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2545 days ago

Run for good by joining Team Red Cross Round The Bays!

The team from Red Cross Auckland

Come and join Team Red Cross in the Ports of Auckland Round the Bays event - we welcome all ages and levels of fitness! You don’t have to be a jogging junkie to join Team Red Cross. You can get together with friends and walk the whole way.

Walkers and runners like you, who take on a Red Cross … View more
Come and join Team Red Cross in the Ports of Auckland Round the Bays event - we welcome all ages and levels of fitness! You don’t have to be a jogging junkie to join Team Red Cross. You can get together with friends and walk the whole way.

Walkers and runners like you, who take on a Red Cross Challenge to raise money at sporting events, help us run our programmes around New Zealand and overseas. This includes responding immediately after disasters like the 2016 earthquakes, running community programmes throughout New Zealand, supporting former refugees, transporting people to their medical appointments, teaching life-saving skills to children, supporting people in need overseas and so much more!

By choosing to run for Team Red Cross, you will ensure we can be here for good to help the people who need it most.
To enter go to link provided.
For more information contact Robyn.Brady@redcross.org.nz
or 09 260 4070

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2549 days ago

5 easy ways to save water at home

Reporter Homed

Summer's only just begun and many parts of the country are already facing water shortages and restrictions.

If you're keen to help preserve supplies, here are some slightly less obvious options to help save water at home over the long hot months ahead.

If you have your own top … View more
Summer's only just begun and many parts of the country are already facing water shortages and restrictions.

If you're keen to help preserve supplies, here are some slightly less obvious options to help save water at home over the long hot months ahead.

If you have your own top water-saving tips to add, let us know.

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2545 days ago

Sending Love Christmas Cards

Lindsay Upton from Manukau East Council of Social Services (MECOSS)

Christmas embodies a real and inclusive generosity that no other time of the year can match. Yes, there is stress, but there is also kindness – to those alone and in need.
MECOSS is overwhelmed with the mammoth response to the call put out just over two weeks ago by … View more
Christmas embodies a real and inclusive generosity that no other time of the year can match. Yes, there is stress, but there is also kindness – to those alone and in need.
MECOSS is overwhelmed with the mammoth response to the call put out just over two weeks ago by the 'Sending Love charity', for contributions of Christmas cards crafted with hand written messages, for distribution to elderly people in our East Auckland community, who’re confined to an age-care facility this festive season.
If you’d like to help spread some Christmas cheer, you can write a message on a Christmas greeting card and post it in the drop-box located in the foyer of the All Saints’ Community Centre, 30 Cook Street, Howick, every day between 8:00am and 4:30pm until Friday, 15 December.
If you’d prefer to personalise a Christmas card, paper crafting company 'Close To My Heart in America', has donated beautiful cards in conjunction with Megan Lawrence from 'Crop Craft Create', who has donated two drop-in sessions to help you fashion something a little bit special and turn them into a collectable keepsake that’ll be cherished by the recipient.
WHERE: Howick Library, 25 Uxbridge Rd, Howick, Auckland
DAY & DATE: Wednesday, 13 December
TIME: 9:30am to 11:30am
and
WHERE: Botany Town Centre Library, Sunset Terrace, East Tamaki, Auckland
DAY & DATE: Thursday, 14 December 2017
TIME: 3:00pm to 5:00pm

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2545 days ago

Are the Neighbourly Elves sending YOU a prize?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Christmas presents have been flying out the door on lead up to Santa's arrival! Today is day EIGHT of our 12 days of Christmas celebrations...

Make sure you keep checking our Christmas Blog each day to see if you, or your neighbour, have won something special from us!
Check the list of winners

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2546 days ago

FREE summer reading programme

Communications Team from Auckland Council

Is your child one of 6,000 children who are already enrolled in our FREE summer reading programme, Kia Māia te Whai - Dare to Explore? A fun way to boost your child’s reading these holidays! Sign up now at daretoexplore.nz Sign up now

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2546 days ago

Red Cross Fundraising-Events Volunteer Administrator

The team from Red Cross Auckland

We are looking for an Fundraising-Events Volunteer Administrator who is able to make a commitment of 8-16 hours during business hours Mon-Fri, with duties such as data entry, social media, marketing/promotional emails, volunteer and site rosters. Training and support provided.
If you are … View more
We are looking for an Fundraising-Events Volunteer Administrator who is able to make a commitment of 8-16 hours during business hours Mon-Fri, with duties such as data entry, social media, marketing/promotional emails, volunteer and site rosters. Training and support provided.
If you are dependable, conscientious, experienced in Microsoft Suite, social media and can confidently communicate in both spoken and written English, please forward your CV with available hours. A letter of reference and a Thank you Certificate will be provided for the upon completion, along with a wealth of experience and upgrading of skills.
Please note, applicant process includes Police check and New Zealand residence and this is a non paying role.

