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Join on the last Thursday of each month for a guided tour of Highwic. Get up close and learn more about the lives of the pioneering Buckland family who lived at Highwic from the 1860s to the 1970s. Includes information about the Carpenter Gothic architecture, highlights from the art, furnishings, … View moreJoin on the last Thursday of each month for a guided tour of Highwic. Get up close and learn more about the lives of the pioneering Buckland family who lived at Highwic from the 1860s to the 1970s. Includes information about the Carpenter Gothic architecture, highlights from the art, furnishings, and decorative collections.
In this one-hour “behind-the-ropes” tour staff will guide you from room to room bringing to life some of the unique stories of the house, family, and objects used by the family.
Numbers are limited, booking essential. Email: highwic@heritage.org.nz
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Highwic
40 Gillies Avenue
Newmarket, Auckland 1023
When: Thursday 29 May.
Time: Meet at 10.30am, runs till 12pm
Cost: Free for HNZPT Members, Adults $15, Children free. Includes coffee/tea
Numbers are limited, booking essential. Email: highwic@heritage.org.nz
King Size Sleepmaker Royal Prestige Mattress for free.innerspring. In good condition, a few stains. Medium to soft firmness. Budgen St pick up
It was a very hard decision but we've chosen our winner of the Best Backyard Build as Todd Haswell of Raureka. Congratulations, Todd!
His entry reads:
A couple of years ago my wife said "Can you make me a cuppa tea area down the back? Something with a cover over it."
Me being a … View moreIt was a very hard decision but we've chosen our winner of the Best Backyard Build as Todd Haswell of Raureka. Congratulations, Todd!
His entry reads:
A couple of years ago my wife said "Can you make me a cuppa tea area down the back? Something with a cover over it."
Me being a graphic artist by trade, I went overboard and made this. Most of the timber is offcuts or leftover from years of not throwing anything out. The doors are from the old Napier Hospital. The two side ones open up on top like stable doors. At night lights come on in the windows (solar), which makes it look like a little house. However the back wall is the centre door.
We think his entry is very creative and impressive. Give this post a Like if you agree!
This wraps up our Backyard Awards - we hope you enjoyed taking part and seeing your neighbour's creations.
Be in to WIN a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a young Blues fan!
Tell us why your youngster should be the special coin toss guest at the next Blues home game.
The Prize includes:
- Tossing the coin with the referee and team captains.
- x2 Silver Stand tickets so you and your child can … View moreBe in to WIN a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a young Blues fan!
Tell us why your youngster should be the special coin toss guest at the next Blues home game.
The Prize includes:
- Tossing the coin with the referee and team captains.
- x2 Silver Stand tickets so you and your child can watch the game.
- x2 food & beverage vouchers
- x1 goodie bag and blues jersey.
- Visiting the commentary box
- Being taken to the field side-line where you can watch the team warm-up.
Terms and conditions apply
I have for sale the following:
Negotiable
***3mm sheet hardboard, white on one side: $9
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*** Manhole MDF painted cover 583square x 9mm - ceiling - ex Fletchers house
… View moreI have for sale the following:
Negotiable
***3mm sheet hardboard, white on one side: $9
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*** Manhole MDF painted cover 583square x 9mm - ceiling - ex Fletchers house
$19
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*** Flatpak White Melamine kickboard & Melamine sheet pieces Bunnings. $29
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*** 6x offcuts various timber - treated, SG8, mouldings 4x2s etc. $29
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Kind regards
Shery
We are looking for a double carport or just the support frame for an outdoor B.B.Q. cover. If you or anyone you know has one please contact Nick on 0211542577.
A popular Pam's frozen food has been recalled.
What you need to know:
- Pams brand Tempura Coated Chicken Nuggets (1kg) have been recalled by Foodstuffs.
- The product may contain foreign matter (blue rubber).
- This product is sold at Four Square, Gilmours, New World, Pak’nSave and … View moreA popular Pam's frozen food has been recalled.
What you need to know:
- Pams brand Tempura Coated Chicken Nuggets (1kg) have been recalled by Foodstuffs.
- The product may contain foreign matter (blue rubber).
- This product is sold at Four Square, Gilmours, New World, Pak’nSave and Social Supermarket stores throughout New Zealand.
