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Rangiora Menz Shed have available for sale, this lovely well made portable stained planter. Price $80 and its yours. Phone Steve 033106605 or 0279090240.
NZ Gardener and Ryman Healthcare are on the hunt for the 2020 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year! We're looking for green thumbs doing heroic work for their community.
Do you know someone sharing the veggies they've grown with their neighbours? Perhaps locals restoring a park in the… View moreNZ Gardener and Ryman Healthcare are on the hunt for the 2020 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year! We're looking for green thumbs doing heroic work for their community.
Do you know someone sharing the veggies they've grown with their neighbours? Perhaps locals restoring a park in the area to bring back birds, or a group of neighbours doing a great job in their community garden. Nominate them today!
Click here and tell us why they deserve to be this year's Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year.
Hi neighbours,
Think you know how old your dog is? Think again.
Multiplying by seven isn't accurate, a new study says. Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and other leading health institutions across the country have now debunked that common belief.
… View moreHi neighbours,
Think you know how old your dog is? Think again.
Multiplying by seven isn't accurate, a new study says. Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and other leading health institutions across the country have now debunked that common belief.
According to their findings, a one-year-old dog is similar to a 31-year-old human.
To read about the how to calculate our dog's age, click here
One of the most scenic hot air balloon flights in the world - among the mountains in Queenstown - has slashed prices by a third to attract Kiwi travellers. Click the link below to read more.
Hi Neighbours!
THERE'S ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO GRAB OUR FRICTION STAYS WINTER PROMO! THE OFFER ENDS 15TH JULY ⏳
If you have gaps around your windows, if they are hard to open or flopping open, your friction stays need replacing!
Replace one pair of friction stays and we will also replace twin … View moreHi Neighbours!
THERE'S ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO GRAB OUR FRICTION STAYS WINTER PROMO! THE OFFER ENDS 15TH JULY ⏳
If you have gaps around your windows, if they are hard to open or flopping open, your friction stays need replacing!
Replace one pair of friction stays and we will also replace twin leaf backing seals on the same window for FREE ?
Remember that we have partnered with Q Card giving you more payment options when you book our services. If you already have a Q Card or Q Mastercard simply book a visit and let your technician know which payment option you’d like to go with ?
Call Exceed we fix windows and doors now on 0800 25 25 00 and let our specialists help you draught-proof your home and get your windows ready for a healthy winter ?
Head tour website to learn more about this offer!
A REGISTERED KIDSFEST ACTIVITY AT 13 BLAKE STREET RANGIORA.
Our club rooms are open daily until Friday from 9 am to 4 pm, and, 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday for children to drive / operate THOMAS OR ONE OF HIS FRIENDS on our large model railway layout. Only 50 cents for a 5 minute drive. … View moreA REGISTERED KIDSFEST ACTIVITY AT 13 BLAKE STREET RANGIORA.
Our club rooms are open daily until Friday from 9 am to 4 pm, and, 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday for children to drive / operate THOMAS OR ONE OF HIS FRIENDS on our large model railway layout. Only 50 cents for a 5 minute drive. Also we have RANGI, a friend of THOMAS to sit in and have your picture taken. The great hall is also open to visitors to look at our 3 large model railway layouts. H O American, 00 British / European, and N gauge European.
With Covid-19 still a very real risk, people who are unwell are told to stay home, and to keep any sickly kids home too - but what if you don't have any more sick leave owing?
Most Kiwis are entitled to five days of sick leave a year, but some - often those in lower paid jobs - get less.
… View moreWith Covid-19 still a very real risk, people who are unwell are told to stay home, and to keep any sickly kids home too - but what if you don't have any more sick leave owing?
Most Kiwis are entitled to five days of sick leave a year, but some - often those in lower paid jobs - get less.
New Zealand’s minimum sick leave allowance is one of the lowest in the OECD. In Australia they get 10 days, in most European countries it’s even more.
Should Kiwis be entitled to more sick leave?
To read more, click here.
Tidy, reliable and responsible person required to share my spacious near-new house in Belmont Avenue, Rangiora. Good size bedroom and own bathroom and toilet. Share with one woman(me). 5 minute drive to centre of Rangiora town. Lots of walks and parks nearby. Shopping centre and restaurants and bar… View moreTidy, reliable and responsible person required to share my spacious near-new house in Belmont Avenue, Rangiora. Good size bedroom and own bathroom and toilet. Share with one woman(me). 5 minute drive to centre of Rangiora town. Lots of walks and parks nearby. Shopping centre and restaurants and bar within easy walking distance. Phone Michelle 0274160625
Keep your fur baby warm with handmade in Kaiapoi, Woollen blanket Coats. All lined in 100% cotton XS = $45, SMALL = $55, MEDIUM = $65
XS is 24cm from neck to end. SMALL is 30cm, MEDIUM is 39cm approx. Obviously dogs not for sale, just models.
Buy any red testpot from your local Resene owned ColorShop between 13-31 July 2020 and Resene will donate $1 to CureKids Red Nose Day!
The more red testpots you buy, the more will be donated! Offer applies to all retail purchases of Resene red testpots (excludes metallics and wood stains).
… View moreBuy any red testpot from your local Resene owned ColorShop between 13-31 July 2020 and Resene will donate $1 to CureKids Red Nose Day!
The more red testpots you buy, the more will be donated! Offer applies to all retail purchases of Resene red testpots (excludes metallics and wood stains).
Help us make a difference to the health of kiwi children.
