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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.
It’s Easter and the roads are going to be busy. Because the holiday falls early this year, chances are the weather might be warmer. And that will encourage a lot of motorcycle riders to get out and about.
Brittany Morrow talks about the motorcycle crash that changed her life. Dressed only in … View moreIt’s Easter and the roads are going to be busy. Because the holiday falls early this year, chances are the weather might be warmer. And that will encourage a lot of motorcycle riders to get out and about.
Brittany Morrow talks about the motorcycle crash that changed her life. Dressed only in basic streetwear, the 20-year-old fell off the back of a ‘bike travelling at 120mph and was partially skinned alive. Brittany speaks eloquently about what happened that day, the aftermath and how she now champions wearing the right protective gear on every ride. Watch it, and please pass on the message to anyone you know who rides. And encourage them to take Ride Forever coaching.
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* Discounts are off the Original Recommended … View moreSave up to 20-50% off Everything in-store* this long Easter weekend!
Talk to our experts to get the right advice. We have NZ's largest range of golf equipment, balls, shoes, apparel and much more we have got something in stock for everyone.
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NZ Post has put up its prices for Kiwis posting letters and parcels. The price hike is due to a "significant loss of revenue". It will be in place from July 1 2018. Let's hear your thoughts? To read more click here.
In the past, the thought of chasing a win at the Premier Motorsport Championship Series was just a dream for Nigel Lucas.
But this weekend, the Pukekohe man will be gunning for victory on his home track in the GTRNZ GT3 category, in a bid to seal the deal on his most successful season ever.
If you are in the Waikato and can spare some time, we have lots of groups looking for people to help them provide their vital services to the community. If you can help, please check out the available positions on our website!!
www.volunteeringwaikato.org.nz...
Preview started out as a twinkle in the newlywed's eyes, who have a passion for fashion and the support of the community.
Plastic bags are an environmental hazard, and a couple of Karaka mothers are on a journey to help eliminate plastic bag usage in local pre-schools.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
Due to a union meeting, off-peak services run by NZ Bus will not operate between 9.30am and 2pm on Thursday, 29 March. Peak-time services and school services will run as usual. More info, including affected services can be found here:
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