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Kiwi kids thrive on playing outdoors. Whether it's climbing trees, kicking a ball or building a hut, getting outside and exploring our backyards is part of who we are. So we've partnered with our friends at McDonald's to celebrate this New Zealand rite of passage. All you have to do … View moreKiwi kids thrive on playing outdoors. Whether it's climbing trees, kicking a ball or building a hut, getting outside and exploring our backyards is part of who we are. So we've partnered with our friends at McDonald's to celebrate this New Zealand rite of passage. All you have to do is share a photo below of the smallest members of your family outdoors with their football and you could win one of 60 football and bottle prize packs.
Please note: any photos shared below may star on Stuff.co.nz next week! Your football loving Kiwi kid could be famous!
Post your photo below to enter the draw.
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Do you have your basic supplies ready if you are stuck at home or have to leave in a hurry? Make a plan today to work out what you need, who can help you and who might need your help.
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We love to give back to our local communities! Give Local is a campaign which offers kind-spirited customers, like you, to easily donate non-perishable food items and health products to local charities who find Christmas a tough time of year.
Show your support and tell your neighbours, friends … View moreWe love to give back to our local communities! Give Local is a campaign which offers kind-spirited customers, like you, to easily donate non-perishable food items and health products to local charities who find Christmas a tough time of year.
Show your support and tell your neighbours, friends and family to look out for specially-marked Give Local trolleys in all SuperValue stores throughout New Zealand.
You have until New Years’ Day to drop-off your contributions. We look forward to seeing you in-store!
Hospice Waikato is opening a store in the old Dick Smith building in Thames next month.
No one knows when or where earthquakes will occur, but everyone can be prepared.
The simplest thing you can do to keep your family safe in a quake is to secure objects and furniture. This reduces the chance they will fall over causing injury or damage.
Click here to see how easy it is to … View moreNo one knows when or where earthquakes will occur, but everyone can be prepared.
The simplest thing you can do to keep your family safe in a quake is to secure objects and furniture. This reduces the chance they will fall over causing injury or damage.
Click here to see how easy it is to make your home safer in an earthquake.
"It's been looking a bit dowdy for a while now, but that's about to change." What do you think? Details here: www.stuff.co.nz...
With the launch of the Foot It campaign, we've all been talking about walking, cycling and scooting to school, and you've been coming up with some great ideas to support our kids.
But for some families it's not an option - especially if you live in a rural area, or your kids go to a… View moreWith the launch of the Foot It campaign, we've all been talking about walking, cycling and scooting to school, and you've been coming up with some great ideas to support our kids.
But for some families it's not an option - especially if you live in a rural area, or your kids go to a school on the other side of town. So tell us the main mode of transport by which your children or grandchildren commute.
Plus: Don't forget to join up to a Foot It Club at www.neighbourly.co.nz..., and go into the draw to WIN one of 50 Micro scooters.
You’ve been in your brand new home for over a year now…Yay! But then you realise your home isn’t prepared for smart technologies like home automation for lighting, security and entertainment; let alone equipped for solar and electric vehicles. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along … View moreYou’ve been in your brand new home for over a year now…Yay! But then you realise your home isn’t prepared for smart technologies like home automation for lighting, security and entertainment; let alone equipped for solar and electric vehicles. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. It’s all covered in the New Home Builders Info Sessions being held by us, your local Jennian Homes team. Register now.
Binocular Man, also known as Graham, has been taken from the Thames Coastal Walkway.
You decorate your tree for Christmas right? How about your...letterbox?
Announcing the Mike Pero Christmas Letterbox Competition - a partnership between us (Mike Pero Real Estate) - and our friends at Neighbourly. It's pretty simple; we're challenging you to head down your driveway and … View moreYou decorate your tree for Christmas right? How about your...letterbox?
Announcing the Mike Pero Christmas Letterbox Competition - a partnership between us (Mike Pero Real Estate) - and our friends at Neighbourly. It's pretty simple; we're challenging you to head down your driveway and decorate your letterbox for the festive season! Share a photo on your Neighbourly noticeboard using the hashtag #christmasletterbox before 11 December and we'll put you in the draw to win great prizes - including Prezzy® cards!