Applications close 18th December. Apply now!

Our work is diverse and far reaching and would not be possible without the efforts of our amazing supporters who volunteer their time with us. Fundraising is also essential in running programmes like Refugee Settlement, Meals on Wheels, Disaster Welfare Response and so much more. Be a part of Red Cross!

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2546 days ago

Auckland bookworms wiggle their way to world’s top 8 eBook club

Communications Team from Auckland Council

A children’s tale of clever rats and their pied piper has led Auckland Libraries across the line to reach a total of 4 million checkouts from their main eBooks platform, OverDrive. The milestone was reached this month with the checkout of Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents by author Terry … View moreA children’s tale of clever rats and their pied piper has led Auckland Libraries across the line to reach a total of 4 million checkouts from their main eBooks platform, OverDrive. The milestone was reached this month with the checkout of Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents by author Terry Pratchett.

Auckland Libraries has over 200,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks and 700 eMagazine titles in its digital collection, including latest releases, classics, children’s and teen material. There are also books in a range of languages.

Their free eCollections can be accessed on your reading device from anywhere with internet connection, especially useful if you're going away these summer holidays.

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2546 days ago

Accomplished musicality recognised

Tarannum Shaikh Reporter from Eastern Courier

Ruske Performing Arts has won an excellence in music prize from New York's iTheatrics and Australasia's Music Theatre International.

(Please put NFP/Not for print if you don't want your comments used in the paper)

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2546 days ago

Heard about our passenger shuttle service?

Sealink

SeaLink has made your trip to Waiheke Island that little bit easier when you want to leave your car at home. We now have a shuttle bus waiting for you at our Kennedy Point ferry terminal that will take you to the heart of Waiheke’s Oneroa village.

The shuttle will drop you back to our … View more
SeaLink has made your trip to Waiheke Island that little bit easier when you want to leave your car at home. We now have a shuttle bus waiting for you at our Kennedy Point ferry terminal that will take you to the heart of Waiheke’s Oneroa village.

The shuttle will drop you back to our terminal once your Island time is done. Check out our website Sealink.co.nz for shuttle times and further information or call 0800 SEALINK. See you soon!

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2546 days ago

FREE Christmas Card making workshops

Lindsay Upton from Manukau East Council of Social Services (MECOSS)

Sending Love is an initiative encouraging people to give a Christmas card/s to lonely aging people in our community who will be confined to a rest home during the festive season.
At this time of year, nothing is more personal and meaningful than to receive a custom-made Christmas card.
Megan … View more
Sending Love is an initiative encouraging people to give a Christmas card/s to lonely aging people in our community who will be confined to a rest home during the festive season.
At this time of year, nothing is more personal and meaningful than to receive a custom-made Christmas card.
Megan Lawrence from Crop Craft Create, has donated two free drop-in sessions and paper crafting company Close To My Heart in America have donated beautiful cards to help you fashion something a little bit special. With Megan's assistance you'll turn them into a collectable keepsake that’ll be cherished by the recipient.  


WHERE: Howick Library, 25 Uxbridge Rd, Howick, Auckland
DAY & DATE: Wednesday, 13 December 2017
TIME: 9:30am to 11:30am 
And
WHERE: Botany Town Centre Library, Sunset Terrace, East Tamaki, Auckland
DAY & DATE: Thursday, 14 December 2017
TIME: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
 
A drop-box has been placed in the foyer inside the All Saints’ Community Centre, 30 Cook Street, Howick (across the road from Subway), where you can post your festive creation or a store bought card, ready for Manukau Council of Social Services (MECOSS) staff, to deliver them to local aged-care facilities before Christmas Day.

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