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Many of our villages are lucky to have four-legged friends like Lulu the poodle!
Lulu is a loved companion with a big personality and an even bigger routine. She’s up at 6am sharp and she never misses an outing - whether it’s a trip to the caravan, a ride in the Bunnings trolley, or even a … View moreMany of our villages are lucky to have four-legged friends like Lulu the poodle!
Lulu is a loved companion with a big personality and an even bigger routine. She’s up at 6am sharp and she never misses an outing - whether it’s a trip to the caravan, a ride in the Bunnings trolley, or even a spin on the jetski with her own life jacket!
Click read more to learn about Lulu's village life.
Voting opens soon on Tuesday 9 Sept! 🗳️
You can now find out more about the people standing in your area — candidate profiles are live and ready to view.
👉 Take a look, learn about who’s running, and get informed before you choose who represents you.
Help your skin feel naturally soft, hydrated, and visibly replenished this spring. For a limited time when you subscribe to NZ House & Garden for 1 or 2 years, you’ll receive a FREE Ceramide Soufflé Fresh Hydration Cream from Antipodes - valued at $64!
Treat yourself to a … View moreHelp your skin feel naturally soft, hydrated, and visibly replenished this spring. For a limited time when you subscribe to NZ House & Garden for 1 or 2 years, you’ll receive a FREE Ceramide Soufflé Fresh Hydration Cream from Antipodes - valued at $64!
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Create a stylish house number plaque from a terracotta plant saucer and some Resene testpots – we show you how. Find out how to make and finish your own plaque with these easy step by step instructions.
Wanting a person or business to waterblast several small cottages. Can supply a water blaster if needed.
Moving, relocating or downsizing your home?
Self storage is a great option to save money by reducing the costs of staging your home and being able to make the move at your pace.
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It is lemon season - our trees are bursting and our gardens are covered in citrus peels ... what do you do with your excess lemons?
Share with your community your tips on:
🍋 Harvesting and storage
🍋 Creative uses: recipes, cleaning solutions, health benefits
🍋 Tree care and … View moreIt is lemon season - our trees are bursting and our gardens are covered in citrus peels ... what do you do with your excess lemons?
Share with your community your tips on:
🍋 Harvesting and storage
🍋 Creative uses: recipes, cleaning solutions, health benefits
🍋 Tree care and maintenance
We’ve worked our way through our usual batch of The Press puzzles … so now the Neighbourly Team are on the lookout for fresh challenges to keep our brains buzzing 🧠✨
We want to know: When you have a spare moment, what brain-boosting games, puzzles or activities do you reach for?
… View moreWe’ve worked our way through our usual batch of The Press puzzles … so now the Neighbourly Team are on the lookout for fresh challenges to keep our brains buzzing 🧠✨
We want to know: When you have a spare moment, what brain-boosting games, puzzles or activities do you reach for?
Inspire us in the comments below ...
The treatment for someone’s serious illness can begin with the kind donation of
plasma from a New Zealander. Donated plasma can help treat up to 50 different
illnesses including cancer, kidney disease and severe burns, and make up to 11
life-saving products. It’s a precious gift to those in … View moreThe treatment for someone’s serious illness can begin with the kind donation of
plasma from a New Zealander. Donated plasma can help treat up to 50 different
illnesses including cancer, kidney disease and severe burns, and make up to 11
life-saving products. It’s a precious gift to those in need. But it’s in high demand.
Please help someone start their new life today.
Book now to donate, download the NZ Blood App or call 0800 448 325.
We will give away free copies of the November 2025 issue to readers whose strawberry recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way enjoy strawberry (dessert, salad, main?!): mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by September 15, 2025.
Nearly 14,000 patients are having operations, procedures and appointments postponed this week, during two days’ strike action by Nurses Organisation members.
It follows nearly a year of deadlocked negotiations between the union and Health NZ, which culminated in a 24-hour strike at the end of … View moreNearly 14,000 patients are having operations, procedures and appointments postponed this week, during two days’ strike action by Nurses Organisation members.
It follows nearly a year of deadlocked negotiations between the union and Health NZ, which culminated in a 24-hour strike at the end of July.
Health NZ chief executive Dr Dale Bramley said the agency was committed to ensuring patient safety during the strikes, which he was “deeply concerned will result in delays to treatment, services and care for an estimated 13,850 patients”.
