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2308 days ago

Poll: Māori tourism centre earmarked for the Hamilton Gardens

Rudi from Hamilton Lake

The plan was put forward in a submission by the iwi on the Hamilton City Council's planned re-vamp of the Gardens.
Mayor Andrew King backed the venture. He said Tainui wanted the land to be close enough to the Waikato River's bank, so it could launch a waka as part of the tourism … View more
The plan was put forward in a submission by the iwi on the Hamilton City Council's planned re-vamp of the Gardens.
Mayor Andrew King backed the venture. He said Tainui wanted the land to be close enough to the Waikato River's bank, so it could launch a waka as part of the tourism experience.
Should the gardens move away from being GARDENS and just become a tourist attraction with different themes?

Māori tourism centre earmarked for the Hamilton Gardens
  • 28.6% It must remain a garden experience only
    28.6% Complete
  • 28.6% We need a cultural Māori experience there
    28.6% Complete
  • 35.7% I am all for Māori experience in Hamilton, but another site
    35.7% Complete
  • 7.1% This will bring division to our city
    7.1% Complete
  • 0% I don't know
    0% Complete
84 votes
2307 days ago

A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF T JOHN MARSHALL

Michael from Leamington

Today from 2PM-6PM Quiet Room, Resthaven, 6 Vogel Street, Cambridge.

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2307 days ago

Wishing everyone a safe, fun and kind #FathersDay weekend!

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

To celebrate here's some of our fave cheesy dad jokes...


Q: What did the policeman say to his belly button?

A: You're under a vest!

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To celebrate here's some of our fave cheesy dad jokes...


Q: What did the policeman say to his belly button?

A: You're under a vest!


Q: How do you make a tissue dance?

A: Put a little boogey in it!


Q: Where do bees go to the toilet?

A: At the BP station!


#NSNZrandomactsofkindness

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2308 days ago

Creative designs from your recycling bin!

The Team from

What to do with old glass jars? There’s something about the beauty of empty glass jars that makes it hard to just put them into the recycling bin.

If you’ve been holding onto a few hoping for an inspiring project, you’ll love this super easy idea.

Make the most of this weekend with this … View more
What to do with old glass jars? There’s something about the beauty of empty glass jars that makes it hard to just put them into the recycling bin.

If you’ve been holding onto a few hoping for an inspiring project, you’ll love this super easy idea.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene.

Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself.

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2309 days ago

Poll: Lime scooter, keep them or get rid of them?

Desmond from Dinsdale

I see the arguments for and against keeping them - I'm just creating a poll because I'm interested in seeing what the percentages for and against are.

Lime scooter, keep them or get rid of them?
  • 37.9% Keep them.
    37.9% Complete
  • 62.1% Ban them.
    62.1% Complete
103 votes
2314 days ago

E-SCOOTERS BEING ROLLED OUT TODAY IN HAMILTON

Rudi from Hamilton Lake

HAMILTON - E-SCOOTERS ON OUR STREETS AS OF TODAY

#E-scooters for hire will arrive in Hamilton as part of a six-month trial approved by Hamilton City Council at the Growth and Infrastructure Committee Meeting on 18 June 2019.
Lime scooters will be the first operator to have a presence in the city … View more
HAMILTON - E-SCOOTERS ON OUR STREETS AS OF TODAY

