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Sometimes having NO plan is a great plan! But if you feel the need to do something this long weekend then take a look at our top ideas.
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The Listening Sand with poet and workshop facilitator Anne Kennedy.
Free: Saturday 30 April, 2pm - 5pm. North Piha Glade and Beach.
Register at info@goingwestfest.co.nz
The Listening Sand, is a chance for you to use the craft of poetry to shape and share your deep thoughts - to ‘tell the … View moreThe Listening Sand with poet and workshop facilitator Anne Kennedy.
Free: Saturday 30 April, 2pm - 5pm. North Piha Glade and Beach.
Register at info@goingwestfest.co.nz
The Listening Sand, is a chance for you to use the craft of poetry to shape and share your deep thoughts - to ‘tell the sand’ a memory, a secret, a hope. In the workshop, we’ll explore the ways to make and shape a poem. When we’ve written our poems, we’ll carve them into the wet, receptive sand while sand-tagger, David Hilliam, illuminates and connects our writing. Of course, when the tide comes in, your poem will be washed away, but it will remain in your head, your voice, your notebook, the film.
Poetry can help us express ideas that otherwise remain unsaid. The sand will be our creative confidante. In this workshop you will be guided by the expertise and empathy of Anne Kennedy to write from the heart; to tell the sand your worries, memories, and hopes. Making an impression in the sand seems like a simple thing to do; it’s primal. But it’s also complex. We mark the earth by our very existence; and, because there are a lot of us, that’s a lot of marks.
We walk in nature and it makes us feel good. These last few years have been difficult, and the world is in crisis environmentally and politically. Poetry is a place where you can say what you think and feel. A poem is a way to work out complexity.
The planet, in a way, ‘listens’ to our behaviour.
Anne Kennedy is an experienced writing workshop facilitator who will guide you to find your tone, to select words, and to contemplate how a poem can crystalize elements of time, difficulties and musings.
Workshop schedule
2.00pm: Welcome and introductions, and outlining the afternoon.
2.15pm: Talking through the idea, including poem samples.
2.35pm: Writing time
3.10pm: Sharing our poems, and making any revisions.
3.40pm: To the beach!
Kia ora neighbours, three popular tracks in the Waitākere Ranges will be reopening this weekend after a nearly four-year closure due to kauri dieback disease.
On Friday, the Gibbons, Muir and Pararaha Valley tracks will be officially reopened to the public after being closed in May 2018.
The … View moreKia ora neighbours, three popular tracks in the Waitākere Ranges will be reopening this weekend after a nearly four-year closure due to kauri dieback disease.
On Friday, the Gibbons, Muir and Pararaha Valley tracks will be officially reopened to the public after being closed in May 2018.
The tracks, along with a raft of others, were closed in 2018 until mitigation work could be carried out to bring them all up to a safe standard for the kauri trees.
Read the full story at the link below.
Painted glass bottles make a stylish display on their own or with the addition of dried foliage. The paint is on the inside so they still have that lovely glass sheen. Use Resene testpots to co-ordinate with your home's colour palette.
Find out how to create your own.
Heathcotes’ Coffee Showcase Catalogue is out now! Shop the latest and greatest in coffee technology.
Create third wave specialty coffee at home from bean to espresso in less than a minute with Breville's Barista Express Impress. Or, shop bonus offers* from Nespresso and De’Longhi to … View moreHeathcotes’ Coffee Showcase Catalogue is out now! Shop the latest and greatest in coffee technology.
Create third wave specialty coffee at home from bean to espresso in less than a minute with Breville's Barista Express Impress. Or, shop bonus offers* from Nespresso and De’Longhi to treat mum this Mother’s Day!
Come and see us in store or shop the catalogue online.
The Heathcotes team
*Terms & Conditions apply.
