The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme is looking for driving mentors to help our rural newcomers to learn to drive. You will need a full license, a sense of humour and to remain calm while your student learns a new skill. Our adult clients are rural and for most, English is a second language. It's a lot of fun and you meet some amazing people. We provide support and the clients provide the car for lessons. We also reimburse mileage to cover costs when you travel to meet your student.
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Education
Transport
Culture & Knowledge
Tutoring / Mentoring
Driving instruction
Different Culture
25 de abril de 2023
Hi
I'm after someone to service a mountainbike, primarily the derailleur and the disc brakes.
I can drop it off if that helps.
Thanks
Greg
Salud
Health & Wellbeing
Recreation
Fitness & Exercise
25 de abril de 2023
I have moved to a nice place with a beautiful garden. I am not coping, please help :)
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
Housekeeping / Chores
Garden
Garden advice
25 de abril de 2023
Sometimes I need a ride to my parents place which is on Beach Road, 11km from my house on Cameron st. If someone can drop me there my parents can drop me home after my visit.
Usually if I need a ride out there, it's between 4-5pm but I can't really schedule it too much in advance because of my health (see my profile for my health situation). If you are sometimes free at that time and wouldn't mind driving 11km to drop me off, often at short notice, please let me know. I am happy to reimburse the petrol costs, in addition to giving you the time credits.
If I have a few people I can call on to take me then hopefully someone is available when I need it. To those who reply, thanks for being willing to be contacted about this from time to time. It's totally ok if you can't help when I request it. I will understand :-)
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Transport
Transport - Local
25 de abril de 2023
Hi there. I have an ongoing severe medical condition that is very debilitating. One of the things that helps a lot is massage (usually with a massage gun which I have). Whilst I do book proper massages from practitioners, these are often too much for me or hard to fit in around my other medical treatments (a part of my daily existence). I find it more helpful to just have short 15 minute back rubs or massage gun when it is needed. Sometimes this can be at short notice but usually there are three key times:
early mornings if I have woken too early and not feeling well
around 1.30-2.15pm, often this is as a preventative measure and enables me the rest that I need but that my body won't always give me
sometimes around 5.30/6pm
I will often know the day before or earlier in the day if there is a likely need as a preventative measure or after certain treatments- in these instances I can message to give a 'heads up' then text to confirm on the day whether it is needed or not.
I am hoping to have a few people who are willing to do this so that I don't always have to rely on the same people, including my Mum who has a very heavy full time work load and volunteer load. You wouldn't be obliged to help every time I asked! It might be once or twice a month you could help for example.
Often I can't talk or listen to others talk because anything involving neurological stimulus - noise, speech, interaction - is often difficult for me. Consequently I spend a lot of time alone. I do value company though and sometimes when my illness and pain is really bad, I just need someone there for support. If I am able to talk, I'd love to get to know you too.
I live on Cameron St. in Ashburton. You can read more about my health situation on my profile.
Thank you so much!:-)
Acompañamiento
Companionship
Home Visits
25 de abril de 2023
If you have extra indoor plants, I would love to have them :)
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
25 de abril de 2023
We have a plum tree and a peach tree in our backyard and would be nice to have them pruned ( I am not sure when is the best time to do this though)
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
Garden
25 de abril de 2023
This one is still active.
I would like to request if you could include a family of 3 (myself and my twin nearly 14-year-olds for your cooking. I will of course pay for the ingredients. We eat pretty much everything :) I feel like I cook the same food and would be nice to have something different. I am also very busy and it would be nice to have some cooked meals. I can pick up at your place.
P.S. This would be an ongoing thing, so perhaps, if you could please choose a day that you will cook for us every week, that would be ideal. Otherwise, one-time cooking is also welcome
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
Food / Drink
25 de abril de 2023
I need help to sort out clothes and general cleaning :)
I will also cook us a good lunch, even just help for a couple of hours. This will be an ongoing weekly thing. If you live some distance away, I am happy to also cover some of your fuel costs, which we can discuss before you come over.
Please volunteer for this :)
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
Housekeeping / Chores
25 de abril de 2023
We need you!
If You want to make the district safer and are able to spare a few hours on a Saturday night once a month please contact us.
The Ashburton Town watch (community patrol) is also a great chance to volunteer, engage with other members, learn details and history about the district and get familiar with driving around town and outside of it, as well as work hand in hand with the Ashburton police.
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Community Activities
Community Service
Emergency Response
25 de abril de 2023
Share your passion!
Run a workshop, organise a walk, do a talk, teach cooking, organise a sports team, start a hobby group or anything you want, with the full support of the Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network.
We are always looking to run events and activities, either a weekly/monthly thing or one-off events.
Salud
Health & Wellbeing
Recreation
Culture & Knowledge
Different Culture
25 de abril de 2023
We always need more shingle!
If you or anyone you know of would be paying to dump unwanted shingle, please come and dump it at Staveley Camp for free!
We use a lot of shingle for our walking tracks in the bush which we are making fully wheelchair accessible.
Thanks!
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Community Activities
25 de abril de 2023
Part of the Staveley Camp Forest Restoration Project is to engage schools and local community in learning about biodiversity and the need to protect our degraded natural spaces. This includes working to develop a 'Head, Hands, Heart' environmental education programme. We see benefits for the forest itself and for the students and teachers in creating purpose built fun forest activities that can awaken interests in the students in subjects as diverse as ecology, history, creative writing, art and complex systems.
