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Nominations are open now for the 2022 Local Elections. Keen to learn more about the job of an elected member? Come along to one of our info sessions:
📆 2–3.30pm, Saturday 23 July at the Raumati South Community Hall
📆 4–5.30pm, Tuesday 26 July at the Waikanae Community Centre
📆 … View moreNominations are open now for the 2022 Local Elections. Keen to learn more about the job of an elected member? Come along to one of our info sessions:
📆 2–3.30pm, Saturday 23 July at the Raumati South Community Hall
📆 4–5.30pm, Tuesday 26 July at the Waikanae Community Centre
📆 9.30–11.00am, Wednesday 27 July at Council Chambers in Paraparaumu and via Zoom
📆 5.30–7.00pm, Tuesday 2 August at Ngā Purapura (Te Wānanga) in Ōtaki, and
📆 6–7.30pm, Tuesday 9 August at St Peters Hall in Paekākāriki.
Local government only succeeds if people who care for their communities are prepared to serve.
To find out more, visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
Commonly known as ‘soft’ fibres, bast fibres are the fine, flexible fibres obtained from the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
Bast fibres have been used to manufacture ropes, sacks, sails, and other industrial fabrics for hundreds of years. Commonly known as ‘soft’ fibres, bast fibres are… View moreCommonly known as ‘soft’ fibres, bast fibres are the fine, flexible fibres obtained from the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
Bast fibres have been used to manufacture ropes, sacks, sails, and other industrial fabrics for hundreds of years. Commonly known as ‘soft’ fibres, bast fibres are the fine, flexible fibres obtained from the stems of dicotyledonous plants. A sustainable choice, bast fibres support regenerative agricultural practices that can help the soil sequester carbon and as a natural resource, are entirely biodegradable. In this article we will investigate four of the most utilised bast fibres: flax, hemp, ramie, and jute.
Between the epidermis (the outermost layer of cells) and the core of the plant’s stems are soft, woody fibre bundles or strands which can be over one metre long. The strands are composed of individual filaments made up of cellulose and hemicellulose cells bonded together by pectin or lignin, a cohesive gum which strengthens the stem of the plant.
During harvest the stems are cut close to the ground and the fibres are separated either through a natural decomposition process called retting (engaging moisture and bacteria to rot away the gummy cellular tissues) or by decortication (peeling the stems manually or mechanically). After retting, the fibres can be mechanically extracted through a process known as scutching.
In contrast to bast fibres, leaf fibres are obtained from the leaves of monocotyledonous plants with parallel-veined leaves, such as grasses, lilies, orchids, and palms. The long, stiff fibres of plants including abaca, cantala, Mauritius hemp, and sisal are generally used to create cordage or ropes, however, due to labour-intensive harvesting processes they are used less frequently than synthetic options.
Flax (Linen): Famously grown across northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Ireland, flax is the most popular and strongest of the bast fibres. Wild flax fibres found in the Upper Palaeolithic layers of a Georgian cave indicate that humans have been crafting cords and weaving flax baskets for over 30,000 years.
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We’re out to impress home owners and design lovers alike with amazing exhibitors. Offering only the highest quality exhibitors that cover a wide range of home related products and services.
Home & Interiors 2022 is the destination for new trends, products and services within the home … View moreWe’re out to impress home owners and design lovers alike with amazing exhibitors. Offering only the highest quality exhibitors that cover a wide range of home related products and services.
Home & Interiors 2022 is the destination for new trends, products and services within the home building, furnishing, and design industries.
Show opens this Friday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm daily, $5 Entry.
A huge Thank You to Gary Tweddle at Rapid Electrical (on Neighbourly) for your donated time (several hours!) and materials for Levin Riding for Disabled (RDA) .We have recently relocated and have a lot of work to do to get up and running again and in these straitened times for everyone it is beyond… View moreA huge Thank You to Gary Tweddle at Rapid Electrical (on Neighbourly) for your donated time (several hours!) and materials for Levin Riding for Disabled (RDA) .We have recently relocated and have a lot of work to do to get up and running again and in these straitened times for everyone it is beyond expectations and we are extremely grateful! And I can personally recommend you as you have done work for me. Thorough and reasonable prices!
