Mount Eden, Auckland

Do you have any spare cotton material?

Jess from Hillsborough

Hi there neighbours!

My name is Jess and my 12 year old son makes beeswax wraps.

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He is fundraising to go on a school trip to Japan. If you have any cotton material you don't need, he would be really happy to collect it from you :-) I'm sure there would be a … View moreHi there neighbours!

My name is Jess and my 12 year old son makes beeswax wraps.

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He is fundraising to go on a school trip to Japan. If you have any cotton material you don't need, he would be really happy to collect it from you :-) I'm sure there would be a wrap or two in it for you too!


Thanks heaps :-)
Jess

New Zealand's most magical flight is half price

Trupti Biradar Reporter from Stuff Travel

Our reporter Brook Sabin reckons this is one trip every Kiwi should try to do in their lifetime. Read more on the link below. Would you do it?

Defence Force admits safety charge over young sailor Zachary Yarwood's death

Catrin Owen Reporter from Central Leader

Ascheri Italian wines

Trent from Grey Lynn

Ascheri, beautiful Italian wines. PM me if your interested. PDF attached off the wines. Dolcetto, Barbera, Barolo, Moscato,
Gavi, Metodo Classico

Negotiable

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Found headphones

Scott from Mount Eden

Found a pair of headphones in Mt Eden near the village, seems to have fallen out of a car.
Flick me a message and describe them to get them back!

Coronavirus: More businesses launching post-lockdown, but expert urges caution

Ripu Bhatia Reporter from Central Leader

Central Interceptor: Fears Italian workers could leave $1.2b project mid-build

Jackson Thomas And Todd Niall Reporter from Central Leader

There are growing fears that specialist international workers could leave the site of a major infras…

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Meet Mel and Tina

Tāmaki AKL

Tāmaki locals Melema'u (Mel) and Tina own Melina’s Takeaway, in Panmure.

“We’ve had so much support from the community. It’s been great to be able to start a business in an area we know and love so well, and bring a bit of the islands to people living far from home.”

There … View moreTāmaki locals Melema'u (Mel) and Tina own Melina’s Takeaway, in Panmure.

“We’ve had so much support from the community. It’s been great to be able to start a business in an area we know and love so well, and bring a bit of the islands to people living far from home.”

There are around 900 businesses in Tāmaki. Together they create community, character, and local jobs. Whenever you can, shop where it makes the most difference.

Read more about Mel and Tina (and other local business legends like them) on the Tāmaki AKL website. Find out more

Ellerslie shooting: Police hunt person after Auckland firearms incident

Melanie Earley Reporter from Central Leader

A search is underway to locate a person police believe is involved with injuring two people in an Au…

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Share your cuisine, crafts and talent at Auckland Diwali Festival

The Team from Auckland Council

The hunt is on for the best Indian cuisine, crafts and performances for this year’s Auckland Diwali Festival, which is due to be celebrated on 31 October and 1 November 2020.

Applications for stallholders close Sunday, 2 August and applications for performers close on Friday, 7 August.

A festival of aroha – Let's make Matariki a public holiday in 2021

Stacey Reporter from Stuff

Hi neighbours,

Today, Stuff is launching a campaign to make Matariki a public holiday from 2021.

Plucked from obscurity and given the breath of life, since the turn of the century, Matariki has blossomed into an inclusive, popular event.

Tied to the rising of Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster,… View moreHi neighbours,

Today, Stuff is launching a campaign to make Matariki a public holiday from 2021.

Plucked from obscurity and given the breath of life, since the turn of the century, Matariki has blossomed into an inclusive, popular event.

Tied to the rising of Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster, in the night sky, the festival marks the start of te Mātahi o te tau, the new year.

Once a casualty of colonisation, Matariki’s comeback has fostered greater use of te reo Māori, and recognition for Māori customary practices.

We believe it is past time to officially acknowledge all Matariki stands for in our national calendar. To learn more about Stuff's campaign, click here

The Death Pact with Conservation

Andrea from Eden Terrace

The Department of Conservation has confirmed its controversial tahr culling programme is underway.
On Friday afternoon, DOC confirmed it had started its 2020-21 culling programme on Thursday, July16.
A DOC spokesperson said the department intends to undertake 60 hours of aerial control in the … View moreThe Department of Conservation has confirmed its controversial tahr culling programme is underway.
On Friday afternoon, DOC confirmed it had started its 2020-21 culling programme on Thursday, July16.
A DOC spokesperson said the department intends to undertake 60 hours of aerial control in the Aoraki/Mt Cook and Westland/Tai Poutini national parks, and another 65 hours in other areas of the conservation estate.
DOC operations director Dr Ben Reddiex said thousands of bull tahr and other tahr will be left for trophy hunters across 425,000ha of public conservation land, but in the 148,000ha national parks, New Zealand’s native species needed to come first. Read More...www.stuff.co.nz...

A Corner Stone

High upon a mountain top
Views looking out afar
Where our short-sighted views stop
Exists a planet for the Tahr

To live, to exist
Is the privilege at birth
A right shared by the Tahr
On this barren piece of Earth

Boots made from the hide
Of an animals skin
Will soon be worn by hunters,
To extinguish the life above, where the Tahr are living

Then this mountain high top
Will exist to give life
And this Tahr cease to exist
And this Corner Stone will have only cold fossils for life

Backyard Banter: Want to earn more? Start a side hustle

Erin Reilly Reporter from Central Leader

Opinion: The news is telling us left, right and centre that we’re heading into a recession. But bill…

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Poll: Is the Government doing enough to stop recyclable materials going to landfill?

The Team Reporter from Stuff

The Government has thrown $124 million at reducing the country’s growing waste pile, but not everyone agrees that’s enough.

Local Government NZ says the funding should be matched with a “strategic waste plan”, with the goal for New Zealand to be able to process its own waste onshore.

In … View moreThe Government has thrown $124 million at reducing the country’s growing waste pile, but not everyone agrees that’s enough.

Local Government NZ says the funding should be matched with a “strategic waste plan”, with the goal for New Zealand to be able to process its own waste onshore.

In the last decade, the amount of waste at council landfills has increased by 48 per cent.

To read more, click here.

Is the Government doing enough to stop recyclable materials going to landfill?

• Yes, more money and time is better spent elsewhere
• No, NZ's waste and recycling system needs more focus

Vote View Results

• 13.4% Yes, more money and time is better spent elsewhere
  13.4% Complete
• 86.6% No, NZ's waste and recycling system needs more focus
  86.6% Complete

2903 votes

What's with that curious rig sitting in Waitematā Harbour?

Brad Flahive Reporter from Auckland Stuff

Hi neighbours, Auckland Council has begun work on a new marine pipeline that aims to reduce the water contamination at St Marys Bay and Masefield Beach. Check out this Stuff article to read more on the project.