Household & Gardening tips

Severe weather warnings – advice on how to prepare, minimise damage, and stay safe.

Severe weather warnings in New Zealand which might cause damage to property. Here’s advice on how to prepare, minimise damage, and stay safe. Stay up to date with weather warnings in your area by visiting the MetService weather warnings webpage, metservice.co.nz/warnings. If there is an alert in your area, follow advice from Civil Defence, civildefence.govt.nz

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Digging by hand. Job – excavate ground to the house foundation. p. II

Digging by hand to excavate ground to the house foundation.p. II Job in Devonport, January 2026. to expose the house foundation. The trench is about 0.4 m in width, 1.3-1.4 m deep and about 12 m long. The trench is going along the house down to the footings. It is necessary to expose the house

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Did you know? Interesting facts about Mānuka honey.

Did you know? Interesting facts about Mānuka honey. Chemical tests have shown that mānuka/kahikātoa pollen, and honey derived from it, contains powerful insecticides and anti-bacterial agents that can help fight intestinal worms and bacterial infections. Mānuka Honey comes from the nectar of the Mānuka tree which has the botanical name Leptospermum scoparium, and belongs to

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