Get set for Sevens!
New Zealand's favourite sports party is back and better than ever!
The HSBC NZ Sevens returns to Hamilton on the 21st and 22nd of January 2023.
So grab your friends, your whānau and your craziest costume for a weekend of fun, colour and speed. Spread across two days, see the world's best sevens talent and festival events.
Take in all the family-friendly activity over in the Fan Zone, or go wild in the R18 Festival Zone. Tickets are available for single or multiple days with options to cater for everyone.
Join the party and get your tickets.
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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5% Second half of November
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43.8% 1st December
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16.6% A week before Christmas
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33.2% Whenever you wish
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
Poll: Do you go to live music gigs?
It’s “tough” running dive bars and speakeasies but a growing association is shaking up the New Zealand independent music scene.
These are the places where rising stars cut their teeth, members say, but they’re challenged by noise restrictions, alcohol licensing rules and the need to take on multiple tasks outside booking bands.
Do you go to live music gigs? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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0% Yes, whenever I can
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33.3% Sometimes
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66.7% No