Kamo, Whangarei

1508 days ago

Nortland Goat Club.

Royce from Hikurangi Coastal

All things goat chin wag.
16th August 11am - 2pm
362a Whananaki North rd
Finger food lunch plate please.
Ph Stephanie for info.
0212639788

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1506 days ago

Bowel Cancer – You’re never too young

Bowel Cancer

Bowel cancer can strike at any age. Each year about 3,000 New Zealanders are diagnosed with the disease and more than 1,200 will die. That’s as many as breast and prostate cancer combined. But it is treatable – and beatable – if detected early enough. Check your symptoms

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1508 days ago

Do you know what to plant in the garden right now?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

This week’s issue we say there should be a parsley plant near every kitchen door. It’s time to harvest sprouting broccoli, compile your spring seed list, sow Florence fennel, choose tomatoes wisely and check germinating seedlings every day.

Follow this month’s guide to plants to sow and grow… View more
This week’s issue we say there should be a parsley plant near every kitchen door. It’s time to harvest sprouting broccoli, compile your spring seed list, sow Florence fennel, choose tomatoes wisely and check germinating seedlings every day.

Follow this month’s guide to plants to sow and grow and make a feeding station for native birds. Plus go in the draw for strawberry packs from Tui and copies of NZ Gardener’s August issue.

Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:

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1508 days ago

A poem for the 2020 General Election

Oliver Neighbourly Lead from One Tree Point

Election time is coming
And I am worried sick
What candidate and party
Should I award my tick?

I'm reasonably well-informed
And have an open mind
So here's my message to you all … View more
Election time is coming
And I am worried sick
What candidate and party
Should I award my tick?

I'm reasonably well-informed
And have an open mind
So here's my message to you all
Be truthful and be kind

Drop all your usual rhetoric
Forget the GDP
A genuine focus on wellbeing
Is what I want to see

Leave port moves to the experts
No barrel and no pork
Stick to the facts and evidence
Don't take me for a dork

I won't look at your hoardings
Your ads and your SM
Your bribes and empty promises
To me it's all just spam

And I will certainly not watch
A televised debate
I really have no need to feel
Uplifted by the state

Don't sell me "back to normal"
Forget the "tough on crime"
No crusher and no stardust
Just tell the truth this time

I'm tired of your platitudes
Your kicking of the cans
I want to read your policies
And understand your plans

I'm scared and eco-anxious
I need a dash of hope
And not just referenda
On managed death and dope

Don't be the handbrake all the time
Please pull out all the stops
I want a tidal wave of change
And not just a few drops

When Mother Nature kicks our bum
With fire, drought and flood
She tells us in most certain terms
To nip it in the bud

And when the great pandemic hit
Just like a lightning strike
We rediscovered care and kindness
And what life should be like

So put a cap on cows and diesel
And all that dirty s#!t
And spare me your disinformation
Since I won't fall for it

There's more that needs to disappear
Not just the plastic bag
I want that green recovery
Clean air and regen ag

Plus energy efficiency
Instead of soot and mould
Stop muddying the waters now
It's getting a bit old

And when it comes to transport
There is no "road or rail?"
There's only less emissions
If we want to prevail

Forget the aluminium smelter
We're always bound to lose
Reroute the Manapōuri power
And put it to good use

When you're talking waste and rubbish
I want to smell no rat
Bring on deposits and recycling
And make us pay for that

We are obsessed with housing
So go and take a dare
Kill off the speculation
Just tax it fair and square

Our welfare isn't doing well
And here's the reason why
It's targeted and quite the trap
Why not a UBI?

Business needs certainty
And keeping things on track
So don't campaign that if you win
You will just roll it back

Quit farming our kids like cattle
Repair the ECE
Just let our teachers do the teaching
And go for quality

Enable students overseas
To distance-learn online
So there's no need for quarantine
Remote will work just fine

Be careful with our borders
Whatever it might take
Don't burst our precious bubbles
For tourist dollars' sake

Please honour Te Tiriti
Respect that BLM
And quit the racist notion
That there is Us and Them

So this is it, my laundry list
What I think should be done
I'll go and check that I'm enrolled
Don't want to miss the fun

Just giving me the pen for free
Will certainly not do
You have to take me seriously
To make me vote for you

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1512 days ago

Medical centre

Cushla from Tikipunga

How many people who are clients of Kensington Health formerly Primecare know that too get an appointment when you become ill overnite you have too ask for an Accute appointment???? I bet not many and we are never told that by the receptionist!!!

1508 days ago

Aluminium & Timber Retrofit double glazing

RetroFit Double Glazing - Northland

If you’re thinking about retrofit double glazing, whether it is timber or aluminium we can retrofit both. Get your free measure and quote here and our local consultants can walk you through the process with a tailored solution to suit your home. Or call us on 0800 658 658.

