401 days ago

The Art of Photography with Waikato Photographic Society

Jacqui from Huntington

Don’t Miss Our Open Night 2025 – With Special Guest Ashok Kochhar

The Waikato Photographic Society warmly invites you to an inspiring evening celebrating creativity, community, and the art of photography.


Featuring: Ashok Kochhar – Journey of an Artist: More Than Five Decades
“I have lived my life as flowing water. I have moved from one stream to another ever since I found the need for artistic expressions ... what a journey!” – Ashok Kochhar

What’s Happening?

- Be captivated by a talk from renowned artist Ashok Kochhar, sharing his extraordinary five-decade journey of artistic exploration.
- Discover the amazing benefits of joining the Waikato Photographic Society, including workshops, competitions, field trips, and a supportive community of passionate photographers.
- Learn how to join and take advantage of everything we offer!
Special Offer:
Anyone who joins the Waikato Photographic Society before 1 March 2025 will go into the draw to receive half their membership fee back.

Why Attend?

-Be inspired by Ashok Kochhar’s story and philosophy of “living as flowing water.”
-Meet like-minded photography enthusiasts and explore how we can help you develop your skills.
-Get a taste of what it’s like to be part of our creative and supportive community.

This event is free and open to all, so bring your friends and family! Whether you’re a beginner, an experienced photographer, or just curious, we’d love to meet you.

📌 Mark your calendars and join us for an unforgettable evening. We look forward to seeing you there!

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3 days ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?

What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?

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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
  • 37.6% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    37.6% Complete
  • 62.4% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    62.4% Complete
728 votes
10 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

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, we’re 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 — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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1 day ago

🎉 Riddle me this, legends! 🎉

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

He/She who makes it, sells it.
He/She who buys it, doesn't use it.
The user doesn't know they are using it.
What is it?

(Shezz from Ngāruawāhia kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Shezz!)

Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!

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