Lunchtime Concert, The Taranaki Singing Venture
The regular lunchtime winter series of concerts at the Methodist Centre is starting again next Wednesday May 7th at 12.15pm, with 26 more concerts scheduled for 2025.
The first concert features the Taranaki Singing Venture (TSV) who have been singing together for five years. It was started jointly by Julian Raphael and Laura Durville and they both share a passion for teaching and leading songs in four-part harmony. The group will be singing songs from South Africa, USA, Samoa, Australia and Aotearoa. The TSV enjoys a participatory approach to choral singing and will invite the audience to join along with some of the songs. Come and be transported for half an hour over lunchtime. Koha appreciated.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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0% Yes
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0% Maybe?
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0% No
Closing for the festive season
Kia ora
Our Office will be closed from Friday 19th December 2025, reopen on 19th January 2026.
Wishing everyone a Meri Kirihimete /Merry Christmas and a safe and wonderful New Year.
All the best for 2026
Marie & Wendy
Volunteering New Plymouth
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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73.1% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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15.6% Hmm, maybe?
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11.3% Yes!
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