Enchanting winter concert at historic Alberton
'Reverie in the Garden: A Musical Soirée'! Join us at Alberton for this enchanting, imitate concert in the historic ballroom. Surrounded by the abundant floral still lives by artist Emma Bass as part of the exhibition 'The Impossible Garden', performers Natarani & Sasha Witten-Hannah of HEARTSTRINGS present a musical journey into diverse lands and times. Let the velvety resonance of the cello and the warmth of the classical guitar, transport you to faraway places and Mediterranean climes!
Tickets include drinks & canapes and entry to explore the house.
Sunday 23 August & Sunday 30 August, 4:30pm. Tickets: adult $34, senior/student/member $30. EARLYBIRD SPECIAL all tickets $29 (until 20 July) Bookings essential. Contact Alberton at alberton@heritage.org.nz or (09) 8467367
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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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