Lorne Street Spring Fair - Saturday October 1st
Central City Library is proud to present the Lorne Street Spring Fair on Saturday 1st October, 10am – 3pm.
A free event to welcome in Spring, promote sustainability and celebrate our migrant communities.
Join us for live music from around the world, dance performances, creative workshops, crafts and food stalls.
We’ll have workshops with the ReCreators where you can make Fabric and Flax Flowers and Upcycle T-shirts, Circability will be teaching circus skills for all ages, and you can learn about composting with the Chinese Conservation Education Trust. We’ll also have a craft stall where you can make traditional Chinese bracelets, necklaces and earrings, and learn the art of paper cutting.
We’ll have a range of entertainment including folk songs from Ireland, Sweden, Galicia, Wales and Iran, Chinese dance performances and Samulnori (Korean drumming).
Drop in any time between 10 and 3 to check it out!
This event is supported by the city centre targeted rate
Poll: Is the increase in disability parking fines fair?
In October, the fine for parking in a designated mobility car park without a permit has jumped from $150 to $750—a 400% increase!
The goal is to keep these spaces open for those who truly need them. Do you think this big increase in the fine is fair? Share your thoughts below.
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89% Yes, it's fair
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10.3% No, it's unreasonable
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0.6% Other - I'll share below
Light Up Diwali!
Celebrate the Festival of Lights while keeping your household bills light too! Compare broadband, power, and mobile plans to unlock amazing savings!
Smoke in Mt Wellington
Smoke has been seen coming from the crater of the Auckland maunga Mt Wellington.
Images of the smoke began appearing on social media on Friday afternoon.
Around 1.45pm, Fire and Emergency (Fenz) shift manager Josh Pennefather told the NZ Herald a crew was fighting a fire of about 60 square metres in size.
”It’s spreading up hill … [but] there’s no property at risk at this stage,” Pennefather said.
Six fire trucks were in attendance working to contain a grass fire that's spreading up the maunga.
A helicopter was on its way to assist firefighting efforts, he added.
At 2pm, Pennefather shared that the fire was contained and they were working to extinguish it, including “keeping an eye on a whole bunch of hot spots“.
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