22 days ago

Why Leonie loves lawn bowls

Hilda Ross Retirement Village

For the uninitiated, lawn bowls may just look like a bunch of people throwing balls up and down a flat piece of grass.

But for Evelyn Page Retirement Village resident Leonie, it is a game of skill that has brought her 40 years of friendship, camaraderie and many fun-filled experiences and memories.

So much so, that she has dedicated most of the last 20-plus years to umpiring the game. It is her way of giving back, she says, and now she is lending those skills to the upcoming trans-Tasman inter-village Ryman Roll Up.

Click read more for the full story.

Image
More messages from your neighbours
1 hour ago

Have you been following the housing policy changes?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

New mortgage lending rules could work in first-home buyers’ favour, but it remains to be seen, according to Waikato real estate leaders.

On Tuesday the Reserve Bank announced new debt-to-income (DTI) ratios from July 1 this year, saying they reduce the likelihood of mortgage defaults.

Image
1 hour ago

What do you think of the regional council rate rise?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

One frustrated councillor walked out of a meeting before regional councillors set rates, and another didn’t vote in “protest”.

Regional councillors have agreed by a thin 7 for and 5 against margin to put forward a 2024-34 long term plan for adoption, exposing particular divisions over the higher-than-suggested rates rise for next year: 7.4%.

Image
2 hours ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Hamilton

Do you obsess about your weight, food, or exercise?

Is food just one of your many obsessions? Don’t know how to stop emotional eating? Are you also struggling with alcohol or other mind-altering substances?

Do you use mind-altering substances to change the way you feel?

Find out how AEA members have put down the food and other mind-altering substances and found freedom from obsession.

Image