Poll: Are there any run-down homes in your area?
Neighbours of a cluster of empty and deteriorating state houses in Thames say the landlord should make up its mind whether to either sell off or fix up the homes to spare the community the eyesore.
The future of the five Kāinga Ora properties - one of which has been empty for more than a year - remains uncertain after the state housing provider said it is “exploring options” for the properties.
Are there any run-down homes in your area?
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52.2% Yes
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47.8% No
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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0% Yes! New Year, New Me
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0% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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0% Nah - not for me
From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort
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.”
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
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