Winter Solstice and Matariki Food together contents for 20 June
This Thursday we will be very close to the Winter Solstice-shortest day of the year. It is also Matariki. A perfect reason to ensure you have a supply of fresh fruit and veges to keep those winter bugs away. The $10 Gold orders are expected to contain broccoli, leeks, carrots, gold kiwifruit, apples and bananas. The $15 Community Value order more volume than the Gold plus add in potatoes. The $26.50 Community Gourmet contents as for Value with more volume plus add in tomatoes, lettuce, oranges and grapes. The $36.50 Whanau Fiesta box as for Gourmet but with more volume, The deal of the week is dates for $2.50.
You can order now using this link foodtogether.co.nz... Otherwise do remember to place your order before midday on Tuesday.
To celebrate both the Solstice and Matariki we will have two lucky draws for a $15 Community Value order for all customers ordering this week. Winners will be announced on Thursday.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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35.5% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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64.5% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
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.
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