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Peter is helping us out with something that nearly everyone can relate to – dealing with the unsorted photos taking up space on your phone or languishing in boxes in your home.
“Without fail, when I give a talk about getting organised, I’m always asked how to deal with photos,” says … View morePeter is helping us out with something that nearly everyone can relate to – dealing with the unsorted photos taking up space on your phone or languishing in boxes in your home.
“Without fail, when I give a talk about getting organised, I’m always asked how to deal with photos,” says Peter.
Boxes of unsorted photos can feel overwhelming to organise so they often get left for many years to clutter up our houses. In addition to this, most of us have smartphones that make it easy to take photos anywhere, so pretty soon our digital photo life becomes cluttered too.
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The “glug, glug, glug” of dodgy drain pipes and a lingering odour at Lisa Tamaki’s Kāinga Ora property is a nightmare the Hamilton great-grandmother just can’t avoid.
For weeks, an ailing pipe issue at the rear of the pensioner’s 1960s state house has left a mix of sewage and soap … View moreThe “glug, glug, glug” of dodgy drain pipes and a lingering odour at Lisa Tamaki’s Kāinga Ora property is a nightmare the Hamilton great-grandmother just can’t avoid.
For weeks, an ailing pipe issue at the rear of the pensioner’s 1960s state house has left a mix of sewage and soap scum from backed up pipes bubbling into her backyard in the height of summer.
While Kāinga Ora says work is underway to address the issue, Tamaki has had weeks of a lingering stench and keeping her four-year-old great-grandson, Manawa, who lives with her, out of the backyard.
Hamilton City Council’s proposed rate hikes will “crush a lot of whānau” and placing the blame on water costs is a “red herring”, according to Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka.
The Waikato Times spoke to various politicians in the wake of revealing that the proposed 25.5% rate rise could … View moreHamilton City Council’s proposed rate hikes will “crush a lot of whānau” and placing the blame on water costs is a “red herring”, according to Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka.
The Waikato Times spoke to various politicians in the wake of revealing that the proposed 25.5% rate rise could be followed by yearly increases of 14.1% - a proposal were mooted at a council meeting on Wednesday.
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There have been hundreds of wonderful entries in this year's Prospa Local Business Hero from across the country! If you haven't nominated a special local business yet, do it today.
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- … View moreThere have been hundreds of wonderful entries in this year's Prospa Local Business Hero from across the country! If you haven't nominated a special local business yet, do it today.
- Got a great mechanic? Nominate them today.
- A barista who makes you smile? Nominate them today.
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The wait for a supermarket in Nawton is almost over - there’s just one more box to tick.
A brand new independent supermarket will soon open in the Nawton Shopping Centre, in the spot where Countdown used to be.
Those behind it are desperately waiting to open, “as we have invested all our … View moreThe wait for a supermarket in Nawton is almost over - there’s just one more box to tick.
A brand new independent supermarket will soon open in the Nawton Shopping Centre, in the spot where Countdown used to be.
Those behind it are desperately waiting to open, “as we have invested all our savings in it”, said owner Manish Thakkar.
A father who plugged his iPhone into a kiosk to print family portraits instead had his locked-away explicit images pop up.
He wants Apple and the kiosk company to better inform customers of the risk.
Hamilton’s rental market is facing a “double whammy” of high migration and low rental availability, with one couple who spent more than two months searching saying there was almost always a line out the door at property viewings.
“We’re seeing a lot of demand for rental properties with… View moreHamilton’s rental market is facing a “double whammy” of high migration and low rental availability, with one couple who spent more than two months searching saying there was almost always a line out the door at property viewings.
“We’re seeing a lot of demand for rental properties with net migration really high,” CoreLogic NZ chief property economist Kelvin Davidson says.
‘Smart’ parking meters are hitting the streets of the Hamilton CBD but despite the change concerns remain about how many city parks are being managed.
The phasing out of the coin-operated system by the end of the month was long overdue, Vanessa Williams, general manager at Hamilton Central … View more‘Smart’ parking meters are hitting the streets of the Hamilton CBD but despite the change concerns remain about how many city parks are being managed.
The phasing out of the coin-operated system by the end of the month was long overdue, Vanessa Williams, general manager at Hamilton Central Business Association said.
Water meters appear to be back on the agenda for Hamilton - and Mayor Paula Southgate has described the mooted rate rises needed for water infrastructure as “the worst news for ratepayers in the last two decades”.
“It’s massive,” she said.
Read more about their discussions here.
Do… View moreWater meters appear to be back on the agenda for Hamilton - and Mayor Paula Southgate has described the mooted rate rises needed for water infrastructure as “the worst news for ratepayers in the last two decades”.
“It’s massive,” she said.
Read more about their discussions here.
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Visit our website, or even better, make an … View moreSpoil yourself and your family this year with a property
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