Whangarei Night Lights Festival
A family-friendly night time event for all ages. Walk-through and experience more than 2,500 square metres of natural spaces, waterways and buildings lit with over 1 kilometre of lights and art. Showcasing local Northland visual artists specialising in digital media, projection, lighting, sound and immersive experiences. Supported by Northland performers from diverse arts including fire spinning, circus, dance and entertainers.
This event is made possible by funding from Creative Communities NZ.
The event dates have been specifically chosen to coincide with the school holidays and approaching new moon for maximum night time darkness. Dress for the weather and fires across the event site will keep everyone warm!
The Whangārei Night Lights Festival will be held in the second week of the July 2022 school holidays.
6pm - 9pm Wednesday 20th July
6pm - 9pm Thursday 21st July
6pm - 9pm Friday 22nd July
Tickets available at -
www.whangareilights.com...
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.3% Yes
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15% No
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2.7% 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.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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