174 days ago

Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

Bulletin Editor from Karori Lions Club

The popular and delicious Lions Christmas Cakes are now available for sale in Karori.
All profits go to charity. $25 for this very special 1kg cake - full of tasty nutrition and a minimum shelf life of two years. For many across New Zealand the Lions Christmas Cake has become a tradition.
Enjoy the win-win of contributing to charity and having a Christmas and year-long treat.
Now on sale at Gipps St Butchery, and on Saturday 25th November Karori Lions will be selling the cakes in Karori Mall. Or send a message to our Facebook page (click on "Read More", below) to place an order – for 2 or more cakes we will deliver to a Karori address for prepaid cakes.
BONUS! – Purchase two cakes from the above sources and go into the draw for a $250 Interislander travel voucher.

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3 days ago

Share your New Zealand music memories...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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.

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.

2 days ago

The Tova Show

Jen from Stuff

Hello! Are you a …
- A student/young professional renting
- A young family, renting or owning
- An older New Zealander/retiree/pensioner

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).

Please email tova@stuff.co.nz or comment below if you’d like to share your perspective with us. We give you our commitment to treat your experience with sensitivity and care.

Type NFP if you don't wish your comments to be used.

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11 hours ago

Why Leonie loves lawn bowls

Rita Angus Retirement Village

For the uninitiated, lawn bowls may just look like a bunch of people throwing balls up and down a flat piece of grass.

But for Evelyn Page Retirement Village resident Leonie, it is a game of skill that has brought her 40 years of friendship, camaraderie and many fun-filled experiences and memories.

So much so, that she has dedicated most of the last 20-plus years to umpiring the game. It is her way of giving back, she says, and now she is lending those skills to the upcoming trans-Tasman inter-village Ryman Roll Up.

Click read more for the full story.

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