Neighbours Aotearoa 2024: Growing Together! đ± Time to register your event or idea
Growing Together is about nurturing connections, fostering relationships, expanding your network, sharing and growing participation in your neighbourhood.
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We know when we grow together, great things can be achieved as a community.
Neighbours Aotearoa is not just an event; it's a year-round commitment. In March, we kick off our big campaign month, where we encourage streets, apartment blocks, rural communities, neighbourhoods, and suburbs to connect, share, and celebrate.
Neighbours Aotearoa will take place from 1-31 March 2024
Involvement matters! A friendly wave, sharing tea, or hosting a neighbourhood
partyâyou can get involved in many ways based on whatâs happening in your life and neighbourhood.
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new âDecember bonusesâ or âbenefit increasesâ
If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to âexuberanceâ? đ„
In The Postâs opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, weâre âallergic to exuberance.â
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps itâs worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.7% Yes
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33.5% Maybe?
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24.8% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens arenât seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days â the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, whoâs made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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