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782 days ago

International Observe the Moon Night

Caroline Williams Reporter from Auckland Stuff

Kia ora Tāmaki Makaurau. Saturday is International Observe the Moon Night and to mark the occasion, a historic telescope used during some of the first human missions to the moon will be open to the public at Auckland's Stardome Observatory and Planetarium (670 Manukau Road, Epsom).

The EWB Zeiss telescope was used to manually track Apollo missions when Houston didn't have radio contact with its spacecraft and astronauts.

The public are invited to use the telescope to view the moon on Saturday until 10.30pm at the stardome at 670 Manukau Road, Epsom.

“It will be five days after the new moon, so looking up from the Southern Hemisphere, we will easily be able locate the various maria, or seas, on the eastern half of the near-side of the moon. These are the Sea of Serenity, Sea of Tranquillity, Sea of Crises, Sea of Fecundity, and Sea of Nectar,” Stardome telescope operator Daley Panthagani said.

Entry costs $2 per adult and $1 per child. The Stardome will also be putting on educational shows about the moon for additional fees. For more info visit www.stardome.org.nz...

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3 days ago

Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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When should the tree go up? 🎄
  • 5% Second half of November
    5% Complete
  • 44.6% 1st December
    44.6% Complete
  • 16.7% A week before Christmas
    16.7% Complete
  • 32.4% Whenever you wish
    32.4% Complete
  • 1.2% Other - I'll share below
    1.2% Complete
1548 votes
1 day ago

What's your favourite tomato recipe?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

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.

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8 hours ago

New SPCA Op Shop coming soon in Whangaparaoa Central 📍

The Team from SPCA Auckland - Centres & Op Shops

We’re excited to announce a new SPCA Op Shop will be coming soon in Whangaparaoa, located at 5/25 Karepiro Drive, Stanmore Bay!

We need your helping hands! Volunteers are essential for both the setup and ongoing operations — if you can help we'd love to hear from you ➡ www.spca.nz...

Stay tuned and follow us to be the first to know about our opening day and more exciting updates!

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