Makara, Wellington

953 days ago

Haiku Poetry Day

NumberWorks'nWords Karori

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry made of short, unrhymed lines that evoke natural imagery. Haiku can come in a variety of different formats of short verses, though the most common is a three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Have a go and share your Haiku in the comments below!

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954 days ago

Meal planning with Stuff’s Dinner Sorted

Stuff

Putting a tasty and nutritious meal in front of our families each night is important for many of us, but with work, school, and activities in the way, it can also become a stressful chore.

Dinner Sorted delivers a week's worth of delicious, satisfying recipes that should please the whole … View more
Putting a tasty and nutritious meal in front of our families each night is important for many of us, but with work, school, and activities in the way, it can also become a stressful chore.

Dinner Sorted delivers a week's worth of delicious, satisfying recipes that should please the whole family, sent to your inbox on Saturday mornings. As a bonus you'll also get our Weekend Baking collection, perfect for filling the baking tins, lunchboxes, or just that 4pm gap.

Sign up here it's free!
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983 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Reporter Community News

A lovely picture of a tarāpuka by Louise Thomas.
"Our beautiful endemic and endangered black-billed gull/tarāpuka (Chroicocephalus bulleri). Sometimes I've found them a little confusing to identify as in non-breeding plumage, black-billed gulls can have a two-coloured brownish and black… View more
A lovely picture of a tarāpuka by Louise Thomas.
"Our beautiful endemic and endangered black-billed gull/tarāpuka (Chroicocephalus bulleri). Sometimes I've found them a little confusing to identify as in non-breeding plumage, black-billed gulls can have a two-coloured brownish and black bill and red legs, but they always have a longer, finer bill than a red-billed gull - that said there is also a little variation in the bill sizes. The two species sometimes hang out together as well to make it more confusing. Bird #57 in 2022."

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956 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Reporter Community News

This week a picture from Rosa Marie.
"Here are a few 'birdie' shots while I was on the 10 minute boat ride at Zealandia on Friday! I had never been on the boat, so it was such a joy to see the shags from another angle."

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955 days ago

Enjoy a Ryman village now

Making the move to a Ryman retirement village while you’re independent allows you to enjoy everything that’s on offer.

With assisted living, resthome, hospital and dementia care also onsite, if your partner needs care before you, knowing the village care centre is only a short stroll away … View more
Making the move to a Ryman retirement village while you’re independent allows you to enjoy everything that’s on offer.

With assisted living, resthome, hospital and dementia care also onsite, if your partner needs care before you, knowing the village care centre is only a short stroll away will help ease this transition.

Care options vary between villages.
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955 days ago

Eggs & bunny ears

The Team from Resene ColorShop Basin Reserve

Choose pretty patterned paper to make découpage eggs, then wrap them in bunny ear napkins to create a gorgeous table setting. Get creative with your Resene paint colours.
Find out how to create your own.

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955 days ago

Happy Easter

NumberWorks'nWords Karori

Happy, hoppy Easter to the whole family from the NumberWorks'nWords team.

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956 days ago

Professional Trouser Making Course

Joyce from Aro Valley

Up your game in trouser making, learn professional trouser making techniques at a Wellington High School Community Education Course in a 1 day course (9:30 am – 3:30 pm Saturday, 18 June.
Further details (course description), alternative dates and Registration at:
www.cecwellington.ac.nz...

956 days ago

Orange Light Setting

NumberWorks'nWords Karori

Following this week's government announcement, all of New Zealand has moved to the Orange setting of the traffic light system. We are pleased to be able to continue offering our reputable and high quality English and maths tuition to all of our students in -centre!

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957 days ago

Scrabble Day

NumberWorks'nWords Karori

Each year on National Scrabble Day, April 13th recognises a game played around the world. Originally named Lexiko and then Criss-Cross Words, Alfred Mosher Butts eventually settled on the name Scrabble. The amateur artist and unemployed architect developed the word game in the midst of the … View moreEach year on National Scrabble Day, April 13th recognises a game played around the world. Originally named Lexiko and then Criss-Cross Words, Alfred Mosher Butts eventually settled on the name Scrabble. The amateur artist and unemployed architect developed the word game in the midst of the depression. Still, it wasn’t until 1948, a final name change and a trademark that Butts finally began to produce the game.

