2134 days ago

Poll: Do you think skateboarding in the CBD is a nuisance?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

Skateboarders are now apparently welcome in central Hamilton.

Board riding in the CBD used to be classed as a nuisance behaviour - along with others such as begging, urinating and defecating.

However, Hamilton City Council has now changed its mind - and a bylaw. Read more here.
Do you think skateboarding in the CBD is a nuisance?

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Do you think skateboarding in the CBD is a nuisance?
  • 57.8% Yes, only pedestrians should be on footpaths.
    57.8% Complete
  • 37.3% No, it's a fun way to get around.
    37.3% Complete
  • 4.8% Other - explain in the comments.
    4.8% Complete
83 votes
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6 days ago

Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?

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1 day ago

Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎉 2026 is almost here!

We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?

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Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
  • 9.8% Yes! New Year, New Me
    9.8% Complete
  • 21.8% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
    21.8% Complete
  • 68.4% Nah - not for me
    68.4% Complete
519 votes
1 day ago

From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.

He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in my blood.”

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