Ponsonby News columnist John Elliott, along with Carole Beu from the Women’s Bookshop are two locals in this New Year’s Honours List. Very well deserved and congrats to them both.
Throughout this issue there are ideas for maintaining good health. One editorial this month is about a new Grey Lynn business called New Leaf Kombucha. Read all about it - P37.
As readers may already know, the Pride Festival Trust Board made the decision at the end of last year to cancel the parade along Ponsonby Road on 16 February. The PBA tells us they are now organising a street festival on that day. The focus of the festival is connecting with locals and creating an event that celebrates Ponsonby. Starting at 2.30pm there will be music stations set up along Ponsonby Road with buskers and a live entertainment stage.
February is the most romantic month of the year with Valentine’s Day. This is the time to show your loved ones how much they mean to you - P49.
Woof! - The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show will be larger, furrier, showier and woofier than ever in March! Dogs and dog lovers from across the rainbow spectrum and everyone else are invited to an afternoon of four-legged fun in luscious Western Park, Ponsonby. The event is proudly supported by Nutrience and Barkley Manor - P74.
Planning for retirement has never been easy, but it seems to be getting harder, and the amount of money needed for retirement is rising every day. We offer some ideas to help with a strategy - P76. (MARTIN LEACH)