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Sprouting Talent Wanted For Young Gardener Awards
Spring has officially sprung which means it’s officially growing season – but before you squeeze into your gumboots and rush out the door to get planting, don’t forget to enter the inaugural T&G Garden to Table Young Gardener of the Year Awards.
World Vegetarian Month - Your vegetarian itinerary
While most of the year seems like a celebration of animal suffering – from Pak’n Save’s ‘meat week’ to the mass extermination of duck-hunting season to schools having parties around the hunting of possums – there’s one month every year that vegetarians can relish.
Grey Lynn - Ethical Shopping Hub
Grey Lynn village is gaining a reputation as a go-to hub for ethical shopping and dining. Consumers seeking stores and eateries that align with their personal ethics are drawn to the cluster of vegetarian, vegan and planet-friendly shops on the corner of Great North Road and Williamson Avenue.
We took a tour with Tony's Trike Tours...
Tony’s Trike Tours is a kiwi owned and operated company, offering rides on a luxury V8 trike.
Ponsonby's Pop-Up Park...
Impressed to come across Boopsie Maran at Saturday's Ponsonby Market Day with her own designed and created Pop-Up Ponsonby Park.
Politicans were out in force for last Saturday's Ponsonby Market Day...
The weather was rather changeable - we had sun and then rain and sun again.
Dance of the Flying Boats
MOTAT’s magnificent flying boats are on the move! A huge team of employees, volunteers and contractors spent days in the museum’s Aviation Display Hall bringing the newly painted Sunderland indoors, and moving the Solent ‘Aranui’ outside for further restoration works and painting.
Celebrating community event with the Auckland Buddhist Centre
“Bringing faiths, cultures and community together” Saturday 9 September @ Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road.
Michael Van de Elzen creates Angus Beef and Beetroot Patties at Farro, Grey Lynn
Michael Van de Elzen was at Farro Grey Lynn on Saturday 26 September to yarn with customers about his Angus Beef and Beetroot Patties that he has partnered with Green Meadows Beef on, as part of a range of products in line with his Good From Scratch philosophy.
Jean Batten Artefacts Donated to MOTAT
New Zealand icon and pioneering aviator, Jean Batten holds a special place in the heart of MOTAT’s aviation collection, so it was with much excitement that the Museum recently accepted a generous donation of additional Jean Batten artefacts from Auckland Airport.
Get ready to volunteer: BNZ gears up for Closed for Good
BNZ staff will work on 179 Closed for Good projects in Auckland. There are more than 550 Closed for Good projects nationwide New Zealand’s single largest day of corporate volunteering.