Nawton, Hamilton

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Do you have any festive tips your community needs to know about? Post them here!

2689 days ago

Waikato bus drivers to strike today

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

School buses and other bus users will be affected today (Tuesday 14th August) by a last-minute strike.

Around 120 bus drivers will walk off the job on Tuesday, according to a statement from FIRST Union.

The union says drivers from Hamilton, Otorohanga, and Te Awamutu are striking due to low … View more
School buses and other bus users will be affected today (Tuesday 14th August) by a last-minute strike.

Around 120 bus drivers will walk off the job on Tuesday, according to a statement from FIRST Union.

The union says drivers from Hamilton, Otorohanga, and Te Awamutu are striking due to low pay and bad conditions.

All Orbiter services will run as normal, Busit said in an online post.

All regional services (to and from Huntly, Raglan, Cambridge, Te Awamtu, Morrinsville and Paeroa) will operate as normal.

There will be no service on the 29 Hamilton Gardens service all day.

The CBD Shuttle will run with one bus, instead of two, with service every 15 - 20 minutes.

See all other Hamilton services that will be affected here.

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2700 days ago

Got your Get Growing?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

In this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on cat-proofing raised beds, pruning roses, sowing seeds for flower power in your garden this summer, planting strawberries and growing peas. Check out our lists of 10 crops you can sow undercover now to get a head-start on spring and 10 … View moreIn this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on cat-proofing raised beds, pruning roses, sowing seeds for flower power in your garden this summer, planting strawberries and growing peas. Check out our lists of 10 crops you can sow undercover now to get a head-start on spring and 10 plants you can grow to feed the birds, plus join our campaign to create bird-friendly suburbs across New Zealand and get some free native plant seed from NZ Seeds! We also have a fabulous prize pack from Grosafe, copies of the latest issue of NZ Gardener and double passes to the 2018 New Zealand Flower & Garden Show.

Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Best of all, it's free! Click on the link to subscribe.

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2690 days ago

For Sale VW Golf 99

Monica from Beerescourt

motor 1.8 litros automatic, 201.00 kms, Wof until January and rego for 3 months!

Price: $1,750

2690 days ago

Sponsors/donations wanted!

Secretary from HAMILTON BMX CLUB

Awesome news that two of our riders Cailen Calkin & Jessie Smith have been chosen to compete at the Youth Olympics, so we need our community to pull together & help these two young riders get there!
If you can sponsor them or make a donation towards their costs would be gratefully … View more
Awesome news that two of our riders Cailen Calkin & Jessie Smith have been chosen to compete at the Youth Olympics, so we need our community to pull together & help these two young riders get there!
If you can sponsor them or make a donation towards their costs would be gratefully received.
Please contact the club: hamiltonbmx@xtra.co.nz

Multi-world age group champions Jessie Smith and Cailen Calkin, both from the Waikato, are part of the five-strong New Zealand cycling team to compete at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.

The athletes will compete in the 13-day Games at Buenos Aires from 6-18 October in a team comprising BMX, mountain bike and road riders.


Smith was the 16 years BMX world champion in 2017 and ninth in her first year as a junior elite in 2018.

Calkin, a three-time Challenge world champion, was a quarterfinalist in the junior elite (under-19) category this year.


At the Youth Olympic Games the pair will compete in the BMX racing against other riders of the same sex, with their results to be combined as medals are awarded to the team with the most points.


The pair are joined by three mountain-bike riders (who also have road experience), Samara (Sammie) Maxwell (Taupo), Phoebe Young (Wanaka) and Max Taylor (Palmerston North).


Maxwell is the national under-19 mountain bike champion while Young is the Oceania under-19 winner and also New Zealand under-19 road time trial champion.


Taylor, the 2017 under-17 mountain bike champion, has also enjoyed success as a road rider.


The mountain bike/road riders will race in a criterium, time trial and road race (road cycling) with an eliminator and short track races for mountain bike.
Maxwell and Young will compete as a team in the female division. In the male division Taylor will compete alongside Calkin.


“The Youth Olympic Games is an important international stage for our young riders to experience the Olympic values and to both experience and understand the challenges of a vast multisport global competition,” said Cycling New Zealand HP Athlete Development Lead, Graeme Hunn.


