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1832 days ago

Suspicious fire at Upper Hutt College - Can you help Police?

Reporter Upper Hutt Leader

An investigation is underway into what caused an Upper Hutt College building to suffer "extensive" damage after a fire broke out on Sunday evening.

Emergency services were called to the blaze just after 11pm, which had ignited in a wing of the technology block.

No students are at the school today due to a pre-scheduled mid-term break, but a decision will be made later today as to whether the school will be open later in the week.

Do you know anything about this incident? Email newstips@stuff.co.nz

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5 days ago

LIVE Q&A: Financial well-being with Cat Rikihana

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Today (Wednesday) we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with Cat Rikihana who is a financial mentor, educator and financial capability practitioner at Financial Freedom Trust in the Manawatū.

Cat Rikihana (Ngai Tahu) like many financial mentors around Aotearoa, works with individuals, groups and whānau to successfully navigate financial stress and hardship. Mentors work alongside whānau to increase confidence and skills in personal money management and advocate with and for clients. Cat enjoys delivering online and face-to-face workshops which provide opportunities to normalise money conversations and encourages people to make time to consider their financial well-being.

Cat is also an independent financial well-being coach, educator and indigenous life coach at Restore Wellness Network. She is a published writer and currently in the process of writing her first non-fiction book: 'A financial self-care guide for women in Aotearoa.'

She'd love to answer any questions you may have around your budgeting and spending habits, strategies for saving, retirement planning and debt. (Don't be shy, but be mindful about what you disclose!)

↓ Share your questions now and Cat will reply to your comment below ↓

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1 day ago

Can you outsmart your neighbours with this riddle?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

The more you take away from me, the larger I become. 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.

Want to stop seeing riddles in your newsfeed? No worries! Simply head here and click once on the Following button.

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5 days ago

Poll: Have you ever had a scary flight?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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Have you ever had a scary flight?
  • 57.5% Yes!
    57.5% Complete
  • 42.5% No, it's always been smooth flying
    42.5% Complete
644 votes