Te Aro, Wellington

1383 days ago

Do you know what to do in the garden this weekend?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Our ezine Get Growing has all the info you need. This week, we say reap the rewards of growing your own cherries. Cover tomatoes to beat the birds, protect crops from windy weather, label seedheads for saving, move potted crops into partial shade, and plump up garlic, onions and shallots.
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Our ezine Get Growing has all the info you need. This week, we say reap the rewards of growing your own cherries. Cover tomatoes to beat the birds, protect crops from windy weather, label seedheads for saving, move potted crops into partial shade, and plump up garlic, onions and shallots.
Turn pine cones into a summery wreath; take a look at Yates new book Top Edible Plants for Pots (and how not to kill them); plus go in the draw to win Kent & Stowe hand tools from Tui and a 2021 NZ Gardener Garden Diary.

Subscribe now for more great tips and prizes!

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1383 days ago

New Zealand Summer Colour Forecast 2021

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Wellington (The Wash House)

As global colour trends evolve, our unique New Zealand landscapes compel a reinvestigation into how colour is interpreted in our homes and lifestyles. Three homegrown brands have collaborated to provide insight into how top colour trends for 2021 are interpreted within the New Zealand lifestyle and… View moreAs global colour trends evolve, our unique New Zealand landscapes compel a reinvestigation into how colour is interpreted in our homes and lifestyles. Three homegrown brands have collaborated to provide insight into how top colour trends for 2021 are interpreted within the New Zealand lifestyle and design ethos.

“A rolling organic shape that defies seating, hand crafted with the use of modern machinery to create furniture on a global scale.”


New Zealand designed and manufactured, the Harper Chair by David Shaw is the canvas upon which these colour trends are explored. Made to order at their design house in Christchurch, the Harper chair draws its inspiration from the natural lines of our landscapes. Its organic shape emulating the natural movements and shapes of New Zealands beloved coastal regions and mountains. Constructed from sustainable timbers, the Harper chair holds the colours and texture of the Vintage Deux by Mokum velvet fabric beautifully, reflecting the truest essence of the colours in question.

“Colour trends inspired by our New Zealand landscapes, bringing calm and comfort.”


While nature itself has long been a common inspiration for home décor, in New Zealand this is particularly true as we are heavily influenced by our diverse and striking surroundings. Globally trending colours, blues, greens and blacks are epitomised in our unique tonal variations that can be found in our native forests, extensive coastlines and high country landscapes.


Read the rest: www.curtainclean.co.nz...

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1383 days ago

Christmas NZSL video

Center Manager from Greta Point - Active Explorers

We are blessed to have the wonderful Jackie here at the center who teaches and share with us, New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL).

NZSL is a big part of our daily center routine at Greta Point Active Explorers. Our tamariki and staff learn and use NZSL to communicate with each other.

Attached is a… View more
We are blessed to have the wonderful Jackie here at the center who teaches and share with us, New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL).

NZSL is a big part of our daily center routine at Greta Point Active Explorers. Our tamariki and staff learn and use NZSL to communicate with each other.

Attached is a link to a video of Jackie wishing you all a Merry Christmas.

Enjoy this beautiful Day!

1383 days ago

A snowy glow

The Team from Resene ColorShop Basin Reserve

Add a gentle warmth to your Christmas decorations with painted candle holders made from jars and your favourite Resene testpot colours.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Australian Women's Weekly and Resene. Find out how to create your own.

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1383 days ago

Better balance is easy!

The Team from ACC New Zealand

Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.

You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. … View more
Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.

You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. It’s a technique called dual-tasking and it’s proven to be effective, it’s also fun. Just 10 minutes a day in the comfort of your own home and you can be Nymbl.

Register now to get Nymbl free. Nymbl is brought to you by Live Stronger For Longer and ACC, MOH and HQSC.
Register now

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1383 days ago

Change a life this Christmas!

World Vision

Don't just give the same old thing this year.

Give a World Vision Smiles gift guaranteed to change lives!

When you gift a goat or help a girl get an education in honour of your friends or family, you can change the world for kids and families in great need.

No other gift can compare… View more
Don't just give the same old thing this year.

Give a World Vision Smiles gift guaranteed to change lives!

When you gift a goat or help a girl get an education in honour of your friends or family, you can change the world for kids and families in great need.

No other gift can compare to a pathway out of poverty. A goat will give a family nutritious milk and extra income! Make every gift count this Christmas.

Each gift comes with a card explaining your extraordinary impact. No wrapping – win!
Find out more

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1383 days ago

Avalon Holistic & Craft Fair

Kazz from Hataitai

WWW.GKSHOLISM.CO.NZ
Saturday 12th December FREE ENTRY to a Holistic Wellbeing & Craft Fair between 10am and 4pm at Avalon Public Hall, 14 Mabey Road.
Are you struggling with stress and anxiety? Come along and enjoy the peace and harmonious atmosphere of the Fair. Connect with wellbeing … View more
WWW.GKSHOLISM.CO.NZ
Saturday 12th December FREE ENTRY to a Holistic Wellbeing & Craft Fair between 10am and 4pm at Avalon Public Hall, 14 Mabey Road.
Are you struggling with stress and anxiety? Come along and enjoy the peace and harmonious atmosphere of the Fair. Connect with wellbeing practitioners, Mediums for 1:1 readings, visit the stalls: crystals, Henna Tattoos, Scentsy, Massage, wax candles and various healing techniques

