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Donate your curtains to help a family in need
With winter in full force Auckland’s two curtain banks urgently need filling up with good quality second-hand curtains to be distributed to families in need.
The Auckland Council, the DHBs and Healthy Homes Initiatives Kainga Ora and AWHI are working together to improve the quality of homes to keep children well, and out of hospital, in this time of cold and illness.
The curtain banks will wash, double line and size second-hand curtains to fit homes and will gladly use any donated curtain material. If you have any curtains in good condition (mould-free) or curtain material please drop them off at the following locations.
South drop off
Greenstar Energy Solutions, 26 Grayson Avenue, Papatoetoe, Monday – Friday, 10.00am – 3.00pm
East drop off
Habitat for Humanity, 8 Ormiston Road, Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm, Saturday 9.00am – 3.00pm
Central drop off
Point Chevalier Community Centre, 18 Huia Road, Tuesdays 9.00am – 4.30pm, Wednesdays 9.00am – 6.00pm, Thursdays and Fridays, 9.00am – 4.30pm
Orakei Community Centre, 156 Kepa Road, Monday 9.00am – 4.00pm, Tuesday – Friday, 9.00am – 12.00pm
West drop off
EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn, Monday – Friday, 10.00am – 4.00pm, Saturday 10.00am – 1.00pm
VisionWest, 97 Glendale Road, Glen Eden, Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm
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Let's see who's the neighbourhood Einstein is!
I am a five-letter word, yet if you remove my first, third, and last letter, I still sound the same. What am I?
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.
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Poll: Is it rude to take a full trolley to self-checkout?
Luckily self-checkout is being 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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52.4% Yes!
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44.2% Nah, it's okay
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3.4% Other - I'll share below!
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Poll: Have you ever had a scary flight?
A plane flying from Christchurch to Wellington on Sunday had smoke billowing out of the engine and upon landing, passengers had to open the emergency exit and jump out. Have you had any scary flying experiences?
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54.9% Yes!
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45.1% No, it's always been smooth flying