Rukuhia, Hamilton

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57 days ago

Keep your vehicle safe with the following tips ...

The Team from New Zealand Police

🚗 Vehicle parked in a visible location, or off the street if possible.
🚙 Valuables, including keys, removed from vehicle, or stored safely out of sight.
🚗 Vehicle locked & keys taken with you.
🚙 Keys & key chains do not display names, addresses, or license plate numbers.
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🚗 Vehicle parked in a visible location, or off the street if possible.
🚙 Valuables, including keys, removed from vehicle, or stored safely out of sight.
🚗 Vehicle locked & keys taken with you.
🚙 Keys & key chains do not display names, addresses, or license plate numbers.
🚗 Number plates secured with anti-theft screws (available at car accessory stores).
🚙 Alloy wheels secured with fit locking, anti-tamper wheel nuts.
🚗 Car ownership information stored at home, not in the vehicle.
🚙 Vehicle fitted with an anti-theft device, such as a steering wheel lock or alarm.
🚗 If the vehicle is keyless, ‘keys’ (or entry device) kept a safe distance from the car, away from doors & windows so the signal cannot be interfered with.
🚙 Get to know neighbours & their vehicles so you’ll know if you see something that doesn’t seem right.

Always report suspicious behaviour in your neighbourhood.

If it's already happened, phone 105 or report at 105.police.govt.nz.
If it's happening now, call 111.

Want to make an anonymous report? Contact Crime Stoppers

For more tips on keeping safe, visit the police.govt.nz website.

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58 days ago

Do you think homes are more affordable at the moment?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Hamilton’s housing market may never be this “affordable” again, a real estate expert says, but for many residents the dream of owning a home remains out of reach.

After years of freefall from the pandemic-era peak, prices in the city appear to have stabilised. August’s median house price… View more
Hamilton’s housing market may never be this “affordable” again, a real estate expert says, but for many residents the dream of owning a home remains out of reach.

After years of freefall from the pandemic-era peak, prices in the city appear to have stabilised. August’s median house price sat at $742,000, almost unchanged from a year ago and well below the December 2021 peak of $870,000, according to REINZ data.

Do you think homes are more affordable at the moment? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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74 days ago

Scam Alert: Cryptocurrency

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Financial Markets Authority are warning the community about a new scam where scammers are hacking social media accounts in order to pretend to be a friend and loved one. When impersonating, they use special codes and sophisticated software to manipulate the target's cryptocurrency wallets

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Financial Markets Authority are warning the community about a new scam where scammers are hacking social media accounts in order to pretend to be a friend and loved one. When impersonating, they use special codes and sophisticated software to manipulate the target's cryptocurrency wallets

How to avoid scams involving hacked social media accounts:
- When approached by your family or friends on social media talking about investment opportunities, be wary.
- Consider contacting the loved one by other means toverify their identity, such as by phone.
- Be careful when anyone or any platform requires advance payments to withdraw funds.

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58 days ago

Poll: Space or the Ocean — Where should our focus be? ☄️🌊

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Neighbourly team has been diving into a big question: should our curiosity take us up into space or down into the ocean?

It’s wild to think that more people have walked on the Moon than have reached the deepest point of the sea. Why is that?

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Space or the Ocean — Where should our focus be? ☄️🌊
  • 89.5% The Ocean!
    89.5% Complete
  • 10.5% Space!
    10.5% Complete
523 votes
58 days ago

Bake Cupcakes, Change Animals’ Lives

SPCA Cupcake Day

Cupcake Day is back on Wednesday 29 October, and we need you!

Across New Zealand, animal lovers will be baking and selling cupcakes, raising funds to give vulnerable animals the second chances they deserve. Whether you host a morning tea, run a bake sale, or simply share treats with friends for… View more
Cupcake Day is back on Wednesday 29 October, and we need you!

Across New Zealand, animal lovers will be baking and selling cupcakes, raising funds to give vulnerable animals the second chances they deserve. Whether you host a morning tea, run a bake sale, or simply share treats with friends for a donation, you’ll be part of a nationwide community making a real difference. Every cupcake counts so sign up today and help create a brighter future for animals in need.
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59 days ago

Whanganui might become training ground for Waikato medical students

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

The University of Waikato has signed an agreement to explore if Whanganui could become a location for medical school students to do their placements.

The university inked a document on Tuesday with the Whanganui District Council, Health New Zealand and regional health providers to explore the … View more
The University of Waikato has signed an agreement to explore if Whanganui could become a location for medical school students to do their placements.

The university inked a document on Tuesday with the Whanganui District Council, Health New Zealand and regional health providers to explore the proposal.

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59 days ago

Do you think this lakeside speed limit should be dropped (again)?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

A Government decision to roll back speed limit reductions has put holidaymakers at risk — and now NZTA is scrambling to fix it.

The transport agency has reopened consultation on a proposal to drop the speed limit outside Motutere Holiday Park, south of Taupō, from 100kph back to 60kph.

