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We’ve supported junior football in New Zealand for over a decade – helping thousands of kids, their coaches and parents kick-start dreams. We've also been recognising the people who make it happen; over 6000 coaches around the country who give up their time every season to support their … View moreWe’ve supported junior football in New Zealand for over a decade – helping thousands of kids, their coaches and parents kick-start dreams. We've also been recognising the people who make it happen; over 6000 coaches around the country who give up their time every season to support their communities. A special congratulations to our 2016 Junior Football Coaches of the Year! Recognise anyone in your community?
We want to get even more Kiwi kids outdoors this summer and practicing their football skills for next season. That’s why we’ve partnered with Neighbourly to give away 60 football and bottle prize packs! Find out how to win!
Kiwi kids thrive on playing outdoors. Whether it's climbing trees, kicking a ball or building a hut, getting outside and exploring our backyards is part of who we are. So we've partnered with our friends at McDonald's to celebrate this New Zealand rite of passage. All you have to do … View moreKiwi kids thrive on playing outdoors. Whether it's climbing trees, kicking a ball or building a hut, getting outside and exploring our backyards is part of who we are. So we've partnered with our friends at McDonald's to celebrate this New Zealand rite of passage. All you have to do is share a photo below of the smallest members of your family outdoors with their football and you could win one of 60 football and bottle prize packs.
Please note: any photos shared below may star on Stuff.co.nz next week! Your football loving Kiwi kid could be famous!
Post your photo below to enter the draw.
T&Cs apply.
Do you have your basic supplies ready if you are stuck at home or have to leave in a hurry? Make a plan today to work out what you need, who can help you and who might need your help.
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We love to give back to our local communities! Give Local is a campaign which offers kind-spirited customers, like you, to easily donate non-perishable food items and health products to local charities who find Christmas a tough time of year.
Show your support and tell your neighbours, friends … View moreWe love to give back to our local communities! Give Local is a campaign which offers kind-spirited customers, like you, to easily donate non-perishable food items and health products to local charities who find Christmas a tough time of year.
Show your support and tell your neighbours, friends and family to look out for specially-marked Give Local trolleys in all FreshChoice stores throughout New Zealand.
You have until New Years’ Day to drop-off your contributions. We look forward to seeing you in-store!
Since the 1980s, the proportion of children being dropped off in a car has doubled to nearly 55 per cent. With it has come worsened air pollution, greater congestion, and increased danger as more kids are involved in road accidents. Worse, it has undermined our community cohesion: Schools can and … View moreSince the 1980s, the proportion of children being dropped off in a car has doubled to nearly 55 per cent. With it has come worsened air pollution, greater congestion, and increased danger as more kids are involved in road accidents. Worse, it has undermined our community cohesion: Schools can and should be the hearts of our communities
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We're backing schools to set up walking buses and other solutions, with parents and volunteers helping local kids get to class safely.
We wrote to the nation's mayors pleading with them to lower speed limits outside schools, and many have come back to us with expressions of support. We talked to well-known New Zealanders with school-aged kids, and they united behind the campaign.
You can get involved too. We know people are busy, so the Sunday Star-Times and Neighbourly are encouraging families to choose one day a week when they and their kids walk, scoot, cycle - even ride a horse if that's what works for you!
I've chosen Mondays as the days I'll cycle to school with my 6-year-old son. And Neighbourly has set up a special pledge page, where you can choose a day when you will try to Foot It with your kids, talk with others doing the same - and go into the draw to win one of 50 Micro scooters. www.neighbourly.co.nz...
Plenty of things to do today.
Havelock Lions Market: Pork, plants, toys, books, furniture, preserves, coffee, muffins, slices, sausage sizzle, Morris Dancing. Sites available, Ian 574 2558.
Welcome to New York: Marlborough's dance talent from preschoolers through to our senior champion … View morePlenty of things to do today.
