668 days ago

Safer plates + engraving tools

Pablo Delgado from Beach Haven and Birkdale Community Watch

We are very proud to bring, for the first time in Beach Haven, this event to make our Community a bit safer. Thanks to Beach Haven & Birkdale Residents Association for let us use their car park and to Birkenhead RSA and Beach Haven Tennis Club for covering the cost of materials and tools we are able to offer these services free of charge. We're also grateful with NZ Police for its involvement.

Bring your car to have your rego screws replaced by tamper proof screws or bring your tools down to have them engraved.
Saturday 4 February,
10am - 12pm
Residents Association Car Park, 336 Rangatira Road, Beach Haven

Thieves have been targeting cars parked on streets at night to get legitimate number plates to disguise their stolen cars identity. Replacing the standard rego plates screws with tamper proof screws will protect your vehicles.

Tradies power tools are not so valuable for thieves if they've their rightful owner ID engraved. Should the tools get stoled and recovered, Police can easily get in touch.

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5 days ago

Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.

John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!

As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!

John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.

Share your question below now ⬇️

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22 hours ago

Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?

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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16 days ago

What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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