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Are you still looking for the perfect Mother's Day treat?
From now until Mother's Day, subscribe to the Sunday Star-Times for 6 months and you will receive a free Antipodes skincare gift, valued at $115!
Follow the link, select the 6 month option and use the promo code … View moreAre you still looking for the perfect Mother's Day treat?
From now until Mother's Day, subscribe to the Sunday Star-Times for 6 months and you will receive a free Antipodes skincare gift, valued at $115!
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Get your tickets now for this wonderful weekend of books, ideas, conversations, workshops, stories, provocation, and inspiration from this Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2021
Read all about it here in this interesting STUFF article www.stuff.co.nz......
This year's program features a literary… View moreGet your tickets now for this wonderful weekend of books, ideas, conversations, workshops, stories, provocation, and inspiration from this Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2021
Read all about it here in this interesting STUFF article www.stuff.co.nz......
This year's program features a literary line-up of 55 events See the full program and BOOK YOUR TICKETS here.
My husband and I are on the look out for a close rural section. Prefer the South Wairarapa area. We are cash buyers and are interested in a section with no covenants. If you have something available or know of someone please get in touch. Thanks.
Are you hanging out for some of your favourite shows to return this winter?
Read more about what's coming below. And be sure you're connected to fibre broadband for the best streaming experience.
Have you got New Zealand‘s best collection of houseplants?
We’re searching for indoor plant obsessives who have created impressive urban jungles… and there’s some great prizes to be won!
Hullo Neighbourly folk, the scenes we have seen on our TVs about Covid in India are heart-breaking but spare a thought for the Indian community in New Zealand. People like Dipa Patel must be worried sick.
Her heart is in the Indian city of Mumbai, where her family is quarantined and two of her … View moreHullo Neighbourly folk, the scenes we have seen on our TVs about Covid in India are heart-breaking but spare a thought for the Indian community in New Zealand. People like Dipa Patel must be worried sick.
Her heart is in the Indian city of Mumbai, where her family is quarantined and two of her cousins have died from Covid-19.
Come together for good with friends, whānau and workmates by hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast this May. You’ll be joining thousands of Kiwis around the country to raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.
You can host any time in May, and by taking part, you’ll be helping fund … View moreCome together for good with friends, whānau and workmates by hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast this May. You’ll be joining thousands of Kiwis around the country to raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.
You can host any time in May, and by taking part, you’ll be helping fund ground-breaking work by some of our country’s top breast cancer researchers, educate people about breast health, and provide free support services for breast cancer patients and their families.
What are you waiting for! Sign up today.
This week we feature a cat named Felix submitted by Keely McBride.
"Nap time for my daughter's cat Felix."
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember to say what suburb you live in.
We'd like to know how you heat your home.
Words and picture from Louise Thomas.
"Australasian gannet/tākapu (Morus serrator) on the wing this afternoon. One of two to be seen at Lowry Bay, Lower Hutt, diving and feeding close to shore for the past few weeks."
Has anyone got concrete curbing they want to move on.
Happy to buy and pickup.
Doesnt have to be new.
A succulent, also known as money plant, lucky plant or money tree. $4
Pick up in Greytown
Weather is looking good for a motorcycle ride, so Memorial Square, Carterton. 9.50am ride briefing, 10am stands up.
A company run by a 16-year-old which has brought high-speed internet access to hundreds of households in the Hutt Valley that have been “forgotten" by the big telcos is expanding its services to other parts of the country in a bid to help more residents in isolated areas get connected.
Alex … View moreA company run by a 16-year-old which has brought high-speed internet access to hundreds of households in the Hutt Valley that have been “forgotten" by the big telcos is expanding its services to other parts of the country in a bid to help more residents in isolated areas get connected.
Alex Stewart came up with the idea for his business, WombatNET, when he was 13 and staying at the remote settlement of Turakina Beach, near Whanganui. Older people would often ask the tech-savvy teenager for help with their digital devices, and he soon realised how many people in the area were grappling with the same problem – unreliable and slow internet access.
After doing some research, he discovered that while it was relatively straightforward to connect properties to the fixed wireless broadband network using radio waves transmitted by towers, large internet providers often seemed reluctant to do so because it could be more expensive than using cables. So Stewart decided to meet the need himself.
In early 2020, WombatNET put up its first tower on private land just outside Upper Hutt. Since then, the company has built another 10 around Mangaroa and Whitemans Valley.
With demand for the service growing quickly through online and social media marketing and word of mouth, and as more people began to work from home amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Stewart was struggling to juggle running a start-up with his school work.
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