Staying Safe – Driving Refresher Courses for Older Drivers
🚗 Staying Safe – Driving Refresher Courses for Older Drivers
Had your licence for decades but never refreshed your Road Code knowledge?
Feeling unsettled about a medical coming up to renew your licence?
Curious about all these new road layouts and signs?
Our Staying Safe courses are friendly, informative sessions designed especially for older drivers. They’re a great way to build confidence, update your knowledge, and keep yourself and others safe on the road.
🗓 Upcoming sessions:
📍5 May 2026 at the Centralines Building - 17 Coughlan Road, Waipukurau
📍6 May 2026 at the Age Concern Hawke's Bay Hastings Hall – 415 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings
✅ Free to attend
✅ Learn in a relaxed, supportive environment
✅ Connect with others over shared experiences
Spaces are limited — book your place today! 📞 Call us on 06 870 9060 or 06 858 9158 to register. Email 📧 hastings@ageconcernhb.co.nz or chb@ageconcernhb.co.nz
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
Part volunteer/paid cook required
Drive Social Club requires a Cook, to purchase goods and cook a basic 2 course meal for the older members, with experience help available, every Monday morning except public holidays from mid Jan. to end Nov. at the Greenmeadow East Community Hall. For further inquiries, Phone Elsie 021 2631904
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