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481 days ago

Are you celebrating Dad?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

It's Father's Day this Sunday. You may be a father figure yourself or perhaps you'll be spoiling someone special in your life.
We are giving away three $25 Prezzy® cards - perfect for a Father's Day morning tea. To be in to win, share below the best advice your Dad ever gave … View more
It's Father's Day this Sunday. You may be a father figure yourself or perhaps you'll be spoiling someone special in your life.
We are giving away three $25 Prezzy® cards - perfect for a Father's Day morning tea. To be in to win, share below the best advice your Dad ever gave you...or the worst Dad joke you've inherited!

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490 days ago

Poll: Autoplay - do you want it?

Markus from Green Bay

Videos on Stuff are set to play automatically. What is your take on that?

Autoplay - do you want it?
  • 6.7% I want that! Saves me a click …
    6.7% Complete
  • 80% Stop it! It wastes bandwidth, is annoying in the library, and decides for me …
    80% Complete
  • 13.3% I installed an autoplay blocker …
    13.3% Complete
15 votes
485 days ago

WIN $100 to Celebrate Father's Day!

The Team from NZ Compare

Nominate your Dad to WIN!

Whether it's your pops, father-in-law, husband, Uncle or a friend, nominate in the comments below why they should WIN a $100 Prezzy® card.

Simply COMMENT to nominate the dad you think deserves to WIN. Don't miss out – reply now and share the love!

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Nominate your Dad to WIN!

Whether it's your pops, father-in-law, husband, Uncle or a friend, nominate in the comments below why they should WIN a $100 Prezzy® card.

Simply COMMENT to nominate the dad you think deserves to WIN. Don't miss out – reply now and share the love!

Out of ideas of what to get for Dad? Visit PriceMe for inspo!

Entries close on August 31st, 2023. Our team will contact the winner on September 1st, 2023.

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479 days ago

Happy Father's Day!

The Team from NZ Compare

Happy Father's Day to our wonderful neighbours! We hope you celebrate your dad, poppa, uncle, sons or brothers and remember the ones that can't be with us. May your day be filled with joy and cherished memories!

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480 days ago

Have you got your tickets yet?

Heart Foundation

For only $15 a ticket, you could win this brand-new, fully furnished home in Glenbrook, Auckland. Worth over $1 million and built to perfection by Jennian Homes, this home features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen plus walk-in pantry, two beautiful living rooms and is only a short walk away … View moreFor only $15 a ticket, you could win this brand-new, fully furnished home in Glenbrook, Auckland. Worth over $1 million and built to perfection by Jennian Homes, this home features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen plus walk-in pantry, two beautiful living rooms and is only a short walk away from Glenbrook Beach with stunning views out to Āwhitu Peninsula.

Make this property your permanent residence, a holiday home, rent it or even sell it – it could be all yours! Be in to win by purchasing your tickets today.
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480 days ago

URGENT: Need a minidisc to check an audio system

Markus from Green Bay

Would anyone have a minidisc that I can use to check an audio system? Thanks in advance for your help! Markus

483 days ago

The problem with Climate Change …

Markus from Green Bay

Most of the Climate Change criticism is based on the fact that CO2 levels were MUCH higher in the past. That is absolutely correct.

And completely misses the point.

Throughout most of the Earth’s history, carbon dioxide levels have generally changed very slowly. That gave organisms and … View more
Most of the Climate Change criticism is based on the fact that CO2 levels were MUCH higher in the past. That is absolutely correct.

And completely misses the point.

Throughout most of the Earth’s history, carbon dioxide levels have generally changed very slowly. That gave organisms and their ecosystems sufficient time to adapt to climate change through both evolution and migration.

Most of the change from 280 ppm to 421 in 2022 happened in less than 200 years. The present atmospheric concentration of CO2 is the highest for 14 million years.

To put that into context: 14 Million years is longer than it took for apes and humans to evolve from monkeys. Do you think humans would have been able to evolve in just 200 years?

To put the problem into an easily understood picture:

Imagine I throw a tiny lead ball at you. Are you afraid?

Now imagine I use a gun to shoot that lead ball at you - THAT is Climate Change.

If you understand the difference SPEED makes, then you start to understand the threat that climate change is.

Many plants and animals are unable to cope with the rapid change - we are already knee deep in a mass extinction that rivals the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Many of us can see that for themselves. When I was a kid windscreens used to be splattered with insects, and every 100 km you had to stop at a petrol station to clean the windows.

But not anymore.

Insect numbers have plummeted by up to 96% in places - not only in industrialised nations but even in “untouched” areas like the Costa Rican rain forest. The importance and effect of pollinators disappearing should not be under-estimated.

The biggest effects of global heating are currently felt at the BOTTOM of the food pyramid (eg the take up of CO2 into the oceans leads to acidification that makes building skeletons from dissolved Calcium carbonate near impossible), and the effects will not propagate gradually and slowly up the chain but suddenly and catastrophically when you reached the tipping point.

Because the ability of the ecosystems to compensate is being steadily eroded (from multiple sides, eg pollution, exploitation, etc), and while it takes a few hundred years for the changes to reach a tipping point, when it tips EVERYTHING depending on it tips too.

Most plants and animals will come up with new varieties that might be able to cope better - but that doesn’t prevent a population collapse, it just means the species might be able to rebuild and still be around in a few thousand years.

