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117 days ago

Dying Matters Week

Annette from Paraparaumu

Huge thanks to Paraparaumu Library for hosting 10 speakers for Dying Matters week. Special thanks to Nisa Promchot at the library for suppporting it all so well. People seemed to be so grateful for the opportunity.
2 more events this Dying Matters week.
1. Expo at the Ocean Road Community Centre, tomorrow, Friday 5th, 10am - 12 noon. About 20 stalls including Care Coordination, Mobility Centre, Nutritionist, Write your story, Assisted Dying, Community Law, Mary Potter Hospice, Loss and Grief Centre and more.
2. Open time at the Crematorium, Valley Road. Plus the KCDC advisors on Crematorium, Burial and Cemetery will be there to answer your questions. 10am - 12 noon
There are also some online events - to find out more go to www.gowithgrace.nz...

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6 days ago

Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?

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1 day ago

Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎉 2026 is almost here!

We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?

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Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
  • 10.6% Yes! New Year, New Me
    10.6% Complete
  • 22.1% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
    22.1% Complete
  • 67.3% Nah - not for me
    67.3% Complete
444 votes
16 hours ago

Quote for the Day

Mike from Paraparaumu

Interviewer:
"Do you think that the British class system has finally ended?"
Upper-middle class Romance author, Dame Barbara Cartland:
"Well, of course it has; otherwise I would't be sitting here, talking to someone like you!"

Happy New Year [hopefully!]
Mike