Karaka, Papakura

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129 days ago

REMINDER - it's time to VOTE!

Megan from Counties Energy Trust

We're a consumer-owned trust, who hold 100% of the shares of the Counties Energy business on your behalf, to ensure it benefits our community. This is your community, your energy, your trust!
Trustees are elected by the public - it’s time to VOTE NOW!
You'll find your unique code … View more
We're a consumer-owned trust, who hold 100% of the shares of the Counties Energy business on your behalf, to ensure it benefits our community. This is your community, your energy, your trust!
Trustees are elected by the public - it’s time to VOTE NOW!
You'll find your unique code and password in your voting pack. If you receive your power bill via email, your voting pack will come the same way. Don't forget to check your spam folder!

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139 days ago

Check your inbox!

Megan from Counties Energy Trust

VOTING IS OPEN! Nearly 1,000 households have voted in the first 24 hours. If yours hasn't- hop to it!

If you receive your power bill via email then your voting pack will come that way too. Check your inbox and if in doubt, check ya spam folder! It only takes a couple of clicks!

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VOTING IS OPEN! Nearly 1,000 households have voted in the first 24 hours. If yours hasn't- hop to it!

If you receive your power bill via email then your voting pack will come that way too. Check your inbox and if in doubt, check ya spam folder! It only takes a couple of clicks!

We've popped an example of what your voting email will look like below.

130 days ago

CLOSING DOWN SALE

Dave from Furniture Clearance Centre Takanini

**😭😭😭😭😭😭😭WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RENEW OUR LEASE AT OUR TAKANINI SITE💔💔💔💔💔💔
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥STARTING TODAY, WE HAVE A CLOSING DOWN SALE
EVERYTHING MUST GO - THIS IS A GENUINE CLOSING SALE AND THERE ARE MASSIVE DISCOUNTS ON OUR STOCK TO … View more
**😭😭😭😭😭😭😭WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RENEW OUR LEASE AT OUR TAKANINI SITE💔💔💔💔💔💔
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥STARTING TODAY, WE HAVE A CLOSING DOWN SALE
EVERYTHING MUST GO - THIS IS A GENUINE CLOSING SALE AND THERE ARE MASSIVE DISCOUNTS ON OUR STOCK TO CLEAR💲🏃💲🏃💲🏃💲

211 GREAT SOUTH RD TAKANINI - OPPOSITE KFC**

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130 days ago

CLOSING DOWN SALE

Dave from Furniture Clearance Centre Takanini

**😭😭😭😭😭😭😭WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RENEW OUR LEASE AT OUR TAKANINI SITE💔💔💔💔💔💔
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥STARTING TODAY, WE HAVE A CLOSING DOWN SALE
EVERYTHING MUST GO - THIS IS A GENUINE CLOSING SALE AND THERE ARE MASSIVE DISCOUNTS ON OUR STOCK TO … View more
**😭😭😭😭😭😭😭WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RENEW OUR LEASE AT OUR TAKANINI SITE💔💔💔💔💔💔
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥STARTING TODAY, WE HAVE A CLOSING DOWN SALE
EVERYTHING MUST GO - THIS IS A GENUINE CLOSING SALE AND THERE ARE MASSIVE DISCOUNTS ON OUR STOCK TO CLEAR💲🏃💲🏃💲🏃💲
211 GREAT SOUTH RD TAKANINI - OPPOSITE KFC**

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130 days ago

MATTRESS SALE

Dave from

**💲💲💲💲💲BARGAIN ALERT - MASSIVE SCOOP PURCHASE OF LUXURY MATRESSES💲💲💲💲

🛌🛌🛌🛌COOLING PLUSH QUEEN WAS OVER $2500 , NOW $895
🛌🛌🛌🛌PLUSH KING WAS OVER $2000, NOW $795

🛌🛌🛌🛌PLUSH QUEEN WAS OVER $2000, NOW $725

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**💲💲💲💲💲BARGAIN ALERT - MASSIVE SCOOP PURCHASE OF LUXURY MATRESSES💲💲💲💲

🛌🛌🛌🛌COOLING PLUSH QUEEN WAS OVER $2500 , NOW $895
🛌🛌🛌🛌PLUSH KING WAS OVER $2000, NOW $795

🛌🛌🛌🛌PLUSH QUEEN WAS OVER $2000, NOW $725

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀THESE ARE TOP END LUXURY MATTRESSES AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🏃🏃SEE THEM AT FURNITURE CLEARANCE CENTRE - 33 NELSON ST PUKEKOHE**

138 days ago

On July 22 1987, New Zealand's first Lotto went on sale 🎉🎉

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Imagine checking your ticket and realising that you have won big ...

Tell us your dreams - what is the very first thing you would do with the winnings?

Would you make that silly purchase you have always wanted, but could never justify?
Call the bank and immediately pay off your mortgage? … View more
Imagine checking your ticket and realising that you have won big ...

