December at the Village
Experience the magic of Christmases past! Explore the Village festively decorated for Christmas with trees, decorations and stockings hung by the fire! Take photos on the 'one-horse-open-carriage', pulled by Logan the horse, or in front of the big tree in the Victorian parlour of Puhi Nui homestead. Go on the hunt for cheeky elves who have escaped Santa's workshop!
• Candle making: Saturdays 11am ($6 per person)
• Butter making: Sunday 10 December 11am & Sunday 17 December 10:30-3:30
• Christmas crafts: make paper angel & snowflake decorations
• Christmas lights & decorations! EXTENDED HOURS Saturday 16 December, open until 9pm! Experience the magic of festive lights after dark.
Adult $18, child $7, family $38, child under 5 free. No booking required. Please note that the capacity is limited for candle making.
Riddle Time! Sharpen Your Mind and Take the Challenge!
Where is the only place where today comes before yesterday?
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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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89.3% Yes, it's fair
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9.8% No, it's unreasonable
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0.8% Other - I'll share below
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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