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Winter isn’t usually associated with pottering about in the garden. However, it’s possible to grow, harvest, and share a bustling winter crop.
As we have celebrated Matariki and the beginning of the Māori New Year, for winter gardeners it’s the right time to cultivate crops that thrive in… View moreWinter isn’t usually associated with pottering about in the garden. However, it’s possible to grow, harvest, and share a bustling winter crop.
As we have celebrated Matariki and the beginning of the Māori New Year, for winter gardeners it’s the right time to cultivate crops that thrive in cooler temperatures and to prepare the soil for future planting.
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Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run on Ghuznee Street in Wellington on Monday 17 June have identified a white Toyota Aqua whose driver may have information that could assist the investigation.
Initial enquiries indicate the driver may not have been aware they had collided with a person.
… View morePolice investigating a fatal hit-and-run on Ghuznee Street in Wellington on Monday 17 June have identified a white Toyota Aqua whose driver may have information that could assist the investigation.
Initial enquiries indicate the driver may not have been aware they had collided with a person.
If you are the owner of this vehicle, please contact us.
We would also like to hear from anyone who witnessed the crash or who saw a similar make and model car around Ghuznee Street, or heading north towards the Hutt Valley, about 10:50pm on the night of the incident.
A number of people have come forward with information and spoken to Police since this tragic incident, and we ask anyone who has not yet spoken to us to get in touch, especially if you have video of the incident.
Information can be provided to Police by calling 105 or making an online report at 105.police.govt.nz using “Update Report”. Please reference the file number 240617/0598
Painting Group
If you are interested in painting or drawing and want to meet up with like minded, creative people, come along to our painting groups, Tuesday morning between 9.30am and 11.30am or Saturday morning between 10.00am and 12.30pm, 27a Elizabeth Street, Waikanae (across the railway … View morePainting Group
If you are interested in painting or drawing and want to meet up with like minded, creative people, come along to our painting groups, Tuesday morning between 9.30am and 11.30am or Saturday morning between 10.00am and 12.30pm, 27a Elizabeth Street, Waikanae (across the railway line). Everyone Welcome!
Contact - Jenni England 04 904 2725.
91-year-old Dora is a rest home resident at Ryman.
Between family gatherings, bus trips and village activities, she certainly enjoys a full life. With the many friendships she’s made, the caregivers and village staff have become an extension of her family.
Hear about Dora’s experience … View more91-year-old Dora is a rest home resident at Ryman.
Between family gatherings, bus trips and village activities, she certainly enjoys a full life. With the many friendships she’s made, the caregivers and village staff have become an extension of her family.
Hear about Dora’s experience living in a Ryman community.
What old products do you miss? Some products do become part of your life, whether it's just a treat you have at the cinema or your favourite breakfast spread.
Do you have a childhood memory to share? Let us know below what products you still think of fondly!
Don’t miss your chance to WIN 1 of 50 supermarket gift cards worth $100 each!
Simply grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper, solve the puzzle, find the prize word, and enter it online.
The more puzzles you complete the higher your chance to WIN! The competition ends on 28 July. To find … View moreDon’t miss your chance to WIN 1 of 50 supermarket gift cards worth $100 each!
Simply grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper, solve the puzzle, find the prize word, and enter it online.
The more puzzles you complete the higher your chance to WIN! The competition ends on 28 July. To find out more about participating newspapers, click here.
The Team at Stuff and Sunday Star-Times
This July, NZ Gardener has teamed up with NZ Bulbs to offer you a FREE pack of mixed oriental lily bulbs when you purchase a 1 or 2-year magazine subscription*. Your bulbs will be sent out in late August, the perfect time to plant in time to have fragrant Christmas flowers.
With a subscription … View moreThis July, NZ Gardener has teamed up with NZ Bulbs to offer you a FREE pack of mixed oriental lily bulbs when you purchase a 1 or 2-year magazine subscription*. Your bulbs will be sent out in late August, the perfect time to plant in time to have fragrant Christmas flowers.
With a subscription to NZ Gardener, you’ll enjoy professional and inspirational garden advice, convenient monthly delivery to your home, exclusive subscriber-only discounts, big savings off the retail price, PLUS subscribe before 28 July to enjoy free lily bulbs! *T&Cs apply.
Beautiful black leather dining chairs with stainless steel legs. On trend Danish design. Excellent condition and very comfortable. I’m only selling them as I have too many chairs. Four chairs in total.
