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We've all heard about the school lunch saga happening around the country, with some questioning the quality of the meals. Since kids can be picky eaters, it raises the question - what makes a great school lunch?
Let's not debate why times are tough and these kids need school lunches, … View moreWe've all heard about the school lunch saga happening around the country, with some questioning the quality of the meals. Since kids can be picky eaters, it raises the question - what makes a great school lunch?
Let's not debate why times are tough and these kids need school lunches, let's brainstorm!
Share your favourite lunches from your school days or the go-to meals your kids love! Perhaps we can come up with a menu of crowd-pleasing school lunches...
This Saturday, we are holding our last walk-in Caturday at all SPCA Centres nationwide. No appointment needed for cat and kitten adoptions – just pop into the Centre during opening hours and meet your new furry companion.
*To speed things up for you on adoption day, apply online via any of the… View moreThis Saturday, we are holding our last walk-in Caturday at all SPCA Centres nationwide. No appointment needed for cat and kitten adoptions – just pop into the Centre during opening hours and meet your new furry companion.
*To speed things up for you on adoption day, apply online via any of the cat profiles for your local centre on www.spca.nz... so we have all your details ready to go. Dog, small animal and farm animal adoptions are still by appointment as not all are in the centre.
This Saturday, we are holding our last walk-in Caturday at all SPCA Centres nationwide. No appointment needed for cat and kitten adoptions – just pop into the Centre during opening hours and meet your new furry companion.
*To speed things up for you on adoption day, apply online via any of the… View moreThis Saturday, we are holding our last walk-in Caturday at all SPCA Centres nationwide. No appointment needed for cat and kitten adoptions – just pop into the Centre during opening hours and meet your new furry companion.
*To speed things up for you on adoption day, apply online via any of the cat profiles for your local centre on www.spca.nz... so we have all your details ready to go. Dog, small animal and farm animal adoptions are still by appointment as not all are in the centre.
Pōneke’s best dressed improv company PopRox are excited to bring their signature format back to Circa in 2025 after a year of sold-out shows in 2024.
Featuring an hour and 15mins of hot improvisers, long-form narrative work and more laughs than you have lung capacity for, this show is sure to … View morePōneke’s best dressed improv company PopRox are excited to bring their signature format back to Circa in 2025 after a year of sold-out shows in 2024.
Featuring an hour and 15mins of hot improvisers, long-form narrative work and more laughs than you have lung capacity for, this show is sure to have you “frequently laughing so hard [your] chest hurts” — Wellingtonista. Seated cabaret style in the iconic Circa Bar, PopRox is the perfect way to end your week with a laugh! Be sure to book early as shows will sell-out.
Reviews:
“This company is so talented at what they do, and you’re missing out by not being there to see it.” — Theatreview
“Each of the performers are at the top of their game” – Wellyott
“Some of Wellington’s best improv comedians on fire.” – The Post”
7pm – 8.15pm Sunday nights | First show Sunday 30 March
DATES: 30 March, 27 April, 25 May, 27 July, 24 August, 28 September, 26 October, 23 November
Circa Theatre’s new cafe, bar and brasserie Chouchou
$15 – $35 per person (concession and group prices available)
Look left, look right, look out!
Give Way – The Musical is an award-winning, hilarious satire of Kiwi attitudes. It tells the ‘unofficial’ story behind the 2012 change to New Zealand’s Give Way rule. Sophie – an idealistic young Ministry of Transport employee with a secret admirer at the… View moreLook left, look right, look out!
Give Way – The Musical is an award-winning, hilarious satire of Kiwi attitudes. It tells the ‘unofficial’ story behind the 2012 change to New Zealand’s Give Way rule. Sophie – an idealistic young Ministry of Transport employee with a secret admirer at the next desk – wants to change the world. She starts with the country’s bizarre Give Way rule, knowing a change will make our roads safer. But she attracts a groundswell of opposition in the form of a ‘Resistance’ protest movement, who believe Sophie’s rule change will destroy the lives of decent, hard-working New Zealanders. What follows is a battle for the nation’s soul. With sharp-witted songs and hard-case characters, this charming musical is both entertaining and thought-provoking.
Review: ‘Hilarious and unique – an inherently Kiwi story with a universal message.’ Winner 2023 McNaughton South Island Play, Adam NZ Play Award, 2023
Written by Steven Page
Director Jacqueline Coats
Set and Costume Designer – Tony De Goldi
Lighting Designer – William Smith, Tungsten Projects
Producer – Dave Armstrong
26 April – 24 May
Circa One
Tues – Thurs 6.30pm, Fri – Sat 8.00pm, Sun 4pm
$25 – $60 Early Bird Tickets Available
Audience Care: Potential use of strobe and/or haze.
Duration: 110 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
A Messy Magic Adventure
Written by David Ladderman and Lizzie Tollemache
Produced by Rollicking Entertainment
Directed by Greg Cooper
Sensible Spray and excitable Wipe are messy magicians, and they’ve been invited to a surprise party. But after a terrible cake squishing accident, magic is … View moreA Messy Magic Adventure
Written by David Ladderman and Lizzie Tollemache
Produced by Rollicking Entertainment
Directed by Greg Cooper
Sensible Spray and excitable Wipe are messy magicians, and they’ve been invited to a surprise party. But after a terrible cake squishing accident, magic is let loose in the kitchen, everything is turned topsy turvy, and they have to figure out how baking works before the party starts… Circus, slapstick and magic combine in this very special adventure for children aged 3 to 8.
