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URGENT ACCOMMODATION NEEDED: North Shore Auckland.
(I'm posting this on behalf of female friend who does not have internet access.)
Long term unfurnished ACCOMMODATION NEEDED - (or possibly temporary: 6 months to 1 year, unfurnished or not)
for semi-retired teacher, 1-2 bedrooms, house/flat, … View moreURGENT ACCOMMODATION NEEDED: North Shore Auckland.
(I'm posting this on behalf of female friend who does not have internet access.)
Long term unfurnished ACCOMMODATION NEEDED - (or possibly temporary: 6 months to 1 year, unfurnished or not)
for semi-retired teacher, 1-2 bedrooms, house/flat, free standing, clean insulated, with some garden, in quiet area, or possibly 1-2 rooms as flatmate.
RENT: $300 to $500 depending on space & sharing or not. Open to suggestions.
Please text your details, if no phone reply:
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Are you or a loved one thinking of moving into a retirement village? The Office of the Retirement Commissioner is hosting a free, two-part webinar series on 23 and 24 September for anyone interested to help you understand the personal, legal, and financial implications. Selling the family home and… View moreAre you or a loved one thinking of moving into a retirement village? The Office of the Retirement Commissioner is hosting a free, two-part webinar series on 23 and 24 September for anyone interested to help you understand the personal, legal, and financial implications. Selling the family home and moving into a village is a big decision, so register today and let our experts guide you through what you and your family need to know so you can be sure you make the right choice.
With Maori Language Week upon us, we've been adding a few more words to our te reo vocabulary and using them in our everyday lives.
Whether it's saying 'mōrena!' every morning to your whānau or singing some waiata in the car, share how you are incorporating te reo Māori … View moreWith Maori Language Week upon us, we've been adding a few more words to our te reo vocabulary and using them in our everyday lives.
Whether it's saying 'mōrena!' every morning to your whānau or singing some waiata in the car, share how you are incorporating te reo Māori below to go into the draw to win one of four $25 prezzy cards - let's kōrero!
Our Wairau Park location will be opening their Dog Hotel as of the 21st of September 2020!
Just in time for a much needed school holiday getaway- Book your furry friends reservation today! Call our friendly team on 09 558 5100 or email wairau@petsinthecity.co.nz
In this week’s issue we say grow plenty of swan plants for hungry caterpillars. It’s time to sow and plant beetroot, spring clean your houseplants, let brassicas bloom for the bees, trim scraggly mint and record when fruit trees blossom.
Meet more of our favourite 2020 Houseplant Hero entrants… View moreIn this week’s issue we say grow plenty of swan plants for hungry caterpillars. It’s time to sow and plant beetroot, spring clean your houseplants, let brassicas bloom for the bees, trim scraggly mint and record when fruit trees blossom.
Meet more of our favourite 2020 Houseplant Hero entrants and upcycle an old pallet into a multipurpose tray. Plus go in the draw for Yates wildflower seeds and Manuka Doctor honey from Palmers.
Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:
All you Aucklanders out there we have a special retrofit double glazing offer for you! For a limited time get 5% off and a FREE upgrade on your retrofit double glazing job. Just use the promo code: 5%+UPGRADE. Get your free no obligation quote from us now click here or call us on 0800 658 658 Terms… View moreAll you Aucklanders out there we have a special retrofit double glazing offer for you! For a limited time get 5% off and a FREE upgrade on your retrofit double glazing job. Just use the promo code: 5%+UPGRADE. Get your free no obligation quote from us now click here or call us on 0800 658 658 Terms and conditions apply click here to view offer is only available at our Retrofit Auckland and Bay of Plenty branch.
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Junk Run (021 586 544) are open and able to help you clear your residential or renovation waste.
We pickup junk from anywhere, load it on our 12m3 trucks and sweep up afterwards.
Intelligent sorting means over 70% of junk and waste collected gets reused, reallocated, recycled and diverted away … View moreJunk Run (021 586 544) are open and able to help you clear your residential or renovation waste.
We pickup junk from anywhere, load it on our 12m3 trucks and sweep up afterwards.
Intelligent sorting means over 70% of junk and waste collected gets reused, reallocated, recycled and diverted away from landfill.