Free travel on bus, train and ferry services all day on Monday 25 April for
SuperGold and Veterans SuperGold card holders
Uniformed and retired services personnel with RSA membership card
Redeem your free travel
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To redeem free travel on Anzac Day, please show your … View moreFree travel on bus, train and ferry services all day on Monday 25 April for
SuperGold and Veterans SuperGold card holders
Uniformed and retired services personnel with RSA membership card
Redeem your free travel
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To redeem free travel on Anzac Day, please show your SuperGold, Veterans SuperGold or RSA membership card to gateline staff, ferry crew or bus drivers on the day.
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Additional travel options for Dawn Services on Anzac day
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Bus
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Additional NX1 services to Auckland Domain will operate between Albany Bus Station to Park Road, Grafton at 4:30 am, 4:45 am, 5 am and last bus leaving 5:10 am.
Ferry
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An additional 5am Devonport to Auckland City service will operate to allow you to get to your event. Ferry services will be operating on a Sunday and Public Holiday timetable.
Offer excludes Sealink vehicle transport to and from Waiheke, Great Barrier Island and Rakino services.
Train
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There will be additional early morning train services to Britomart on all lines.
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Have your say on our proposed walking distances around the city centre, other large centres, and rapid transit where more apartments are required to meet government’s new housing rules.
Consultation: 19 April - 9 May.
Find out more and give your feedback by clicking on 'Read … View moreHave your say on our proposed walking distances around the city centre, other large centres, and rapid transit where more apartments are required to meet government’s new housing rules.
Consultation: 19 April - 9 May.
Find out more and give your feedback by clicking on 'Read More'.
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This week our Advanced cookery students designed a three-course menu that includes a fish dish, involving the filleting of a fish, freshly made pasta - ribbon or ravioli, plus dessert - all with a Mediterranean theme.
This is one of our most popular projects as the students must design a … View moreThis week our Advanced cookery students designed a three-course menu that includes a fish dish, involving the filleting of a fish, freshly made pasta - ribbon or ravioli, plus dessert - all with a Mediterranean theme.
This is one of our most popular projects as the students must design a three-course menu, cost it in a spreadsheet to meet a specific budget, create a menu card and timeplan to help them execute the tasks. They must serve the menu to a guest who arrives at 12.30. Everything is done on the day. The students also get to sit with their guest to savour and enjoy their creations.
Along with our cookery students, the Food & Beverage, Level 4 students showcased excellent wine and food service to the guests.
Some of the dishes prepared were -
- Pan seared fish with salsa and mesclun salad
- Fettuccine Al Burro with handmade pasta
- Semolina cake soaked in orange blossom syrup, rosewater sorbet, pistachio crumb & candied orange peel
Dear neighbours,
Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for persimmon recipes, so send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz before April 29, 2022.
Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Homegrown … View moreDear neighbours,
Every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of tested reader recipes using a seasonal crop. We are now on the hunt for persimmon recipes, so send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz before April 29, 2022.
Every published recipe wins a copy of our special edition Homegrown Recipes.
World Creativity and Innovation Day provides people with an excuse to try to solve old problems in new ways, with the potential of finding better and more effective methods to accomplish our goals!
Auckland Council and the Auckland RSA have come together to provide plenty of opportunities for Aucklanders to honour the military veterans who displayed courage serving our country.
Although the number of in-person services and ceremonies across the region is reduced as a result of the … View moreAuckland Council and the Auckland RSA have come together to provide plenty of opportunities for Aucklanders to honour the military veterans who displayed courage serving our country.
Although the number of in-person services and ceremonies across the region is reduced as a result of the red-light setting during planning, there are still many ways to commemorate at home or in the community.
The dawn service at the Auckland War Memorial Museum is limited to veterans and invited guests only. The public are encouraged to view the service at home on Māori Television.
Visit ourauckland.nz/anzacday for ways to commemorate Anzac Day.
Serving up to 300 meals at each of 8 locations across Auckland every week, LIFE Community Kitchens does more than provide free hot nutritious meals, it brings hope to families in need.
Donate now to ensure that the most vulnerable in our communities don’t go hungry.
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