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763 days ago

WHAT's ON: Meditation Month - Citywide FREE meditation classes/workshops

Durba from Mount Eden

In response to growing urban problems of stress and declining mental health, Hour of Peace Meetup organisers and Auckland’s Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre are offering a citywide free program throughout November which will share basic meditation skills with anyone keen to learn.

Meditation Month will introduce the key steps in getting started, and cover a variety of techniques in calming the mind and coping with the often complex challenges of living in today’s world.

Meditation Month is an admission-free initiative simply dedicated to a more peaceful world and to the quest for happiness that we all share.

Introductory ‘learn meditation’ evenings will be offered at community Centres as follows:

** Four Mondays/Thursdays, Nov 13, 16, 20, 23; 7.30pm – 9.00pm; 93 Dominion Road, Mt Eden.
** Monday, Nov 20; 6.00pm - 7.30pm; Devonport Library, 2 Victoria Road.
** Two Thursdays, Nov 23 & Nov 30; 7.15pm - 8.30pm; Grey Lynn Community Centre, 483 Richmond Road
** Saturday, Nov 25; 10.00am – 1.00pm; The Fickling Centre, 546 Mt Albert Rd, Three Kings.
** Monday, Nov 27; 7.00pm - 8.00pm; Ōrākei Community Centre, 156 Kepa Road.
** Thursday, 30 Nov; 7.00pm - 8.30pm; Highbury Community House, 110 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead.

Course details can be found on our website: www.meditationauckland.co.nz......

For further inquiries on regional classes, please contact Jogyata: 0221887432

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1 day ago

Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.

Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔

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Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
  • 72.2% We work hard, we deserve a break!
    72.2% Complete
  • 17.3% Hmm, maybe?
    17.3% Complete
  • 10.5% Yes!
    10.5% Complete
352 votes
15 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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6 hours ago

Have you seen Rowena?

The Team from New Zealand Police

Police are urgently appealing for sightings of Rowena, 39, reported missing from Christchurch.

She was reported missing to Police on 22 October 2025, and was last seen on 14 August 2025. Rowena hasn’t been in contact with her children and her family are worried for her safety.

Police investigating her disappearance have identified her as being in Auckland, Tauranga and Christchurch in the recent months prior to her missing person report being made.

If you have seen Rowena, or have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact us immediately.
You can contact us via 105 either over the phone or online at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking “Update Report” and referencing file number 251022/9026.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

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