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The traditional sausage sizzle fundraiser is being given a healthy makeover as part of a scheme to improve Kiwis' health.
Healthy Families is trying to convince charities to sell healthier foods, rather than… View moreThanks for your comments everyone- interesting discussion! Comments are now closed.
The traditional sausage sizzle fundraiser is being given a healthy makeover as part of a scheme to improve Kiwis' health.
Healthy Families is trying to convince charities to sell healthier foods, rather than the traditional fried sausages on white bread with tomato sauce. What do you think? Do we need to make sausage sizzles healthier or is this messing with a Kiwi tradition? Comments may be used in print unless stated otherwise with NFP (Not For Print).
Myrtle rust is a fungus that can destroy our native and taonga trees such as pōhutukawa, mānuka, kānuka and rātā. It also attacks feijoa trees. Severe infestations can kill affected plants and have long-term impacts on the regeneration of young plants and seedlings.
And it’s now in New … View moreMyrtle rust is a fungus that can destroy our native and taonga trees such as pōhutukawa, mānuka, kānuka and rātā. It also attacks feijoa trees. Severe infestations can kill affected plants and have long-term impacts on the regeneration of young plants and seedlings.
And it’s now in New Zealand – sightings have been reported in Kerikeri in Northland, Waitara in Taranaki and Te Kuiti in Waikato.
If you see it, DO NOT TOUCH OR DISTURB THE PLANT. Please take a photo and call us immediately on 0800 80 99 66.
To find out more about the invasive Myrtle rust fungus please visit www.mpi.govt.nz/myrtlerust
Greater Wellington Regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season and we need your help!
Join us this year and help us achieve our goal of planting 25,000 trees a season. You make the difference.
Join us at MacKays Crossing entrance at Queen Elizabeth … View moreGreater Wellington Regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season and we need your help!
Join us this year and help us achieve our goal of planting 25,000 trees a season. You make the difference.
Join us at MacKays Crossing entrance at Queen Elizabeth Park for a morning of tree planting on the 2nd of July from 10am-2pm.
There will be free a free sausage sizzle and live music!
Please bring appropriate footwear and warm clothes.
For more information, please visit www.gw.govt.nz... or RSVP to the Facebook event goo.gl...
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Cycling between Lower Hutt and Wellington can be a risky affair dodging cars and battling weather.
A safer route for cyclists has been talked about for decades and it finally appears to be coming a little closer to… View moreHi everyone, thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! Comments are now closed.
Cycling between Lower Hutt and Wellington can be a risky affair dodging cars and battling weather.
A safer route for cyclists has been talked about for decades and it finally appears to be coming a little closer to reality. Is this something you would use? What do you think about it? Comments may be used in print unless stated otherwise with NFP (Not for Print)
Learning can happen anywhere. Enrol in a Bachelor of Arts at Massey – the only BA you can study from wherever you are. With 26 majors on offer you can study what you’re passionate about, while gaining valuable knowledge that will serve you now and in the future. Semester 2 starts July.
What ever scum bag is setting gin trips around Jocelyn cres/wyndham road you should be ashamed of yourself. Not only that they are illegal.
Second cat found in the last few weeks found with a trap on its legs.
Good in the Hood is your chance to support local groups in your neighbourhood. Right across New Zealand, groups of all sizes and from a variety of backgrounds are meeting different needs in their communities. So next time you’re at your local Z, remember to vote and … View moreGood in the Hood is your chance to support local groups in your neighbourhood. Right across New Zealand, groups of all sizes and from a variety of backgrounds are meeting different needs in their communities. So next time you’re at your local Z, remember to vote and help a group do good in your hood.
Shame on the Wellington City Council and the Wellington Police. Their heavy handed conspiring and fantasy policies killed the Golden Goose that was the IRB International rugby Sevens at Westpac Stadium.
I have been involved with the Sevens in Wellington since it first arrived here in one way … View moreShame on the Wellington City Council and the Wellington Police. Their heavy handed conspiring and fantasy policies killed the Golden Goose that was the IRB International rugby Sevens at Westpac Stadium.
I have been involved with the Sevens in Wellington since it first arrived here in one way or another. It crumbled in Wellington because it ceased being the party that it was seen to be in such cities as Hong Kong. The tournament is ideally suited to teens 18 and over, young and middle aged adults and not children or rugby purists.
The noose was tightened when off-the-field entertainment quality levels dipped several notches and promotion of the event appeared to dry up. But all this happened because the event had become a hard sell thanks to the removal of the " fizz from the bubbly".
It wasn't the costs associated with the event or the food quality that was to blame though the patronage would always wish for competitive pricing and decent nosh. And more decent nosh was served up at least for the past two toirnaments.
