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Got something to swap or sell?

Got something to swap or sell?

Head to Market if you need to buy or list uniforms, books or bikes.

705 days ago

Passion fruit

Jeff from Newtown

We regularly go to whakatane motor camp for holidays(retired couple),we up there Dec 8 for 12 days, looking for a resident with passion fruit vines they don't use so we could come get some passion fruit please?happy to pay, thanks Jeff kiely

706 days ago

Whakatāne – Rewind | Connect | Reset

Whakatane District Council

Escape to Whakatāne this summer in the sunny Eastern Bay of Plenty – we are the most beautiful place in the country, Supreme Winner in the Keep NZ Beautiful Awards.

We’re also the home of NZ’s most loved beach at Ōhope. Then there’s the wide open spaces, the immersive cultural … View more
Escape to Whakatāne this summer in the sunny Eastern Bay of Plenty – we are the most beautiful place in the country, Supreme Winner in the Keep NZ Beautiful Awards.

We’re also the home of NZ’s most loved beach at Ōhope. Then there’s the wide open spaces, the immersive cultural experiences, the outdoor adventure, the eco experiences and so much more. Summer like this? #DiscoverOurLocal
Find out more

706 days ago

STOP TREATING SOIL LIKE DIRT

Yates

Nourish the soil and the soil will nourish you! Healthy soil is at the very foundation of gardening success - and life itself - and this National Gardening Week Yates wants to help you grow good soil.

We’ve pulled together a bunch of ways to measure your soil health – how about planting a … View more
Nourish the soil and the soil will nourish you! Healthy soil is at the very foundation of gardening success - and life itself - and this National Gardening Week Yates wants to help you grow good soil.

We’ve pulled together a bunch of ways to measure your soil health – how about planting a pair of undies to find out how healthy your soil is? Or try a quick “worm count” test, building a “compost jar” (great fun for kids) or do a food waste audit.

Plus we’ve easy to follow steps on how to turn your food scraps & garden waste into fabulous compost.
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707 days ago

TIVO

Galina from Aro Valley

Anyone good with TiVo? I need my chip taken out of my old one and put into the new one plus patched software. Thank you.

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706 days ago

LG 43” TV and Panasonic dvd player

Heather from Karori

Both in excellent condition with their remote controllers. Pick up Karori. Cash only.

Price: $100

706 days ago

Bbq

Heather from Karori

Bbq 4 burner..plate grill and ring. Has a bit of rust but still totally useable. Cash pick up Karori.

Price: $50

712 days ago

Free desk

Michael from Newtown

Greetings -

I am giving away my old, 3 drawer, office desk since it has now become redundant. The desk is in good shape (except its top is a bit rough and may need to be covered with a piece of material), and its drawers freely open and shut. It's top is 120 mm long and 60mm wide. … View more
Greetings -

I am giving away my old, 3 drawer, office desk since it has now become redundant. The desk is in good shape (except its top is a bit rough and may need to be covered with a piece of material), and its drawers freely open and shut. It's top is 120 mm long and 60mm wide. Please send me a note through the Neighbourly website if you're interested. Thank you.

Best wishes - Michael

707 days ago

Plant seeds every month with a subscription from Kings Seeds.

The TV Guide

Sick of expensive veges from the supermarket? Purchase a subscription to the TV Guide for your chance to win 1 of 20 1-year seed subscriptions from Kings Seeds, worth $450. Delivered monthly to your home, what better way to go green and save money than growing your own food?

Purchase a 6 month, … View more
Sick of expensive veges from the supermarket? Purchase a subscription to the TV Guide for your chance to win 1 of 20 1-year seed subscriptions from Kings Seeds, worth $450. Delivered monthly to your home, what better way to go green and save money than growing your own food?

Purchase a 6 month, 1 year, or 2 year subscription to the TV Guide before 31 October and you’ll automatically be placed in the draw to win. There are three different subscriptions to choose from to suit your needs; Vegetable seeds, Microgreen seeds, and Sprouting seeds. To view the T&Cs click here.
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707 days ago

Floorboards

Debbie from Karori

We have 15m2 of brand new Karndean Looselay Longboard for sale. Purchase price was $1406 and best offer will be accepted.

Negotiable

708 days ago

Painted fence

The Team from Resene ColorShop Basin Reserve

It’s easy to transform a tired timber fence into a stylish feature with Resene Lumbersider. Find out how to create your own.

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735 days ago

What you need to know about your Labour and Green Party candidates in the local body elections

John from Island Bay

Citizens, you have or will shortly receive your local body election voting papers and I hope you are going to take the time to vote. Perhaps you are planning to vote for candidates standing under a Labour or Green logo or who are standing as independents but are endorsed by the Labour or Green … View moreCitizens, you have or will shortly receive your local body election voting papers and I hope you are going to take the time to vote. Perhaps you are planning to vote for candidates standing under a Labour or Green logo or who are standing as independents but are endorsed by the Labour or Green party. But what does that mean?
What the public are never told is that the Labour Party exacts a high price from candidates who use their trademark.

It will surprise most people to learn that the Labour Party requires that candidates using the Labour logo sign a pledge to support and implement Labour policy irrespective of the views of local residents. Further, all Labour candidates pledge to block vote on issues of Labour policy.

