Free repair for International Day of Repair
The Repair Café is back at Waiuku Zero Waste! Hope you've kept those broken things from around home to bring along to have a skilled volunteer help you repair it. Sat 15th Oct, 10am to 1pm at Waiuku Zero Waste.
The usual spread of skills to help with all sorts, from clothes & bags mending, tool sharpening, and quartz clock repairs, minor wooden furniture fixes, plus BIKE repairs!!! TBC on Electrical goods.
Know someone who has a skill they are happy to share to help others? Get them in touch. Tell us what you've got that needs fixing and we'll let you know if we can help.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.1% Yes
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15.2% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below
Cupboards of calm
Transform the inside of your humble storage spaces with Resene paint and you’ll be happy to delve into them in future.
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What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.