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We Buddhists don't generally pay much attention to Christmas.
But to all of you who celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, may it be a joyous occasion.
All the best,
Pierrick
Open Dhamma
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The Warehouse would like to say a massive thank you to all the customers who supported our Twice the Joy initiative. The Warehouse with the support of their customers and Mattel, were able to gift over 6,500 toys to children affected by family violence, helping them to have a special Christmas. … View moreThe Warehouse would like to say a massive thank you to all the customers who supported our Twice the Joy initiative. The Warehouse with the support of their customers and Mattel, were able to gift over 6,500 toys to children affected by family violence, helping them to have a special Christmas. Wishing you all a happy and safe 2018!
We wish you an enjoyable and safe festive season. Thank you for all of your support this year. Please continue your good work connecting with your older neighbours.
From the team at Age Concern New Zealand.
I would like to personally thank the following businesses and people that came on board by me going and approaching them and also Ellie Peterson approaching her clients( I hope she can list them as well) for avonside wainoni community trust Xmas lunch.
Peter Timbs Meats for the Christmas Hams and… View moreI would like to personally thank the following businesses and people that came on board by me going and approaching them and also Ellie Peterson approaching her clients( I hope she can list them as well) for avonside wainoni community trust Xmas lunch.
Peter Timbs Meats for the Christmas Hams and Chickens
Bush Roads Ltd for the lovely salads
Raewood Fresh for the berry fruit
Merivale Life pharmacy for the perfume samples
French Bakery 5% off the $170 goods I purchased
Copenhagen Bakery for the fruit mince pies which I didn't get to collect on time but were given to volunteers at the trust
Patron Margaret Austin for two chickens
Dean Mitchell for purchasing four pavalovas
Anahata Ishaya for all the food she purchased and made and helping me at betty and Leigh decorate the room the day before
Gaynor and Colin Mottram for their donation of money to purchase food
Jules for her contribution of food
Avonside wainoni community trust volunteers for the two pavalovas, one very large chocolate roll and fruit salad
Betty Chapman the community trust organiser for all her hard work throughout the year of these people and pulling together this lunch.
I would also like to acknowledge the following people Paul, dean, Marilyn, Margaret, from my meetup group the christchurch social Midlifers(age range late 20s to 82 we do lots of great things together it's free to join). Who came and made and served the punch, served the food and engaged with what we were expecting to be 60 turning into 72.
Dean and I took some of the left over muffins and gave them to some hard working drilling trench workers in one of christchurch poorest earthquake affected streets, Hampshire as it was afternoon tea time. They said they didnt often stop for a break and one commented he hoped they'd be finished so he could go home for xmas.
We then went and dressed my bichon poodle and a friends cavadoodle in their Santa outfits and took the remaining food into Ronald McDonald house. To see the joy in the children's and parents faces was my Xmas present. To hear that one family is still out of their earthquake affected home due to no ramps for the wheelchair and other damage made me realise how important my acts of kindness weekend I've been planning for about ten months needs to happen for those still suffering in the east and places like waiau, Rotherham, mt lyford.
Have a safe merry Xmas and happy New Year.
Hi all, took some photos at New Brighton last night - quite breezy and a bit of low cloud coming in off the sea, but still some nice colour in the sky and water... for the tech folks photos were taken with a Sony A99V and a 31 year old Minolta 20mm f/2.8 lens with a Hoya ND400 filter - first shot … View moreHi all, took some photos at New Brighton last night - quite breezy and a bit of low cloud coming in off the sea, but still some nice colour in the sky and water... for the tech folks photos were taken with a Sony A99V and a 31 year old Minolta 20mm f/2.8 lens with a Hoya ND400 filter - first shot is 10 seconds exposure, ISO100, f/8 - 2nd is 25 seconds exposure, ISO50, f/8...
Thanks to whoever left us their awesome rusty old BBQ on our front lawn overnight...'tis the season to just dump stuff wherever I guess 🙄
Two competitions have been running on the sidelines of the usual Neighbourly activity and what better time to announce the lucky and well deserving winners than the week before Christmas!
- We joined forces with Electric Kiwi in order to hunt for a truly Awesome Neighbour. And we did just that,… View moreTwo competitions have been running on the sidelines of the usual Neighbourly activity and what better time to announce the lucky and well deserving winners than the week before Christmas!
- We joined forces with Electric Kiwi in order to hunt for a truly Awesome Neighbour. And we did just that, infact we found 4 incredible Neighbourly neighbours. Click here to see who won an Awesome Neighbour prize and read their Awesome story!
- We also teamed up with SuperValue to run the Christmas Survival Guide challenge. We asked Neighbourly members to tell us their Christmas Survival tip, click here to find out whose tip came out on top, to be selected to win a $100 SuperValue voucher.
Hi all, anyone on Bower Ave getting sick of the constant base noise from music? All day yesterday, most of the evening, and is going at the moment, started at 7.30 am. Trying to pinpoint where it is, so I can speak to them, its driving me crazy, from about 525 Bower to 533 Bower, this happens a … View moreHi all, anyone on Bower Ave getting sick of the constant base noise from music? All day yesterday, most of the evening, and is going at the moment, started at 7.30 am. Trying to pinpoint where it is, so I can speak to them, its driving me crazy, from about 525 Bower to 533 Bower, this happens a lot, I just want whoever it is to turn down base, and be more considerate about others who want some peace at weekends.
