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The Prospa Local Business Hero Awards are back! We're looking for local businesses that have stood out over the last 12 months - and by nominating a business in your community you could win some incredible prizes. Got an amazing mechanic? Know a super friendly pharmacist? Maybe you're … View moreThe Prospa Local Business Hero Awards are back! We're looking for local businesses that have stood out over the last 12 months - and by nominating a business in your community you could win some incredible prizes. Got an amazing mechanic? Know a super friendly pharmacist? Maybe you're gatekeeping a fab hairdresser. But it's time to spill!
Champion the incredible local businesses that make our New Zealand Neighbourhoods special by nominating them to be the 2025 Prospa Local Business Hero.
Nominations are now open – nominate your Local Business Hero now.
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Thinking of buying or developing land? What’s the first question you … View moreOur experts deliver fast, cost-effective Feasibility Assessments so you can move ahead with confidence. Plus, if you choose Cato Bolam for your project, we’ll credit the cost back to you. Call us today: 0800 2 CATOBOLAM
Thinking of buying or developing land? What’s the first question you should ask? 🔍
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✅ What’s my timeline? (Consent process & approvals)
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Jewel Lopez from Lincoln
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Our special Designer Sheepskin Rug/Bedding has just dropped from NZ$1,500 to only $499 – and that's not all…
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We've all been on a summer roadie and experienced first-hand the state of our roads.
If you've ever been stuck in a summer traffic jam, had near-misses on dangerous turns or feared for your life on clifftops (while the car behind you is tail-gating!) - you may have an opinion on this … View moreWe've all been on a summer roadie and experienced first-hand the state of our roads.
If you've ever been stuck in a summer traffic jam, had near-misses on dangerous turns or feared for your life on clifftops (while the car behind you is tail-gating!) - you may have an opinion on this one.
Tell us what main road or highway you think needs some serious attention across the country, and why!
Hi everyone, looking for a piano/keyboard teacher for adult with absolutely no experience.
please email me on wielands@xtra.co.nz if you are one, or know of anyone on the North Shore. Many thanks Gale
Check out the new Taurus Reserve playground in Beach Haven! The Kaipātiki Local Board formally opened the playground today and it's been a huge success with the kids!
Thanks to everyone for submitting feedback last year on what you'd like to see in the playground. Thanks to the project … View moreCheck out the new Taurus Reserve playground in Beach Haven! The Kaipātiki Local Board formally opened the playground today and it's been a huge success with the kids!
Thanks to everyone for submitting feedback last year on what you'd like to see in the playground. Thanks to the project managers Stephanie Wetmore and Keren Alleyne and the contractors Envirotech Maintenance Ltd and Bespoke Landscape. Thanks also to Matua Shannon Leilua for the blessing today, and to Kaipātiki Community Facilities Trust for the event and sausages!
The new playground includes:
* New play equipment, including swings, tunnel slide, carousel, talking tubes, harmony bell, pull-up bar
* Small basketball court
* Four Square
* Shade sails
* Picnic table
* Drinking fountain
* Wet pour surfacing
* New planting
* Orange/purple colour scheme.
- A Kaipātiki Local Board project.
Congratulations to my old school Willow Park Primary on a successful gala today! A massive crowd and heaps to see, do and eat! Well done to all of the volunteers who made it happen!
Today Auckland Council has been considering whether to proceed with a business case for a design for flood resilience in the Wairau catchment.
The business case is needed to ensure Government funding and should include a preferred option for stormwater storage at AF Thomas Park, significant … View moreToday Auckland Council has been considering whether to proceed with a business case for a design for flood resilience in the Wairau catchment.
The business case is needed to ensure Government funding and should include a preferred option for stormwater storage at AF Thomas Park, significant work in Nile Road, and work in Totara Vale, Sunnynook, Link Drive, Becroft Park, Knightsbridge Reserve and Wairau Creek, that will collectively reduce flooding in Milford and across the catchment. The "keystone" to make it all work is water storage at A F Thomas Park.
Danielle Grant and I from the Kaipātiki Local Board, and Melanie Powell and Terence Harpur from the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board presented to the Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee in support of proceeding with the business case and in support of Option 3 (stages 1 and 2). We made it very clear that we are not anti-golf and if there is a way to retain golf on the park while accomodating the large volume of water that will be required, then that would be ideal.
The committee also heard from Takapuna Golf Course who presented a plan that could potentially allow an 18 hole golf to remain, and they heard from the Milford Residents Association in support of urgent action to prevent another flooding incident.
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Join the Kaipātiki Local Board tomorrow/Saturday for the opening of the new Taurus Reserve playground! And a free sausage sizzle!
We know this playground is one that the community has been waiting years for and we're proud to get it done!
📍 Where: Taurus Reserve, Taurus Cres, Beach … View moreJoin the Kaipātiki Local Board tomorrow/Saturday for the opening of the new Taurus Reserve playground! And a free sausage sizzle!
We know this playground is one that the community has been waiting years for and we're proud to get it done!
📍 Where: Taurus Reserve, Taurus Cres, Beach Haven
📅 When: 1pm-3pm Saturday 5 April
➡️ Facebook event: www.facebook.com...
The new playground includes:
* New play equipment, including swings, tunnel slide, spinner, talking tubes, harmony bell, pull-up bar
* Small basketball shooting key and hoop
* Shade sails
* Drinking fountain
* Wet pour surfacing
* New planting
* Street furniture
* Orange/purple colour scheme.
- A Kaipātiki Local Board project.
Hello, dearest riddle fiends 😈
You might have noticed we've been doing a few different things recently on The Neighbourly Ridder...
We took your thoughts from our last check-in and made some changes, left the riddles up for longer, as well as added some brand new rebus riddles to … View moreHello, dearest riddle fiends 😈
You might have noticed we've been doing a few different things recently on The Neighbourly Ridder...
We took your thoughts from our last check-in and made some changes, left the riddles up for longer, as well as added some brand new rebus riddles to perplex your processor, and we wanted to know what you think 🤔
Are you a fan of the changes, or liked the way it was last time?
Is keeping the comments open longer so people can enjoy them more going well, or did you like it when we had a daily riddle?
Are you liking the new style of riddles? Would you like to keep them going, have more, or get rid of them?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below 👀
Your ideas could help shape the next chapter of our riddles! 🧩
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