E-Waste Collection Tomorrow
♻️ Just a reminder! It’s tomorrow, Saturday 7 June! ♻️
Drop off your unwanted electronic products during this drive-thru event!
‼️ Held in the carpark for the Trinity Methodist Church in Pakuranga ‼️
Staff will unload everything for your convenience.
Proudly accepting donations for Variety – the Children’s Charity.
FREE OF CHARGE:
Computers, Monitors, Tablets and Small Devices, Laptops, Routers and Modems, Mice, Servers, UPS, Cameras, Hifi Stereo Amps and Speakers, Mobile Phones, Car Batteries, Wiring & Cabling, Mainframe Circuit Boards, etc.
CHARGED ITEMS:
• $2 Fluorescent Tubes (Normal Light bulbs not accepted)
• $3 for Media and DVD player, Keyboards, Toner Cartridges, Desk phones
• $5 per kg - Mixed Batteries
• $5 for Heaters, Microwaves, Vacuum Cleaners, AV Equipment, Small Home Appliances
• $10 for Printers, Scanners, Fax Machines
• $20 Dishwashers, Washing Machines, Dryers, Flat screen TVs
• $40 CRT TVs and CRT Monitors, Fridges, Heatpumps and Air Con units
• $60 Large Photocopiers
Please understand charges above are for sharing the recycling cost.
Eftpos and cash accepted on site.
❌ What we don't accept:
- CDs & DVDs
- Floppy discs
- LED lightbulbs
- Household lightbulbs
- LPG gas bottle
- Medical devices
- Glass
Other hazardous waste (e.g.)
- Paint
- Garden waste
- General chemicals
- Furniture (e.g.)
- TV cabinets
Witnesses sought in relation to mass disorder on K-Road Auckland
Police are appealing to the public for any footage they may have of the mass disorder that occurred on Karangahape Road in Auckland in the early hours of Sunday 28 December.
Emergency services were called to the disorder around 3.41am where it is estimated around over 50 people were present.
A Police investigation is underway after there were three serious assaults on and around Karangahape Road during the mass disorder.
A portal has been set up to allow the public to upload any footage they have of the disorder and the serious assaults.
The portal is https://dahr.nc3.govt.nz/
Police have arrested one person but are asking for help to identify and locate others involved.
• Around 4:15am there was a serious assault outside the Crown Bar on Queen Street.
A 33-year-old man received serious injuries and was hospitalised.
The offender is still unknown, and the Police file number is 251228/4647.
• Around 4:30am there was another serious assault on a Cobden Steet just off Karangahape Road.
A 27-year-old man received serious injuries and was hospitalised.
The offender is still unknown, and the Police file number is 251228/4462.
• Around 5am there was third serious assault at the Mobil Service Station on the corner or Karangahape Road and Ponsonby Road.
A 46-year-old man received serious injuries and was hospitalised.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He has been bailed to appear in court again on 16 January 2026.
The Police file number is 251228/4774.
Police would like to speak to anyone who has witnessed or filmed the assaults.
Witnesses can call Police directly on 105.
Please quote one of the above file numbers.
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
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.
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.2% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.8% Nah - not for me
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