Alberton Vintage Market Day
The Alberton Vintage Market Day is a small, curated market of antique treasures and vintage gems! Fans of all things antique, vintage and retro will enjoy rummaging through the wares of 14 established dealers and expert fossickers. Goodies on offer include fine china, clothing, textiles, Crown Lynn, crystal, silver, kitchen & tableware, decor, jewellery, accessories, retro knick-knacks and more!
Special guest nonagenarian eggcup collector Johnny Green will also be on site all day with his incredible egg-cup stall.
To sustain you while you shop there will be crepes, coffee, gelato, and Mummy's Yummys pop-up bakery serving homemade, traditional treats.
Alberton Vintage Market Day, 100 Mt albert Road. Sunday 8 October 2023, 11 am-3pm. Free entry to Market. Standard entry fee of $10 per adult and free for children and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga members to look around the house.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.3% Yes
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15% No
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2.7% 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.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️