Westmorland, Christchurch

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999 days ago

CAB online clinics

The Team from Citizens Advice Christchurch Area

This week our FREE online ( via zoom ) clinics are ...
1. Free legal advice - employment issues - Tuesday from 5.45
2. Workplace bullying advice - Tuesday from 5.45
3. Free legal advice - Thursday 1-2pm
To book your place email christchurchclinics@outlook.com

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999 days ago
1002 days ago

Paint it purple for Epilepsy NZ

The Team from Resene ColorShop Hornby

Help Resene raise awareness for Epilepsy NZ. Buy any purple testpot during March and Resene will donate $1 to Epilepsy NZ. Offer applies to all Resene purple 60 mL testpots (excludes metallic and wood stains) purchased by retail customers between 1-31 March 2022 at Resene owned ColorShops NZ.

To… View more
Help Resene raise awareness for Epilepsy NZ. Buy any purple testpot during March and Resene will donate $1 to Epilepsy NZ. Offer applies to all Resene purple 60 mL testpots (excludes metallic and wood stains) purchased by retail customers between 1-31 March 2022 at Resene owned ColorShops NZ.

To find your nearest Resene ColorShop, click here. To find out more about Epilepsy NZ and how you can help, visit the Epilepsy NZ website. Happy purple painting!

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1002 days ago

Protect your garden in a changing climate

Climate Insights

Next to our homes, our garden can be our most prized possession! If you want to protect yours from our changing climate: keep an eye out for Climate Insight’s next tool, which will identify any risks your garden may face and give you advice on how to mitigate them. Your personalised report will … View moreNext to our homes, our garden can be our most prized possession! If you want to protect yours from our changing climate: keep an eye out for Climate Insight’s next tool, which will identify any risks your garden may face and give you advice on how to mitigate them. Your personalised report will delve into projected changes in temperature, precipitation, heat waves, growing degree days and much more allowing you to future proof that special space!

Check out our website for more information: www.climateinsights.global....

To get a risk assessment for your home check out our residential property reports.
Find out more

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1002 days ago

Will everyone catch Covid in the current wave?

The Team Reporter from Stuff

For many it may well seem like Covid is closing in and infection is now seemingly unavoidable. Is this actually the case?

Keith Lynch investigates in his latest Stuff Explained column. You can read that here.

For more on the 'why' behind the news', sign up to receive … View more
For many it may well seem like Covid is closing in and infection is now seemingly unavoidable. Is this actually the case?

Keith Lynch investigates in his latest Stuff Explained column. You can read that here.

For more on the 'why' behind the news', sign up to receive 'Explained' straight to your inbox, here.

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1003 days ago

Kids masks for sale

Sarah from Waltham

📣📣📣SPECIAL ON KIDS MASKS. 📣📣📣

❤️❤️❤️❤️ ONLY $1 EACH.❤️❤️❤️❤️

Spacious and comfortable fitting. No gaps for air to get in or out.
Kids masks are 16cm across.
Suitable for kids around 7 - 10 years old.
All masks are made up of 4 … View more
📣📣📣SPECIAL ON KIDS MASKS. 📣📣📣

❤️❤️❤️❤️ ONLY $1 EACH.❤️❤️❤️❤️

Spacious and comfortable fitting. No gaps for air to get in or out.
Kids masks are 16cm across.
Suitable for kids around 7 - 10 years old.
All masks are made up of 4 layers. Consisting of non-woven melt-blown fabric and non-woven hot air cotton.
Great when wearing glasses
Pick up Ensors road near mad butcher.
Pm for address to arrange a time to view.
www.consumer.org.nz...

Negotiable

1003 days ago

Hyperboles

NumberWorks'nWords Cashmere

We teach a variety of language features in our program – hyperbole, personification, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia and alliteration.

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1004 days ago

Got a business that's made your day?

Prospa

It’s time to give your favourite local business owner the recognition they deserve by nominating them in the 2022 Prospa Local Business Hero awards – and they could be up for some fantastic prizes. 

As NZ’s business lending specialists, we at Prospa love seeing small businesses reach … View more
It’s time to give your favourite local business owner the recognition they deserve by nominating them in the 2022 Prospa Local Business Hero awards – and they could be up for some fantastic prizes. 

As NZ’s business lending specialists, we at Prospa love seeing small businesses reach their goals with a faster, easier approach to business loans. And we’re proud to be back sponsoring the 2022 Prospa Local Business Hero awards.
Find out more

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1004 days ago

Stuff Explained launches (free) newsletter

Stuff

Stuff Explained seeks to explain the 'why' behind the news, delivered straight to your inbox.

