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This weekend's Franklin Home and Lifestyle Expo in Pukekohe will have plenty on offer for those who …
Grahams Funeral Services shares the FDANZ vision where meaningful funerals are valued as an essential part of healthy grieving. This year our April campaign is highlighting to families that a meaningful funeral experience is the best way we can help those left behind to deal with grief and loss.
… View moreGrahams Funeral Services shares the FDANZ vision where meaningful funerals are valued as an essential part of healthy grieving. This year our April campaign is highlighting to families that a meaningful funeral experience is the best way we can help those left behind to deal with grief and loss.
It offers an opportunity for children, grandchildren, friends and other family to say goodbye with as much enthusiasm as you gave them in saying hello.
Take the time to talk. Mark and his caring team are always available to help. Don’t leave it too late. Pre-planning is a wise and sensible thing to do.
On Saturday, April 7 at Harrington Theatre in Pukekohe, Perrin Guitar Tuition (PGT) students will ta…
To celebrate the Franklin Community Toy Library's 25th year, an exciting birthday bash will be held …
At the hand of his cricket bat, Katene Clarke has hit his way to success at this year's Counties Man…
Manurewa inflicted a third straight defeat on reigning McNamara Cup champions Bombay with an impres…
A Landmark report is suggesting our rural roads should be reduced to 70kmh. So, is it a good idea?
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If you’re Māori and enrolled to vote, look out for your Māori Electoral Option pack in the mail. You can choose to be on the Māori roll or General roll.
This is Chick, one of our truly wonderful ReStore staff members. She created this beautiful up-cycled 'wearable art' dress to display all the doilies we have in store…..how creative is that!
Whether it’s a fun occasion, Dressing for Success at work or you just want to add a … View moreThis is Chick, one of our truly wonderful ReStore staff members. She created this beautiful up-cycled 'wearable art' dress to display all the doilies we have in store…..how creative is that!
Whether it’s a fun occasion, Dressing for Success at work or you just want to add a splash of colour to your wardrobe without depleting the wallet, 5 Adams Dr, Pukekohe is the place to come! We even have some beautiful designer pieces hidden in the racks!
We have amazing donation arriving every day….so drop in often to get the bargains.
Remember to think Pukekohe ReStore charity shop next time you fancy a 2nd hand shopping adventure or are donating your pre-loved goods. Like and Follow us on Facebook to be one of the first to see the latest great buys and specials in store.
Best of all… we warmly welcome you to join our ‘much loved volunteer' team and join in the fun!
Our Pukekohe ReStore team look forward to connecting with you very soon!
Show your neighbourhood how much you love it by getting involved in The Great Community Clean Up 2018. You could win great prizes so make sure you register a clean up event before 22 April.
Taking part in the Great Community Clean Up is easy: grab your friends, your neighbours (or your and … View moreShow your neighbourhood how much you love it by getting involved in The Great Community Clean Up 2018. You could win great prizes so make sure you register a clean up event before 22 April.
Taking part in the Great Community Clean Up is easy: grab your friends, your neighbours (or your and simply pick up a little litter in your street, tidy your favourite park, or remove bits and bobs from a nearby beach. Take part in 2018!
Hi we are looking for person to retain this area for us. We have taken down the old retaining area and cut out for a caravan. The back height is just under a mitre.
In this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on foraging for edible fungi, making seed-raising mix out of autumn leaves, collecting seed from deciduous trees, picking peaches and brewing cider.
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Our crop of the week is … View moreIn this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on foraging for edible fungi, making seed-raising mix out of autumn leaves, collecting seed from deciduous trees, picking peaches and brewing cider.
Subscribe now and you'll never miss another issue!
Our crop of the week is Humulus lupulus, the hop plant, and we have a special feature on planting spring-flowering bulbs including a regional planting and flowering guide. Make health-boosting meals from new cookbook SuperVeg and be in to WIN SOME GREAT PRIZES!
Check out these wonderfully quirky entries we've received so far for the Resene Upcycling Awards! There's still plenty of time for you to get your upcycle on.. don't forget there's Bonus Categories for "Best entry for under 18", "Most colourful entry" and … View moreCheck out these wonderfully quirky entries we've received so far for the Resene Upcycling Awards! There's still plenty of time for you to get your upcycle on.. don't forget there's Bonus Categories for "Best entry for under 18", "Most colourful entry" and "Most unrecognisable re-purposed item"!
It's not too late to show us your creative side and you could WIN...
If you’re Māori and enrolled to vote, you will get a Māori Electoral Option pack in the mail soon. You can choose to be on the Māori roll or the General roll.
I see more misinformation is being promulgated by Alistair Brickell in Hauraki Herald "Conversations". For example, he states "there is no evidence anywhere in the world of any increase in the actual rate of sea level rise." That is totally incorrect because over the last … View moreI see more misinformation is being promulgated by Alistair Brickell in Hauraki Herald "Conversations". For example, he states "there is no evidence anywhere in the world of any increase in the actual rate of sea level rise." That is totally incorrect because over the last century the average global increase was about 1.3mm per year. It is now 3.4mm per year and there is an enormous body of evidence that the rate will increase. Yes, so far the rise has been essentially linear but there are strong hints that we may soon record an exponential curve. One hopes that its exponent will be small. Here is the actual past record.
climate.nasa.gov...
However, sea level rise is only part of the problem for those living close to the sea. Storms and their tidal surges are already more prevalent and they are projected to become worse. Indeed, cyclones are increasingly impacting New Zealand.
Unfortunately much of the information has been produced by those in the northern hemisphere where climate changes are ahead of those here in the south due to changes in the Arctic. We should learn from them because we are only decades behind and we should all be watching Antarctic events with immense interest..
www.nationalgeographic.com...
Here is another excellent video that is highly educational. Young persons currently thinking about buying a future property have only themselves to blame if they do not educate themselves.
www.youtube.com....
Brickell is partly correct in regards to future costs. Over coming decades there will be a retreat from sections of our coasts especially as properties become increasing flood risks. Thus there will be increased insurance costs. Indeed, its happening already.
We are also paying for flood protection, especially for the plains. I leave it to readers to guess if costs might increase over coming decades.
In regards to protecting currently endangered properties especially along the Thames coast etc, it is a cost benefit exercise. Will providing storm surge protections (e.g. sea walls) provide more financial benefit to our overal communities than for example losing homes that might have decades of ensurable future use? I suspect a sea wall that will protect current homes at least for their estimated lifetimes is worthwhile.
I worry for my grand children and especially their offspring.
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