Havelock Lions Market: Pork, plants, toys, books, furniture, preserves, coffee, muffins, slices, sausage sizzle, Morris Dancing. Sites available, Ian 574 2558.
Welcome to New York: Marlborough's dance talent from preschoolers through to our senior champion dancers. ASB Theatre Marlborough, 6.30pm tonight and 4pm Sunday.
Flower Show: Marlborough Horticultural Society, St Christophers Hall, Weld St. From 9am. Roses, stalls, displays. Sandra 5787996.
Eastern States Speedway: Round one Farmlands/Gulf Oil Street Car Race Series, stockcar open championship, production best pairs. Stockcars, streetstocks, saloons, production saloons, youth ministocks, streetcars. Pak Lims Rd. Gates open 5pm, race starts 6pm.
Gypsy Pickers: Dharma Bums Club, 8pm. Multi-instrument duo, rock, popular, reggae, bluegrass, world, blues, jazz, roots, hits and originals. Getting there, take Highway 63 to Wairau Valley, into Church Ln, over bridge, downhill, first gate on left.
Marlborough Landscape Photographs: By Bernard Vavasour, Paul Davidson Theatre, Marlborough Museum. Daily.
Consider, Create, Collect: Mixed media fundraising exhibition. Millennium Public Art Gallery. Daily.
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: Dinner theatre show final night. Blenheim Musical Theatre, 6.30pm.
Fox on the Fairway: Boathouse Theatre. Runs until December 3.
Blenheim Parkrun: 5km run, you against the clock. 7.45am, corner of High and Symonds Sts.
Artisan Market: Food, coffee, jewellery, preserves, veggies, art, crafts, woodwork, pottery and more. 9am to 1pm, Wynen St.
Young Expressionists Exhibition: Students aged 7 to 17. Varied media and approaches from painting and drawing, pastel through to construction and ceramics. Plus college NCEA folios. Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery, High St. Daily.
Pirate Pizza Night: Edwin Fox Maritime Museum, $10-$20.Check out the decks and depths of the ship, enjoy a pizza buffet and music by Midge McCleary.
Handcraft Fair: Riversdale Community House, 131 Budge St. Lots of cool crafts on display, friendly people, music and refreshments. Stalls available Sue 4780469.
Almost Perfect Gal Competition: Redwood Tavern. Fundraiser for Cure Kids. Live music, fun challenges.
Summer Beach Salsa Party: 8pm, Harlequins Rugby Clubrooms, Lansdowne park. $5. Free dance lesson. Karen 0273090268.
Redwood Market: 8am to noon, Cleghorn St car park. Plants, produce, cards, jewellery, flowers, handcrafts. Supporting hospice. Alison 5785109.
Ulysses Club: 10am, meet at The Vines Village. Prospective members welcome.
Marlborough Museum: Brayshaw Heritage Park, 10am to 4pm daily. 5781712.
Picton Museum: 10am to 4pm daily, 9 London Quay, 5738283.
Vintage Farm Machinery: 10am to 3pm, Brayshaw Vintage farm. Guided tours available, Doris 5794357.
Brooklyn Croquet Club: Golf croquet at Whitehead Park, 15 Brooklyn Dr. 1pm, Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday. Afternoon tea supplied.
Boot Sale: 8am to 2pm Blenheim Railway Station car park, Grove Rd. John 5783918.
Redwood Market: 8am to noon, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants, produce and craft.
No one knows when or where earthquakes will occur, but everyone can be prepared.
The simplest thing you can do to keep your family safe in a quake is to secure objects and furniture. This reduces the chance they will fall over causing injury or damage.
Click here to see how easy it is to … View moreNo one knows when or where earthquakes will occur, but everyone can be prepared.
The simplest thing you can do to keep your family safe in a quake is to secure objects and furniture. This reduces the chance they will fall over causing injury or damage.
Click here to see how easy it is to make your home safer in an earthquake.
