Easter Extravaganza 2025
The Howick Historical Village Easter Extravaganza is BACK for 2025. Come experience a fun-filled, family-friendly celebration!
Explore the Village and gardens with an Easter trail! Find all the clues to win an egg. Meet the Easter Bunny and discover how aspiring bunnies are trained by the Easter Fairy in a live show by Act One Productions running throughout the day.
With plenty of chocolate, crafts, face painting, and outdoor games, there will be something around every corner! Visit the Sweet Shop, which offers an array of old-fashioned lollies and fudge or make your own lollipop! Enjoy refreshments from the gelato cart and sausage sizzle or grab lunch from the Homestead Café. Make a day of it!
Tickets: adult $20, child $12, babies under 1 year are free.
Booking is strongly recommended; only a limited number of door sales will be available on the day.
Book on Eventfinda.
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’
If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.8% Yes
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32.1% Maybe?
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26.1% No
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