#E-scooters for hire will arrive in Hamilton as part of a six-month trial approved by Hamilton City Council at the Growth and Infrastructure Committee Meeting on 18 June 2019.
Lime scooters will be the first operator to have a presence in the city and will operate under a public places permit for six months. The Council expects to receive formal applications from other operators over the coming weeks and months.
Lime has e-scooters in more than 100 cities across the world including both Auckland and Christchurch. They will introduce a total of 600 e-scooters for hire in Hamilton during the trial period. Around 200 of these will be arriving in Hamilton this Friday 23 August with the remaining e-scooters anticipated to arrive next week.
The e-scooters will be able to be ridden throughout the city but will be focused on the central city, Hamilton East, Hillcrest and Hamilton Lake areas. They can be ridden on footpaths and roads and will feature geofencing which automatically reduces speeds in certain areas to make it safer for users and pedestrians. These areas include the central city entertainment and dining precinct, Garden Place and Centre Place and the speeds will be limited to 15kmh. There will also be low speed zones along the Waikato River.
“Safety is our number one priority and we’ll be working closely with Lime and any other providers coming to the city to monitor compliance and ensure the code of practice is upheld.
There will also be a dedicated e-scooter parking zone at Hamilton Gardens. However, the devices will not be able to be ridden within the grounds of the Gardens, over the boardwalk section around Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton Lake Domain) or at Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park.
According to the operator’s terms and conditions, anyone aged 18 or older can use the e-scooters and users will be able to find and unlock them using an app on their phone. The e-scooters are dockless, which means they can be left anywhere safe within the city. A team of local “juicers” will be recruited by Lime to retrieve, charge and deploy the e-scooters each day.
The Council’s General Manager for Infrastructure Operations, Eeva-Liisa Wright says: “This initiative is about providing alternatives to cars for people making short trips around our city, honouring our commitment to being energy efficient and building stronger connections between key destinations.
“At the end of the six-month trial we will be in a good position to determine how many e-scooters will fit in the Hamilton market, the optimum number of providers and the areas of operation, including restricted areas.
“Safety is our number one priority and we’ll be working closely with Lime and any other providers coming to the city to monitor compliance and ensure the code of practice is upheld.
“We’ll also be delivering a city-wide education campaign over the coming weeks to compliment the user training provided at the time of hire.”

www.hamiltonratepayers.com...

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2308 days ago

Solid American Oak TV/Entertainment Cabinet & Coffee Table

Colleen from Leamington

Beautiful solid American oak cabinet and coffee table as matching items previously kept and used in a conservatory. No longer have space for them because we have moved to a smaller home.

The cabinet is a clever unit which has separate sets of upper and lower doors behind which are various … View more
Beautiful solid American oak cabinet and coffee table as matching items previously kept and used in a conservatory. No longer have space for them because we have moved to a smaller home.

The cabinet is a clever unit which has separate sets of upper and lower doors behind which are various shelving set ups which are fixed and can't be changed. We had it made before the days of huge screens and it works fantastically with a smaller flat screen. Also, it easily houses sound system electronics, DVD players, DVD/CD's and decoders etc.

Dimensions of the cabinet-
H1435mm excluding the ornamental bit at on top at the back
W1020mm
D500mm

Dimension of the TV space in the cabinet
H575mm
W880mm

Dimension of the coffee table
H450mm
W700mm
L1200mm
Pick up Leamington

Price: $200

2308 days ago

AUCKLAND - MEASLES TRAVEL ALERT (RNZ Report)

