Are you in a Book Club - here's the perfect night out for you.
Bring your chums along for an evening among the shelves of Hedleys Books as three of New Zealand’s best novelists chat about their latest works.
- Fantastic Fiction Wed 14th 7pm as part of Yarns in Barns.
Carl Nixon's The Tally Stick is an atmospheric thriller set on the rugged West Coast.
Stephanie Parkyn's Josephine's Garden tells the story of a woman who is a budding young botanist – and Napoleon's wife – during the French Revolution.
Wellington-based author, Charity Norman's well-written thriller The Secret's of Strangers is unputdownable.
Come in and buy your ticket.
Poll: Do you think banning gang patches is reasonable?
With the government cracking down on gangs, it is now illegal for gang members to display their insignia in public places whether through clothing or their property.
This means arrests can be made if these patches are worn in places like restaurants, shops, on public transport or ferries, and on airplanes. Arrests were made recently at a funeral.
Do you think this ban is reasonable?
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77.4% Yes
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22% No
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0.6% 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.
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If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?
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