Walk the New Highway
Come and walk the route of the new Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatu Tararua Highway and see how much work has already taken place. There is a 7km and a 13km option.
Sunday, 23 May 2021 @ 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm
The 13 km option takes around 3.5 hours from Ashhurst back to Hope Road, there is a minimum age limit of 10 years. The 7km option takes approximately 2 hours from Cook Road back to Hope Road, there is a minimum age of 5 years. All walkers under 14 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are non-refundable, postponement date is Sunday 30 May 2021. A reasonable level of fitness is required, No dogs, no horses, no strollers, wheelchairs or children in backpacks.
Tickets go on sale Monay 19 April and can be obtained from Tararua i-SITE, 45 Vogel Street, Woodville. Ph 0800 TARARUA (827 278) email: info@tararua.com. Tickets $25.00 each. A $2 fee applies for bookings made by telephone. Ticket sales close on 14 May 2021
The Tova Show
Hello! Are you a …
- A student/young professional renting
- A young family, renting or owning
- An older New Zealander/retiree/pensioner
We’re reaching out from the Tova show, the flagship weekly politics podcast on Stuff, as we prepare for our budget coverage and how it’s affecting Kiwis - we’d love to hear from you.
We need a few people who are available the week before the budget (Wednesday 22nd/Thursday 23rd May) and on the day of the announcement (Thursday 30th May).
Please email tova@stuff.co.nz or comment below if you’d like to share your perspective with us. We give you our commitment to treat your experience with sensitivity and care.
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Share your New Zealand music memories...
It's NZ Music Month and New Zealand really has some beautiful songs from artists that we call our own.
Whether it's April Sun in Cuba, Don't Forget your Roots, or How Bizarre or Bic Runga's 'Sway' - songs have a way of unlocking memories and evoking old feelings.
In honour of NZ Music Month, share a New Zealand song or artist that is special to you and explain why.
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Free Bowel Cancer Screening
In Mid Central, free bowel screening is available for Māori and Pacific people aged 50 – 74 and from 60 to 74 for everyone else.
Around your birthday, you will receive an invitation, followed by a bowel screening test kit.
The bowel screening test is quick and simple to do by yourself at home. Make sure you do the test as soon as possible and send it back.
For further information, see the Time to Screen website, call 0800 924 432, or talk to your doctor.
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