Mission Bay, Auckland

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1438 days ago

We Say, You Say: Swimming Spots

Neighbourly.co.nz

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 more
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 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.
Read more here

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1436 days ago

Christmas Deliciousness by Saint Johns Butchery

Saint Johns Butchery

Summer has arrived and Christmas is only two weeks away! Saint Johns Butchery has an impressive selection of top quality meats for your pre-Christmas celebrations. Our beef eye fillet in the piece and bone-in lamb legs are currently on special too! Delicious!

It's not too late to order your … View more
Summer has arrived and Christmas is only two weeks away! Saint Johns Butchery has an impressive selection of top quality meats for your pre-Christmas celebrations. Our beef eye fillet in the piece and bone-in lamb legs are currently on special too! Delicious!

It's not too late to order your Christmas ham and/or Christmas turkey. We have whole and half sizes of ham-on-the-bone and Champagne ham, and turkey sizes ranging from 3kg to 7kg, catering for Christmas celebrations of any size!

Pop in store to check out our specials and purchase your meaty treats, or call us on 09 521 6319 to order in advance. Don't leave it to the last minute ... Christmas is coming!

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1436 days ago

GARAGE SALE

Beth from Remuera

12pm - 3pm only, Saturday & Sunday
46A Hapua Street, Remuera
(just off Shore Rd)

Everything must go by Thursday.
Make an offer.
Huge selection of furniture, kitchen ware, gardening equipment.

Please do not drive up steep driveway unless you are loading purchased items, are disabled, or … View more
12pm - 3pm only, Saturday & Sunday
46A Hapua Street, Remuera
(just off Shore Rd)

Everything must go by Thursday.
Make an offer.
Huge selection of furniture, kitchen ware, gardening equipment.

Please do not drive up steep driveway unless you are loading purchased items, are disabled, or think the driveway will do you in.

Seriously, it's steeper than Ayr St.

But there are bargain goods at the top!!!

Negotiable

1436 days ago

Free bus rides for revellers

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

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 more
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 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.

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1436 days ago

Bedside Tables

Lillibet from Glendowie

Matching Bedroom set.

One small chest of drawers or large bedside table.

One smaller bedside table.



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Matching Bedroom set.

One small chest of drawers or large bedside table.

One smaller bedside table.



The Colour of the paint is navy blue, with purples, pinks and browns in the print.

Been upcycled from an older pair.

Drawers are not musty. They have been cleaned and aired.

Good as new.

Queen Anne legs. Not sure of age but it has dovetail drawers and is solid wood so very well made.



Large: h73cm x w60 x d41cm

Small; h 52cm x w46 x d 40cm



Pick up St Heliers

Price: $150

1436 days ago
1436 days ago

Do you know what to do in the garden this weekend?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

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 more
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 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!

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1438 days ago

Gardening Painting and Cleaning Services

Alex & Linda from Alex & Linda

Gardening, Painting and Cleaning
Services:

All Season Clean-up
Removal of weeds and weed prevention
Trimming of hedges and Trees
Indoor/Outdoor painting
Deck/Fence Painting/Staining… View more
Gardening, Painting and Cleaning
Services:

All Season Clean-up
Removal of weeds and weed prevention
Trimming of hedges and Trees
Indoor/Outdoor painting
Deck/Fence Painting/Staining
Move in/Move out Cleaning
Spring/Deep Clean-up
Window Washing

Call or Text for free quote
027 944 4449

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1437 days ago

Fisher & Paykel galloping horse with lights & music

Vivian from Saint Johns

A quality sturdy Galloping sit-on with lights & music. Thoroughly enjoyed by wee ones till about five years. Fun and laughter. A joy!
On Trademe with a Buy Now of $40
www.trademe.co.nz...
Pick up in St Johns Park, St Johns

Price: $40

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1437 days ago

Build your own ride-on

Vivian from Saint Johns

DIY ride-on. Put together, pull out n rebuild ride-on
Excellent building toy where a child learns to put together the ride-on as shown. Can be pulled out and then rebuilt. Great sense of achievement to have built one's own ride-on. Imported from Japan. Child has loved it but outgrown it now. … View more
DIY ride-on. Put together, pull out n rebuild ride-on
Excellent building toy where a child learns to put together the ride-on as shown. Can be pulled out and then rebuilt. Great sense of achievement to have built one's own ride-on. Imported from Japan. Child has loved it but outgrown it now. Like brand new.
Pick up in St Johns Park, St Johns.
www.trademe.co.nz...

Price: $40

1437 days ago

A snowy glow

The Team from Resene ColorShop Orakei

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.

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1437 days ago

Better balance is easy!

The Team from ACC New Zealand

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 more
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. 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.
Register now

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1437 days ago

Change a life this Christmas!

World Vision

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 more
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 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!
Find out more

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1437 days ago

New fence

Jay from Jay of all trades

Just finished a new fence for the awsome folks at Pohutakawa Kindy

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