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822 days ago

Bubble Candle - White Size L

Roxie from Casebrook

Brand: Look & Beyond
Light up your space with our minimalist soy bubble cube candle.
This candles match to any room and looks gorgeous on any coffee table.

- Made with 100% natural high-quality soy wax.

- Availability in multiple colors and fragrances

- Perfect for giving as a gift … View more
Brand: Look & Beyond
Light up your space with our minimalist soy bubble cube candle.
This candles match to any room and looks gorgeous on any coffee table.

- Made with 100% natural high-quality soy wax.

- Availability in multiple colors and fragrances

- Perfect for giving as a gift or for decoration purposes

- This Product is hand poured.

See more at www.lookandbeyond.com...

Price: $20

822 days ago

Papanui High School Yoga Nightclass

Bryan and Barbara Roper from Papanui High School Adult and Community Education

Papanui High School still has places available in their Yoga nightclass starting on Wednesday 10 August 6-7.15 pm for 7 weeks at a cost of $105. This course will incorporate Yoga postures, gentle movement sequences and breath awareness. You will be encouraged to work with your own body to help … View morePapanui High School still has places available in their Yoga nightclass starting on Wednesday 10 August 6-7.15 pm for 7 weeks at a cost of $105. This course will incorporate Yoga postures, gentle movement sequences and breath awareness. You will be encouraged to work with your own body to help improve strength, balance, flexibility and calmness of mind.
For further information and enrolment please visit our website www.papanui.school.nz... or email ace@papanui.school.nz or telephone our office on 033520701

822 days ago

Bishopdale Bulletin

Community Development Worker from Bishopdale Community Trust

The latest issue of the Bishopdale Bulletin is out and can be found at the link below.
www.bishopdalecommunity.org.nz...

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822 days ago

Do you have a great asparagus recipe?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for asparagus recipes, so send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz before August 21, 2022.

Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Vegetable … View more
Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for asparagus recipes, so send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz before August 21, 2022.

Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Vegetable Growing Made Easy.

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822 days ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Christchurch

Fourteen years of bingeing hell
I have noticed and been aware of food as early as I can remember. Even now, as an adult, I can recall different types of food at friends’ birthday parties as a child. When I was eight, I first became aware of my body. My stomach was sticking out and some friends I… View more
Fourteen years of bingeing hell
I have noticed and been aware of food as early as I can remember. Even now, as an adult, I can recall different types of food at friends’ birthday parties as a child. When I was eight, I first became aware of my body. My stomach was sticking out and some friends I was with, were talking about their flat tummies - I immediately pulled mine in – as we were dressed to go swimming in our togs.

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822 days ago

Maths Week

NumberWorks'nWords Burnside

Maths Week is a week-long celebration of all things maths! ?

It is a premier mathematics event in the New Zealand school calendar, and sets out to encourage children to pursue maths by promoting a more positive and inclusive approach.

Visit the Maths Week website to learn more! … View more
Maths Week is a week-long celebration of all things maths! ?

It is a premier mathematics event in the New Zealand school calendar, and sets out to encourage children to pursue maths by promoting a more positive and inclusive approach.

Visit the Maths Week website to learn more! www.mathsweek.co.nz...

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823 days ago

Subscribe to Stuff's First Time Buyer's Club

Stuff

Making it onto the first rung of the property ladder can be an incredibly rewarding journey – and Stuff is here to help you through.

Stuff Homed has launched the First Time Buyers’ Club, an email series to help you navigate the equal-parts exciting and terrifying process of buying your first… View more
Making it onto the first rung of the property ladder can be an incredibly rewarding journey – and Stuff is here to help you through.

Stuff Homed has launched the First Time Buyers’ Club, an email series to help you navigate the equal-parts exciting and terrifying process of buying your first ever home. When you join our six-week LearnStuff course, you’ll get an email every week giving you all the basics on what you need to know, who you need on your side, and what you need to do at each stage of the journey.

We can’t make the houses any cheaper, but we can guide you through the process, share some tips from the experts, and help you avoid some of the trips and traps.

Sign up (it's free) and get started on your house-buying journey.
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825 days ago

Washing Machines

Lesley from Bishopdale

Just a general question to the room - I am looking at getting a new washing machine - a top loader. I was looking at a Haier that looks like it would suit my needs. any advice on particular brands? My current one is agitator top loader and 2 of the paddles have broken so do i replace the … View moreJust a general question to the room - I am looking at getting a new washing machine - a top loader. I was looking at a Haier that looks like it would suit my needs. any advice on particular brands? My current one is agitator top loader and 2 of the paddles have broken so do i replace the agitator and carry on or do i get a new washer? the one i have is F&P and about 15yrs old.

Any advice gratefully received.

826 days ago

Canterbury Charity Hospital considers legal action over 'inferior' cycleway design

The Team Reporter from The Press

From reporter Tina Law:

The Canterbury Charity Hospital is considering launching a judicial review against the city council over its decision to push ahead with an “unsafe and inferior” cycleway.

