6 days ago

Evacuation in Sydenham

The Team from Canterbury Police

A cordon is in place around a property in Sydenham as Police work to ensure a person’s safety.

Police were called to an address on Percival Street about 10:40am to reports a person was making threats.

As a precaution, Police have evacuated people from adjacent properties and a cordon of approximately 100m is in place around the Percival Street address.

People are asked to stay clear until the situation can be safely resolved.

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1 day ago

Poll: Would a new supermarket help NZ?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Nicola Willis will this weekend announce decisions taken by Cabinet to incentivise and encourage a third supermarket player alongside FoodStuffs and Progressive (Woolworths).

Do you think having a third supermarket chain will bring competition and lower grocery prices, or will the existing giants still dominate?

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Would a new supermarket help NZ?
  • 62.1% Yes, it will help
    62.1% Complete
  • 35.8% No, I doubt it'll make a difference
    35.8% Complete
  • 2.1% Depends - I'll share below
    2.1% Complete
1252 votes
6 days ago

What's one highway or road that needs attention?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We've all been on a summer roadie and experienced first-hand the state of our roads.

If you've ever been stuck in a summer traffic jam, had near-misses on dangerous turns or feared for your life on clifftops (while the car behind you is tail-gating!) - you may have an opinion on this one.

Tell us what main road or highway you think needs some serious attention across the country, and why!

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2 days ago

🎉The Riddler wants to hear from you 🫵

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Hello, dearest riddle fiends 😈

You might have noticed we've been doing a few different things recently on The Neighbourly Ridder...

We took your thoughts from our last check-in and made some changes, left the riddles up for longer, as well as added some brand new rebus riddles to perplex your processor, and we wanted to know what you think 🤔

Are you a fan of the changes, or liked the way it was last time?
Is keeping the comments open longer so people can enjoy them more going well, or did you like it when we had a daily riddle?
Are you liking the new style of riddles? Would you like to keep them going, have more, or get rid of them?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below 👀
Your ideas could help shape the next chapter of our riddles! 🧩

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