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New Year's Eve festivals dotted down the length of the country are drawing thousands of party-goers with music, dancing and drinking, but options for those hoping to enjoy celebrating in Canterbury appear pretty slim.
Organised events for those in the Garden City looking to ring in the new … View moreNew Year's Eve festivals dotted down the length of the country are drawing thousands of party-goers with music, dancing and drinking, but options for those hoping to enjoy celebrating in Canterbury appear pretty slim.
Organised events for those in the Garden City looking to ring in the new year are mostly confined to pubs, bars and restaurants.
But there is the annual family-friendly celebrations in North Hagley Park. The night will kick off with family entertainment from 6pm, including a performance from comedian Mullet Man, free activities, fairies, and a kids countdown at 8pm. Headline act The Jordan Luck Band will take the stage before a midnight fireworks display.
What have you got planned this New Year's Eve?
Is it a vespula wasp (German or common) or a paper wasp? Find out the difference here.
Once you know which type of wasp to target, the next step is to use the correct control method.
- For paper wasps, there are commercially available sprays at hardware stores around the country. The important … View moreIs it a vespula wasp (German or common) or a paper wasp? Find out the difference here.
Once you know which type of wasp to target, the next step is to use the correct control method.
- For paper wasps, there are commercially available sprays at hardware stores around the country. The important things to note are not to get too close (these sprays can go up to four metres), and to do it at dusk once the wasps have returned to their nests. If you are unsure where the nests are, you can usually follow the wasp to it, as they don't travel too far away.
- Vespex is a protein-based bait which is suitable for use on the vespula wasp species. This is usually done at landscape scale as a small tub of bait can cover a large area. You don't need to find the nests as the wasps carry the bait home with them. Vespex is not at all attractive to bees. If there is a problem in your area you can learn all about the use of vespex here. You will need to be an approved user - a short 10-minute video course is all that is required. Vespex is not suitable for paper wasps as they prefer live bait. You can also contribute to our fight against wasps here: givealittle.co.nz...
The Kiwi day at the beach. It's what our summer memories are made of. It's an easy and fun way to spend a day in the sun - but is it still cheap?
We want to know what a day at the beach with the classics costs us.
First up: What do you pay for fish and chips? And what's the most … View moreThe Kiwi day at the beach. It's what our summer memories are made of. It's an easy and fun way to spend a day in the sun - but is it still cheap?
We want to know what a day at the beach with the classics costs us.
First up: What do you pay for fish and chips? And what's the most expensive takeaway fish and chips you have come across?
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You can make a real difference in your community this year by donating to The Foodbank Project.
Being involved in her community is important to Dominique, but her busy university schedule can make it hard to find the time, so in 2019 her resolution is to donate an essentials bundle for just $18 a … View moreYou can make a real difference in your community this year by donating to The Foodbank Project.
Being involved in her community is important to Dominique, but her busy university schedule can make it hard to find the time, so in 2019 her resolution is to donate an essentials bundle for just $18 a month. www.facebook.com...
Learn more and donate here: www.foodbank.org.nz...
Showcase your best photography and you could WIN one of six $2,000 Canon vouchers. Enter your photo into one of six categories:
- Great Outdoors
- People and Communities
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- Thrill and Adventure
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- Bach and Backyard
Our favourite entries will be published in … View moreShowcase your best photography and you could WIN one of six $2,000 Canon vouchers. Enter your photo into one of six categories:
- Great Outdoors
- People and Communities
- Kiwi Summer
- Thrill and Adventure
- Urban Life
- Bach and Backyard
Our favourite entries will be published in your local newspaper and on stuff.co.nz/photoawards
Hi neighbours,
What do you get when you combine go-carts with the luge, and race down the side of a ski mountain? It's called mountain carting; and it's easily the most fun Brook Sabin has ever had.
This cool ride is at Cardrona - the South Island ski resort. Although most Kiwis head … View moreHi neighbours,
What do you get when you combine go-carts with the luge, and race down the side of a ski mountain? It's called mountain carting; and it's easily the most fun Brook Sabin has ever had.
This cool ride is at Cardrona - the South Island ski resort. Although most Kiwis head there during the winter ski season, in the warmer months it's a summer playground. Click here to read all about it. Have you given this a go?
