Nearby
Ashley, Cust, Eyrewell Forest, Oxford, Rangiora, Swannanoa - Ohoka, Loburn, Kaiapoi, Waikuku & Waikuku Beach, Pegasus, Woodend, Sefton
Fernside news is brought to you by the team at Northern Outlook
Recent posts
Thank you for using Neighbourly
Small businesses need our support. We are proud to be celebrating our 10 regional 2021 Prospa Local Business Heroes for their commitment to their communities.
They now need your help! We are now looking for the New Zealand Prospa Local Business Hero - our overall winner, as voted by … View moreSmall businesses need our support. We are proud to be celebrating our 10 regional 2021 Prospa Local Business Heroes for their commitment to their communities.
They now need your help! We are now looking for the New Zealand Prospa Local Business Hero - our overall winner, as voted by Neighbourly members around the country!
This lucky business will walk away with $10,000 worth of prizes!
Please take a couple of minutes to read the nominations below - then vote for the business you'd like to see named 2021 Prospa Local Business Hero.
______________________________________________________
NORTHLAND: Wayne and Kate - Engraving Systems
"Wayne and Kate have been trying to support all the local sports clubs and businesses with great service and going that extra mile to help. They really have brought some life back into the community and should be acknowledged and rewarded for all the hard work."
AUCKLAND: Lynnae Palu - F45 Training Takapuna
"With no ability to trade in Level 3 or above, they still keep their members engaged and motivated with online workouts and daily challenges even though memberships are on hold and the gym is closed. They really are more like a family than a gym ❤️."
WAIKATO: Team at Incredible India - Incredible India Restaurant
"Not only do they make the most authentic, delicious Indian food. Their service is thoughtful and kind. We always feel appreciated for using their establishment, either by the warm greeting we get, the offer of a drink if we are waiting for take-out and their cute handwritten messages on the carry bag of dinner. They put the effort into the whole package not just making money."
BAY OF PLENTY: Team at Benny and Brew - Benny and Brew
"Our neighbourhood was missing a great cafe and meeting place. Since Benny and Brew have opened they have given our neighbourhood a massive lift. It's a place where you go for the people and the food and drink are delicious which is icing on the cake. For a bit, they were operating as a French bistro and the food was to die for! These guys have worked so hard and brought such joy to our neighbourhood"
HAWKE’S BAY - GISBORNE: Jazz and his family - Bossman Dairy - Creagh St Store
"Every member of this family who serves in the shop are very friendly, helpful and always smiling. They get to know all their customers and I have never walked into a shop that makes you feel so welcome. During our first lockdown for Covid, they put food such as milk, bread, out for people who may need it free of charge."
TARANAKI: Reece and family - Valentine's Valet
"Reece the owner of Valentine’s Valet, often helped by his Dad, mainly deals with lawns and gardens but he runs both a Carpet Cleaning and a Car Buffing business also. He is extremely hard-working, helpful and friendly and is happy to do the odd job that doesn’t fall into one of his usual categories. He comes to us fortnightly and we could not do without him. If anyone deserves an award it is — Reece Valentine!"
MANAWATU-WANGANUI: Jamie - JD Hair Design
"Jamie is amazing - not only does he offer incredible haircuts at an affordable price he is a genuinely caring man. With a heart of gold, everyone is whānau to him and he treats you like it. I always leave his salon looking fabulous but also feeling fabulous. He is the type of man that fills your inner well of good feelings while he makes you feel and look special."
WELLINGTON: Meredith and Craig - Avalon Service Centre
"Meredith and Craig Butland and their team do a wonderful job and go the extra mile to make sure every job is to the customer's satisfaction. They drop people at their workplaces and pick them up when work on the car is finished. They take the time to talk to customers about anything and are great neighbours to the local residents. Avalon Service Centre are definitely our local heroes in Avalon."
NELSON - MARLBOROUGH: Mary Jane and Colin - Lemon Tree Lane
"Lemon Tree Lane is a great big little gift shop. I am so grateful for Mary Jane and Colin's 'You are very welcome' and 'it's no trouble at all' attitude. Their prices are very reasonable, they always happily gift wrap with beautiful papers and ribbons as a part of their service. I truly can't speak highly enough of this community-minded couple and their classy, extensive range of items that never leave us disappointed."
CANTERBURY - WEST: Troy Cameron - ATC Accounting Services
"Troy Cameron is a local accountant. He is an awesome family man and it is not unusual to see Matilda, his Kune Kune pig, snuggled up with his dog and daughter in his lounge. It was the flying pig on his flyer that made me call him 2 years ago and as we had just gone into business which was scary in itself, let alone dealing with an accountant, we have never looked back. Troy goes the extra mile and his fees are more than reasonable"
OTAGO - SOUTHLAND: Richard Smith - CJ Sinclair
"The owner is Richard Smith whose family have been in the motor trade in the Ranfurly Naseby area for over 100 years. During the last years lock down our car broke down leaving us feeling quite uncomfortable as we live some distance from medical & other services. Richard came to our rescue. We need such companies and people in our rural areas. Richard demonstrates such excellent attributes required in our area."
