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Hi Auckland,
Would you be put off by a health warning at your favourite swimming spot?
Around 100 popular swimming locations across the country have been slapped with health warnings for the summer season.
Local councils reported long-term poor water quality due to the presence of algal … View moreHi Auckland,
Would you be put off by a health warning at your favourite swimming spot?
Around 100 popular swimming locations across the country have been slapped with health warnings for the summer season.
Local councils reported long-term poor water quality due to the presence of algal blooms and high concentrations of sediment in popular swimming spots like Lake Rotorua, Waikanae Beach and Paraparaumu Beach. Other sites have had consistently scored so low that local councils have stopped monitoring them and have instead posted long-term warning signs against swimming there.
Swimmers that ignore signs risk gastrointestinal illnesses and respiratory diseases from water made unsafe by farm runoff, sewage contamination and high bacteria counts.
Share your thoughts below and don't forget to type NFP if you don't want your comments featured in the conversations section of your local paper.
Auckland revellers can catch the bus home for free after toasting Christmas with a few drinks next weekend.
Auckland Transport is offering party goers and Christmas shoppers free public transport to get home on December 18 and December 19.
From 4pm next Friday, you can take the train, bus and … View moreAuckland revellers can catch the bus home for free after toasting Christmas with a few drinks next weekend.
Auckland Transport is offering party goers and Christmas shoppers free public transport to get home on December 18 and December 19.
From 4pm next Friday, you can take the train, bus and some ferries to get home safely from your festivities as part of AT's Home Free promotion.
Auckland Transport’s Group Manager Metro Services, Stacey van der Putten said Home Free has been extended this year to cover all day next Saturday.
“It’s been a tough year for many businesses so this gives Aucklanders an ideal opportunity to use public transport to complete their Christmas shopping and to come into the city to enjoy the yachting," van der Putten said.
Excluded from the Home Free scheme are Waiheke ferries, tourist and car ferries and Skybus.
Devonport ferries are excluded from the offer on December 19.
Go to at.govt.nz... for more information.
Support Mercy Hospice (Ponsonby).
The staff work tirelessly round the clock looking after the terminally ill.
Even during the last hours of a loved one's life!
I have a room to rent in a two bedroom house in Mount Roskill available January share with one other person 200 per week + expenses
Our ezine Get Growing has all the info you need. This week, we say reap the rewards of growing your own cherries. Cover tomatoes to beat the birds, protect crops from windy weather, label seedheads for saving, move potted crops into partial shade, and plump up garlic, onions and shallots.
Turn … View moreOur ezine Get Growing has all the info you need. This week, we say reap the rewards of growing your own cherries. Cover tomatoes to beat the birds, protect crops from windy weather, label seedheads for saving, move potted crops into partial shade, and plump up garlic, onions and shallots.
Turn pine cones into a summery wreath; take a look at Yates new book Top Edible Plants for Pots (and how not to kill them); plus go in the draw to win Kent & Stowe hand tools from Tui and a 2021 NZ Gardener Garden Diary.
Subscribe now for more great tips and prizes!
Waka Kotahi and Police are urging drivers to take extra care with a surge in trucks heading down state highway one.
More heavy vehicles will be rolling between Auckland and Northport for a week from Friday.
About 800 extra trucks are expected to hit the area as they carry 1200 containers from … View moreWaka Kotahi and Police are urging drivers to take extra care with a surge in trucks heading down state highway one.
More heavy vehicles will be rolling between Auckland and Northport for a week from Friday.
About 800 extra trucks are expected to hit the area as they carry 1200 containers from Northport to Auckland.
The receptacles hail from the ship Constantinos P which was diverted to Northport after delays unloading Christmas cargo in Auckland.
Motorists can expect to see up to 12 trucks every hour leaving Northport from 6 am to midnight for a week.
The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says people should plan ahead and allow more time for their journey.
Go here: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic
for traffic updates.
Hi Neighbours...
Here's a post from Don, always working for us our our community. Even if you don't live in Grey or Arthur St Onehunga, you may get some ideas on how to deal with the same problem on your street.
There's a lot of information attached to the email for you ... see below… View moreHi Neighbours...
Here's a post from Don, always working for us our our community. Even if you don't live in Grey or Arthur St Onehunga, you may get some ideas on how to deal with the same problem on your street.
There's a lot of information attached to the email for you ... see below the note from Don
Hi All,
I wish to bring your attention to a new pilot project for the Grey and Arthur St area in Onehunga which is aimed at enhancing the safety of local residents by reducing traffic volumes on residential streets, and to improve walking and cycling connections throughout the neighbourhood.
A public information workshop is scheduled for this Saturday 12 December from 1-3pm at the Langimalie Community Garden Centre at 5A Jordan Ave.
Please share this information with your neighbours and local residents.
