Neighbours Aotearoa 2025: Let's Celebrate - register your event today!
Register Your Event or Idea for Neighbours Aotearoa 2025!
The theme for 2025 is Let’s Celebrate!
Share your activity and join the inspiring pool of over 3,500 ideas contributed across the motu since 2019. Neighbours Aotearoa connects people at a neighbourhood level, encouraging everyone to take part and celebrate together.
How to Participate:
Complete a quick and easy form to register your activity. Once signed up, you’ll receive a welcome pack in your inbox filled with resources and information to help you plan your event and make it a success.
Event Dates:
Neighbours Aotearoa will run from 1–31 March 2025.
Let’s come together, celebrate, and strengthen our communities. Register your idea today and be part of the movement!
A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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58.9% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26.3% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.8% ... It is complicated
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
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