Hi everyone - sorry about the very long message - I am not sure if any of you have this issue but we seem to have a quite a few stray cats around us - either dumped, feral or maybe some of you have pet or barn cats that are un-neutered. We don't have our own pet cats at the moment but when we … View moreHi everyone - sorry about the very long message - I am not sure if any of you have this issue but we seem to have a quite a few stray cats around us - either dumped, feral or maybe some of you have pet or barn cats that are un-neutered. We don't have our own pet cats at the moment but when we have we always put a safe detaching collar on ours so they are easily identified as pets - this situation has reinforced for me how important that is.
Rather than ignore the issue and hope it goes away we have started to try to remedy it and would love to see our street free of a stray cat population explosion.
The ones we have seen and captured seem to be in really good condition and surviving well (sorry if you one day find you unneutered pet has been desexed - but shame on you!). In December we saw a mother with 5 kittens - so far we have been unable to catch these but unless we do something about the situation, populations can easily become out of control. Mothers can become pregnant again within a short time from giving birth. Female cats can first go on heat as young as 4-5 months of age, when they are still kittens themselves. Female cats can have 2-3 litters per year, with an average of 3-5 kittens per litter. So you can see how one or a few stray cats can quickly end up to be many. Kittens can be saved and found homes if they are very small but if they become teenagers they are unable to be tamed.
So far we have caught 2 very healthy un-neutered (now neutered) large male cats, (we did catch one handsome ginger tabby twice),and one hedgehog but we are persevering. Both cats have been neutered and returned to where they came from but no more baby making for them.
I didn't know this, but the universal sign of a neutered stray is to have the Left ear tipped - it is just the very tip so can be hard to spot - it also helps if you trap one to make sure you haven't already caught it before.
We bought our own cage for around $60 and have been working with Cat Rescue Christchurch who have loaned us a second cage. They offer a desexing service for people who are finding and / or feeding unsocial stray cats through their TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) Programme. They also take on kittens under 8 weeks to socialise and rehome.
Cat Rescue is a no-kill organisation and Trap Neuter Return is the no-kill way of controlling stray cat numbers. The neutered strays do really well if returned to their home environment.
We love our bird population and still have plenty around us but we are also animal lovers and want to do the best for all of the creatures that we share our beautiful home with. The up side is that we have noticed the mouse and rat population has declined which is good.
We understand that many farmers may have a hard nosed attitude towards this kind of thing but if we ignore the situation it it wont go away, we will just start to see a cat population boom with sick unhealthy animals everywhere.If they are un-neutered they will fight with your pets you may have some vet bills to deal with too.
If you want to help take a look at Cat Rescue's website
catrescue.org.nz... - you can only contact them by email.
I tend to put the traps out on a Sunday and drop the cats to the vet in Linwood that morning and pick them up to release again the next day. Cat Rescue pay for the neutering but we make donations for their assistance when we can.They are amazing but very over worked and under appreciated so please be patient with them. They must contact the vet for you and I always contact them when I catch a cat to make sure the vet can fit them in that day.
Feel free to send me a message if you want and help or advice - it is a bit of a distance to the vet but a very satisfying feeling when you do the right thing and release them again.
With sweeping beaches, hidden caves, seals, penguins and albatross - we think this must be the most underrated stretch of New Zealand. Have you been? Read more on the link below.
Four "wonderful and empathetic" year 8 students at Rangiora Borough School organised a mufti day with a difference for the last day of term 2.
Ella Paterson, Paige Allen, Sophia George and Addison Spragg encouraged each student to bring a non-perishable grocery item.
More than 600 items … View moreFour "wonderful and empathetic" year 8 students at Rangiora Borough School organised a mufti day with a difference for the last day of term 2.
Ella Paterson, Paige Allen, Sophia George and Addison Spragg encouraged each student to bring a non-perishable grocery item.
More than 600 items were then presented to the Rangiora Salvation Army food bank.
Well done girls!
What better way to take a load off than to put your feet up and get inspired with a fresh copy of the Sunday Star-Times each week. For a limited time, when you subscribe to the Sunday Star-Times for just 6 months*, we are giving away a free Gourmet Spice Pack valued at $65 so you can get crafty in … View moreWhat better way to take a load off than to put your feet up and get inspired with a fresh copy of the Sunday Star-Times each week. For a limited time, when you subscribe to the Sunday Star-Times for just 6 months*, we are giving away a free Gourmet Spice Pack valued at $65 so you can get crafty in the kitchen with Raptor Naturals finest flavours.
Call us on 0800 339 000 or click on the button below and use the promo code “SSTRAPTOR” to redeem this special offer now.
Hurry as this offer ends 31st July, 2020!
*T&Cs apply. For full terms and conditions, please visit www.mags4gifts.co.nz
It's time to get your creative caps on and put your decorative DIY skills to great use! Resene and Neighbourly are challenging everyday Kiwis like YOU to take part in the Resene Upcycling Awards. Whether it's an old item you've spruced up or something you've found a completely … View moreIt's time to get your creative caps on and put your decorative DIY skills to great use! Resene and Neighbourly are challenging everyday Kiwis like YOU to take part in the Resene Upcycling Awards. Whether it's an old item you've spruced up or something you've found a completely new purpose for, we want to see your creations!
Take part in the 2020 Resene Upcycling Awards. There's four great prizes worth $500 are up for grabs: a $200 Resene voucher and a $300 Prezzy® card!
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