Posts by Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust Organisation
2360 days ago

Eye on Nature Wearable Arts Fashion Show Winners

Nicole Stanton from

CONGRATULATIONS ✨

To our Eye on Nature Wearable Arts Fashion Show Winners!

PRIMARY SCHOOL:

✨ 1st place: Gadira Petraula - NZ Native Flightless female moth, Confier Grove Primary (Left model in group photo) Entry No.7
✨ 2nd place: Kea Queen, Sommerville Intermediate (Middle model in group photo) Entry No. 39
✨ 3rd place: A Hero Sprider and Beastly Bugs, Green Meadows Intermediate (Right model in group photo) Entry No. 30

SECONDARY SCHOOL:

✨ 1st place: Protect New Zealand, Rangitoto College (Right model in group photo) Entry No.55
✨ 2nd place: The B.F.F - Best Forest Friend, South Auckland Home School (Middle model in group photo) Entry No. 50
✨ 3rd place: Peka Peka, Botany Down Secondary College (Left model in group photo) Entry No. 45

MERIT:

✨ Merit: Bright Eyes, Point View Primary School (Right model in group photo) Entry No.17
✨ Merit: Rainbow Skink, Wakaaranga Primary School (Middle right model in group photo) Entry No. 43
✨ Merit: Emotion of the Ocean, Sommerville Intermediate (Left middle model in group photo) Entry No. 28
✨ Merit: Phallus Indusiatus, Botany Downs Secondary College (Left model in group photo) Entry No. 54

We're in the process of sorting all of the beautiful imagery - stay tuned for the official photo album and a bio of the winning pieces and their designers - coming soon on our Facebook page:

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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”? 🥝
  • 41.5% Yes
    41.5% Complete
  • 33.6% Maybe?
    33.6% Complete
  • 24.9% No
    24.9% Complete
586 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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