Richmond, Christchurch

906 days ago

Meet The Oaks’ new Care Manager

Oceania

The Oaks new Care Manager Desme Daniels relishes in the daily transformations that take place across The Oaks Care Suites, “Witnessing people make new friends and participate in group activities - sometimes after living alone for sometime - it's wonderful to see.”

Oceania has always … View more
The Oaks new Care Manager Desme Daniels relishes in the daily transformations that take place across The Oaks Care Suites, “Witnessing people make new friends and participate in group activities - sometimes after living alone for sometime - it's wonderful to see.”

Oceania has always been about creating homes for people, not just bricks and mortar. As Desme explains, “Great care looks like home and family. Coming to The Oaks you get to be surrounded by staff who quickly become your friends, and whilst the clinical care is excellent, because we don’t look like a hospital or feel like a hospital or clinic, you sometimes don’t even realise how well cared for you are.”

To learn more about our Care Suites, chat to Desme on 0800 333 688.
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907 days ago

Beef, ordered from here

McDonald's

For delicious grass-raised beef New Zealand is the perfect combo. An ideal climate, lush pastures and innovative farming produces enough beef for Macca’s in New Zealand and around the world.

Our patties are 100% quality beef, and all that’s added is a dash of salt and pepper when cooked. We… View more
For delicious grass-raised beef New Zealand is the perfect combo. An ideal climate, lush pastures and innovative farming produces enough beef for Macca’s in New Zealand and around the world.

Our patties are 100% quality beef, and all that’s added is a dash of salt and pepper when cooked. We partner with many Kiwi farmers who produce our beef, including those at the world-class Whangara Farms.
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908 days ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Christchurch

I didn't know what was wrong with me
Right from a young child I have always loved food; I loved gatherings because of the food. As I got older I would steal food and money to buy food. My life was all about food and if I wasn’t eating, I was thinking about eating and food.

I was very … View more
I didn't know what was wrong with me
Right from a young child I have always loved food; I loved gatherings because of the food. As I got older I would steal food and money to buy food. My life was all about food and if I wasn’t eating, I was thinking about eating and food.

I was very athletic at school and not terribly worried about my weight at that time. It was when I went into high school and the “beach girls” came to our high school that I started looking at the differences. They were brown, thin and seemed to be very popular with the boys. I watched them and what they ate. I started eating what they were eating at school, but would eat as much as possible at home.

I tried to fit in, but wasn’t able to make friends easily. I was obsessed about my weight and food by now and it drove me to exercise and diets. I went on my first diet when I was sixteen years old, I took herbal diet tablets, exercised like a person obsessed and I drank alcohol, smoked cigarettes and drank black coffee to control my weight. I lost five stone and got a lot of compliments about how I looked, but that didn’t stop the self-loathing and madness in my head. It didn’t matter how much weight I lost or how thin I was, I was obsessed about my body, how fat I was and how thin I wanted to be. My self-obsession and food controlled my life, and it was to get much worse as I got older.

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913 days ago

Queen’s Birthday Weekend is nearly here

The Team from Red Cross Shop Woolston

Hi everyone
We’re celebrating Queen’s Birthday and the long weekend. It will be business as usual for us this week, however we will be closed on Queen’s Birthday Monday 6th June
Enjoy the long weekend
We welcome any furniture donations, some criteria may apply.
Open Monday - Friday 9.00am … View more
Hi everyone
We’re celebrating Queen’s Birthday and the long weekend. It will be business as usual for us this week, however we will be closed on Queen’s Birthday Monday 6th June
Enjoy the long weekend
We welcome any furniture donations, some criteria may apply.
Open Monday - Friday 9.00am -5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 3.00p
683 Ferry Road behind Domino’s

909 days ago

10 MONEY-SAVING TIPS YOU NEED TO KNOW!

The Team from NZ Compare

A wee while back we asked you, our awesome Neighbourly members to share the ways you save money!

We received a truck load of great suggestions, tips and methods!

More importantly, we saw how it helped other Kiwis discover new ways to help their households cut down on costs and make things go… View more
A wee while back we asked you, our awesome Neighbourly members to share the ways you save money!

We received a truck load of great suggestions, tips and methods!

More importantly, we saw how it helped other Kiwis discover new ways to help their households cut down on costs and make things go further. It made us so happy to see neighbours supporting neighbours.

Read 10 of the tips that we saw you sharing!

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910 days ago

Board notes

The Team from Resene ColorShop Shirley

You’ll never forget those important shopping items or appointments with these write-on boards made using Resene FX Write-on Wall Paint.

Find out how to create your own.

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910 days ago

More misery for Christchurch residents as putrid smell set to get worse

The Team Reporter from The Press

Mask up, bolt the windows and don’t hang out your undies because removing the stinking mass of material from Christchurch’s fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant is expected to make the putrid odour worse in the coming days.

For long-suffering residents of Bromley, the free $200 Prezzy card … View more
Mask up, bolt the windows and don’t hang out your undies because removing the stinking mass of material from Christchurch’s fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant is expected to make the putrid odour worse in the coming days.

For long-suffering residents of Bromley, the free $200 Prezzy card handed out by the Christchurch City Council this week, may not be enough to compensate for an even denser odour expected to blanket the area later this week.

