Articles in Community
“Dear friends of the Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market,
We’re very excited to announce that the next street market will take place on Sunday, 26th September from 9am – 12.30pm in the West Lynn shopping district on …
Saturday 7 August 2010 – 10.30am meet at Zumos for a coffee followed by a gentle ride with everyone looking fabulous around our Nelson CBD.
The route:
From Zumos on Rutherford St, head North towards Halifax St. …
The other night I was really grumpy.
Having sat two exams during the day, tried to move house that evening, and somewhat failed on the realisation that my car was broken and couldn’t be moved out …
Got a plan? Need help? Just PlanBig it!
Ever had an idea that you didn’t quite know how to make happen? Ever had a dream that you needed help to make into reality? Ever wanted to …
MEDIA RELEASE
New Zealand Deaf Foundation
We need to be heard
The National Foundation for the Deaf wants to give people who are hearing impaired and deaf the opportunity to be heard by their Members of Parliament. NFD …
More information about our feathered friends from Landscape Architect and chicken guru Janet Luke.
Which Breed?
There are many breeds of chicken. Actually there are so many to choose from it is all a bit confusing.
Standard …
Homelessness and generally people in need are always one of those things where we all want to do something. Most people in New Zealand are basically pretty decent people. When disaster strikes, kiwis roll up …
Media release from Cycling Advocates’ Network, www.can.org.nz
Friday 25 June 2010
Hastings and New Plymouth will benefit from a $7 million Model Communities project aimed at getting more people cycling and walking.
Cycling groups welcomed the news.
“Everyone wins …
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Media release
A neglected part of New Zealand’s First World War story, the elaborate peace celebrations held in July 1919, is now being told on Ministry for Culture and Heritage website www.nzhistory.net.nz.
‘In …
Charlotte Squire talks with www.HomeGrownMarket.co.nz Founder Laurie Mitchell
1. What is Home grown market?
HomeGrown Market is a website that helps communities buy, swap and sell locally produced stuff.
www.HomeGrownMarket.co.nz – the “Community TradeMe” – A Free Place …
Lower tolerance on speeding should be permanent
The Cycling Advocates’ Network (CAN) congratulates the NZ Police for their successful campaign on lower speeds.
CAN spokesperson, Anne FitzSimon, says, “Well done New Zealand, our best road safety record …
Public notices often contain personal information that you want to let the general public , friends and family know about. Newspapers have been the normal media for getting the news out, but the world wide …
Pausing, I look up to see three warm-hearted women kneeling around a coffee table in front of me. Each gazes intently at a crystal in her hand. Each dangles her prism over the positive and …
This piece was sent in by Paul Taxi of the Peace Tree Walk…
A few years back me and good friend Alan De Boeck were stood upon the banks of the Motueka River in front of …
Life has come full circle for British-born, Kiwi-raised child migrant Tony Chambers with his return to his hometown of Hemel Hempstead in England. Tony was one of approximately 150,000 British children sent to various parts …
My decrepit old laptop turned into a wide variety of locally grown vegetables. And new hems and mended holes on my favourite corduroy pants. And a month’s supply of firewood from a neighbour’s woodlot.
Interesting alchemy. …
