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28 days ago

NBLY Conversations: What is the etiquette for bin day?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We think there are unspoken rules for bin day, but are we adhering to the same ones?

Do you think twice about dragging your bin to the pavement in the early hours? Do you mind if neighbours put excess rubbish in your bin? Share your bin day etiquette and let's compare notes!

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2 hours ago

Long Running Singing Group Seeking Members

John from Westmorland

The CTW has been running SING concerts for 25 years and was awarded a Civic Award in 2019 enjoy . Currently the SING Group is under the guidance of Annette Begg and the amazing accompanist, Heather Ross. Due to some older members retiring, the CTW SING Group is running a membership drive for people keen to get involved. The SING Group rehearse once a week in the afternoon and perform concerts every other month, also in the afternoon. The concert audiences are mostly from Retirement Homes and the like. The aim of the group is to have fun and provide entertainment and enjoyment for the audience.
No auditions, all you need is a love of singing and being part of a group.

If you are interested contact Annette 339 8448 or John 027 339 8448 or Heather 027 646 6718

6 days ago

Are we there yet? A city stuck in traffic

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Christchurch is New Zealand’s fastest-growing main centre but has the lowest spend on public transport, an incomplete cycling network, and the worst peak-time traffic congestion.

For the second year running, data from global navigation company Tomtom shows it takes longer to travel 10km in Christchurch during rush hour than New Zealand’s other main centres, and it is getting worse.

Tomtom’s data also shows that during rush hour, Christchurch can have 50 traffic jams across the city, with over 30km of clogged roads.

Driving that 10km takes an average of 19 minutes and 10 seconds, up from 18 mins 30 secs last year. Last week’s slowest day was Wednesday at 5pm, with 24 mins.

While Aucklanders’ longer journeys and extra motorways mean slightly more time overall in rush hour traffic, they cover 10km quicker at an average of 16mins and 30secs. Wellingtonians takes 18mins 20secs.

How's your commute? Read the full story by reporter Liz McDonald here and share your thoughts in the comments below. (A subscription is required, or you can see two free articles a month).

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1 day ago

Monday 1st July

Ange Newman from Oaklands Toastmasters Club

Can you believe that it's the 1st July this Monday. The year is flying by fast soon we will be moving out of winter and into Spring and the cold dismal days of winter will be in the past and the hot days of summer will once again be upon us so the theme this week will be Summer ☀️ ⛱️🏖🌊⛺️🏕
The toastmaster for the night is the very experienced Shen Mansell we will see you at 7.15pm @ Halswell Bowling Club 301 Halswell Road.

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