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The excitement to help you to mend, repair, tune, oil, glue, sharpen, re-upholster and also share skills with you is growing. Tools are ready to go!🙂
Nothing to repair? Still come along and share the vibrancy in the hall. What about making your own Xmas crackers? Enjoy a cuppa and some freshly … View moreThe excitement to help you to mend, repair, tune, oil, glue, sharpen, re-upholster and also share skills with you is growing. Tools are ready to go!🙂
Nothing to repair? Still come along and share the vibrancy in the hall. What about making your own Xmas crackers? Enjoy a cuppa and some freshly home-baked cake. You support the Otaki Playcentre's mahi to raise funds improving their grounds and make sure the kids don't get wet feet when it's raining.
Please register your repairs in advance. This helps our planning. Otaki.repaircafe@gmail.com
What an incredible Black Friday it's been! We received a whopping 460 responses from all you savvy shoppers who shared your best deals for a chance to WIN a $200 Prezzy Card!
Now, the moment you've been waiting for – did you strike gold as the lucky winner? Find out right here: … View moreWhat an incredible Black Friday it's been! We received a whopping 460 responses from all you savvy shoppers who shared your best deals for a chance to WIN a $200 Prezzy Card!
Now, the moment you've been waiting for – did you strike gold as the lucky winner? Find out right here: www.nzcompare.com...
Didn't score the big win this time? No worries! Follow NZ Compare to stay in the loop about future competitions, deals, and shopping tips! We're here to brighten up your budget. CLICK below to explore more.
This week's Nice Neighbours are Matt, Amelie and Jireh Rudich of Papakura. They were nominated by Yolanda Schuller.
On Yolanda's birthday, her husband had a major heart attack. They had an entire day planned, but then life threw a spanner into the works.
Yolanda asked Amelie to feed… View moreThis week's Nice Neighbours are Matt, Amelie and Jireh Rudich of Papakura. They were nominated by Yolanda Schuller.
On Yolanda's birthday, her husband had a major heart attack. They had an entire day planned, but then life threw a spanner into the works.
Yolanda asked Amelie to feed her cat, Koda, but Amelie's family went over and above. They cooked dinners two nights in a row and sent yummy treats during the tough time.
“I was really touched by their love, prayers and generosity. They are amazing. I couldn’t wish for better neighbours,” said Yolanda.
Nominate a Nice Neighbour you know, and they could be recognized on Stuff (and you both win a prize!).
With Christmas Box, your $40 donation turns into $70 worth of everyday essential food and treats to help those who need it most across Aotearoa this Christmas.
100% of donations go to not only feeding a family but will also provide much-needed hope.
Donate $40 today and bring hope to the … View moreWith Christmas Box, your $40 donation turns into $70 worth of everyday essential food and treats to help those who need it most across Aotearoa this Christmas.
100% of donations go to not only feeding a family but will also provide much-needed hope.
Donate $40 today and bring hope to the table.
Suitable for lambs, fawns, cria, foal, piglets, kittens and pups. Current year, plus it has been kept in the freezer for freshness. $58.95 new, available for $30
We've finally got news of the government for the next three years. Are you feeling confident that this coalition can improve Aotearoa?
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Hundreds of Christmas-ready pets were shared last year - and we're keen to see them again!
Whether it's your cat tangled in tinsel or your pooch by a pile of pressies, share a festive photo of your furry friend and you could be in to win a $100 Prezzy® card.
All pets are welcome … View moreHundreds of Christmas-ready pets were shared last year - and we're keen to see them again!
Whether it's your cat tangled in tinsel or your pooch by a pile of pressies, share a festive photo of your furry friend and you could be in to win a $100 Prezzy® card.
All pets are welcome - Santa paws, claws, beaks, and squeaks. And if you don’t have a pet, that’s fine; we’d love to see festive snaps from around your neighbourhood too.
This is one of Neighbourly member's favourite campaigns so get involved and show your neighbours how adorable your Christmas pet is! Enter now.
Competition closes 21 December 2023 - winners announced early 2024!
27 November, 2023
All that is worth saving
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch was announced winner of the Booker Prize 2023 at an awards ceremony held in London at 10am NZ Time.
Prophet Song was one of six finalists that also included Bee Sting by Paul Murray, Study for Obedience by Sarah … View more27 November, 2023
All that is worth saving
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch was announced winner of the Booker Prize 2023 at an awards ceremony held in London at 10am NZ Time.
