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Hi everyone, I run a community ensemble up in Northland, and I would like to know if there is anyone here with an old, unused instrument (like trumpets/violins/etc) at home that they would like to donate to the Kaipara Ensemble. We are also in need of a snare drum. We have several students who does… View moreHi everyone, I run a community ensemble up in Northland, and I would like to know if there is anyone here with an old, unused instrument (like trumpets/violins/etc) at home that they would like to donate to the Kaipara Ensemble. We are also in need of a snare drum. We have several students who does not have the money for a new instrument and is missing out on the opportunity to learn because of this. If you have an instrument and are unsure if we could have use for it, please give me a shout. If you would like to get in touch, please email me at maestromusic1@outlook.com or phone 0210686834.
Thank you kindly,
Sonja
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Hi Auckland,
What a show it's been! What's been your favourite moment of the 36th America's Cup? (Aside from taking out the cup of course!)
After a nail-biting final race yesterday afternoon, Emirates Team NZ have won the Auld Mug.
Team New Zealand completed a 7-3 victory … View moreHi Auckland,
What a show it's been! What's been your favourite moment of the 36th America's Cup? (Aside from taking out the cup of course!)
After a nail-biting final race yesterday afternoon, Emirates Team NZ have won the Auld Mug.
Team New Zealand completed a 7-3 victory over Italy's Luna Rossa on Waitematā Harbour on Wednesday with a 46-second win to lift the Auld Mug for a fourth time.
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Make your own indoor planter and paint it in your favourite bold Resene colour to bring a bit of nature indoors to enjoy year round.
Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene. Find out how to create your own.
In very good condition and looks classy due to its design.
Length - 116 cm
Width - 27.5 cm
Depth - 17 cm
Pick up St Lukes
Freshly baked Danish pastries with apricot and blueberry; some filled with Remonce, the traditional Danish filling made by creaming softened butter with sugar and cinnamon
Puffed & golden double baked cheese soufflé. All in a day’s work by our Advanced cookery chefs.
2 sheets of blue/grey roofing iron 840cm x3440cm - free. Pick up Mt Albert
Keep up to date with my parliamentary activities. The latest edition of Deborah's Diary is now available at libraries and community centres around the New Lynn Electorate.
We would like to find a home for this wee fella. The vet reckons he's about 2 years old. He turned up at our place a few months ago and we've been feeding him so he's in pretty good shape. He's initially shy but warms up pretty fast. Tried to get him to the SPCA but was told … View moreWe would like to find a home for this wee fella. The vet reckons he's about 2 years old. He turned up at our place a few months ago and we've been feeding him so he's in pretty good shape. He's initially shy but warms up pretty fast. Tried to get him to the SPCA but was told that he would most likely get euthanized as they're overloaded with kittens. Sometime before he turned up at ours, he was neutered by the SPCA and then returned to our area (has the tell-tale snipped ear). We would dearly love to keep him but already adopted two strays in the past year.
The Edgecombe family of Waiuku, who have been forced to list their house this week, have paid dearly for accepting the cheapest quote for their renovation - and they want to warn others. But they are incredibly grateful for the volunteers, including professional tradies, who have helped put their … View moreThe Edgecombe family of Waiuku, who have been forced to list their house this week, have paid dearly for accepting the cheapest quote for their renovation - and they want to warn others. But they are incredibly grateful for the volunteers, including professional tradies, who have helped put their home back together again.
Do you have old things lying around that you've been meaning to spruce up or recreate? It's time to unleash your DIY skills and bring out your inner artistic spirit. Resene and Neighbourly are challenging everyday Kiwis like YOU to take part in the Resene Upcycling Awards.
Give us … View moreDo you have old things lying around that you've been meaning to spruce up or recreate? It's time to unleash your DIY skills and bring out your inner artistic spirit. Resene and Neighbourly are challenging everyday Kiwis like YOU to take part in the Resene Upcycling Awards.
Give us your all, we want to see your creations! Check out some of last years' entires here.
Take part in the 2021 Resene Upcycling Awards. There are four great prizes worth $500 up for grabs: a $200 Resene voucher and a $300 Prezzy® card!
Looking for a queen mattress (preferably not a spring one) and a corner couch. Have a limited budget, so looking on here first. Thanks
Whoohoo! Great racing. Awesome competitors. Emirates Team NZ on the cusp of retaining the 36th Americas Cup but it aint over until it is over. The wiley Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team will push till the end but Emirates Team NZ will be victorious!
The 450-tonne shield of City Rail Link’s tunnel boring machine is now fronting Mt Eden's tunnel portal.
It took one and a half painstaking hours to move the machine 500 metres.
The shield was shifted from the Mt Eden site's western edge by a truck towing a hydraulic trailer fitted … View moreThe 450-tonne shield of City Rail Link’s tunnel boring machine is now fronting Mt Eden's tunnel portal.
It took one and a half painstaking hours to move the machine 500 metres.
The shield was shifted from the Mt Eden site's western edge by a truck towing a hydraulic trailer fitted with 15 axles and 250 wheels.
"It was a very big and delicate operation but many hours of planning and all our hard work on site has paid dividends for us,” said Link Alliance project director Francois Dudouit.
The next phase will be putting everything together, he said.
The shield would be put inside the first 50 metres of the tunnel and connected to the tunnel boring machine's factory, Dudouit said.
This comprises eleven sections which provide hydraulic, mechanical and electrical power to excavate the tunnels and install precast concrete segments to line the tunnels.
When all the gantries are connected, the machine will undergo extensive commissioning tests before excavating the first of the twin tunnels in late April.
The Link Alliance will operate the machine to the new Karangahape Station then to Aotea Station in Auckland's CBD where it will join tunnels already built from Britomart Station and under lower Albert St.
City Rail Link's 3.45 kilometre-long tunnels are earmarked to open in late 2024.
Go to www.cityraillink.co.nz... for more information.
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