Hi neighbours,
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions about their sickly plant babies. Houseplants might be fashionable, but they can be tricky to get right. Whether it’s the wrong light, too much or too little water, or a pesky draft, it doesn’t take much for your prize peace lily to … View moreHi neighbours,
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions about their sickly plant babies. Houseplants might be fashionable, but they can be tricky to get right. Whether it’s the wrong light, too much or too little water, or a pesky draft, it doesn’t take much for your prize peace lily to turn yellow or an infestation of bugs to set in.
We put some of your houseplant questions to the plant doctors from Kings Plant Barn to diagnose. Find their answers here.
A new community is growing rapidly at Ravenswood, a new residential and commercial development just half an hour north of Christchurch in the Waimakariri District.
Ravenswood offers family living at an affordable price.
Over six hundred lots are already sold and stage 4 is selling now. A New … View moreA new community is growing rapidly at Ravenswood, a new residential and commercial development just half an hour north of Christchurch in the Waimakariri District.
Ravenswood offers family living at an affordable price.
Over six hundred lots are already sold and stage 4 is selling now. A New World supermarket is under construction and a childcare centre, BP Connect service station and McDonalds are already open.
A new retail centre will also be built adjacent to New World and retail leasing is available now.
A group of senior pupils at Rangiora’s Te Matauru Primary have launched a campaign urging authorities to improve road safety near their school.
The pupils launched a petition asking the Waimakariri District Council to add a pedestrian crossing and reduce the speed limit outside their school.
… View moreA group of senior pupils at Rangiora’s Te Matauru Primary have launched a campaign urging authorities to improve road safety near their school.
The pupils launched a petition asking the Waimakariri District Council to add a pedestrian crossing and reduce the speed limit outside their school.
“Our school is growing quickly, and we need to have road crossings and a slower traffic area so that we can cross safely," they say.
Read the full story here and tell us where you think road safety improvements are needed in Wamakariri and why?
Hey neighbours,
A “world’s first” winemaking method born in North Canterbury exposes fruit to the elements to ensure each strain is unique.
Greystone Vineyard in Waipara, North Canterbury has been experimenting with the vineyard-treatment method for nearly 10 years, allowing the natural … View moreHey neighbours,
A “world’s first” winemaking method born in North Canterbury exposes fruit to the elements to ensure each strain is unique.
Greystone Vineyard in Waipara, North Canterbury has been experimenting with the vineyard-treatment method for nearly 10 years, allowing the natural environment and temperatures to affect wines and shape them differently from strain to strain.
The process was formalised and made part of a research study by Lincoln University PhD student Constanza Iversen in 2019, who analyses each step of the process to determine what makes the wines shape themselves in different ways, and how wines can be altered using natural elements.
Are you a fan of initiatives like this in our backyard?
Life is to be lived - and at The Sterling that is exactly what we intend to do!
We plan to offer an innovative later living village, designed to empower you to be free to live your life your way. Enjoy a huge selection of beautiful amenities all at your doorstep. Play bowls in the morning and … View moreLife is to be lived - and at The Sterling that is exactly what we intend to do!
We plan to offer an innovative later living village, designed to empower you to be free to live your life your way. Enjoy a huge selection of beautiful amenities all at your doorstep. Play bowls in the morning and relax with a swim or spa session in the afternoon. Why not join friends for happy hour at our café overlooking the plaza, or maybe practicing your golf swing is your preference?
It’s your life, your way. Make it happen at The Sterling.
Hey neighbours,
Did you know...
“Although New Zealand is believed to have been the first country in the world to give women the right to sit in Parliament, it is one of the few which have consistently refused to elect a woman to its national assembly,” The Press wrote on September 14, … View moreHey neighbours,
Did you know...
“Although New Zealand is believed to have been the first country in the world to give women the right to sit in Parliament, it is one of the few which have consistently refused to elect a woman to its national assembly,” The Press wrote on September 14, 1933.
“Legislation permitting women to stand for Parliament was introduced in 1919 by the then Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, and subsequently passed.”
Lyttelton MP Elizabeth McCombs had just shattered that glass ceiling after a by-election, becoming New Zealand’s first woman MP.
She had previously run as the Labour candidate in Kaiapoi and Christchurch North and became the Lyttelton candidate in a by-election after the death of her husband, James, who had held the seat since 1913.
