44 days ago

For a bit of fun, neighbours.

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Have a good think about it, and let us know...

If you could invent one piece of technology to make life easier, what would it be?

Comment below with what you think would be a handy new invention - it may even already exist!

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11 hours ago

What's one Kiwi song you'll never get sick of?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

It's NZ Music Month and singer-songwriter Lorde is impressing the world again with a new single called 'What Was That' which is at number one in the US Spotify charts and second in the New Zealand charts.

Let's celebrate all of our homegrown talent this month, share one Kiwi song that you still absolutely love?

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22 days ago

ReDiscover Repair Cafe, Rolleston

Lincoln Envirotown Coordinator from Lincoln Envirotown

Join Us at the Free Repair Café!

Do you have a toaster that's lost its spark? Is your bicycle gathering dust in the garage? Don't toss them out just yet!

We're excited to announce our May Repair Café, where we're giving new life to your ageing or broken items at the ReDiscover Education Centre based at the Pines Resource Recovery Park on Burnham School Road on Saturday 24th May from 10am.

We aim to have skilled volunteers on hand to help repair a variety of items, from bikes to electronics, clothing to household appliances, and more. Here's what we're planning:

-Electrical & Electronics including, Household Appliances
- Jewellery repairs
- Clothing
- General Repairs
- Scissor and Knife Sharpening (Max 1-2, sorry no garden tools)

Please Register:
To help us help you, please register for this free event. Provide a brief description of the issue and the item(s) you need repairing. This way, our volunteer repairers can come prepared with the right tools and parts. We would appreciate it if items were brought in no later than 1 PM to give our repairers time to take a look. If you haven’t registered you can still come along on the day.

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📢 REPAIR CAFÉ UPDATE:
Sadly our bike repair specialist won't be able to join us at this month's Repair Café, we're excited to announce we'll have a skilled volunteer offering jewellery repairs! 💍
🚲 For those with bicycle repairs, we've scheduled our next Repair Café in October with our bike specialist back in action.
All other repair stations (electronics, clothing, general items, and knife sharpening) will be available as planned on Saturday, May 24th!
Thank you for your understanding and continued support. ♻️

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3 days ago

What historical moment lives on in your memory?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Everyone has at least one world event they’ll never forget. Whether it’s something recent like the pandemic or the passing of the Pope, or something from the past like 9/11 or a World War.

If you're comfortable sharing, let us know where you were when the news broke, and what do you remember most about that moment?

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