Tell us your dreams - what is the very first thing you would do with the winnings?

Would you make that silly purchase you have always wanted, but could never justify?
Call the bank and immediately pay off your mortgage?
Stop by the SPCA on the way home and make a donation?
Buy a captain's hat, open up Trade Me and browse "boats for sale"?

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135 days ago

Poll: Are the guidelines around when a child is too sick for school clear?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

A few weeks ago, the Neighbourly team shared a round of complaints over our morning cuppa about the challenges of juggling runny noses and work commitments.

After reading Flip Grater's opinion piece, Playing germ roulette with our kids’ health, we felt a collective sense of relief - … View more
A few weeks ago, the Neighbourly team shared a round of complaints over our morning cuppa about the challenges of juggling runny noses and work commitments.

After reading Flip Grater's opinion piece, Playing germ roulette with our kids’ health, we felt a collective sense of relief - another parent shares our niggling worries.

We wanted to check in with our online neighbours: do you feel the same way? We are all busy, and keeping children home from school is sometimes impossible given other responsibilities. Busy lives and the apparent loss of collective energy around monitoring cold symptoms have led to more students and staff in shared spaces with sniffles and coughs.
But what do you think? Is this a concern?

We want to know: Are there clear Guidelines on when to keep kids off of school?
Should we be having a nuanced conversation about risk management, and how to better support working families?
Share your opinion with us below!

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Are the guidelines around when a child is too sick for school clear?
  • 55.8% Yes - The messaging about when to keep kids home is consistent.
    55.8% Complete
  • 35.4% No - I want guidance. An illness response flowchart for my fridge would be handy
    35.4% Complete
  • 8.8% It is more complicated - share your thoughts below.
    8.8% Complete
387 votes
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131 days ago

Lawn Rite Pukekohe/Paerata

Lovepreet from Papakura

Local Lawn & Garden Help – Reliable, Affordable, Available This Week

Hi neighbours,
I’m Lovepreet, your local Lawn Rite operator based in Pukekohe and Paerata.

I offer:
• Lawn mowing (small or large sections)
• Hedge trimming
• Weed spraying
• Garden tidy-ups and green waste … View more
Local Lawn & Garden Help – Reliable, Affordable, Available This Week

Hi neighbours,
I’m Lovepreet, your local Lawn Rite operator based in Pukekohe and Paerata.

I offer:
• Lawn mowing (small or large sections)
• Hedge trimming
• Weed spraying
• Garden tidy-ups and green waste removal

Whether it’s a one-off job or regular service, I treat every lawn with care and attention. I’m a hardworking local trying to build a small, honest business, and I truly appreciate the support from our community.

Same-week bookings available.
Feel free to call or text me anytime: 022 691 9453
Office:0800101216
W: www.lawnrite.co.nz...
E: banilawncareltd@myyahoo.com

Thank you for supporting local.

– Lovepreet
Lawn Rite Pukekohe / Paerata

137 days ago

Choice News Tuesday: Little spotted kiwi rediscovered on mainland Aotearoa

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

Kiwi pukupuku (the little spotted kiwi) have been rediscovered in the wild on mainland Aotearoa New Zealand for the first time in five decades!

The pukupuku is the smallest and one of the most vulnerable kiwi species. Only around 2000 birds remain on offshore islands and predator-free … View more
Kiwi pukupuku (the little spotted kiwi) have been rediscovered in the wild on mainland Aotearoa New Zealand for the first time in five decades!

The pukupuku is the smallest and one of the most vulnerable kiwi species. Only around 2000 birds remain on offshore islands and predator-free sanctuaries, and are the descendants of just 5 birds which had been translocated to Kapiti Island from South Westland in 1912.

The March discovery in the remote Adams Wilderness Area, on the West Coast, is definitely choice news.

Ka pai to the amazing investigation team: DOC biodiversity ranger Iain Graham and his conservation dog, Brew!

We hope this news brings a smile!

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132 days ago

Bloom Pukekohe Op Shop

Janet Wallington from Bloom Pukekohe Op Shop

🔥 $1 WEEKEND DEAL! 🔥
All men’s and women’s jeans and pants from our $4 range are now just $1!!!
👖 The perfect time to stock up on stylish steals.

🏃🏻‍♀️ Be quick, sizes and styles are limited!
📍 Bloom Pukekohe Op Shop, 33 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe
🗓️ Saturday… View more
🔥 $1 WEEKEND DEAL! 🔥
All men’s and women’s jeans and pants from our $4 range are now just $1!!!
👖 The perfect time to stock up on stylish steals.

🏃🏻‍♀️ Be quick, sizes and styles are limited!
📍 Bloom Pukekohe Op Shop, 33 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe
🗓️ Saturday & Sunday 9.30am - 2.30pm only — don’t miss it!

