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372 days ago

Tomato plants

Magda from Howick

I have to many tomato plants-yes you can still plant tomatoes till January in Auckland. Different varieties to many to list but a lot of cherry tomatoes/ some big tomatoes
Pick up Meadowlands

Price: $2.50

373 days ago

Kids bored during the summer holidays?

Pukekohe Business Association

Check out what's on in Pukekohe for a fun day out! Here is a list we've compiled of some of our favorite things to do with the family:

10 THINGS TO DO IN PUKEKOHE THIS HOLIDAYS

If you're looking for some inspo this holidays, Pukekohe has you covered.
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374 days ago

Red four burner BBQ

Dave from Botany Downs

Free to pick up, corner of Booralee Ave and Kurnell Drive in Botany. Still works, though it's not as good as it used to be and needs a clean. The side ring has never been used. It need to be gone by the weekend otherwise its off to the tip as we now have a new hot plate BBQ

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374 days ago

Top 5 Gifts the Kids can Make at Home

The Team from NZ Compare

Get into the festive spirit with homemade gifts crafted by your little ones!
Our list of the top 5 DIY gifts for kids is here to spark their creativity and spread joy. Check it out now!

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374 days ago

Lottery tickets make great gifts!

Heart Foundation

Struggling to find the perfect small Christmas present? For just $15 each, you can buy Heart Foundation Lottery tickets for family, friends or even good neighbours. Not only will they have the chance to win a stunning Jennian home in Clarks Beach, Auckland, but you are also supporting the … View moreStruggling to find the perfect small Christmas present? For just $15 each, you can buy Heart Foundation Lottery tickets for family, friends or even good neighbours. Not only will they have the chance to win a stunning Jennian home in Clarks Beach, Auckland, but you are also supporting the life-saving work of the Heart Foundation. Buy a gift ticket

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375 days ago

computer desk

Angela from Bucklands Beach

Must pick up tomorrow

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383 days ago

New music, again, innit, East FM, Saturday from high noon...

Phil from Farm Cove

New music by outstanding Kiwi singer-songwriters Rob Joass, Claudia Robin Gunn, and Dan Sharp feature on tomorrow’s She’ll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, midday to 4pm (NZ time) on East FM.

As well as putting in the spotlight their latest recorded compositions, we’ll be talking… View more
New music by outstanding Kiwi singer-songwriters Rob Joass, Claudia Robin Gunn, and Dan Sharp feature on tomorrow’s She’ll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, midday to 4pm (NZ time) on East FM.

As well as putting in the spotlight their latest recorded compositions, we’ll be talking live with Rob Joass at 1pm, Claudia Robin Gunn in-studio at 2pm, and Dan Sharp at 3pm, while spinning new tracks by recent featured artists Merv Pinny and Flaxxies respectively, and there’ll be news of the Greg Johnson tour in March, the Auckland Folk Festival, and local summer concerts including Groove in the Grapes, and Music in Parks.

Rob Joass is one of SBR’s favourite artists and songwriters, having played his tracks by Hobnail and solo releases down the years, and it’s an exciting time for him with a new single out, Faultlines, and albums on the way.

His press department says: ‘In 2018, Rob wasn’t sure he’d ever write another song. Independent and self-managed, he’d released and toured solo album Pencarrow, as well as a 25th anniversary Best Of album and tour with Hobnail, in the space of six months.
‘That on top of a busy career as a guitar teacher, and being father to two teenage boys, Rob ended the year burnt out.
‘The next step was to take a good long break. Covid, then, almost uniquely for a musician, didn’t make much difference. It did provide some peace and quiet while he pondered what to do next.
‘In 2020, Rob decided to do some mentoring sessions with long-time friend and fellow traveller Charlotte Yates. These served to remind Rob that he needed to get back in touch with why he picked up a guitar to write songs in the first place: For the simple joy of creating something. Forget about the business side of things and just create.
‘Coming soon will be the album that has resulted, and he’s ready to release the first single into the wild. Faultlines was produced by legendary Auckland producer and musician Wayne Bell (also contributing drums and keyboards), while Mark Hughes added bass guitar.
‘Whatever you bring, leave only your footprints’ was a sign Rob saw at a beach that stayed with him as an excellent metaphor.
‘We all make a mess sometimes, but the important thing is to clean up after yourself.
‘Faultlines ponders the fragility of our lives while simultaneously exclaiming “I’m not losing sleep over what hasn’t happened yet”.

