Sustainable Urban Living Workshops
Our free Sustainable Urban Living workshop series is returning for Term 3 and 4, 2021!
Spend 1-2 hours on a Saturday morning picking up useful sustainability tips for your home, garden and lifestyle. We have a super exciting schedule of seven awesome workshops planned for the rest of the year:
💚 Let’s Make Beeswax Wraps
💚 Make Your Own Eco-cleaners
💚 Raranga Harakeke: Weaving Flax
💚 Growing Vegetables & Fruit Trees in Small Spaces
💚 Live More, Waste Less
💚 DIY Bokashi Bins & Cold Composting Tips
💚 Textile Upcycling: Rag Rug Weaving
For details on these workshops, visit our website at villagesquare.org.nz.... To sign up, contact Olivia on 09 555 5164 or community@villagesquare.org.nz. Bookings are essential as numbers are limited.
This workshop series has been made possible thanks to funding from Waitematā Local Board.
Spring gardening tips
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.
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
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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84% Yes
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14.7% No
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
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.