Kind regards
Don
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Subject: Innovating Streets project now live and here are some blurbs to share, with flyers for next wknds workshops
Hi Team,
Attached are some of the Comms collateral that’s been developed by the amazing Cathy, Litia and Natasha. It’s at printers at the moment and the flyers will hopefully be delivered into letterboxes either Monday or Tuesday with the postcards being delivered a few days later. We have Corflute signs underway and they’ll go up as soon as I get them.
The webpages are live and should be where we encourage people to go and register their interest so they receive all the updates and information. Later it will be used to drive more Q&A and gather feedback from people on the project etc. so the more the registered the better.
As I’ve said in my post to the LB group chat earlier it’s really important that the message is clear to the public that now we have secured the funding we can work with them to build the solutions to the problems they identify in their areas. Nothing is pre-determined, other than it’s a Low Traffic Area trial, it’s temporary until June unless it proves successful and people want it made permanent, and it has to comply with the road safety rules and regulations of Auckland Transport.
So feel free to copy and paste the text below (There’s a separate blurb for Mkiekie and one for Tāmaki) if you want to email the following info through to community groups with the flyer and get them across what’s planned. We want as many aware of it getting underway as possible.
The flyers are attached, make sure to choose the right one – Arthur Grey LTA for Mkiekie and Eastview LTA for Tāmaki, to go with your email or any posts online.
Cathy is planning a MTLB Social Media post on Monday, so you are welcome to wait til then and share her post or feel free to build your own social media posts using the info below. Encourage people to register on the project homepage for updates and feel free to emphasise that the workshops next weekend will be a great opportunity to share their experiences living on these streets and to help shape the local solutions to their local problems.
I’ll do separate emails to Tāmaki MP Simon O’Connor and Mkiekie MP Priyanca Radhikrishnan to get them up to speed and make them aware of the workshops next weekend.
Thanks again for your support on this transformative project.
Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
Regards,
Peter
Peter McGlashan | Local Board member
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Mobile: 021 198 0949
Email: peter.mcglashan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Auckland Council, 7-13 Pilkington Rd, Panmure, Auckland 1072
Visit our website: aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Maungakiekie Subdivision -
Hi,
We’re excited to finally be able discuss more details for the exciting Innovating Streets project coming to Onehunga, called the Arthur Grey Low Traffic Area.
It’s taken a little while to get organised since the announcement of the project, with it being the first time the Maungakiekie Tāmaki Local Board have had the opportunity to really partner with Auckland Transport to deliver a project of this scale. The project is 90% funded by Waka Kotahi (formerly the NZ Transport Agency) with Auckland Council only picking up 10% of the cost, which is tremendous value for money for the Auckland ratepayers.
This project is about local solutions to local problems and listening to the residents of the area, who know the area best and the challenges it faces, to provide safer streets for our most vulnerable.
The project aims to reduce traffic volumes, reduce traffic speeds and improve the sense of safety and community amongst residents, within the designated area. If at the end of the trial in June 2021 there is a desire to keep some, or all, of the project’s interventions then the Maungakiekie Tāmaki Local Board would then work with Auckland Transport to see how the changes could be made permanent. This would only happen if the trial has been deemed a success, otherwise the road would be reinstated to it’s current state.
Join us for the first public information session and workshop this Saturday 12th December, 1-3pm at Langimalie Community Garden Centre 5A Jordan Ave, Onehunga (also can be accessed from Wade Ave & pedestrian access down alleyway on Cameron St).
Feel free to bring the whole family as we want all voices to be heard, there’ll be entertainment and supervision for the kids, as well as refreshments during the breaks.
If you can’t join us on Saturday then make sure to go to the Arthur Grey Low Traffic Area homepage below to share your views on living in the area (pros and cons) and sign up to receive updates on the project, as they are released.
akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz...
Or you can email the team directly on: ArthurGreyLTA@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Here’s an additional link you may want to read for some more background on Low Traffic Areas:
thespinoff.co.nz...
Or a link to the recent news story on television about Low Traffic Areas in New Zealand.
www.newshub.co.nz...
We look forward to working together with you on this exciting project over the next 6 months, and hopefully seeing you on Saturday at the workshop.
Tāmaki Subdivision –
Hi,
We’re excited to finally be able discuss more details for the exciting Innovating Streets project coming to Glen Innes, called the Eastview Low Traffic Area.
It’s taken a little while to get organised since the announcement of the project, with it being the first time the Maungakiekie Tāmaki Local Board have had the opportunity to really partner with Auckland Transport to deliver a project of this scale. The project is 90% funded by Waka Kotahi (formerly the NZ Transport Agency) with Auckland Council only picking up 10% of the cost, which is tremendous value for money for the Auckland ratepayers.
This project is about local solutions to local problems and listening to the residents of the area, who know the area best and the challenges it faces, to provide safer streets for our most vulnerable.
The project aims to reduce traffic volumes, reduce traffic speeds and improve the sense of safety and community amongst residents, within the designated area. If at the end of the trial in June 2021 there is a desire to keep some, or all, of the project’s interventions then the Maungakiekie Tāmaki Local Board would then work with Auckland Transport to see how the changes could be made permanent. This would only happen if the trial has been deemed a success, otherwise the road would be reinstated to it’s current state.