Domino’s is under fire after adding a tipping feature to its online ordering system, with critics saying the pizza chain should “pay staff properly” instead of relying on customer generosity.
But Domino's says the system helps keep its workers safe and there is no obligation to tip.
… View moreDomino’s is under fire after adding a tipping feature to its online ordering system, with critics saying the pizza chain should “pay staff properly” instead of relying on customer generosity.
But Domino's says the system helps keep its workers safe and there is no obligation to tip.
The new feature gives customers the option to pay a fixed amount or choose their own tip for their “delivery expert” before completing payment.
The move has been met with outrage on social media where some have said Domino’s should “pay staff properly instead”.
Three white flags will fly from the very top of the Sky Tower this week, to raise awareness about mental health in the construction industry.
SkyCity spokesperson Arron Money said the construction industry has one of the highest rates of suicide in the commercial sector in New Zealand.
… View moreThree white flags will fly from the very top of the Sky Tower this week, to raise awareness about mental health in the construction industry.
SkyCity spokesperson Arron Money said the construction industry has one of the highest rates of suicide in the commercial sector in New Zealand.
“Flying the flags from the top of the Sky Tower is our way of acknowledging the problem and empowering the industry to do something about it. The flags are a visual reminder for workers to stop and have the courage to ask a mate if they are alright,” he said.
Fly the Flag is a campaign created by Mates in Construction - an organisation established to combat the high rate of suicide among construction workers in New Zealand.
As a mark of respect for the families who have lost loved ones to suicide, the Sky Tower will also be lit as large ribbon with colours of orange and gold on September 10 to support World Suicide Prevention Day.
We are delighted to welcome Chef Des Harris as culinary tutor to work alongside Chef Finn Gybel.
Des started his career in the kitchen of Wellington’s Logan Brown Restaurant with Al Brown and Steve Logan and moved to Auckland as executive chef of Clooney in 2006. In more recent years, Des has … View moreWe are delighted to welcome Chef Des Harris as culinary tutor to work alongside Chef Finn Gybel.
Des started his career in the kitchen of Wellington’s Logan Brown Restaurant with Al Brown and Steve Logan and moved to Auckland as executive chef of Clooney in 2006. In more recent years, Des has been executive chef at the Hunting Lodge.
Here is Des with our diploma chefs and his first menu of Beef carpaccio with lemon thyme, black garlic mayo, pickled shallots, brown butter croutons
Goats cheese cappelletti with asparagus, Parmesan & brown butter
Sous Vide Lamb shoulder with Pumpkin molasses, Medjool date, puffed wheat & black olive
Chocolate sabayon tart with white chocolate yoghurt
Hi neighbours,
John Palino has announced his intention to run in the 2020 general election despite not being in the country.
Palino, who is best known for his three unsuccessful campaigns for Auckland mayor, has signed on as a list candidate for the minor Tea Party.
But Palino is … View moreHi neighbours,
John Palino has announced his intention to run in the 2020 general election despite not being in the country.
Palino, who is best known for his three unsuccessful campaigns for Auckland mayor, has signed on as a list candidate for the minor Tea Party.
But Palino is currently based in Florida, United States, after travelling to visit family at the end of last year and deeming it too dangerous to return due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
He says he will run his campaign from there and return if the Tea Party is “lucky and fortunate” to get enough votes.
The Taxpayers and Entrepreneurs Alliance formally registered earlier this year, and is running on a platform of support for business, opposition to capital gains taxes, opposition to recreational drugs, and embracing migration.
Palino was approached to stand by Tea Party co-leader John Hong, who ran alongside Palino in the Auckland race last year.
Do you think the fourth time is the charm for the once mayoral hopeful?
Hamilton is up against current title holder Whanganui for this year’s most beautiful city award. The city has been the butt of jokes for years, but now boasts new laneways, public spaces that give access to and face the river, and plans for a theatre by 2022.
So you tell us - is Hamilton New … View moreHamilton is up against current title holder Whanganui for this year’s most beautiful city award. The city has been the butt of jokes for years, but now boasts new laneways, public spaces that give access to and face the river, and plans for a theatre by 2022.
So you tell us - is Hamilton New Zealand's most beautiful city?
Read the full story here.
