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A great marketing strategy will ultimately help your not-for-profit reach more people and generate more income. This workshop is designed for anyone working in the not-for-profit and charity sector who want to understand the basics of marketing with a view to implementing a strategy in their … View moreA great marketing strategy will ultimately help your not-for-profit reach more people and generate more income. This workshop is designed for anyone working in the not-for-profit and charity sector who want to understand the basics of marketing with a view to implementing a strategy in their organisation (ideal for grassroots and smaller not-for-profits).
This workshop will outline:
• The importance of a marketing plan for your not-for-profits
• 7 steps to create your own marketing plan
• 10 marketing tips for not-for-profit
• Digital Marketing ‘must do’s for your organisation
26th June, 2019, 10am-12pm
Community Hub - Shop 8/707 Whangaparaoa Rd,
Arkles Bay, Whangaparaoa
Cost: $30
Register: info@ancad.org.nz
Phone: 09 486-4820
The GABS Beer, Cider and Food Festival is being held at ASB Showgrounds, Epsom, on Saturday, June 29. The festival showcases some of New Zealand and Australia's most exciting craft breweries, including a range of special GAB-only brews. We are giving you the chance to win one of 10 double … View moreThe GABS Beer, Cider and Food Festival is being held at ASB Showgrounds, Epsom, on Saturday, June 29. The festival showcases some of New Zealand and Australia's most exciting craft breweries, including a range of special GAB-only brews. We are giving you the chance to win one of 10 double passes - one for every local paper in Akld. Like our post and we will pick a winner.
In this newsletter (link below):
● What Auckland's 98 Cranes are Building
● How to Get 50% ROI (Return On Investment)
● Today is The Best Time to Own a Property (Since 2013)
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In the Herbst family's Takapuna home in Auckland there's a century-old photograph of a group of peop…
Kia ora neighbours. Teachers say they have been seeking help from foodbanks and hardship grants after the May 29 mega-strike cost them a day's pay. What do think of this? Are you a struggling teacher, or do you know a teacher doing it tough?
Add NFP if you don't want your comments to … View moreKia ora neighbours. Teachers say they have been seeking help from foodbanks and hardship grants after the May 29 mega-strike cost them a day's pay. What do think of this? Are you a struggling teacher, or do you know a teacher doing it tough?
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From 22 June - 14 July, Tamaki Makaurau is alive with Matariki Festival celebrations and events - find out what's happening near you.
Comes with Pressure release Valve included. In Box. Never used.
Please txt me if you would like more info. 021 505554.
Cordless Trimmer comes with spare Trimmer Line refill.
BST2018-XE. Works Well.
Moving to an apartment with no garden.
Please txt me for more information. 021 505 554. This item has been withdrawn as it has sold to a work colleague. thank you.
Flymo in good condition. Moving to an apartment with no garden.
Power cord. Blows and sucks up the leaves. easy to use.
Pick up is Takapuna. Txt if you would like more Info. 021 505554.
Join us for a celebration of Sir Roger Hall’s life and work in a series of play readings at The Vic over the next three Sundays.
Sir Roger who is patron of the Vic, has personally selected the plays and will attend the readings and lead a discussion afterwards.
The series has been supported by … View moreJoin us for a celebration of Sir Roger Hall’s life and work in a series of play readings at The Vic over the next three Sundays.
Sir Roger who is patron of the Vic, has personally selected the plays and will attend the readings and lead a discussion afterwards.
The series has been supported by the Devonport/Takapuna Local Board, Tadpole Productions, and Company Theatre.
All profits will go to the Victoria Theatre refurbishment project.
One of the best things about winter is having mates around to catch up over some hearty snacks and the entertainment of a big game.
Hearty gameday choices include blue cheese dip, fried camembert with paprika and parsley, halloumi chips with dukkah, chicken, spring onion and vintage cheddar … View moreOne of the best things about winter is having mates around to catch up over some hearty snacks and the entertainment of a big game.
Hearty gameday choices include blue cheese dip, fried camembert with paprika and parsley, halloumi chips with dukkah, chicken, spring onion and vintage cheddar pizza and impossible to fail Harvati quiche.
So stop off at the chiller section of the supermarket to stock up on quality Mainland cheeses to help craft and create some delicious snacks. Then no matter how your team plays, your friends will go home happy.
Tiger Balm, the world’s leading analgesic remedy that works where it hurts. A name that has been trusted by generations to provide care, healing and comfort for nearly 100 years.
With its unique formulation specially made with herbal ingredients which are proven safe and effective, … View moreTiger Balm, the world’s leading analgesic remedy that works where it hurts. A name that has been trusted by generations to provide care, healing and comfort for nearly 100 years.
With its unique formulation specially made with herbal ingredients which are proven safe and effective, Tiger Balm’s healing properties and soothing relief for aches and pains restore balance to modern hectic lifestyles.
Suitable for young and old, the ointment we’re all familiar with is a perfect muscle reliever for sports-related injuries or sore joints and pains affected by cool winter days and nights.
Tiger Balm Red Ointment is available from pharmacies and supermarkets nationwide.
Just found a green wallet on Takapuna Beach this morning. ( Judith Ball-Guyner, please Pm me) otherwise I will drop at the police station tomorrow.
