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LG Stereo

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For sale super powerful mini Hi-Fi system

Price: $500

How eco-friendly is your home and lifestyle?

Jo Haywood Reporter from Homed

As more and more of us try to do our bit for the environment, we'd love to hear what habits you've changed.

Have you gone off-grid? Found a way to create an environmentally home? Maybe you've given something up or swapped it for a greener alternative...? … View moreAs more and more of us try to do our bit for the environment, we'd love to hear what habits you've changed.

Have you gone off-grid? Found a way to create an environmentally home? Maybe you've given something up or swapped it for a greener alternative...? Click here to share your eco tips, tricks and experiences and we'll publish a selection of the best.

Poll: Should international visitors be charged a levy?

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Tourists arriving in New Zealand may soon have to pay to enter the country under a Government proposed international visitor levy.

The proposal would impact international visitors entering New Zealand for 12 months or less and would be at a rate between $25 to $35.

Do you think international… View moreTourists arriving in New Zealand may soon have to pay to enter the country under a Government proposed international visitor levy.

The proposal would impact international visitors entering New Zealand for 12 months or less and would be at a rate between $25 to $35.

Do you think international visitors should be charged a levy to enter New Zealand?

Should international visitors be charged a levy?

• Yes
• No

Vote View Results

• 77.3% Yes
  77.3% Complete
• 22.7% No
  22.7% Complete

2415 votes

Dear neighbourly

Matthew from

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Saturdays stunning specials at Gardenfresh Greengrocers Bishopdale.

Organic Free Trade BANANAS: 99c kg
Whole Pumpkins: 1 for $1.69 2 for $3
Fresh Ginger: $3.99kg
Aus Orange's: $3.99kg

We are also very happy to announce that… View more🍌🍪🍊🎃🍌🍪🍊🎃🍌🍪🍊🎃🍌🍪🍊🎃

Saturdays stunning specials at Gardenfresh Greengrocers Bishopdale.

Organic Free Trade BANANAS: 99c kg
Whole Pumpkins: 1 for $1.69 2 for $3
Fresh Ginger: $3.99kg
Aus Orange's: $3.99kg

We are also very happy to announce that Gardenfresh Greengrocers Bishopdale are now selling Girl Guide Biscuits. $3.50 a packet. Plain, chocolate and mini chocolate. Don't forget, this is the last year you will be able to purchase the Girl Guide Biscuits, so get in quick.

We have many more specials in store with amazing fresh locally grown produce available.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone. 😊

#girlguidebiscuits #yummy #getinquick

Are you doing great work in the community?

The Warehouse New Zealand

Does your community group help families and young people in your local area and need of more funds to support the great work you do? Your local The Warehouse store is now calling for applications to become a partner for our Customer Choice ‘Bags for good’ Programme. In the last financial year … View moreDoes your community group help families and young people in your local area and need of more funds to support the great work you do? Your local The Warehouse store is now calling for applications to become a partner for our Customer Choice ‘Bags for good’ Programme. In the last financial year over $529,000 was raised for 279 community partners across NZ. Curious? For more information or begin the application click here.

Applications close on the 23rd of June. Apply now

What should the Government's $300 million for Christchurch be spent on?

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Alongside a new insurance tribunal and cash to help patch healthcare and school building deficits, the Government has delivered the city its promised $300 million to hurry the rebuild.

What do you think it should be spent on?

Share your views in the comments below. (Please tell us if you … View moreAlongside a new insurance tribunal and cash to help patch healthcare and school building deficits, the Government has delivered the city its promised $300 million to hurry the rebuild.

What do you think it should be spent on?

Share your views in the comments below. (Please tell us if you don't want your comments published in The Press/Stuff).

Housekeeping

Donna from Belfast

Housekeeping available.Please phone my landline 033235533 and leave a message also can text my mobile 0277487146.Kind regards.

Caregivers Needed for 8-12 year old boy

Jan from Papanui

Caregivers needed for 8-12 year old boys in Christchurch

We are looking for a caregiver or caregivers in the Christchurch area for 8-12 year old boys who cannot live at home.

