1831 days ago

Wings over Wairarapa - heloful stuff to know@

The Team from Destination Wairarapa

What a great weekend we have in store.
Here is useful detail for you if you're attending the show:
- The Air Festival programme here: www.wings.org.nz...
- Leave home early, give yourself plenty of time and be patient. Please follow the signage for Air Festival routes shown here www.wings.org.nz...
- If tickets are not sold out, Gates sales will be available. Eftpos and cash will be available at the gate for an additional $5 per ticket.
- You can buy tickets at our i-SITEs. (even if gate sales stop)
- Be Sun Smart - Please remember to bring a hat. Sunscreen will be available along with Hydration Stations to refill your drink bottles. Umbrellas are also allowed for shade.
- What am you allowed to bring in? Deck chairs, rugs, water bottles, chilly bins, hats. There will also be a huge variety of delicious food and beverage to purchase on site too.
- No dogs are allowed at Wings.
- Shuttles will be available to take attendees from the carparks to the airfield. No pedestrian access is allowed along Manaia Rd, due to traffic safety. Face masks will be available on the shuttles from the car park to the Air Festival, but you may wish to bring your own face covering.
-Be sure to sign in using the Covid Tracer App and take advantage of the hand sanitizer available at various locations on site.
- The Official printed programme will be available to purchase at the gate and at the Merchandise tent for $10.

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More messages from your neighbours
7 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

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!

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17 hours ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
  • 31.9% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    31.9% Complete
  • 68.1% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    68.1% Complete
191 votes
5 days ago

Poll: Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Wellington’s identity is built on its cafe culture, but with costs climbing, that culture is under pressure. We’ve seen the headlines about recent closures, and it’s a tough pill to swallow along with a $6+ coffee.

We all want our favourite spots to stay open, but we also have to balance our own budgets ⚖️

We want to know: How are you handling the "coffee math" in 2026? Are you still heading to your local for a chat and a caffeine fix, or has the cost of living changed your habits?

Keen to read more about "coffee math"? The Post has you covered.

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Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕
  • 46.4% I avoid spending money on coffee
    46.4% Complete
  • 44.1% I still indulge at my local cafe
    44.1% Complete
  • 9.5% Irrelevant - coffee is not for me
    9.5% Complete
263 votes