Winter Lights Festival | Saturday 14 June 5pm-9pm
Our Midwinter Lights Festival is back and bigger than ever!
Experience the Village after dark on this enchanting evening. Explore the gardens and venture into historic buildings magically illuminated with twinkling light installations.
Enjoy treats from the old-fashioned sweet shop and some of Auckland’s top food vendors. Warm up with a nip of mulled wine or hot spiced apple juice. Marvel at majestic glowing roving performers from Act One Productions and dance the winter blues away with live music by soul jazz band, Big Tasty!
Gather friends and whānau to enjoy the ambiance of the night in the Village’s unique heritage setting.
Admission: Adult $20 Child $10.
Bookings highly recommended - limited door sales only. Book via Eventfinda
This event is proudly sponsored by The Fairy Light Shop.
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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52% Human-centred experience and communication
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15.3% Critical thinking
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29.8% Resilience and adaptability
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2.9% Other - I will share below!
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