Help us name our 'Big Ram' and you could win a gift voucher! ๐ ๐
Did ewe miss the news? Our next Op Shop is going to be in the belly of one of Tirauโs most iconic buildings! We would love to get your help to give our 'Big Ram' a brand-new name! Do you have any fun ideas that will do this NZ icon justice? ๐
How to enter:
Simply fill out the form at www.spcaopshops.nz... before 2 October 2022, with your details and your name suggestion for your entry into the draw!
Prize up for grabs:
The winning name will be placed on the 'Big Ram' building's name tag, and our winner will receive a prize of a $100 SPCA Op Shop gift voucher to use online or in-store at one of over 60 SPCA Op Shops nationwide.
Terms and Conditions apply, please see website.
Craigs Workplace Giving for Christmas in Waikato focused on front line
It has been a delight for us to again coordinate the annual Christmas-time Workplace Giving by Craigs Investment Partners' Hamilton branch.
We've now passed on $13,100 in grants of various sizes from Craigs and its staff to the five Waikato community organisations they have chosen this year, namely Cambridge Lifeskills, Cambridge Tree Trust, Hamilton Land Search & Rescue, Paws 4 Life (who provided the photo below) and Waikato Women's Refuge - Te Whakaruruhau.
Quinton de Bruin, Investment Adviser at Craigs says: โWeโre really proud of our Workplace Giving program here at Craigs.โ
โEmployees opt in to donate from their monthly pay cheque, building up funds over the year which we then donate to charities in need at Christmas time.
โCraigs also matches employee donations dollar for dollar, up to $500 per person per annum, so itโs a great way to be able to make a meaningful impact in our local community,โ says Quinton.
We say well played Craigs Investment Partners!
Poll: Would you ever buy a total doer upper?
Housing stock is starting to move on the Coromandel Peninsula, including a dilapidated place one block back from Whitianga's Buffalo Beach that sold to a Hamilton bargain hunter for $500,000.
Real estate companies are starting to see more deals go, however, prices have stabilised with high supply levels still outstripping demand.
Would you ever buy a total doer upper? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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0% Yes
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40% Maybe
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60% No
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesnโt have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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81.9% Yes
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15.3% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below