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To all gardeners and home owners - do you need a little privacy? Try a Hanging Garden. Designed and made in NZ and perfect for happy plants. Three of our Vertical Pocket Gardens (each with 3 pockets for plants) will cover about 1m2, perfect for fences, outside windows and entertainment areas. … View moreTo all gardeners and home owners - do you need a little privacy? Try a Hanging Garden. Designed and made in NZ and perfect for happy plants. Three of our Vertical Pocket Gardens (each with 3 pockets for plants) will cover about 1m2, perfect for fences, outside windows and entertainment areas. Also available as three pockets on the Horizontal.
Kitten season is almost here. Over the next six months, over 10,000 felines will come into SPCA’s care nationwide. Most of them will need some time in a foster home to heal, learn and grow.
Please help us give these babies the best start in life and sign up to be a foster parent today! No … View moreKitten season is almost here. Over the next six months, over 10,000 felines will come into SPCA’s care nationwide. Most of them will need some time in a foster home to heal, learn and grow.
Please help us give these babies the best start in life and sign up to be a foster parent today! No matter if you work full-time; have pets, kids or flatmates; can only commit for a few weeks or are new to caring for animals – everyone can foster.
We cover all training and costs. All you need is time and love to spare!
Sign up today and save a life: www.spca.nz...
Foodstuffs Own Brands Ltd is recalling a selection of its Pams brand sprouts with salmonella being discovered as a result of routine testing.
While New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notification of associated illness, these products have now been removed from shelves at New World, … View moreFoodstuffs Own Brands Ltd is recalling a selection of its Pams brand sprouts with salmonella being discovered as a result of routine testing.
While New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notification of associated illness, these products have now been removed from shelves at New World, Pak'n Save, and Four Square stores throughout the North Island.
New Zealand Food Safety deputy director general Vincent Arbuckle says "As is our usual practice, New Zealand Food Safety will be working with Foodstuffs to understand how the contamination occurred and prevent its recurrence."
What you need to know:
- The recall includes Pam's 100g punnets of Alfalfa Sprouts, Salad Sprouts, Sandwich Selection Sprouts, and Spicy Sprouts Combo - all with a use-by date of 4 November 2022.
- Affected product should not be eaten, but can be returned to place of purchase for a refund.
- Salmonella poisoning can be serious, especially for people vulnerable to illness, including the very young, the elderly, the pregnant, and those with compromised immune systems.
If you have consumed these products and have health concerns, contact your health professional or call Health Line: 0800 61 11 16.
Wendy Zhou is one of the finalists for the 2022 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year. Read about her (and the other four finalists), and vote for your favourite!
Its Spring again and i am redoing it my garden again. If any one needs the below planters (3 in total ) for free, Please let me know.
She is one of the five finalists for the 2022 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year. Read about her (and the other four finalists), and vote for your favourite!
You’re baking your signature banana muffins and you're out of a vital ingredient...
New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi is taking place on Thursday 27 October 2022 at 9.30am.
Satiate your news hunger with Two Minutes of Stuff, a bite-sized snack of the top stories and key issues of the day.
Two minutes is all you'll need to get up to speed on today's talking point and the biggest news of the day and stories you don't want to miss. A fully-curated … View moreSatiate your news hunger with Two Minutes of Stuff, a bite-sized snack of the top stories and key issues of the day.
Two minutes is all you'll need to get up to speed on today's talking point and the biggest news of the day and stories you don't want to miss. A fully-curated experience, with items hand-picked by Stuff staff, sent each weekday evening. Sign up for free here.
On 24 October each year, the United Nations celebrates its own “birthday”, which took place when the UN Charter was finally officially and fully ratified on 24 October, 1945.
People come together and celebrate the day with pomp and show in various cities in different countries. National … View moreOn 24 October each year, the United Nations celebrates its own “birthday”, which took place when the UN Charter was finally officially and fully ratified on 24 October, 1945.
People come together and celebrate the day with pomp and show in various cities in different countries. National costumes, flags, speeches, slogans, and parades are organised to mark the day and promote the idea of diversity and unity.
We live and work right here in Whāingaroa Raglan, a really awesome neighbourhood and part of Aotearoa. Here at Raglan Food Co we’ve been lifting the vibe on plant-based eating, creating delicious dairy-free alternatives for nearly 8 years. Perhaps you’ve tried our tasty coconut yoghurts or … View moreWe live and work right here in Whāingaroa Raglan, a really awesome neighbourhood and part of Aotearoa. Here at Raglan Food Co we’ve been lifting the vibe on plant-based eating, creating delicious dairy-free alternatives for nearly 8 years. Perhaps you’ve tried our tasty coconut yoghurts or gut-loving kefir?