But for many species this will not be enough - because as a population they depend on a plentiful supply of other species for food.

The food we eat is produced in dirt that developed into fertile soil over sometimes tens of thousands of years. Alluvial plains for example. The most productive areas are coastal areas. Which is a small percentage of land area. Where do you get your food when these areas become too dry / wet / hot / cold / unstable / submerged for agriculture?

So the question for most humans will be: “Would you mind not eating for a few thousand years?"

Will Humans survive?

Humans - yes.

Humanity - doubtful.

Because it is just a question of WHEN, not IF, the human population will collapse like the environment they depend on around them.

And you can have faith that humans will react to the problem like this:

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486 days ago

Poll: Should you mow your neighbour's berm?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The sun is out, the grass is dry and you've fired up the mower. Your neighbour's half is looking a little overgrown, do you do theirs too?

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.

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Should you mow your neighbour's berm?
  • 63.9% Yes, it's the neighbourly thing to do
    63.9% Complete
  • 30.7% No, they might start to expect it
    30.7% Complete
  • 3.7% I didn't know we were supposed to mow berms?
    3.7% Complete
  • 1.7% What's a berm?
    1.7% Complete
2425 votes
483 days ago

Say goodbye to traditional dentures!

Dentalcare West

Using advanced methods, we have reversed the cosmetic and functional effects of tooth-loss. Benefits of this treatment are more than just functional. Typically, people also experience improvements to their confidence and self-esteem.

Each of our All-on-4 ® treatment concepts are as individual … View more
Using advanced methods, we have reversed the cosmetic and functional effects of tooth-loss. Benefits of this treatment are more than just functional. Typically, people also experience improvements to their confidence and self-esteem.

Each of our All-on-4 ® treatment concepts are as individual and unique as our techniques and facilities are. With an on-site operating theatre run by specialist anaesthetists, laboratory, x-ray facilities with 3D CT scanning, all nestled within a state-of-the-art dental clinic we can avoid prolonged treatment duration and focus on delivering optimal immediate results for our patients.
Find out more

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483 days ago

Happy Father”s Day!

Christine Corcuera from Red Cross Shop Henderson

Join us for Father’s Day at Red Cross Henderson!

WINTER CLEARANCE on Men’s, Women’s and Kid’s CLOTHING AND SHOES!

435 Great North Rd, Henderson
(09) 8351152

483 days ago

Don't miss out, neighbour!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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Plus, we don't want you missing out on the good stuff that is sent to your inbox - prize draws, local events, free stuff, and urgent alerts!

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492 days ago

Ant Infestation

Manoj from Titirangi

Hi all,
We live in Titirangi, Auckland and are having an endless problem with ant infestation. Can anyone help or suggest any solution to this. If yes, please DM me on 0212982001. Thank you.

485 days ago

Cash for your wrecked and water damaged car!

AAA Auto Parts

Hi neighbours,

Do you have a vehicle that is taking up space and becoming an eyesore? At AAA Auto Parts we dismantle and wreck cars. We will pay top cash whether your car is dead or alive!

* $300 - $3000 for small cars
* $700 - $10,000 for 4x4 utes, vans, 4WD, trucks and buses
* Same day … View more
Hi neighbours,

Do you have a vehicle that is taking up space and becoming an eyesore? At AAA Auto Parts we dismantle and wreck cars. We will pay top cash whether your car is dead or alive!

* $300 - $3000 for small cars
* $700 - $10,000 for 4x4 utes, vans, 4WD, trucks and buses
* Same day removal
* Free quotes over the phone

We will beat any prices in the market by 10%.

Support your local business.
Give us a call on ** 0800 50 00 01 ** and we will be happy to have a chat.
Enquire now

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485 days ago

Only Auckland iwi without a marae, have council funding granted

Melanie Earley Reporter from Western Leader

Kia ora neighbours, an iwi who have been without a marae for decades are a step closer to rebuilding on ancestral land.

Te Kawerau ā Maki have been without a formal marae and papakāinga since the mid-twentieth century when their remaining land was sold.

Edward Ashby, Te Kawerau ā Maki … View more
Kia ora neighbours, an iwi who have been without a marae for decades are a step closer to rebuilding on ancestral land.

Te Kawerau ā Maki have been without a formal marae and papakāinga since the mid-twentieth century when their remaining land was sold.

Edward Ashby, Te Kawerau ā Maki trustee said a marae based at Te Henga/Bethells Beach, where the iwi hold mana whenua status, was washed away by floodwater in the 1920s and remaining land was sold in the 1950s.

At the start of August, Auckland Council granted $142,500 worth of funding for the project which Ashby said would help take things forward to the final design.

Read the full story at the link below.

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485 days ago

What do all these areas have in common?

New Zealand School of Food & Wine

Korea
Northern Italy
Mexico
Japan
Southern Italy
Vietnam
Kerela, India
Cajun + Creole

They have outstanding culinary traditions and were the focus of our Level 5 Diploma students. Over one month, the students researched their topic of interest resulting in a written report and powerpoint … View more
Korea
Northern Italy
Mexico
Japan
Southern Italy
Vietnam
Kerela, India
Cajun + Creole

They have outstanding culinary traditions and were the focus of our Level 5 Diploma students. Over one month, the students researched their topic of interest resulting in a written report and powerpoint presentation to their class. Following this, they prepared two dishes to showcase their subject.

Can you tell where the dishes are from???

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