Changes to kerbside collections this Christmas
*Wellington City Council*
Rubbish and recycling are not collected on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Instead, the collection is moved to the Saturday that follows. On all other holidays, collection days are as normal. For more information, phone 04 499 4444.
Public holiday Alternative collection date
Christmas Day, Tuesday 25 December 2018 Saturday 29 December 2018
New Year's Day, Tuesday 1 January 2019 Saturday 5 January 2
*Hutt City Council*
This year Christmas and New Years fall on a Tuesday and our collectors are having the day off. To make sure your rubbish and recycling gets collected, we're doing a Christmas run on Saturday 22 December and a New Years run on Saturday 29 December. Please make sure your rubbish and recycling is on the kerb by 7.30am on these days. Read more here.
*Porirua City Council*
There will be no Christmas Day collection on Tuesday 25 December: if your rubbish and recycling is normally collected on a Tuesday, we're bringing forward your Tuesday, 25 December collection (Christmas Day) to Saturday, 22 December this year. Your collections will go back to normal again from Tuesday, 1 January.Read more here
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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84.6% Yes
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13.9% No
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
It’s Riddle Time – You Might Need an Extra Cup of Coffee!
Nobody has ever walked this way. Which way is it?
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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.