Prophet Song was one of six finalists that also included Bee Sting by Paul Murray, Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein, If I survive you by Jonathan Escoffery, Western Lane by Chetna Maroo and The Other Eden by Paul Harding.
The novel by Lynch is set in Ireland and charts the impact of a right wing authoritarian government on the daily life of Eilish who, "finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a collapsing society – assailed by unpredictable forces beyond her control and forced to do whatever it takes to keep her family together." [1]
After accepting the award Lynch said, "This was not an easy book to write. The rationale part of me believed I was dooming my career by writing the book but I had to write it anyway. We do not have a choice in such matters." [2]
He read a quote, "If you use what is within you, what is within you will save you. If you do not use what is within you, what is within you will destroy you. My writing has saved me."
Before announcing the winner 2023 Judges Chair Esi Edugyan said the jury looked for "something that startles, that shakes you from complacency."
"With its enormous impact on writers and readers The Booker Prize insists that books are lives, that the different worlds that they open us to are crucial for a sense of wholeness in our own."
"We sought a winning novel that would transport us.
We sought a winning novel that might speak to the immediate moment while also possessing the possibility of outlasting it."
"In these troubled times we sought a novel with a guiding vision. A book to remind us we are more than ourselves. To remind us of all that is worth saving," she said
Mirroring societal trends apocalyptic and dystopian scenarios were a feature of most of the books chosen as finalists. Scenarios across books included societal breakdowns to bunkers, "castaways - in flight from society and its judgment", "the intrusion of ‘civilization’ officials" to secret police targeting citizens. [3]
Dystopian scenarios begin to feel more fact than fiction as governments lurch to the right from Aotearoa (New Zealand) to the United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Argentina and Spain and the world watches the war in Ukraine and Syria. [4 and 5]
Sources
1 thebookerprizes.com...
2 www.youtube.com...
3 thebookerprizes.com...
4 newsroom.co.nz...
5 www.bbc.com...
From rehabilitation after a hospital stay, to a little extra support, whether it’s for a few nights or a few weeks - respite care provides temporary care in a range of circumstances.
Ryman’s respite care is offered at resthome-level and, in most villages, hospital and specialist dementia … View moreFrom rehabilitation after a hospital stay, to a little extra support, whether it’s for a few nights or a few weeks - respite care provides temporary care in a range of circumstances.
Ryman’s respite care is offered at resthome-level and, in most villages, hospital and specialist dementia care. We also offer respite care in the comfort of an assisted-living apartment.
We’ve been providing industry-leading care for over 35 years, it's what we do best.
In MidCentral, free bowel screening is now available for Māori and Pacific people aged 50-74 and from 60 years old for everyone else.
Around your birthday, you will receive an invitation, followed by a bowel screening test kit.
The bowel screening test is quick and simple to do by yourself… View moreIn MidCentral, free bowel screening is now available for Māori and Pacific people aged 50-74 and from 60 years old for everyone else.
Around your birthday, you will receive an invitation, followed by a bowel screening test kit.
The bowel screening test is quick and simple to do by yourself at home. Make sure you do the test as soon as possible and send it back.
For further information, see the Time to Screen website, call 0800 924 432, or talk to your doctor.
Our seedlings are loving the warmth and rain we have been getting (not so much the wind!). They've really taken off and are in prime condition for planting out now.
Tomatoes from our later sowing are ready now. A good range of sizes and colours available, from tiny to the very large and … View moreOur seedlings are loving the warmth and rain we have been getting (not so much the wind!). They've really taken off and are in prime condition for planting out now.
Tomatoes from our later sowing are ready now. A good range of sizes and colours available, from tiny to the very large and plenty in between.
All our curcubits are racing away, so this weekend we are specialling kumi kumi, gherkins and crown pumpkin at $3 or two for $5.
We also have basil, zucchini, cucumber dwarf and climbing beans, peppers and chillis.
Scarlet runner beans will be ready from next week. Kumara by mid-December.
For those who missed out earlier, we have a limited supply of some favourite heirloom tomatoes such as Black Krim, Indigo Rose and Isle of Capri, as well as a range of cherry tomatoes, which should be ready in two weeks. Text me on 027 220 1355 for further information.
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