WANTED -Preserving jar lids and seals
The Community Kitchen each week cooks and donates free meals to families in crisis (within the Wairarapa).
We will be receiving a bulk load of tomatoes next week and a large group of volunteers will be turning this into passata sauce as a base for future cooking sessions.
Recently local charity shops kindly donated preserving jars for this project but we now required screw lids and seals.
If you have any to spare and are happy to donate these, they will be gratefully received. Ring Bev 063771022/0272703366 for further information or pickup.
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.
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.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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83.1% Yes
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14.6% No
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2.3% Other - I'll share below