The rewards for this abdication of local loyalty are political career opportunities and campaign assistance – databases, email systems, door knocking volunteers, billboard teams and social media support. One recent bauble was Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry’s appointment to the Labour Government’s Three Waters review taskforce, a body that reported back very recently with, no substantial changes to the policy opposed by the majority of Lower Hutt’s residents.”

Full details of the constraints on local body candidates running under a Labour banner can be found on the Party’s website under Constitution and Rules.

Rule 1.3.1 (a) confirms that Labour’s primary objective in supporting candidates is to ensure their policies are enacted: “to elect competent men and women to… local bodies through free elections for the purpose of giving effect to Party policy and principles.”

Rule 4.2.1 makes it clear that support for Labour’s policies is non-negotiable: “The Policy Platform is binding on… all Labour Party members elected to public office who describe their affiliation as ‘Labour’ or ‘Labour Party’ on the ballot.”

Rule 12.4.1 outlines the pledge that Labour candidate must sign to cement their absolute commitment to the Party: “Having been nominated as a Candidate for… [position being sought] I hereby accept nomination and declare…

(b) I will wholeheartedly support the duly selected candidates of the Party...

(e) I will faithfully observe the Constitution and Policy Platform and Policy of the Party.

(f) If elected, I will vote on all questions in accordance with the decisions of the Caucus of the Parliamentary Labour Caucus or, in the case of Local Body questions, a duly constituted meeting of Party representatives on such body…

(l) I understand that if I fail to comply with this candidate pledge that I could be subject to disciplinary action…”

These rules make it clear that local body candidates elected under the Labour banner are expected to obey Party directives. Any failure to comply, could result in suspension from the party.

Green backed candidates operate under similar constraints.

Here’s an example. When councils were voting on Wellington’s Spatial Plan: “Grant Robertson expressed his ‘expectation’ that its councillors would vote for an ‘ambitious’ plan (code for removing planning controls). They duly toed the party line, demolishing character protections from at least 75% of Wellington’s inner heritage suburbs.

Labour supports candidates as ‘independents’, when that’s seen as an advantage: “In Tawa’s Northern ward, it suited the party for Councillor Jill Day (a Labour Party member) to be ‘Labour endorsed’ (supported by) but not ‘affiliated’ (ie an official representative). That allows a brand-blur for the likes of Labour mayoral candidate Paul Eagle who is campaigning with yellow billboards.

Many of you will be aware that WCC has just voted to drop speed limits on 80% of city streets to 30kph within a few years on the premise of ‘safety’ and to get people out of private cars and also to proceed with the controversial Newtown to city cycleway. Those who voted for this were all from the left block of our councillors (Condie, Day, Fitzsimons, Free, Foon, Pannett, O’Neill, Matthews). This despite an overwhelming number of people who do not want this. In a NewstalkZB interview by Heather du Plessis-Allen about the decision with Councillor Iona Pannett she replied “That is not how we make decisions”. The arrogance is telling but tells me that Green and Labour supported candidates aren’t interested in the views of citizens who elect them but in the doctrine of their party to whom they are accountable. Do we really want people like this holding the reins of decisions that affect all of us who live here? Will cycleway expansion and reduced speed limits drive people away from obtaining services and products in Wellington because it’s just too hard to operate in the city?

So dear citizens, I implore you to think very carefully about who you vote for this election. In particular do you want Labour or Green party doctrine riding roughshod over the majority of what us as citizens may want. Think about those that are truly independent (and not endorsed by a party as Paul Eagle and Tory Whanau are) and hopefully we can attract some new blood who put the interests of the city first and not their party.

709 days ago

Have you got a great recipe for nasturtium?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for nasturtium recipes! Send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by Oct 16, 2022. Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Vegetable Growing Made… View more
Dear neighbours,

Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for nasturtium recipes! Send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by Oct 16, 2022. Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Vegetable Growing Made Easy.

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711 days ago

Volunteers required to Collect for Pink Ribbon Fundraiser

Catherine from Karori

Good Morning Karori,

I am coordinating the Pink Ribbon collection for Karori and am looking for volunteers to give a couple of hours of their time on either Friday the 28th October or Saturday 29th October. If you can help out please sign up at pinkribbonvolunteer.org.nz or leave me a message … View more
Good Morning Karori,

I am coordinating the Pink Ribbon collection for Karori and am looking for volunteers to give a couple of hours of their time on either Friday the 28th October or Saturday 29th October. If you can help out please sign up at pinkribbonvolunteer.org.nz or leave me a message below. There are 3 venues on Friday - outside the Library, inside the mall or outside the 4 square in Marsden Village. On Saturday we will only have collectors in the mall and in Marsden Village. If you have any questions message me here and I will be in contact. Everything you need to collect will be supplied.

Thank you ❤️

729 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Words and text by Louise Thomas.
"Some days you just want to lie in the surf and blow bubbles and that's okay. Red-billed gull/tarāpunga (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) on Petone Beach."

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710 days ago

Marsden School October Open Morning

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

We invite families considering a Marsden education (Preschool to Year 13) to our final Open Morning of the year on Wednesday 26 October, 8.45am - 12.00pm. This will be a great opportunity to visit our park-like grounds, chat with our students and staff, and see the school in action.
To join us at… View more
We invite families considering a Marsden education (Preschool to Year 13) to our final Open Morning of the year on Wednesday 26 October, 8.45am - 12.00pm. This will be a great opportunity to visit our park-like grounds, chat with our students and staff, and see the school in action.
To join us at our October Open Morning, please register here: www.marsden.school.nz...

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