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Dear neighbours, every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. This month, we're on the hunt for onion recipes! Send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by April 20, 2023. Every published recipe wins a copy of the June issue of NZ Gardener.
Over 360 Household Heroes across the nation were nominated by you to win $350! This country is full of amazing Kiwis who are keeping things running at home no matter what! You’re all heroes!
BUT there can only be one winner, was it you? Find out who WON $350 towards their Broadband and Power … View moreOver 360 Household Heroes across the nation were nominated by you to win $350! This country is full of amazing Kiwis who are keeping things running at home no matter what! You’re all heroes!
BUT there can only be one winner, was it you? Find out who WON $350 towards their Broadband and Power bill!
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For sale a 2.800 metre long leaner plus 8 assorted bar stools as per pics. The leaner top is solid flat-sawn pine which has been sanded and varnished with minor blemishes from use and is .640 wide X 50mm thick. The frame is made of 1inch boxing with two solid wheels at one end to make it easier to… View moreFor sale a 2.800 metre long leaner plus 8 assorted bar stools as per pics. The leaner top is solid flat-sawn pine which has been sanded and varnished with minor blemishes from use and is .640 wide X 50mm thick. The frame is made of 1inch boxing with two solid wheels at one end to make it easier to move.
Free delivery within Masterton and Carterton.
Listed elsewhere.
For the second week running we feature Rosa Marie and some stunning shots of a kōtare.
"Happiness is spotting a kōtare on a fence post!
A lovely couple of hours spent at one of my favourite places in Silverstream."
Hi, I am looking for someone who wants a cash job this weekend. Must have common sense and able to follow instructions. Wood stacking, wood throwing, mulching, weedeating. Have all the tools, just need a hand. PM for further details. Thanks Maureen
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Gotland / Perendale cross - about 10cm in length. As I am new to this thought I would offer it. My last year's lamb fleeces sold to a shop in Feilding.
Free to anyone who would like to thread some webbing on the swing seat and back of the. seat. The original canvas rotted quickly.
I have the squab to fit the seat and the roof canopy albeit a little faded but ok. Which you can have.
They just need webbing to support them,
Pickup is in … View moreFree to anyone who would like to thread some webbing on the swing seat and back of the. seat. The original canvas rotted quickly.
I have the squab to fit the seat and the roof canopy albeit a little faded but ok. Which you can have.
They just need webbing to support them,
Pickup is in Kuripuni,
Thanks for looking.
Tomorrow at Stella Bull Park, Main Street, Greytown
Saturday 8th April 10am-2pm
A wide variety of stalls, coffee, Japanese food truck, superb sausage sizzle
See you there after the Balloons in Martinborugh, before you watch the National Tweed Ride and later the evening Balloon event at … View moreTomorrow at Stella Bull Park, Main Street, Greytown
Saturday 8th April 10am-2pm
A wide variety of stalls, coffee, Japanese food truck, superb sausage sizzle
See you there after the Balloons in Martinborugh, before you watch the National Tweed Ride and later the evening Balloon event at Clareville
A country bicycle ride with lashings of style and delicious Hendrick's Gin.
If this sounds like your cup of tea then hurry as there are a handful of tickets remaining for the Blackwell & Sons National Tweed Ride on Saturday afternoon 8 April.
All you could possibly want to know and … View moreA country bicycle ride with lashings of style and delicious Hendrick's Gin.
If this sounds like your cup of tea then hurry as there are a handful of tickets remaining for the Blackwell & Sons National Tweed Ride on Saturday afternoon 8 April.
All you could possibly want to know and tickets can be found at blackwellandsons.nz...
And you can watch mad mob head out at the beginning of the ride at 85 West Street at 1pm on Saturday (the carpark behind the South Wairarapa Workingmen's Club).
The Tweed Ride is a fabulous spectator sport! See well dressed folk and decorated bicycles as 200 riders take off. Top class old school fun! To be sure - there's nothing else like it in New Zealand.
