Otago Peninsula, Dunedin

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835 days ago

Finding mobile phone shopping hard work?

The Team from NZ Compare

We use our mobiles in almost every part of our life right?! They keep us up to date and connected with loved ones. They need to be fit for purpose!

So when it comes to choosing a new phone, it’s important to find one that meets your needs, including your budget. Don’t spend hours going from … View more
We use our mobiles in almost every part of our life right?! They keep us up to date and connected with loved ones. They need to be fit for purpose!

So when it comes to choosing a new phone, it’s important to find one that meets your needs, including your budget. Don’t spend hours going from site to site, shop to shop only to get stuck with a phone that really wasn’t what you wanted! Read PriceMe’s Mobile Phone buying guide for tips, then use PriceMe to compare all mobile phones and stockists without even leaving your couch. Easy right!
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835 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.
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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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836 days ago

International Read a Book Day

NumberWorks'nWords Dunedin

For some people, reading is their ultimate form of relaxation and fun! For others, reading can seem like a bit of a chore. No matter what category you fall into, we encourage you to embrace National Read a Book Day. Usually, it is simply about finding the right book for you. From memoirs to sci-fi;… View moreFor some people, reading is their ultimate form of relaxation and fun! For others, reading can seem like a bit of a chore. No matter what category you fall into, we encourage you to embrace National Read a Book Day. Usually, it is simply about finding the right book for you. From memoirs to sci-fi; there are so many different types of books out there today. Use National Read a Book Day to find the perfect book for you to really get stuck into!

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838 days ago

Father's Day

NumberWorks'nWords Dunedin

Thank you to all our amazing Dads from the team at NumberWorks'nWords.

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839 days ago

Get super-duper fuel savings with Kora.

Kora

Kora saves the day with 13c off a litre!

In a world of rising fuel prices, a hero has come to save every day! Join Kora and save a super 13 cents a litre on every fill at Waitomo until 30th November.

Kora is the Kiwi fuel payment card that saves you 10c a litre every day at Mobil and Waitomo.… View more
Kora saves the day with 13c off a litre!

In a world of rising fuel prices, a hero has come to save every day! Join Kora and save a super 13 cents a litre on every fill at Waitomo until 30th November.

Kora is the Kiwi fuel payment card that saves you 10c a litre every day at Mobil and Waitomo. Fill up when you want and pay later with weekly, fortnightly or monthly billing.

With prices flying high, now’s the time to save more with 13 cents off every litre at Waitomo until 30th November. Apply today!
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840 days ago

Paint a kid's balance bike

The Team from Resene ColorShop Dunedin

Update a balance bike with a colourful new look with Resene paints so that it can continue to be enjoyed for years to come!

Find out how to create your own.

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841 days ago

‘Gifts with Love’ at the Red Cross Shop

The Team from Red Cross Shop Dunedin

We have some gift ideas for you, this Father’s Day 🙌

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841 days ago

Free 5 minute calls about your property goals - NZPS

Beryl from Beryl Lebowitz-Ciccoricco - NZPS

Hi neighbours! I am currently offering a free 5 minute, confidential chat on the phone to anyone interested in chatting about property sales in Dunedin! Happy to talk about what NZ Property Solutions can potentially offer you.

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842 days ago

Arrowtown builders turn shed into award-winning gin distillery

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Otago News

Looking down from the top of Queenstown’s Cecil Peak, drinking gin infused with thyme plucked from bushes in Arrowtown, Stu Clark admits to feeling proud of his award-winning drink.

Clark and his mate Hamish Bourke were working as builders in Arrowtown when they one day got “yarning” about… View more
Looking down from the top of Queenstown’s Cecil Peak, drinking gin infused with thyme plucked from bushes in Arrowtown, Stu Clark admits to feeling proud of his award-winning drink.

Clark and his mate Hamish Bourke were working as builders in Arrowtown when they one day got “yarning” about how good it’d be to own their own gin distillery, a dream not uncommon for the Kiwi bloke.

In 2018, the mates had been doing some building work on Clark’s shed, which wasinitially intended to be a workshop, but became a distillery where the friends now make their Rifters Gin.

By 2020, the pair had bagged a gold medal at the San Fran Spirit Awards, followed by a silver the year after.

They have also won medals at the London and New Zealand Spirits competitions.

“We just got on really well and both love gin and wanted to try this thing. We haven’t balanced [the books] out yet, but it is about going for it. We are proud of what we’ve done so far,” Clark says.

Rifters are makers of small-batch premium gin, which uses botanicals and local herbs like thyme, mānuka honey, coriander and mint.

They started trialling recipes for their mates and after loads of good feedback, Clark says they “gave it a crack”.

The men are passionate about bringing people back to their region after a tough couple of years for hospitality during the pandemic.

Clark says lockdowns and low visitor numbers to the region affected sales, but numbers are on the way back up with the help of local tourism.

On Saturday, the company took two competition winners from Mt Maunganui up to Cecil Peak in a helicopter to taste their gin at height.

