What is happening in your community during the Winter School Holiday?
Stuck on what to do these school holidays? Check out some of the school holiday events and programmes listed in your community
Library Events: Kidsfest
For Kids, and for teens (12-18 years)
Out and About in Christchurch
Bottle Lake, Waitākiri Park: Get outdoors and find a trail
Central City, the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora: Kidsfest
Central City, Christchurch Art Gallery: Drawing Activity and holiday trail
Central City, Botanic Gardens: Events
Central City, Horticultural Society: Events
Central City, Canterbury Museum: Dinosaur and fossil school holiday events and the Matariki Trail
Central City, Imagination Station: School holiday programme
Central City, Tram: Visit
Halswell Quarry: Trails and historic sites
Harewood, Willowbank Wildlife Reserve: Visit
West Melton, Canterbury Astronomical Society: Kidsfest
Wigram, Airforce Museum: Holiday programme
Find playgrounds and play areas in your neighbourhood
What about a walking adventure?
Know of any other activities our tamariki can engage in? Post them below for your neighbours to see!
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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53.8% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.1% Critical thinking
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29.4% Resilience and adaptability
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2.7% Other - I will share below!
Apple tree
Mature tree. Blush Babe from Waimea nursery is a dwarf variety. A new plant is $70. I'd like $50 for this tree that is about 7 years old.
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