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I am Running the Camp Cooking Base at this years Scout Jamboree and I am needing 3000 empty 220g Watties Baked Beans/Spaghetti Tins (the small tin) so each scout can learn how to make steamed puddings.
I have been in touch with Watties and unfortunately they cannot help me, hence I am asking… View moreHi
I am Running the Camp Cooking Base at this years Scout Jamboree and I am needing 3000 empty 220g Watties Baked Beans/Spaghetti Tins (the small tin) so each scout can learn how to make steamed puddings.
I have been in touch with Watties and unfortunately they cannot help me, hence I am asking you.
So if you can help, even if you only have 1-2 tins please get in touch with me so I can sort out collecting them.
Thanks
Heather
Congratulations Kristy Couper !!! Winner of our Toyota Yaris Giveaway Promotion this year !!!
Kristy is from Waiwhetu and entered when she shopped at The Mall, Upper Hutt (Michael Hill Jeweller).
Thank you to all the business who participated this year and to all the shoppers who entered.
All of New Zealand is at risk of earthquakes, and lots of us travel to parts of the country where earthquakes are more common. Knowing the right action to take – Drop, Cover, Hold – and practising with your family, can save lives and prevent injury.
Everyone should know this - please share … View moreAll of New Zealand is at risk of earthquakes, and lots of us travel to parts of the country where earthquakes are more common. Knowing the right action to take – Drop, Cover, Hold – and practising with your family, can save lives and prevent injury.
Everyone should know this - please share with your friends and family.
We love a bit of festive fun at Neighbourly which is why we're giving away Christmas gifts to our members - every day for 12 days! We have heaps of awesome prizes including The Warehouse gift cards, toy packs, gardening vouchers - and CASH! Want to see if you or one of your neighbours is a … View moreWe love a bit of festive fun at Neighbourly which is why we're giving away Christmas gifts to our members - every day for 12 days! We have heaps of awesome prizes including The Warehouse gift cards, toy packs, gardening vouchers - and CASH! Want to see if you or one of your neighbours is a winner? Just check the blog to see if there's a familiar name on Santa's list.
A special congratulations to yesterday's winner - Beni Alo from Wellington! He scored an AirNZ Mystery Break for two! Check out today's winners now. #hohoho
Yesterday was a great morning at Upper Hutt Baptist Church's Community Centre and the car park! Car booters out there selling their various wares and inside the Garage Sale with the Big Difference, not to forget the free cuppas served with cheesy toast triangles for customers and car booters.… View moreYesterday was a great morning at Upper Hutt Baptist Church's Community Centre and the car park! Car booters out there selling their various wares and inside the Garage Sale with the Big Difference, not to forget the free cuppas served with cheesy toast triangles for customers and car booters.
We were delighted to raise $1,334 and blessed to be able help our regular recipients of financial aid - Womgel, our sponsored girl in Ethiopia through TEAR Fund, Circuit International's work in Myanmar and a family working in Thailand helping Burmese refugees. The remaining proceeds will go to BARNABAS FUND, an amazing organisation that supports persecuted Christians and their families.
Next month SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER we're hoping to make this community event extra-special with Christmas approaching. Why don't you come along and see why we call this THE GARAGE SALE WITH THE BIG DIFFERENCE?
Dates for Neighbours Day have been set! 25 & 26 March 2017 is the weekend we're all working towards. Leading up to that weekend we'll be letting you know about some of the awesome events and activities happening near you, sharing stories, giving you a little inspiration around how … View moreDates for Neighbours Day have been set! 25 & 26 March 2017 is the weekend we're all working towards. Leading up to that weekend we'll be letting you know about some of the awesome events and activities happening near you, sharing stories, giving you a little inspiration around how to get your neighbourhood revving to go for Neighbours Day, and for those of us who are a little shy, some helpful tips on how to get started.
Earlier this year we put it to the Neighbours Day community to vote on the best way to launch Neighbours Day 2017. The winning idea was is 'Make it a New Years Resolution', and so that is what we're rolling with. Make getting involved in Neighbours Day your New Year's Resolution.
If you or anyone else signs up for Neighbours Day 2017 between today and the 31st of January you go in a draw to win a $100 grocery voucher. We'll be making 3 draws, one in December, one in January and one in February.
We know there are some of you who are real champions of Neighbours Day Aotearoa, so for those that get the most people joining up we have a little incentive for you too. We've added a section in the join up page where people can mention how they heard about Neighbours Day. This is where all those awesome people you get to join up can pop your name. If you, or your organisation, come out on tops and have the most new members joining up then you will win a $100 grocery voucher as well!!! Whaaattt!! Now that will come in handy either for your awesome Neighbours Day event, or your friendly neighbourly bbq, or will pay for the TimTam's you bring when you have a cup of tea with your neighbours.
So make sure you share the love and spread the word.
For more info visit the links or email kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz
It's going to be a beautiful morning pretty much everywhere in the country - so let's get as many kids and their families as possible out of their cars and walking/riding/scooting for this morning's school run. Tell us about it: what are you going to do; how does it work for you? How… View moreIt's going to be a beautiful morning pretty much everywhere in the country - so let's get as many kids and their families as possible out of their cars and walking/riding/scooting for this morning's school run. Tell us about it: what are you going to do; how does it work for you? How does it differ from your memories of footing it to school as a kid?
