Study Floristry with Academy - Enrolling now for 2018!
Do you have a love of plants and flowers? A flair for design? Learn how to design and create different styles of floral arrangements suitable for all types of occasions and events with Academy.
We are enrolling now for our New Zealand Certificate in Floristry where you will receive practical hands-on training, and the opportunity for valuable work experience in the exciting floristry industry. You can use this course as a stepping stone to a colourful and prosperous career into floristry, or develop your artistic hobby further.
Contact us today to find out more and about this comprehensive and fun course! You can apply online or call us on 0800 4 ACADEMY (0800 422 2336). Or come in and see us at our campus, at 44 Peachgrove Rd, Hamilton East.
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.
Hundreds of jobs at risk at Tokoroa’s Kinleith Mill
Up to two hundred jobs could go at Tokoroa’s Kinleith mill with staff being summoned to a meeting on Wednesday morning, as its owner cites ‘extreme financial headwinds’.
It’s understood there could be up to 200 job losses at Kinleith with different parts of the plant shuttered.
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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5.1% Second half of November
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44.3% 1st December
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16.8% A week before Christmas
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32.5% Whenever you wish
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1.3% Other - I'll share below