A couple of months ago, we were tramping through Korowai Torlesse tussocklands park, on the way to Arthur's Pass, when we came across a car landed in the middle of the bush. We could not get close, but it seemed like a black 4wd or wagon. The car had no dent or scratch and how it appeared … View moreA couple of months ago, we were tramping through Korowai Torlesse tussocklands park, on the way to Arthur's Pass, when we came across a car landed in the middle of the bush. We could not get close, but it seemed like a black 4wd or wagon. The car had no dent or scratch and how it appeared there is a mystery to us. It may need attention from the Police or DOC to be removed. Any ideas or suggestions?
Tell us about your New Year resolution. How are you going to make 2019 better for yourself, your friends, family and community?
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Treasury Paper 14-10
2.3 Changing policy expectations
While useful, models do not capture all the effects policymakers expect from immigration.
When New Zealand moved to increase the numbers and skills of immigrants in the 1980s and 1990s, policymakers appear to … View morewww.stuff.co.nz...
Treasury Paper 14-10
2.3 Changing policy expectations
While useful, models do not capture all the effects policymakers expect from immigration.
When New Zealand moved to increase the numbers and skills of immigrants in the 1980s and 1990s, policymakers appear to have considered that these changes had the potential to have major beneficial impacts on the New Zealand economy, reinforcing the gains from the other liberalising and deregulating economic reforms undertaken during that period.
At that time, it was considered that skills-focused inward migration could: improve growth by bringing in better quality human capital and addressing skills shortages; improve international connections and boost trade; help mitigate the effects of population ageing; and have beneficial effects on fiscal balance. As well as “replacing” departing
New Zealanders and providing particular help with staffing public services (for example, medical professionals), it was believed that migration flows could be managed so as to avoid possible detrimental effects (such as congestion or poorer economic prospects) for existing New Zealanders.
Since then, New Zealand has had substantial gross and net immigration, which has been relatively skill-focused by international standards. However, New Zealand’s economic performance has not been transformed. Growth in GDP per capita has been relatively lacklustre, with no progress in closing income gaps with the rest of the advanced world, and productivity performance has been poor. It may be that initial expectations about the potential positive net benefits of immigration were too high.
Based on a large body of new research evidence and practical experience, the consensus among policymakers now is that other factors are more important for per capita growth and productivity than migration and population growth. CGE modelling exercises for
Australia and New Zealand have been influential in reshaping expectations.
www.treasury.govt.nz...
Migration and Macroeconomic
Performance in New Zealand:
Theory and Evidence
Julie Fry
New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 14/10
Every new job in tourism makes us poorer as a nation as the average income generated is below the average to generate present GDP per capita.
Lovely solid walnut coffee table with inlaid top. Cabriole legs. In good condition. Measures 1200 mm x 680 mm. PM me if interested. Thanks
50-70+CM tall swan plants for sale $5 each
Message me or reply here if interested and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Collection is around the Kathleen Crescent area.
Plants are spray and caterpillar free.
Do you want a Nano-Silicon shock absorption technology screen protector to protect your mobile screen? If yes, X.ONE® is the product for you. X.ONE® extreme series shock absorption screen protector technology was originally designed for the military.
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Kia ora to the southwest!
We at the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board and Council want to thank you all for another amazing year with our one-of-a-kind community!
With significant community facilities coming for Hornby and Riccarton, a fantastic new skate park for Knights Stream and … View moreKia ora to the southwest!
We at the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board and Council want to thank you all for another amazing year with our one-of-a-kind community!
With significant community facilities coming for Hornby and Riccarton, a fantastic new skate park for Knights Stream and construction underway on stage two of Riccarton Road’s upgrade, it’s been quite a year!
Riccarton Road has come a long way this year, with the completion of stage one of its upgrade.
The Wigram Air Crash Memorial unveiling, the Hello Hornby event, new toilets for Harrington Park and Halswell Quarry’s Patterson House’s new look are some of our highlights for the busy year that’s been.
We are so grateful for all of your support in the community, and we cannot wait to see what 2019 brings for southwest Christchurch.
Meri Kirihimete and happy holidays,
From the Waipuna (Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton) Community Board and the Christchurch City Council
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