We are looking for any cultural and historical knowledge about the bush itself and the immediate local area in order to weave it into our education programmes so that this knowledge can be sustainably and indefinitely retained. We are seeking local stories, memories, legends, historical events and any other interesting information.
Why, for example, was a 9 hectare stand of forest left standing on SAWMILL rd?!
If you have anything to offer, we would love to hear it. Please get in touch :-)
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Community Activities
Culture & Knowledge
Special Projects
History
25 de abril de 2023
The Staveley Camp forest has a number of invasive weeds, many of which (notably contoneaster) are altering the fundamental structure of the forest. Where areas of the forest have been cleared of contoneaster it is obvious that this weed, when established, prevents the growth of any other species.
Work to control the weeds is continuing in the Staveley Forest on a weekly basis and we would love your help! We use hand tools (loppers, secateurs, hand saws) and gel herbicide in a method known as 'cut and paste'. The work can be quite hard and heavy, but you can work at your own pace and there is no pressure to meet KPIs!
The location is beautiful and you get to hang out with the birds and the bush.
We can provide all the tools, gloves and protective eyewear, although if you have your own LEATHER work gloves (many of the weeds are spikey) bring these. Strong shoes and work clothes a must. Bring your own lunch or take a break at the Staveley Store just down the road :-)
If you can make your own way to Staveley Camp and would like to spend some hours/days/years! helping clear weeds, please get in touch to arrange a time that suits us both.
gen de spa
0211 345 802
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Community Activities
Community Service
25 de abril de 2023
I always wanted to learn this but I never owned a horse. Would be nice if you could teach me and my twin 15 year old girls. Still wanting to do this.
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Rural Living / Farming
Equine (Horses)
25 de abril de 2023
Enjoy creative writing? Used to have a blog? Spending hours on writing long and complex Facebook posts?
This is the right place for you!
We are looking for content contributors for the Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network newsletter in The Guardian. (see past newsletters
here)
Anything related to newcomers to Ashburton (both migrants and Kiwis), cultural events in the area, personal profiles for newcomers (contact me for guiding template) or any other idea you come up with that relates to the topic.
It's a chance to write something that will go out in a newspaper with a readership of over 17000 people. I'll be happy to provide guidance and editing.
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Community Activities
Culture & Knowledge
Special Projects
Geography / Geology
25 de abril de 2023
That's right - it's on my bucket list - I've always wanted to play the upright double bass - and not with a bow.
I love music but never played an instrument apart from the recorder aged 7 … hmm nope that doesn't count does it?!
I'm hoping it's not a long shot and that we have an MC TimeBanker with a passion for slappin' the upright double bass.
Maybe we could start up a Mid Canterbury TimeBank band... watch this space! :)
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Arts / Crafts / Music
Lessons
25 de abril de 2023
Tēnā koutou,
Is writing press releases a breeze for you? Do you have connections to local media sources? We are keen to spread the word about our mission, the value of timebanking, and how we are contributing to our local communities.
Can be one off tasks or if you have time, it can be an ongoing role.
Drop us a line and let's discuss.
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Taranaki TimeBank
TimeBank Administration
Help our Organisation
21 de abril de 2023
Looking for someone with experience trimming goat hoofs. I have two Nigerian Dwarf goats (which aren't very dwarf) and a milk stand to hold them for trimming. Still it's difficult to do alone. I'm in Oakura.
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
Animal Care
21 de abril de 2023
Kia ora, we have a number of different events coming up, and we need zero waste volunteers!! If you are interested in zero waste kaupapa and want to get involved hands on, let us know, we would love to have you on board, and we can pay timecredits! please email:
mieke.verschoor@sustainabletaranaki.org.nz
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Community Activities
Clean-up / Recycling
Community Projects
21 de abril de 2023
Kia ora, I am looking for some eucalyptus branches to use to make a small structure - probably about 4 metres long, and looking for about 10 branches! We would also like a bag of the leaves if possible :) Let me know if you have some or know where we could find some!
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
21 de abril de 2023
Kia ora,
I'd like to become a better player. Know basics but want to become more strategic. Have a basic set to use.
After school or weekends work best for me.
Thanks,
Agape.
Clases
Education
Arts / Crafts / Music
Tutoring / Mentoring
Entertainment
Lessons
21 de abril de 2023
I will be moving home in the next 6 months and need to start sorting boxes in my garage - you know - the kind that are full of belongings that I did not part with when I moved in.
If you have a few hours to help sort things with me into keep/donate/upcycle and could help with delivery to Opp Shops perhaps, that would be SUPER helpful.
I work from home so hours are flexible. Early evenings could work very well.
A sorting session would be a great excuse for a cool glass of Kombucha!
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
21 de abril de 2023
I can crochet but not start very well. I'd like a few in-person sessions so I can start new projects with ease. I'd prefer to work with someone in person as you will be able to see what I am doing and guide me. We can have a cuppa in the process. Happy to come to you or you to me. I am on Milmoe St.
Thanks,
Patina
Clases
Education
Arts / Crafts / Music
Tutoring / Mentoring
Arts / Crafts
21 de abril de 2023
If you are pruning feijoa, karo, lemonwood, bay, ficus I'd like small amounts of those cuttings to feed to my two goats as treats. I'm located in Oakura so near to me is best.
Elayne
Tareas domésticas
Help at Home
Garden
Surplus Fruit / Veggie & Preserves
21 de abril de 2023