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512 days ago

How to help make your home warmer and healthier

The Team from Citizens Advice Christchurch Area

Consumer NZ and Warmer Kiwi Homes have teamed up to bring you some simple tips and tricks to help make your home a warmer, healthier place for you and your whānau. Their advice won’t take much time or effort and won’t even cost you a thing.

Also check out the Energy Smart website to see if you qualify for a subsidy for insulation.
And if you missed our recent post about the Curtain bank see the link below.

Click on the 'Read More' for links to the websites.

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More messages from your neighbours
1 day ago

Riddle Time! Sharpen Your Mind and Take the Challenge!

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Where is the only place where today comes before yesterday?

Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.

Want to stop seeing riddles in your newsfeed?
Head here and hover on the Following button on the top right of the page (and it will show Unfollow) and then click it. If it is giving you the option to Follow, then you've successfully unfollowed the Riddles page.

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3 days ago

Poll: Is the increase in disability parking fines fair?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In October, the fine for parking in a designated mobility car park without a permit has jumped from $150 to $750—a 400% increase!

The goal is to keep these spaces open for those who truly need them. Do you think this big increase in the fine is fair? Share your thoughts below.

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Is the increase in disability parking fines fair?
  • 89.4% Yes, it's fair
    89.4% Complete
  • 9.8% No, it's unreasonable
    9.8% Complete
  • 0.8% Other - I'll share below
    0.8% Complete
2289 votes
13 hours ago

House fire causing road closures

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Pages Road is closed this afternoon from Breezes Road, this is due to a house that has caught fire in the area.

Coastal Ward Community Board member, Alex Hewison, shared the closure on a local Facebook page.

Fire and Emergency are at the scene but further details have not been shared at this stage.

Avoid the area where possible.

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