CURTAINS WANTED!!!
The awesome Tauranga Curtain Bank is currently running low on curtains. If you have any preloved curtains lying around that you don't need anymore, they can give them a new lease on life to help keep a local family with children warm this winter.
The Tauranga Curtain Bank is a volunteer organisation who line & prepare preloved curtains which are re-hung in homes of vulnerable families across the Bay of Plenty.
WHAT WE NEED:
✅ Short curtains
✅ Long curtains
✅ Worn curtains
✅ Like-new curtains
(Not needing blinds, tracks or net curtains at this time).
Curtains donations can be dropped off at the Tauranga Curtain Bank:
The Hillier Centre
31 Gloucester Road, Mount Maunganui.
Opening hours:
Monday 8:30am–4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am–4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am–4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am–4:30pm
Friday 8:30am–4:30pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Many thanks :)
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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42.3% Yes
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33% Maybe?
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24.7% No
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