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This week’s issue we say there should be a parsley plant near every kitchen door. It’s time to harvest sprouting broccoli, compile your spring seed list, sow Florence fennel, choose tomatoes wisely and check germinating seedlings every day.
Follow this month’s guide to plants to sow and grow… View moreThis week’s issue we say there should be a parsley plant near every kitchen door. It’s time to harvest sprouting broccoli, compile your spring seed list, sow Florence fennel, choose tomatoes wisely and check germinating seedlings every day.
Follow this month’s guide to plants to sow and grow and make a feeding station for native birds. Plus go in the draw for strawberry packs from Tui and copies of NZ Gardener’s August issue.
Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:
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Are you a professional aged 25 - 45 living in Wellington? Then we want to hear from you!
What are the 3 words that pop into your mind when you think of Wellington?
We are creating a snapshot of Wellington to help with our future decision making. Don't… View moreThank you to everyone who participated!
Are you a professional aged 25 - 45 living in Wellington? Then we want to hear from you!
What are the 3 words that pop into your mind when you think of Wellington?
We are creating a snapshot of Wellington to help with our future decision making. Don't hold back! Leave your 3 words in the comments below.
A big thank you to everyone who took part in our recent 'Quick Poll' asking: should plastic decorations be banned from the city’s cemeteries?
The results are now in - 58% of people answered yes, 39% answered no, and 3% were unsure.
You can read poll summary at: … View moreA big thank you to everyone who took part in our recent 'Quick Poll' asking: should plastic decorations be banned from the city’s cemeteries?
The results are now in - 58% of people answered yes, 39% answered no, and 3% were unsure.
You can read poll summary at: www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz......
We’d like to stress that we aren’t contemplating an outright ban at this stage. Quick Polls are just one of the ways we are seeking your feedback.
Our formal consultation on a draft Cemeteries Management Plan will open later in the year.
Find out more at: www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz...
As part of our Cemeteries Management Plan Review for Mākara, Karori and Tawa cemeteries, we’re looking at how grave sites should be maintained. Many people like to place tributes on the graves of their loved ones, but the decorations can blow away, creating rubbish and causing pollution.
… View moreAs part of our Cemeteries Management Plan Review for Mākara, Karori and Tawa cemeteries, we’re looking at how grave sites should be maintained. Many people like to place tributes on the graves of their loved ones, but the decorations can blow away, creating rubbish and causing pollution.
We'd like to do a quick poll: should plastic decorations be banned from the city’s cemeteries? Let us know what you think here: www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz...
To share your suggestions about how best to manage graveside tributes and for more information, visit: www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz...
Feedback closes at 5pm Friday 31 July 2020. Your feedback will help us to prepare a draft plan, which will go out for formal consultation later this year.
Not surprisingly our Martinborough Wine and Brewtown Craft Beer tours are proving very popular with our domestic visitors. After all who wants to drive when there are adult refreshments on offer.
Also ideal for business team building and Christmas functions.
For the next 3 months we are offering … View moreNot surprisingly our Martinborough Wine and Brewtown Craft Beer tours are proving very popular with our domestic visitors. After all who wants to drive when there are adult refreshments on offer.
Also ideal for business team building and Christmas functions.
For the next 3 months we are offering 10% discount on our normal prices. When booking on our website, enter the code Promo10 to generate this discount.
Put your own spin on a current wall art trend by painting designs on woven plates!
Make the most of this weekend with this easy project idea from Resene. Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself
Discover what it means to be a Chilton girl:
-Come and experience our culture
-Hear about what is on offer in sport, art and music.
-Investigate our learning from Preschool to Year 13
-Learn about Cambridge
-Talk to our wonderful girls
-Open your mind to new possibilities
-Note the date of… View moreDiscover what it means to be a Chilton girl:
-Come and experience our culture
-Hear about what is on offer in sport, art and music.
-Investigate our learning from Preschool to Year 13
-Learn about Cambridge
-Talk to our wonderful girls
-Open your mind to new possibilities
-Note the date of our Open Days now.
This year, New Zealand will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 15 August 2020.
This date marks the historic anniversary of the surrender by Japan, which represented the end of the War in Asia and the Pacific and the culmination of six long years of war across … View moreThis year, New Zealand will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 15 August 2020.
This date marks the historic anniversary of the surrender by Japan, which represented the end of the War in Asia and the Pacific and the culmination of six long years of war across the rest of the world.
The public is invited to attend the national commemorative service, which will take place at 1pm on Saturday 15 August at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. We recommend arriving by 12.45pm.
The service will also be live streamed. More information is available on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website.
Image: Government Film Studios. World War II serviceman embraces a woman after his return to Wellington on the Wanganella. Alexander Turnbull Library, ref: 1/2-066955-F.
• Make it your kids job to open curtains and windows in the morning
• Close your curtains just before sunset to keep the cold night air out
• Opening your curtains during the day allows the sun to heat your home for free
• If you use non-standard window dressings make sure they fit snug … View more• Make it your kids job to open curtains and windows in the morning
• Close your curtains just before sunset to keep the cold night air out
• Opening your curtains during the day allows the sun to heat your home for free
• If you use non-standard window dressings make sure they fit snug around the frame
• You might be able to get curtains cheap or free from your local curtain bank
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Since the launch of our #backyourbackyard campaign it's been so heartening to hear from the tourism operators our content has helped. We still have so many incredible stories left to tell, but we also want to hear more from you - what inspires you, what is important to you, and what would you … View moreSince the launch of our #backyourbackyard campaign it's been so heartening to hear from the tourism operators our content has helped. We still have so many incredible stories left to tell, but we also want to hear more from you - what inspires you, what is important to you, and what would you like to see from us at Stuff Travel? Please take our survey, and share it with others, the more input we have the better we can do. And thanks to the lovely folks at Hawke's Bay Tourism we’ve also got a luxurious giveaway for two as a way to say thank you for your time and input.
Thanks to the fabulous Footnote dancers who held great workshops this week with Years 7, 8 and 9. Group dances featured a number of sports each and had to demonstrate words like 'spinning, jumping, splashing, twisting, resistance, strength'.
Your daughter is warmly invited to spend a day in class to experience Marsden school, to join in with activities and meet the other girls: Experience Year 7 on 26 August, Experience Year 9 on 28 August and Experience Primary (Years 1-6) on 4 September. Please register here: www.marsden.school.nz...
Tour Marsden’s spacious
, green campus, learn about Visible Wellbeing and see the school in action on Friday 14 August, between 8.45am and 12pm. Register at www.marsden.school.nz...
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