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As of 1 March the Passport cost will be increasing.
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Standard passport
Processed in up to 10 working days.
Adult NZD$191.00 (includes $24.91 GST)
Child NZD$111.00 (includes $14.48 GST)
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Urgent passport
Processed in up… View moreAs of 1 March the Passport cost will be increasing.
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Standard passport
Processed in up to 10 working days.
Adult NZD$191.00 (includes $24.91 GST)
Child NZD$111.00 (includes $14.48 GST)
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Urgent passport
Processed in up to 3 working days.
Adult NZD$382 (includes $49.82 GST)
Child NZD$302.00 (includes $39.39 GST)
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OPEN HOMES:
1/105 Glendale Rd, Glen Eden
Sunday 3rd Feb 10.30am-11.30am
Sunday 10th Feb 11.00am-12 noon
Or by appointment. Please call Kirsty ph 027 222 6230 to make a time in advance. Please do not text. We need to speak on the phone to make this arrangement.
Buyers in the 700K price bracket… View moreOPEN HOMES:
1/105 Glendale Rd, Glen Eden
Sunday 3rd Feb 10.30am-11.30am
Sunday 10th Feb 11.00am-12 noon
Or by appointment. Please call Kirsty ph 027 222 6230 to make a time in advance. Please do not text. We need to speak on the phone to make this arrangement.
Buyers in the 700K price bracket should inspect this wonderful 3 bedroom house.
Attractive, low maintenance 3 bedroom home. Freshly painted throughout in modern tones, modernised bathroom and kitchen with new appliances, wool carpet, heat pump and fibre installed.
Open plan kitchen, dining and living with great indoor outdoor flow to a covered veranda. Three good size double bedrooms, built in wardrobes and plenty of storage.
Set back from the road, sunny and private in a charming cottage style, this home is nestled in magical gardens with established trees. A gardeners dream with plenty of opportunity to add your own touches.
Plenty of parking, there is room for your visitors as well as a single carport and garden shed.
Save the GST on all* purchases this month at your local Plumb'In Bathrooms Store. Shop in store or online now!
Westpac NZ has become New Zealand's first bank to be accredited as a Living Wage employer after committing to pay all contractors and suppliers the wage. Today, Westpac NZ's general manager of consumer banking and wealth, Simon Power, said the company already paid its staff the living … View moreWestpac NZ has become New Zealand's first bank to be accredited as a Living Wage employer after committing to pay all contractors and suppliers the wage. Today, Westpac NZ's general manager of consumer banking and wealth, Simon Power, said the company already paid its staff the living wage and now wanted to extend that to contracted workers like cleaners and security guards. The Living Wage, deemed the income necessary to provide employees with the basic necessities of life, is currently $20.55 per hour - $4.05 more than the $16.50 minimum wage. In December last year, it was announced the minimum wage will rise to $17.70 in April, a step closer to the Government's promise of a minimum wage of $20 by 2021. The move is expected to benefit 480 workers, according to Westpac NZ's general manager of operations, Leanne Lazarus. "We encourage other large organisations to look at whether this is something they can also do, or look at other ways they can improve working conditions through their supply chain. "Ultimately, we think it will benefit the economy and our business. But above all else, we think this is the right thing to do. These workers play an important role in our day-to-day operations and we value their efforts," said Mr Power.The bank's external relations director, Sue Foley, told she hopes Westpac's move influences other companies to make a similar decision."We are really hoping that that message really gets through. If we can do it and it benefits 480 people, then if others do it down the stream, then you actually start to multiply. "There are some things that people take for granted. For a lot of people, having an extra $4 an hour, actually that is a big deal." That call for other companies to follow was echoed by Annie Newman, the national convenor of Living Wage Movement Aotearoa NZ. The changes will begin being implemented in 2019, with the final agreed milestones set down for 2020 and 2021.
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I have several large swan plants with no caterpillars on them. Does anyone have a plant with too many caterpillars on them that they would like to give to a good home?!
With Children's Day just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about how you'll celebrate at school, in your community or even at work! Register your event on the Children's Day website before 15 February to receive a pack of giveaways for the tamariki at your event, … View moreWith Children's Day just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about how you'll celebrate at school, in your community or even at work! Register your event on the Children's Day website before 15 February to receive a pack of giveaways for the tamariki at your event, while stocks last.
Room to rent on the cliff overlooking Blockhouse Bay beach. What a spot, great garden. Share with me and one other easy going flatmate. Walk to lots of buses to get into town, or drive 5 mins to Avondale railway station (like me!).
For details checkout:
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Trek to Transform Young Lives.
In April of this year, Kanoa Lloyd and the Graeme Dingle Foundation will be taking on a challenge and trekking through Vietnam to raise funds for the school based programmes the Foundation runs.
They're searching for a team to join them on this trip of a … View moreTrek to Transform Young Lives.
In April of this year, Kanoa Lloyd and the Graeme Dingle Foundation will be taking on a challenge and trekking through Vietnam to raise funds for the school based programmes the Foundation runs.
They're searching for a team to join them on this trip of a lifetime that will do so much to help our tamariki. If an 11 day trip through the exquisite Vietnamese country side sounds appealing to you - why not join Trek to Transform Young Lives and help kiwi kids along the way.
To find out more visit dinglefoundation.org.nz...
