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🎄 Don’t miss it — our Children’s Christmas Carol Service is tomorrow! 🎄Bring your children, family and friends and join us for a festive afternoon filled with joy and Christmas spirit.
🧁Afternoon tea from 2:45 pm.
🎶 Carols and a short advent play at 3:20 pm.
✨❤️ … View more🎄 Don’t miss it — our Children’s Christmas Carol Service is tomorrow! 🎄Bring your children, family and friends and join us for a festive afternoon filled with joy and Christmas spirit.
🧁Afternoon tea from 2:45 pm.
🎶 Carols and a short advent play at 3:20 pm.
✨❤️ It’s a wonderful way to kick off the season together, and we’d love to see you there. Come celebrate Christmas with us! ✨❤️
All ages are welcome. Free event.
You might be surprised. Scammers are getting slicker, sneakier, and a whole lot more convincing, and they’re targeting everyone from students to grandparents.
Before you brush it off with “I’d never fall for that,” give your scam radar a quick tune-up! Test yourself with Netsafe’s fun … View moreYou might be surprised. Scammers are getting slicker, sneakier, and a whole lot more convincing, and they’re targeting everyone from students to grandparents.
Before you brush it off with “I’d never fall for that,” give your scam radar a quick tune-up! Test yourself with Netsafe’s fun new Scam Spotting Quiz or try our online module for even more skill-building.
Scams can catch anyone — even the careful ones.
Keep your wits (and your wallet) about you!
The entrance to Tarapuruhi Homestead at Bushy Park, Kai Iwi. (1070) Please enlarge for best view.
Along with most places in Central New Zealand and other places, Kāpiti enjoyed summery weather during November, with temperatures more like those usually expected in December. It was also dry with above average sunshine.
Our daily average maximum temperature was 20.7℃. Only four times in the… View moreAlong with most places in Central New Zealand and other places, Kāpiti enjoyed summery weather during November, with temperatures more like those usually expected in December. It was also dry with above average sunshine.
Our daily average maximum temperature was 20.7℃. Only four times in the last 15 years has the November average exceeded 20 degrees, the last being in 2022. This temperature was around 1.5 degrees above the longtime average.
Rainfall of around 80mm was a little above average, but it mostly fell as two events, separated by up to two dry weeks.
Sunshine amounting to the equivalent of 18 days was above that usually experienced in December.
It seems the forecasted La Niña summer may have already arrived in November, so I guess we can expect December to be similar to what we had in November, with perhaps less wind and an average temperature of around 22 ℃.
Photo:The early summer seemed to suit this rose with it having more blooms than usual.
Happy for regulars. Free range organic eggs. Message me if interested. $8 per dozen
Does anyone have a spare RCA to HDMI converter they no longer require ?
Many thanks
"Van Gogh and Vino" paint and sip evenings are fast approaching. Don't miss out on this fun and creative event. Scan the link or PM message for further details to secure a place!
Thursday 11th Dec 7pm to 9pm Te Horo Hall fundraiser session,
Thursday 11th to Monday 22nd Dec sessions… View more"Van Gogh and Vino" paint and sip evenings are fast approaching. Don't miss out on this fun and creative event. Scan the link or PM message for further details to secure a place!
Thursday 11th Dec 7pm to 9pm Te Horo Hall fundraiser session,
Thursday 11th to Monday 22nd Dec sessions as well!
Microphone boom arm with desk clamp for studio or broadcasting use. Will fix to anything. Has spring retraction and a lockable hinge for safety. Can swing round 360°
(A CONTRAST between then and now) My grandfather Howard Mays, (another son of Oliver Mays see … View more(A CONTRAST between then and now) My grandfather Howard Mays, (another son of Oliver Mays see previous uploads) built this home (1913) at 19 Fourth Avenue, Mt Albert. (Later renamed Fontenoy St). I spent a lot of time there and knew the large property well. From about the age of 9, I used to mow the lawns, initially with a hand mower. To do this, I would run across Auckland from my home in Three Kings or later, from Epsom. From Three Kings, I occasionally pushed a trolley containing my younger sister over to 4th Avenue and back. How different our society was in the 1940s! Can you imagine parents would consider it normal today? I took this photo of my grandparents with a box camera about 1945 and developed the film in the washhouse.
Just wondering if there is anyone or place that teaches sign language in the Kapiti Coast area?
When:- Friday 28 November 4.30pm - 7.30pm
Where:- Waikanae Arts & Craft Society Hall,
27a Elizabeth Street,
Waikanae
* The Chimney Pot - Collectables and Christmas Decorations
… View moreWhen:- Friday 28 November 4.30pm - 7.30pm
Where:- Waikanae Arts & Craft Society Hall,
27a Elizabeth Street,
Waikanae
* The Chimney Pot - Collectables and Christmas Decorations
* Good quality Preloved Clothing
* New Clothing by a local designer
* Jewellery
* Hand made Bags
* Hand made Children's Dress-ups and Dolls Clothes
* Local Artist
* Hand made Cushions
* Upcycled and repurposed items in a Shabby Chic style including Furniture
* Collage Art
* Etc. Etc.
Bring the kids along!!
Support Local. Lets make this event a success!!
A Vintage (1958-60) KKW Camera Cigarette / Cigar Lighter comes with its Tripod and its Trigger Cable. It also has a compass on its face. This adds to its value.
Marked as "KKW Camera Lighter", "KKW 20 10 5 4 3 2 1.5 1 mtr" , "PHOTO-FLASH".
A Perfect Gift for … View moreA Vintage (1958-60) KKW Camera Cigarette / Cigar Lighter comes with its Tripod and its Trigger Cable. It also has a compass on its face. This adds to its value.
Marked as "KKW Camera Lighter", "KKW 20 10 5 4 3 2 1.5 1 mtr" , "PHOTO-FLASH".
A Perfect Gift for Lighter Collectors. Not in working condition, it is for display purposes only.
Our best-selling Kiwi magazines are part of the Black Friday offers, with up to 40% off subscriptions to NZ Gardener, NZ House & Garden and TV Guide. Whether you’re after gardening tips, interior inspiration or the latest entertainment news, there’s a little something for everyone (and a … View moreOur best-selling Kiwi magazines are part of the Black Friday offers, with up to 40% off subscriptions to NZ Gardener, NZ House & Garden and TV Guide. Whether you’re after gardening tips, interior inspiration or the latest entertainment news, there’s a little something for everyone (and a handy way to get your gifting sorted without leaving home).
Shopping has become such a big part of our everyday lives, and the choices we make can influence more than we realise.
If you’d like to make those dollars work harder for our local communities, consider choosing small. Households spend more than $110 billion with big businesses each year. … View moreShopping has become such a big part of our everyday lives, and the choices we make can influence more than we realise.
If you’d like to make those dollars work harder for our local communities, consider choosing small. Households spend more than $110 billion with big businesses each year. Shifting a portion of that toward small, local retailers can make a huge difference for the wider small-business economy.
Read business journalist Aimee Shaw's piece.
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