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This month we want to challenge Neighbourhood Supporters to come together and give generously from the heart this holiday season. With so much going on this time of year it’s easy to get caught up in the festivities and forget about others, especially those having a difficult time.
Whether … View moreThis month we want to challenge Neighbourhood Supporters to come together and give generously from the heart this holiday season. With so much going on this time of year it’s easy to get caught up in the festivities and forget about others, especially those having a difficult time.
Whether it’s an elderly neighbour who lives alone to a family on your street working hard to make ends meet, reach out to someone who could use a little extra joy in their life and remind them what the holiday spirit is all about!
Other ideas include fundraising for a local charity, doing a food or toy drive, organising a ‘Secret Santa’ gift exchange on your street, giving a present to a neighbour who helped to make your 2020 better, or even host a community Christmas lunch.
Let us know how you’re giving back in your community in December by emailing: info@neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz
Family not interested? | Have you stopped collecting? | Downsizing or moving? | Lying in a cupboard unused? | Unwanted jewellery? | Would cash be more useful?
If yes to any of these questions, then please see our buyers this week. We will buy single items or complete collections.
The … View moreFamily not interested? | Have you stopped collecting? | Downsizing or moving? | Lying in a cupboard unused? | Unwanted jewellery? | Would cash be more useful?
If yes to any of these questions, then please see our buyers this week. We will buy single items or complete collections.
The recent lockdown has seen many of us take the time to sort items we no longer require or simply want to turn into cash.
We are currently very short of stock and keen to buy any of these or similar items.
Buying in Auckland. See us at a venue near you.
MONDAY 7 DECEMBER
OREWA 9am - 12noon Orewa Community Centre 40-46 Orewa Square
WARKWORTH 1pm - 4pm Warkworth Town Hall Crn Neville & Alnwick Streets
TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER
HOME VISITS If you are unable to see us at a venue, please call Hamish on 0800 105 228
OREWA 1pm - 4pm Orewa Community Centre 40-46 Orewa Square
WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER
AVONDALE 9am - 12noon Avondale Community Centre 99 Rosebank Road
SWANSON 1pm - 4pm Swanson RSA 663 Swanson Road
THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER
HENDERSON 9am - 12noon The Trusts Arena 65 Central Park Drive
HOME VISITS If you are unable to see us at a venue, please call Hamish on 0800 105 228
Goldco Antique Buyers - Member NZNDA.
www.goldco.co.nz
email: hamishwalsh@xtra.co.nz
TEL 0800 105 228
Shop our wide range of locally made MERINO and POSSUM MERINO garments and accessories at up to 80% OFF RRP.
Our wonderfully made knits from our leading brands will make the perfect and most beautiful gift for yourself or loved ones this Christmas.
A wide range of women’s and men’s styles … View moreShop our wide range of locally made MERINO and POSSUM MERINO garments and accessories at up to 80% OFF RRP.
Our wonderfully made knits from our leading brands will make the perfect and most beautiful gift for yourself or loved ones this Christmas.
A wide range of women’s and men’s styles as well as accessories at AMAZING PRICES! SALE runs 3 DAYS ONLY - Friday 4th of December to Sunday 6th of December. 10am to 4pm daily. 4B Lockhart Place, Mount Wellington.
The first kokako chicks of the season have been banded in the Waitakere Ranges as part of Forest and Bird's conservation project Ark in the Park.
Kokako were first reintroduced to the Ark in the Park in 2009.
The population has grown to about 50 birds after hours of painstaking pest control … View moreThe first kokako chicks of the season have been banded in the Waitakere Ranges as part of Forest and Bird's conservation project Ark in the Park.
Kokako were first reintroduced to the Ark in the Park in 2009.
The population has grown to about 50 birds after hours of painstaking pest control work by volunteers.
The nests of five pairs are being monitored and protected.
The Waitakere Ranges are closed to the public to foil the spread of Kauri Dieback disease.
Resulting strict measures in place for volunteer trappers has complicated trapping efforts, a Forest and Bird spokesperson said.
One of the five nests has already been attacked by rats with the eggs eaten.
Trapping or bait stations set by Forest and Bird volunteers are used to control predators in the park.
Six hundred traps and 4785 bait stations are set to protect native birds, lizards and insects from rats, stoats and possums.