- The affected batch has the marking of Best Before: 16 Oct 2025
- The issue was raised following a customer complaint.
- Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund.
For other recent food/product recalls, check our list here.
Is once a week enough to wash your towels? Or, like some, once a month?
Perhaps you should reach for a clean towel daily?
With the pandemic still a recent memory last year saw an unprecedented global rise in over a dozen communicable diseases.
One contributing factor cited by the American … View moreIs once a week enough to wash your towels? Or, like some, once a month?
Perhaps you should reach for a clean towel daily?
With the pandemic still a recent memory last year saw an unprecedented global rise in over a dozen communicable diseases.
One contributing factor cited by the American Medical Association was hygiene, specifically the role of the humble bathroom towel.
Professor Elizabeth Scott is a professor of biology and co-director of the Simmons University Center for Hygiene & Health in the Home and Community.
The manager of a groundbreaking 1982 study examining the bacteria lurking in hundreds of homes, she filled in Sunday Morning's Jim Mora on the dos and don'ts of our fluffy fibres.
"Every time we use a towel, bacteria are being transferred from our skin to the towel, potentially from our respiratory system if we're coughing and sneezing, potentially from our gastrointestinal system.
"Consider that we touch every single part of our body with a towel."
So how often should we wash our towels?
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The American Cleaning Institute recommends washing your towel after every 3 to 5 uses.
Scott thinks this is overdoing it. Instead, she recommends once a week as a loose rule of thumb.
"In a healthy household where no one's suffering from any infections once a week is okay."
However, this comes with a few caveats.
"In a situation where anybody is suffering from any kind of infection, skin infection, respiratory infection, or gastrointestinal infection, then it's really important for those individuals to have their own towel and for that towel to be washed daily, or even more frequently."
"Anyone who has a skin infection with something like staph aureus, really should not be sharing."
Towels should also be washed at a high temperature and kept thoroughly dry - this is doubly important for those with infections.
"I have seen studies where pathogens have been recovered from fabrics that have been cold, washed, but dried in the sun."
And if you can, avoid hanging your towel near a toilet.
"And there is quite a lot of research going on into the potential contamination of the environment surrounding a toilet when it's flushed.
"There definitely is evidence that the surrounding environment, immediately surrounding the toilet bowl, can get sort of an aerosol splash.
"So the way around that really is to do with the high temperature. That's the best way to eliminate bacteria from towels."
She notes that along with the kitchen sponge, the often overlooked and overshared kitchen towel is also a common source of infection spread.
"In my experience, have their own bath towel, but they tend to share hand towels."
Because while a nasty bug might be merely inconvenient today, many of these common infections are set to have devastating impacts over the coming decades.
"The UK government has signalled that by 2050, some 10 million people around the world will die of infections that cannot be treated any longer because bacteria are so resistant.
"So any way that you can reduce your risk of infection in your own environment is another way of preventing having to use antibiotics.
And above all - remember - wash your hands.
"Washing with soap is the gold standard."
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☀️ Making the most of the fine weather to clear out clutter? Book your annual inorganic collection, and we'll pick up the items straight from your property.
From scrap metal and whiteware to bikes and laptops, we work with over 150 community organisations to give items a second … View more☀️ Making the most of the fine weather to clear out clutter? Book your annual inorganic collection, and we'll pick up the items straight from your property.
From scrap metal and whiteware to bikes and laptops, we work with over 150 community organisations to give items a second life—repairing, repurposing, and reusing them. ♻️
It's time to clean out the garage (or closet or cupboard!) and make some money back on your summer goods. Get involved with the Neighbourly online garage sale on Saturday, February 22nd.
Whether it's time to let go of your spare tent, your beach umbrella or maybe clear some clothes … View moreIt's time to clean out the garage (or closet or cupboard!) and make some money back on your summer goods. Get involved with the Neighbourly online garage sale on Saturday, February 22nd.
Whether it's time to let go of your spare tent, your beach umbrella or maybe clear some clothes from your wardrobe, the Neighbourly garage sale is the place to do it - it's free and it's local!
If this is your first Neighbourly garage sale, the way it works is that you list your items individually ahead of the event and members perusing the garage sale items online will contact you to buy it.
