issue, find the codeword, and follow the directions to be in to win! We’ve put a codeword in each of the following three issues, so find them all for more chances to win. You’ll have until August 20 to enter online or mail in your codeword.
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Camellia Sinensis is a beautiful fragrant evergreen. Its leaves can be used to make delicious green or black tea, and it looks amazing as a hedge. I have one mature bush for $30, and the other 50 are just potted in small pots for $3. each
Jimmy’s mother had three children. The first was called April, the second was called May. What was the name of the third?
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Hello.
Would any old consultants have any of these available to buy?......or anyone wishing to sell their Thatsa Bowls and Spatulars.....must be new or very good condition.
Text 0212219567
Thanks Sasha
The rising of Matariki (a cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades) marks the beginning of the Māori New Year. Happy Māori New Year from the team at NZ Compare!
It is a wonderful time to reflect, to connect with whānau (family), with our taiao (environment), and to celebrate what has … View moreThe rising of Matariki (a cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades) marks the beginning of the Māori New Year. Happy Māori New Year from the team at NZ Compare!
It is a wonderful time to reflect, to connect with whānau (family), with our taiao (environment), and to celebrate what has passed and what is to come. We hope you have a warm and safe Matariki.
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We used to just be wary of clicking links online, and then came the deceptive phone calls, followed by text messages that look to be from a known company.
The latest statistics from Cert NZ show cyber crime reports from January to March incurred financial losses up to $6 million - a 66% … View moreWe used to just be wary of clicking links online, and then came the deceptive phone calls, followed by text messages that look to be from a known company.
The latest statistics from Cert NZ show cyber crime reports from January to March incurred financial losses up to $6 million - a 66% increase on the same time last year. So, it's becoming increasingly difficult to avoid these scams - do you think you can spot a scam?
Vote in our poll, and type 'Not For Print' if you comment but want these excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.
Dog registrations are due by 31 July each year, and registration fees increase if paid after this date!
4 easy ways to pay your dog registration:
😸 Come and see us!
💻 Renew online
📞 Call us on 09-430-4200
📱 Renew by internet banking
You will need to have your animal number … View moreDog registrations are due by 31 July each year, and registration fees increase if paid after this date!
4 easy ways to pay your dog registration:
😸 Come and see us!
💻 Renew online
📞 Call us on 09-430-4200
📱 Renew by internet banking
You will need to have your animal number which is shown on your dog registration invoice. The number is on your invoice in the column 'WDC ID' next to the dog’s name. If you don't have it, please give us a call or drop by and one of the team will be happy to help.
Start here: www.wdc.govt.nz...
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.
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Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki
Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi
Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te tau
Celebrate the rising of Matariki
Celebrate the rising of the lord of the sky,
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Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki
Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi
Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te tau
Celebrate the rising of Matariki
Celebrate the rising of the lord of the sky,
Celebrate the rising of the new year,
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi acknowledges Matariki as a time for reflection, remembrance, gratitude, and inspiration. Honouring those we have lost since the last rising of Matariki, gathering to give thanks for what we have and looking forward to the future.
Road safety advocates say plummeting police breath test numbers could be contributing to Northland’s “appalling” road toll this year and alcohol-related crashes more than 50% higher than any other region.
There have been 21 deaths on Northland’s roads so far, the highest road toll … View moreRoad safety advocates say plummeting police breath test numbers could be contributing to Northland’s “appalling” road toll this year and alcohol-related crashes more than 50% higher than any other region.
There have been 21 deaths on Northland’s roads so far, the highest road toll figures for January to June in the last five years.
The cause of these crashes is still under investigation, but the latest report by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency showed Northland had the highest rate of alcohol-related crashes in December 2020.
Meanwhile, the number of police breath screening tests for drink-driving has dropped to just a third of the number in 2014-15.
Do you think police do enough breath testing where you are? Are you worried about drink driving?
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
I installed a small solar rooftop array (3.6kW) and a small residential storage battery (8kWh) in my home in 2017. The battery charges whenever there's excess photovoltaic production during the day, and discharges whenever I consume more electricity than I produce (particularly overnight). … View moreI installed a small solar rooftop array (3.6kW) and a small residential storage battery (8kWh) in my home in 2017. The battery charges whenever there's excess photovoltaic production during the day, and discharges whenever I consume more electricity than I produce (particularly overnight). Most of the year that works well enough to keep my home's power consumption almost constant between 1 and 1.5kWh per day, rain or shine, peak or off-peak, summer or winter. However, when I get a few days in a row with overcast, cloudy or stormy weather and little solar production, the battery eventually runs flat, and I have to use power from the grid. Initially I didn't care when that happened, as I was paying the same price per kWh all day and year round.
That changed in 2020, with the introduction of time-of-use pricing by both my lines company Northpower and my electricity retailer Ecotricity. The differences were minimal at first, but since then they've been increasing every April 1st, depending on the time of day and day of the week. That opened up an opportunity to make my battery work better for me and the grid during those times of low solar production. Over the last few weeks, with more rainy and cloudy weather hitting Northland, I've been charging up the battery from the grid at night (more or less, depending on the solar production forecast for the following day), so that it discharges during the day and - together with whatever little solar power is produced - keeps the heat pump running at a cozy 21 degrees. That has three distinct advantages. First, it shifts my electricity demand to the night period when ample generation is available and also "cleanest" (i.e. with the highest percentage of renewable generation, usually well above 90%, according to Transpower's live data). It also keeps my grid demand low during peak periods (like 5:30pm to 8pm, when everybody comes home, cooks dinner, runs the heaters, plugs in the EV and so on, which causes a huge spike in electricity demand), because I'm running on stored battery power. And finally, it even saves me money, because due to the time-of-use pricing I only pay 22c/kWh for the off-peak overnight energy to charge my battery and avoid the more expensive peak (38c/kWh) and shoulder (32c/kWh) time periods.
What I'm doing here is basically what Lake Onslow would do on a grand scale - smoothening out the demand on the grid, by storing energy during periods of ample generation and releasing it during peak usage periods. I have no idea if lots of us doing it at the household level, like me, would be better than doing it at grid scale, like pumped hydro - that is a question for the engineers and scientists to answer. Certainly our increasing number of obese luxury EVs could help with doing it at home, while they're parked and plugged in. That way their oversized batteries (often chosen due to our range anxiety and a profound misunderstanding of how an EV works and drives) would at least do some good.
You can argue that I'm only able to do this because I'm retired and have the time to educate myself and look into all of this, and that nobody who's leading a "busy life" would bother with that or inconvenience themselves - and you'd be right. However, there's no reason that what I'm doing manually at the moment couldn't be done by a bit of smart tech, maybe even powered by some good AI, and help us all smoothen out our electricity demand, keep our grid healthy (and us warm and dry), avoid having to overbuild generation capacity and invest more just to satisfy high demand in short peak periods, and make electrification a bit easier and more affordable for all of us. I think this is the kind of "good green tech" that would have a place in a degrowth world.
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