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1645 days ago

Nominate your local business: Orakei Business Awards

Cathy McIntosh from Ōrākei Local Board

Now is the time to nominate your faviourate local business... in fact as this is just the nomination stage you can nominate YOUR own business!
Voting happens in July but nominations and entries are open NOW, so get online and help get your faviourate local business recognised for the amazing service/product/work/care that they do.

- Nominations and entries are open until 9th July.
- Finalists will be announced in late July
- Voting runs until September
- Winners will be celebrated at a Black Tie Awards Dinner on 28 September.

More information on the Orakei LB Facebook page, or follow any of the links below.

To enter your own business click this link: forms.gle...

To nominate a business follow this link:
forms.gle...

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More messages from your neighbours
2 days ago

Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’

If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.

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3 days ago

Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”

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 it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.

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Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
  • 41.7% Yes
    41.7% Complete
  • 33.5% Maybe?
    33.5% Complete
  • 24.8% No
    24.8% Complete
588 votes
24 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.

Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s 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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