“Contingency plans are in place to ensure those who need care the most will still be able to receive it, but the planned strikes will see our hospitals disrupted for the entire week,” he said.
“They will cause further delay to patients waiting for treatment, disrupt treatment and care for those already in hospital and set back our work to improve access to services.”
More than 300 graduate nurses who were due to start work on Monday have had their start date delayed a week as a result of the industrial action, he said.
“We have listened to our nurses’ concerns on safe services and the employment of graduate nurses and we are ready and willing to work with the union on solutions.
“We are absolutely committed to ensuring that we have the right staff and skill mix to deliver quality, safe patient care.”
However, Nurses Organisation president Anne Daniels said management was refusing to give any guarantee on safe staffing levels, which were critical to patient care.
“It’s unprecedented to have two full-day strikes within one week.
“That reflects to me the extreme anger that our members have towards Health NZ and the Government over not putting on the table something we can talk about.
“Our Minister of Health keeps telling us to come back to the table, but nothing new is put on the table – so what is the point?”
NZNO delegate Noreen McCallan said the two-day strike action was not taken lightly by members.
“We are doing this because we fear for the safety of our patients. We will lose two days’ pay for striking but we are standing up for safe staffing because it is the right thing to do.
“We became health workers because we want to care for people. But staff shortages have become overwhelming and exhausting for many of us. Our patients are suffering longer because we can’t get to them as quickly as we should.”
NZNO members will be spending their strike time doing a range of activities including hīkoi, pickets, candlelight vigils, food bank drivers, blood bank donations, sausage sizzles and BBQs.
Hospitals and all emergency departments would remain open during the strike, with a small number of staff providing life-preserving services.
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Walnut colur- Round Collapsible Table.
Regency SpaceSaver Dining Table in Mahogany, but colour is Modern Walnut
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… View moreStunning - NZ Finest Craftsmanship
Walnut colur- Round Collapsible Table.
Regency SpaceSaver Dining Table in Mahogany, but colour is Modern Walnut
NOT NOW AVAILABLE IN NZ.
FINE FURNITURE - French Polished
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It is made from Mahogany, but it has been stained modern walnut colour- nice grain
Claw foot table, with brass antiqued ends
Beautiful turned pedestal base
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Was purchased for an old ladies retirement village apartment, but she soon had to go to the serviced rooms area.
IDEAL FOR RETIREMENT VILLAGE ROOM/UNIT- Small for one or two people, and can expand for family meal.
- 2 leaves fold under and and a catch holds them
-To open, a wooden bar slides out
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SIZE
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- When folded down it is:
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Legs are 600 apart
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Beyond polished resumes or rehearsed answers, job interviews are also about making a connection that lingers. While most candidates stick to predictable chatter and hope to tick the right boxes, standing out takes curiosity that cuts through the noise. If you're bold enough to flip the script,… View moreBeyond polished resumes or rehearsed answers, job interviews are also about making a connection that lingers. While most candidates stick to predictable chatter and hope to tick the right boxes, standing out takes curiosity that cuts through the noise. If you're bold enough to flip the script, there's power in asking the unexpected. This article reveals 20 questions that shift the room—and possibly your chances.
1. If Your Team Were A Product Or Brand, What Would It Be And Why?
2. Driving Styles And Workflows Often Mirror Each Other—What’s Yours?
3. Has A Past Hiring Choice Ever Changed How You Evaluate Candidates?
4. What’s One Thing You Genuinely Admire About The People Here?
5. On Tough Days Or Busy Weeks, What Keeps You Coming Back?
6. If Resources Weren’t A Limiting Factor, What Would You Build Tomorrow?
7. Can You Recall A Moment When A Major Mistake Led To Something Valuable?
8. If Your Team Were An Animal, What Would It Be—And What Makes That Fit?
9. What’s A Compliment The Team Received That Meant More Than Expected?
10. When Things Get Murky Or Fast-Moving, What’s Your Strategy For Staying Grounded?
11. If You Could Tweak Just One Element Of Your Role Today, What Would You Fine-Tune?
12. What Would You Tell A Younger Version Of Yourself Just Starting This Job?
13. What’s A Misconception People Have About Working Here?
14. Which Achievement At This Company Has Meant The Most To You Personally?
15. How Would You Explain This Job To A Child?
16. What Data Insight Recently Changed The Way Your Team Operates?
17. What Helps You Stay Professionally Curious In Your Role?
18. What’s A Bold Choice You Made At Work That Paid Off?
19. When Someone’s Still Finding Their Footing, How Do You Usually Show Up For Them?
20. What’s Something You Wish More Candidates Asked About Before Joining?
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National daily emergency department (ED) data across several days in August, leaked to the Labour Party, show New Zealand’s 23 hospitals are managing to process, on average, between 69-71% of patients within six hours, well short of the Government’s 95% target it wants to reach by 2030.
