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The October edition of the SuperSeniors newsletter is out now! It's filled with useful information including the details of the new SuperGold Card app and upgraded website.
In this issue we find out about being Cyber Smart and International Day of Older Persons.
We also … View moreHi Neighbours!
The October edition of the SuperSeniors newsletter is out now! It's filled with useful information including the details of the new SuperGold Card app and upgraded website.
In this issue we find out about being Cyber Smart and International Day of Older Persons.
We also talked to the MenzShed about it's significance within communities across the country.
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OPINION: There's a man named Graeme Farr who's standing for the mayoralty of all three Wairarapa cou…
Have you been watching the game with your neighbours? Maybe you have invited the guy next door to come along and watch at the pub or you've organised a family BBQ on game day? You could win a $50 voucher - so game-day chips and dips are on us!
Simply enter the #neighbourlysupporters draw … View moreHave you been watching the game with your neighbours? Maybe you have invited the guy next door to come along and watch at the pub or you've organised a family BBQ on game day? You could win a $50 voucher - so game-day chips and dips are on us!
Simply enter the #neighbourlysupporters draw before the weekend.
Thanks to everyone who has entered so far! We love seeing what you have been up to in your neighbourhoods.
Walking Stars is a night-time walking half marathon supporting Wellingtonians living with cancer.
Explore the iconic street of our city by night and spread hope for a cancer-free future.
Limited $79 tickets are still available.
Don’t miss out!
… View moreWalking Stars is a night-time walking half marathon supporting Wellingtonians living with cancer.
Explore the iconic street of our city by night and spread hope for a cancer-free future.
Limited $79 tickets are still available.
Don’t miss out!
Join thousands of people for Walking Stars 2019!
We love how Kokoami Creative Festival takes shows out to you folks in country areas. Check out this show by Barry Saunders (The Warratahs) Ebony Lamb and Caroline Easther - we hear the harmonies are wonderful and songs you'll know and love.
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… View moreWe love how Kokoami Creative Festival takes shows out to you folks in country areas. Check out this show by Barry Saunders (The Warratahs) Ebony Lamb and Caroline Easther - we hear the harmonies are wonderful and songs you'll know and love.
www.eventfinda.co.nz...
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You can book online or come and see us at the Masterton or Martinborough i-SITE Vistor Centres. Both halls are small venues so don't linger to grab your ticket
Kokomai is an inspiring, edgy and diverse Creative Festival for the Wairarapa region. A world-class programme, with international, national and local artists and performers, providing exceptional live experiences. You can immerse yourself in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film, buskers and … View moreKokomai is an inspiring, edgy and diverse Creative Festival for the Wairarapa region. A world-class programme, with international, national and local artists and performers, providing exceptional live experiences. You can immerse yourself in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film, buskers and literature – there is something for everyone!
Events are located across the Wairarapa and kicks out to the rolling countryside. From rural village halls, churches and woolsheds, to larger venues such as the Carterton Events Centre. You won’t have to travel far to enjoy the world of creativity and innovation. It’s all happening right here in Wairarapa!
Bringing our communities together for the 2019 Creative Festival over 10 days, from 10th to 19th October 2019.
Events that will be hitting our rural communities include “As Far As the Eye Can See”. Barry Saunders (The Warratahs), Ebony Lamb (Eb & Sparrow) and Caroline Easther (The Chills) bring you a suitcase full of brilliant songs from back country roads and swollen skies to soaring harmonies in the much-loved halls of Tinui and Pirinoa.
Another Festival highlight and famous for its ‘Opera in the Woolshed,’ Kourarau Woolshed brings ‘My Name is Moana.’ This majestic musical event is an intimate tribute to the ocean, led by celebrated singer/songwriter Moana Maniapoto, arts laureate and a 2016 inductee
into the NZ Music Hall of Fame.
Go to link below to see festival programme.
It's great to see people coming into book their Festival Tickets - we have programmes too so come and get one. With performances at both Rose & Smith at Tauherenikau and Aratoi , "Sundays at Ira's" celebrating the music of Cole Porter and Gershwin is one to go for we … View moreIt's great to see people coming into book their Festival Tickets - we have programmes too so come and get one. With performances at both Rose & Smith at Tauherenikau and Aratoi , "Sundays at Ira's" celebrating the music of Cole Porter and Gershwin is one to go for we reckon! ! Book tickets today at either the Masterton or Martinborough i-SITE. Only ten days to go!
The call is out to bring back flowers and create a riot of colour in gardens this October for National Gardening Week!
National Gardening Week: Flower Power - 21-28 October 2019
To get you started flower-bombing register online between 1st and 14th October to receive a free packet of seeds … View moreThe call is out to bring back flowers and create a riot of colour in gardens this October for National Gardening Week!
National Gardening Week: Flower Power - 21-28 October 2019
To get you started flower-bombing register online between 1st and 14th October to receive a free packet of seeds from Yates flower range including flowers for colour & bees.
We’re also on the search for Yates Budding Young Gardener 2019, the lucky winner will become a Yates Kid Ambassador for one year and win a family trip for four, to Hawaii. Entries close 6th October.
T's & C's apply.
When the last bank branch in Martinborough closed its doors a year ago people thought face-to-face …
We're on the hunt for people who've passed "inheritance" on to their kids while still alive? i.e. you haven't made them wait for it to be distributed by a will. Do you fit the bill? Get in touch with susan.edmunds@stuff.co.nz
Here at Neighbourhood Support we know first hand that communities that stay connected and prepared fare better in emergencies than those without a plan.
For the month of October, we want to see how you tackle emergency preparedness. From getting first aid training to putting together a grab n’ … View moreHere at Neighbourhood Support we know first hand that communities that stay connected and prepared fare better in emergencies than those without a plan.
For the month of October, we want to see how you tackle emergency preparedness. From getting first aid training to putting together a grab n’ go bag with survival essentials, a little bit of planning goes a long way to make sure you can get through any situation.
This month also coincides with International Day of Disaster Reduction on October 13th and New Zealand’s national earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi, ShakeOut, on Thursday, October 17th at 1.30pm.
Let us know how you’re preparing for anything in your home, at work or in your community by tagging us in your posts + using the following hashtag so we can see what you get up to:
#NSNZprepared
The 2019 Wellington Gem and Mineral Show
Lower Hutt Events Centre
Laings Road, Lower Hutt.
Sat 5 & Sun 6 October
9 - 5 Sat. 9 - 4 Sun.
$6 Adult $3 Child $15 Family
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