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1508 days ago

Brighten your walls with this creative project

The Team from Resene ColorShop Whangarei

Put your own spin on a current wall art trend by painting designs on woven plates!

Make the most of this weekend with this easy project idea from Resene. Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself

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1509 days ago

Take our survey and be in to win a Hawke's Bay getaway

Trupti Biradar Reporter from Stuff Travel

Since the launch of our #backyourbackyard campaign it's been so heartening to hear from the tourism operators our content has helped. We still have so many incredible stories left to tell, but we also want to hear more from you - what inspires you, what is important to you, and what would you … View moreSince the launch of our #backyourbackyard campaign it's been so heartening to hear from the tourism operators our content has helped. We still have so many incredible stories left to tell, but we also want to hear more from you - what inspires you, what is important to you, and what would you like to see from us at Stuff Travel? Please take our survey, and share it with others, the more input we have the better we can do. And thanks to the lovely folks at Hawke's Bay Tourism we’ve also got a luxurious giveaway for two as a way to say thank you for your time and input.

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1509 days ago

Neighbourly 101: Posting an image

Neighbourly.co.nz

Kia ora, neighbours!

When scrolling through the newsfeed what catches your eye? Chances are it's a colourful, striking image filled with all things Neighbourly. They say a picture tells a thousand words, so use your image-ination and show your neighbours. To create an outstanding post, … View more
Kia ora, neighbours!

When scrolling through the newsfeed what catches your eye? Chances are it's a colourful, striking image filled with all things Neighbourly. They say a picture tells a thousand words, so use your image-ination and show your neighbours. To create an outstanding post, follow these simple steps:

1. At the top of your newsfeed click ‘Post a message, event, poll or urgent alert to neighbours’
2. Add a subject and message
3. Select ‘attach an image or document' and choose an image from your device
4. Choose a category for your message
5. Click Post to share it with your neighbourhood

For more info, click here.

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1509 days ago

Our quote of the week.

NumberWorks'nWords Whangarei

The easy stuff is fun and quick, it’s true. However, to expand the mind, you must push it to its limits just as you would a muscle. The hard stuff makes you think; it causes you to re-read over and over again until you understand it. Challenge yourself every so often.

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1512 days ago

Wanted, Wooden Towel Rack

Tricia from Parua Bay / Whangarei Heads

Wanted to buy, a freestanding wooden towel rack ( preferably old ).

1510 days ago

Free Puzzle Book With Subscriptions

Mags4Gifts

Receive a free copy of puzzle book magazine with a subscription of TV Guide.

Just use the promo code TVGPUZZLE when ordering a 1 or 2 year subscription and receive a free puzzle book, packed with over 200 puzzles.
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1511 days ago

Do you agree the Northland drought made the flooding worse?

Denise Piper Reporter from Whangārei Leader

Experts say Northland's long-running drought exacerbated the impact of the flooding on July 17 and 18, by making slips and silting worse. Climate scientists also say both droughts and severe rainfall are more likely. Do you agree?

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1511 days ago

This week’s AMI Kind Neighbour...

Neighbourly.co.nz

...is Vincent the Teddy Bear, nominated by Eibs O’Leary from Warkworth.

Un-bear-lievable! Check out the awesome set up that won the AMI Kind Neighbour a couple of weeks ago. Have you got a neighbour you'd like to recognise? Nominate them here!

“I would like to nominate and THANK our… View more
...is Vincent the Teddy Bear, nominated by Eibs O’Leary from Warkworth.

Un-bear-lievable! Check out the awesome set up that won the AMI Kind Neighbour a couple of weeks ago. Have you got a neighbour you'd like to recognise? Nominate them here!

“I would like to nominate and THANK our great neighbour's living at Viv Davie Martin Drive for their creativity and huge effort during lock down. They lifted all our spirits with their daily Teddy bear reenactment on how to keep busy. Each day people came to see what Teddy bear was up to. With keen interest kids in our neighbourhood even gave Teddy a proper name...meet Vincent LOL! It's through times like this that such acts of goodness should be acknowledged and the memories they hold forever treasured. A selected few photos of Vincent's daily lockdown activities "thanks Vincent :)"

1515 days ago

Was your place flooded? Flood costs now $17.6m and rising

Denise Piper Reporter from Whangārei Leader

The cost of the floods on July 17 and 18 is more than $17.6m for damaged roads and state highways, damaged schools, slips on walkways, broken pipes etc. But this does not include private insurance claims for damaged houses, vehicles, businesses and farms. Was your place flooded? If so, how is the … View moreThe cost of the floods on July 17 and 18 is more than $17.6m for damaged roads and state highways, damaged schools, slips on walkways, broken pipes etc. But this does not include private insurance claims for damaged houses, vehicles, businesses and farms. Was your place flooded? If so, how is the clean-up going?

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