South Waikato District, Tokoroa

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2839 days ago

Putaruru Water Festival - Free Admission- This Saturday

Andrea Neighbourly Lead from Putaruru

Come and be entertained by
The Cambridge Brass Band 
Spellbound Duet : facebook page @spellboundDuet, 
and a
Talent quest for all enthusiastic talent.

2839 days ago

Avoid ‘Oh No’ Moments this year!

The Team from Jennian Homes

So, you received a great fixed price for building your new home…Yay!

But...then you take a closer look and realise that not everything has been included. OH NO!

Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. From establishing a true building … View more
So, you received a great fixed price for building your new home…Yay!

But...then you take a closer look and realise that not everything has been included. OH NO!

Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. From establishing a true building budget...to constructive advice on building sustainably...it’s all covered in the New Home Builders Info Sessions being held by your local Jennian Homes team. Find out more.
Register now

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2849 days ago

Poll: Do we need more areas to exercise dogs in the South Waikato?

The Team Reporter from South Waikato News

Tirau's Marian Brenssell has opened a doggy daycare on her 30 acre rural property after finding it difficult to find places in the South Waikato to exercise her dogs. Comment what your favourite place to take your dog is below and take part in our poll.
*This information may be used for … View more
Tirau's Marian Brenssell has opened a doggy daycare on her 30 acre rural property after finding it difficult to find places in the South Waikato to exercise her dogs. Comment what your favourite place to take your dog is below and take part in our poll.
*This information may be used for editorial purposes.

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Do we need more areas to exercise dogs in the South Waikato?
  • 84.6% The South Waikato needs more dog friendly areas
    84.6% Complete
  • 15.4% The South Waikato offers plenty of places for dogs
    15.4% Complete
13 votes
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2839 days ago

The Putaruru Water Festival - This saturday- Free Admission

Andrea Neighbourly Lead from Putaruru

Gates open at 9am  Free bus from Tokoroa to Putaruru
Axemans Carnival,  Big Boys Toys, Bicycle challenge, Agricultural Machinery,  Photo comp,  Piano smashing competition, Classic Cars, Rides for Children...Foooooood... Displays and stalls, TCOS Safety Car,  Musical entertainment by The … View more
Gates open at 9am  Free bus from Tokoroa to Putaruru
Axemans Carnival,  Big Boys Toys, Bicycle challenge, Agricultural Machinery,  Photo comp,  Piano smashing competition, Classic Cars, Rides for Children...Foooooood... Displays and stalls, TCOS Safety Car,  Musical entertainment by The Cambridge Brass Band, Spellbound Duet, and a Talent Quest,  Donkey Rides, Top Team Competition, Community Health & Well Being, Rawleighs and so very much more.
A fun day out for the whole family

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2839 days ago

Piano Smashing Competition @ The Water Festival Sat 25th.

Andrea Neighbourly Lead from Putaruru

The competition : A team of 4 people. Each person has a weapon of their choice, no power tools. Safety glasses must be worn, to destroy a piano


Pianos will be taken off a trailer and demolished, pieces must fit through a toilet seat and be put back on the trailer.
You will need to provide
 -a … View more
The competition : A team of 4 people. Each person has a weapon of their choice, no power tools. Safety glasses must be worn, to destroy a piano


Pianos will be taken off a trailer and demolished, pieces must fit through a toilet seat and be put back on the trailer.
You will need to provide
 -a name for your group. - The name of the team leader
- an email address and a list of your weapons of destruction..
Give Lee a call 07 883 7272 or info@prideinputaruru

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2839 days ago

Putaruru Water Festival - Free Admission

Andrea Neighbourly Lead from Putaruru

This Saturday  9 - 4
Photo competition $200 prize
Theme : Putaruru, water, fun
Contestants : 15 years plus
Size of photos : A4plus - must be framed.
Black and white and/or colour.  All work must be original and delivered to the Pride in Putaruru office #2 overdale rd, Putaruru by 3.30pm Friday… View more
This Saturday  9 - 4
Photo competition $200 prize
Theme : Putaruru, water, fun
Contestants : 15 years plus
Size of photos : A4plus - must be framed.
Black and white and/or colour.  All work must be original and delivered to the Pride in Putaruru office #2 overdale rd, Putaruru by 3.30pm Friday 24th February.
Entry form on the pride in Putaruru website through The Prattler.
Every photo should have the completed details firmly attached to the back of the entry and PIP reserves the right to publish the photos.
Photos can be picked up at the festival from the show tent after 3.30.  ID may be required when picking up.

2840 days ago

Poll: Caring for Tokoroa's Lake Moananui

Luke Kirkeby Reporter from South Waikato News

Following the death of a large number of ducks, rubbish in the water, and spreading of lake weed there are calls for more action to be taken to look after Tokoroa's Lake Moananui. What are your thoughts?
*This information could be used for editorial purposes.

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Caring for Tokoroa's Lake Moananui
  • 5.3% It's fine, people are overreacting.
    5.3% Complete
  • 94.7% We need to take action now before things get worse.
    94.7% Complete
  • 0% It doesn't concern me.
    0% Complete
19 votes
2845 days ago

Phone scams

Elizabeth from South Waikato District

Hi Neighbours , last night I received a call on my landline from a lovely sounding lady apparently representing  Microsoft Windows 10. My computer was about to crash and she needed details so that she could remove a virus from her end. I was not willing to give her any details without doing my own… View moreHi Neighbours , last night I received a call on my landline from a lovely sounding lady apparently representing  Microsoft Windows 10. My computer was about to crash and she needed details so that she could remove a virus from her end. I was not willing to give her any details without doing my own research first and she was really insistent and spoke the techno language well. She suggested she ring me back first thing in the morning as this was an urgent issue. I have contacted Microsoft and they don't offer this sort of phone call. My computer is fine.
Please DO NOT GIVE INFORMATION OUT over the phone to anyone especially on an unsolicited call. Be careful people there are scumbags out there try to take advantage of us !