The 2016 and 2017 tournaments were disastrous on several fronts as the organisers either ran out of ideas or ran further away from the fun, party aspects.
But the rugby itself always continued to grow in quality and the competitiveness improve.
Here is my wish: that Hamilton has it for two years and then it is offered back to Wellington who have come up in the meantime with a great plan - something like back to the past when tickets were sold out in a few minutes.
A big THANKS to all our customers - Canstar Blue have just awarded Electric Kiwi the 2017 Most Satisfied Customers Award – Electricity Retailers.
If you are also interested in guaranteed savings, no contracts, awesome online service and one hour of free power every day,
then jump on over … View moreA big THANKS to all our customers - Canstar Blue have just awarded Electric Kiwi the 2017 Most Satisfied Customers Award – Electricity Retailers.
If you are also interested in guaranteed savings, no contracts, awesome online service and one hour of free power every day,
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Have you heard of Paverpol and all the things you can create with it?! If you are on Facebook check out Creations by Katrose to see what you could create in a Workshop or even at your own place with a bunch of friends. Next Workshop is in Upper Hutt is 27th May!
COME AND GIVE IT A GO!
Beginners classes for adults and teens.
Slab pots and pinch pots and coil pots and more.
Get creative and learn a new skill to enjoy!
Useful things for use in your home or make some lovely gifts too.
Hand building classes
6 Weeks on Thursdays Starting 25 May. 7 - … View moreCOME AND GIVE IT A GO!
Beginners classes for adults and teens.
Slab pots and pinch pots and coil pots and more.
Get creative and learn a new skill to enjoy!
Useful things for use in your home or make some lovely gifts too.
Hand building classes
6 Weeks on Thursdays Starting 25 May. 7 - 9pm
$140 includes basic materials and firing.
Upper Hutt Art Society. Ward St Upper Hutt
Phone Rebecca for enquiries or to book 027 7287236
A few of the great creations made during our first classes.
We should have no need to tip service people in NZ.
We have generous minimum wages for all working sectors unlike the countries where tipping is outright encouraged/expected and in some instances, demanded.
For instance, I think its New York where the minimum wage for waitresses is $2.50 an … View moreWe should have no need to tip service people in NZ.
We have generous minimum wages for all working sectors unlike the countries where tipping is outright encouraged/expected and in some instances, demanded.
For instance, I think its New York where the minimum wage for waitresses is $2.50 an hour. So tipping brings up their weekly earnings to something more in keeping with survival.
Here as in Australia, the minimum wage is in excess of $15 an hour and in many instances the staff get higher paid.
So we have a different system for earning wages than does many countries and thus we don't have to tip and should not be "forced" to do so. We have many people using services who are themselves on the minimum wage or not far removed. We don't need to make it any more expensive for them.
Our New Home Builders Information Sessions are designed to ensure your new build experience is filled with plenty of 'OH YES' moments. Completely FREE, sessions are designed for new builders with all budgets and levels of experience. Your local Jennian team will cover off:
• How best… View moreOur New Home Builders Information Sessions are designed to ensure your new build experience is filled with plenty of 'OH YES' moments. Completely FREE, sessions are designed for new builders with all budgets and levels of experience. Your local Jennian team will cover off:
• How best to establish your construction budget
• How to avoid hidden costs
• Easy ways to save money by building an environmentally friendly home
• How to plan a home you've always wanted
We love sharing our construction industry and knowledge to ensure every home building journey is a good one. Come along with any questions you might have and learn how to avoid ‘OH NO’ moments. Find out more at jennianinfo.com
Hi everyone! I am trying to find 150 to 300 corks for a craft project that I am making, and am having trouble sourcing them. I am looking for straight wine corks (no champagne corks please) and was wondering if any of you have corks you don't want/have no use for? If so my mum and I are able … View moreHi everyone! I am trying to find 150 to 300 corks for a craft project that I am making, and am having trouble sourcing them. I am looking for straight wine corks (no champagne corks please) and was wondering if any of you have corks you don't want/have no use for? If so my mum and I are able to pick them up tomorrow as we will be in the area between 4 pm and 5 pm. Thank you heaps, I appreciate it!
- Sophie :)
Are you helping families and young people within your community and in need of more funds for your project? Our store is now calling for applications to our Customer Choice ‘Bags for good’ Programme. In the last financial year $529,814 was raised for 279 community partners. For more information… View moreAre you helping families and young people within your community and in need of more funds for your project? Our store is now calling for applications to our Customer Choice ‘Bags for good’ Programme. In the last financial year $529,814 was raised for 279 community partners. For more information and to begin the application process follow the link below. Applications close on the 16th of June.
www.thewarehousegroup.co.nz...
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