Claudia Robin Gunn is one of the nation’s beloved children’s music creators and a much-admired Howick performance artist and community contributor.
Her new album Firefly is a sweet and smart collection of kids’ songs highlighting values such as courage, perseverance, optimism, teamwork and self-belief, she says.
“Take some powerful messages you want your kids to grow up with, shake them in the musical blender with a bunch of sweet and spicy ingredients, and make them into songs about things that go together like dancing lettuces and best friend superheroes battling the school bullies. Fun, thoughtful, memorable, hummable.
“Fireflies have evolved to create their own biological light sources using a chemical reaction involving luciferase, oxygen, and ATP. Take that as a metaphor to signify the inner glow in every child, powered by love and belief in themselves, and you have the essence of this children's music album, Firefly.”

Firefly was crafted across the seas in a studio collaboration with producer and featured artist, Grammy Award winner Dean Jones.
“We began in late 2021 with a single Little by Little and then progressed, much like the song suggests, inch by inch until we had this album done. My lead vocals and harmonies, plus demo guitars, were tracked here in New Zealand at the Little Wild Music Studio, while all instrumentation and arrangements were engineered and produced by Dean at No Parking Studios in New York,” Claudia says.
“Alan Douches at West West Side took the mastering honours for both the digital release and upcoming vinyl run. Jason Sarubbi features on bass for Hope is a Verb, and Jessica and Tony Jones contribute sax for Winning.
“I'm delighted to also have worked with two artists I respect and appreciate, Suzi Shelton and Little Miss Ann, sharing lead vocals on the song Colours. Suzi and Ann both recorded their vocals from their bases, respectively in Chicago and Brooklyn. I designed the album covers.”

NZ On Air supported the creation of Firefly through the New Music Kids programme. Firefly is available on limited edition vinyl, printed at Holiday Records in Auckland. Flying Out will be stocking it. Firefly is also available on download at www.claudiarobingunn.com... and streaming everywhere.

Armed with his guitar, an inimitable knack for writing unifying songs, and captivating crowds from festival stages to small clubs, Dan Sharp is skilled in the art of creating thoughtful, considered music with an impact that leaves audiences wanting more.
“I always aspire to be authentic in the pursuit of something beautiful. That can mean being vulnerable at times, but if it’s not real, then it’s not worth it,” says Sharp.

Blackout Music says following the release of two EPs and numerous singles in recent years, resulting in more than a million streams on Spotify alone, Sharp is gearing up towards the next stage of his career, with debut album Between the Brave, Bold and Given Up, set to arrive in early 2024.

From early years as a solo singer-songwriter, Dan Sharp has spent years honing his skills to evolve into an accomplished, dedicated musician and producer who approaches the craft with integrity and authenticity.
Self-funded and self-produced, Dan drew together a band of accomplished musicians to play on his new project: Stan Bicknell on drums, Brad Craig on bass, Will Henderson on keys, and Johnny Mclean on horns and percussion.

“The song felt important to me as it touched on something real. The cyclical nature of damage and misunderstanding that is unresolved, passed down through generations and permeating outwards. I thought of some of the men I knew and something clicked. It’s everywhere. We carry our wounds in the way we talk and walk. Overlay our societies’ stoic approach to masculinity, and we’re where we are in terms of suffering mental health and the tragic implications that has.”

East FM is East Auckland’s fair-dinkum community-powered public service radio station, on 88.1FM and 107.1FM on local frequencies, nationally and globally at www.eastfm.nz... and on app iHeart Radio.
She’ll Be Right - it’s all about the vibe; it’s all about the groove. And this Saturday, it’s all about the new. – PJ

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375 days ago

Found Prezzy Card

Phyllis from Dannemora

Hi there, we found a prezzy card in Medowlands shopping mall, yesterday afternoon. I have rung the company and informed them the card has been found. Company said the owner is now required to ring them to have a new card issued. The number is (9) 8886792. I hope this reaches the owner and the loss … View moreHi there, we found a prezzy card in Medowlands shopping mall, yesterday afternoon. I have rung the company and informed them the card has been found. Company said the owner is now required to ring them to have a new card issued. The number is (9) 8886792. I hope this reaches the owner and the loss does not spoil your Christmas.

375 days ago

Last few days to enter Santa Paws...

Southern Cross Pet Insurance

If you have a furry friend at home, be sure to submit your entry for this year's Santa Paws campaign - a celebration of the cutest Christmas pets in town!