An important plank of our Foot It campaign this year has been to encourage councils to lower speed limits outside schools. Families and schools have been enthusiastic about our initiatives to make it easier for kids to get out of the car. And when we wrote to all New Zealand's mayors in February, they offered resounding support: many wrote back promising to do their best to lower speeds, but cautioning that their hands were tied by NZ Transport Agency rules that (extraordinarily) stood in the way of lower speed limits.
Now, the Government has stepped up too: Associate transport minister Craig Foss has announced new Speed Management Guidelines that will make it simpler for councils to lower speeds on the roads that are busiest with cyclists and pedestrians. Read more from this weekend's Sunday Star-Times: www.stuff.co.nz...
We welcome this. So last week, we wrote to the mayors again (many of whom are new to the roles after the local body elections) challenging them to commit to putting lower speed limits outside schools on their council agendas in the first half of 2017. The Sunday Star-Times and Stuff will report their responses, whether they be good or gutless.
It's not just about the Government and councils, though: it's about taking responsibility as communities and individuals. So take the initiative: bylaw or no bylaw, if enough of us voluntarily slow down as we drive past schools in our towns and neighbourhoods, that will slow other traffic and make our streets safer for our kids.
TODAY'S WEATHER: We've attached the MetService rain map for this morning. In short, it's a great day to walk, ride or scoot to school with your kids, anywhere in the country. But this afternoon, a pile of rain is going to land, splash, in the middle of the North Island and Hawke's Bay. Don't say you weren't warned ....
THE FOOT IT PLEDGE: We're all busy - but many of us can find ONE day a week when we can scoot or walk with our kids to school. So make the pledge!
Join one of our Neighbourly Foot It clubs - the Monday Club, Tuesday Club, Wednesday Club, Thursday Club or Friday Club – and you'll go into the draw to win one of 50 Micro scooters, valued at up to $179.95 each. www.neighbourly.co.nz...
THE SUNDAY STAR-TIMES SAYS:
* Families: Choose one day a week when you walk, scoot or ride with your kids to and from school.
* Schools: Set up walking buses, with parents and volunteers helping local kids get to class safely.
* Councils: Create and enforce lower speed zones outside every school.
TELL US YOUR STORIES: What's the most memorable experience you or your kids have had while commuting to school? Share your story at Stuff Nation and go into the draw for 20 more Micro scooters. www.stuff.co.nz...
BE SAFE: Tips for a safe school run. www.microscooters.co.nz...
In a Miro Street, Upper Hutt backyard, three cats all belonging to a next door neighbour, have succumbed on different occasions to a retired racing Greyhound..
The Greyhound also has a Weimarama companion
The cat owners want the UHCC to get involved and want the Greyhound to be muzzled in … View moreIn a Miro Street, Upper Hutt backyard, three cats all belonging to a next door neighbour, have succumbed on different occasions to a retired racing Greyhound..
The Greyhound also has a Weimarama companion
The cat owners want the UHCC to get involved and want the Greyhound to be muzzled in his own home. You have got to be joking.
It is a sad story to have lost not one but three cats. But just what were these cats thinking by entering a territory guarded by two large fierce-resembling adult dogs.? And did the cat owners not restrict them from being outside their house after dusk as many cats tend to wander and hunt birds etc if unrestrained.
Don't believe that all Greyhounds are placid. Some are inclined to be aggressive towards small animals including dogs and cats. In recent months two Greyhounds at different times have acted aggressively towards my ultra friendly Corgi.
Cats should not be dumb. Though, like some humans and dogs, they can be nutters. My immediate previous Corgi was gentle with any animal and both wary and convivial with cats and many cats in the area I live in, knew this and some would play-up to the point of stalking my Corgi or just staying put when we passed by instead of scooting away. And some even came into our property and felt completely at ease until i or one of my family chased them off.
So generally cats know or can sense the softies from the baddies. An exception is these three cats of Miro Street.
WIN WIN WIN ... Week 4 !!
SPOT THE CAR & you could WIN one of 3 $20 Art of Pizza Vouchers each week!!
Tell us where the Toyota prize car is parked in all 4 photos and be in to WIN one of 3 $20 Art of Pizza vouchers each week !!
We will post 4 new photos each week.
Tell us your answer under … View moreWIN WIN WIN ... Week 4 !!
SPOT THE CAR & you could WIN one of 3 $20 Art of Pizza Vouchers each week!!
Tell us where the Toyota prize car is parked in all 4 photos and be in to WIN one of 3 $20 Art of Pizza vouchers each week !!
We will post 4 new photos each week.
Tell us your answer under this weeks photos.
You have till noon next Monday to tell us your 4 answers !
Hint: There is a list of participating businesses in the Upper Hutt Leader.
Read the Upper Hutt Leader online: www.neighbourly.co.nz......
At 4 Maple Grove, Maungaraki, Saturday 3rd December, 8.00am to midday, support local girls off to compete in LA for Dance/Hip-Hop.
Large range of household items
At 4 Maple Grove, Maungaraki, Saturday 3rd December, 8.00am to midday, support local girls off to compete in LA for Dance/Hip-Hop.
Large range of household items
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