Save these dates for Autumn in Wairarapa! š
Explore Wairarapa's colorful gardens, pick your own fresh apples, watch hot air balloons drift across the valley, sip your way through a gin-loverās paradise, and celebrate the joy of books and reading.
Wairarapa Autumn Plant Fair - Sunday 30 March šæ
Explore two stunning Wairarapa gardens, Longbush Cottage and Parkvale Gardens, meet passionate local growers, and uncover plants perfectly suited to Wairarapaās climate.
Wairarapa Balloon Festival - Thursday 17 to Monday 21 April š
This spectacular 5-day festival is filled with fun for the whole family! Step outside and marvel at majestic hot air balloons soaring through the skies.
Greytown Gin Hootenanny -Thursday 17 to Sunday 27 April šø
For ten glorious days, charming Greytown village transforms into a gin-loverās paradise with something for everyone from sumptuous tastings to splendid soirĆ©es.
Greytown Apple Harvest Festival - Easter Sunday 20 April š
Loads of fun for the whole family with stalls, food trucks, cider-tasting, apple cakes, toffee apples, pony rides and much more at Molewood Orchard in Greytown.
Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival - Friday 9 to Sunday 11 May š
Keep an eye out for the Festival programme announcement tonight. This yearās festival is extra special as they celebrate their 10th Anniversary.
Find out more about Autumn in Wairarapa at the link below.
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Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens arenāt seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days ā the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, whoās made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Thirty-Six on at Circa Theatre 7 March ā 4 April
Jenny and David meet on a tinder date. She wants a one-night stand, and he wants to go through the 36 questions that are meant to lead to loveā¦ What unfolds is a night of daring and divulging. Of holding back and holding on. Itās not about happily ever after, itās about all the people we meet along the way.
Starring Fern Sutherland (Brokenwood Mysteries) Niwa Whatuira (M3gan 2.0) and Anya Tate-Manning (PSA).
Inspired by one of the most esteemed Modern Love articles from The New York Times āThe 36 Questions That Lead to Loveā. Winner of Best New Play in Bay Area Will Glickman Award 2025.
āA rom-com with an irreverent streak, Thirty-Six is a fun, flirty, occasionally dirty romp. Maybe bring a date. Youāll definitely learn something about each other by the end of the eveningā ā KQED
Thirty-Six
Sat 7 March ā Sat 4 April*
Tues ā Sat 7.30pm, Sunday 4.30pm
*Please note there are no performances Fri 20 & Sat 21 March, and Sunday 22 March starts at a later time of 6.30pm.
Preview Night: Friday 6 March
Sunday Special: Sunday 8 March
Choose Your Price & Q&A Night: Tuesday 10 March
CIRCA TWO
$30 ā $49
Audience Care: R16, contains explicit language, drug use and sexual references.
Duration: 90 minutes, no interval.
Special events:
Couples Date Night
Tickets: $69 per person
Wednesday 11 March
5.45pm (7.30pm show)
Bring your dates to the play THIRTY-SIX and enjoy a hosted pre-show couplesā event in the new upstairs enclosed balcony at Circa Theatreās bar and restaurant Chouchou.
The price includes tickets to the show and a hosted pre-show drink and platters.
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