This just in from KCDC:
COVID-19 and the winter flu continue to impact our ability to provide services with staff needing to isolate at home. Our Council team is being as agile as it can but from tomorrow (Wednesday 21 July):
• Waikanae Service Centre will close for at least a week
• … View moreThis just in from KCDC:
COVID-19 and the winter flu continue to impact our ability to provide services with staff needing to isolate at home. Our Council team is being as agile as it can but from tomorrow (Wednesday 21 July):
• Waikanae Service Centre will close for at least a week
• From Monday, the Waikanae Library will close for a week
We acknowledge that any reduction in service is not ideal, but we are doing the best we can in what is a challenging situation.
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Next up in our #CrashCourseInCouncil, we level up on service requests👇
Service requests are when someone in our community asks us to get something done. We manage hundreds of requests a day on all kinds of things. Our teams responded to 13,035 regulatory-related service requests alone in the… View moreNext up in our #CrashCourseInCouncil, we level up on service requests👇
Service requests are when someone in our community asks us to get something done. We manage hundreds of requests a day on all kinds of things. Our teams responded to 13,035 regulatory-related service requests alone in the 2020/21 financial year.☎️📨📱
Some things we can get sorted, like a blocked drain, a building query, graffiti or a pooch on the loose. And some things we can’t – like a plane flying over your house in the afternoon (yes, we really got a request to stop planes flying over someone’s home). ✈️ 🏡
Keen to see what else we get calls about? Read more at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
For delicious grass-raised beef New Zealand is the perfect combo.
An ideal climate, lush pastures and innovative farming produces enough beef for Macca’s in New Zealand and around the world. Our patties are 100% quality beef, and all that’s added is a dash of salt and pepper when cooked.
… View moreFor delicious grass-raised beef New Zealand is the perfect combo.
An ideal climate, lush pastures and innovative farming produces enough beef for Macca’s in New Zealand and around the world. Our patties are 100% quality beef, and all that’s added is a dash of salt and pepper when cooked.
We partner with many Kiwi farmers who produce our beef, including those at the world-class Whangara Farms.
RUB A DUB DUB
Our priority list this week is nice & easy to remember. With our recent generous donations from the community we just need a few bits n bobs to keep everyone sparkling clean!
Weekly priority list : shampoo, body wash, hand soap and household cleaners
To donate any items … View moreRUB A DUB DUB
Our priority list this week is nice & easy to remember. With our recent generous donations from the community we just need a few bits n bobs to keep everyone sparkling clean!
Weekly priority list : shampoo, body wash, hand soap and household cleaners
To donate any items you are welcome to pop into our office at 134 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu (old Co-op Bank) or use the food bins at your local supermarket.
Participating supermarkets: Kapiti Pak n Save, Kapiti New World, Countdown Paraparaumu and Waikanae New World.
Thanks again from the team at the Kapiti Community Foodbank.
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It is not Friday but this picture by Simon Woolf is too good to ignore. He is currently doing a tour of the South Island.
"Bucket List! I'd never photographed the wandering albatross previously. Today I photographed a few. The adult here is the smaller of the two birds, and is … View moreIt is not Friday but this picture by Simon Woolf is too good to ignore. He is currently doing a tour of the South Island.
"Bucket List! I'd never photographed the wandering albatross previously. Today I photographed a few. The adult here is the smaller of the two birds, and is apparently 35. The younger albatross is around 18 years old. Totally thrilled with this pic, as we had a big swell out there today."
As international crude oil prices drop faster tham pump prices, an unprecedented 60c in every litre of petrol or diesel is going to the fuel retailers – sparking pleas to pass on their savings to struggling consumers
Leigh Tuffery is the proud owner of Bella.
"My little niece's like to play dress ups with Bella.
Bella is a miniature fox terrier, 15yrs old and very well known around the Miramar neighbourhood and local shops."
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on … View moreLeigh Tuffery is the proud owner of Bella.
"My little niece's like to play dress ups with Bella.
Bella is a miniature fox terrier, 15yrs old and very well known around the Miramar neighbourhood and local shops."
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember to say which suburb you live in.
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