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Check out our showcase exhibition at Reyburn House - it's on for another week ending on the 13th. A chance to see what we get up to and perhaps find something to take home, as many of the prints are for sale or order.
Definitely worth a look. Open 10am to 4pm during the week. 2 to 4 pm on … View moreCheck out our showcase exhibition at Reyburn House - it's on for another week ending on the 13th. A chance to see what we get up to and perhaps find something to take home, as many of the prints are for sale or order.
Definitely worth a look. Open 10am to 4pm during the week. 2 to 4 pm on weekends.
All of NZ’s coastline is at risk from tsunami. Take some time this weekend to make a plan with your family. If your street was evacuated where would you go? What would you take? What about pets? Do you have neighbours who might need your help?
In a local source tsunami we may only have a few … View moreAll of NZ’s coastline is at risk from tsunami. Take some time this weekend to make a plan with your family. If your street was evacuated where would you go? What would you take? What about pets? Do you have neighbours who might need your help?
In a local source tsunami we may only have a few minutes warning. Early warning saves lives. Know what to do and where to go. www.happens.nz...
In our recent Neighbourly discussions of the local elections I was one of the people in favour of introducing online voting. So I was quite surprised when I received my voting papers for the NEPT election and discovered that online voting was an available option. Great - I did my research, made up … View moreIn our recent Neighbourly discussions of the local elections I was one of the people in favour of introducing online voting. So I was quite surprised when I received my voting papers for the NEPT election and discovered that online voting was an available option. Great - I did my research, made up my mind who to vote for, and went online.
Well, it's probably a good example of how NOT to implement online voting :-(
The welcome page was nice enough, but the ballot page itself looked very crude and basic, as if the so-called style sheet, which defines the styles and visual elements of a web page, was broken or missing. But it was a secure website, so I ticked my boxes and sent it off ... and didn't get any kind of feedback if my vote had been received. Hmmm. So I decided to click on the link for the feedback page and wrote up all my issues and complaints and clicked on the send button ... only to receive a timeout after a minute or so. Well, it happens sometimes, so I tried again ... another timeout. I gave up.
I had written in my earlier posts that online voting needed to be done professionally and securely, to be acceptable. The NEPT voting website felt like shoddy work, done in a hurry and not tested properly. I'm pretty sure that my vote wasn't lost, at least as sure as if I had sent it in by mail, but a professional design, with a ballot page identical or at least very similar to the printed version, and a confirmation that the vote was received, plus a working feedback page is the minimum we voters should be able to expect.
Has anybody else voted online and had similar or different (better or worse) experiences?
This week in Pulse of the Nation, we're asking about property prices in your community. Do they concern you?
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The Malayan Emergency is about my time spent in the SAS.
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To help kiwis celebrate a long summer, relaxing weekends and fun times with friends, we have created the Summer BBQ Hamper. Plus everyone who enters the draw will get a discount off Ecobulb LED downlights. Enter here: ecobulb.leadpages.co...
How would you react if you were told you had breast cancer? It could happen to any one of us or some one we love. It's great to know there is support out there if and when we need it.
These brave ladies have faced that issue and now want to help others.
Read what they did!
Twelve … View moreHow would you react if you were told you had breast cancer? It could happen to any one of us or some one we love. It's great to know there is support out there if and when we need it.
These brave ladies have faced that issue and now want to help others.
Read what they did!
Twelve Northland women have become "calendar girls" to help fund raise for breast cancer support in Northland.
The women - all breast cancer survivors - feature in the Strength and Beauty calendar which was launched on October 28.
Why not support this good cause by buying a calendar from Regent New World or Sportman's Choice.
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New new Wheelchair with both foot rests and safety rear rollers to prevent falling backwards.