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The perception of lawn bowls being a sport for old people is a fallacy. More young people are playing the sport at all levels than ever before. Why? Well lawn bowls is a very social sport, easy to learn, low cost, inclusive and above all great fun.
Bowls is truly a sport that anyone can play … View moreThe perception of lawn bowls being a sport for old people is a fallacy. More young people are playing the sport at all levels than ever before. Why? Well lawn bowls is a very social sport, easy to learn, low cost, inclusive and above all great fun.
Bowls is truly a sport that anyone can play on equal terms regardless of age, gender or physical ability and with clubs throughout Auckland running social bowling events through summer there is no excuse for you not to get out into summer and have a go!
For more information on where to play lawn bowls visit www.playbowls.co.nz or contact your local club for details.
Hi Everybody Hope Food Bank will be closed next Wednesday Feb. the 6th. But will be open as normal Thurs. & Friday 10am - 2.45pm Brian
The Ministry of Education has approved overseas relocation grants worth $1.3 million for 200 foreign teachers and 81 returning Kiwis since December 2017. It is also funding schools to release the foreign teachers for half a day a week for three or six months to learn about the local curriculum and … View moreThe Ministry of Education has approved overseas relocation grants worth $1.3 million for 200 foreign teachers and 81 returning Kiwis since December 2017. It is also funding schools to release the foreign teachers for half a day a week for three or six months to learn about the local curriculum and cultures, and is paying Otago University to deliver this training. Some principals who have taken in the foreigners, such as Iain Taylor at decile-1 Manurewa Intermediate who has taken five of them, say they would be welcome even if there wasn't a desperate shortage of Kiwi teachers. "I like having some overseas teachers because our kids' worlds are quite small and it's really good for them to see five teachers from other countries who have had different experiences of different worlds," he said. But Principals' Federation president Whetu Cormick said he was concerned that their training would be "minimal", mostly online and too late. "Some of them have just landed two weeks ago. They won't get this training for months," he said. Pakuranga Heights School principal Fintan Kelly said: "In an ideal world we'd only have NZ-trained, highly confident teachers, but the reality is there is a shortage and we just have to make the best use of what's available." The ministry said 225 overseas teachers have been recruited for NZ schools this year - 36 per cent from Britain and Ireland, 35 per cent from South Africa, 14 per cent from the US and Canada, 4 per cent from Australia, 4 per cent returning Kiwis and 7 per cent from nine other countries. Grants are up to $5000 for foreigners and $7000 for returning New Zealanders, but they pay only actual relocation costs and average $4626 per teacher so far. Schools also receive up to $3000 for the cost of recruiting each teacher. Taylor said he paid these grants to the recruitment firm, Education Personnel. The cost of release time for training depends on each teachers' experience, but based on a $60,000 annual salary the cost of half a day a week for six months would be a further $3000. Ministry deputy secretary Ellen MacGregor-Reid said Otago University had provided training for overseas teachers since 2010, but its contract has been expanded to include "more online modules, regional workshops and an online facilitator". The cost was "subject to commercial sensitivity". Two of Manurewa Intermediate's five recruits are from Britain: friends Joe Hardern and Tom Morgan, both 25, who are boarding with a local Māori family. "I really wanted to immerse myself in this new culture and use what it can add to me as a person and as a teacher," Morgan said. Esther Kim, a 35-year-old Korean-American maths teacher, has taught in regular schools, in a private martial arts school and as assistant director of an after-school programme for families at the West Point military academy. Her husband, also a martial arts instructor, visited New Zealand years ago and "has always wanted to come back". Shane Vallender, 29, a former personal trainer and keen rugby player, has come from South Africa with his wife, also a teacher who has found a job at Belmont Intermediate. Ian Svela, 38, has 12 years' experience in education and was training to be an assistant principal in Canada, but has sold his house and moved to Auckland with his wife, a neo-natal intensive care nurse at Middlemore Hospital, and their two boys. "The reason why we came here is actually my kids. "This is a culture that is active, that cares about the environment, where kids have time to be active in the environment and to be active in sport."
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Air New Zealand's Grabaseat portal is offering 500 flights to 12 destinations across the North and South Island for only $1 each way.
The deal, which kicks off at 9am, is expected to sell out quickly.The deal includes regional routes such as Gisborne-Wellington, Auckland-Kerikeri, … View moreAir New Zealand's Grabaseat portal is offering 500 flights to 12 destinations across the North and South Island for only $1 each way.
The deal, which kicks off at 9am, is expected to sell out quickly.The deal includes regional routes such as Gisborne-Wellington, Auckland-Kerikeri, Christchurch-Palmerston North, and Auckland-Rotorua, as well as 45 seats in each direction on both Auckland-Christchurch, and Auckland-Wellington. In addition to the $1 regional flights, Grabaseat is also offering cheap international fares. Travellers looking for an international getaway can also snap up $99 one-way flights to Noumea and Niue, $299 one-way fares from Auckland to San Francisco and Houston, and 90 return trips to Shanghai from $649.
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I've just finished reviewing Top 10 Most Popular NZ Real Estate & Property Listings of 2018. How does it look? I will improve the sound next time 😀
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Hello neighbourly we are having Garage Sale this Sunday 3rd February from 7am-3pm at 2 Kohekohe street New Lynn so come down and grab a bargain😀
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