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Crocs are a controversial shoe choice across New Zealand with some schools banning them. It's fair to say you either love them or hate them, so which is it? Share if you're a croc-wearer, and vote how you're feeling about their iconic look.
Type 'Not For Print' if you … View moreCrocs are a controversial shoe choice across New Zealand with some schools banning them. It's fair to say you either love them or hate them, so which is it? Share if you're a croc-wearer, and vote how you're feeling about their iconic look.
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.
✨ Join us for a festive day out at our Christmas Parade and Festival! Experience the holiday magic Sunday 10 December, 11am–4pm at Southward Car Museum. Enjoy Christmas floats, bouncy castles, food trucks, and remember to wave to Santa!
🎄 parade starts 11am followed by the festival at … View more✨ Join us for a festive day out at our Christmas Parade and Festival! Experience the holiday magic Sunday 10 December, 11am–4pm at Southward Car Museum. Enjoy Christmas floats, bouncy castles, food trucks, and remember to wave to Santa!
🎄 parade starts 11am followed by the festival at the back of the museum
🎄 FREE buses to and from Waikanae and Paraparaumu train stations
🎄 dedicated parking area at Otaraua Park with free buses to and from the event.
For more info on getting there, parking and what's on, visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
Thanks to all our sponsors, including our main sponsor Voyle and Co Realty, for helping us make this event possible.
For many people, the thought of downsizing and moving to a new house can be pretty daunting, especially if you’ve lived in the family home for the last 20 to 30 years. But if you take the plunge, it can open the door for you to truly expand your life.
There are two things to consider when … View moreFor many people, the thought of downsizing and moving to a new house can be pretty daunting, especially if you’ve lived in the family home for the last 20 to 30 years. But if you take the plunge, it can open the door for you to truly expand your life.
There are two things to consider when you’ve decided to sell up – how to present your home so it’s appealing to buyers and packing up your home for the physical move.
Before you jump into renovations to make the place look shiny and new, think carefully about the value they will add to the house and whether you’ll recover that cost in the sale price. Renovations can be costly, stressful and time-consuming, so they’re only worth making if they’ll add significant value to your house sale.
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If you have a furry friend at home, make sure you enter them in this year's Santa Paws - brought to you by Southern Cross Pet Insurance.
Whether it's your pooch in front of the Christmas Tree, your kitten curled up in a pile of tinsel or your parrot surrounded by parcels, we want to … View moreIf you have a furry friend at home, make sure you enter them in this year's Santa Paws - brought to you by Southern Cross Pet Insurance.
Whether it's your pooch in front of the Christmas Tree, your kitten curled up in a pile of tinsel or your parrot surrounded by parcels, we want to see your pet ready for Christmas.
There's been hundreds of fabulous entries already - take a look here - and make sure you submit your photo today!
At Triton Hearing, we are dedicated to bringing the joy of better hearing to all New Zealanders. So this year, we’d like to give you the Gift of Better Hearing, to help you reconnect with the world and the people you love.
Simply get in touch to enjoy your gift of a complimentary upgrade … View moreAt Triton Hearing, we are dedicated to bringing the joy of better hearing to all New Zealanders. So this year, we’d like to give you the Gift of Better Hearing, to help you reconnect with the world and the people you love.
Simply get in touch to enjoy your gift of a complimentary upgrade valued at $2,000, to enjoy even better hearing* when you purchase a new pair of hearing devices from Triton Hearing.
Just because a Property Manager/owners of a rental can increase the rent once a year doesn't mean they have to. Contrary to their belief that WINZ will cover the increase, this is a false belief. If a pensioner/renter lives in Otaki they only get $80 a week maximum on the Accommodation … View moreJust because a Property Manager/owners of a rental can increase the rent once a year doesn't mean they have to. Contrary to their belief that WINZ will cover the increase, this is a false belief. If a pensioner/renter lives in Otaki they only get $80 a week maximum on the Accommodation Support. If need be WINZ may add a top-up on the Temporary Assistance Support. BUT .. they do not cover all the rent. In Waikanae the renter/pensioner gets $100 on Accommodation and a small top-up on Temporary Assistance if they qualify. It is NOT a given. For most pensioners all of their Super goes on the rent and when this happens that is when they can get the Accommodation Supplement and maybe the Temporary Supplement. Which by the way is not Temporary unless by some miracle the rent is reduced. I will not hold my breath waiting to hear social housing or more affordable properties are available. Kainga Ora has bought a few parcels of land but building will not happen for at least three years on some sections and why they are holding off on other parcels of other land just frustrates me.
Holiday Show Exhibition and sale of work plus Paraparaumu College students’ winning Toi Wearable Art display.
Thursday 23 November 2023 to Sunday 21 January 2024
Closed between Christmas and New Year—24 December to 3 January
Gallery hours: 10.00 am to 3.00 pm, Thursday to Sunday
Groups … View moreHoliday Show Exhibition and sale of work plus Paraparaumu College students’ winning Toi Wearable Art display.
Thursday 23 November 2023 to Sunday 21 January 2024
Closed between Christmas and New Year—24 December to 3 January
Gallery hours: 10.00 am to 3.00 pm, Thursday to Sunday
Groups can arrange gallery visits outside our usual hours.
LIONS CLUBS CHRISTMAS CAKES
Support your local Lions Club by purchasing our famous traditional Christmas Fruit Cake.
And they come with a guaranteed shelf life of at least two years!
Full of fruit, 1 kilo & delicious.