Help Santa find his way by decorating your letterbox this Christmas! Find out more.
Take it as a warning. Consider it a celestial tap on the shoulder that asks the question: Are you ready for the big one?
That's what happened with the Kaikoura earthquake and tsunami threat that had thousands of Thames-Coromandel residents heading for the hills at 2am. Are you prepared?
… View moreTake it as a warning. Consider it a celestial tap on the shoulder that asks the question: Are you ready for the big one?
That's what happened with the Kaikoura earthquake and tsunami threat that had thousands of Thames-Coromandel residents heading for the hills at 2am. Are you prepared?
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Thousands of Coromandel residents ran for the hills after tsunami sirens sounded following last night's earthquake in Culverden, in the South Island.
At about 2am this morning, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake prompted a tsunami warning for the whole East Coast of New Zealand. There are have been … View moreThousands of Coromandel residents ran for the hills after tsunami sirens sounded following last night's earthquake in Culverden, in the South Island.
At about 2am this morning, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake prompted a tsunami warning for the whole East Coast of New Zealand. There are have been numerous subsequent recorded earthquakes across the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
The earthquakes continue, with the highest concentration of reports in the Seddon and Kaikoura areas.
A Tsunami Warning has now been amended to a tsunami warning for eastern seaboard areas south of East Cape.
Tsunami sirens across Coromandel Peninsula were activated around 2am and deactivated 2:32am.
In Whitianga, many residents evacuated when they heard the siren, though some were concerned that they slept through it.
"I felt a quake around 12:15am so was still awake when the siren went off, it wasn't all that loud though," one resident said on social media.
"If I'd been asleep I wouldn't have heard a thing," another resident said.
"Luckily I was awake, woke up the parents, chucked the cats and rabbit in, tooted the car horn a lot to wake the neighbours, banged on one neighbour's door cause they weren't up and then off we went."
Hundreds of Pauanui residents drove up to the subdivision above the roundabout at the entrance to the the beach town at about 1:30pm and stayed there until around 3pm. A resident said many were directed to Duck Creek, just out of Pauanui, by Civil Defence.
Tairua School and Opoutere School are open today. Whangamata Area School is also open today and Year 9 and 10 exams are going ahead. Mercury Bay Area School is also open and operating as usual.
Waikato Civil Defence Group controller Lee Hazlewood residents of the eastern Coromandel responded well last night to instructions to evacuate.
"We initially told people in coastal areas to evacuate to higher ground if they felt a long and strong quake in their area.
"Later we made the formal decision to evacuate the eastern Coromandel seaboard and sirens were activated. People responded well. We were able to give the all clear at quarter to three and people were able to return to their homes."
There are currently no reports at this stage of major infrastructure problems.
"We will continue to monitor developments closely and respond as required," Hazlewood said.
"We will also assess any requests from our colleagues in the south of the country for help."
Mr Hazlewood urged people to stay alert to the potential for aftershocks and to follow the advice of authorities closely.
"For the moment, while the tsunami threat for our region has been cancelled, there is still potential for unusual currents around the coast. People should stay away from beaches and estuaries and avoid going on the water.
"During this potentially stressful time I ask people to support each other and help authorities as requested."
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There was a record turnout for the Matatoki School Trail Bike Ride on Sunday, did you go along?
The internet is tripping up over a pair of jandals; people are debating what colours they see when looking at the jandals - similar to #dressgate last year.
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What colours to you see (fyi - I can see blue and black)? Thanks!
Red Cross team members have been working in Kaikoura to link households with services and essential supplies. They're also on hand to provide wellbeing support for those who are struggling with the quake's impact or for people who have just been told they can't stay in their homes.
… View moreRed Cross team members have been working in Kaikoura to link households with services and essential supplies. They're also on hand to provide wellbeing support for those who are struggling with the quake's impact or for people who have just been told they can't stay in their homes.
"There's so much food and stuff gone, but we're alive - that's the main thing," says Kaikoura resident Diane Edkins (pictured) who finds out whether her house is given the all-clear while a Red Cross volunteer is with her: www.redcross.org.nz...
Please donate to Red Cross' November 2016 Earthquake Appeal at www.redcross.org.nz... Thank you for your support.
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