The Press noted that “Mrs McCombs’s majority is larger than any Mr McCombs secured during his whole 20 years in Parliament”.
The Press reported from a packed Returned Soldiers’ Association Hall in Lyttelton.
“‘This is the proudest moment of my life,’ said Mrs McCombs, ‘but yet one of the saddest. You all know that my husband wished more than anything else on earth that I should sit in Parliament, and we had both hoped we should sit there together. I cannot help feeling a tinge of bitterness that it was not to be.’
McCombs died before the 1935 election, and was succeeded by her son, Sir Terence McCombs, who held the Lyttelton seat until 1951.
Hoping someone out there can tell me where to go to get this done please. Have messaged lots of florists but no luck so far. Thank you everyone.
The Rangiora Community Choir would love to have some more competent Bass singers. Our rehearsals are held on a Wednesday night 7.15pm in the Hall at the Methodist Church, King Street, Rangiora
Our pioneering approach to retirement living includes resident-friendly terms designed to protect you and your family.
Ryman’s Peace of Mind Guarantees include terms such as our deferred management fee that is capped at 20 percent, one of the lowest in the retirement sector. Our base weekly … View moreOur pioneering approach to retirement living includes resident-friendly terms designed to protect you and your family.
Ryman’s Peace of Mind Guarantees include terms such as our deferred management fee that is capped at 20 percent, one of the lowest in the retirement sector. Our base weekly fee is fixed for the entire time you occupy your townhouse or apartment*, and comprehensive care can be dialled up as your needs change.
Terms like these provide you with greater confidence to live the way you want. They not only stack up in the retirement industry, they lead the way. *Some conditions apply.
I am looking for someone to crochet some baby clothes for me. Please call or text Sue 021 722 497
A Natural Savvy Living Expo! Saturday the 17th April from 10 - 3 at the Rangiora Baptist Church Organisers: Eco Educate and Timebank Waimakariri
Have you got practical life skills you can share with our Community?
Can you - patch a bike tyre/ do basic bike maintenance? - … View moreA Natural Savvy Living Expo! Saturday the 17th April from 10 - 3 at the Rangiora Baptist Church Organisers: Eco Educate and Timebank Waimakariri
Have you got practical life skills you can share with our Community?
Can you - patch a bike tyre/ do basic bike maintenance? - knit, crochet, felt, spin, weave ? - make bread, cheese, soup, preserves? - make your own cleaning products? - make play dough, slime?Do you have - food foraging skills - handy home maintenance skills? - tips for making healthy economic meals? - budgeting advice? - gardening skills eg pruning, composting..?Are you a not for profit organisation wanting to promote yourselves?Are you a local business with a natural environmentally friendly ethos?We are looking for local businesses, individuals or groups to have a stand or join a collective of others with a similar theme eg wool craft. A kitchen is also available to demonstrate cooking skills. Stall sites - free for not for profit groups. - businesses are asked to donate something towards the event. Go to www.facebook.com... for more details and to see who is coming along.
Please email Martin at waimakariri@community.timebanks.org or Lesley at www.ecoeducate.co.nz... if you are interested!
Hey neighbours,
Is there such thing as a healthy Friday night takeaway?
Nolan and Julz McGaw are aiming to prove there is through their new vegan food truck called Planted, which launches on Friday evening in Woodend, North Canterbury.
The McGaws are passionate vegans, but that has not always … View moreHey neighbours,
Is there such thing as a healthy Friday night takeaway?
Nolan and Julz McGaw are aiming to prove there is through their new vegan food truck called Planted, which launches on Friday evening in Woodend, North Canterbury.
The McGaws are passionate vegans, but that has not always been the case. Julz McGaw was a dairy farmer and Nolan McGaw was once a meat-fuelled bodybuilder.
Pies, cakes, hot dogs and burgers are all on the food truck menu, but with a healthier vegan twist.
The idea was to provide cheap and easy takeaway options, with less fat.
The food truck officially opens at 73 Main North Rd on Friday, from 4pm to 9pm. It opens at the same location every Thursday and Friday onwards from 4pm to 9pm.
Will you give it a try?
The team at Hoof-it provides our dairy farmers with a professional hoof care service, that is second to none. We cover the north island.
The products available on our webshop are of supreme quality but at the lowest possible prices.
Contact us, so we can help you !!
Website - … View moreThe team at Hoof-it provides our dairy farmers with a professional hoof care service, that is second to none. We cover the north island.
The products available on our webshop are of supreme quality but at the lowest possible prices.
Contact us, so we can help you !!
Website - https://hoofit.nz/
Call us at 021 278 8278
Email - info@hoofit.nz
© Neighbourly 2024
Loading…