“The International Olympic Committee continue to use this competition to incorporate fresh ideas and new sports, several of which have flowed through to international and Olympic events.”


This time we believe the competitions are really beneficial to our developing riders and we have selected a strong group of outstanding young people who we believe will acquit themselves well in and out of competition.”
“Well done to all of these athletes for all the hard work they’ve put in to make it to this point.”


New Zealand has an extremely proud cycling history at both Olympic and Commonwealth Games level and we look forward to these athletes becoming part of that legacy.”


The 2018 Youth Olympic Games will be the third edition of the summer youth Games. The Games are a pre-elite development opportunity for the world’s most promising young athletes, allowing them to experience a multi-sport games environment while exposing them to learning and cultural opportunities and helping them on the performance pathway.

2703 days ago

Still time to REGISTER

Syrina Pene from Te Rongopai Community Trust (GOOD NEWS COMMUNITY CENTRE)

Please feel free to join and re-join our classes coming up soon...
Maori Language for Beginners - Monday August 6th at 5.30pm
Job Club - Tuesday August 7th at 1pm
Flax Weaving - Thursday August 16th at 7pm

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2691 days ago

Waikato airbnb host get together

Ruth from Pirongia - Karamu

Hi - calling all airbnb hosts with a current listing - we are hosting a Waikato host get together this Sunday (19th Aug) from 2pm just outside Pirongia.

Good way to meet and discuss each others experiences - learn lots and enjoy a home made afternoon tea.

If you are interesting in coming or … View more
Hi - calling all airbnb hosts with a current listing - we are hosting a Waikato host get together this Sunday (19th Aug) from 2pm just outside Pirongia.

Good way to meet and discuss each others experiences - learn lots and enjoy a home made afternoon tea.

If you are interesting in coming or know an airbnb host please message me or text me on 0211316736 for our address.

thanks Ruth

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2691 days ago

81 Kate Morgan shakes-cheap!!

Pat from Flagstaff

I used these the beginning of the year to loose 20 kg in about 2.5 months but now I’m happy with my weight so selling on for cheap so someone else might experience the same.

Price: $175

2692 days ago

Share your green tips to WIN!

Countdown

Got any great ways we can all help the environment? Any green tips, tricks or habits that others might not know about? Share them on our page, and you could win one of 10 Countdown gift cards, worth $100 each! It’s all part of our commitment to helping our environment thrive. Share tips now

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2695 days ago

Give a Little Page for Austin

Steve from Saint Andrews

Hi all, a friend recommended that I put a post up on Neighbourly for a Give a Little Page for Austin Taylor.
I was wondering if people could share the link below to help us raise some funds so we can buy an important medical equipment to help Austin.

Cheers all,

Steve

givealittle.co.nz...

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2692 days ago

Smeg Fieldays Fridge

Nick from Flagstaff

A Smeg Fieldays fridge from Kitchen Things that I luckily won but unfortunately don't need, excellent condition, brand new, 42 Litres, remainder of a two year warranty, ideal for a Waikato home or business!

Price: $950

2693 days ago

Huge Garage Sale!!!

Juliana from Saint Andrews

12 Gilchrist Street, Avalon, Hamilton


8am Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th August. Furniture, Drapes New & second hand, net curtains, linen, crockery, kitchen utensils, books galore, toys, bikes, cockatiels, large stand up aviary and clothes and more

Negotiable

2693 days ago

How are you dealing with the teachers strike?

Wayne Timmo Reporter from Waikato Times

Hi Neighbours (and parents),
Primary school teachers plan to strike on August 15.
We're keen to hear how what your plans for the day are: will you be taking the day off work, taking your children to work with you, sending your children to grandparents or any other bright ideas!
If … View more
Hi Neighbours (and parents),
Primary school teachers plan to strike on August 15.
We're keen to hear how what your plans for the day are: will you be taking the day off work, taking your children to work with you, sending your children to grandparents or any other bright ideas!
If you're keen to share your plans with us email jo.lines-mackenzie@stuff.co.nz, call 027 593 1691 or comment below.

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2693 days ago

for sale

Bert from Pukete

cot + matras $20
portecot + matras $20
high chair $20
2 blankets + sheets $20
push chair or buggy $20
phone Rita at 8509403

Negotiable

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