Waikuku & Waikuku Beach, Waikuku

Wondering about something in your neighbourhood?

Wondering about something in your neighbourhood?

Whether it's a new building going up or a strange noise you keep hearing, ask your neighbours here.

2458 days ago

Over 100 Children's Day events across NZ!

The Team from Children's Day

With just one week to go until Children's Day, how will you celebrate? There's so much happening all around Aotearoa, so put tamariki first this Sunday 4 March and check out what's happening near you: childrensday.org.nz... www.youtube.com...

2458 days ago

Swap a can of food for a FREE Resene testpot!

Resene

Neighbours - add a little colour to your life and help those in need at the same time. Bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot*!

Every can of food you donate means you save on your testpot purchase (save up to $5.60 on an 80ml testpot)… View more
Neighbours - add a little colour to your life and help those in need at the same time. Bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot*!

Every can of food you donate means you save on your testpot purchase (save up to $5.60 on an 80ml testpot) while also helping provide disadvantaged Kiwis with food parcels when they need them most.

We'll donate every item you bring in to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks.

So start gathering up those cans and bring them into your local Resene owned ColorShop.
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*60-80ml testpot.
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2458 days ago

Established and successful café for sale

ABC Business Sales

This is the hospitality opportunity of the year in arguably one of the most desirable café locations in Christchurch.

Savoire is a busy urban café situated in the affluent Merivale Mall near the entrance/exit and sits amongst popular hospitality businesses.

Business highlights:
* Well … View more
This is the hospitality opportunity of the year in arguably one of the most desirable café locations in Christchurch.

Savoire is a busy urban café situated in the affluent Merivale Mall near the entrance/exit and sits amongst popular hospitality businesses.

Business highlights:
* Well established and supported by locals and shoppers
* Further potential to grow business
* Liquor licence in place - this area of the business can definitely be developed further
* Refurbishment needed, plans approved, add your creative style
* Affluent suburb, consistent turnover $800,000+ year on year

Call Sami for further information.

Price $295,000+, estimated stock value $5,500.
Read more about this opportunity

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2458 days ago

Whitebait From South Westland

Jason from Kaiapoi

Hello Neighbours

We have 250gram packs of South Westland Whitebait Available for $22 each.

You can pick them up from 128 Island Road Glengarry Lane Opposite Kendal Park

or call me to order 021 288 0891 Jason

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Hello Neighbours

We have 250gram packs of South Westland Whitebait Available for $22 each.

You can pick them up from 128 Island Road Glengarry Lane Opposite Kendal Park

or call me to order 021 288 0891 Jason

or email me jason@mainlandtrader.co.nz

**Saturday & Sunday 9am - 5pm

I can also deliver around the immediate local area.



Available Ongoing(We supply Hospitality and General Public Throughout NZ)

$22

Negotiable

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2459 days ago

A dream home chopped into pieces

Jo Haywood Reporter from Homed

Have you seen this villa on the move? When Jenny Bourke and Kristof Van Marsenille first saw it, it had everything they'd imagined for their dream home. But sealing the deal on the Merivale villa meant committing to a fast and ambitious relocation.

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2458 days ago

Experts on hand at Swannanoa fair

Jonathan Leask Reporter from Northern Outlook

This year's Swannanoa School Fair will offer rural folk and lifestyle enthusiasts some handy advice.
Organisers have introduced some new offerings to the line up which will include talks and demonstrations.
Fair spokesperson Leisa Williams said the talks and country themed demonstrations … View more
This year's Swannanoa School Fair will offer rural folk and lifestyle enthusiasts some handy advice.
Organisers have introduced some new offerings to the line up which will include talks and demonstrations.
Fair spokesperson Leisa Williams said the talks and country themed demonstrations would run throughout the day and cover a wide variety of issues.
"The series will cover bees, composting, dos and don'ts in maintaining your septic tank, pruning, propagating, and how to look after your chickens.
"We wanted to keep things interesting and offer new things for people, embrace our rural theme and offer something that is relevant and informative to the community."
Williams said the sessions would provide tips on all things country and provide the opportunity to ask questions and chat to the experts, many of whom come from North Canterbury.
"The talks have definitely been well received. We have had great interest since we announced on social media that they had been added to the day's line up."
The Swannanoa School Fair is on Sunday March, 4 at the Swannanoa Domain, Tram Rd, 10am to 3pm.
Entry: $5 donation for adults and children (under 15) free.

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2458 days ago

Waimakariri Draft LTP out for consultation

Jonathan Leask Reporter from Northern Outlook

The Waimakariri District Council's 2018-28 Long Term Plan (LTP) was adopted at a special council meeting this week.

Let us know what you think:
What do you think are the main talking points?
Are your for or against any of the proposals?
Is there anything that it doesn't cover?

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2458 days ago

BEKO SQUAD

Jonathan Leask Reporter from Northern Outlook

North Canterbury netballers Gemma Hazeldine and Bella James have been selected into the Mainland Beko squad for 2018.
Hazeldine, a former Mainland Tactix, returns to action after taking time away from the game to start a family while James was part of the side which finished runner-up in 2017.

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North Canterbury netballers Gemma Hazeldine and Bella James have been selected into the Mainland Beko squad for 2018.
Hazeldine, a former Mainland Tactix, returns to action after taking time away from the game to start a family while James was part of the side which finished runner-up in 2017.