They wanted to showcase the area that initially inspired them to make gin.

Clark says the dream is to one day open up a public distillery allowing people to visit and have a taste of what their region has to offer, and perhaps link up more with tourism operators like they did over the weekend.

The inspiration behind the name “Rifters” and their bottles, comes from Arrowtown’s gold mining history, he says.

A visit to the local museum showed a connection between Arrowtown's gold mining history and gin, a drop the foragers made for themselves while panning for gold 150 years ago.

“Our bottle is a representation of this Arrowtown history and the land that surrounds us, coloured to match the lakes and rivers that flow through Central Otago,” Clark says.

"The mountains, lakes and rivers that surround us have captured our imagination for years. They provide the purest ingredients used to make our gin.”

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842 days ago

Luxury Cruising Virtual Information Sessions

The Luxury Cruising Co.

Join Pat from the Luxury Cruising Co this September to discover a unique collection of destinations and packages!

Sessions

Europe Session Tuesday 6th September 11am River Cruising
Land Journeys, Rail Journeys, Private Jet Tours, Small Ship Cruising, Luxury Yacht Cruising.

Canada/Alaska … View more
Join Pat from the Luxury Cruising Co this September to discover a unique collection of destinations and packages!

Sessions

Europe Session Tuesday 6th September 11am River Cruising
Land Journeys, Rail Journeys, Private Jet Tours, Small Ship Cruising, Luxury Yacht Cruising.

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Kimberly Small Ship Cruising, 4WD Touring, Tasmania, Luxury Wilderness Camps, Discover a wide range of options available.

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Discover Touring and River Cruises available in Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan and South Korea

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842 days ago

Pie Maker

Munira from Dunedin Central

Pie Maker for sale. Use once.

Price: $30

845 days ago

Expect the unexpected

Stuff

Generally Famous is Stuff's new podcast in which Simon Bridges finds out what makes his generally famous - but always interesting - guests tick.

So far, Simon's had Olympian Eric Murray and digital entrepreneur Lucy Blakiston in the hot seat. And there's … View more
Generally Famous is Stuff's new podcast in which Simon Bridges finds out what makes his generally famous - but always interesting - guests tick.

So far, Simon's had Olympian Eric Murray and digital entrepreneur Lucy Blakiston in the hot seat. And there's more exciting guests to come each Wednesday.
Listen now

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845 days ago

Good as gold!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

These folks are 'salt of the earth' and deserve a gold medal for the joy they bring to their neighbourhoods.

Their neighbours have nominated them as Nice Neighbours recently, winning them a small prize and some recognition in the local papers.

If you are lucky enough to have a … View more
These folks are 'salt of the earth' and deserve a gold medal for the joy they bring to their neighbourhoods.

Their neighbours have nominated them as Nice Neighbours recently, winning them a small prize and some recognition in the local papers.

If you are lucky enough to have a Nice Neighbour, you can nominate them on our Nice Neighbour page. We can't wait to hear all about them!

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847 days ago

School linked to Australia's first saint set to close doors

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Dunedin News

From reporter Hamish McNeilly:

A small Dunedin school with links to a saint is set to close amid falling student numbers.

Bishop of Dunedin Michael Dooley confirmed St Joseph’s School, in Port Chalmers, would close on January 27 next year.

The school, which began in 1882, had a roll of … View more
From reporter Hamish McNeilly:

A small Dunedin school with links to a saint is set to close amid falling student numbers.

Bishop of Dunedin Michael Dooley confirmed St Joseph’s School, in Port Chalmers, would close on January 27 next year.

The school, which began in 1882, had a roll of seven children in 2021, down from 16 in 2017.

The closure comes after a consultation process, which was initiated last year and approved by the associate minister of education.

“I acknowledge that the uncertainty around closure has been challenging for the pupils, staff, board, families, parish and wider community of St Joseph’s Port Chalmers,” Dooley said in a statement to the school community.

“I thank you for your patience and understanding as we have worked through the process with the added complication of the Covid crisis adding to the extended time frame.”

Dooley acknowledged the staff who had worked at the school over its 140 years, including Mother Mary MacKillop, who “left a lasting contribution to the charisma of the school when she was head teacher in the early years”.

MacKillop was recognised as a saint – Australia’s first – by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in 2010, and is known as Saint Mary MacKillop, or St Mary of the Cross.

MacKillop arrived in Dunedin in 1898 and was the first head of the refurbished St Joseph’s, which was previously called St Mary’s School.

With the impending closure, Dooley said: “It is important that we document and celebrate the many achievements of the school as the final chapter in its history draws to an end.

“I am committed to supporting the community at this challenging time and working with them to explore options for the future use of the facilities.

In 2019 the property had a capital valuation of $905,000.

846 days ago

Garage Sale

Val from Otago Peninsula

Hi all just reminder that there is a garage sale at 41 Seaton Rd Portobello Saturday from 10am

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