Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills
This new book from Gordon Ogilvie will be of interest to many people in Halswell and surrounding areas. 'Place Names of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills' is a history of the place names of Banks Peninsula, Lyttelton Harbour, the Port Hills and suburbs including Heathcote, Halswell and Tai Tapu. Ogilvie has been able to include rarely seen sketches and paintings from the Alexander Turnbull Library and Christchurch Art Gallery collections. You can read more about it here: www.canterbury.ac.nz...
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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10.3% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20.1% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.6% Nah - not for me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Response to regifting presents
My mind tends to wander:
I do not see any problem with regifting it back to the person who gave it, they obviously liked it. In fact, that might work out well as you buy the present you want, then gift it to someone you know who will gift it back.
Perfect, no decision needs to be made about Xmas presents
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