After a sold-out season in 2018 and a national tour in 2020, Kitchen Chaos returns to Circa with all the joy, mess and mayhem audiences have come to expect from Rollicking Entertainment’s signature style of children’s theatre.
Meet and greet with the characters available after every show in the Circa foyer.
Reviews:
“Riveting, delightful, exciting and highly amusing” -Theatreview
“The winning combination of slapstick, sight gags, sound effects, sleight of hand, general silliness and puns, with the somewhat doofus Wipe juggling cake ingredients and kitchen utensils, proves irresistible.” -Stuff
Tuesday 15 April to Saturday 26 April 2025
Circa Two
11.00am and 1.30pm daily
$20 per person
$70 family pass (4 tickets)
Accessibility Performances:
11am Tuesday 22 April: Relaxed performance
11am Wednesday 23 April: NZSL performance
For Rodnie and Bryan, retirement at Ryman’s Edmund Hillary Village is all about seizing every opportunity to explore. From trekking through Nepal and enduring the cold in Antarctica to immersing themselves in Aboriginal culture in the Australian Outback, their epic retirement proves that age is … View moreFor Rodnie and Bryan, retirement at Ryman’s Edmund Hillary Village is all about seizing every opportunity to explore. From trekking through Nepal and enduring the cold in Antarctica to immersing themselves in Aboriginal culture in the Australian Outback, their epic retirement proves that age is no barrier to discovery. Just as Sir Edmund Hillary pushed the limits of exploration, residents of his namesake village continue to chart their own extraordinary journeys.
“We’ll keep travelling for as long as we can,” says Rodnie.
Click read more for the full story.
If you're organised, eager to learn and passionate about making a difference, join the Samaritans Wellington team as a Fundraising Officer!
You can register your interest by searching the role ID number (#8922) on our website by clicking the link below.
After ten years of depression, my life had hit rock bottom
I remember being ‘different’ around food for most of my life. This included things such as being the person who had two cream buns at morning tea when everyone else had one; eating icing sugar by the spoonful directly from the … View moreAfter ten years of depression, my life had hit rock bottom
I remember being ‘different’ around food for most of my life. This included things such as being the person who had two cream buns at morning tea when everyone else had one; eating icing sugar by the spoonful directly from the packet; and being the family member who went into the kitchen after dinner to eat the leftovers.
There are numerous other examples – too many to list. I could overeat anything. If I couldn’t get my preferred favourites (e.g. chocolate), I’d be eating the vegetables.
Congratulations to this week's winners who have won a $100 Briscoes voucher each.
Shilpy Rattu from Takapuna
Alana August from Morrinsville
Michael Cooney from Whangarei
… View moreCongratulations to this week's winners who have won a $100 Briscoes voucher each.
Shilpy Rattu from Takapuna
Alana August from Morrinsville
Michael Cooney from Whangarei
Matthew Alan from Rangiora
Winners, get in touch here before 18th March.
Not a winner? Check back next week.
20 litre plastic petrol can. Has been used to store water and has been dried out.
Pick up is from Brooklyn.
SOLD SOLD
Free weights for the budding weight lifter. They are plastic covered and have been painted black. Must pick up, from Brooklyn, Wgtn.
2x10kg, 5x5kg, 1x2.5kg, 6x1kg
GONE GONE
Passionate about humanitarian work and community resilience? New Zealand Red Cross is seeking an Area Councillor to help guide and strengthen our local efforts. This is a great opportunity to contribute your leadership and governance skills to a global movement making a real impact.
You can … View morePassionate about humanitarian work and community resilience? New Zealand Red Cross is seeking an Area Councillor to help guide and strengthen our local efforts. This is a great opportunity to contribute your leadership and governance skills to a global movement making a real impact.
You can register your interest by searching the role ID number (#8919) on our website or clicking the link below.
Volunteer Wellington, in partnership with Mentoring Foundation of NZ, is offering a Governance Mentoring Programme to strengthen leadership in the community and voluntary sector. This programme matches mentees with experienced mentors to build governance capability, confidence and connections.
… View moreVolunteer Wellington, in partnership with Mentoring Foundation of NZ, is offering a Governance Mentoring Programme to strengthen leadership in the community and voluntary sector. This programme matches mentees with experienced mentors to build governance capability, confidence and connections.
Participants will receive:
✔ One-on-one mentoring with an experienced governance leader
✔ Training, orientation, and six months of support
✔ Development goal setting and networking opportunities
Programme dates: 29 April – 11 Nov 2025
Mentee fee: $75 | Mentors: Free
EOI closes: 26 March 2025
If you’re looking to grow your governance skills or be a mentor, register now. More details on our website.
Tēna koutou neighbours, The Post is currently investigating school zoning. We're interested to hear from parents/whānau about how they decided what school to send their children to. Did you send your child(ren) to the school you're in zone for (or the nearest school if you don't … View moreTēna koutou neighbours, The Post is currently investigating school zoning. We're interested to hear from parents/whānau about how they decided what school to send their children to. Did you send your child(ren) to the school you're in zone for (or the nearest school if you don't live inside a particular zone)? Did you enroll your child in a school out-of-zone? Did you move house to get into a particular school/zone? We'd love to hear from a wide range of people, so please get in touch with me or Hanna McCallum if you have something to say on this topic: brittany.keogh@stuff.co.nz
hanna.mccallum@stuff.co.nz
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