It … View moreNational daily emergency department (ED) data across several days in August, leaked to the Labour Party, show New Zealand’s 23 hospitals are managing to process, on average, between 69-71% of patients within six hours, well short of the Government’s 95% target it wants to reach by 2030.
It also sits below the Government’s 74% milestone target for 2024/25 and the 77% target for 2025/26.
However, the data paint a more dire picture in some of the country’s largest hospitals, including Auckland and Wellington, where fewer than 40% of patients are seen within six hours on some days.
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora and the Acting Health Minister stress the leaked data shouldn’t be considered “fact”, despite the data being regularly presented to the Health Minister and Health NZ leadership.
They argue validated data from quarter three of 2024/25 (January-March) showing 74.2% of patients admitted, discharged or transferred within six hours of entering an ED prove there is improvement, while acknowledging this winter has seen an “unprecedented” volume of patients presenting.
Labour’s health spokeswoman Dr Ayesha Verrall says the data reveal the cost of underinvestment in the health system and condemns the Government’s health targets as a failed “magic wand”.
The leaked information from Health NZ’s internal reporting system details how hospitals are performing daily against the ED wait time target across seven days in August.
Nationally, the daily average ranges between 63.7% and 75.8%. However, the quarterly average sits between 69.1% and 70.4%.
Broken down by hospital, the 56-bed Grey Base Hospital in Greymouth is the best performer, seeing more than 90% of patients within six hours in each of the seven days and at times exceeding the 95% target.
The Whangārei and Timaru hospitals also regularly met or exceeded the 77% milestone for 2025/26, according to the daily data.
The results are poorer in hospitals in bigger centres, such as Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
At its best, Auckland City Hospital processed 66.3% of patients within six hours but, at its worst, processed just 34.4%.
Middlemore’s best result was 69.3% while its worst was 44.6%. Waitākere ranged between 61.1%-69.6% while North Shore managed between 51.1% and 72.7%.
Wellington Hospital had only one day of the seven where more than half of all patients were seen within six hours, reaching as low as 39% on its worst day.
The Dunedin Hospital ED wait-time results were the poorest in the country in three of the seven days, with a range of 35.9%-48.4%. Christchurch Hospital had better results but still fell below the 2024/25 milestone target with a range of 57%-73.8%.
Overall, the smallest daily proportion of patients seen within the deadline belonged to Waikato Hospital, which achieved 33% on August 14.
Verrall, a doctor and former Health Minister, said she was concerned by how long people were waiting in EDs.
“Large city hospitals see our most complex patients and the highest number of patients; it’s very risky for so many people to wait this long in the emergency department.”
She expected many hospitals to struggle to meet the 2025/26 milestone, indicating ED wait times would be a key issue in next year’s election.
“This Government promised that they would make ED wait times better. It looks like they’ll be going to the election having made no difference.”
In statements from Health NZ and Acting Health Minister Matt Doocey, both described the leaked data as unreliable and pointed to the latest validated data for the January-March quarter, which was 74.2%.
However, Doocey acknowledged New Zealanders were “still waiting far too long” in EDs.
“The Government has made it clear to Health New Zealand that performance must improve and reinstating the shorter stays in ED target is key to that.”
He maintained hospitals across the country were improving, noting a “predictable rise” in ED presentations during winter months.
Health NZ executive regional director Chris Lowry indicated this winter had been busier than expected.
“While we plan for and anticipate these surges, this winter’s volume of presentations has been unprecedented.
“Staff sickness and higher-acuity patients, many of whom require isolation, have further intensified pressures on our system.”
Lowry said Health NZ remained committed to achieving the wait time target, highlighting the agency’s focus on improving in-community care to prevent unnecessary ED visits.
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