Glen Eden, Auckland

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Do you have any festive tips your community needs to know about? Post them here!

2318 days ago

Do you remember JumpJam from primary school?

The Coordinator from StarJam - New Lynn

On Friday we celebrated another wonderful year of JUMP JAM 4 StarJam with schools from around NZ!

Students, teachers and our StarJam Jammers danced their hearts out, all in the name of StarJam.

We're so grateful to everyone who got involved - your support means our Jammers get to keep on … View more
On Friday we celebrated another wonderful year of JUMP JAM 4 StarJam with schools from around NZ!

Students, teachers and our StarJam Jammers danced their hearts out, all in the name of StarJam.

We're so grateful to everyone who got involved - your support means our Jammers get to keep on unleashing their potential in music workshops every week.

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2318 days ago

Feed the community

Naylar Neighbourly Lead from Te Atatu South

Hi everyone,

Every month we do a community feeding out in Railside Ave, Henderson (in front of CCF Opshop). Our next one is on the 31st and more info is on the link below.


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2318 days ago

Ahoy ye families!

The Team from Auckland Museum

Join our adventurers this Night at the Museum!

Bring a torch, explore the darkened galleries - a fun night-time adventure for the whole family this school holidays!

Suffer a sailor’s life on-board, as we navigate the southern oceans with Cook and company. It’s going to be all hands-on … View more
Join our adventurers this Night at the Museum!

Bring a torch, explore the darkened galleries - a fun night-time adventure for the whole family this school holidays!

Suffer a sailor’s life on-board, as we navigate the southern oceans with Cook and company. It’s going to be all hands-on deck as you learn how to behave in His Majesty’s Royal Navy – avoid the dreaded cat o’ nine tails and sample some questionable 19th-century naval food.

Have you got what it takes? Well, let’s batten down the hatches and join in the fun in this overboard quest.

This event sells out, so book your tickets now to avoid missing out.
Book now

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2318 days ago

Put your hand up for funding

The Team from The Trusts

We’re giving back another million dollars to community groups and projects in West Auckland, and you could be next.

If your community group needs help to achieve their dreams, then apply today. Whether you’re after a new vehicle, upgrades to your building, or lifesaving equipment, we’ve … View more
We’re giving back another million dollars to community groups and projects in West Auckland, and you could be next.

If your community group needs help to achieve their dreams, then apply today. Whether you’re after a new vehicle, upgrades to your building, or lifesaving equipment, we’ve got the funds to help pay for it. Apply for your share now.
Apply now

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2318 days ago

Temporary B2B Marketing opportunity

Kaniz from Avondale

HI Neighbors, there are few temporary roles for B2B marketing for a new IT company, Tuesday –Thursday 9:00 -12:00 and 2:00pm – 3:30pm, total 13-14 hours per week at this stage, in future hours may increase depending on the situation . Duration Three months. In brief, candidates should be … View moreHI Neighbors, there are few temporary roles for B2B marketing for a new IT company, Tuesday –Thursday 9:00 -12:00 and 2:00pm – 3:30pm, total 13-14 hours per week at this stage, in future hours may increase depending on the situation . Duration Three months. In brief, candidates should be dynamic, energetic and result oriented, problem solving mentality and very good communication skills (written and verbal). Self-motivated and highly self-organized. Full driving license is must. $18/hour + Fuel cost. Please send me a copy of resume ela.kaniz@gmail.com

2319 days ago

Pantry full

Naylar Neighbourly Lead from Te Atatu South

Have just restocked our pantry. 😊

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2318 days ago

A Huge Apology To Everyone who received their newspapers a day or two late

Matt from Henderson

This is to all people who live down in Stephen Ave, Kona Cres, Poinsettia Place, and the Upper Half of Lincoln Road, from the start Kingdale Rd, and passed Pomaria Rd upwards (you know I am meaning)

I do apologise to all who have received their newspapers quite late last week. I was quite sick on… View more
This is to all people who live down in Stephen Ave, Kona Cres, Poinsettia Place, and the Upper Half of Lincoln Road, from the start Kingdale Rd, and passed Pomaria Rd upwards (you know I am meaning)

I do apologise to all who have received their newspapers quite late last week. I was quite sick on Monday and Tuesday and came down with a horrible cold and quite chesty. Still not 100% but will be able to do normal deliveries this week as best as I can. I have been able to drink a lot of lemon drink like Lift or when I get the chance, I will mix some Raro juice sachets (put for eg two lemonade raro sachets in a 3 litre bottle) with some actual squeezed lemons with water to fill up the bottle, to mix the juice together and drink when ready.