$50 each
Please contact Natasha
WHERE:= Waikanae Beach Community Hall
22 Rauparaha St, Waiksnae Beach
WHEN:- Sunday 14 July 10am - 1pm
The Heat Pumps will be on, the Hall will be nice and warm, so why not enjoy a Sunday Family day out on the Kapiti Coast and visit this great Community Market which has highly talented … View moreWHERE:= Waikanae Beach Community Hall
22 Rauparaha St, Waiksnae Beach
WHEN:- Sunday 14 July 10am - 1pm
The Heat Pumps will be on, the Hall will be nice and warm, so why not enjoy a Sunday Family day out on the Kapiti Coast and visit this great Community Market which has highly talented stallholders showcasing a huge variety of quality items and gifts .
Why not escape the house, visit the market, pick up a bargain or a gift, then enjoy the rest of the day at other events and attractions including maybe a visit to one of our awesome local cafes.
Meet up with friends and enjoy an outing at this great friendly Kapiti Community Event. Don't miss it....Support local!
Griffin's, producers of a wide range of biscuits, celebrated its 160 years of production with a special birthday line of biscuit. It was wafer thin very much like a wine biscuit base, topped with a thin layer of chocolate inbedded with hundreds & thousands candy pebbles. Selling for … View moreGriffin's, producers of a wide range of biscuits, celebrated its 160 years of production with a special birthday line of biscuit. It was wafer thin very much like a wine biscuit base, topped with a thin layer of chocolate inbedded with hundreds & thousands candy pebbles. Selling for $2.50 a 170g packet from a local supermarket, the special biscuits were more expensive than their standard array. This to me is par for the course of what constitutes Griffin's. They are on the 'mean' side and are outgunned by the Australian produced Arnott's whose range, price, packaging size and content are superior to Griffin's overall.
Griffin's started in Nelson and had a major presence in Lower Hutt.
This L-shaped desk is ideal for working-from-home or for studying.
Measurements: 1500 x 1600 on long dimensions, depth 730 / 560.
For ease of transport it can be taken as 2 pieces (easily taken apart and re-attached).
Two-drawer unit underneath an optional extra for $20. Bottom drawer is for … View moreThis L-shaped desk is ideal for working-from-home or for studying.
Measurements: 1500 x 1600 on long dimensions, depth 730 / 560.
For ease of transport it can be taken as 2 pieces (easily taken apart and re-attached).
Two-drawer unit underneath an optional extra for $20. Bottom drawer is for files.
Desk $50, Drawers $20.
Pick-up only, from Trentham.
Enjoy the thrill of the Christmas countdown with a DIY advent calendar that’s choc-filled with festive activities and finished in your favourite Resene testpot colours. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.
We are 1/3 of the way through winter and the gardens are full if weeds and broken trees?
Don"t the time and capacity ? Then let me do it for you!
Call or text 0272430951 ian
Natures choice Gardening
Embroidery Group
Come and join a friendly group who love to create all types of embroidery, basic to complex, modern and traditional. We are willing to help improve your skills or get you started. Thursdays between 9.30am - 11.30am, 27a Elizabeth St, Waikanae (across the railway line). Contact -… View moreEmbroidery Group
Come and join a friendly group who love to create all types of embroidery, basic to complex, modern and traditional. We are willing to help improve your skills or get you started. Thursdays between 9.30am - 11.30am, 27a Elizabeth St, Waikanae (across the railway line). Contact -
Anne Wotton 027 424 1269
Linda Sutton 027 772 3701
Lulu Sun who also goes by the surname of her father, has done almost the impossible in reaching the quarter finals of the women's open at Wimbledon which is the most eminent tennis tournament in the world.
Sun was one point from bowing out of the tough qualifying tournament she had to … View moreLulu Sun who also goes by the surname of her father, has done almost the impossible in reaching the quarter finals of the women's open at Wimbledon which is the most eminent tennis tournament in the world.
Sun was one point from bowing out of the tough qualifying tournament she had to participate in to gain a Wimbledon spot.
Ruia Morrison virtually gained her damehood by twice reaching the last 16 at Wimbledon(1957,59) But don't expect Lulu Sun to equal this yet even having gone one better and a real chance to reach the semis.
By all accounts Sun has not had to struggle in life the way Morrison had to. With a modest background, Morrison had no family financial backup and all that brings, just pure skills and determination to succeed.
When I interviewed Ruia for a story, she took timeout to smoke a cigarette in the staff room at the school she was teaching at in Rotorua. I guarantee Lulu doesn't smoke.
Lulu,23 has so much promise as a tennis player of the highest standard. Ruia's uncle was the legionary Sir Howard Morrison who had excelled in other pursuits.
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