Triple Art opportunity
Amazing, arresting and aha moments are expected by visitors checking out sculptures on Gibbs Farm along the Kaipara Harbour.
Since New Zealand-born businessman and entrepreneur Alan Gibbs bought the property in 1991, he has developed his international art collection attracting gob-smacking interest from all visiting the rural retreat.
The artworks with an abstract minimalism genre simply mould to the environment as the emu stride and the buffalo play.
Helensville Citizens Advice Bureau is hosting its next trip there on February 21, 2019- but you need to get in quick to book now.
The fundraiser costs $40 and includes transport, a bottle of water and filled bread roll.
The bus leaves 9am from outside the bureau in Helensville’s main street and leaves the farm at 2pm.
Your gob-smacking day involves plenty of walking and spectacular views- so bring your walking shoes, clothes for any change of weather, a camera and a great big smile!
Registration forms are available from the bureau at 27 Commercial Rd from Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm. Email helensville@cab.org.nz or phone 09 420 7162. The office closes for Christmas and summer break on December 20.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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