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957 days ago

Marsden School Scholarships for 2023

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

Do you know anyone who is interested in a Marsden education? Spread the word. Our scholarships for next year close on 19 May 2022:
• Year 6, 7 9 Scholarships for Academic Excellence
• Year 9 Scholarship for Cultural or Sporting Excellence
• Year 9 Marsden Old Girls’ Association … View more
Do you know anyone who is interested in a Marsden education? Spread the word. Our scholarships for next year close on 19 May 2022:
• Year 6, 7 9 Scholarships for Academic Excellence
• Year 9 Scholarship for Cultural or Sporting Excellence
• Year 9 Marsden Old Girls’ Association Scholarship
These scholarships are available to new or current domestic students. For further information and to apply, visit www.marsden.school.nz...

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960 days ago

SPCA Pet of the Day: Meet Peach

Reporter Community News

"I came to SPCA initially when I was found lost and very underweight. I have been looked after for a while and am now ready to find a home!
Although I didn't look my best when I first arrived at SPCA, it didn't take long for me to settle in and start looking healthier and happier. I … View more
"I came to SPCA initially when I was found lost and very underweight. I have been looked after for a while and am now ready to find a home!
Although I didn't look my best when I first arrived at SPCA, it didn't take long for me to settle in and start looking healthier and happier. I charm most people I meet, and have lots of love to give. I can be a bit over the top when first meeting other dogs, but have gotten to make some friends and get to win them over with my exuberant greetings. If I were to go home to another dog, it would need to be one who is social and still eager to share playtime with me as an older dog may get annoyed with me. I am better suited to medium to large male dogs so this is my preference for a home. When it comes to training I come across very goofy at first, but am very motivated by treats and have started to pick up training easily. I'd like to continue training in my new home and show you what I'm capable of achieving. Although I can be full of beans at times, I really do love a good cuddle and chill out time with my humans, and once I have a good routine I am sure to flourish in my new home. I am so full of character and bound to provide you with lots of laughs. History of my previous homes is unknown, and for this reason combined with my personality, the team is looking for a home for me with confident children over 10 years or adults. I am looking for a home without cats."

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961 days ago

Pet of the Day: Meet Fajita

Reporter Community News

Victoria London is the proud mum of Fajita.
"This is our pup Fajita from Lower Hutt. He is 1.5 years old and a total foodie which fits in well with our family."
"The pic attached was taken for his birthday in November because he is our little prince and our world revolves around … View more
Victoria London is the proud mum of Fajita.
"This is our pup Fajita from Lower Hutt. He is 1.5 years old and a total foodie which fits in well with our family."
"The pic attached was taken for his birthday in November because he is our little prince and our world revolves around him and he knows it lol." "Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember to say which suburb you live in.

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959 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Reporter Community News

It is not Friday but these spoonbills pics are too good not to use. They were taken by Roger Smith from Waikanae.
"We have a good sized
population of royal spoonbills at the Waikanae estuary - recently swelled by new arrivals to around 26 birds. I was hidden in a reed bed adjacent to the … View more
It is not Friday but these spoonbills pics are too good not to use. They were taken by Roger Smith from Waikanae.
"We have a good sized
population of royal spoonbills at the Waikanae estuary - recently swelled by new arrivals to around 26 birds. I was hidden in a reed bed adjacent to the Waimanu lagoon yesterday afternoon, and managed to capture these lovely images of a bird blissfully unaware of my presence."

960 days ago

Half price fares have arrived!

Metlink

Great news for our Metlink customers and community: all Metlink fares will be half price from 1 April to 30 June 2022. This follows the Government’s announcement that public transport fees will be temporarily reduced across the country to ease the cost of living over the next three months.

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Great news for our Metlink customers and community: all Metlink fares will be half price from 1 April to 30 June 2022. This follows the Government’s announcement that public transport fees will be temporarily reduced across the country to ease the cost of living over the next three months.

To see how these changes affect the type of ticket you use, just call 0800 801 700 or see Metlink.org.nz/half-price-fares. And because we’re still dealing with COVID, please bear with us if your services are affected. Thanks, and enjoy the half price fares.
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