North Blenheim, Spring Creek

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Know something that could keep your neighbours safe?

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2862 days ago

Enrolling new students for 2018

Marita from Blenheim

Play the piano or keyboard.

Hi, i'm Marita and I just love the piano, and I want others to
enjoy it too.

Come and have some fun and learn a new skill.

I have students ranging from 5 years old to 84 years old, it's never too late to start.

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2860 days ago

Over 100 Children's Day events across NZ!

The Team from Children's Day

With just one week to go until Children's Day, how will you celebrate? There's so much happening all around Aotearoa, so put tamariki first this Sunday 4 March and check out what's happening near you: childrensday.org.nz... www.youtube.com...

2860 days ago

Swap a can of food for a FREE Resene testpot!

Resene

Neighbours - add a little colour to your life and help those in need at the same time. Bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot*!

Every can of food you donate means you save on your testpot purchase (save up to $5.60 on an 80ml testpot)… View more
Neighbours - add a little colour to your life and help those in need at the same time. Bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot*!

Every can of food you donate means you save on your testpot purchase (save up to $5.60 on an 80ml testpot) while also helping provide disadvantaged Kiwis with food parcels when they need them most.

We'll donate every item you bring in to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks.

So start gathering up those cans and bring them into your local Resene owned ColorShop.
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*60-80ml testpot.
Find out more

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2860 days ago

Bowling club couch couple Bill Heenan, 83, and Valerie Tringham, 86, make it official

Megan Leov Reporter from Marlborough Express

Remember our story about Bill and Valerie who met on the couch at a rugby match?
Well now they're married and their plans for a little wedding in Rarotonga were foiled by family and friends.
Do you have a romantic wedding story to share?

2860 days ago

Road safety

Megan Leov Reporter from Marlborough Express

NZTA is looking to make improvements to SH1 on the Weld Pass to make it safer.
What are your experiences of Weld Pass?
* Comments may be used in a story.

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2861 days ago

Does your loved one ride a motorcycle?

The Team from ACC New Zealand

Riding a motorcycle or scooter inevitably carries more risk than driving a four-wheeled vehicle. And it turns out quite a lot of us have someone close to us who rides (in fact, 48% of Neighbourly members!)

If you worry about their safety, there is something you can do: encourage them to take … View more
Riding a motorcycle or scooter inevitably carries more risk than driving a four-wheeled vehicle. And it turns out quite a lot of us have someone close to us who rides (in fact, 48% of Neighbourly members!)

If you worry about their safety, there is something you can do: encourage them to take Ride Forever coaching, provided (and heavily subsidised) by ACC. It's delivered by experts and it works, as Simon Gotlieb's story shows. Neighbourly members can book a FREE Ride Forever course before 31 March using promo code NEIGH18 over here.
Find out more

2861 days ago

Poll: Do you wear gloves and a mask if you're using potting mix?

Jo Haywood Reporter from Homed

Keen gardener Clint Green has a cautionary potting mix tale for gardeners everywhere, after surviving a horrific bout of legionnaires' disease.
Click here to read Clint's story.

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Do you wear gloves and a mask if you're using potting mix?
  • 12.7% Yes to both - the risks aren't worth it
    12.7% Complete
  • 11% Gloves? Yes. Mask? Sometimes.
    11% Complete
  • 34.9% I always wear gloves, but never a mask
    34.9% Complete
  • 41.4% No, I don't wear either
    41.4% Complete
1601 votes
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2861 days ago

Give Badminton a Go for Free

Anna from Blenheim

Would you like to try a new sport or revive your skills.
Try Badminton for free, one night only.
All equipment provided, please wear non-marking shoes.
When: Monday, 26 February, 7-8.30pm.
Where: St Mary's Hall, Corner Hodson and Francis Streets.
Contact: Mike or Anna on 579 1954 or … View more
Would you like to try a new sport or revive your skills.
Try Badminton for free, one night only.
All equipment provided, please wear non-marking shoes.
When: Monday, 26 February, 7-8.30pm.
Where: St Mary's Hall, Corner Hodson and Francis Streets.
Contact: Mike or Anna on 579 1954 or blenheimshuttlers@gmail.com
www.sporty.co.nz...
Look forward to seeing you there!

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2862 days ago

Have you registered your event?

The Team from Neighbours Aotearoa

Register your Neighbours Day event before March 9 and you'll go into the draw to win a $200 prezzy card to help with your event! Visit: neighboursdayaotearoa.org...

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2862 days ago

'Age Concerns Everyone' Conference 2018

The Team from Age Concern New Zealand

We are excited to announce that registrations for our Annual National Age Concern Conference ‘Age Concerns Everyone’ are now OPEN! The conference will be taking place on the 16 and 17 April 2018 in Wellington.
We have a fantastic line up of speakers and topics, from discussions about older … View more
We are excited to announce that registrations for our Annual National Age Concern Conference ‘Age Concerns Everyone’ are now OPEN! The conference will be taking place on the 16 and 17 April 2018 in Wellington.
We have a fantastic line up of speakers and topics, from discussions about older workers, retirement income, housing, LGBTIQ and Maori solutions through to social connection initiatives and innovation. For more details and to register please visit our website! www.ageconcern.org.nz...

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2862 days ago

Poll: How's your summer been?

Reporter Sunday Star Times

From weeks on end of blistering hot days to calamitous cyclones, we've pretty much had it all this summer. The extreme temperatures in some parts are in stark contrast to other storm-battered coastal zones Tell us how summer's been in your area.

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How's your summer been?
  • 37.1% This summer has been a winner.
    37.1% Complete
  • 48.9% We've had a summer of contrasts - hot and spicy, wet and stormy.
    48.9% Complete
  • 10% It's been a fairly typical Kiwi summer.
    10% Complete
  • 4.1% Summer? What summer?
    4.1% Complete
1336 votes
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2876 days ago

Parent Peer Support Group (Roopu)

Steve from Blenheim

A Parent peer support Group (Roopu) meets, 6pm-7pm Thursdays at the RedwoodTown Community Centre, for parents to share and support one another to understand issues facing our tamariki(children) and rangatahi(youth), that can lead them down the path of suicide.
Learn from each others experience, … View more
A Parent peer support Group (Roopu) meets, 6pm-7pm Thursdays at the RedwoodTown Community Centre, for parents to share and support one another to understand issues facing our tamariki(children) and rangatahi(youth), that can lead them down the path of suicide.
Learn from each others experience, from life and as parents, what we can do to stop this from happening and not lose anymore of our future generations to suicide. Let us lead by example, as parents, and be brave enough, to challenge what is happening, to make a better future for all our tamariki(children). Everyone is welcome. Light refreshments provided. Contact details are on the flyer attached.

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2862 days ago

Slips and flooding

Megan Leov Reporter from Marlborough Express

Large slips and blocked fords mean several roads across Marlborough remain closed as a result of ex-tropical storm Gita.

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2863 days ago

Furniture

Graeme from Fairhall - Renwick - Woodbourne

Rimu display / coffee table, 1mtr square, glass top, sliding display shelf with glass ends. Phone 5778874.

Price: $140

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