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If you are isolating with Covid, on top of being sick, it can be very stressful. It’s important you take care of your mental and physical health. For you, and for the others in your household.
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A trial to switch car parks for outdoor seating on Edinburgh Street in Pukekohe has locals and businesses owners excited about the extra dining space, particularly for summer.
Eke Panuku Development Auckland installed dining tables with umbrellas, plus some benches, in front … View moreKia ora neighbours,
A trial to switch car parks for outdoor seating on Edinburgh Street in Pukekohe has locals and businesses owners excited about the extra dining space, particularly for summer.
Eke Panuku Development Auckland installed dining tables with umbrellas, plus some benches, in front of Edinburgh St cafes and restaurants after the local businesses asked for help getting extra space for customers.
The team worked with the businesses owners to design the space outside Winner Winner, Hiroba Sushi and Kaos Café. Their work included levelling the space with platforms and installing planter boxes between the dining areas and the traffic.
These new spaces could be made permanent after a short summer trial if the businesses owners and locals want them to say.
Eke Panuku priority location director Richard Davison explained the team used light materials for the trial run but would opt for concrete and quality wood if the community wanted a year-round, permanent option, either in the current location or in other places too.
Permanent installations would be entirely funded by Eke Panuku, he said.
Davison said he and his team took lessons from last years’ trial with one way streets and reduced parking, which they applied to building this trial of outdoor seating.
He said he hopes the new seats go some way to energising the town centre and welcomes interest from other businesses who might be keen on something similar.
At Kaos Cafe on Monday, Dan Harris, Diana and Michele said they were loving the outdoor space, and said they had no trouble parking nearby, rather than right outside the cafe where they were now sitting.
Also on Eke Panuku’s radar is nearby Roulston Park. Consultations around improving the park will begin this month.
Check out these photos of the new development by Eke Panuku below:
The affordability of everyday items just keeps increasing! If it’s not the petrol prices, it’s the cost of food, rent or the mortgage and let’s not get started on the kids.
There’s one cost you can control! The household power and broadband bills. Read our top 5 reasons how comparing … View moreThe affordability of everyday items just keeps increasing! If it’s not the petrol prices, it’s the cost of food, rent or the mortgage and let’s not get started on the kids.
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Solve the world’s food and fibre challenges with your idea! Fieldays Innovation Awards is now accepting applications.
The total prize package is over $60,000 worth of cash, services, and products with tailored opportunities to progress innovations in each award category.
Entries for the … View moreSolve the world’s food and fibre challenges with your idea! Fieldays Innovation Awards is now accepting applications.
The total prize package is over $60,000 worth of cash, services, and products with tailored opportunities to progress innovations in each award category.
Entries for the awards are open now until 1 May 2022. Apply now!
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Campbell Tyson chartered accounting firm has turned 100 years old. It was first established as E D Wilkinson in 1922 in the Legal Chambers building in lower King Street, and in the last century has survived mergers, changes and more to become the largest firm in the district … View moreKia ora neighbours,
Campbell Tyson chartered accounting firm has turned 100 years old. It was first established as E D Wilkinson in 1922 in the Legal Chambers building in lower King Street, and in the last century has survived mergers, changes and more to become the largest firm in the district today.
To celebrate the milestone, CT management gave their nearly 70 staff $100 to spend on themselves from the local cafes and retailers in Pukekohe, near their new building on Wesley Street.
Director Kirsty Bullen, who joined the firm in 2012, said she believes CT has survived so long because the local community supports it so much.
"We’re very conscious of that and we give back as much as we can. And on top of that, it’s about the people. There has always been a sense of guardianship, and that you need to leave Campbell Tyson in a better place than what you find it in,” she said.
To last the next 100 years, CT will be evolving and changing, in particular to face the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic that confront both the firm and its clients, Bullen said.
“The communities we serve are quite special. We’re really lucky that we’re provincial. It’s a different type of accounting to the big city, you really have to understand what goes on here and you have to be involved,” Bullen said.
That’s why we’re so focused on giving back to the community.”
These photos of them team back in 1970 came from Campbell Tyson.
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Next to our homes, our garden can be our most prized possession! If you want to protect yours from our changing climate: keep an eye out for Climate Insight’s next tool, which will identify any risks your garden may face and give you advice on how to mitigate them. Your personalised report will … View moreNext to our homes, our garden can be our most prized possession! If you want to protect yours from our changing climate: keep an eye out for Climate Insight’s next tool, which will identify any risks your garden may face and give you advice on how to mitigate them. Your personalised report will delve into projected changes in temperature, precipitation, heat waves, growing degree days and much more allowing you to future proof that special space!