Hi neighbours,
I live in Casebrook & I have been noticing a vibrating noise (digger or something) as early as 3:00am from time to time. It’s not a loud noise at all but it’s noticeable enough to disturb my sleep. Any idea, what is the source of this noise? Where? I appreciate any feedback.
… View moreHi neighbours,
I live in Casebrook & I have been noticing a vibrating noise (digger or something) as early as 3:00am from time to time. It’s not a loud noise at all but it’s noticeable enough to disturb my sleep. Any idea, what is the source of this noise? Where? I appreciate any feedback.
Thanks
As the previous post was deleted... here it is for those that might not have seen it.
STOP water bottling plant from taking 4.32 million litres per day, of aquifer water.
Cloud Ocean Water is a water-bottling business preparing to operate within the former Kaputone Wool Scour located in … View moreAs the previous post was deleted... here it is for those that might not have seen it.
STOP water bottling plant from taking 4.32 million litres per day, of aquifer water.
Cloud Ocean Water is a water-bottling business preparing to operate within the former Kaputone Wool Scour located in Belfast, Christchurch.
Using a 20-year-old permit originally granted to the land's former owner, Kaputone, the Chinese-owned enterprise could remove up to 4.32 million litres per day, or 1.5 billion litres per annum, of ground water, for bottling.
Under the historic permit, it is able to obtain these massive quantities of water, for next to no cost.
Aquifer water is a precious resource. In the Canterbury area, bore holes drilled at a depth of around 30 metres, is the only way to obtain a continuous ground water supply. Once depleted, these precious water supplies, cannot be replenished.
Please sign the petition..
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Wasps are a serious problem for people on picnics, but their effects on native insect populations are devastating. Last summer we embarked on an ambitious project to make a dent in the wasp population in the Nelson region. We fundraised and were able to lay 390km of bait lines in some of the … View moreWasps are a serious problem for people on picnics, but their effects on native insect populations are devastating. Last summer we embarked on an ambitious project to make a dent in the wasp population in the Nelson region. We fundraised and were able to lay 390km of bait lines in some of the region's most popular recreational areas, effectively making 10,000 hectares wasp free.
This summer we are delighted to announce we are expanding the programme to other parts of the country which are also affected by high wasp numbers. Vespex is laid in bait stations in late January and February when wasps change to a protein-based diet. It is of low toxicity and safe for bees. Results from last summer showed it has a 95%-99% success rate.
While a small amount of work is Government funded, we're going to raise more funds to get as many areas baited as possible, and we need your help. Go to our Popshop page to contribute to a wasp-free region
So join us in the battle. The more we raise the more areas we can cover.
Kia ora NZ Communities!
We've not been on Neighbourly much lately, but that will soon change!
We have a lot of exciting plans for 2018, including new workshops and new online presences.
If you'd like to know what we've been up to this year, take a look at our 2017 … View moreKia ora NZ Communities!
We've not been on Neighbourly much lately, but that will soon change!
We have a lot of exciting plans for 2018, including new workshops and new online presences.
If you'd like to know what we've been up to this year, take a look at our 2017 highlights: inspiringcommunities.org.nz....
Meri Kirihimete, Aotearoa! We look forward to working with and supporting you in 2018.
The IC team
Hi
I'm aware earlier this year I put some posts up and I have since been wrongly accused of some very horrible things.
This Xmas I am following in my normal path of caring about others.
I came out of Avondale red zone and did a lot of volunteering and had a letter of commendation written … View moreHi
I'm aware earlier this year I put some posts up and I have since been wrongly accused of some very horrible things.
This Xmas I am following in my normal path of caring about others.
I came out of Avondale red zone and did a lot of volunteering and had a letter of commendation written by mayor bon Parker for all my hard work.
For the past couple of weeks I have been back and spending time at wainoni avonside community trust with betty Chapman community organiser and earthquake award recipient. She run lots of weekly events for people of the earthquake damaged areas mainly elderly. Most don't have a lot of money.
They are having their Xmas end of year lunch and paying $5 A head. Sixty have signed up for it. She has told me so far all they have been able to obtain is roast chicken and lettuce.
As an act of kindness I've been trying to find places to provide/donate salads, breads, deserts, Christmas crackers, presents but haven't got anywhere. I've bought little candy canes for them all so far. Betty has also said some will be lonely while the trust is closed for the month over Xmas so perhaps some could do visits or organise day trips.
Wouldn't it be nice if we from the north could pull together this Xmas and show some compassion and give these people still living in highly earthquake damaged areas and homes a Christmas to remember from this side of town.
I feel guilty as it's only a small number that I'm reaching out too but next year I want to do it on a larger scale as a weekend of acts of kindness involving businesses like gardeners, hair dressers, massages, hot pool vouchers, builders, etc.
Sometimes we forget six years on how bad it still is over there for some of them, I know some on this side of town have damaged houses but it is still horrific in some parts over there with loss of community centres businesses, like banks pulling out.
I take my hat off to those businesses trying so hard to do well and please support them in the brighton area before we loose them.
The lunch is this Wednesday at 878 avonside drive. Please message me if you can assist.
Have a safe merry Xmas and happy New Year and take it easy on the roads, be patient take extra time to get somewhere. Don't drink and drive we don't want casualties.
Please also don't forget sunscreen on everyone regularly as it's going to be a hot summer and the same with insect repellent I've been advised there's going to be a lot of biting insects about as we had hardly had any frosts this winter.
Lots of water for your animals and keep them in shaded areas, leave them at home preferably not in cars when it's hot.
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