Take your sweater and place it on a flat surface.  Make sure there are no bumps or wrinkles. Use a wooden or plastic hanger as these are more gentle on clothes. Place your hanger on top of your sweater, with the hanger hook facing down from the armpit. Use only flat hangers.

Summary: Lay out your sweater. Grab a hanger.


You'll need your birth certificate, as well as your passport. The passport can be expired. You'll also need two passport photos of yourself. The photos must be identical, in color, and have been taken recently. The application can be found online. Pick the appropriate application, either by grant or descent. Once again, you'll need to fill in biographical information on you and your parents. You'll also need to answer questions about where you live, your residency status, and your fluency in English. You'll have another section about any criminal charges you may have faced. The application for by descent is slightly less complicated than by grant. You will need an adult to witness your signature of the application. A citizenship officer can be your witness. Whoever acts as the witness must also have a New Zealand passport. The person cannot live at the same address or be a relation. You have to pay fees to complete your application. As of 2016, those fees were about NZ$500 to complete the citizenship by grant application, though they are subject to change. For citizenship by descent, the application fee is about NZ$200. You also must pay a fee if your citizenship is denied. Once your application is completed, you can either send in your application by mail or make an appointment to go to one of the citizenship offices. The locations to walk the application in are in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and Manukau. The addresses are on the online application. If you mail it in, make sure to use a "track and trace" courier bag. Mail the application to Department of Internal Affairs, PO Box 10680, Wellington 6143 You must take either an oath or affirmation to become a citizen by grant. Basically, you'll just stand up at a ceremony and say you pledge loyalty to New Zealand. The oath is religious (it includes "so help me God") while the affirmation is not. You also take the oath on a religious book.

Summary: Have the appropriate documents ready. Fill in the application. Have it witnessed. Pay the fee. Send or walk the application in. Take the oath or affirmation.


Wine corks can actually be used as mulch for gardens. Chop the corks into small pieces and then use a blender to grind those pieces even further before adding them to your mulch.  The corks will retain moisture longer than traditional mulch and help maintain your plant’s health between waterings. Fill a mason jar with wine corks. Pour in rubbing alcohol until the corks are fully submerged, and seal the jar tightly.  When you need to start a fire, remove a cork or two and place them under the wood to be kindled before lighting the fire.  Make sure not to use plastic wine corks for this method. Be cautious when lighting a fire. Never leave a fire unattended. Use a wine cork to buff an abrasive cleaner, or a mixture of salt and vinegar, onto your dirty knife. When you're done, rinse the knife and dry it well with a paper towel or a clean cloth. Be cautious when cleaning your knives. Go slowly to avoid injury. If you need to sand something as part of a project, use a wine cork to hold sandpaper in place. Simply wrap your sand paper around the wine cork. The curved surface of the cork works great for minor touch ups.

Summary: Mix corks in with your mulch. Use as a fire starter. Clean your knives. Use a wine cork as a sanding block.


Type in the URL like normal. " notification to appear. If you normally surf the internet in English, and the site is in Spanish, Google will automatically detect the change and try to translate for you. If it does not offer to translate the page, or you accidentally hit "no," there will be a small set of boxes in the far right corner of your URL box. Click these to translate the page. It should not take more than a few minutes, though you may have to re-translate whenever a new link is clicked.
Summary: Navigate to the page you want to translate. Wait for the "Should Google Translate this page? Click on "Translate" and wait for Google to finish working.