One of the best things about local government on the North Shore is that in the whole of Auckland, the two local boards of Kaipātiki and Devonport-Takapuna are the only ones who open their workshop sessions to the public. At the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board workshop on Tuesday, 11 June, … View moreOne of the best things about local government on the North Shore is that in the whole of Auckland, the two local boards of Kaipātiki and Devonport-Takapuna are the only ones who open their workshop sessions to the public. At the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board workshop on Tuesday, 11 June, residents could see how a dysfunctional Auckland Council could turn the heart of Takapuna into a maze of drafty corridors.
Many in Takapuna are sick of the Anzac Street Carpark/Sunday Market issue. It’s created such controversy, wasn’t that settled with a public consultation and definitive result announced in August last year? Unfortunately, the devil is implementing and Takapuna stares at a disappointing future unless strong leadership emerges to drive rational consensus.
Council’s Planning Committee on March 6, 2018, directed the Local Board, Panuku (Council’s development arm), and North Shore ward councillors to work together to develop planning for the site. A small working group has been meeting to develop plans and last Tuesday’s Board workshop was a chance for residents to view the results.
For it’s part, the Local Board has engaged Landscape and Urban Architects Richard Reid and Associates (RRA) for advice on site layout for the proposed new town square. RRA have an enviable reputation for large-scale urban planning and design projects in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and are often engaged to provide expert advice to New Zealand’s Environment Court.
Reid’s report (link below) proposes that an area, slightly smaller than the hard area in front of the Aotea Centre, would adjoin Potters Park bounded with its historic tōtara and pohutukawa. The layout would present a clear line from St George’s Church through Hurstmere Green to the beach. In the middle, to my mind, the proposal would create an excellent sheltered and light-filled civic space that could support a lively community.
Panuku didn’t present a plan to the workshop. They had a slide presentation that showed some sun-shade diagrams of what their proposal might achieve. They were not enlightening, they weren’t prepared to reveal their plans. They mentioned Expressions of Interest for new buildings adjoining any public space had been sought from developers in March/April this year. Details were not yet finalised, but conditions could still be placed over the buildings’ heights.
Panuku’s plans proper have only appeared after the agenda for the Local Board Business Meeting on Tuesday, 18 June, was published. It takes the form of a Town Square and Public Realm Study by Isthmus (link below). Isthmus won a World Landscape of the Year 2016 award at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin. Their Vinegar Lane development in Ponsonby has been widely recognised by the NZIA and won at the Property Council NZ awards on Friday, 14 June. On their proposed Takapuna town square layout, pictured with this post, Isthmus identifies “building opportunities” in dark grey.
Isthmus’ proposal is not so much a square as an octopus, an analogy it uses to promote the connected nature of a central congregation area - “tentacles...extending into the surrounding neighbourhood”.
To my mind the proposal fails to deliver on the fundamental principle for a town square; a large welcoming area that feels “protected” and “enclosed” - a large outdoor “room”. Instead it proposes a wide “hallway” between buildings, a space you move through, rather than “meet” and “share”. Isthmus’ shading studies haven’t yet been revealed, and they would be helpful. The “Burger King” building at 488 Lake Road, in light-grey on the north-western boundary of the proposed “Isthmus” town square, can be built to 36.5 metres (9 -11 storeys). Imagine an 11 storey building straddling Bledisloe Lane (link below), joining Aotea Centre and Sky World Entertainment Centre - how cold Aotea Plaza would become.
The RRA shading diagrams show that a town square is a three dimensional space, not just formed by a two-dimensional site layout plan, but by the “walls” of buildings and “windows” of site-lines that surround it.
Have the parties, the Local Board, North Shore ward councillors, and Panuku done as the Planning Committee directed and worked together to achieve a planning outcome? They’ve made progress. There are areas of agreement and some principles they all support. The Board has sensibly taken independent professional advice and produced evidence to define community aspirations. Panuku appears well aware of public sentiment and the effect on the political process.
The Isthmus and RRA proposals have similarities - both leave the secondary issue of a car-parking solution aside. They both appear to deliver similar building opportunity totals that can realise the transformation. Which one is better?
Council’s role is not just about buildings and parks, it’s about creating and supporting communities. Pitting residents against developers, communities against each other, and citizens against Council bodies, is not building a liveable city. Strong leadership is needed to reach consensus.
Richard Reid & Associates Drawings, Report, and Shading Diagrams: drive.google.com...
Isthmus Town Square and Public Realm Study:
drive.google.com...
Isthmus:
isthmus.co.nz...
Bledisloe Lane: www.google.co.nz...
Feel free to come and collect ASAP today otherwise it’s all being taken to the recycling centre
Chris
0278999420
41 Walter Street, Hauraki
Large plates
Small plates… View moreFeel free to come and collect ASAP today otherwise it’s all being taken to the recycling centre
Chris
0278999420
41 Walter Street, Hauraki
Large plates
Small plates
Small bowls
Large bowls
Maxwell Williams knife set x 5
Baking trays / cake trays
Cafetière x 2
Hot pots medium and small
Cheese grater
Lemon squeezer
Rolling pin
Salad bowls
Colanders x 3
Pizza cutter
Bottle opener
All intensive
Glass segmented Bowl
Measuring jug
Garlic crusher
Wooden spoons
Mashers
Cups
Champagne flutes
Wine glasses
Tumblers
Kettle
Toaster that can fit 4 slices in one go
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