2293 days ago

Poll: Metal in the water

Ian Allen Reporter from Marlborough Express

Hold up, what? We just found this on the council website:
"Some plumbing fittings have the potential to allow minute traces of metals to accumulate in water standing in the fittings for several hours.

"Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends that you flush a mug full of water from your drinking water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from the plumbing fittings."

After the initial shock/horror subsided, it got us wondering about our region's tap habits. Any other habits we haven't thought of?

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Metal in the water
  • 42% I always run the tap - to let the water get cold
    42% Complete
  • 24% I always run the tap - to rinse the glass
    24% Complete
  • 2% I always run the tap - in case of spiders
    2% Complete
  • 16% I always run the tap - to flush out metals
    16% Complete
  • 12% I never run the tap - it wastes water
    12% Complete
  • 4% I never run the tap - I've never thought about it
    4% Complete
50 votes
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23 days ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 63.3% Summer
    63.3% Complete
  • 35.4% Winter
    35.4% Complete
  • 1.3% Other - I'll share below
    1.3% Complete
2712 votes
20 hours ago

New Year, New Questions You Won’t Solve!

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I get smaller every time I take a bath.

What am I?

Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.

Want to stop seeing riddles in your newsfeed?
Head here and hover on the Following button on the top right of the page (and it will show Unfollow) and then click it. If it is giving you the option to Follow, then you've successfully unfollowed the Riddles page.

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3 days ago

Share your summer photos! 📷

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Taken some beautiful snaps lately? Whether it's rainbows, sunsets or a beautiful summer's day, we'd love you to share the joy with us.

Share a photo in the comments below

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