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3000 days ago

Don't be an egg, win a $200 Prezzy® card!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Our friends at Electric Kiwi presented us with a challenge - so we had a crack... Check out our “Don’t be an egg” video! We think it’s pretty egg-septional.

Think you can do a better job than the Neighbourly team? We’re egg-stending the challenge to Neighbourly members, and there’s a… View more
Our friends at Electric Kiwi presented us with a challenge - so we had a crack... Check out our “Don’t be an egg” video! We think it’s pretty egg-septional.

Think you can do a better job than the Neighbourly team? We’re egg-stending the challenge to Neighbourly members, and there’s a $200 Prezzy® card on offer for one lucky Neighbourly member.

Simply post your "Don't be an egg, switch to the Kiwi" clip on Electric Kiwi’s Facebook page with the hashtag #SwitchToTheKiwi, and tag Neighbourly in your message to let us know you’ve entered. Check out Electric Kiwi's competition guidelines here.

We'll announce the Neighbourly winner on 31 October 2017, so you better get cracking!

3000 days ago

Taupō Good Sort of the Month gift basket

Dan Hutchinson Reporter from Taupō Times

This guy is a legend - follow the link to read more. Do you know someone who works tirelessly for the wider Taupō community, who deserves a gift basket from The Merchant?

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3000 days ago

Dead whale carried into port

Matt Shand Reporter from

A dead whale estimated to be 12-metres long has been carried into the Port of Tauranga jammed onto the bulbous bow on the front of a cargo ship.

Department of Conservation staff thought it was a Bryde's whale and more than 12m long, although not all of the animal was visible out of the … View more
A dead whale estimated to be 12-metres long has been carried into the Port of Tauranga jammed onto the bulbous bow on the front of a cargo ship.

Department of Conservation staff thought it was a Bryde's whale and more than 12m long, although not all of the animal was visible out of the water when it was moved on Wednesday, DOC Tauranga Rotorua area operations manager Jeff Milham said.

More at: www.stuff.co.nz...

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3001 days ago

Alzheimers Society Eastern Bay of Plenty 'Living - Giving' Endowment Fund & Bequest Programme Launch

Heather from Whakatane District

You are invited to our 'Living - Giving' Endowment Fund & Bequest Programme Launch. Please see attached invitation.

Alzhiemers Invitation Endowment and Bequest Programme.pdf Download View

3001 days ago

Lethally funny comedy Last Legs OPENS TONIGHT!

Clarence Street Theatre

Last Legs is a lethally funny black comedy about sex, death and politics with an irresistible appeal to the old and bold of heart. BOOK NOW for 5th to 7th October at the Clarence Street Theatre, Hamilton.

NEWS that Bill English is to open a new wing of the Cambridge Retirement Village … View more
Last Legs is a lethally funny black comedy about sex, death and politics with an irresistible appeal to the old and bold of heart. BOOK NOW for 5th to 7th October at the Clarence Street Theatre, Hamilton.

NEWS that Bill English is to open a new wing of the Cambridge Retirement Village sparks a revolution among its residents. New fractures appear along old fault lines, transforming the swanky facility into a hotbed of insurrection, intrigue and infidelity. With shenanigans and skullduggery at every turn from an all-star cast, ageing is about more than bridge and bedpans!

“Laughs come thick and fast.” - The Herald

"An extraordinary cache of acting experience enriches the stage.” - Theatreview
Buy your tickets NOW!

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3002 days ago

Plant these... stamps?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

You read that right! Why not try something new this spring and grow your own collection of these special seeded stamps from New Zealand Post (philately sure is different in the 21st century). These gummed stamps are affixed with seeds (also available without seeds) and come with growing … View moreYou read that right! Why not try something new this spring and grow your own collection of these special seeded stamps from New Zealand Post (philately sure is different in the 21st century). These gummed stamps are affixed with seeds (also available without seeds) and come with growing instructions. Available singly or in sets as well as miniature sheets and first day covers. NZ Post has more information on its website.

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3002 days ago

Tauranga volunteers honoured for five decades of tree planting

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Hello Bay of Plenty community, one of this year's GARDENA Gardener of the Year finalists is from your neck of the woods. This amazing group of gardeners and plantsmen are putting BOP on the map.... in more ways than one.

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