Here’s the full line up for THIS Friday’s December 4th Te Atatu Food Truck Friday’s (4:30pm to 8:30pm – Te Atatu South Community Centre). It will be a mini-festival with a jam-packed line up of food, art and entertainment. You can save the date at www.facebook.com....
Joining us will be:
… View moreHere’s the full line up for THIS Friday’s December 4th Te Atatu Food Truck Friday’s (4:30pm to 8:30pm – Te Atatu South Community Centre). It will be a mini-festival with a jam-packed line up of food, art and entertainment. You can save the date at www.facebook.com....
Joining us will be:
- Eat Adlib – Serving up primo fried bread delights and famed raw fish dish.
- Noodle Chick – Kwasian (Kiwi-Asian) noodle/ dumpling menu filled with superfoods, keto and dairy free options.
- Mama Yoyas - Everyone's favourite authentic Mexican cuisine queen
- Solo Kitchen - Gozleme Turkish flatbread filled with goodness
- Hungry Swine – Pork Belly rolls
- Cream Ice Cream – Real fruit ice creams
- Victor and Vern - Delivering your coffee, iced chocolate and homemade soda fix.
The night will be in conjunction with an Art Boot event from Art Ache. Art Boot will showcase 7 local artists with their art for sale alongside the food trucks. Artists bios can be found on the Art Ache website www.artache.com....
Apart from all this, there are plenty of entertainment options including free ReCreators woodwork workshop, a live art performance of fire knife dancing (Siva Afi) at 5:30pm, Ro Ro the clown street performance at 6:30pm, children’s pop-up games, live community jam band from 7pm and the TAT South Vinyl Collective spinning records throughout the night.
Come grab some tasty food, buy some art, enjoy the entertainment and soak up the fun community vibes. Plenty of seating available outside or inside or picnic in the park. Plenty of parking available. Walking or cycling up is even easier. Remember by biking you could be in with the chance of winning one of 3 $20 dinner vouchers. See you there!
Hi Neighbours,
The long-running local Tai Chi & Meditation class in Laingholm is holding an open class on Wed 2nd of December and those who are interested are welcome to come along and try it out. We got a good group of regulars from all over the Waitakere foothills area. The weekly class is a… View moreHi Neighbours,
The long-running local Tai Chi & Meditation class in Laingholm is holding an open class on Wed 2nd of December and those who are interested are welcome to come along and try it out. We got a good group of regulars from all over the Waitakere foothills area. The weekly class is a great way to exercise the body and the mind and connect with like-minded folks. It is a non-commercial class. Follow this link for more details & registration: laingholm11.co.nz...
Hi neighbours,
Do you have a vehicle that is taking up space and becoming an eyesore? At AAA Auto Parts we dismantle and wreck cars. We will pay top cash whether your car is dead or alive!
* $300 - $3000 for small cars
* $700 - $10,000 for 4x4 utes, vans, 4WD, trucks and buses
* Same day … View moreHi neighbours,
Do you have a vehicle that is taking up space and becoming an eyesore? At AAA Auto Parts we dismantle and wreck cars. We will pay top cash whether your car is dead or alive!
* $300 - $3000 for small cars
* $700 - $10,000 for 4x4 utes, vans, 4WD, trucks and buses
* Same day removal
* Free quotes over the phone
We will beat any prices in the market by 10%.
Support your local business.
Give us a call on ** 0800 50 00 01 ** and we will be happy to have a chat.
Is anyone else having trouble getting things dealt with via the council call centre? Just one example: After a very lengthy hold listening to dire last century NZ songs, I spent half an hour detailing an issue which the operator recorded. She then said she'd get back to me. Several hours later… View moreIs anyone else having trouble getting things dealt with via the council call centre? Just one example: After a very lengthy hold listening to dire last century NZ songs, I spent half an hour detailing an issue which the operator recorded. She then said she'd get back to me. Several hours later she phoned back and said that she'd spoken to "dispatch" and "they don't deal with this". She then hung up without giving a Job no. Lately other attempts to contact the call centre have resulted in complaints not being accurately recorded resulting in time being wasted by council officers. I now prefer to bypass the call centre entirely. And not all issues can be dealt with via the council website Report a Maintenance Issue form.
Kumeu police are appealing to store owners to be socially responsible after reports of cream whipping devices being sold to youngsters.
A concerned resident alerted officers after she saw a Kumeu dairy owner allegedly selling whipping cream chargers, which contained laughing gas, to school … View moreKumeu police are appealing to store owners to be socially responsible after reports of cream whipping devices being sold to youngsters.