Curated by Stuff's Explainer Editor Keith Lynch, the fortnightly newsletter explains everything from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, to the inner workings of the economy, to the forces … View more
Stuff Explained seeks to explain the 'why' behind the news, delivered straight to your inbox.

Curated by Stuff's Explainer Editor Keith Lynch, the fortnightly newsletter explains everything from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, to the inner workings of the economy, to the forces that are shaping how New Zealanders live. It will feature original explainer reporting keeping you up to date with the biggest issues, along with the very best in Stuff Explained reporting you may have missed.

Sign up here (it's free!).
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1005 days ago

Win a 9 day Southern Dream tour for two.

Stuff

Enjoy a 9 day dream touring experience for two across the South Island and immerse yourself in incredible landscapes, heritage and culture.

Itinerary includes popular destinations such as Queenstown, Dunedin and Doubtful Sound. Terms and Competitions apply.
Find out more

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1005 days ago

CAR STOLEN

Chris from Hoon Hay

My car has been stolen from outside my home in Hendersons Rd Hoon Hay
- White Toyota Allex
Reg num. JDZ 898
Please if you see it please Ph: 0212095383
Thank you

1007 days ago

We're almost halfway there...

Wasp Wipeout

Hi neighbours,

We're right in the thick of this year's Wasp Wipeout and thanks to your generous donations, we've raised over $10,000 for the Tasman Environmental Trust.

There's still plenty of work still to be done. We want this year to be the best yet for our donation … View more
Hi neighbours,

We're right in the thick of this year's Wasp Wipeout and thanks to your generous donations, we've raised over $10,000 for the Tasman Environmental Trust.

There's still plenty of work still to be done. We want this year to be the best yet for our donation drive - so stand with our forests, stand with our native wildlife, stand with our volunteers and show your support.

Donate now and let's rid Aotearoa New Zealand of this destructive pest.
DONATE NOW

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1016 days ago

Christchurch's leafy status under threat, urgent action needed to protect city's tree canopy

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

From reporter Tina Law:
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New figures, released on Thursday by the Christchurch City Council, show 13.5 per cent of the city is covered by tree canopy, some 2 percentage points lower than in 2015-16, when it was 15.6 per cent.

However, the figures are based on data collected in … View more
From reporter Tina Law:
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New figures, released on Thursday by the Christchurch City Council, show 13.5 per cent of the city is covered by tree canopy, some 2 percentage points lower than in 2015-16, when it was 15.6 per cent.

However, the figures are based on data collected in 2018-19 and city councillor Yani Johanson suspects the actual tree loss now would be much greater, possibly double, given the number of trees that have been cut down to make way for housing intensification.

Auckland had a canopy coverage of 18.4 per cent between 2016 and 2018 and in Wellington the tree canopy covered about 30.6 per cent in 2019.

The lack of trees is most stark in some of Christchurch’s lowest socio-economic areas like Hornby and Linwood, sitting at 6.5 per cent and 8.9 per cent respectively. Banks Peninsula has not been included in the study.

Some of the city’s more affluent suburbs have the highest tree cover with Cashmere sitting at 21 per cent and Fendalton at 19 per cent. The Coastal ward, which stretches from Southshore to Brooklands, has 27 per cent coverage, but that includes Bottle Lake Forest. Continue reading here.

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1012 days ago

Hundreds of kerbside bins in Christchurch getting missed for collection

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

From reporter Steven Walton:
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Kerbside bins are being missed for collection in hundreds of Christchurch streets.

Throughout November, December, and January, 756 streets did not get their bins emptied on the designated day, according to the Christchurch City Council.

The worst of those … View more
From reporter Steven Walton:
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Kerbside bins are being missed for collection in hundreds of Christchurch streets.

Throughout November, December, and January, 756 streets did not get their bins emptied on the designated day, according to the Christchurch City Council.

The worst of those months was January, when 370 streets had their bins missed – an average of about 17 streets being missed each working day.

The council’s kerbside collection contractor, Waste Management, has a contractual target to miss less than an average of 1.5 streets per working day throughout a month. If a bin is missed, it is expected to be collected by the end of the next working day.

The council's resource recovery manager Ross Trotter said in a statement that the reason for the missed bins was “resourcing due to driver shortages”. He did not elaborate further.

Amalgamated Workers’ Union assistant secretary Lindsay Chappell said the pay for drivers was OK, but the issue was excessive hours.

Chappell said Waste Management was introducing new drivers to the industry, but they were not lasting because of the long hours. Continue reading here.

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