LIONS CLUBS – SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY
Single cakes - $20.00 each
… View moreLIONS CLUBS CHRISTMAS CAKES
Support your local Lions Club by purchasing our famous traditional Christmas Fruit Cake.
And they come with a guaranteed shelf life of at least two years!
Full of fruit, 1 kilo & delicious.
LIONS CLUBS – SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY
Single cakes - $20.00 each
To order and support the Lions Club of Kapiti email your name and address to president.kapiti@lionsclubs.org.nz
or Phone Andrew at 0212137338
Come on down to the Mahara Place mid-week MARKET which is on TODAY (Tuesday) from 9.30am until midday near the new library in Waikanae. Fresh Fruit & Veg, Plants, Seedlings and Fresh Flowers, Olive Oil, Sewing Crafts, Prenzel Products, The Rawleigh's Man, Bric-a-Brac, Books and lots lots … View moreCome on down to the Mahara Place mid-week MARKET which is on TODAY (Tuesday) from 9.30am until midday near the new library in Waikanae. Fresh Fruit & Veg, Plants, Seedlings and Fresh Flowers, Olive Oil, Sewing Crafts, Prenzel Products, The Rawleigh's Man, Bric-a-Brac, Books and lots lots more. Grab a coffee, lunch and visit the market and the local shops. See you there...SUPPORT LOCAL!!
It can be a stressful time preparing meals and braving the shops at Christmastime. If you're fairly 'seasoned' at Christmas, perhaps you've got some tips or tricks that make the silly season easier...
Share your festive ideas with the Neighbourly community! Anything from how … View moreIt can be a stressful time preparing meals and braving the shops at Christmastime. If you're fairly 'seasoned' at Christmas, perhaps you've got some tips or tricks that make the silly season easier...
Share your festive ideas with the Neighbourly community! Anything from how to best re-heat potatoes, inexpensive gift ideas, your household's traditions or any crafty ideas for tree decorations. We'd love to hear them all - they may make a neighbour's Christmas a littler brighter.🎄
Police are responding to reports of suspicious packages being left outside two buildings in Wellington – one in Brandon Street and one in Fitzherbert Terrace.
What you need to know:
- Police were notified of the packages at 1.40pm and 1.50pm respectively.
- Cordons are in place and nearby … View morePolice are responding to reports of suspicious packages being left outside two buildings in Wellington – one in Brandon Street and one in Fitzherbert Terrace.
What you need to know:
- Police were notified of the packages at 1.40pm and 1.50pm respectively.
- Cordons are in place and nearby schools have been placed into lockdown as a precautionary measure.
- Queen Margaret College posted on Facebook that they were in lockdown at the request of police.
Keep up with updates on Stuff.
Looking for a Mobile Car Groomer in Paraparaumu. Looking for a Full Ute makeover. ASAP Required. Thanks
Be inspired. Join this popular series of community workshops and capture your memories, career or business story, travel adventures or family history in a supportive, fun environment. Reserve your place on the popular series of 5-weekly workshops that commence Friday 19th January, 9.30-12noon in … View moreBe inspired. Join this popular series of community workshops and capture your memories, career or business story, travel adventures or family history in a supportive, fun environment. Reserve your place on the popular series of 5-weekly workshops that commence Friday 19th January, 9.30-12noon in Kāpiti. Cost $21 per workshop. Notes and morning tea included. Contact Angela Robertson 0276332821 for more details.
Kāpiti experienced its cloudiest November in a decade, with only five completely sunny days. However, rainfall was again well below average and temperatures only very slightly below average.
The average daily maximum temperature of 19.2 degrees, although normal, was below the 20 degrees … View moreKāpiti experienced its cloudiest November in a decade, with only five completely sunny days. However, rainfall was again well below average and temperatures only very slightly below average.
The average daily maximum temperature of 19.2 degrees, although normal, was below the 20 degrees required for November to qualify as a summer month, as it has in recent years; only Blenheim and Lower Hutt managed that in Central New Zealand this November.
Rainfall of around 45 mm was 60 percent of average, being the sixth consecutive month of average or below average rainfall.
Sunshine totalled the equivalent of 13 sunny days, the lowest in a decade, with the 10-year average being 17.5 days.
El Niño has arrived and is indicating this summer will be cooler than recent years, with November’s wind and cloud likely to continue, along with a lack of rain.
What do you want to do with your life? Would you like to travel, downsize, have more money and more free time? Do you ever feel like your stuff holds you back, but the thought of decluttering just seems too hard? If so, you’re not alone.
This is the first of a series of articles dedicated to … View moreWhat do you want to do with your life? Would you like to travel, downsize, have more money and more free time? Do you ever feel like your stuff holds you back, but the thought of decluttering just seems too hard? If so, you’re not alone.
This is the first of a series of articles dedicated to helping you to downsize, declutter and rightsize your life, brought to you by Ryman Healthcare in conjunction with decluttering expert Peter Walsh.
When helping people to declutter, Peter never starts by focusing on the stuff itself. Every item in your home has a story, so the first step is to think about what that story is.
Maybe you’re thinking about downsizing as you approach retirement but still have all the artwork and toys and books that belonged to your now adult children, and don’t know what to do with them. Perhaps letting go of that old sports equipment means letting go of a vision you had of yourself that no longer fits who you are. Maybe you’re holding onto heirlooms you have no use for because you want to keep the memory of the person alive.
No matter what your situation is, it’s easier to declutter and downsize if you start by identifying the feelings that underlie your attachment to your stuff before tackling the stuff itself.
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