A concerned resident alerted officers after she saw a Kumeu dairy owner allegedly selling whipping cream chargers, which contained laughing gas, to school children.
The complainant, the mother of a teenager, was frustrated by the incident, police said.
"The complainant had no doubt that the children were buying the product for inhalation and not for making cakes,"
Kumeu community constable Dimitry Pantileev said.
The charger was displayed at the front of the store by the Eftpos machine, he said.
Selling laughing gas, also known as NOS, nitrous oxide and nangs, for therapeutic purposes is banned under the Medicines Act 1981, which requires a prescription for the sale.
Using a cream dispenser or ‘’cracker’’, a small cannister filled with NOS, known as a cream charger, is released into a balloon, which is then inhaled for a short-lived but intense euphoric-like feeling.
However, the sale of the product within the food industry is legal, with nitrous oxide being used for cream whipping devices.
Under the current law, retailers selling the product must ensure it is not being used for therapeutical purposes, the Ministry of Health states.
Pantileev said shop owners should be socially responsible when it came to selling the chargers to children and should not display them in a prominent place.
".. we can only charge them if we can prove in court without reasonable doubt that the product they're selling is used for inhalation, " Pantileev said.
"It's possible but it's very difficult to prove that the person at the counter or the store owner had the knowledge that it was going to be inhaled."
Pantileev said perhaps it was time for a law change.
"On a broad spectrum, legislators need to look into that," he said.
"The desirable outcome is that the law change is implemented at least to forbid this product to be sold to minors and somehow to limit their display to the public."
A MOH spokeswoman in August said Medsafe had taken action in this area in the past and was currently investigating the issue.
“It is for the retailers to ensure they comply with the law and only supply products that could not be regarded as prescription medicines. Retailers should be aware of the potential for these products to be used for purposes that could constitute a therapeutic purpose. Having a means of ensuring customers had a legitimate purpose for purchasing the products would be wise.”
Are you in favour of whipping cream devices being sold to children?
Why or why not?
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In celebration of his brand new album Plastic Bouquet (out Dec 11) with Canadian duo Kacy + Clayton, February 2021 will welcome the long-awaited return to the stage for Lyttelton based Marlon Williams.
Over an extensive tour of Aotearoa, audiences will be treated to a very different show from … View moreIn celebration of his brand new album Plastic Bouquet (out Dec 11) with Canadian duo Kacy + Clayton, February 2021 will welcome the long-awaited return to the stage for Lyttelton based Marlon Williams.
Over an extensive tour of Aotearoa, audiences will be treated to a very different show from Marlon – a full solo performance unearthing some early material, beloved album songs and an introduction to some sparkling new works. This will be Marlon’s first solo tour in over six years.
Taking in cities between Auckland and Invercargill, An Evening with Marlon Williams is an upfront and personal tour visiting cosier venues than before and giving guests the experience of a more intimate Marlon.
Win 2 double pass tickets to an evening experience in Auckland with Marlon Williams. Simply LIKE or THANK this post to be in the draw. T&Cs apply.
All tour details at www.marlonwilliams.co.nz...
Hi everyone,
We'd be keen to hear about your favourite summer holiday spots in NZ. Is there somewhere you keep returning to year after year and, if so, what are the main attractions? What makes it such a stand-out spot? Any tips you may be able to offer on the best things to see and do there… View moreHi everyone,
We'd be keen to hear about your favourite summer holiday spots in NZ. Is there somewhere you keep returning to year after year and, if so, what are the main attractions? What makes it such a stand-out spot? Any tips you may be able to offer on the best things to see and do there - as well as the best places to grab a drink or bite to eat - would be much appreciated. Please put 'NFP' (not for publication) in your comment if you don't want it to appear in a travel article. Thanks again.
Hi neighbours. Our beautiful red pōhutukawa trees (or New Zealand's Christmas trees) are just about in full bloom.
However, not all pōhutukawa trees are red. Have you seen any yellow or white pōhutukawa trees in your local area? We'd love to see your photos. Feel free to leave a photo … View moreHi neighbours. Our beautiful red pōhutukawa trees (or New Zealand's Christmas trees) are just about in full bloom.
However, not all pōhutukawa trees are red. Have you seen any yellow or white pōhutukawa trees in your local area? We'd love to see your photos. Feel free to leave a photo in the comments or email me the tree's location at caroline.williams@stuff.co.nz
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