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744 days ago

Festival of Fun | Kenakena School, Paraparaumu | Saturday 12 November, 10:30am-2pm

Catrionna from Paraparaumu

The Kenakena School Festival of Fun is coming up soon! Better get it in your calendar, Kāpiti!

Santa's opening the event with a special appearance at the Donovan Rd Entrance at 10:30am.

Look forward to seeing you at the bouncy castles after that - we'll race you on the obstacle course!

There'll be lots of opportunities to win awesome prizes at the raffle and tombola stands, face painting and crazy hair, and some fab food and entertainment on offer. Don't leave without some toys, books, or new plants for your garden!

Kenakena School has nearly 600 students so it's an important part of our Kāpiti community. We hope we'll see you there to have lots of fun and help us raise money for the school pool, library books, Dyslexia Unit and other vital school programmes.

Thanks so much to our generous sponsors: Love Live Kapiti Real Estate, Hellers, Coastlands Shoppingtown, Bimi Sushi - Kapiti Coast, Kapiti Equestrian & Vaulting Centre, Specsavers (Paraparaumu) Interislander, Rock Solid Solutions, Carpet Court (Paraparaumu), and Fisher and Paykel (Paraparaumu) - we couldn't do it without you!

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Spring gardening tips

Charles Fleming Retirement Village

Dreaming of a garden bursting with colour and fresh produce? Shane Fairbairn, Ryman Healthcare’s Landscape Manager, shares his top tips to make it happen. You’ll be set to create a gorgeous, relaxing space in no time - grab your trowel, and let’s dig in.

Click read more for more information.

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1 day ago

Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.

This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.

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Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
  • 84% Yes
    84% Complete
  • 14.7% No
    14.7% Complete
  • 1.3% Other - I'll share below
    1.3% Complete
837 votes
4 hours ago

What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

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.

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