Riversdale Arts Workshops
18 October 10-3pm $65 p/p - Collage/Composition & Paint with Christine O'Connor
Collage composition and paint. Suitable for any skill level. Come and have fun and let your imagination run wild.
15 or 16 November 10am-3pm $65 p/p - Driftwood Santas with Christine O'Connor
Christmas is nearly here - time to get festive. A class dedicated to getting into the Christmas spirit. Paint and decorate driftwood Santas - suitable for indoors or out to bring that touch of Christmas to your home.
30 November $10am - 4pm $150 p/p - Garden/Landscaping Design with Lynne Wilson
Redesign your garden or problem area in your landscaping with Lynne Wilson who has 20 years experience as a landscape and garden designer and who is also an Ellerslie Flower Show Award winner.
All classes held at Riversdale Art Rooms - Newcastle Street, Riversdale
Bookings can be made on bookwhen.com... or via our website www.riversdalearts.co.nz... or Facebookpage www.facebook.com...
Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.4% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.5% I want to be able to choose.
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47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠
If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?
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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.
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