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Firefighters rely on a good supply of water when they are battling fires. Increased water usage can result in a reduction of water pressure in some areas. This impacts on the ability of fire protection systems to operate effectively or sometimes mean there is insufficient supply to fight fires. Do … View moreFirefighters rely on a good supply of water when they are battling fires. Increased water usage can result in a reduction of water pressure in some areas. This impacts on the ability of fire protection systems to operate effectively or sometimes mean there is insufficient supply to fight fires. Do your job to help our firefighters do theirs. For more information, visit ccc.govt.nz/waterwise
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Hello Neighbours!
Welcome to 2017!! We hope that the festive season has been fabulous and that you're well rested and ready for the coming year. We're kicking off the year with our first 'New Year's Resolution' winner, our first Neighbourhood Champion, and chances for … View moreHello Neighbours!
Welcome to 2017!! We hope that the festive season has been fabulous and that you're well rested and ready for the coming year. We're kicking off the year with our first 'New Year's Resolution' winner, our first Neighbourhood Champion, and chances for you to get involved and be in to win too.
In this newsletter we have:
- Our first 'Make it a New Years Resolution' winner , and your chance to get into the next draw,
- Only 3 days till we find out who will become our First Neighbourhood Champion
- I Heart My Hood photo competition!!
Our First 'Make it a New Year's Resolution' Winner!
We all know the new years is a time for making plans for the coming year, and we have the easiest New Year's resolution yet, and you can tick off part of it pretty quickly. Just sign up and commit to getting involved in Neighbours Day. Those that do sign up go into the draw for a $100 grocery voucher - there is still a chance to win one in January and in February.
The first of our draws for the grocery voucher has been made and the winner is Stephanie Moran of Red Beach! Congratulations Stephanie!
More on the campaign and how to get involved is below!
Make it a New Year's Resolution!
Earlier this year we put it to the Neighbours Day community to vote on the best way to launch Neighbours Day 2017. The winning idea was is 'Make it a New Years Resolution', and so that is what we're rolling with. Make getting involved in Neighbours Day your New Year's Resolution.
If you or anyone else signs up for Neighbours Day 2017 between today and the 31st of January you go in a drawer to win a $100 grocery voucher. We'll be making 2 more draws, one this month and one in February.
We know there are some of you who are real champions of Neighbours Day Aotearoa, so for those that get the most people joining up we have a little incentive for you too. We've added a section in the join up page where people can mention how they heard about Neighbours Day. This is where all those awesome people you get to join up can pop your name. If you, or your organisation, come out on tops and have the most new members joining up then you will win a $100 grocery voucher as well!!! Whaaattt!! Now that will come in handy either for your awesome Neighbours Day event, or your friendly neighbourly bbq, or will pay for the TimTam's you bring when you have a cup of tea with your neighbours.
And just in case the chance to get involved in Neighbours Day and maybe win a voucher still isn't enough then how about this! - our Neighbours Day Members get tips and advice on how to make their Neighbours Day especially awesome, how and where to apply for funding or support in your community for your neighbours day activities, AND we'll be having a few more spot prize draws in the coming months that will help make your neighbours day activities even more fabulous.
Now that right there is a even more of an incentive to get either your fine self or others you know involved! So make sure you share the love and spread the word.
Neighbourhood Champions!
There are only a few days left to get your Neighbourhood Champion nominations in. Our January Neighbourhood champion gets the chance to win this beautiful pohutakawa necklace from Paul Harris Art and Design. Next month we have a lovely Orania skin care package to give our Neighbourhood Champion. So get those stories into Kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz
I Heart My Hood Photo Competition
This month we will launching the I Heart My Hood photo competition. We'll be announcing the launch date on facebook and on our website in the coming weeks.
This year we're doing it a little differently. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you personify your community or 'hood'. To help focus (excuse the photography pun) we've chosen three themes.
1 - I Heart the History of My Hood
Everywhere we live has history, and stories. Do you know your hood's history? Or maybe you know someone who has lived in the community for what seems like a million years, and know the place like that back of their hand. Was your hood the birth place of the women's vote, or maybe site of the biggest lamington ever made way back in 53' ....(Yes I know, random, but honestly we're interesting in anything and everything)... We want to capture that both photographically and with a little text to accompany the image. It could be a quote, or a short version of the story that's been told. By the way - this is also an awesome way to get our older 'story tellers' involved.