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1383 days ago

Avalon Holistic & Craft Fair

Kazz from Hataitai

WWW.GKSHOLISM.CO.NZ
Saturday 12th December FREE ENTRY to a Holistic Wellbeing & Craft Fair between 10am and 4pm at Avalon Public Hall, 14 Mabey Road.
Are you struggling with stress and anxiety? Come along and enjoy the peace and harmonious atmosphere of the Fair. Connect with wellbeing … View more
WWW.GKSHOLISM.CO.NZ
Saturday 12th December FREE ENTRY to a Holistic Wellbeing & Craft Fair between 10am and 4pm at Avalon Public Hall, 14 Mabey Road.
Are you struggling with stress and anxiety? Come along and enjoy the peace and harmonious atmosphere of the Fair. Connect with wellbeing practitioners, Mediums for 1:1 readings, visit the stalls: crystals, Henna Tattoos, Scentsy, Massage, wax candles and various healing techniques

Free

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1384 days ago

Neighbours Day 2021

The Team from Neighbours Aotearoa

Neighbours Day Aotearoa on March 20th-30th 2021 has even more ways you can get involved this year! Our theme for 2021 is 'The Great Plant Swap' and if you are one of the first 200 to register with us, we will send you a packet of seeds to get you started!

If you love your annual BBQ, … View more
Neighbours Day Aotearoa on March 20th-30th 2021 has even more ways you can get involved this year! Our theme for 2021 is 'The Great Plant Swap' and if you are one of the first 200 to register with us, we will send you a packet of seeds to get you started!

If you love your annual BBQ, street party or the like - that is awesome! Get in early with your registration and tell us about the event you're planning and we'll send you seeds too! (We are good like that!)

We are also encouraging people to write something about their neighbours, communities and/or acts of neighbourliness with Notes for neighbours - poems, reflections or any sort of note! We will share these on our Facebook, Instagram and website and 5 will be chosen to be made into posters to share across the country.

Check out our website and register your event, big or small today!

www.neighboursday.org.nz...

1384 days ago

🎁Children's gift donations needed!🎁

St Vincent de Paul Society Wellington

🎁Children's gift donations needed!🎁
The Vinnies Christmas Toy Shop has been open for 6 days. 84 families have been through, choosing gifts for 216 children.
It has been been a busy two weeks, with every day fully booked.

We have another 8 days of operations left, and they are nearly all… View more
🎁Children's gift donations needed!🎁
The Vinnies Christmas Toy Shop has been open for 6 days. 84 families have been through, choosing gifts for 216 children.
It has been been a busy two weeks, with every day fully booked.

We have another 8 days of operations left, and they are nearly all booked up with families looking for Christmas assistance.

❗We are running very low on gifts!❗ If you're in a position to do so, please consider donating a gift to the Merry Vinnies toy shop.
(gifts for teenagers are the most needed).

Donations can be dropped off directly at the Vinnies Welfare and Support Hub - level 1, 207 Riddiford Street Newtown.

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1384 days ago

Better weather coming?

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

With the cricket set to start at the Basin Reserve tomorrow, we may finally be getting some better weather.
The forecast for Friday is a bit messy, with strong winds forecast, but after that the weather should improve.

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1384 days ago

Frau rises to challenge to winning teaching award

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Running a school’s international programme during a global pandemic, while moving to teaching online as New Zealand went into lockdown, was no easy task.
But it was one Wellington teacher Caroline Robertson rose to.
Robertson, a German teacher and director of international students at Samuel … View more
Running a school’s international programme during a global pandemic, while moving to teaching online as New Zealand went into lockdown, was no easy task.
But it was one Wellington teacher Caroline Robertson rose to.
Robertson, a German teacher and director of international students at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, won the inaugural ASG Parents’ Award at the National Excellence in Teaching Awards, held virtually on Tuesday night.
Robertson, known to her students (and some parents) affectionately as Frau, said she felt humbled, and a bit overwhelmed, to have received the award.

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1384 days ago

The Newtown Vintage and Craft Market

Amanda from Newtown

The Newtown Vintage, Craft and Art Market is on AGAIN this Saturday! New stall holders on board this week to help you get sorted for Christmas. Wonderful locally, home made and eco friendly items!
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1384 days ago

Meet the people behind the stalls at the Harbourside Market

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Shree and Balu aren’t known for taking shortcuts.
Good things take time and the couple know this. And this is what makes their food so special.
At the Harbourside Market on Wellington’s waterfront every Sunday, Shree Balasubramaniam and Balu Rajagopal are famous for their South-Indian masala … View more
Shree and Balu aren’t known for taking shortcuts.
Good things take time and the couple know this. And this is what makes their food so special.
At the Harbourside Market on Wellington’s waterfront every Sunday, Shree Balasubramaniam and Balu Rajagopal are famous for their South-Indian masala dosa.
The dish consists of a crunchy golden pancake-like roll made from rice and lentils, which are soaked and stone ground and then fermented for five days.
The batter is spread across a hotplate, then artfully rolled up to resemble a tent and placed on a plate on top of two tasty curries – one potato masala and the other, tamarind and orange.

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1386 days ago

Wellington's woeful December weather

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

It is official. The weather in December has been awful
Data from the MetService’s Kelburn monitoring station shows the average wind speed for the first seven days of December has been puffing 10.5kmh more than normal, up from 15.5kmh to 26kmh.
Wellington received 2.5 fewer sunshine hours than … View more
It is official. The weather in December has been awful
Data from the MetService’s Kelburn monitoring station shows the average wind speed for the first seven days of December has been puffing 10.5kmh more than normal, up from 15.5kmh to 26kmh.
Wellington received 2.5 fewer sunshine hours than average with 47.9 hours, while the average temperature of 17.2 degrees Celsius was below the normal 18.6C.
Can you remember another summer like this one?

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