Mainland Beko 2018 Squad:
Sophia Fenwick
Gemma Hazeldine
Tiana Placid
Nicola Mackle (subject to NNZ exemption)
Bella James
Grace Namana
Jessica Prosser
Malia Manoa
Laura Dorgan
Tyler Rollo
Gabby Thomas
Lily Marshall
Tiffany Challis
Kenya Kavanagh-Vincent
Lily Fletcher (subject to fitness)
Jess Shaw (subject to fitness)

Ronelle van Dongen (Head Coach)
Andrea Cousins (Assistant Coach)
Toni Torepe (Manager)

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2458 days ago

RHS ON TARGET

Jonathan Leask Reporter from Northern Outlook

The Rangiora HS 1st XI is on target for a first innings win over Christ's College in the Canterbury Secondary Schools' two-day bowl cricket competition.
Rangiora dismissed Christ's for 133 after Henry Sail claimed 4-37 and Sam Sharp 2-22. At stumps on day one, Rangiora were 88/4 … View more
The Rangiora HS 1st XI is on target for a first innings win over Christ's College in the Canterbury Secondary Schools' two-day bowl cricket competition.
Rangiora dismissed Christ's for 133 after Henry Sail claimed 4-37 and Sam Sharp 2-22. At stumps on day one, Rangiora were 88/4 with Sail unbeaten on 40.
Their Gillette Cup match against Buller was postponed until next week.

2458 days ago

Country name strong squad for Hawke Cup challenge

Jonathan Leask Reporter from Northern Outlook

The match should be underway in Auckland today with Canterbury Country boasting a strong side in the Hawke Cup challenge against Counties Manukau.

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2458 days ago

FUTSAL FIVE

Jonathan Leask Reporter from Northern Outlook

North Canterbury footballers have been included in the Canterbury United Futsal Pride squad to head up Wellington this weekend for the 2018 Futsal National Women's League.
Hannah Hegarty, Macey Fraser, Tahlia Hermann-Watt, Gabrielle Rennie, and Lily Fisher will play for Canterbury against … View more
North Canterbury footballers have been included in the Canterbury United Futsal Pride squad to head up Wellington this weekend for the 2018 Futsal National Women's League.
Hannah Hegarty, Macey Fraser, Tahlia Hermann-Watt, Gabrielle Rennie, and Lily Fisher will play for Canterbury against the five other Federation teams including Northern, Auckland, WaiBOP, Central and Capital at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie.

2458 days ago

Saracens set for international showdown

Jonathan Leask Reporter from Northern Outlook

The Saracens Saggy Sacks will contest the Golden Oldies Sports Celebration in Christchurch's Hagley Park in April.

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2458 days ago

Our People: Mel Taite-Pitama

Reporter Northern Outlook

A catch up with the principal of Tuahiwi School Mel Taite-Pitama.

1. Tell us a bit about your self - where are you from, your family and what are your hobbies?

My father is from Tauranga and my mother from the Waikato. They raised me in Woodend where I did my primary schooling and then … View more
A catch up with the principal of Tuahiwi School Mel Taite-Pitama.

1. Tell us a bit about your self - where are you from, your family and what are your hobbies?

My father is from Tauranga and my mother from the Waikato. They raised me in Woodend where I did my primary schooling and then attended Rangiora High School. I lived in Tuahiwi most of my adolescent years. I have a brother who is a painter and owns his own painting business, The Paint Boss.

I am married to Mathias Pitama and we have three children: Sheldon, 22, lives in Brisbane and is a semi professional rugby league player doing his apprenticeship in Civil Construction. Jadah is 19 and is at university studying Māori Indigenous Studies and Te Reo Māori hoping to be a teacher, and Halle, 14, who is at Haeata Community Campus hoping to be a journalist and professional rugby player.

My 3 year old grandson Te Koha is the most beautiful boy. I'd walk across coals for him.

I play touch rugby for Canterbury. We are about to go to Auckland for Nationals in March.

I love sport, I rode horses for a long time, good food is important to me and so is travelling, but I'm a girl too...I love dressing up and putting on a great dress and red lippy!

2. What is the best thing about living/working in North Canterbury?

I love that work is close to home and that where I work is like being at home. I have always lived in NC, my husband and I decided when we had children we would never move them away from their grandparents.

It's important to us that our children know who they are and where they belong.

3. What are the three best things about Tuahiwi School?

The whānau and tamariki - they are super cool.

We are unique - There is no other school doing what we are doing in NC and I would say in Chch. Ask me what we do differently and the list is infinite.

The committed, dedicated staff who come to work every day to inspire and motivate our learners whilst nurturing them alongside their whānau.

4. Tell us something wonderful about Tuahiwi that we might not know.?

In the 80's, at the time my husband was about 8 years old, his mum and dad would drop him off at the 5 Cross Roads and he would walk from one end of the pā to the other. He would end up at Aunty Patricia Silk-Anglem's house on the corner of Bramley's Road.

On his journey about 27 of the maybe 35 houses he passed were relations. He would visit aunties and uncles, taua, poua and cousins while his parents were at the marae.

5. What is the best, most rewarding part of your job?

I love creating extraordinary opportunities for people. I'm always looking to see what and how I can help young people succeed.

When you have been in education for as long as I have you cross many people's paths and when they come back to you when they are adults and they still have a love for you, that's cool....you know you have been a positive influence in their lives, and for many made a massive difference.

Every day is different when you are in a kura, I love that...I never know what the day will bring or who I might meet.

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