2 - I Heart Diversity in my Hood
New Zealand really has become a melting pot and that brings with it the rainbow of diversity of all kinds. We want to capture some of that photographically and again with a little story, quote or text that adds to the diversity story of your community. Maybe you have the 'united nations' living on one street, maybe your neighbourhood pot luck dinners are better and more interesting than an international food fair could every dream of! We want to see and hear about it.
3 - I Heart My Healthy Hood
With our clean green image, amazing fresh foods, picture perfect outdoor environment, we know there are neighbourhoods out there that personify 'health'. Is your neighbourhood or neighbour one of them? It could be through a neighbourhood walking group, or a 'from garden to plate thanks to the shared neighbourhood community garden' kind of thing. It might be a neighbourhood that has committed to getting the kids off screens and outside, or maybe its a whole street of cross fit power vegans ..... probably not ... but you never know. What ever it is, we want to see and hear about it with a great photo of the people involved, and a great quote or (short) story to go with it.
So get snapping and chatting. We'll have more information on I Heart My Hood available on facebook and on our website.
We're starting 2017 with a hiss and a roar. We hope you are too!
Make sure you sign up for Neighbours Day 2017. If you get a sudden urge to share Neighbours Day on social media, don't fight that urge and use - #neighboursday . If you have some awesome neighbourly stories feel free to email them to us at kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz.
If you're back in the office today, we hope you're not struggling too much. Do you know how you'll get home if there's no transport or who will get the kids if you can't get to them? Work through our Personal Workplace Emergency Plan and decide what you will do.
… View moreIf you're back in the office today, we hope you're not struggling too much. Do you know how you'll get home if there's no transport or who will get the kids if you can't get to them? Work through our Personal Workplace Emergency Plan and decide what you will do.
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Why not head to one of our pools to cool off? You’ll collect a stamp for every time you visit between now and January 26. Visit 5 times and you’ll receive a 10% discount on your entry to Christchurch Crown, the fifth event of the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series.
Then, collect an extra 10 … View moreWhy not head to one of our pools to cool off? You’ll collect a stamp for every time you visit between now and January 26. Visit 5 times and you’ll receive a 10% discount on your entry to Christchurch Crown, the fifth event of the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series.
Then, collect an extra 10 stickers and be in the draw to win a fantastic prize pack including a HUUB wetsuit. Read More: bit.ly...
One of the easiest ways to conserve H20 in summer is by watering your garden on alternate days at most. TIP: an easy way to remember this is houses with odd street numbers houses water on odd days and even street numbers on even days. For more tips, visit ccc.govt.nz/waterwise
Falling over is not a natural part of aging - it is preventable!
SAYGO classes show you easy exercises to improve balance, strength and mobility, and thus help you not to fall over.
A weekly community based Falls Prevention class starts in Redcliffs, 10am Monday 16 January at the Port Hills … View moreFalling over is not a natural part of aging - it is preventable!
SAYGO classes show you easy exercises to improve balance, strength and mobility, and thus help you not to fall over.
A weekly community based Falls Prevention class starts in Redcliffs, 10am Monday 16 January at the Port Hills Uniting Parish Church, Augusta Street - opp the supermarket. $2 donation per class please.
Regular attendance at Steady As You Go (SAYGO) classes is known to help people (especially those over 65) to reduce their likelihood of falling over. Classes are fun, easy, at your pace. Exercises are seated and standing, with a little walking.
Redcliffs Class - just come along any Monday from 16 January onwards, at 10am, no need to book.
There are 13 other SAYGO classes running around Christchurch - see www.ageconcerncan.org.nz... or call Age Concern Canterbury 366 0903 or Christine Toner 0274339598 for more information.
Linwood Village Market
Saturday January 7
9 am to 1 pm
Linwood Community Arts Centre Car Park
- cnr Worcester & Stanmore
Fresh produce
, plants
… View moreLinwood Village Market
Saturday January 7
9 am to 1 pm
Linwood Community Arts Centre Car Park
- cnr Worcester & Stanmore
Fresh produce
, plants
, books
, antiques
, bric-a-brac
, retro items, vintage clothes and household goods,
jam, crafts, artworks
.
