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270 days ago

Save these dates for Autumn in Wairarapa! 🍁

Denver Grenell from Destination Wairarapa

Explore Wairarapa's colorful gardens, pick your own fresh apples, watch hot air balloons drift across the valley, sip your way through a gin-lover’s paradise, and celebrate the joy of books and reading.

Wairarapa Autumn Plant Fair - Sunday 30 March 🌿
Explore two stunning Wairarapa gardens, Longbush Cottage and Parkvale Gardens, meet passionate local growers, and uncover plants perfectly suited to Wairarapa’s climate.

Wairarapa Balloon Festival - Thursday 17 to Monday 21 April 🎈
This spectacular 5-day festival is filled with fun for the whole family! Step outside and marvel at majestic hot air balloons soaring through the skies.

Greytown Gin Hootenanny -Thursday 17 to Sunday 27 April 🍾
For ten glorious days, charming Greytown village transforms into a gin-lover’s paradise with something for everyone from sumptuous tastings to splendid soirĂ©es.

Greytown Apple Harvest Festival - Easter Sunday 20 April 🍎
Loads of fun for the whole family with stalls, food trucks, cider-tasting, apple cakes, toffee apples, pony rides and much more at Molewood Orchard in Greytown.

Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival - Friday 9 to Sunday 11 May 📖
Keep an eye out for the Festival programme announcement tonight. This year’s festival is extra special as they celebrate their 10th Anniversary.

Find out more about Autumn in Wairarapa at the link below.

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More messages from your neighbours
7 hours ago

Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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.

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1 day ago

Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? đŸ„

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? đŸ„
  • 41.3% Yes
    41.3% Complete
  • 32.8% Maybe?
    32.8% Complete
  • 25.9% No
    25.9% Complete
436 votes
22 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

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!

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