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This week we feature a stunning close-up but what type of bird is it?
The photo was supplied by Andrew Gorrie.
Is your garden messy, overgrown or just in need of a clean-up? We’ve got general garden maintenance for that. How about ugly banks? A slope in your garden that keeps slipping? We’ve got retaining walls for that! Price Smart will take any ideas you have for your garden and help bring them from … View moreIs your garden messy, overgrown or just in need of a clean-up? We’ve got general garden maintenance for that. How about ugly banks? A slope in your garden that keeps slipping? We’ve got retaining walls for that! Price Smart will take any ideas you have for your garden and help bring them from design to reality. We offer many other services.
Give us a call at 027 252 1771 or go to www.pricesmart.co.nz... to organize a site visit.
This weeks contribution is from Louise Thomas.
"When I was young I didn’t like the boatsheds. To my eye they looked derelict and unkempt – a hotchpotch of too bright clashing colours, and all of them peeling to reveal bleached wood underneath. They reminded me of my Nana’s crocheted … View moreThis weeks contribution is from Louise Thomas.
"When I was young I didn’t like the boatsheds. To my eye they looked derelict and unkempt – a hotchpotch of too bright clashing colours, and all of them peeling to reveal bleached wood underneath. They reminded me of my Nana’s crocheted rugs with frayed threads and darned patches. I liked things shining, new, and squared away. Anything else smacked of some sort of failure, either of duty or poverty.
Now that I’m older, and not untouched by time myself, I realise that decay is inevitable, and, more importantly, there is texture and beauty in it. The sea, like life, can be a rough place. The winds carry salt and sand, storm surges leave marks and baggage piled around the high tide mark, sometimes spilling over onto the little docks. But in this flotsam, rotting seaweed, silt, and tangled tree branches are a million little bugs, fish, and crabs – a roiling primordial soup seasoned with iodine and salt and feasted on by the birds. Nothing is lost - just transformed. Sacred kingfisher/kōtare (Todiramphus sanctus) catching the light at the Hutt Estuary boatsheds, Hikoikoi Reserve, Lower Hutt."
Free firewood cut from tree, unsure what kind of wood, pick up from outside of 79 Parkvale Road Karori, easy access.
Finding it increasingly difficult to keep in touch with neighbours and other locals with the demise of landlines and telephone directories (and their online counterparts such as the Whitepages.co.nz.). If someone cancels a landline how does one make contact? Our neighbourhood is not one where you… View moreFinding it increasingly difficult to keep in touch with neighbours and other locals with the demise of landlines and telephone directories (and their online counterparts such as the Whitepages.co.nz.). If someone cancels a landline how does one make contact? Our neighbourhood is not one where you can chat over the boundary fence. Even if one does have an email address or Neighbourly identity messages send that way may not elicit a response. Very frustrating. In an information age where keeping in touch is supposed to be so much easier, in fact it is completely the opposite.
Bring some ordinary storage baskets to life using a few Resene testpots of Resene Nero, Resene Glamour Puss and Resene White and some leafy house plants!
Find out how to create your own.
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Also, Did you know? At NVE we offer MANY different services. NVE is a team of licensed tradies specializing in: Plumbing, Heating, Gasfitting, Drainlaying, Drainage Solutions, Bathroom Renovations,… View moreHaving Plumbing Problems? Not sure what to do? Give us a call - we'll help get things sorted.
Also, Did you know? At NVE we offer MANY different services. NVE is a team of licensed tradies specializing in: Plumbing, Heating, Gasfitting, Drainlaying, Drainage Solutions, Bathroom Renovations, and more!
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WANT TO DEVELOP YOUR COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS?
Wadestown Toastmasters is a sociable club that takes a fun and enjoyable approach to developing our members' communication and leadership skills.
Come along to one of our regular meetings to find out more, and enjoy a chat, cuppa, … View moreWANT TO DEVELOP YOUR COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS?
Wadestown Toastmasters is a sociable club that takes a fun and enjoyable approach to developing our members' communication and leadership skills.
Come along to one of our regular meetings to find out more, and enjoy a chat, cuppa, glass of wine and cake during the evening break.
For more information contact: wadestowntoastmasters@gmail.com
or
Visit our MeetUp Group: Wadestown Toastmasters
ALL WELCOME
Next Meeting Thursday 8 July 7.30 - 9.30pm
St Luke's Church Hall, 34 Pitt St, Wadestown. Please arrive between 7.15pm and 7.25pm for a 7.30pm meeting start.
What educational activities can you suggest to keep children busy during the holidays?
Head to a bookstore and let your child pick out a book as a treat.
Learn life skills such as cooking or helping a neighbour.
Write a story about their favourite moments such as a celebration day or a fun … View moreWhat educational activities can you suggest to keep children busy during the holidays?
Head to a bookstore and let your child pick out a book as a treat.
Learn life skills such as cooking or helping a neighbour.
Write a story about their favourite moments such as a celebration day or a fun family holiday.
Don’t forget to have some down time as well!
Lighting festival, 115A coast rd, wainuiamata. At DGMC centre, from 3rd to 10th july,. Free entrance. All welcome.
Free firewood pick up from outside of 79 Parkvale Road Karori, easy access and out by the street.
To coincide with Matariki, Wellington’s oldest and tallest tree, the 800-year-old rimu in Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, will officially be gifted the name Moko with a plaque unveiling next week.
The name Moko has been gifted by local Iwi after some discussion about a suitable title, and establishing … View moreTo coincide with Matariki, Wellington’s oldest and tallest tree, the 800-year-old rimu in Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, will officially be gifted the name Moko with a plaque unveiling next week.
The name Moko has been gifted by local Iwi after some discussion about a suitable title, and establishing the age and sex of the tree – Moko was decided upon as it is most appropriate for a female tree, which is younger than Tāne Mahuta.
Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush is the only public botanic garden in New Zealand dedicated solely to native plants, and this tree is a valuable reminder about the importance of preservation in our environment, says Mayor Andy Foster.
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