Poll: What do you do to combat the winter blues?
The shortest day of the year was on Saturday, but we still have a fair bit of winter to get through! Do you experience winter blues?
Prominent specialists and personalities share their tips.
For example, comedian and author Sam Smith suggests that you "Stock up on supplies to get that DIY project underway. Call up the old bandmates to practice some songs for a jam session. Lay the groundwork for future fun."
Do you experience winter blues?
More importantly, do you have any tips for dealing with the gloomiest part of the year?
Share your thoughts with your neighbours!
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40% What winter blues? I love winter!
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57.6% Yes - bring on summer!
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2.4% Do you have any tips? Share them below
Kids Market-Stall holders wanted
🎪KIDS MARKET STALL HOLDERS WANTED🎪
Be a part of this year's Annual Extravaganza in the Park Christmas Market on Saturday 6th Dec 2025 at Elliott Park Nawton Hamilton.
🎪If your aged 5-13years get creative and be a part of our Kids Market. Stalls are to be run by the kids and not the adults. Adults are there to supervise in the background.
🎪 Visitors will experience a lively marketplace where children showcase and sell their own handmade products. Each child is responsible for setting up their stall, displaying their goods, handling cash or digital payments, and interacting with customers.
🎪Parents and the local community play a supportive role, coming along to shop and cheer on our young stallholders. The market is not just an event—it’s a movement that helps shape the next generation of our market entrepreneurs.
For expression of interest please email craftextravaganzanz@gmail.com before Sat 19th July and state what you would be interested in doing.
We would love some interactive stalls, games where kids can participate at your stall. Get your thinking caps on and we look forward to hearing from you. Stalls will be $20 3x3 site, limited spaces available.
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Poll: Have you felt the impact of electricity price increases?
Last year, the Commerce Commission announced it had agreed to increase revenue limits to facilitate the maintenance and improvement of the electricity network.
Consumer NZ have revealed their latest annual energy survey, and found that 11% of consumers have had to cut back on their heating, and 20% of people have been struggling to pay their power bill in the past year.
How does your region compare? You can view and compare how the average monthly household use, charges, and bills vary regionally here.
We want to know: Is your household paying more for electricity this year?
Do you have any advice for your community on what changes you have found most effective in keeping costs down in your home or office? Share below!
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80.3% Yes! The increase has hit hard
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15.2% I am managing - we have found some solutions
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4.5% No - have not noticed much change
Poll: Is AI rewiring our minds?
Artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT are here to stay - the question now is, how will they shape the future? Will the use of AI to complete daily tasks, particularly school work, impact cognitive abilities and creativity?
Recent work out of a MIT Media Lab suggests that people who used ChatGPT have lower brain engagement than those who did not when writing their essays. While the MIT Media Lab work has driven headlines recently, others have been quick to remind us that the fear of technology is nothing new.
We want to know: Is AI an addition to the technological toolbox, or should we be having bigger conversations about the impact of AI technology?
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19.9% AI is making us lazy
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50.3% Ai is great, BUT only if used as a tool and not a substitute for thinking
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5.5% AI is great! People have a history of fearing new technology
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22.3% Too early to tell
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2% Have a different perspective? Share it below!
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