Oteha, Auckland

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690 days ago

Looking for help / advice

Gurpreet from Torbay - Long Bay

We have these small insects showing up in the kitchen cupboards. Not sure what exactly they are. This was the best picture I could manage to take. They were very few to begin with and have now increased over the Christmas break. Anyone else would have this problem and can recommend some thing. Is … View moreWe have these small insects showing up in the kitchen cupboards. Not sure what exactly they are. This was the best picture I could manage to take. They were very few to begin with and have now increased over the Christmas break. Anyone else would have this problem and can recommend some thing. Is there anything we can use to get rid of these?

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688 days ago

Kristin School student scores in top 1% of International Baccalaureate

Sapeer Mayron Reporter from North Shore Times

“I didn’t really have a life.”

That’s how 18-year-old Asher Goddard described his 2022, as he studied hard enough to attain his goal: earn 45 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme and get into the university of his dreams.

And he did it – Goddard got the 45 … View more
“I didn’t really have a life.”

That’s how 18-year-old Asher Goddard described his 2022, as he studied hard enough to attain his goal: earn 45 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme and get into the university of his dreams.

And he did it – Goddard got the 45 points, a perfect score, putting him in a very small club indeed: the top 1% of IB students all over the world.

He was one of 18,174 students who did the diploma, and the average score was 30.91 points.

Goddard, who has graduated from Kristin School in Albany, is taking his perfect score all the way to the University of Melbourne to study physics.

Goddard and his family came to Auckland five years ago from Crested Butte, Colorado, in time for him to begin school at Kristin.

Read more about this driven student from your community:

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688 days ago

Test Your Knowledge With The Great Kiwi Quiz

Sunday Star Times

Grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper between today and 29 Jan and participate in the Great Kiwi Quiz! The questions are based on our beautiful country so test your skills and see if you know New Zealand as well as you think you do.

Each correct answer will get you one entry into the draw to… View more
Grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper between today and 29 Jan and participate in the Great Kiwi Quiz! The questions are based on our beautiful country so test your skills and see if you know New Zealand as well as you think you do.

Each correct answer will get you one entry into the draw to win a $200 Prezzy Card, with a total of $10,000 worth of Prezzy Cards to give away. The more correct answers you enter, the higher chance you have of walking away with a Prezzy Card this summer. For more information and to submit your answers, click here.

The team at Stuff and Sunday Star-Times
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717 days ago

Semi Retired Driving Instructor offering free advice and tips how to pass a VTNZ driving test, parents can now coach up to driving test standard with this info

Steve from Albany

For more info call or text Steve on Ph: 027 3430869.
Email: steveproc777@gmail.com

As a semi retired driving instructor I used to own one of Auckland's well known driving schools. I am now offering people my driving lessons experience for free with all the tips and tricks on how to pass a … View more
For more info call or text Steve on Ph: 027 3430869.
Email: steveproc777@gmail.com

As a semi retired driving instructor I used to own one of Auckland's well known driving schools. I am now offering people my driving lessons experience for free with all the tips and tricks on how to pass a driving test. Most parents do a great job of coaching their children but don't have the tools to get up to test standard. Tips like how to navigate roundabouts and do observation points, lane changing procedures, flush medians, merging, speed zones, how and when to do the MIB - men in black procedures etc and the list goes on.

Please Note : I am trying out this new strategy to save people heaps on driving lessons and also it's a neighbourly gesture so learners can pass their test at VTNZ and avoid critical errors.

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718 days ago

Send in your little free library pictures

Reporter Community News

Stuff is doing a story on little free libraries. Nationwide they can be found in everything from fridges to bus stops and little red cupboards.
Please send a picture and short description of your library. Do not forget to tell us where it is.
nicholas.boyack@stuff.co.nz

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689 days ago

Garden stones

The Team from Resene ColorShop Albany

River-stone markers are the perfect way to identify your freshly planted seeds and seedlings, while adding a decorative touch to your vegetable garden. Use a range of Resene testpot colours to suit the produce you have growing.

Find out how to create your own.

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690 days ago

Subscribe to NZ House & Garden and get a $68 free gift

NZ House and Garden

Start the new year with a nourishing Antipodes’ night cream moisturiser. Subscribe to NZ House & Garden for 1 or 2 years and receive a FREE Antipodes Culture Probiotic Night Recovery Water Cream worth $68. You’ll have until 22 January to take up this fantastic deal.

Antipodes is New … View more
Start the new year with a nourishing Antipodes’ night cream moisturiser. Subscribe to NZ House & Garden for 1 or 2 years and receive a FREE Antipodes Culture Probiotic Night Recovery Water Cream worth $68. You’ll have until 22 January to take up this fantastic deal.

Antipodes is New Zealand’s Scientific Green Beauty brand, enhancing global beauty rituals with plant-powered, results-driven skincare featuring the world’s purest ingredients. To take part in this offer use the code ANTIPODES at checkout.

The team at Stuff and NZ House & Garden
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709 days ago

Lost cat

Paula from Dairy Flat - Redvale

** Missing from Top Road DAIRY FLAT **

Ziggy 12 year old female, no collar, all over black long haired with white paws and white bib, white whiskers also a wee bit of white on her nose area. Friendly.. we only just bought her home 4 days before she unfortunately escaped out the back door, … View more
** Missing from Top Road DAIRY FLAT **

Ziggy 12 year old female, no collar, all over black long haired with white paws and white bib, white whiskers also a wee bit of white on her nose area. Friendly.. we only just bought her home 4 days before she unfortunately escaped out the back door, possibly heading back to Surf Road Stanmore Bay where we got her from as her old owner has now sadly gone into Hospice care. Please even if sighted could you message and let us know. Poor Ziggy I do hope we find her. Thank you for reading.

691 days ago

Brand New Swing

Anahi Neighbourly Lead from Unsworth Heights

Brand new garden swing, still in box, pick up from Unsworth Heights.

Price: $20

692 days ago

3 seater plus 2 seater settees

Linda from Browns Bay

Lovely comfortable 3 plus 2 seater settees, colour is Ivory white,
size 3 seater H 75cm W 94cm L230cm 2 seater H75 W 94 L 175
Condition is good covers can be removed and are washable.
Pick up from Browns Bay North Shore.

Price: $350

695 days ago

New Years Eve

NumberWorks'nWords East Coast Bays

“Here’s to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old. Here’s to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold.”✨

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695 days ago

New Years Eve

NumberWorks'nWords - Albany

“Here’s to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old. Here’s to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold.”✨

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695 days ago

Garden obelisk

The Team from Resene ColorShop Albany

This easy-to-make climbing frame adds height, structure and style to your garden and vegetable beds; paint in your favourite Resene hue to add the colour.

Find out how to create your own.

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697 days ago

A Man Called Otto

Sony

Based on the comical and moving # 1 New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an … View moreBased on the comical and moving # 1 New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

Experience a funny, heart-warming story about how some families come from the most unexpected places.

#AManCalledOtto, in cinemas January 1 – book tickets here!
Book now

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698 days ago

Attention DIY-loving neighbours!

Resene

It's your favourite time of the year; the Resene ColorShop SALE! Now's the time to Decorate and SAVE with quality Resene paints, stains, wallpaper and accessories.

Plus if you're a Resene DIY card holder you'll get an extra 5% off (yes you can sign up in store or online at … View more
It's your favourite time of the year; the Resene ColorShop SALE! Now's the time to Decorate and SAVE with quality Resene paints, stains, wallpaper and accessories.

Plus if you're a Resene DIY card holder you'll get an extra 5% off (yes you can sign up in store or online at or online!)
Find out more

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