There's ten great prizes of $100 Prezzy® cards up for grabs - but only a few days left to enter so move fast!

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If you have a furry friend at home, be sure to submit your entry for this year's Santa Paws campaign - a celebration of the cutest Christmas pets in town!

There's ten great prizes of $100 Prezzy® cards up for grabs - but only a few days left to enter so move fast!

Check out the fantastic entries received so far and don't forget to share your photo today!
Share a pet pic now

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375 days ago

Get painting and wallpapering!

Resene

Sale now on at Resene ColorShops! For a limited time only save the GST value on Resene premium paints, wood stains, wallpaper and decorating accessories at Resene ColorShops. Find out more

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381 days ago

Is your house NZ's Merriest Home?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Many of us love to transform our home in December to bring in the Christmas spirit. But perhaps you feel you've gone the extra festive mile? We are looking high and low for NZ’s Merriest Home. Is it yours? Let us decide!

Share just one photo below of your house (inside or out) to … View more
Many of us love to transform our home in December to bring in the Christmas spirit. But perhaps you feel you've gone the extra festive mile? We are looking high and low for NZ’s Merriest Home. Is it yours? Let us decide!

Share just one photo below of your house (inside or out) to go into the draw to win the title of NZ's Merriest Home.

The Neighbourly team will choose the finalists but you, our Neighbourly members will vote on the ultimate winner who'll receive the prize of a $600 Prezzy® Card and the title of NZ's Merriest Home. So, go ahead! In the comments below, share your one festive photo to enter.

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376 days ago

Free items

Angela from Bucklands Beach

Pick up ASAP.

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376 days ago

Cute fashion coat (red)

Joanna from Golflands

Brand new lovely coat. Size: S. Pick up at Golflands. Contact:0211889638

Price: $30

376 days ago

Reveling in creative past, Saturday on East FM from high noon...

Phil from Farm Cove

Welcoming back a fine continuing contributor to the NZ Music scene, Nick Sampson, as he expands on his recent hugely interesting feature story on Audio Culture – Songwriter’s Choice – as guest DJ on the She’ll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, midday to 4pm (NZ time, Dec 16) on … View moreWelcoming back a fine continuing contributor to the NZ Music scene, Nick Sampson, as he expands on his recent hugely interesting feature story on Audio Culture – Songwriter’s Choice – as guest DJ on the She’ll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, midday to 4pm (NZ time, Dec 16) on East FM.

Nick Sampson, of Netherworld Dancing Toys amongst many musical enterprises, is adapting his Audio Culture Songwriter’s Choice for our radio show, with the original brief explained: “How do you pick 10 songs from our land’s rich and eclectic musical history? It’s a big ask.”

Then he got to thinking: “For some reason the first one that popped into my head was Nerve Endings in Powerlines by New Plymouth’s Nocturnal Projections. The Nocturnals brought ‘new music’ alive, providing the storming country hall soundtrack to me and my music obsessed friends growing up in the backwater that was Taranaki in 1979-80. They’re still evocative of that time and place for me. Thinking about that, I decided to focus on some key songs that were important as school led onto my journey south to Dunedin, where I had the chance to help create a band and embark on my own musical adventure.’

For tomorrow on SBR, as a foundation playlist that will no doubt include tangents and further branching out, the bands for starters include Split Enz, The Terrorways, The Swingers, The Spelling Mistakes, Toy Love, Screaming Mee Mees, The Newmatics, The Verlaines, The Clean, Sneaky Feelings, Look Blue Go Purple, The Stones, The Chills, Tall Dwarfs, The Hulamen, and, The Pelicans.

All bands creating one of the most important periods of Kiwi Music history, challenging social norms and expressing the joys and frustrations of the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the attitude to playing new and different music was: have a go, mate. Don’t be shy.
They truly paved the way in showing others and those who came after that it’s okay to be free with your musical creations. Do it.

www.audioculture.co.nz...

East FM is East Auckland’s fair-dinkum community-powered public service radio station, on 88.1FM and 107.1FM on local frequencies, nationally and globally at www.eastfm.nz... and on app iHeart Radio.
She’ll Be Right - it’s all about the vibe; it’s all about the groove. And this Saturday, Nick Sampson tells about some of his lasting Kiwi music faves. – PJ

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376 days ago

bookshelf

Angela from Bucklands Beach

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