One of the things I disliked about living in Auckland was that often people weren't interested, or simply didn't care, about who their neighbours were. Even though we are in a small community there are still people who might not know their neighbours.
Three of the most important reasons why it's good to know your neighbours are:
- creating a safer community
- helping each other out
- and the real bonus of knowing your neighbours is that you may make a new friend!
Breaking down the barriers is part of the reason behind the new community social space that we are creating at Kate's Place.
Whilst sometimes technology can hinder neighbourly relations, it can also be useful way of finding out what is going on.
On Facebook there are many groups for all kinds of interests. Of particular use for those of us interested in knowing our Kaiwaka neighbours are:
- Kaiwaka Community - ask and answer questions, buy and sell, find out what's going on
- Kaiwaka Community Cinema - catch a movie and meet other locals
- Kaiwaka Sports Association - meet like minded people and enjoy sports at the same time
- Kaiwaka Library - expanding your mind whilst meeting your neighbours
- Kaiwaka Cares - where you can find out what's happening at the community space
Another group that also supports people being able to easily communicate with neighbours is the site Neighbourly. This is a New Zealand website setup to try and bridge the divide and get neighbours meeting and communicating with neighbours.
Some of you may have received a letter from Neighbourly recently. That was because of me, Janine Boult. No it's not a scam or trying to sell you anything it's just another way of keeping in touch if you want to join.
If you know of any other sites we should highlight or add to this list then please l
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