1871 days ago

Get your tickets for the Wairarapa Country Music Festival

Held at beastioful Tauherenika the Festival is on 29 January to 31 January 2021. Here's the line up this year;
Festival performers 2021

Jodi Vaughan - legendary NZ songstress will be headlining the festival. An icon of the Kiwi country music scene she will also be debuting a new project so make sure you’re there to witness some history in the making.

Ainslie Allen - performing tracks from her newly released album as well as crowd favourites that saw her take home Country Entertainer of the Year in 2018.

Katie Thompson - Christchurch-based musician who now has three full-length studio albums under her belt, the most recent being Bittersweet (2019), which saw her nominated for two Tui's at the New Zealand Country Music Awards

Aly Cook - famous across Australasia for her dedication to the arts will perform from her hit-making records

Eddie Low - winner of the Country Music Legend award in 2009, renowned for his effortless vocals, beautiful ballads and talent as a multi-instrumentalist.

Wayne R. Heath - playing his Nashville to New Zealand show that celebrates more than 50 years in show business

Going to a great show - come in and get your tickets.

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Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?

(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)

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18 days ago

Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

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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