Lawrie Cooke Reserve Playground opens Sunday 27 November
Come check out the new playground in your neighbourhood.
This new park has been named after Lawrie Cooke, a man who spent his
working life – nearly 60 years – growing fruit trees for Hastings orchards, starting on this site.
Sadly Lawrie Cooke passed away last month.
Mr Cooke established a number of nursery sites across what we know today as Lyndhurst and wider Frimley, starting in the late 1950s with his wife Jan.
The nursery business has since been taken over by their son and daughter-in-law, and is one of the longest-surviving fruit tree nurseries still operating in New Zealand.
The new playground features a number of fruit-themed play features from a “fruit bin” climbing tower with slide, tractor and swings as well as shade and seating for the whole community to enjoy.
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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63.3% Summer
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35.4% Winter
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
New Year, New Questions You Won’t Solve!
I get smaller every time I take a bath.
What am I?
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Share your summer photos! 📷
Taken some beautiful snaps lately? Whether it's rainbows, sunsets or a beautiful summer's day, we'd love you to share the joy with us.
Share a photo in the comments below
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