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2584 days ago

Coastal flooding and erosion issues now priority for council

Tarannum Shaikh Reporter from Eastern Courier

Restoration plans for Little Bucklands and Bucklands Beaches could be in the works soon, with Auckland Council recommendations potentially coming before Christmas. Council portfolio manager for parks, sport and recreation Greer O'Donnell says it will be looking at cost-effective, long-term solutions to the problems and proposals could be made in the next three to six months.

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3 hours ago

Let's see who's the neighbourhood Einstein is!

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I am a five-letter word, yet if you remove my first, third, and last letter, I still sound the same. What am I?

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15 hours ago

Poll: Is it rude to take a full trolley to self-checkout?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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Is it rude to take a full trolley to self-checkout?
  • 52.4% Yes!
    52.4% Complete
  • 44.2% Nah, it's okay
    44.2% Complete
  • 3.4% Other - I'll share below!
    3.4% Complete
595 votes
8 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?
  • 54.9% Yes!
    54.9% Complete
  • 45.1% No, it's always been smooth flying
    45.1% Complete
814 votes