The Pink Campervan is coming to Lakes District!
Each year our breast health nurses travel around New Zealand in our iconic Pink Campervan, to talk about mammograms, offer advice about checking your breasts, healthy lifestyles and family risk.
Our nurses have valuable advice about symptoms, treatments, support groups and post-surgery options. The breast care nurses have visual and hands-on displays of breast cancer symptoms that most haven’t seen before, and will use prosthetic breasts to show what a lump feels like.
Our breast nurses would love to have a chat to you so pop in and say hi. We’ll be at the locations below on the following dates:
Monday, 13 May 2024
Woolworths Fairy Springs 54 Fairy Springs Road, Fairy Springs, Rotorua 3015
Tuesday, 14 and Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Parksyde Community Centre
7 Tarewa Place, Rotorua (half day)
Thursday, 16 May 2024
Te Ngae Medical Centre
5 Tarawera Road, Rotorua 3010
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
New World Westend
247 Old Taupo Road, Hillcrest, Rotorua 3015
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Rotorua Night Market
1029 Tutanekai Street, Rotorua 3010
Monday, 27 May 2024
Four Square Ngongotaha
1 Hall Road, Ngongotahā, Rotorua 3010
Thursday, 30 May 2024
Woolworths Rotorua
246 Fenton Street Victoria Rotorua 3010
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
Warnings about scams
This Fraud Awareness Week, we’re reminding everyone to stay sharp and look out for the warning signs of scams to stop them before they start.
Here’s what to watch out for:
🔍 Unrealistic offers or promises of easy money that are too good to be true
🔍 Pressure tactics: Scammers may rush or threaten you to act immediately.
🔍 Requests for personal info: Be cautious if you’re asked for bank details, passwords, or sensitive information.
🔍 Unusual payment methods like gift cards, cryptocurrency, or wire transfers.
🔍 Unverified contacts: Emails, calls, or messages from unknown or suspicious sources.
How to protect yourself:
✅ Stop and think before sharing personal details or making payments.
✅ Don't click on any links until you know that it is safe.
✅ Verify the source: Contact the organisation directly using official channels.
✅ If something’s not right, it's OK to hang up, walk away, ignore it and move on.
If you wish to report a scam, contact Police on 105 or report it online via 105.police.govt.nz/use-105.
Tactile texture
Welcome texture into your room by using leftover Resene Anaglypta wallpaper to accentuate furniture and décor items. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.