New Brighton Santa Parade Saturday December 10
The annual New Brighton Christmas Parade will soon be upon us. In order to conduct the parade safely, a number of roads in New Brighton will be closed from 9am to 1pm this Saturday.
Road closures:
-Marine Parade closed from Lonsdale St to Hood St
-Seaview Rd closed from Hardy St to Marine Parade
-Shaw Ave closed from Hawke St to Seaview Rd
-Hawke St closed from Sgaw Ave to Marine Parade
-Beresford St closed from oram Ave to Marine Parade
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.9% Second half of November
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43.7% 1st December
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16.7% A week before Christmas
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33.3% Whenever you wish
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
Handy gardener wanted with large chainsaw
Just needing a small job topping small hedges chain sawing. I’ve done most of the hedges however not the power saw that can cut through the branches I can’t.