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With universities starting up last week, so brings first-time flatters trying their hand at cooking for the first time. In 2020, 27% of a household’s weekly budget was spent on takeaways so it’s no wonder that cooking is becoming a bit of a lost art.
Alongside sewing and knitting, what other … View moreWith universities starting up last week, so brings first-time flatters trying their hand at cooking for the first time. In 2020, 27% of a household’s weekly budget was spent on takeaways so it’s no wonder that cooking is becoming a bit of a lost art.
Alongside sewing and knitting, what other vital skills do you think are at risk of being lost?
Share your thoughts below for the We Say You Say column in the local paper - write NFP if you want your comments excluded.
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Dear Neighbours, I need help. I have organised knitting to go to Ukraine and have used up my considerable stash, but I am now very short on pure DK wool. Can you help me. I need at least 3 balls of unused wool with at least 1 complete ball band. The care instructions on the ball band will be … View moreDear Neighbours, I need help. I have organised knitting to go to Ukraine and have used up my considerable stash, but I am now very short on pure DK wool. Can you help me. I need at least 3 balls of unused wool with at least 1 complete ball band. The care instructions on the ball band will be translated hence the need for them. I prefer not to have any acrylic or cotton etc. Contact me on 0274494418. Thank you in advance. Marianne
By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Support is available for migrants in the Hurunui district.
The Hurunui District Council launched its Welcoming Communities initiative last year, and has formed an advisory group to identify any gaps in support.
The advisory group has brought together… View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Support is available for migrants in the Hurunui district.
The Hurunui District Council launched its Welcoming Communities initiative last year, and has formed an advisory group to identify any gaps in support.
The advisory group has brought together local migrants and stakeholders, including employers, schools and medical centres.
The council received funding from Immigration New Zealand’s Welcoming Communities Programme, Te Waharoa ki ngā Hapori, last year.
‘‘We will have a proper ceremony later this year to promote our intentions and what we hope to achieve,’’ Welcoming Communities facilitator Natalie Paterson said.
‘‘We are doing a bit of a stocktake on what is already happening throughout the Hurunui.
‘‘There’s pockets of wonderful things happening, so it is about identifying any gaps and putting together a welcoming plan.’’
The welcoming plan would include a welcome pack providing information about the district, how to enrol at a medical centre or school, and local services.
Paterson said she would take some inspiration from the migrant initiatives development by the Waimakariri District Council’s community team, where she previously worked.
‘‘The welcome pack will detail all the things they might need to know about settling in the Hurunui, things which we might take for granted.
‘‘We are working with our stakeholders to break those barriers.’’
Language could be a major barrier for new migrants, as well as social isolation.
One initiative which was making a difference was the Amuri Community Health Centre employing a Filipino migrant as an advocate.
The local Filipino community also organised a basketball tournament last year, with a Filipino fiesta held on the final night.
‘‘Basketball is such a great way to bring Filipino people together and there was so much food [at the fiesta],’’ Paterson said. ‘‘They have such a hospitable and generous culture.’’
She said there were pockets of migrants throughout the district working on dairy farms, vineyards, in the health sector and for various local businesses.
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From reporter Carly Gooch:
Motorists have been driving South Island’s only motorway with a designated carpool lane for more than two years – but no fines have been issued to drivers breaking the rules.
That’s because travelling on the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) motorway’s T2… View moreFrom reporter Carly Gooch:
Motorists have been driving South Island’s only motorway with a designated carpool lane for more than two years – but no fines have been issued to drivers breaking the rules.
That’s because travelling on the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) motorway’s T2 lane has no infringement attached to it – yet.
“At this stage we are not doing any enforcement on the CNC T2 lane”, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency regional relationships director James Caygill said.
The T2 lane, also known as a transit or carpool lane, was implemented just weeks after the new motorway opened in December 2020, and is from the end of the motorway on State Highway 1 south of Woodend to the Cranford St roundabout.
