Carterton District, Carterton

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1946 days ago

Organic Mulch

Nathan and Lucie from

Let us help you keep your garden happy over the cold season! Free delivery! Call us now on 0212203694 or 063782123 to book your delivery.Winter is the best time to apply mulch to your gardens. It will protect your plants from excess drenching in heavy rain as it acts as a sponge by soaking up the … View moreLet us help you keep your garden happy over the cold season! Free delivery! Call us now on 0212203694 or 063782123 to book your delivery.Winter is the best time to apply mulch to your gardens. It will protect your plants from excess drenching in heavy rain as it acts as a sponge by soaking up the water then slowly releasing it into the soil below, (Just as it happens in nature on the forest floor.) Mulch also acts a a layer of insulation on top of soil protecting your plants root systems from temperature extremes ie frosts.

Negotiable

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1946 days ago

Subscribe to our free ezine Get Growing!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

In this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on providing food for beneficial bugs, preparing garden beds for spring, covering your compost, making over your asparagus patch and heating up glasshouses. Find out all about growing lemongrass, meet Garden to Table educator Wendy Masters … View moreIn this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on providing food for beneficial bugs, preparing garden beds for spring, covering your compost, making over your asparagus patch and heating up glasshouses. Find out all about growing lemongrass, meet Garden to Table educator Wendy Masters who is teaching children how to tell their yacon from their yams and enter to win wonderful prizes from Country Trading and Tui.

Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:

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1946 days ago

Poll: Should NZ schools have gender-neutral uniforms?

Sarah Reporter from Stuff

A new law in Wales says schools are required to have gender-neutral uniforms.

This means that while uniforms can include both skirts and pants, schools can't label these as "girls" or "boys" items.

Should NZ follow suit?

To read more, click here.

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Should NZ schools have gender-neutral uniforms?
  • 51.1% Yes
    51.1% Complete
  • 48.9% No
    48.9% Complete
1743 votes
1946 days ago

Kids only - keep out!

The Team from Resene ColorShop Masterton

Kid’s love somewhere to hide and seek.


This day tent is a perfect fort for indoors or a place to retreat from the sun when playing outside, with highlights of Resene colours.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene.

Find out how to create this quick … View more
Kid’s love somewhere to hide and seek.


This day tent is a perfect fort for indoors or a place to retreat from the sun when playing outside, with highlights of Resene colours.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene.

Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself

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1947 days ago

Keep NZ homes stink bug free

Biosecurity New Zealand

The brown marmorated stink bug is a pest that can infest your home in the thousands, stinks when crushed, and is almost impossible to get rid of. It is also a major threat to our fruit and vegetable industries.

It’s not in New Zealand yet and we want to keep it that way. It hibernates inside … View more
The brown marmorated stink bug is a pest that can infest your home in the thousands, stinks when crushed, and is almost impossible to get rid of. It is also a major threat to our fruit and vegetable industries.

It’s not in New Zealand yet and we want to keep it that way. It hibernates inside homes.
Find out more

1947 days ago

Thank you: The Southern Trust

Graeme Dingle Foundation

🙏🏻 A huge thank you to The Southern Trust for their amazing support of our National Support Office!

Your contribution really does make a difference to the lives of thousands of Tamariki across Aotearoa!

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1947 days ago

Ka Pai Carterton

Marty from Carterton District

I'm proud to be part of the Ka Pai Carterton committee. You can't get much more neighbourly than this community-led development plan initiated by Resilient Carterton last year. Check out our website www.kapaicarterton.nz... or our facebook page @kapaicarterton. While you're there … View moreI'm proud to be part of the Ka Pai Carterton committee. You can't get much more neighbourly than this community-led development plan initiated by Resilient Carterton last year. Check out our website www.kapaicarterton.nz... or our facebook page @kapaicarterton. While you're there fill out our community survey at www.surveymonkey.com... and give us your thoughts on how to make Carterton even better!

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1947 days ago

Canna lily

Debbie from Greytown

Sunshine yellow with red spotty throat.
Pieces of barerooted canna lily $5 or
Happy to do swaps for preferably eggs, but also for plants, organic veggie seeds, vegies/fruit, preserves etc.

Price: $5

1948 days ago

🏕️ Three ProjectK schools have recently returned from their wilderness adventures braving the winter cold. 🌲

Graeme Dingle Foundation

The schools involved were Kelston Girls College, Northcote College and Waitakere College, and the activities they took part in included; tramping, water activities and a solo camping night.

Congrats to all those involved. We hope you all had an amazing time!

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