BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival
The BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival returns to Aotea Square and Queen Street on Saturday 4 November and Sunday 5 November, starting at midday for nine hours of family-friendly activities and entertainment on both days.
The Auckland Diwali Festival, known as 'The Festival of Lights', draws over 60,000 attendees annually.
Since its inception in 2002, the festival has been a vibrant showcase featuring traditional and contemporary music, dance, and stalls offering Indian delicacies and crafts.
This year’s festival is action-packed with 32 food stalls, 11 retail, 5 henna and 150 performances across the two days.
The event will conclude with a spectacular fireworks display on Sunday, 5 November.
BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival
4-5 November 2023
12.00pm - 9.00pm, daily
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Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.1% Yes
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15.2% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below