The Christchurch City Council last week approved the final design for the $22.6 million, … View more
From reporter Tina Law:

The Canterbury Charity Hospital is considering launching a judicial review against the city council over its decision to push ahead with an “unsafe and inferior” cycleway.

The Christchurch City Council last week approved the final design for the $22.6 million, 4.5-kilometre Wheels to Wings cycleway on Harewood Rd, following 19 months of consultation and more than 70 design changes.

The cycleway passes the hospital’s front gate and its bosses first raised concerns about its design early last year.

The charity hospital wants the council to go ahead with an alternative community-led design, which was considered by the council but eventually dismissed because it had “safety concerns that could not be resolved”.

The council voted 11 to 6 in favour of pushing ahead with the staff-recommended design.

Hospital chairman Phil Bagshaw and executive officer Carl Shaw said in a statement, they were dismayed at the council’s decision to accept an “inferior version” of the cycleway.

They said the hospital trust had grave concerns for the safety of its patients and staff and believed the community had been ignored.

A statement issued by the trust’s lawyer, Jamie Robinson of Duncan Cotterill, said the hospital believed the community option was safer and less costly than what the councillors approved.

She said the fact the community proposal was not given fuller consideration by the council had resulted in the hospital seeking legal advice on its options to judicially review the decision.

“The Canterbury Charity Hospital is frustrated by the decision of the councillors, and specifically that the alternative option strongly supported by the community was not given more consideration.”

Bagshaw and Shaw would not comment on how the hospital would pay for legal action or when a firm decision would be made.

They directed all inquiries to Robinson, who did not answer those questions.

City council chief executive Dawn Baxendale is on the charity hospital trust board, which presumably would make the final decision over legal action.

Bagshaw and Shaw said in a statement the council did not carry out an independent safety audit on the community design, which was created by three highly experienced engineers with more than 100 years of experience between them.

Council head of transport Lynette Ellis said staff had worked with the hospital throughout the development of the cycleway, most recently in the last two months.

She said staff were working to clarify their concerns and were confident that those could be mostly resolved through a design solution.

At last week’s council meeting, during some intense questioning from councillors, Ellis went to great pains to explain staff had seriously considered the alternative design but they could not make it work no matter how hard they tried.

Ellis said road safety audits did not provide a comparison between different options, so it went with an independent design review instead.

The review was undertaken by Chartered Professional Engineers, who were recognised in the field of road safety and design for active modes of transport, she said.

The council-approved design would see Harewood Rd reduced from four vehicle lanes to two lanes to make way for one-way cycle lanes on both sides of the road between Nunweek Boulevard and Greers Rd.

At Nunweek Park the cycleway will become two-way on the south side of Harewood Rd towards Russley Rd.

From Greers Rd towards the railway line in Papanui, the cycleway will be two-way on the north side apart from a small section outside Mitre 10 where it will become one-way on both sides of the road.

The community plan (pictured) involved a two-way cycleway on the south side of the Harewood Rd median strip.

825 days ago

Aged terracotta pot

The Team from Resene ColorShop Hornby

It’s easy to age a brand new terracotta pot using Karen Walker Chalk Colour and Vintage Wax from Resene.
Find out how to create your own.

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825 days ago

Notice of AGM - 26th of August 2022 - RSVP essential

The Team from Citizens Advice Christchurch Area

We are holding our Annual General Meeting on the 26th of August at 10am, at the Chapel St Centre Christchurch North Methodist Church . Members of the public are welcome to attend but we would ask that you RSVP so that we are aware of numbers .
Please RSVP to manager.cabchch@gmail.com .

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826 days ago

The local elections are coming up!

Orange Guy from Electoral Commission

The countdown is on! Make sure you’re enrolled and your details are up to date by 12 August to make voting in the local elections easy.

Visit vote.nz or call 0800 36 76 56 to find out more.
Find out more

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826 days ago

Light Bulb (new)

Chris from Papanui

((Shows a reddish colour when on) Std light bulb size
Very good condition, amber tint, carbon filament, screw type
phone. 0275493828,Light Bulb (new)

Price: $8

826 days ago

Papanui High School Te Reo Beginners Nightclass for Term 3

Bryan and Barbara Roper from Papanui High School Adult and Community Education

Do you want to learn Te Reo Maori but don't know where to start? Papanui High School is offering a beginners level Nightclass starting on Tuesday 9 August 6.30-8.30 pm for 7 weeks at a cost of $135. This course is taught by Kylie Clark who is a very experienced tutor. Students will learn … View moreDo you want to learn Te Reo Maori but don't know where to start? Papanui High School is offering a beginners level Nightclass starting on Tuesday 9 August 6.30-8.30 pm for 7 weeks at a cost of $135. This course is taught by Kylie Clark who is a very experienced tutor. Students will learn the basics of pronunciation, sentence structure and pepeha upon which you can build.
For further information and enrolment please visit our website www.papanui.school.nz... or email ace@papanui.school.nz or telephone our office on 033520701.

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826 days ago

Firewood. Oregan fence palings

Erik from Casebrook

50 palings. Previously stained. Make great kindling or wood to burn.
In 1800mm lengths and all nails removed.
Call / text 022 064 0860

Free

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