Neighbourly's Good News
I have a brain injury which plays havock with my memory and concentration. I was in Pak n Sav Rangiora putting petrol in my car, got back into my car and parked up to get my groceries. A lovely lady shouted out my petrol screw had just fallen off my roof, and my tank lid was open still. that would of cost me a lot of money to replace, so whoever you were, thank you. When I went and did my groceries, I went to pay and my cash flow card wasn't in my wallet. I had to leave the groceries and I went back over to the fuel pumps to look for it but it was gone. I went home ready to ring the bank, but decided to just quickly ring Pak n Sav to see if anyone had handed it in, and much to my surprise they had!!! Thank you again to the kind stranger who did that for me. This was all Christmas Eve!!! Many times I have left my wallet at the Lotto, along with my purse and new tickets and have had a tap on the shoulder from the staff handing me my tickets and my purse, with money in it!!! Thank you to everyone who has had the kind heart to take time out to return whatever I put down, by mistake, its nice to know there are still honest and kind people out there. That's the bonus of living in a small town and I'm grateful.
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!
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