2840 days ago

Have your say on school uniforms...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Neighbourly has always been a popular place for neighbours to buy, sell and give away preloved school uniforms. In fact, it's prompted us to question whether a school uniform swap/sell section would be of interest to our members. If you have school uniform wearers in your family, we want to … View moreNeighbourly has always been a popular place for neighbours to buy, sell and give away preloved school uniforms. In fact, it's prompted us to question whether a school uniform swap/sell section would be of interest to our members. If you have school uniform wearers in your family, we want to know: do you think they're a good idea? How do you feel about the price of school uniforms? Would a swap or sell section for school uniforms on Neighbourly be useful to you? Share your thoughts below!

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2844 days ago

I heart my hood

The Team from Neighbours Aotearoa

This month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you … View moreThis month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you personify your community or ‘hood’. This year we’re doing it a little differently. To help focus (excuse the photography pun) we’ve chosen three themes.

1 – I Heart the History of My Hood

Everywhere we live has history, and stories. Do you know your hood’s history? Or maybe you know someone who has lived in the community for what seems like a million years, and know the place like that back of their hand. Was your hood the birth place of the women’s vote, or maybe site of the biggest lamington ever made way back in 53′ ….(Yes I know, random, but honestly we’re interesting in anything and everything)… By the way – this is also an awesome way to get our older ‘story tellers’ involved.

2 – I Heart Diversity in my Hood

New Zealand really has become a melting pot and that brings with it the rainbow of diversity of all kinds. Maybe you have the ‘united nations’ living on one street, maybe your neighbourhood pot luck dinners are better and more interesting than an international food fair could every dream of! We want to see and hear about it.

3 – I Heart My Healthy Hood

With our clean green image, amazing fresh foods, picture perfect outdoor environment, we know there are neighbourhoods out there that personify ‘health’. Is your neighbourhood or neighbour one of them? It could be through a neighbourhood walking group, or a ‘from garden to plate thanks to the shared neighbourhood community garden’ kind of thing. It might be a neighbourhood that has committed to getting the kids off screens and outside, or maybe its a whole street of cross fit power vegans ….. probably not … but you never know. What ever it is, we want to see and hear about it.

To enter go to our website and ‘share your story’

So get snapping and chatting. We have more information on I Heart My Hood available on facebook and on our website.


Here is a link to our first posting - I heart my healthy hood by Heather of Glen Eden. neighboursday.org.nz...

2844 days ago

Vision 2030 - The Rotorua Way

The team from Rotorua Lakes Council

Have your say on the next chapter of Rotorua’s progress #vision2030therotoruaway #letstalkkoreromai We want your input. Visit www.rotorualakescouncil.nz... to find out more and to have your say.

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2845 days ago

2017 Trustpower Community Awards nominations now open

The team from Rotorua Lakes Council

It's that time of year to celebrate #RotoruaNZ community volunteers. The 2017 Trustpower Community Award nominations are now open - go to www.rotorualakescouncil.nz... to nominate

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2857 days ago

Cheese Rolling Championship and Trolley Derby

Ruth Griffiths from Cheese Rolling Waikato

Calling all creative Trolley makers...
The Trolley Derby is held on the steep Cheese Rolling hilll in Tokoroa.
Are you competitive, like going fast, like having great fun?

How about building a simple Trolley and getting a team together, workmates, sports team mates, school mates and competing… View more
Calling all creative Trolley makers...
The Trolley Derby is held on the steep Cheese Rolling hilll in Tokoroa.
Are you competitive, like going fast, like having great fun?

How about building a simple Trolley and getting a team together, workmates, sports team mates, school mates and competing for the Trolley Derby cup...

Our website has basic suggestions for design, but the rest is up to you.
www.cheeserollingwaikato.org.nz...

2849 days ago

Swap a can of food for a FREE Resene testpot!

Resene

Add a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*

Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. … View more
Add a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*

Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. When you donate a can of food you'll save up to $5.50 on your testpot purchase while also helping provide disadvantaged Kiwis with food parcels when they need them most.

So start gathering up those cans and bring them into your local Resene owned ColorShop today!

*60-80ml testpot
Find out more

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2851 days ago

Spotted us around?

Stuff Fibre

Hello neighbours! I'm Sam from Stuff Fibre (on the left) - and that's my mate Casey, Neighbourly's co-founder. As a couple of tech start-up founders, we're really excited to have joined forces to help make a difference in every corner of New Zealand.

Neighbourly do it by … View more
Hello neighbours! I'm Sam from Stuff Fibre (on the left) - and that's my mate Casey, Neighbourly's co-founder. As a couple of tech start-up founders, we're really excited to have joined forces to help make a difference in every corner of New Zealand.

Neighbourly do it by connecting you with your neighbours - Stuff Fibre is doing it by providing a better, simpler internet experience. Stuff Fibre delivers super speedy internet supported by local customer service from our team in Auckland (wahoo!), unlimited data and no fixed term contracts so that you get our best price always. Over the coming weeks and months we'll be working with Neighbourly to help you understand about what this 'fibre stuff' is all about and why it should matter to you. In the meantime - it's great to be here!

Curious? Find out more about how we're shaking things up.

- Sam Morse, Stuff Fibre co-founder
Find out more

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