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.
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
Want to read more? The Press has you covered!
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51.9% Human-centred experience and communication
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15.3% Critical thinking
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29.9% Resilience and adaptability
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2.9% Other - I will share below!
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