Make sure you check out the treasure trove of bargains on Saturday, February 22nd - it's well worth a look!
Kia Ora Neighbours,
Are you moving out or know someone who is?
Are they needing good quality items to fill their home up with?
We sell bedding, linen, furniture and homewares such as cups, glasses, pots and pans, cooking utensils, cutlery and more!
This week @Red Cross Shop Onehunga, we have … View moreKia Ora Neighbours,
Are you moving out or know someone who is?
Are they needing good quality items to fill their home up with?
We sell bedding, linen, furniture and homewares such as cups, glasses, pots and pans, cooking utensils, cutlery and more!
This week @Red Cross Shop Onehunga, we have everything you need to get you started!
Fill your flat up with us today!
Pop in and browse what we have available at affordable prices.
Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm
Sunday 10am to 5pm
200 Onehunga Mall Road, Onehunga
Ph: 09-622-1565
Music in Eden: Award-winning New Zealand young pianist Yuzhang Wu is back on Friday 28 February with Free Live Music at the Mt Eden Village Centre (449 Mt Eden Rd) from 12 to 1pm!
Yuzhang will present a captivating programme of Handel, Mozart and Schumann. Yuzhang is a former student of Xing … View moreMusic in Eden: Award-winning New Zealand young pianist Yuzhang Wu is back on Friday 28 February with Free Live Music at the Mt Eden Village Centre (449 Mt Eden Rd) from 12 to 1pm!
Yuzhang will present a captivating programme of Handel, Mozart and Schumann. Yuzhang is a former student of Xing Wang at the Auckland Academy of Music, and is currently pursuing her piano studies in Germany.
For more info, please visit: www.edenarts.art...
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Organised by Eden Arts and sponsored this year by the Mt Eden Village Business Association, Music in Eden is a performance opportunity for musicians as well as a regular music programme for locals and music lovers to enjoy. Performers range from professionals to students and cover a range of musical genres from classical to contemporary. Koha to Eden Arts welcome.
#MusicInEden #EdenArts #FreeLiveMusic #MtEdenVillageCentre #FridayLunchtime #YuzhangWu
Music in Eden: Ever-popular pianist Gemma Lee is back on Friday 21 February with Free Live Music at the Mt Eden Village Centre (449 Mt Eden Rd) from 12 to 1pm!
Gemma will play a medley of Bach, Mozart, Louis Gregh, and a handful of musical theatre tunes. Gemma is a collaborative pianist and … View moreMusic in Eden: Ever-popular pianist Gemma Lee is back on Friday 21 February with Free Live Music at the Mt Eden Village Centre (449 Mt Eden Rd) from 12 to 1pm!
Gemma will play a medley of Bach, Mozart, Louis Gregh, and a handful of musical theatre tunes. Gemma is a collaborative pianist and music educator, with a Master of Music (First Class Honours) from the University of Auckland.
For more info, please visit: www.edenarts.art...
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Organised by Eden Arts and sponsored this year by the Mt Eden Village Business Association, Music in Eden is a performance opportunity for musicians as well as a regular music programme for locals and music lovers to enjoy. Performers range from professionals to students and cover a range of musical genres from classical to contemporary. Koha to Eden Arts welcome.
#MusicInEden #EdenArts #FreeLiveMusic #MtEdenVillageCentre #FridayLunchtime #GemmaLee
Neighbourly members LOVE their pets, whether it's a smoochy cat, a trusty pup or even a feathered friend.
We'd like to know how many of you who see this post actually have a pet at home. Let us know in the poll below!
We hope you've been enjoying the Neighbourly Backyard Awards so far, we know we have!
It is time for our last award. And the category is....Most creative backyard build
It could be a planter box, an outdoor table or even a backyard bar. We just want to see the sanctuary you've … View moreWe hope you've been enjoying the Neighbourly Backyard Awards so far, we know we have!
It is time for our last award. And the category is....Most creative backyard build
It could be a planter box, an outdoor table or even a backyard bar. We just want to see the sanctuary you've created in your backyard.
So share a photo, or two, in a comment below of your creation or backyard set up a to be in to win a $100 Mitre10 voucher. Winner will be announced next Monday 🛝🪴🛖
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