Matt

2320 days ago

DISAPPOINTED!! community pantry trashed

Naylar Uisa from Reaching Out

Hi Neighbours,

We have put up a pantry to help those who may need some help with food from time to time and also give others the opportunity to share with the community.

But someone went and trashed it. Picture below is one of our children maintaining the pantry after they had made a beautiful … View more
Hi Neighbours,

We have put up a pantry to help those who may need some help with food from time to time and also give others the opportunity to share with the community.

But someone went and trashed it. Picture below is one of our children maintaining the pantry after they had made a beautiful sign for it.

We are teaching our children responsibility and it saddens them to see that their hard work has been trashed.

If you don't want anything fro the pantry thats OK. But please as a community could we keep an eye out for those who would want to trash a great initiative to help our community.

Thank you Kingdly,
Naylar Uisa

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2319 days ago

How great is Your Place? Take our survey!

The Team Reporter from Stuff

Do you trust your council? Do you feel safe at home? Take our survey about your town.

For the Your Place survey we've put together a series of questions which should provide us with a comprehensive set of data that will be analysed and put in context for us by a team from AUT University.
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Do you trust your council? Do you feel safe at home? Take our survey about your town.

For the Your Place survey we've put together a series of questions which should provide us with a comprehensive set of data that will be analysed and put in context for us by a team from AUT University.

We'd love to hear from you. Find out more here.

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2319 days ago

Fundraising tournament for men run by the Glen Eden Bowling Club raises $2100 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ.

The Team from Glen Eden Bowling Club

The Blue Ribbon Prostate Cancer tournament was the second annual charity event the club has held to bring together players, sponsors and supporters to help highlight important health issues for the community.

52 players from across Auckland (plus 2 who drove up from Taranaki), supporters, and … View more
The Blue Ribbon Prostate Cancer tournament was the second annual charity event the club has held to bring together players, sponsors and supporters to help highlight important health issues for the community.

52 players from across Auckland (plus 2 who drove up from Taranaki), supporters, and even the club cat put on their best blues and came to Glen Eden to enjoy a great day of bowls, raffles and an auction to support an important cause.

Part of the tradition for these events seems to be the weather; with the club again facing torrential rain in the days leading up to the event. Organisers were worried about the weather but delighted to awake to blue skies over Glen Eden on Saturday morning which in an uncanny repeat of conditions from last year’s Pink Ribbon event stayed clear and dry until a downpour just 10 minutes from the scheduled end of play.

Alongside the keen competition the issue of prostate cancer was highlighted. John Woodards from the Western Auckland support group spoke before the start of play about his experience of prostate cancer. At the end of play Graeme Woodside, Chief Executive Officer of the Prostate Cancer Foundation spoke thanking the club and the players for the opportunity the tournament provided not only to raise funds to help with the foundation’s work, but also for the opportunity to raise awareness of a disease that’s the number one cancer in Kiwi men, with one in eight guys being diagnosed with prostate cancer. It's the third biggest killer cancer in kiwi males, with 650 dying of it every year out of the 3000 men diagnosed with it.

