Don't miss wonderful Featherston Booktown events on next weekend
This coming weekend it's all go with FEATHERSTON BOOKTOWN - “Aotearoa New Zealand, We Need to Talk” featuring three award winning and provocative writers at the Kiwi Hall, Bell Street in Featherston.
Saturday 27 June 2pm: Sarah Gaitanos in conversation with Linda Clark, exploring her recently released biography of Shirley Smith: An Examined Life (which was a finalist at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards this year)
Saturday 27 June 4pm Alan Duff, one of this country’s most acclaimed writers, being interviewed by Featherston Booktown Chair, Peter Biggs, about his recent best-selling book, A Conversation With My Country
Sunday 28 June at 11:00am, the winner of the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, Becky Manawatu, will be in conversation with her publisher, Mary McCallum, of Mākaro Press. They’ll be discussing Becky’s prize-winning book (her first book), Auē.
Get your tickets from either the Masterton or Martinborough i-SITE or at Eventfinda $20 plus fees
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
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