My 2023 Prospa Local Business Hero nomination
PAWS Pet Animal Welfare Shops in Putāruru. Meg Wilson is the amazing lady who formed the organisation and is run totally by volunteers. There are 3 stores in Putaruru, each one has their own special features and range of stock sold. Everything is kindly donated by our community and the money then goes back into helping pay for the de-sexing people's furbaby's. Another area is rescuing abandoned/badly treated cat's and dogs who quite often come with kitten's/puppies, illnesses and/injuries. Meg love's everyone of these animals and will do her very best.
During the recent Gabrielle cyclone Meg contacted a couple of similar groups and asked what they needed. Meg then asked the community for help with donating clothes, linen, bedding, toiletries, pet food, pet, bedding, etc.
Within 8 days, volunteers had sorted and filled 600+ boxes with clothing etc. A huge truck was filled and Megs wonderful husband drove to Hastings to delivery the goods to a very appreciative group.
For the last 4+ years of volunteering at PAWS have been some of my most satisfying.
Most of the other volunteers have also been with Meg with for a long time because they enjoy doing what they do doing it alongside Meg.
She so deserves this awards. It is part of her
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.7% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.4% A week before Christmas
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33.2% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
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