We want to share a slice of our paradise with you, so to win a Raglan getaway for you and three friends or family members simply head over to www.raglanfoodco.com to enter.
🌲Festive season is on its way!
🔍Seeking Security guards for Full Time/Part time Permanent work or Casual guards
📍 Located in Auckland
📒Must be fit and confident managing conflict
•Blue or Green COA… View more🌲Festive season is on its way!
🔍Seeking Security guards for Full Time/Part time Permanent work or Casual guards
📍 Located in Auckland
📒Must be fit and confident managing conflict
•Blue or Green COA
•Eligible to work in NZ
•Reliable and able to work in a team or on your own
We are looking for security guards in the following areas; Hospitality and Loss Prevention
Pay rate starts from $23.65 per hour to $25 per hour pending experience
📞 For more information and how to apply click the attached link;
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SOME USEFUL SPELLING/READING RULES
A vowel-consonant-last letter e makes the long vowel sound.
blade complete alone arrive amuse
When two vowels go walking, the first one usually does the talking .
(exceptions = oi as in join, ou as in south or soup, ie can make a long e … View moreSOME USEFUL SPELLING/READING RULES
A vowel-consonant-last letter e makes the long vowel sound.
blade complete alone arrive amuse
When two vowels go walking, the first one usually does the talking .
(exceptions = oi as in join, ou as in south or soup, ie can make a long e sound as in niece, oo as in cook or spoon)
ai = long a sound chain raise faint
oa = long o sound boat coast croak
ea = long e sound reach speak dear
= short e sound bread instead weather
ie = long i sound (but not always – see note) died replied cried
Some other sounds.
aw makes an or sound raw hawk claw
ou makes an ow sound as in cow or an or sound as in your.
loud around thousand
your course pour
a single vowel before double consonants always makes a short sound.
swimming planning spelling cunning stopping
y is a vowel when it sounds like an i or an e.
cycle happy style
c or g followed by an i, e or y makes the soft sound.
giant recent stage century
the or sound can have different spellings.
or as in cord oar as in boar oor as in floor our as in pour aw as in straw
Plurals of words ending in ch, sh, x or s - add es.
church becomes churches flush becomes flushes box becomes boxes bus becomes buses
Plurals of words ending in y
- vowel before the y, just add s
- consonant before the y, the y changes to an i and add es
monkey becomes monkeys city becomes cities
Plurals of words ending in f or fe - sometimes the f changes to a v and you add es
half becomes halves shelf becomes shelves life becomes lives
Plurals of words ending in o - usually add es (there are some exceptions)
potato becomes potatoes mosquito becomes mosquitoes volcano becomes volcanoes
Single syllable words ending with a single vowel followed by a single consonant - the vowel makes a short sound - double the last letter when adding ed or ing.
(if the suffix being added starts with a consonant, this rule doesn’t apply - as in gladly)
chop chopped chopping
slap slapped slapping
step stepped stepping
stun stunned stunning
tip tipped tipping
Final e goes away when ing comes to stay (there are some exceptions).
shine becomes shining shake becomes shaking
Words ending in l - double the l when adding a suffix.
travel travelled travelling
jewel jewellery
Adding ing to words ending with y - the y is retained.
carry becomes carrying
hurry becomes hurrying
Adding ed or ing to verbs ending with c - add a k beforehand.
picnic picnicked picnicking
panic panicked panicking
Verbs ending in ie - change the ie to y before adding ing.
tie becomes tying
lie becomes lying
i before e except after c (there are some exceptions though as in seize or weight)
friend field piece niece
receive ceiling receipt
When you join two words together to make a contraction, the apostrophe goes where letters are left out.
is not = isn’t
could not = couldn’t
they have = they’ve
he will = he’ll
dis or mis as a prefix (only one s)
dishonest disappear misunderstood misrepresent
ful as a suffix (only one l)
wonderful awful dreadful
Yates has been guiding gardeners for quite a while now (nearly 140 years), so we’ve learned a few crafty garden tricks along the way. We’re sharing our email newsletter, packed with our special Yates blend of leading-edge horticulture and old-school garden tips, fresh every month.
Stay on … View moreYates has been guiding gardeners for quite a while now (nearly 140 years), so we’ve learned a few crafty garden tricks along the way. We’re sharing our email newsletter, packed with our special Yates blend of leading-edge horticulture and old-school garden tips, fresh every month.
Stay on top of the seasonal tasks with us; whether you’re into vegies, herbs, fruit trees or houseplants, we’ll help you navigate your way to a gorgeous and luxuriant garden. Click through to get our timely advice on feeding, watering, weeding and how to nip your garden problems in the bud!
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