219 days ago

Poll: Have you tried a Providence Pantry pie?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

What started as a quiet break from burnout has turned into national recognition for a small-town baker.

Providence Pantry, run by chef Rensha Bouwer in Paeroa, has been featured in the New Zealand’s Best Gourmet Pies 2024 book, highlighting its place among the country’s standout pie-makers.

Have you tried a Providence Pantry pie? Tell us what it was like in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Have you tried a Providence Pantry pie?
  • 0% Yes
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  • 100% No
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20 votes
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2 hours ago

Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎉 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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Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
  • 0% Yes! New Year, New Me
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  • 33.3% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
    33.3% Complete
  • 66.7% Nah - not for me
    66.7% Complete
3 votes
8 hours ago

From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.

He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in my blood.”

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7 days ago

Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎁 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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Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
  • 78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
    78.7% Complete
  • 21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
    21.3% Complete
1224 votes