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Matthew 5:16 Art Exhibition
Friday 27 September, Starting at 7pm - free admission, The Arts Centre, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch
This exhibition includes art from local Bryndwr youth. There will be a silent auction so you could take those pieces you like home with you.
Contact sandra.turner@aotawhiti.school.nz

Food Fair and Open Day
Saturday 28 September, 11:00am to 2:00pm, at Christchurch Chinese Church 286 Greers Road Bryndwr
Come down and celebrate the Christchurch Chinese Church’s 30th Anniversary. Asian foods and crafts, free bouncy castle, face painting, ‘pre-loved’ toys sale. All welcome. Click here to find out more, including other 30th anniversary celebrations.

Tsunami Siren Test,Sunday 29 September, 11am
The sirens, which are located along the coastline between Brooklands and Taylors Mistake, will sound for up to three minutes as part of a bi-annual exercise that checks they are operating correctly. People should not be alarmed to hear the sirens going off and don’t need to evacuate. This is a routine test of the siren warning system and good reminder to people in coastal and riverside areas that they should have an evacuation plan in place, so that everyone in the family knows what to do and where to go if there is a tsunami evacuation.

School holiday fun at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora
Monday 30 September to Sunday 13 October, The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, 2 Worcester Boulevard
Spring into action with school holiday fun at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora! There are loads of exciting activities to choose from, including dance, crafts, theatre, music, writing, films and more. Many of the activities are free, koha or low-cost. Find a list of activities here.

Also check out the Holiday fun zone from 10am to 5pm at the North Quad. Chase bubbles, play lawn games, have a go on the community piano, and lounge on bean bags in between school holiday events.

Age Concern Canterbury Positive Ageing Expo
Monday 30 September, 9am to 2.30pm, Papanui High School, Langdons Road
Free event celebrating the International Day of the Older Person. There will be exhibits, displays and entertainment. Don’t forget to use your Goldcard on the buses. Onsite gold coin parking. For more information contact Age Concern Canterbury Ph 366 0903 or keep updated on Facebook.

Working with Addiction with CALD Clients
This is a new online course launching on 30 September. The aim is to provide strategies for managing cross-cultural issues during the engagement, assessment, and treatment processes in an addiction context when working with culturally and linguistically diverse clients and their families from Asian, Middle Eastern and African backgrounds. The online study can be self-paced and learners have 60 days to complete the course. To read more and to register: www.ecald.com...

JOLT Biennial 2019 Show
1 October (7pm), and 2 October (10.30am and 7pm), Aurora Centre Burnside High
120 dancers of all ages and abilities celebrating diversity and difference. With guest musicians from CSO, no pre show bookings, plenty of seating, cost is cash donation to support the work. To read more: www.joltdance.co.nz...

This newsletter in brief is bought to you by the Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Governance Team, part of the Community Support, Governance and Partnerships Unit.

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Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?

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5 days ago

Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.

John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!

As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!

John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.

Share your question below now ⬇️

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6 days ago

Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.

When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?

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Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
  • 82.2% Yes
    82.2% Complete
  • 15.1% No
    15.1% Complete
  • 2.7% Other - I'll share below
    2.7% Complete
2351 votes