Last day that Tikipunga High School pool is open to the community
Sunday 19 February - the last day Tikipunga High School swimming pool will be open to community!!
Due to a shortage of funds we have to end the project on Sunday and the pool will not open again to the community until next summer, despite the tremendous success of the project - averaging 80 swimmers per day.
This project was funded through Tikipunga Community Trust, which operates as Tiki Pride. We have made numerous funding applications, a few of which were successful, and have canvassed a number of organisations for support. Many have been eager to express praise or support for this programme. However unless sufficient putea is actually in the kite the Trust cannot commit to contracting the further services of Community Leisure Management (from Whangarei Aquatic Centre) who manage the swimming pool to meet the health and safety standards required.
However we are hopeful that we will be able to find sufficient funding by next summer to open the pool to the community again, for an even longer season.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.7% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.5% A week before Christmas
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33.1% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
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