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For many it may well seem like Covid is closing in and infection is now seemingly unavoidable. Is this actually the case?
Keith Lynch investigates in his latest Stuff Explained column. You can read that here.
For more on the 'why' behind the news', sign up to receive … View moreFor many it may well seem like Covid is closing in and infection is now seemingly unavoidable. Is this actually the case?
Keith Lynch investigates in his latest Stuff Explained column. You can read that here.
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After two successful fundraising campaigns in recent months, Franklin Hospice has an extra $55,000 in the budget to support people diagnosed with a life-limiting illness.
Without an in-patient unit, Pukekohe-based Franklin Hospice’s six permanent nurses, two casual nurses … View moreKia ora neighbours,
After two successful fundraising campaigns in recent months, Franklin Hospice has an extra $55,000 in the budget to support people diagnosed with a life-limiting illness.
Without an in-patient unit, Pukekohe-based Franklin Hospice’s six permanent nurses, two casual nurses and one social worker travel all over the district to deliver palliative care for patients.
Just last month, the hospice raised $32,000 through tickets and art sales to the Riverhaven Artland Summer Sculpture Weekend in Clevedon.
And for the eighth year in a row, Farmer’s held its annual Christmas Charity Campaign, and raised more than $908,000 for Hospice New Zealand, of which $22,000 went to the Franklin branch.
“We can’t thank the Farmers team and their customers enough for their generosity towards hospice,” said Hospice NZ acting chief executive officer Naylor Wayne.
“Raising over $900,000 is incredible, especially during a year where many felt the significant impact of Covid-19.”
But the ongoing work of fundraising goes on, Alison Daldy, Fundraising Manager of the Franklin Hospice explained.
The immense costs of running the hospice include maintaining cars, the office building, wages and medical equipment. And that is all before plans to build an inpatient unit for the district, Daldy said.
About half of Franklin Hospice’s bills are covered by government funding, but the rest comes from the community through events, bequests, payroll donations and the hospice second-hand store in Pukekohe.
Two big fundraisers are planned for 2022: a mystery midwinter event, and the Garden Ramble in November.
Keep up with Franklin Hospice’s fundraising efforts: www.facebook.com... and www.instagram.com...
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It’s time to give your favourite local business owner the recognition they deserve by nominating them in the 2022 Prospa Local Business Hero awards – and they could be up for some fantastic prizes.
As NZ’s business lending specialists, we at Prospa love seeing small businesses reach … View moreIt’s time to give your favourite local business owner the recognition they deserve by nominating them in the 2022 Prospa Local Business Hero awards – and they could be up for some fantastic prizes.
As NZ’s business lending specialists, we at Prospa love seeing small businesses reach their goals with a faster, easier approach to business loans. And we’re proud to be back sponsoring the 2022 Prospa Local Business Hero awards.
Stuff Explained seeks to explain the 'why' behind the news, delivered straight to your inbox.
Curated by Stuff's Explainer Editor Keith Lynch, the fortnightly newsletter explains everything from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, to the inner workings of the economy, to the forces … View moreStuff Explained seeks to explain the 'why' behind the news, delivered straight to your inbox.
Curated by Stuff's Explainer Editor Keith Lynch, the fortnightly newsletter explains everything from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, to the inner workings of the economy, to the forces that are shaping how New Zealanders live. It will feature original explainer reporting keeping you up to date with the biggest issues, along with the very best in Stuff Explained reporting you may have missed.
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We're right in the thick of this year's Wasp Wipeout and thanks to your generous donations, we've raised over $10,000 for the Tasman Environmental Trust.
There's still plenty of work still to be done. We want this year to be the best yet for our donation … View moreHi neighbours,
We're right in the thick of this year's Wasp Wipeout and thanks to your generous donations, we've raised over $10,000 for the Tasman Environmental Trust.
There's still plenty of work still to be done. We want this year to be the best yet for our donation drive - so stand with our forests, stand with our native wildlife, stand with our volunteers and show your support.
Donate now and let's rid Aotearoa New Zealand of this destructive pest.
Hi neighbours,
The summer holidays will be over soon, but you can still escape with a magazine.
Our Mags4Gifts End of Summer Sale is on now and you could be in to win 1 of 20 Hydration Heroes Gift Sets from Antipodes!
Simply purchase a subscription to the NZ House & Garden, … View moreHi neighbours,
The summer holidays will be over soon, but you can still escape with a magazine.
Our Mags4Gifts End of Summer Sale is on now and you could be in to win 1 of 20 Hydration Heroes Gift Sets from Antipodes!
Simply purchase a subscription to the NZ House & Garden, New Zealand Gardener, or the TV Guide and you're in the draw.
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