Love Grace Appeal update 24.02.20
BAGS and MORE BAGS and MANY THANK YOU'S. The Love Grace Handbag Appeal has really taken off and I have to say first a HUGE THANK YOU to THE GOOD AS NEW OP SHOP for not only donating lovely handbags but also many items that we are able to put into them; second stop was the COUNTDOWN in Te Aroha so THANK YOU to CHRIS who organised a lovely bag full of goodies all suitable to be part of the contents. THEN as we drove into our driveway there waiting for us was a wonderful array of handbags and goodies from TANIA RADONICH and Daughter BRIE PARORE... THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. The appeal closes on 6th. March so please do try and add to this great collection we have thus far. I have already put up one photo on TV3 The Project but will get this wonderful collection into a photo and will pop it onto the site again. Please take the time to tell your friends and spread the word on your social media sites. Love Grace Handbag Appeal drop off point 109c Centennial Avenue. in Te Aroha 021 204 2633
Share your New Zealand music memories...
It's NZ Music Month and New Zealand really has some beautiful songs from artists that we call our own.
Whether it's April Sun in Cuba, Don't Forget your Roots, or How Bizarre or Bic Runga's 'Sway' - songs have a way of unlocking memories and evoking old feelings.
In honour of NZ Music Month, share a New Zealand song or artist that is special to you and explain why.
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And the 2024 Prospa Local Business Hero is...
A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.
The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.
The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a local called Margaret and the nomination reads:
'On Feb 14, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle flooded many of the rural areas. Puketapu Hotel went under perhaps half a meter of water. However, immediately Mary Danielson and her son, Sam Danielson, along with their loyal staff pulled it together to cook copious amounts of food that without electricity would have been wasted. Throughout the years many of us have been treated with a pub gathering where we can reconnect and a free meal. At Christmas there was Santa, games, gifts for kids, donated patchwork for adults, an ice cream truck and lots of camaraderie.
This February on the cyclone anniversary, they again pulled out the stops to give hundreds of us a special night. We are all tired of the cyclone cleanup and they understood that it was needed.'
Such a deserving business and team, well done Mary and Sam. And thank you to all those who voted!
The Tova Show
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We’re reaching out from the Tova show, the flagship weekly politics podcast on Stuff, as we prepare for our budget coverage and how it’s affecting Kiwis - we’d love to hear from you.
We need a few people who are available the week before the budget (Wednesday 22nd/Thursday 23rd May) and on the day of the announcement (Thursday 30th May).
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