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Some years ago my husband and I organised housing for the homeless, alcoholics, drug addicts and their families in W.A. We started women's and children's (girls) refuges in Western Australia and corresponding independent refuges for fathers and (sons). We also rented 10 houses at a time … View moreSome years ago my husband and I organised housing for the homeless, alcoholics, drug addicts and their families in W.A. We started women's and children's (girls) refuges in Western Australia and corresponding independent refuges for fathers and (sons). We also rented 10 houses at a time for those who we had assisted to become sober. Over 10 years, as well as drying out the majority of alcoholics and drug addicts that we housed over that period, both my husband and I were honoured with awards including the Young Australian of the Year Award. The WA government paid out appox $8,000,000 for buildings and infrastructure to continue the project and we left to shift with our five children New Zealand, where I was born. The numbers cared for over the ten years were approximately 20,000.
Recently I have done intense research and writing on natural cures and find there are so many cures for so many people, it is entirely ridiculous not to use the benefits of nature and logic, rather than chemical experiment and funerals.
I read a very recent article on natural supplements and the NHS Bill and I would be interested in speaking with Beverley Aldridge (the author) who cares, in my opinion, to fight for peoples rights and lives. If she, or anyone else interested in the freely available use of supplements or natural products would like to ring me on 022 136 1898, I would be pleased to meet with them.
Pandora Young
To all the Children who took part in dressing up om Halloween ,what an amazing array of costumes.Well done you should all be proud of yourselves. Your behavior was brilliant and to all the parents who accompanied you well done ,you should be so proud of your children. Next year I will have more … View moreTo all the Children who took part in dressing up om Halloween ,what an amazing array of costumes.Well done you should all be proud of yourselves. Your behavior was brilliant and to all the parents who accompanied you well done ,you should be so proud of your children. Next year I will have more resources on hand as the the last few missed out as I ran out of goodies for you . Makes me feel good to live in a great neighborhood of Beverley Crescent and surrounding area.
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Don't worry - this post is not about smelly socks or effluents. I'm only trying to raise some awareness regarding a very little-known and therefore often-ignored problem - being allergic to perfumes, fragrances, after-shaves, air fresheners and other good-smelling scents. … View moreHi Neighbours
Don't worry - this post is not about smelly socks or effluents. I'm only trying to raise some awareness regarding a very little-known and therefore often-ignored problem - being allergic to perfumes, fragrances, after-shaves, air fresheners and other good-smelling scents. My poor wife is suffering from that condition, and it has had quite an impact on our personal and social life.
At home we try to live fragrance-free, which is not as easy as it sounds, because there is not much choice when it comes to scent-free products. We can get most of what we need from ecostore, but in some areas there is just no suitable product available. For example we're still hunting for a fragrance-free shaving cream for myself, so that I don't have to leave our house for the next two hours after each shave, until the perfume wears off.
Shopping in stores and pharmacies with a perfume department or just being in rooms or spaces that use air freshener has become quite tough. Working with other people in a shared space, visiting with friends and neighbours, attending events or meetings, or going out for dinner or to the movies has also become a problem because unfortunately many people use scents quite liberally. Most perfumes are actually designed to be used sparingly, because they are quite potent, and only to be applied to certain areas of your skin, the so-called pulse points. But over time, as you become accustomed to your favourite scent, you might actually start using more and more of it, particularly if you measure the amount by or own ever-increasing threshold when you can smell it on yourself. You should only ever notice someone else's perfume when you're getting close to them, but many people are actually trailing a cloud of scent that you can still smell long after they've left or passed you. Here is a good article about how to apply perfume efficiently:
www.wikihow.com...
In some countries, like the United States and Canada, scent-related allergies are already well understood and recognised, but in New Zealand there seems to be very little understanding or sympathy for that kind of condition at present, because my wife is often facing astonishment, incomprehension, or even ignorance when she explains her problem. Hopefully this little article is helpful to increase people's awareness of it and maybe even prompts the odd person to become a bit more mindful of their scents and use of scented products.
Thanks for reading, and for those of you who are interested to learn a bit more, here is a collection of links to articles that show that I'm not making this stuff up:
www.stuff.co.nz...
www.womensweekly.co.nz...
www.nzherald.co.nz...
en.wikipedia.org...
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