Mairehau, Christchurch

1711 days ago

Lost bird

Scott from Burwood

Little cockatiel flew out our window about a week ago,has anyone seen our bird

1712 days ago

Council staff to rifle through recycling in bid to improve waste collection

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Are you a gold sticker recycler?
You'll soon find out as council officials start checking yellow recycling bins over coming weeks.

From Monday a four-strong team will be carrying out spot checks on 7500 bins across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula to ensure residents have not put the … View more
Are you a gold sticker recycler?
You'll soon find out as council officials start checking yellow recycling bins over coming weeks.

From Monday a four-strong team will be carrying out spot checks on 7500 bins across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula to ensure residents have not put the wrong items out for recycling.

If you get it right? You get a gold sticker slapped on your bin.

But if you've mixed your shopping receipts, bottle lids or plastic bags in with your beer bottles and plastic trays you can expect a note in your letter box with tips on how to recycle correctly.

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1712 days ago

Want free gardening tips, advice and prizes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

In this week's issue of Get Growing we put the "fun" in "fungi" and grow edible mushrooms. We also have top tips on guarding your gooseberries from birds, drying seed pods, growing kid-friendly red-seeded broad beans, leaving out water for birds and protecting native bees. … View moreIn this week's issue of Get Growing we put the "fun" in "fungi" and grow edible mushrooms. We also have top tips on guarding your gooseberries from birds, drying seed pods, growing kid-friendly red-seeded broad beans, leaving out water for birds and protecting native bees.

Discover the true identity of that unnamed plant in your garden and enter to win the latest issue of NZ Gardener and Naturally Neem and Sea-Hume Granules.

Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:

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1712 days ago

Beautify your workspaces

The Team from Resene ColorShop Shirley

Get organised with these handy storage ideas for the office or kids’ corner.

Create a colourful geometric-inspired space with your favourite Resene colours.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene.

Find out how to create this quick and easy project… View more
Get organised with these handy storage ideas for the office or kids’ corner.

Create a colourful geometric-inspired space with your favourite Resene colours.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene.

Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself

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1713 days ago

Poll: Teens' behaviour using the internet

Kelly Dennett Reporter from Sunday Star Times

Hi Neighbours, we are looking into teenagers' internet habits and keen to hear your experiences of your children's use of the interweb. We'd like to know, has your teenager skipped meals in order to spend time on the internet?

Teens' behaviour using the internet
  • 41.5% Yes
    41.5% Complete
  • 54.6% No
    54.6% Complete
  • 3.9% I'm not sure
    3.9% Complete
972 votes
1713 days ago

Enjoy a bug free, spray free home this summer! Exceed - retractable insect screens

Exceed - we fix windows & doors

Hi Neighbour,

Are flies & insects driving you crazy this summer?

Exceed's retractable screens for windows & doors are the perfect solution to create and enjoy a bug free, spray free home this summer!

- Our clever screens can be pulled into place when needed, then pushed back into a… View more
Hi Neighbour,

Are flies & insects driving you crazy this summer?

Exceed's retractable screens for windows & doors are the perfect solution to create and enjoy a bug free, spray free home this summer!

- Our clever screens can be pulled into place when needed, then pushed back into a discrete, tidy cassette when not in use.
- They are smooth and easy to operate.
- They’re stylish, robust and a significant innovation over old-style hinged or sliding screens that were permanently visible all year round.
- Plus they can be colour matched to your joinery.
- They fit most window and door configurations including, hinged, bi-fold, sliders, and French doors.

Click on the link below to find out more about our screens and watch videos of them installed in different kiwi homes: www.exceed.co.nz...

From the Exceed - we fix windows & doors team
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1714 days ago

HOUSIE TONIGHT

Derek and Maureen from Redwood

$5 for 50 games. 2 supers and 2 silent lines.

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1714 days ago

Want to make your community safer, more resilient and better connected in 2020? Become a Neighbourhood Supporter today! 🏠🧡

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

When you join a Neighbourhood Support group you will:

• Have a great way to get to know the people that live around you.

• Receive emails and alerts that will keep you up-to-date with news from our community partners, including New Zealand Police, Fire and Emergency NZ and NZ Civil Defence.

View more
When you join a Neighbourhood Support group you will:

• Have a great way to get to know the people that live around you.

• Receive emails and alerts that will keep you up-to-date with news from our community partners, including New Zealand Police, Fire and Emergency NZ and NZ Civil Defence.

• Gain tips and resources to improve your household and neighbourhood safety.

• Learn how you can be better prepared for emergencies, and more.

Best of all - it’s FREE to join!

Click below to learn more and find your nearest group today...

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1714 days ago

HOUSIE TONIGHT

Derek and Maureen from Redwood

$5 for 50 games plus 2 sillent lines and 2 super houses.
Good food.
We use dibs.

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1716 days ago

Hen house needed

Sally from Parklands - Marshlands

Hi does anyone have a henhouse they don't need I can have please?
Sally

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1715 days ago

HOUSIE TOMORROW NIGHT

Derek and Maureen from Redwood

HOUSIE tomorrow night. Wednesday.
Good food. Good Caller, friendly patrons.

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1715 days ago

Have you won in the final giveaway?

Neighbourly.co.nz

Our SIX60 Summer Sounds competition is coming to an end next week. We’ll be selecting a winning neighbourhood to have a private gig from one of the supporting acts of the SIX60 tour. But today is the final draw for the exclusive SIX60 tickets we are giving away to our members! Check to see if … View moreOur SIX60 Summer Sounds competition is coming to an end next week. We’ll be selecting a winning neighbourhood to have a private gig from one of the supporting acts of the SIX60 tour. But today is the final draw for the exclusive SIX60 tickets we are giving away to our members! Check to see if you’ve been drawn as a winner.

Thank you to all of the entrants so far for being more neighbourly! It’s been great to see communities thriving. To be eligible for the private convert, make sure you are a verified Neighbourly member (need a hand verifying your address? Click here). We’ll also need to see you being more Neighbourly, whether it’s posting to your neighbourhood, replying to questions or inviting your neighbour to join the site (we’ve put together a few ideas here).
Have you won?

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1715 days ago

Make a visit to start a conversation.

Diana Isaac Retirement Village

Talking to a family member about care can be difficult. To help start a conversation, you’re invited to visit our Open Day this Sunday.

This is a chance for you, and your family members, to experience the feeling of community at Ryman Care, first-hand.
Find out more

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1715 days ago

Better Later Life Strategy

Office for Seniors

Our strategy, Better Later Life – He Oranga Kaumātua 2019 to 2034, outlines five key areas for action to make New Zealand a great place to age.

To read the strategy and find out how we can make New Zealand a great place to age, click here ➡️ bit.ly...

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1715 days ago

Are you building your own home or have you just finished? We're keen to hear from you

Kelly Dennett Reporter from Sunday Star Times

The Sunday Star-Times is investigating the rising number of consents made for home builds.

Perhaps you're a first-time home owner who has opted to build, rather than buy pre-existing, or maybe you're seasoned home owners who have taken the first step to create your own dream home.

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The Sunday Star-Times is investigating the rising number of consents made for home builds.

Perhaps you're a first-time home owner who has opted to build, rather than buy pre-existing, or maybe you're seasoned home owners who have taken the first step to create your own dream home.

We'd love to hear from you about the challenges involved in building, and why you've opted to take that route. Any interviewees would need to be willing to be identified and photographed in a news story.

Please email kelly.dennett@stuff.co.nz.

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