Featherston Booktown - on tis weekend DON'T MISS OUT
Booklovers – here’s a pick of three great FEATHERSTON BOOKTOWN events to try this weekend!
Chic City Crime for different, edgy, and thrilling.
Chic City Crime, Sunday 12 June, 11:00 AM - MIDDAY, the Joy Cowley Room at the Royal Hotel.
Two women on a mission vie with tattoo artists, rough sleepers and dodgy taxi drivers on the streets of Auckland and Wellington to get to the truth of the terrible crimes they've witnessed.
Angelique Kasmara (Isobar Precinct) and Anne Harré (The Leaning Man) talk with Paula Morris about their stylish and provocative crime novels that show our cities in a way we’ve never seen them before.
TICKETS: www.eventfinda.co.nz...
War in the Motu
Sunday 12 June, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Waimarie/RSA. $15
There has been a torrent of literature about New Zealanders fighting in foreign wars, and now, finally, the story about wars in our own country is being told. These wars – The Musket Wars (1806-1845) and the New Zealand Wars (1845-1872) – profoundly shaped, and still shape, the course and direction of our nation’s history. Paul Diamond explores the events, causes and consequences of these defining conflicts with writers and historians, Vincent O’ Malley (The New Zealand Wars Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa)and Ron Crosby (The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars Matter Today).
www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Women Go Wild
Sunday 12 June, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, KIWI HALL. $15
Join four writers who have pushed the boundaries exploring sensuality, affairs, passion, and the urgency of physical connections in their work. Tracey Slaughter will chair this steamy session featuring Airini Beautrais (Bug Week), Tracey Slaughter (Devil’s Trumpet), Fiona Kidman (So Far, For Now) and Rebecca K Reilly (Greta & Valdin).
TICKETS: www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Get your tickets online or in person at the Masterton or Martinborough i-SITE Visitor Centres.
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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84.8% Yes
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13.8% No
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Railing planters
To gain extra growing space, make and hang these easy-to-build planters on almost any wooden fence or deck railing. Use Resene FX Blackboard Paint so you can easily identify what plants are in each. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.
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