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2964 days ago

Avoid hidden surprises...

The Team from Jennian Homes Coromandel

So, you picked a builder…Yay! But...then you find out they’ve got a dodgy track record. OH NO!

Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...by heading along to a free New Home Builders Info Session with us - your local Jennian team!.

We'll be happy to help you learn more about the hidden costs of … View more
So, you picked a builder…Yay! But...then you find out they’ve got a dodgy track record. OH NO!

Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...by heading along to a free New Home Builders Info Session with us - your local Jennian team!.

We'll be happy to help you learn more about the hidden costs of building and how to avoid surprises by designing a home, customised for you, to work within your true budget. Find out more.
Register now

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2964 days ago

What if you can't get home?

The Team from Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management

If you can’t take your normal route home, how will you get there? Who will you go with? Where will you meet up if your street is a no-go zone? Do your neighbours need help? Go to www.happens.nz... and make a plan today.

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2964 days ago

Why are SBS Bank’s rates so good?

SBS Bank

Ever wondered why our rates are so good? Find out in our latest TV commercial.

If you’re buying a new house or refinancing your mortgage, contact us on 0800 SBS BANK today or you can apply online at SBS Bank. T&Cs apply.
Learn more

2967 days ago

Quilt show on this weekend

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Turua Patchwork Unlimited exhibition in Thames includes rescue helicopter fundraiser raffle quilt. Details here: www.stuff.co.nz...

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2968 days ago

New improvements at Mobil for a better station experience

Mobil

At Mobil we’ve made some improvements including re-imaged stations, lighting you’ll love our new look pumps for a more pleasant station experience. At selected sites only. Come see for yourself. At selected stations only. We think you’ll like what’s changed. Learn more here. Learn more

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2970 days ago

Poll: A Te Puru couple offers a lifeline for unwanted feral cats.

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Are wild cats a problem in your area? Cats are usually cute and cuddly, but feral cats can be a real problem. Animal Rescue Thames work hard to rescue feral cats from farms and other rural areas. Watch the video here: www.stuff.co.nz...

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A Te Puru couple offers a lifeline for unwanted feral cats.
  • 44.4% No, I've never seen a wild cat before.
    44.4% Complete
  • 11.1% Yes, they are everywhere and cause lots of problems for local farmers.
    11.1% Complete
  • 44.4% I've seen a few feral cats.
    44.4% Complete
9 votes
2970 days ago

Poll: Are you concerned about boy racers in your community? #pulseofthenation

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

This week in Pulse of the Nation we're asking about boy racers, also known as 'car enthusiasts'. Are they a concern in your community?

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Are you concerned about boy racers in your community? #pulseofthenation
  • 66.5% Yes - something needs to be done about them
    66.5% Complete
  • 10.8% No - we're a community who loves our car enthusiasts
    10.8% Complete
  • 21.6% I haven't noticed them
    21.6% Complete
  • 0.5% What's a boy racer?
    0.5% Complete
  • 0.5% I don't know
    0.5% Complete
194 votes
2970 days ago

It's Get Ready Week!

The Team from Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management

This year the theme for Get Ready Week is Prepared Kids. We know that when kids are involved in preparing for emergencies and learning about natural hazards, they encourage their families to be more prepared and play a more active role in responding to and recovering from emergencies.

As part of… View more
This year the theme for Get Ready Week is Prepared Kids. We know that when kids are involved in preparing for emergencies and learning about natural hazards, they encourage their families to be more prepared and play a more active role in responding to and recovering from emergencies.

As part of Get Ready Week 2016, we are launching our redeveloped schools resource What’s the Plan, encouraging schools to update their emergency preparedness plans and use the new resource to build resilience as a life skill for their students.


Here are our top tips for Prepared Kids
1. Give the school or day care a list of three people who can pick the kids up if you can’t get there.
2. Talk to your kids in an honest (but not scary) way about what might happen in an emergency, what you can do to keep safe, and what your plan is for if you can’t get home. The more involved they are, the less scared they will be if an emergency does happen.
3. Make a plan with your kids. Sit down together and talk about the things you need every day and work out what you would do if you didn’t have them. Grab a piece of paper and write down what you agree, who you need to contact and things you need to do to get ready.
4. Get your kids involved in getting supplies and checking them regularly. In an emergency you could be stuck at home for three
days or more. You probably have most of these things already, and you don’t have to have them all in one place, but you might have to find them in a hurry and/or in the dark.
www.happens.nz...