Only vehicles with at least one passenger and motorcyclists are entitled to use the T2 lane (the right-hand lane on the southbound side of the northern corridor) between 6am and 9am on weekdays. Outside those hours, the lane can be used by anyone.
Caygill said Waka Kotahi currently had no cameras in place to enforce the lanes.
“We are working towards getting this technology in place.”
He said in the coming months, research would be carried out on the T2 lane and Waka Kotahi would “let the public know ... how the T2 lanes work and a heads-up on enforcement so people will not be surprised”.
Monitoring showed some drivers were not sticking to the T2 rules, “but when you consider both lanes, the majority of drivers are doing the right thing and obeying the law”, he said.
“Last week there were 1154 vehicles on average in the T2 lane over the three-hour period it was operational (6am to 9pm each weekday). There were 1741 vehicles on average in the other lane over the same time period. Each lane on the motorway should be able to carry about 1000 vehicles per hour without significant congestion.”
At this stage, there was no “significant travel time advantage” in either lane.
“It is also likely that there would be little travel time advantage if the lanes were being enforced.”
Transit lanes, commonplace around the world and in the North Island, will only become more familiar to more South Island travellers.
T2 lanes will also be used on the upgraded Brougham St, SH76 (Sydenham/Addington/Waltham) project currently under way.
These restricted traffic lanes will most likely be active during peak times between 7am to 9am, and 3pm to 6pm for the exclusive use of buses, motorcyclists, and cars with a driver and one or more passenger.
The T2 lanes will run from Spencer St to near Brisbane St eastbound and from east of Colombo St to past Selwyn St westbound. However, the road will be set up so these lanes can be extended if and when needed.
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There's some real goodies on Neighbourly Market in our FREE section, and we want to see even more!
If you've got some things getting dusty in the garage that could use a new home, list them on Neighbourly as free in the next 48 hours and you'll go in to win one of 5 x $50 … View moreThere's some real goodies on Neighbourly Market in our FREE section, and we want to see even more!
If you've got some things getting dusty in the garage that could use a new home, list them on Neighbourly as free in the next 48 hours and you'll go in to win one of 5 x $50 Prezzy® cards!
Does anyone else find it frustrating that Neighbourly acts so Gestapo- like and won't let you answer a post that comes up on Neighbourly??
Sometimes people just don't always understand how to post on neighbourly and they don't open it up to everyone. Especially when offering an… View moreDoes anyone else find it frustrating that Neighbourly acts so Gestapo- like and won't let you answer a post that comes up on Neighbourly??
Sometimes people just don't always understand how to post on neighbourly and they don't open it up to everyone. Especially when offering an item for sale.
Twice lately I have wanted to buy something from this forum and it came back that they are not in my neighbourhood so I can't contact them. I phoned one person and they did want to sell it to me, but I had to look them up in the phone book and call them. Not everyone is listed in the phone book, though.
If we're being neighbourly, and let's face it, we really do need our neighbours these days, why is Stuff so limiting and domineering. You used to be able to message someone who had something you wanted to buy or discuss with them, but now you can't get in touch at all.
I put it to Stuff and Neighbourly that you aren't being neighbourly at all!! Why can't you add a feature that one could get in touch with a person who isn't from your neighbourhood or why can't we all be neighbours with a restriction available when you only want it in your area.
You now can't even answer a post now.
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New Zealand's small businesses have had another tough few weeks. We're calling on you, wherever you are across the country, to recognise a local business making a difference in your community.
We all love a cheeky grin and a wave from our local grocer, or a toot from the delivery … View moreNew Zealand's small businesses have had another tough few weeks. We're calling on you, wherever you are across the country, to recognise a local business making a difference in your community.
We all love a cheeky grin and a wave from our local grocer, or a toot from the delivery driver, or a coffee order that’s ready before we arrive. These are the business owners who remind us we're home.
Give your favourite local business owner the recognition they deserve by nominating them in the 2023 Prospa Local Business Hero awards.
Meet a family with four boys (almost) that's up for adventure - and they don't mind roughing it in the process.
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