Graeme pointed out the sobering statistic that out of the 60 guys listening seven or eight would be affected, and the risk increases if there’s a history of the condition in your family, so he stressed to the men in the audience that they need to be getting to the Doctor and checked. Graeme was asked about how often guys should be getting checked, to which he responded once a year;

"The idea is that if you are over fifty you should be going in and ask your doctor, and I know some doctors are a bit ambivalent about doing it, just press the case and say "I want a check" because once you start getting checked they have got a baseline there, and then when you get subsequent checks each year or every couple of years after that, they've got something to measure against what your normal level is. You should be getting health checks anyway with your cholesterol and all those sorts of things. Make sure when you do that, when you go to the doctor, just tick the box. It's the same blood that comes out of your arm for the cholesterol and liquids and blood sugars and all those sorts of things. And as for the PSA test and then ask them to do the finger up the tail end cause there's nothing quite like it [Laughter]"

Thanks were given to the sponsors who helped to make the event such a success: Rymans Healthcare helped with prizes and contributed to the catering, Hydroflame Plumbing and Gas sponsored the bowlers’ “guy tea”, and goods were generously donated for the auction or lunch by Fresh Choice Glen Eden, Little India, Logan’s Auto, The Trusts, Judy and Boe Olsson, Jenny Tough, Jim Close, and the Aussie Butcher New Lynn.

Appreciation was also expressed to the volunteers who helped with the organization of the event and the provision of refreshments on the day; Jenny Tough, Janet, Judy Olsson, Val, Siosiana, Jane, Sharon, Steph Cawte from Rymans, Judy Raill, Graeme Storie (Auctioneer) and Jeremy Brosnan (MC).

Final placings - Wins, Ends won, Points scored

1st Jeremy Brosnan, Jeff Tough & Ray Brown (Glen Eden) - 3 22 55)
2nd Steve Boyce, Jim Close, & Ivan Unkovich (Glen Eden) - 3 19 34)
3rd Martin Dixon, James Gavin & Gavin Brown (Royal Oak) - 2 ½ 16 34
4th Steve Hoeft, Phil Atkin & Keith Earl (Pt Chev) 2 - 16 29
5th Peter Lipsham, Dean Mullins, and Steve Lipsham (GEBC) - 2 16 24
6th Peter Hurle, Glen Rich & Graham Growcott (Blockhouse Bay) - 2 15 32

The consolation prize went to Wayne Russell, Phil Metcalf & Steve Catlin (Glen Eden) and the best dressed team award was well deserved by Ian McKenna, Henry Fane & Colin Ayris-Webster (Pt Chev)

Contact details

Glen Eden Bowling Club
gebc1922@gmail.com or 027 418 1397

Prostate Cancer Foundation
PO Box 301313, Albany, Auckland 0752
HELPLINE: 0800 4 PROSTATE (0800 477 678)

info@prostate.org.nz
Prostate Cancer support group Auckland West
John and Lilian Woodards
021 208 2089
aucklandwest@prostate.org.nz

2329 days ago

Would you like NOT to have the usual Guy Fawkes Night?

Todd Niall Reporter from Western Leader

Hi Neighbours, Would you rather we didn't have the usual Guy Fawkes night in three months time? Councillor Cathy Casey has new ACC figures which she believes reinforce the case for a law change banning private fireworks use. Should that happen ? Read the story below:

(Please type NFP if your … View more
Hi Neighbours, Would you rather we didn't have the usual Guy Fawkes night in three months time? Councillor Cathy Casey has new ACC figures which she believes reinforce the case for a law change banning private fireworks use. Should that happen ? Read the story below:

(Please type NFP if your comments are not for print)

2319 days ago

Will you be affected by these motorway closures?

Neighbourly.co.nz

The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following overnight closures for motorway improvements: Northern Motorway (SH1), Southern Motorway (SH1), Northwestern Motorway (SH16), Upper Harbour Motorway (SH18) and the Southwestern Motorway (SH20).

Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am - unless … View more
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following overnight closures for motorway improvements: Northern Motorway (SH1), Southern Motorway (SH1), Northwestern Motorway (SH16), Upper Harbour Motorway (SH18) and the Southwestern Motorway (SH20).

Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am - unless otherwise stated. Please follow the signposted detours. Click here to see a detailed list of affected areas.

Safe travels neighbours!

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2319 days ago

Treat yourself by treating Dad - Win*

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