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2970 days ago

Nominate a local fave for a Vodafone Local Business Award!

Vodafone New Zealand

We’re delighted to invite you to nominate your favourite local business in the inaugural Vodafone Local Business Awards. You can help them win great prizes - and win some for yourself!

Whether it’s the superb customer service from your local plumber, the dedication of your doctor, or the … View more
We’re delighted to invite you to nominate your favourite local business in the inaugural Vodafone Local Business Awards. You can help them win great prizes - and win some for yourself!

Whether it’s the superb customer service from your local plumber, the dedication of your doctor, or the friendly face at the café that resonates with you - these awards are about recognising outstanding Kiwi businesses that help make our communities tick.

Nominate your favourite business now and you’re in the draw to win one of two $100 Prezzy® cards!
Nominate now

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2971 days ago

Fraggle Rock is back!

Julie Kaio Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Read more: www.stuff.co.nz...

One of my favourite shows when I was a kid - as well as Buck Rogers and the Dukes of Hazzard. What were your's - share with your neighbours and bring back some fun TV memories :)

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2972 days ago

Poll: Hi crafty neighbours, do you enjoy being creative?

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

The Thames Creative Fibre open day was held today. It was a golden celebration of all things creative at the Thames Creative Fibre open day in Thames today. More photos here: www.stuff.co.nz...

Hi crafty neighbours, do you enjoy being creative?
  • 76.9% Yes! This terrible weather is perfect for making crafts.
    76.9% Complete
  • 23.1% Nah, never had the patience for it.
    23.1% Complete
13 votes
2972 days ago

Looking for a bargain?

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Hi neighbours, head down to the Whangamata Lions Craft and Farmers Market on October 22.
www.stuff.co.nz...

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2974 days ago

Preliminary election results for Hauraki and TCDC are in!

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Preliminary results show Sandra Goudie with a narrow lead for Thames-Coromandel and John Tregida well ahead for Hauraki.
THAMES-COROMANDEL
In preliminary results, Goudie came out ahead with 5,584 votes, compared to 5103 for mayoral candidate Peter French, who was her sole competition.
Goudie … View more
Preliminary results show Sandra Goudie with a narrow lead for Thames-Coromandel and John Tregida well ahead for Hauraki.
THAMES-COROMANDEL
In preliminary results, Goudie came out ahead with 5,584 votes, compared to 5103 for mayoral candidate Peter French, who was her sole competition.
Goudie said the mayoral campaign was "a good run".
"It was a great campaign, I loved it - great fun," she said.
Goudie said it was going to be "interesting" to see how it unfolded at council, after many newly elected ward and community board members backed French during the election campaign.
"There are a number of people who went on a ticket with Peter. Hopefully, they will pull together for the good of the district," she said.
"It's up to them, their professionalism and the way they put their efforts and energies into the district."
Goudie, who lives in Kopu, near Thames, with husband Bernard, was until recently a Thames councillor and had been the Coromandel MP for the National Party for nine years.
Winning the mayoral campaign for Thames-Coromandel was a big relief, and she intended to celebrate with friends and family at home, she said.
"The big relief is that the waiting's over," she said.
"Let's get down to work now, I'm actually looking forward to getting on with the work."
HAURAKI
Incumbent John Tregidga has been re-elected to lead Hauraki District Council as mayor for another three years – polling more than 1350 votes ahead of his only rival Conall Buchanan.
Preliminary results on Saturday afternoon, with 98 per cent of the votes tallied, recorded Tregidga collecting 3448 votes, and Buchanan with 2051.
Tregidga said he was "very, very happy", delighted with the result, and the convincing margin – as he rated Buchanan as a worthy opponent "with a good track record . . . who campaigned very well."
He credited his success to a "very stable council" and said his re-election was "an endorsement to the council, as much as it is for me."
This will be Tregidga's fifth term as mayor of Hauraki District, having already served 12 years in the council's top job.
On Saturday afternoon he celebrated at home with his wife, family and friends, enjoying a glass of bubbles and a roast beef on the barbecue for dinner.

2975 days ago
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