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Oh no! Brian and Barbara Baker are leaving!
It's front page news because Brian and Barbara Baker have been residents for decades and are heavily involved in all sorts of community and charity groups.
Not only will Te Kowhai be losing this lovely hand-holding, block-walking couple but there'll be vacancies on all the local community groups.
Te Kowhai Community Group needs more members! Contact pd.scott@xtra.co.nz if you're interested.
The Hall Society needs more members! Contact mike.feck@xtra.co.nz if you're interested.
Have a read of the March issue of Te Kowhai News if you need time to think about it. In this issue:
- Interview with Brian and Barbara (obvs!)
- Volare bread stockist in Whatawhata (most important news!)
- Update on the state of our expressway and why they're ripping it up.
- Photos of the church being moved in (and how tight a squeeze it was).
- Things to get involved in at Perrinpark.
- Drop in session coming up to talk about district priorities for the Council. If you have an opinion on this you NEED to go to the drop in session. Your opinion isn't going to change anything if you don't share it.
- Scentsy consultant in Te Kowhai - see ad on P18
- Heaps more.
Shout if you have any questions or feedback. Sign up to one of the community groups if you want to give something back to this awesome community that you live in.
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Poll: Have you seen vandalism around your area?
Vandals’ repeated attacks on Nawton’s destination playground could force the council to close some of the attractions.
Hamilton’s troubled destination playground is closed once again after more vandalism, with repairs expected to be completed sometime next month.
Have you seen vandalism around your area? Tell us about it in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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This week's prize winners
Congratulations to the winners of the $100 grocery vouchers. The winners are:
Blair Roddick from Blenheim
Greer Bell from Snells Beach
Dorothy Burt from Levin
Hannah Rice from Aranui
Winners must get in touch with us here before Tuesday, 25th February to claim their prize.
Not a winner this time? Never fear, there's always next week.
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The Online Garage Sale of the Summer
It's time to clean out the garage (or closet or cupboard!) and make some money back on your summer goods. Get involved with the Neighbourly online garage sale on Saturday, February 22nd.
Whether it's time to let go of your spare tent, your beach umbrella or maybe clear some clothes from your wardrobe, the Neighbourly garage sale is the place to do it - it's free and it's local!
If this is your first Neighbourly garage sale, the way it works is that you list your items individually ahead of the event and members perusing the garage sale items online will contact you to buy it.
Make sure you check out the treasure trove of bargains on Saturday, February 22nd - it's well worth a look!
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