'Deeply painful': Cemetery searching for 21 families whose plaques were stolen
Caretakers of an Auckland church cemetery are searching for 21 families whose bronze memorial plaques were stolen last year.
Lesley Anderson, the people’s warden for St Andrew’s Church in Epsom, discovered the plaques had been stolen in May 2021.
Some had been in place since the 1950s.
April School Holidays at Highwic
April School Holidays at Highwic, Alberton and Ewelme Cottage
When: Saturday 12 April – Sunday 27 April
Cost: Normal entry (Free for HNZPT Members, Adults $10, Children 17 & under free)
Take a step back in time this school holidays and explore the three Auckland Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga properties Highwic, Alberton and Ewelme Cottage.
Each site offers a unique opportunity to experience the lives and homes of three Auckland families in the late 1800s.
Take part in a new House Hunts to explore the properties indoors and out and learn more about the history of these families and how they lived. Lots of fun facts, information to seek out, and prizes for completing the trail.
Highwic and Alberton are open Wednesday through to Sunday, and Ewelme Cottage on Sundays.
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Share your favourite lime recipe and get a free copy of our June issue
Kia ora neighbours. We will give away free copies to readers whose recipes are used in our magazine, and we're on the hunt for all things lime! Send your family's favourite way to use up this citrus, to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by April 17, 2025. If we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of the June issue.
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