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Take an armchair tour of a restored heritage garden in one of Wellington's oldest suburbs. "This is a garden to wander in at leisure and imagine yourself immersed in a bygone era..." writes our columnist Julian Matthews.
We think homemade presents are the best! Join us for a day of festivity, making creative and personal homemade presents sure to spread joy and smiles this holiday season. Kids will take home gifts to give at Christmas and decorations to hang on the tree.
When: Monday 18 December, 10am – 3pm
… View moreWe think homemade presents are the best! Join us for a day of festivity, making creative and personal homemade presents sure to spread joy and smiles this holiday season. Kids will take home gifts to give at Christmas and decorations to hang on the tree.
When: Monday 18 December, 10am – 3pm
Where: Capital E, Queens Wharf
Price: $45 per person. Bookings required.
Morena!
Looking for some pallets, probably about 4 that will fit into a little rav4 car. Wanting to build a vege garden at my new home. Does anyone have any they want to get rid of or know where I can get them?
Happy to offer some homemade chutney in return :)
Thanks very much all
Hi neighbours! What better way to celebrate the busy festive season than taking one job off the ‘to-do’ list – the weekly grocery shop! At Countdown we’ve recently dropped the price of our online shopping fees across both delivery and Pick up (formerly Click&Collect).
… View moreHi neighbours! What better way to celebrate the busy festive season than taking one job off the ‘to-do’ list – the weekly grocery shop! At Countdown we’ve recently dropped the price of our online shopping fees across both delivery and Pick up (formerly Click&Collect).
Pick up is now free if you spend $50 or more, or just $5 for all other orders. Online orders now have a flat-rate fee of $12 for orders up to $199.99, and $8 for orders $200 and over.
Head over to the Countdown website and try online shopping today.
Sally Copland
Countdown’s Head of Online
We’ve had hundreds of you tell us just what makes your neighbour ‘awesome’ with some amazing stories. Do you have an awesome neighbour you haven’t told us about?
It could be a neighbour who donates time to a sports team in your neighbourhood or someone who brings your bins up the … View moreWe’ve had hundreds of you tell us just what makes your neighbour ‘awesome’ with some amazing stories. Do you have an awesome neighbour you haven’t told us about?
It could be a neighbour who donates time to a sports team in your neighbourhood or someone who brings your bins up the driveway every week. Maybe they’re just really unique; the neighbour who drives that bright pink car or skateboards with the kids to school each day.
Tell us why your neighbour is awesome and you could win one of four $250 Prezzy® cards (plus one for your Awesome Neighbour).
If your life, health or property is in serious danger, an Emergency Mobile Alert could be sent to your mobile phone.
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He's going to be back this weekend! Make sure you head in store to tell Santa your Christmas wishlist - plus pick up your FREE 6”x4” photo with him too.
Stop by anytime between 11am – 2pm this Saturday and Sunday to meet the man in red. Looking for the perfect gift for friends and … View moreHe's going to be back this weekend! Make sure you head in store to tell Santa your Christmas wishlist - plus pick up your FREE 6”x4” photo with him too.
Stop by anytime between 11am – 2pm this Saturday and Sunday to meet the man in red. Looking for the perfect gift for friends and family? How about a Santa Photo pack! Find out more about Santa's visit now.
There is currently a residential sprinkler and irrigation system water ban. If we are going to enjoy our water all summer long, we need to look after it, now. See how at loveeverydrop.nz
UPDATE: NO TRAIN STRIKE TOMORROW
We are pleased and relieved on behalf of Metlink customers that the strike tomorrow has been called off. All rail services will run as normal.
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Due to exceptionally high demand and limits on supply, there is now a ban on household use of garden sprinklers and other unattended irrigation systems in Lower Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington, until further notice.
Cyber Smart Week is all about doing just one thing to keep your data safe. Doing more than one will help even more! So, what’s your one thing? Vote below..
Due to exceptionally high demand and limits on
supply, there is now a ban on household use of garden sprinklers and other unattended irrigation systems in Lower Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington, until further notice.
Pack your goggles and flippers and float into Capital E’s under-the-sea Christmas experience. Hang out with the mer-elves in Santa Claw’s sparkly underwater grotto, swim under glowing jellyfish or hold a shell up to your ear and relax to the sound of the sea. There’s lots of … View morePack your goggles and flippers and float into Capital E’s under-the-sea Christmas experience. Hang out with the mer-elves in Santa Claw’s sparkly underwater grotto, swim under glowing jellyfish or hold a shell up to your ear and relax to the sound of the sea. There’s lots of creative and imaginative fun to be had during Christmas Tidings at Capital E. Don’t forget to find the Christmas Corals!
I have 2 jerseys 87 cm & 92 cm $30 each, also I have a skirt that has only been worn for 1 year.
A local male barbershop chorus that regularly competes in America is busy honing a repertoire for a pre-Christmas charity performance in Lower Hutt.
Vocal FX President Jared Lee says the December 2 concert for Te Omanga Hospice and the community work of Rotary Hutt Valley will feature songs … View moreA local male barbershop chorus that regularly competes in America is busy honing a repertoire for a pre-Christmas charity performance in Lower Hutt.
Vocal FX President Jared Lee says the December 2 concert for Te Omanga Hospice and the community work of Rotary Hutt Valley will feature songs they performed to recently win a Pan-Pacific title in Sydney against barbershop choruses from Japan, Australia and around the Pacific.
Lee says Vocal FX draws its 18-35 year-old members from all over the Hutt Valley and Wellington. True to barbershop's 1870s (and 1930s revival) roots, it's mainly about getting together with others who love to sing a cappella, where the voice is the only instrument.
They perform songs of those original black southern quartets, with flexing of melody to produce wonderful harmonies in 'swipes' and 'snakes'.
"But we also do a New Zealand take on things, and we make quite a splash when we compete in America. We bring in songs from Samoa and other Pacific Islands, R & B, fun show songs and so on.
"Our diversity and local flavour is something close to our heart," Lee says.
And this is not a choir that stands still. "There can be a lot of dancing and movement," Lee says. "It's all about the total performance, not the voices alone."
Launched in 2003 with less than a dozen members, Vocal FX now has up to 50 regulars and up to 40 have made four trips to the USA in the last decade to compete against the cream of barbershop choruses from around the world. The Hutt concert is the last before Vocal FX begins preparations for competing in Orlando, Florida in 2018.
There's extra reason for sports fans to tune in for the Hutt concert. Two polo shirts signed by Olympic rowers Eric Murray and Hamish Bond will be raffled on the night.
* Vocal FX Charity Concert for Te Omanga Hospice, Saturday 2 December, Hutt City Church, Marsden St, 6.30pm. Tickets $25, ph or text 027 484 8892, email jonewlove8@gmail.comor go to Eventfinda.co.nz
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