Do … View more
A Government decision to roll back speed limit reductions has put holidaymakers at risk — and now NZTA is scrambling to fix it.

The transport agency has reopened consultation on a proposal to drop the speed limit outside Motutere Holiday Park, south of Taupō, from 100kph back to 60kph.

Do you think this lakeside speed limit should be dropped (again)? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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59 days ago

Homecoming with a twist: Award-winning chef brings destination dining to Taumarunui

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Six seats. That’s all it takes for one of New Zealand’s most celebrated chefs to make his grand return home.

After closing the doors of Napier’s acclaimed Pacifica, a restaurant that earned three Cuisine hats and was twice crowned New Zealand’s Best Regional Restaurant, chef Jeremy … View more
Six seats. That’s all it takes for one of New Zealand’s most celebrated chefs to make his grand return home.

After closing the doors of Napier’s acclaimed Pacifica, a restaurant that earned three Cuisine hats and was twice crowned New Zealand’s Best Regional Restaurant, chef Jeremy Rameka and his partner - sommelier Natalie Bulman - are trading their seaside stage for something far smaller and far more personal.

Their new venture, Ni, will seat just six diners at a time in a tiny railway cottage in the heart of Kākahi, near Taumarunui.

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59 days ago

A gift for you when you subscribe to NZ House & Garden

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When you take out a 1- or 2-year subscription, you’ll receive a FREE ManukaRx Firming Day Cream, valued at $52 RRP.

Infused with the power of East Cape mānuka … View more
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60 days ago

Sarah Thomson pledges to cut consultant use by a third at Hamilton City Council

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson says she will cut the city council’s consultancy spend by one-third over the next three years if she is elected to Hamilton’s top job.

“In the last financial year, the council spent $36.8 million on consultant costs, with most of this related to … View more
Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson says she will cut the city council’s consultancy spend by one-third over the next three years if she is elected to Hamilton’s top job.

“In the last financial year, the council spent $36.8 million on consultant costs, with most of this related to infrastructure projects,” Thomson said, announcing the campaign pledge on Monday.

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60 days ago

Did you know about the stadium under construction in Matamata?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

Matamata’s long-awaited stadium is rising fast, leading the way for community-school partnerships in rural New Zealand.

The $11.1M project, Te Whare Whakapakari, is taking shape on Matamata College grounds and represents a unique partnership between Matamata-Piako District Council, the … View more
Matamata’s long-awaited stadium is rising fast, leading the way for community-school partnerships in rural New Zealand.

The $11.1M project, Te Whare Whakapakari, is taking shape on Matamata College grounds and represents a unique partnership between Matamata-Piako District Council, the Ministry of Education, Sport Waikato and the local community.

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60 days ago

Rototuna boil water notice lifted, but 'we may never know the exact cause'

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

A boil water notice covering north-east Hamilton has been lifted after three days of clear tests, but the cause remains a mystery.
Residents can now go back to using tap water, though there are some steps to take first.

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60 days ago

Friend’s fears for missing teacher

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Whānau and friends searching for missing Tokoroa teacher Jayleb-Che Dean say the normally outgoing and social man was known to “go off grid“ from time to time but concern for his wellbeing is growing after he missed the first day of the new school term.

On Monday morning, around 80 to 100 … View more
Whānau and friends searching for missing Tokoroa teacher Jayleb-Che Dean say the normally outgoing and social man was known to “go off grid“ from time to time but concern for his wellbeing is growing after he missed the first day of the new school term.

On Monday morning, around 80 to 100 people gathered at the location where Dean, 36, was last seen on the night of Tuesday, September 30 - a popular off-the-beaten-track swimming spot known as ‘hot-cold stream’, about a 20 minute drive south of Rotorua at Waiotapu.

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60 days ago

Bird poo? What could be behind north Hamilton’s boil water notice

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Councils need to get water treatment “perfect” to avoid “severe outcomes”, says a water scientist.

But the results were less than perfect for Hamilton City on Saturday, with one sample testing positive for the faecal contamination indicator E coli. Monday tested clear, but the same was … View more
Councils need to get water treatment “perfect” to avoid “severe outcomes”, says a water scientist.

But the results were less than perfect for Hamilton City on Saturday, with one sample testing positive for the faecal contamination indicator E coli. Monday tested clear, but the same was needed until Tuesday before a boil water notice could be lifted.

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67 days ago

Are you following election news?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

An animal rights campaigner, a scientist, a “man of faith”, a retired treaty constitution lawyer, and an “anti-corruption officer”.

There’s a diverse bunch who are having a crack at getting themselves elected Hamilton’s next mayor.

Are you following election news? Tell us your … View more
An animal rights campaigner, a scientist, a “man of faith”, a retired treaty constitution lawyer, and an “anti-corruption officer”.

There’s a diverse bunch who are having a crack at getting themselves elected Hamilton’s next mayor.

Are you following election news? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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