Rudi from Hamilton Lake

The Ministry of Health is warning people travelling to Auckland to make sure they're vaccinated against measles.
The outbreak has spread much more quickly in the last fortnight. About a third of all cases have come in the last two weeks.
Numbers outside Auckland have been fairly low recently; … View more
The Ministry of Health is warning people travelling to Auckland to make sure they're vaccinated against measles.
The outbreak has spread much more quickly in the last fortnight. About a third of all cases have come in the last two weeks.
Numbers outside Auckland have been fairly low recently; other regions have had just 10 confirmed cases in the last two weeks, compared to 230 in Auckland.
Schools have had to send hundreds of students home and this morning students at Manurewa High School weren't allowed in the gates without proof of immunisation, after 13 confirmed cases.
It followed updated figures from the government yesterday showing another 76 cases since last Friday, on top of the 132 since the Friday before.
More than 80 percent of all cases have been in Auckland; and about two-thirds of those are in the Counties Manukau DHB, covering eastern and South Auckland.
Most regions haven't had a single case in the last couple of weeks - only Northland (two), Waikato (one), Bay of Plenty (three), Taranaki (two), Capital and Coast and the Southern DHB (one each) have had any since mid-August.
However, "immunity gaps" around the country - large enough portions of the population that are not immunised - mean some areas do not have "herd immunity" which is reached at a vaccination rate of 95 percent.
Otago University professor of public health Michael Baker said there was a risk Auckland's outbreak could spread.
"It's amongst the most infectious agents known," Dr Baker said.
"Because we are below that level [95 percent] the measles is so infectious it finds that gap. Wherever that gap exists in New Zealand it's going to find it. It's inevitable in other parts of New Zealand we'll see more measles cases until we can close that gap ... it will travel around the country as well.
"We have to get this uniformly high coverage across all these age groups to stop measles. It's a real challenge for our system. We're not far off but we're not there yet."
In trying to stop the outbreak spreading further than Auckland, the Ministry of Health has issued a warning that people travelling to Auckland should get vaccinated first.
The Ministry said babies, who are particularly at risk, should be vaccinated at 12 months if they were in Auckland or travelling there. The vaccination should take place at least two weeks before travelling to allow immunity to develop.
Measles information:
If you are showing symptoms, call a doctor but stay at home - do not visit the GP as you could spread the disease at the waiting room
Measles symptoms include a fever, runny nose, sore red eyes and cough, followed a few days later by a rash usually starting on the face before moving down the body
You can have measles and spread it to other people before you start to show any symptoms or feel sick
It can take about two weeks to be fully immune after being vaccinated
Healthline offers free advice and has a translator service 0800 611 116
Measles has a 90 percent infection rate, meaning nine out of 10 non-immuen people who come into contact with an infectious person contract the disease
Measles is a serious disease, and can lead to complications including pneumonia and in rarer cases brain damage or even death
Read this explainer from March for more information

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2309 days ago

Pharmac reform and increase in funding petition

Heather from Tamahere

Do you think Pharmac needs an overhaul?
Are you concerned about the decisions being made by Pharmac?
If so please sign and share the following petition:

www.parliament.nz...

2308 days ago

New rules take effect for rental property market

Paul Reporter from Stuff

This week the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 took effect, bringing in a raft of changes for tenants and landlords.

Here's what it means for renters and landlords.

To read more, click here.

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2309 days ago

Poll: Should vaping ads be banned?

Sarah Reporter from Stuff

Tobacco companies are ramping up advertising for vaping products in what's being called a lolly scramble for customers, before new regulations come in.

Local e-cigarette businesses and anti-smoking groups say aggressive marketing campaigns are a bid to maximise sales before an expected … View more
Tobacco companies are ramping up advertising for vaping products in what's being called a lolly scramble for customers, before new regulations come in.

Local e-cigarette businesses and anti-smoking groups say aggressive marketing campaigns are a bid to maximise sales before an expected clampdown on how alternatives to smoking can be advertised.

To read more, click here.

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Should vaping ads be banned?
  • 87% Yes
    87% Complete
  • 13% No
    13% Complete
2049 votes
2310 days ago

The dates for Neighbours Day Aotearoa 2020 have been announced! ❤️

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

Looking forward to celebrating our wonderful communities across the country with all of you from 27 March to 5 of April.

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2325 days ago

Poll: SHOULD PRISONERS BE ALLOWED TO VOTE?

Rudi from Hamilton Lake

The Waitangi Tribunal is telling the government to urgently repeal a law preventing prisoners from voting so they can take part in the next election.

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SHOULD PRISONERS BE ALLOWED TO VOTE?
  • 72.4% No
    72.4% Complete
  • 24% Yes
    24% Complete
  • 1.8% Stopping them is racist
    1.8% Complete
  • 1.8% Not sure
    1.8% Complete
279 votes
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