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133 days ago

Painterly Pursuits Exhibition

Franklin Arts Centre from Franklin Arts Centre

Painterly Pursuits
An Exhibition by Leonie Richardson, Robin Short,
Linda Chisnall and Noline Skeet

05 August - 18 August
Community Gallery Franklin Arts Centre
Painterly Pursuits images are created from the author's own photos taken on camera and given various digital effects to create… View more
Painterly Pursuits
An Exhibition by Leonie Richardson, Robin Short,
Linda Chisnall and Noline Skeet

05 August - 18 August
Community Gallery Franklin Arts Centre
Painterly Pursuits images are created from the author's own photos taken on camera and given various digital effects to create a special mood, or tell a compelling story. The authors, Leonie Richardson, Robin Short, Linda Chisnall and Noline Skeet love arty, creative photography, so don't miss this opportunity to see this amazing display of images that are all for sale.

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134 days ago

Turn an Old Window into a Portable Cold Frame with Resene

The Team from Resene ColorShop Takanini

Transform an old window into a handy cold frame decorated in Resene Kwila Timber Stain and Resene Lustacryl that you can move around the garden to extend your growing season. Find out how to make and finish your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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142 days ago

Poll: Whether young or experienced, has age been a barrier to opportunity?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Neighbourly Team came across the third installment of 'Work, Interrupted', an article series looking at the job struggles different generations face, and we thought it would resonate with our Neighbourly community.

In this article, Amelia Wade reports on what it’s like to seek … View more
The Neighbourly Team came across the third installment of 'Work, Interrupted', an article series looking at the job struggles different generations face, and we thought it would resonate with our Neighbourly community.

In this article, Amelia Wade reports on what it’s like to seek employment when you’re 50+. Many factors - from financial to social pressures - are keeping people in the workforce longer. The reality is that times are tough, even for our most experienced workers: of those receiving Jobseeker benefit, a third are 50-64 years old.

We want to know: Have you felt overlooked in the job market?
Do you have advice for your community on how to stand out in an increasingly crowded job seeker market?
Share your experience below!

📖 Want to read more from the 'Work, Interrupted' series?
Work, Interrupted: The kids, the mortgage, but no job. What next?
Young and shut out: Gen Z face the harshest job market in years
Work, Interrupted: Is 50 the new 60? Older workers battling algorithms to get CVs seen

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Whether young or experienced, has age been a barrier to opportunity?
  • 67.2% Yes - In my experience, age has been a factor.
    67.2% Complete
  • 29.5% No - In my experience, age has had little to do with my employment opportunities
    29.5% Complete
  • 2.4% As an employer, age is not a factor.
    2.4% Complete
  • 1% Other - I will share below.
    1% Complete
808 votes
134 days ago

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Award – Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau!

Possum Bourne Retirement Village

This is a great way to celebrate our seniors who are leaving an amazing legacy for future generations. Let’s give a shoutout to those who have made a positive contribution to Aotearoa later in life, and who are still actively making the world around them a better place, following their careers in… View moreThis is a great way to celebrate our seniors who are leaving an amazing legacy for future generations. Let’s give a shoutout to those who have made a positive contribution to Aotearoa later in life, and who are still actively making the world around them a better place, following their careers in any service, sector or field.

Take a moment to nominate the deserving individuals in your life who are making a difference every day, either in our villages or in the wider community.

Follow the link below, and let’s make their stories known!

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134 days ago

Be part of Brushstrokes of Impact - A Paint and Sip Evening at Eden Park in Support of Big Brothers Big Sisters Auckland

The Team from Resene ColorShop Takanini

WHEN: Thursday 14 August 2025, 7:00pm to 9:30pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)

WHERE: All Blacks Changing Rooms, Eden Park, Kingsland
Step into the legendary All Blacks changing rooms for a night of creativity, connection, and community at ‘Brushstrokes of Impact’, a fundraising event hosted by Big… View more
WHEN: Thursday 14 August 2025, 7:00pm to 9:30pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)

WHERE: All Blacks Changing Rooms, Eden Park, Kingsland
Step into the legendary All Blacks changing rooms for a night of creativity, connection, and community at ‘Brushstrokes of Impact’, a fundraising event hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters Auckland. This exclusive paint-and-sip experience offers you the chance to find your inner artist inside one our most iconic sporting spaces. Whether you’re a rugby fan, art enthusiast, or just someone who believes in the power of mentoring, there’s something for you.

Hosted by Matilda Green, guests can enjoy a guided painting session with Kiwi artist Andrew J Steel – known for thought-provoking murals and street art – alongside a fundraising auction with some enticing prizes up for grabs (hello private Eden Park tour!) Nibbles will be provided, with all proceeds from the event going directly to Big Brothers Big Sisters Auckland!

Whether you’re flying solo, bringing a date, rallying your workmates, or catching up with friends, Brushstrokes of Impact promises a memorable night blending art, sport, and generosity. Spots are limited, so get your tickets!

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