42 days ago

From Antarctica to the Outback

Bob Owens Retirement Village

For Rodnie and Bryan, retirement at Ryman’s Edmund Hillary Village is all about seizing every opportunity to explore. From trekking through Nepal and enduring the cold in Antarctica to immersing themselves in Aboriginal culture in the Australian Outback, their epic retirement proves that age is no barrier to discovery. Just as Sir Edmund Hillary pushed the limits of exploration, residents of his namesake village continue to chart their own extraordinary journeys.

“We’ll keep travelling for as long as we can,” says Rodnie.

Click read more for the full story.

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More messages from your neighbours
19 days ago

Show us your projects

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Whether it's craft, haberdashery, woodwork or upcycling, we'd love to see what you've been working on lately.
You may even spark someone else's creativity...

Tell us about your current project or show us a picture in the comments below...

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1 day ago

Poll: Are domestic flights with Air NZ out of your budget?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

A Tauranga man has filed a complaint with the Commerce Commission, claiming that due to dynamic pricing, it’s cheaper for him to fly to Los Angeles than to book a flight for his daughter from Tauranga to Wellington.

Do you think their pricing needs addressed to encourage more people to fly?

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Are domestic flights with Air NZ out of your budget?
  • 95.6% Yes, it's too expensive
    95.6% Complete
  • 3.8% No, it's reasonable
    3.8% Complete
  • 0.6% Other - I'll share below
    0.6% Complete
702 votes
2 hours ago

This week's prize draw!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

This week's winners receive a $100 Pharmacy voucher - we know you've been eyeing the giftware in there!

The winners are:
Sophy Stowers from Mangere

Weibin Qin from Lower Hutt

Jacob Blair from Alexandra

Rodger Mortleman from Whitianga

Get in touch with us here if you're a winner on this list!

Not a winner? There's always next week!

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