Garage Sale
28 October, 12 noon - 4 pm. Ashley Church garage sale offering a wide variety of items from collectible retro glass and chinaware, wine glasses, books, clothes, musical instruments, old records, good quality toys, bicycles, a spinning wheel, spa bath and many more goods, large and small. 'Miss Olivia' will also be there selling her pebble and sea glass framed art.
If you have anything to sell like crafts, or other items, offer face painting, busking, or anything else, site hire is $5. Donations of items are also gratefully accepted, and all monies go towards the Church maintenance funding.
This is a fundraising event for the Ashley Community Church Inc., a Heritage NZ Category 2 Listed building, which is in need of repairs and restoration, to help retain its place in the district as a historical building. It is available to everyone for use and hire; for ceremonies, and any public or private events.
Contact: Ingrid 03 3139560 or 021 753463 for site hire, information or queries.
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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31.9% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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68.1% 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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