Refreshments available
(coffee tea herb teas cupcakes and more)
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For information: Dee 021 023 33167
Have you entered our super kids’ #waterwatch colouring competition yet? Learn neat tips AND be in to win epic summertime prizes. Pick up the latest edition of Family Times or visit ccc.govt.nz/waterwise
Looking for something to do in the holidays? Why not check out RED DOG: True Blue!
When eleven year old Mick is shipped off to his grandfather's cattle station in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, he prepares himself for a life of dull hardship. Instead he finds myth, … View moreLooking for something to do in the holidays? Why not check out RED DOG: True Blue!
When eleven year old Mick is shipped off to his grandfather's cattle station in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, he prepares himself for a life of dull hardship. Instead he finds myth, adventure and friendship with a scrappy, one-of-a-kind dog that will change his life forever. RED DOG: True Blue is a story of friendship, loyalty and acceptance and is perfect for families and dog lovers of all ages. Want to win a double pass?
Simply like or thank this post before 9 January for your chance to WIN one of ten double passes to RED DOG: True Blue.
If you are going away and haven't got anyone available to look after your fur babies, I can come and feed your cat, dog, chooks, guinea pigs, rabbits.
I am happy to water plants and collect mail, turn lights on etc. 45 years experience with animals.
check out my Facebook page … View moreIf you are going away and haven't got anyone available to look after your fur babies, I can come and feed your cat, dog, chooks, guinea pigs, rabbits.
I am happy to water plants and collect mail, turn lights on etc. 45 years experience with animals.
check out my Facebook page www.facebook.com...
for more information.
$10 per visit, happy to meet you beforehand to discuss your requirements. thanks, Elsa
Wow! The average CHCH person uses the equivalent of 100 750ml water bottles for every person each day during summer! That’s a heap of water! BUT…if we could each reduce our water use by 1% we’d save about 1.8million litres a week – that’s 350,000 bottles a day!! Imagine what we could … View moreWow! The average CHCH person uses the equivalent of 100 750ml water bottles for every person each day during summer! That’s a heap of water! BUT…if we could each reduce our water use by 1% we’d save about 1.8million litres a week – that’s 350,000 bottles a day!! Imagine what we could achieve with a 5% reduction? For more information, visit ccc.govt.nz/waterwise
#waterwatch
Merry Christmas Metro users! A friendly reminder that all our services end at 6 pm Christmas Day (25 December). You can see when the last trip on your service is departing at www.facebook.com... . We hope you have a lovely summer holiday break and thank you for getting on-board with Metro in 2016.
If you haven’t already made contact with your neighbours and older relatives, the holiday season is a perfect opportunity to break the ice.
Sometimes we get caught up in the Christmas rush, and don’t take time to think about people who may be experiencing a much quieter holiday season. … View moreIf you haven’t already made contact with your neighbours and older relatives, the holiday season is a perfect opportunity to break the ice.
Sometimes we get caught up in the Christmas rush, and don’t take time to think about people who may be experiencing a much quieter holiday season. Contact with older people can help families to connect with what Christmas is really about, and it’s a great time to explore memories and think about traditions.
We will posting 5 tips leading up to Christmas on how you can connect with your older neighbours this Holiday Season.
5. Look out for them
Look out for your neighbours this holiday season. Be mindful that Christmas can be a tough time for some older people, especially those who live alone. Small gestures of kindness can make this time much easier for older people who may be lonely.
In the last five years in Christchurch there have been 20 deaths and 119 serious injury road crashes caused by alcohol and speed. The majority of those at fault were male.
Don’t become a statistic. Think before you drink.
Hi neighbours! Summer is here and it’s a great time to get decorating. Right now you can save the GST on Resene premium paints, stains, primers, sealers, wallpaper, decorating accessories and cleaning products at your local Resene ColorShop or participating reseller. Plus if you have a Resene … View moreHi neighbours! Summer is here and it’s a great time to get decorating. Right now you can save the GST on Resene premium paints, stains, primers, sealers, wallpaper, decorating accessories and cleaning products at your local Resene ColorShop or participating reseller. Plus if you have a Resene ColorShop Card or Resene DIY Card, you can enjoy extra savings on a range of products. It's our Christmas gift to you! Offer runs until 31 January 2017.
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