A country bicycle ride with lashings of style and delicious Hendrick's Gin.
If this sounds like your cup of tea then hurry as there are a handful of tickets remaining for the Blackwell & Sons National Tweed Ride on Saturday afternoon 8 April.
All you could possibly want to know and… View moreA country bicycle ride with lashings of style and delicious Hendrick's Gin.
If this sounds like your cup of tea then hurry as there are a handful of tickets remaining for the Blackwell & Sons National Tweed Ride on Saturday afternoon 8 April.
All you could possibly want to know and tickets can be found at blackwellandsons.nz... And you can watch mad mob head out at the beginning of the ride at 85 West Street at 1pm on Saturday (the carpark behind the South Wairarapa Workingmen's Club).
The Tweed Ride is a fabulous spectator sport! See well dressed folk and decorated bicycles as 200 riders take off. Top class old school fun! To be sure - there's nothing else like it in New Zealand.
This mat is in sound condition. It measures 220 by 160, quality cut pile and edges are bound.
Depending on what you want to use it for it would be fine as is but a little freshen up would make it almost as new.
In the photo it looks wrinkled by I had just unrolled it and a vaccum or lying flat… View moreThis mat is in sound condition. It measures 220 by 160, quality cut pile and edges are bound.
Depending on what you want to use it for it would be fine as is but a little freshen up would make it almost as new.
In the photo it looks wrinkled by I had just unrolled it and a vaccum or lying flat for a while will smooth it out.
It comes from a smoke free home and been in dry storage for a few years. Time to move it on.
Pickup is in Kuripuni.
Thanks for looking.
The Wairarapa Balloon Festival is happening over five days – with the spectacular main event of the Night Glow on Saturday night at Clareville Showgrounds, Carterton.
Please note – all ascension launch sites and flight paths will be weather dependent. Keep up to date with any changes or … View moreThe Wairarapa Balloon Festival is happening over five days – with the spectacular main event of the Night Glow on Saturday night at Clareville Showgrounds, Carterton.
Please note – all ascension launch sites and flight paths will be weather dependent. Keep up to date with any changes or announcements through the Wairarapa Balloon Festival's Facebook page.
• Tonight (Thursday 6 April) from 5.30pm - 7.30pm - Burner Light Up in Masterton’s Queen Elizabeth Park.
• Friday 7 April – 20 balloons ascension at Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6.30am, just off Main Street.
• Saturday 8 April - The Meander over Martinborough ascension takes place from 6.30am from Martinborough Golf Course.
• Saturday 8 April - Night Glow at Clareville Showgrounds. Once darkness falls, the balloons will be inflated, and held on the ground, glowing like huge Chinese lanterns. This will be set to live music, providing a spectacular glow, and an impressive finale to the evening festivities. Live band, bouncy castle, food vendors, static displays.
• Sunday 9 April - Park to Paddock Challenge happens from 6.30am in Greytown’s Kuranui College grounds in East Street.
• Monday 10 April - Farewell Flight at 6.30am from a 'mystery location' to be announced on Wairarapa Balloon’s Facebook page on the previous morning of Sunday 9 April.
Greytown’s National Tweed Ride is in tippy-top shape for its nearly 200 trend-setting tweedsters for their unashamed showing off on Saturday afternoon. Watch the mad mob depart at 1pm from the Greytown Working Persons’ Club Carpark on West Street – opposite Fresh Choice supermarket.
Molewood Orchard, Greytown. It's harvest season and you're welcome to bring a bag or bucket, and pick your own apples for only $2 per kg! Saturday 8 - Monday 10 April. Why not bring along a picnic lunch as well and make a day of it. Sunscreen, sturdy footwear and hats are good ideas too!
Our wonderful staff at the Masterton and Martinborough i-SITES will be manning their stations over Easter and ever willing and ready to help. Please note - Masterton’s i-SITE office will be closed on Sunday.
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