Join us for the first public information session and workshop this Sunday 13th December, 1-3pm at Glen Innes Primary School Hall, 40 Eastview Rd, Glen Innes.
Feel free to bring the whole family as we want all voices to be heard, there’ll be entertainment and supervision for the kids, as well as refreshments during the breaks.
If you can’t join us on Sunday then make sure to go to the Eastview Low Traffic Area homepage below to share your views on living in the area (pros and cons) and sign up to receive updates on the project, as they are released.
akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz...
Or you can email the team directly on: EastviewLTA@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Here’s an additional link you may want to read for some more background on Low Traffic Areas:
thespinoff.co.nz...
Or a link to the recent news story on television about Low Traffic Areas in New Zealand.
www.newshub.co.nz...
We look forward to working together with you on this exciting project over the next 6 months, and hopefully seeing you on Sunday at the workshop.
Regards,
…
Come and join us for fun and festivities at St Mark's Church, Remuera. Sing-a-long with the St Mark's Choir and Opera Factory. Bring your chair or a blanket, some wine, children and your well behaved dog for our well beloved annual event.
Add a gentle warmth to your Christmas decorations with painted candle holders made from jars and your favourite Resene testpot colours.
Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Australian Women's Weekly and Resene. Find out how to create your own.
Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.
You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. … View moreMaintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.
You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. It’s a technique called dual-tasking and it’s proven to be effective, it’s also fun. Just 10 minutes a day in the comfort of your own home and you can be Nymbl.
Register now to get Nymbl free. Nymbl is brought to you by Live Stronger For Longer and ACC, MOH and HQSC.
Don't just give the same old thing this year.
Give a World Vision Smiles gift guaranteed to change lives!
When you gift a goat or help a girl get an education in honour of your friends or family, you can change the world for kids and families in great need.
No other gift can compare… View moreDon't just give the same old thing this year.
Give a World Vision Smiles gift guaranteed to change lives!
When you gift a goat or help a girl get an education in honour of your friends or family, you can change the world for kids and families in great need.
No other gift can compare to a pathway out of poverty. A goat will give a family nutritious milk and extra income! Make every gift count this Christmas.
Each gift comes with a card explaining your extraordinary impact. No wrapping – win!
Neighbours Day Aotearoa on March 20th-30th 2021 has even more ways you can get involved this year! Our theme for 2021 is 'The Great Plant Swap' and if you are one of the first 200 to register with us, we will send you a packet of seeds to get you started!
If you love your annual BBQ, … View moreNeighbours Day Aotearoa on March 20th-30th 2021 has even more ways you can get involved this year! Our theme for 2021 is 'The Great Plant Swap' and if you are one of the first 200 to register with us, we will send you a packet of seeds to get you started!
If you love your annual BBQ, street party or the like - that is awesome! Get in early with your registration and tell us about the event you're planning and we'll send you seeds too! (We are good like that!)
We are also encouraging people to write something about their neighbours, communities and/or acts of neighbourliness with Notes for neighbours - poems, reflections or any sort of note! We will share these on our Facebook, Instagram and website and 5 will be chosen to be made into posters to share across the country.
Check out our website and register your event, big or small today!
www.neighboursday.org.nz...
Hi neighbours,
Are you planning to go away on holiday?
Imagine you are about to leave and your window handle breaks... there would be very little you could do and you can´t leave the house unsecured!
With the holiday season not too far away, now would be a good time to get all your windows &… View moreHi neighbours,
Are you planning to go away on holiday?
Imagine you are about to leave and your window handle breaks... there would be very little you could do and you can´t leave the house unsecured!
With the holiday season not too far away, now would be a good time to get all your windows & doors checked and think about how secure your home is while you are away!
NEED HELP?
- Exceed have been helping kiwis enjoy healthy, safe and secure homes for over 30 years.
- Our mobile experts can assess the conditions of all your windows & doors, determine the level of security they may require and advise on what products will best suit your needs ⚒?
Book a visit today on 0800 25 25 00 so when that time of the year arrives, you can just relax and enjoy a well-deserved break knowing your home is safe & secured!
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It’s hard to put your finger on why Ryman care centres just feel different. Perhaps it’s our constant drive to improve through innovations such as our myRyman Care app and Delicious menu, or perhaps it’s the genuine warmth of the care we provide.
Our 'Experience the Care Difference’… View moreIt’s hard to put your finger on why Ryman care centres just feel different. Perhaps it’s our constant drive to improve through innovations such as our myRyman Care app and Delicious menu, or perhaps it’s the genuine warmth of the care we provide.
Our 'Experience the Care Difference’ guide paints a picture of the care, kindness and comfort that our residents experience every day. It offers a comprehensive guide to rest home, hospital and specialist dementia care, as well as our serviced apartment options. So, for the inside knowledge into what makes a Ryman care centre different, check out our guide.
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