With the launch of the Foot It campaign, we've all been talking about walking, cycling and scooting to school, and you've been coming up with some great ideas to support our kids.
But for some families it's not an option - especially if you live in a rural area, or your kids go to a… View moreWith the launch of the Foot It campaign, we've all been talking about walking, cycling and scooting to school, and you've been coming up with some great ideas to support our kids.
But for some families it's not an option - especially if you live in a rural area, or your kids go to a school on the other side of town. So tell us the main mode of transport by which your children or grandchildren commute.
Plus: Don't forget to join up to a Foot It Club at www.neighbourly.co.nz..., and go into the draw to WIN one of 50 Micro scooters.
Has your family discussed what you could do better next time there is an earthquake?
You’ve been in your brand new home for over a year now…Yay! But then you realise your home isn’t prepared for smart technologies like home automation for lighting, security and entertainment; let alone equipped for solar and electric vehicles. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along … View moreYou’ve been in your brand new home for over a year now…Yay! But then you realise your home isn’t prepared for smart technologies like home automation for lighting, security and entertainment; let alone equipped for solar and electric vehicles. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. It’s all covered in the New Home Builders Info Sessions being held by us, your local Jennian Homes team. Register now.
You decorate your tree for Christmas right? How about your...letterbox?
Announcing the Mike Pero Christmas Letterbox Competition - a partnership between us (Mike Pero Real Estate) - and our friends at Neighbourly. It's pretty simple; we're challenging you to head down your driveway and … View moreYou decorate your tree for Christmas right? How about your...letterbox?
Announcing the Mike Pero Christmas Letterbox Competition - a partnership between us (Mike Pero Real Estate) - and our friends at Neighbourly. It's pretty simple; we're challenging you to head down your driveway and decorate your letterbox for the festive season! Share a photo on your Neighbourly noticeboard using the hashtag #christmasletterbox before 11 December and we'll put you in the draw to win great prizes - including Prezzy® cards!
Help Santa find his way by decorating your letterbox this Christmas! Find out more.
Some roads remain closed or damaged after the earthquake and flooding last week.
State Highway One
Blenheim to Ward is open, drivers must exercise caution when taking this route as there are still many areas with surface damage.
South of Ward is closed to public with access to emergency … View moreSome roads remain closed or damaged after the earthquake and flooding last week.
State Highway One
Blenheim to Ward is open, drivers must exercise caution when taking this route as there are still many areas with surface damage.
South of Ward is closed to public with access to emergency services and residents only.
South of Clarence closed.
Picton to Blenheim - is down to one lane at the elevation passing lane and speed restrictions are in place on the Wairau and Spring Creek bridges.
State Highway 63 is open, driver caution with road works.
State Highway 6 is open, driver caution with road works.
Queen St, Blenheim is closed between Charles St and Arthur St.
Awatere Valley Rd is closed just before Isis bridge.
Ward Beach Rd is closed at the end by the quarry.
Elie Bay Rd is closed.
Tumbledown Rd is closed towards the end.
The following roads are now open but drivers are urged to take care: Queen Charlotte Dr, Kenepuru Rd, Kaparu Rd, Port Underwood Rd, Wakamarina Rd, Gulch Rd.
Red Cross team members have been working in Kaikoura to link households with services and essential supplies. They're also on hand to provide wellbeing support for those who are struggling with the quake's impact or for people who have just been told they can't stay in their homes.
… View moreRed Cross team members have been working in Kaikoura to link households with services and essential supplies. They're also on hand to provide wellbeing support for those who are struggling with the quake's impact or for people who have just been told they can't stay in their homes.
"There's so much food and stuff gone, but we're alive - that's the main thing," says Kaikoura resident Diane Edkins (pictured) who finds out whether her house is given the all-clear while a Red Cross volunteer is with her: www.redcross.org.nz...
Please donate to Red Cross' November 2016 Earthquake Appeal at www.redcross.org.nz... Thank you for your support.
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