1502 days ago

Acrylic Pour Workshop

Dil from Red Beach

This Friday 25th June 10am to 12pm at the Art Lab, next to the Whangaparaoa library.
It's fun. It's creative. No experience or skills with any kind of art required. Three different pouring techniques will be taught to you to play around with. Take two of your very own artworks home.
Price: $50. $5 off if you bring a friend along.
Text Dil to register: 0211 439 679

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More messages from your neighbours
39 minutes ago

Looking for Community Art Space

Stu from Manly

Hi
I'm looking for a suitable space on the Coast to run a weekly Art Club
for Primary age kids who love to draw & paint. The classes will be free and will include drawing and painting.
Cheers
Stu

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1 hour ago

Orewa school uniforms available

Maryanne from Orewa

We have shirts, blazer, windbreakers and polos in store at the Orewa Red Cross shop! Bargain prices, all our donations are laundered then steam dried, come see us at shop 5, Hilary square, behind McDonald’s in Ōrewa.

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2 days ago

Poll: What do you do with your stuff when you get the urge to declutter?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Life gets busy—really busy. Between work, family, appointments, and a never-ending to-do list, it’s easy for things to pile up. Add fast fashion, online sales, and homewares aisles that whisper “just one more basket won’t hurt”, and suddenly we’re swimming in stuff and tat.

Sometimes, that stuff is cozy and familiar. But other times, after a long day, you walk through the door, look around, and think: “Okay. Something’s got to go.”

And when that urge to declutter hits, the question is—where does it all go? We're not talking about broken bits and pieces, but those perfectly good things that simply no longer fit your life or your space.

In her piece When decluttering can’t be avoided much longer, Joanna Davis shares the everyday items she's finally ready to part with—and it might just inspire your own clear-out mission.

We want to know:
🧹 How often do you get the urge to declutter?
🎯 Are there certain things you’ve got your eye on to donate or rehome?
💛 Do you have any favourite charities, op-shops, or community organisations you support with your preloved items?

Let’s swap stories, share ideas, and help great stuff find a second life—outside our closets and shelves.

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What do you do with your stuff when you get the urge to declutter?
  • 73.9% Op-shops!
    73.9% Complete
  • 9.6% I pop items on the local online Market.
    9.6% Complete
  • 5.3% Friends and family - I buy with care, and so I give with care.
    5.3% Complete
  • 4.6% The tip - if I don't want it, others won't either.
    4.6% Complete
  • 2.4% I love an old fashioned Garage Sale or a local car-boot market.
    2.4% Complete
  • 2.4% I repurpose - I craft, rework, and give things new life.
    2.4% Complete
  • 1.7% Other - share your secrets below.
    1.7% Complete
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