Can you invest time and energy to get alongside a child and support them to be the best they can be? We welcome enquiries… View moreCaregivers needed for 8-12 year old boys in Christchurch

We are looking for a caregiver or caregivers in the Christchurch area for 8-12 year old boys who cannot live at home.

Can you invest time and energy to get alongside a child and support them to be the best they can be? We welcome enquiries from people from all walks of life with the skills to provide quality care. The most important thing is you can provide a safe, stable and loving home.

Caregiving can be a big challenge, but it comes with equally big rewards. You will receive support and financial help to meet the day-to-day expenses involved in looking after a child.

For more information please contact Dyanne Bensley on 03 963 2148 or Dyanne.Bensley@ot.govt.nz




To learn more about Oranga Tamariki and about caring for children in need, visit orangatamariki.govt.nz/caring-for-someone

Call toll free on 0508 CARERS (0508 227 377) or enquire online.



orangatamariki.govt.nz

Poll: Chokos: what to do with a bumper crop?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Here's a question from a reader of NZ Gardener, Ash in Whangamomona, who wants to know what to do with 100kg of chokos! He's looking for ideas to manage a bumper choko crop. And feel free to share more ideas in the Reply space.

Chokos: what to do with a bumper crop?

• Give them to your friends
• Give them to your enemies
• Preserve (Reply to tell us how)
• Throw them in your compost

Vote View Results

• 61.6% Give them to your friends
  61.6% Complete
• 17.1% Give them to your enemies
  17.1% Complete
• 6.6% Preserve (Reply to tell us how)
  6.6% Complete
• 14.7% Throw them in your compost
  14.7% Complete

890 votes

Poll: Do you think the Cathedral Square plans are right for the area?

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Should the city council charge derelict property owners for using public spaces?

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Owners of derelict central Christchurch sites will soon be charged a monthly fee for encroaching on public spaces including footpaths and roads.

Christ Church Cathedral is one of 13 properties on the proposed list, along with the Post Office building in Cathedral Square, five High St … View moreOwners of derelict central Christchurch sites will soon be charged a monthly fee for encroaching on public spaces including footpaths and roads.

Christ Church Cathedral is one of 13 properties on the proposed list, along with the Post Office building in Cathedral Square, five High St properties, The Peterborough apartments complex and the council's own Our City building on the corner of Oxford Tce and Worcester St.

Get INSPIRED by wallpaper

Resene

Resene has just released the latest Habitat plus, full of inspiring ideas to help you bring out the best in your home with wallpaper. Pick up your FREE copy at your local Resene ColorShop. Make sure you view the extensive wallpaper library while you're in store; there's something to suit … View moreResene has just released the latest Habitat plus, full of inspiring ideas to help you bring out the best in your home with wallpaper. Pick up your FREE copy at your local Resene ColorShop. Make sure you view the extensive wallpaper library while you're in store; there's something to suit all tastes from neutral to bold, pattern to texture, fun to traditional, striped to botanical. Find your local ColorShop

Have you visited the newly opened Taiora QEII centre yet?

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Thousands of people have flocked to Christchurch's newest swimming pool complex this weekend, with some waiting 45 minutes for a swim.

The new $38.6 million Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre hit maximum capacity on Saturday afternoon and again at 10am on Sunday and by mid afternoon … View moreThousands of people have flocked to Christchurch's newest swimming pool complex this weekend, with some waiting 45 minutes for a swim.

The new $38.6 million Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre hit maximum capacity on Saturday afternoon and again at 10am on Sunday and by mid afternoon the same day, swimmers were waiting 45 minutes to get inside the pool hall.

Blood drive in Bishopdale

Community Development Worker from Bishopdale Community Trust

Eat well, drink plenty of water and bring ID. Appointments prefered. Ring 0800 448 325.

Wednesday 27 June 3pm-6.30pm
Bishopdale Reformed Church, 90 Highsted Road

IT secures head-start on sustainable savings

The Team from Christchurch City Council

With the help of Kilmarnock Enterprises, Council has made the shift from desk phones to headsets, an effort saving around $20,000 a year. Learn more about the project here on Newsline: bit.ly...