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Red Cross Journey 2019 registrations are now open!
Grab your neighbours, friends, whānau and sign up to the challenge.
This is the perfect opportunity to boost your mood, improve your energy and best of all, help people in need in your communities and overseas.
Walk, run, dance, jump, or… View moreRed Cross Journey 2019 registrations are now open!
Grab your neighbours, friends, whānau and sign up to the challenge.
This is the perfect opportunity to boost your mood, improve your energy and best of all, help people in need in your communities and overseas.
Walk, run, dance, jump, or hop 10,000 steps a day and learn about global and local events and get to know real people who have been affected by disaster or conflict. Your fundraising efforts will go towards helping others, just like the people you will learn about.
Registrations are now open!
All it takes is a kind gesture to change someone’s day. From paying it forward in line at a cafe to giving flowers to a friend ‘just because’ - this month we’re encouraging our members and supporters to make New Zealand a better place one random act of kindness at a time.
The options for … View moreAll it takes is a kind gesture to change someone’s day. From paying it forward in line at a cafe to giving flowers to a friend ‘just because’ - this month we’re encouraging our members and supporters to make New Zealand a better place one random act of kindness at a time.
The options for doing so are endless! Being kind doesn’t have to cost a thing, after all a smile is free. For those who want to go the extra mile, here’s some other ideas: Buy extra kai at the grocery store to donate to a food pantry, help someone with a broken down car or flat tire, bring treats into work for colleagues, send an encouraging text to someone who needs it, let a car into the traffic ahead of you, take a gift over to new neighbours and introduce yourself, write positive messages in chalk on sidewalks around your neighbourhood, or surprise loved ones with a visit.
This month also coincides with World Humanitarian Day on August 19th and Random Acts of Kindness Day (New Zealand) which is on September 1st.
Let us know how you’re spreading kindness in your community by tagging us in your posts + using the following hashtag so we can see what you get up to:
#NSNZrandomactsofkindness
While there's no doubt kiwis love their fish and chips, we want to know what's the most popular night to eat them on. Is the takeaway an early-week treat for you or something you get on the weekends? Let us know!
Edited: Thanks for all your responses! With Friday the clear favourite … View moreWhile there's no doubt kiwis love their fish and chips, we want to know what's the most popular night to eat them on. Is the takeaway an early-week treat for you or something you get on the weekends? Let us know!
Edited: Thanks for all your responses! With Friday the clear favourite here's hoping you enjoy tonight's takeaways :)
There's no escaping this icy blast and the chilly temperatures make it tempting to leave your heat pump on, but should you? We've asked some energy experts for the best way to use your heat pump to keep your home toasty, and your energy bills down - and their answers may surprise you. … View moreThere's no escaping this icy blast and the chilly temperatures make it tempting to leave your heat pump on, but should you? We've asked some energy experts for the best way to use your heat pump to keep your home toasty, and your energy bills down - and their answers may surprise you. Check them out, here.
And if you don't have a heat pump, don't despair. There's plenty you can do to make your heating more efficient and your home a little warmer... Here are some common home heating mistakes you may be making and how to fix them.
The oven’s caught fire, David is drinking and Peter has some bad news.
Prepare to be transported to a 1980s television studio for big laughs, rum-fuelled showdowns, and some very questionable cooking. It’s the Christmas special and they’re up to their eyeballs in turkey stuffing and … View moreThe oven’s caught fire, David is drinking and Peter has some bad news.
Prepare to be transported to a 1980s television studio for big laughs, rum-fuelled showdowns, and some very questionable cooking. It’s the Christmas special and they’re up to their eyeballs in turkey stuffing and melting cream castles. Now all they need is an audience…
Hudson and Halls Live! features NZ actors Jordan Mooney and Matt Walker from WESTSIDE and Straight Forward.
Both locals Hamilton lads that have made it on the international acting scene.
Take your place alongside our young people.
Every day, New Zealand teachers are creating brighter futures for young people, with lessons that can seem small but are significant in terms of their impact. These are lessons about important life skills such as perseverance, identity, respect and … View moreTake your place alongside our young people.
Every day, New Zealand teachers are creating brighter futures for young people, with lessons that can seem small but are significant in terms of their impact. These are lessons about important life skills such as perseverance, identity, respect and confidence.
Become a teacher and take your place alongside our young people. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in their lives; to strengthen communities and build a better future for our next generations.
Our PM Jacinda Ardern was in Thames today so we took the chance to remind her that we need Parliament to declare a climate and ecological emergency... now !
Pukekohe, in southern Auckland, is set to get its first New World supermarket before the end of the …
Two Pukekohe archers have overcome health barriers to find success at the end of a bow. Jill Gillet…
Sunset Beach Life Saving Club won the Club of the Year award at the Toyota Financial Services Surf L…
A person has died at the scene of a serious crash in south Auckland. A police spokeswoman said poli…
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It's true that you agreed to a legally binding contract as soon as you drove into the parking lot. Thankfully, New Zealand law protects consumers from the exploitative clauses that corporates love to slip in the fine print.
Under contract law, parking companies can only claim for "the … View moreIt's true that you agreed to a legally binding contract as soon as you drove into the parking lot. Thankfully, New Zealand law protects consumers from the exploitative clauses that corporates love to slip in the fine print.
Under contract law, parking companies can only claim for "the actual and reasonable costs they incurred". Charging $65 for a short overstay in an empty carpark is as far from reasonable as you can get.
To find out what to do in this situation, click here
I'm listing these on behalf of my son who is a farmer in rural Waiuku.
2 Huntaway puppies, 14 weeks old, been regularly flead & wormed.
1 Male, black & white
1 Female, chocolate brown
Both parents are excellent working dogs. My son told me they could have Kelpie, hence the brown puppy,… View moreI'm listing these on behalf of my son who is a farmer in rural Waiuku.
2 Huntaway puppies, 14 weeks old, been regularly flead & wormed.
1 Male, black & white
1 Female, chocolate brown
Both parents are excellent working dogs. My son told me they could have Kelpie, hence the brown puppy, she's a very lovely and sweet natured dog who would work as hard as her mother and would herself be a wonderful mother.
The male is a very keen and intelligent dog and would make an excellent worker.
Viewing and pick-up in rural Waiuku. Price is per puppy
Ph. Lorenz 021- 0867 1577 please contact him personally, thank you very much.
Hi neighbours, do you love Kmart?
Hundreds of thousands of inexpensive items that pass through the retail giant's checkouts every year, so it's only to be expected there will be recalls – Kmart even has a recalls page on its website, and there are 31 products on the list.
The … View moreHi neighbours, do you love Kmart?
Hundreds of thousands of inexpensive items that pass through the retail giant's checkouts every year, so it's only to be expected there will be recalls – Kmart even has a recalls page on its website, and there are 31 products on the list.
The $55 timber Occasional Chair is the latest casualty, although this is a withdrawal rather than a recall. We don't know the reason for its withdrawal, except Kmart says it is for "a potential quality issue". But what other products have been found wanting?
To find out what else is on the recall list, click here
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