711 days ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Christchurch

I have also been relieved of depression
I believe I was born with this disease. As a child I ate more than what I was comfortable with on many occasions; eating the biggest apple in the fruit bowl, when I knew it wasn’t a good idea because I wouldn’t be hungry for dinner, but not being able to not do so, sneaking food, being overcome with the obsession to eat a can of cream corn in the middle of a Sunday afternoon, thinking I’m not sure that I want to do this but I can’t stop myself anyway.

During my adolescence I used laxatives because I was often constipated. I was only a little overweight once or twice in my life and there were times when I was “nice and thin”. One summer I thought I “had it made” because my stomach was flat enough to wear a bikini. I thought my eating was neurotic but I thought that other neurotic women like me ate like that and I would just grow out of it.

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1 day ago

Poll: What does 'Kei te pēhea koe' mean?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Maori Language Week) is upon us and we always love to get involved.

Add your vote to the poll and share a phrase in te Reo Māori below to be in to win a $25 Prezzy card.

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What does 'Kei te pēhea koe' mean?
  • 3.2% You are finally here
    3.2% Complete
  • 87.2% How are you (feeling)?
    87.2% Complete
  • 1.8% There are two fish
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  • 7.9% Pass the salt, please
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506 votes
1 day ago

Did you feel that?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

An earthquake occurred 15 km south-east of Amberley today (Friday Sep 13) at 10:41am.

What you need to know:
- Light shaking was felt right down through Christchurch and Kaiapoi.
- The magnitude was 4.0 and the depth was 22 km
- See the Geonet image below to see how far the shaking was reported.
- Some people have reported hearing a loud bang.

You may wish to check out Natural Hazards Commission list of ways to make your home safer for natural disasters here.

Did you feel it where you are?

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6 days ago

Poll: Is it rude to take a full trolley to self-checkout?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Luckily self-checkout is pretty common in supermarkets these days and we generally use it to quickly buy a few things without the long lines. But perhaps it's appropriate to head there with your full trolley to skip the lines?

What are your thoughts? Is that rude?

Share in the comments below if this has ever happened to you.

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Is it rude to take a full trolley to self-checkout?
  • 53.4% Yes!
    53.4% Complete
  • 44% Nah, it's okay
    44% Complete
  • 2.6% Other - I'll share below!
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2916 votes