School Holiday Guide - come and pick one up
Looking forward to the School Holidays? We totally are, and have heaps of ideas for you and your whanau:
🦆Visit Masterton's wonderful Queen Elizabeth Park. Pedal around the lake, have a round of mini golf, feed the ducks, cross the swing bridge to the BMX track, say hello to the deer, and visit the huge playground with its flying fox.
🚂Ride the mighty Miniature Train in the Park
🛹Try out Masterton's state-of-the art skatepark
🐑Pop into The Woolshed Masterton across the road from Queen Elizabeth Park and explore
🌊Run wild at the coast, check out Castlepoint and Cape Palliser
🌳Meet wildlife at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre
🎵See a family show at Carterton Events Centre
🏦Check out history at Cobblestones Museum in Greytown and go to their Spring Fete (Sat 30th)
🐮Learn about farm animals on a guided visit at Martinborough Manor
🌌Celebrate the Spring Equinox at Stonehenge Aotearoa - enjoy the sunset from within the henge, learn how our ancestors viewed the equinox, then explore the night sky. (Sat 23 Sept).
🔭Be star struck on a Star Safari. Learn about astronomy, the night sky and modern stargazing with science communicators Hari and Sam. Kids under 15 are free!
🌑Get under the stars with Under the Stars - be guided through the heavens, hear stories and tales and learn how to navigate using the stars.
🚀World Space Week - check out all the events on for World Space Week including Water Rockets and Solar Observing, an Astrobiology Dome and Open Night at Star Safari.
👨👩👧👦But wait there's more - check out our special page BELOW and get your Wairarapa school holiday fun sorted. Plus we have free School holiday guides at the Masterton and Martinborough Visitor isite Centre come and pick one up!
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Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.7% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.4% A week before Christmas
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33.2% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
Moe mai rā, Nicholas.
We're sad to announce the passing of Nicholas Boyack, our Hutt Valley reporter who has long written for The Dominion Post, The Hutt News and Upper Hutt Leader.