Avondale, Christchurch

1118 days ago

Meet the 2021 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year finalist from Matakana

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Trish Allen is giving away her garden harvest -- again! During the 2020 lockdown, she gave away over 140kg in fruit from her home orchard. This year, she didn’t have fruit to swap but her vegetable garden was packed with winter crops. “I had masses of broccoli, cauliflower, kale, silverbeet and… View moreTrish Allen is giving away her garden harvest -- again! During the 2020 lockdown, she gave away over 140kg in fruit from her home orchard. This year, she didn’t have fruit to swap but her vegetable garden was packed with winter crops. “I had masses of broccoli, cauliflower, kale, silverbeet and French sorrel. So I gave out a lot of parcels of those to anyone I knew who needed it.”

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1119 days ago

Meet Alexandria Lindsay, our 2021 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year finalist from Waitara

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Alexandria Te Ripeka "Pearl" Lindsay (Te Āti Awa o Taranaki) started gardening to grow her own food -- and now she's growing food for her community too.

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1119 days ago

Enjoy all the comforts of home.

Oceania Healthcare

You’ll feel right at home in our luxury Care Suites at The Bellevue. Our spacious, well-appointed rooms are perfect for entertaining family or friends with your very own living area, kitchenette and ensuite.

Thoughtfully designed to provide Rest Home and Hospital level care with all the … View more
You’ll feel right at home in our luxury Care Suites at The Bellevue. Our spacious, well-appointed rooms are perfect for entertaining family or friends with your very own living area, kitchenette and ensuite.

Thoughtfully designed to provide Rest Home and Hospital level care with all the comforts of home, you can relax knowing that you won’t have to move again, even if your needs increase. Best of all, this means that couples can continue living together even if their needs are different.

As a housewarming gift, you and your guests will enjoy a complimentary high tea paired with a lovely bottle of bubbles when you move in.

To learn more about our Care Suites, with Rest Home and Hospital level care, visit oceaniahealthcare.co.nz.
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1120 days ago

Original Homemade Journals on Facebook

Helena from Burwood

New Journals avaliable now

Price: $50

1120 days ago

Found key

Joyce from Linwood

Hi all found a key on Rhona Street last night outside the acupuncturist anybody missing one.

1120 days ago

Meet our first finalist for the 2021 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Get to know Darfield gardener Bronwyn Adams-Hooper, who runs a horticulture programme for the 18- to 21-year-olds serving time in the youth unit at Christchurch Men’s Prison. With her help, they've been growing veges that win awards at their local A&P show.

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1126 days ago

Billions of litres continue to be lost from leaky Christchurch water pipes

The Team Reporter from The Press

Picture your bathtub filled with water. Now picture it in the world’s largest warehouse next to another 82 million water-filled bathtubs.
That is how much water is estimated to have leaked out of Christchurch’s drinking water pipes in the last financial year.

In 2020-21 the city, excluding … View more
Picture your bathtub filled with water. Now picture it in the world’s largest warehouse next to another 82 million water-filled bathtubs.
That is how much water is estimated to have leaked out of Christchurch’s drinking water pipes in the last financial year.

In 2020-21 the city, excluding Banks Peninsula, collectively used 57.1 billion litres of water. From this, the council estimates about 13.1b, or 23 per cent, was lost to leakage.

Pipe renewals have been postponed in recent years due to post-quake work and wellhead repairs in a bid to remove chlorine, the council said.

The new water loss data comes as the Government tries to push on with controversial water infrastructure reforms – which, if they go ahead, would take control of the pipes, reservoirs and other infrastructure away from councils and give it to large independent regional entities.

The council’s water boss, Helen Beaumont, said the council was hitting a point now where different pipe materials, installed at different times, were reaching the end of their usable life. A significant number of pipes would require renewal over a short period, she said.

Read the full story here.

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1120 days ago

Meet Caitlin, a mechanical engineering apprentice and racing enthusiast

Competenz

Caitlin chose a career path that works with her passion for building stock cars.
Find a job you actually like - this is your sign to embrace the fluro!

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1121 days ago

Christmas lights

Thomas from Parklands - Marshlands

Christmas is almost here do you decorate / put lights 🚥 up for Christmas or know of places that do

Feel free to share here in our new group and let's help people find the best places / areas for christmas displays lights and more

Website coming soon!

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1122 days ago

Community Sale.

Jo from Waimairi Beach

Weather forecast and no COVID forecast is looking good. Come join us for some outside shopping.

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1123 days ago

Craft with Resene, from the Australian Women's Weekly

The Team from Resene ColorShop Shirley

Get organised this year with these handy storage ideas for the office or kids’ corner. Create a colourful geometric inspired space with Resene paints.

Find out how to create your own.

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1123 days ago

New Zealand’s Most Trusted Cryptocurrency Exchange

Swyftx

Did you know that 1 in 5 New Zealanders plans to or has already invested in cryptocurrency? To get you started, Swyftx cryptocurrency exchange is offering $10 free Bitcoin to all new users who sign up and verify.

Join over 400,000 users and trade over 280+ cryptocurrencies with … View more
Did you know that 1 in 5 New Zealanders plans to or has already invested in cryptocurrency? To get you started, Swyftx cryptocurrency exchange is offering $10 free Bitcoin to all new users who sign up and verify.

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1124 days ago

Time Change. And maybe your will should too.

Public Trust

You’ve built a life around the things and people that matter most. Updating your will is your opportunity to make sure the people and things you love are looked after when you pass away. It’s easy to update your will with Public Trust and we’ll help you answer important questions like…. … View moreYou’ve built a life around the things and people that matter most. Updating your will is your opportunity to make sure the people and things you love are looked after when you pass away. It’s easy to update your will with Public Trust and we’ll help you answer important questions like…. Read our latest blog about it at the link below.

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1132 days ago

Garapa Decking timber

Kylee from Avonside - Dallington

Morning, I have tried a couple of timber yards and unfortunately they are out of stock. Thought I would try on here and see if anyone had built a deck lately and has Garapa timber offcuts I can buy. Looking for anything from 200mm - 1 meter in length. Cheers Kylee

1124 days ago

Throwback Thursday: Eager fans

The Team Reporter from The Press

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the airport we go.

Crowds at Christchurch International Airport await the
arrival of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The theatrical troupe performed at the Theatre Royal in May 1968.

Trans-Tasman jet flights had been landing at Christchurch for three years at … View more
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the airport we go.

Crowds at Christchurch International Airport await the
arrival of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The theatrical troupe performed at the Theatre Royal in May 1968.

Trans-Tasman jet flights had been landing at Christchurch for three years at this point, Boeing 737s were replacing Viscounts on domestic services, and the airport terminal had been extended to cater for increasing air traffic.

However, people could still stand on the apron in front of the building to welcome travellers, restrained only by pipe and wire mesh barriers in the pre-terrorist age.

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