Do you have unwanted wool/acrylic or material scraps suitable for quilting?
If you have unwanted wool/acrylic - odd balls and ends of balls, etc are fine - or material scraps suitable for quilting, our group of elderly ladies are always needing supplies. We make blanket squares and quilts, jumpers for children, scarves, hats and gloves for people in Romania, Moldova, and that part of the world where poverty is rife and where people live often in fear of their lives. The blankets squares are sewn up and then crocheted round the edges and we have the pleasure of knowing that someoe at the other side of the world is being kept warm by our efforts - it's a good feeling but we need constant supplies so if you can help, please ring me on 021-057-0371 and I will arrange to collect the goods. Kind regards. Pat Gregory
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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Principal defends $17k overseas trip as research
A Hamilton principal whose $17,000 trip to Hawaii and Alaska was highlighted in an report on questionable school spending says he was doing doctoral work on how streaming affects students.
Fairfield College principal Richard Crawford is defending the trip, saying it was his first sabbatical in his 19-year career as a principal and contributed to learning he’d be applying to both his school, and potentially others, through his research.
Festive cheer, fiscal fear - and questions about growth
Hamilton’s boom-town status has been called into question as Hamilton City Council grapples with the need to bring rates within Government mandated limits.
Councillor Andrew Bydder said assumptions about relentless population growth may be “out of date”, and called for a review of the issue early next year.
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