Many residents have complained the pong has had significant health effects, including headaches, burning eyes and sore throats.

The council’s three waters head, Helen Beaumont, said the smell would get worse as material deep inside the trickling filters became exposed to the elements and started rotting.

“It’s also possible there could be some dust, but spray misters will be used continuously to control this and the odour.”

Alongside the stench and the dust, local residents are being warned there will be more noise at the treatment plant due to two chippers that will be used to process material quickly.

Beaumont said the council would monitor noise levels during the test run and explore a range of measures to keep the noise down.

The first loads of rotting material from the filters will be taken to Kate Valley Landfill in North Canterbury on Friday via Breezes Rd, State Highway 74 and SH1.

It’s unlikely residents and businesses along the route will smell the stench, as the chipped and compacted material will be placed into bins before they are sealed with a tough plastic membrane.

The ongoing struggle to live with the smelly problem in east Christchurch led the council to offer a one-off $200 Prezzy card payment to 3300 households in Bromley.

Applications for the payment opened on Monday and $23,800 was dished out that day, according to the council, but supplies ran so low that those yet to apply were asked to wait until the end of the week before doing so.

The support package was available to all residents in the area bounded by Buckleys Rd, Pages Rd, SH74 and Linwood Ave.

Affected residents who wanted a Prezzy card need to bring proof of address and photo ID to one of the following providers:
- Ngā Hau E Whā (250 Pages Rd), open from 9am to 3pm. Phone 03 382 6628.
- He Waka Tapu (161 Pages Rd), open from 8.30am to 3pm. Phone 03 373 8150.
- Bromley Community Centre (45 Bromley Rd), open from 9am to 2.30pm. Phone 03 389 1657.
- The Loft (Level 1, Eastgate Shopping Centre), open from 9am to 5pm. Phone 0800 THE LOFT (0800 865 638).

910 days ago

Happy Samoan Language Week!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Fa’afetai mo le agalelei fa’atua’oi literally translates to "thank you for your neighbourly kindness". We think that's a pretty special way to show your appreciation for a neighbour. Happy Samoan Language Week!

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910 days ago

Start your career in Business Administration!

Vision

Vision College’s NZ Certificate in Business (Administration and Technology) is the perfect way to retrain for modern office systems. If you’re looking to work in an administration role, run the admin side of your own business, or upskill, this is the programme for you!

This hands-on … View more
Vision College’s NZ Certificate in Business (Administration and Technology) is the perfect way to retrain for modern office systems. If you’re looking to work in an administration role, run the admin side of your own business, or upskill, this is the programme for you!

This hands-on programme will help you to grow your knowledge, understanding and skills using the Microsoft Office Suite. It covers Microsoft computer applications, business report writing communication skills and document creation.

We are enrolling now for our June intake! Visit our website to enrol or to find out more.
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910 days ago

Take your pick

The Team from Red Cross Shop Woolston

Hi everyone
Whether it’s a cute pair of slippers,a new ornament , or something else, I’m sure we have it in store just waiting for you.
We are open Friday 9.am - 5pm, Saturday 10am -4pm and Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm.
We will be closed Monday 6th, and reopening Tuesday 7th June 9.00am.
Have a … View more
Hi everyone
Whether it’s a cute pair of slippers,a new ornament , or something else, I’m sure we have it in store just waiting for you.
We are open Friday 9.am - 5pm, Saturday 10am -4pm and Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm.
We will be closed Monday 6th, and reopening Tuesday 7th June 9.00am.
Have a happy and safe weekend.
683 Ferry Road, behind Domino’s.

911 days ago

Have you got a crazy collection of houseplants? There's still time to become a Houseplant Hero!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

We're getting some amazing entries from gardeners obsessed with their indoor plants, and we're enjoying their stories too. There's still time to send us your entry for our Houseplant Hero 2022 competition. You could win some great prizes, and (of course) more houseplants!

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912 days ago

Just in!!

Keely Murphy from Red Cross Store Manchester St

We are so lucky to have had this donated today, 3 seater couch with option for ottoman extension. 1 matching 2 seater couch. A beautiful queen Sealy Posture bed.

Also loads of beautiful winter scarfs and hats.

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912 days ago

Gents used and good condition road bike to purchase

Heather from Edgeware

Wanted gents Road bike with front fork suspension and comfy sprung saddle.
Keen to purchase one.

R
913 days ago

Curtains (presently hanging in a living room) plus tracks

Robyn from Merivale

Length: 201cms

Width pleated (along top)

Curtain 1. Track length - .93 cms (2 curtains)

Curtain 2. Track length - 155 cms (2 curtains)

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Length: 201cms

Width pleated (along top)

Curtain 1. Track length - .93 cms (2 curtains)

Curtain 2. Track length - 155 cms (2 curtains)

Curtain 3. Track length - 163 cms (2 curtains)

Top quality fabric, block out thermal lining. Approximately 20 years old. Drycleaned 3 years ago when they were lengthened as the owner wanted them to puddle on the floor. Very little sign of fading.

They are presently hanging in a central Christchurch residence & can be viewed.

Price: $200

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