WHAT'S ON AT THE CAMEO POP-IN CENTRE THIS WEEK
Every Day 10am – 3pm Monday to Friday Coffee, Tea, biscuits, company and friendship. Koha welcome
Plus......
Monday morning 10.30 – noon Discussion Group This week’s subject – Recycling (well, we start with recycling but we could end up anywhere!)
Monday afternoon 1.15 – 2.45 Visually Impaired Group is always the first Monday in the month, so not today.
Tuesday morning 10am – noon Justice of the Peace – free advice and document signing
Tuesday afternoon 1pm – 3pm Upwords – learn or play. And other games
Wednesday afternoon 1pm – 3pm Rummikub – learn or play
Thursday morning 10.30 – noon Beginners French class
Thursday afternoon 1pm David Bishop – live guitar music - 60 and 70’s Music and Song
Friday Morning 10.30 – 11.30am Easy Line Dancing for fun – come and have a go! (This is every fortnight - I came in after it last time and everyone was still buzzing and laughing!)
Friday afternoon 1pm – 3pm Scrabble Group
All events - $2 donation appreciated towards funding CAMEO.
(With social isolation becoming an ever greater problem in our communities, please do spread the word about CAMEO if you have neighbours you are concerned about and think they might like this friendly group of people and volunteers.)
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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59% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26% No, individuals should take responsibility
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15% ... It is complicated
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
February's Weather to Mid-month
The dry, sunny weather of recent months continues, but with an increase in temperatures.
Over the last couple of months summer's temperatures in Kāpiti had been up to a degree cooler than average, but recent weeks has seen a daily average of 23.3℃, normal for February. Thursday's (Feb. 12) 27.2℃ was the highest of the summer to-date
The longtime average rainfall for the month is around 60mm and we have had about half that, but this is insufficient to maintain soil moisture, so if the unsettled weather predicted for the next few days delivered 30-40mm it would be good.
The SW winds, with a 'watch' from Sunday evening (Feb 15), were already fairly strong by mid morning.
Photo: Saturday evening, the calm before the storm.
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