Dear neighbourly
ππππππππππππππππ
Who is excited about the upcoming school holidays??? Well, at Gardenfresh Greengrocers Bishopdale, we can help you get the excitement of the upcoming holidays AND some amazing deals in-store.
Rose Apples: $1.49kg
Taylor Gold Pears: $1.49kg
Banana's: .88c kg (special for Thursday to)
Girl Guide Biscuits: $3.50 per packet
To help you get even more excited with the school holidays, we are running a competition from today, till Wednesday 18th July. The prize is a Family Movie Pass. It' very simple to enter: just spend $30 or more in-store, put your name and phone number on the back of your receipt and place it in the glass jar at the counter.
We also have a kids colouring competition to keep the children occupied. The picture with the most votes from the customers, will win a free bag of Jazz apples. Just attach your receipt to the picture with child's name and your phone number on it (no spending limit) and bring it back in and we place the picture up on the wall for customers to vote.
Winners for both competitions will be announced on our Facebook page on Wednesday 18th July in the evening.
Dont forget to like and share our page.
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, weβre 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 β and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealandβs 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 Zealandβs best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
Loading…