Greetings Community Members 🙏
As some of you might know that I started givealittle page for Renee, who has been through some massive challenges since lockdown hit Aotearoa 🌹
All the information about her circumstances is on the link below. If you feel drawn to please give-a-little to help … View moreGreetings Community Members 🙏
As some of you might know that I started givealittle page for Renee, who has been through some massive challenges since lockdown hit Aotearoa 🌹
All the information about her circumstances is on the link below. If you feel drawn to please give-a-little to help her through these hard times. She is doing her best to get paid work and is reaching out to sources she knows. 🌺
Please share among your community of friends so the message for help can go far and wide. If we can raise the vibration of one human being on this earth with our love and kindess, we have made a difference already. 💜
In case you wish to help her directly in any form, please contact her on her mobile : 020 407 33726 🦚
Thank you 🙏
givealittle.co.nz...
The Kaipātiki Local Board has voted unanimously to oppose the proposal by Auckland Council to end over 20 years of chemical-free weed control on our footpaths and road corridor (see our feedback below).
Council is proposing to reduce the North Shore's level of service from using hot … View moreThe Kaipātiki Local Board has voted unanimously to oppose the proposal by Auckland Council to end over 20 years of chemical-free weed control on our footpaths and road corridor (see our feedback below).
Council is proposing to reduce the North Shore's level of service from using hot water/steam/foam (with occasional spot-application of glyphosate on persistent weeds such as nutgrass), to spraying glyphosate by default.
This proposal is an unfair cost-cutting measure that undermines the Local Board's decision-making and lowers our current level of service. The Local Board would be expected to fund the difference to retain our chemical-free level of service from our already-stretched funds, which is not realistic.
The Council's Environment and Climate Change Committee will be making a decision on the proposal in November.
NZ Herald article: www.nzherald.co.nz...
Below is the resolution that the Kaipātiki Local Board passed yesterday:
19 Project Streetscapes: Weed Management report
Resolution number KT/2020/147
MOVED by Chairperson J Gillon, seconded by Deputy Chairperson D Grant:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a) provide the following feedback on the recommended approach to a standardised methodology to managing weeds on footpaths, berms and the kerb and channel across more than 5000 kilometres of urban roads.
i) does not support the introduction of a standardised approach for edging and weed control on hard surfaces in the road corridor across Auckland, and supports retaining the status quo where local boards can set weed policy appropriate to their area, within the guidelines of the 2013 Auckland Council Weed Management Policy for Parks & Open Spaces.
ii) request that Auckland Council continue to maintain and fund the existing weed management service levels and methodology in the Kaipātiki Local Board road corridor – consisting primarily of thermal technology, along with the minimal use of spot spraying of herbicide (glyphosate or plant-based herbicide) to address specific persistent weeds, and mechanical methods.
iii) submit that each local board has the moral authority and right to determine the level of service for weed control in public spaces within their area, as the elected governance body for the area.
iv) submit that weed management in the road corridor is a core ‘business as usual’ function of Auckland Council, which should be supported and fully-funded centrally, and not through local board budgets, even where levels of service differ between local boards.
v) note that the former North Shore City Council area, that encompasses the Kaipātiki Local Board area, has had a chemical-free status in public spaces for over 20 years by utilizing thermal methods of weed control.
vi) note that the 2013 Auckland Council Weed Management Policy for Parks & Open Spaces recognizes that “agrichemicals can be harmful to human health and the environment”; supports minimising agrichemical use (objective 3); and states that “the simplest way of achieving an overall reduction in agrichemical use is through restrictions on the application of chemicals in specific areas or at specific times”, which is what is currently being achieved in the Kaipātiki Local Board area.
vii) request that the Environment and Climate Change Committee defer their decision until such time as the trial of “Foamstream” hot foam as an alternative weed management methodology has been concluded and reported, and all local boards have been briefed and given their feedback on including hot foam as an alternative weed management methodology.
viii) are disappointed that the review is effectively presenting a choice between increasing carbon emissions (in regards to the use of boilers in thermal methods) vs chemical pollution of the public environment, when other solutions (for example, electric vehicles and boilers) may be available.
b) request advice from relevant staff regarding the cost implications to the local board by retaining the status quo/existing levels of service approach to weed management in the streetscape.
CARRIED
View the report to the Local Board under item 19 here: infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz...
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