Bright Lights in the City event
From tomorrow night there will be nine lovely sites to visit on evening weekend walks to see beautiful light-displays in the Central city.
Follow the trail through the from Laurie Hall up to Cameron St Mall, back down to the Town Basin and then along the Hatea Loop. Can you spot all of the bursts of colour along the way?
The lights will be on display from 6:00pm - 10:00pm on Friday 10 - Sunday 12 December, and again from Friday 17 - Sunday 19 December.
LAURIE HALL PARK
Look at the fountain flowing and the pohutukawa tree on the hill.
CAMERON STREET MALL
The canopy has stars floating above and the reindeers flying by.
TOWN BASIN
Oh Christmas tree lit up and shining so bright, you can also stroll past and see our friends at the Marina with their decorated boats.
Town basin PLAYGROUND
Dancing in the tree - happy and bright.
MANGROVE WALKWAY
Walk along the path and you will come across vivid colours that pop and dance.
Kotuitui Whitinga BRIDGE
"Insta worthy" snaps - make sure you get lots of photos as you walk across the bridge.
TE MATAU Ā POHE BRIDGE
Our bascule bridge stands so proudly on the Hātea River.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE
As you head along Riverside you will notice the uplights on our kiwi Christmas trees.
CANOPY BRIDGE
As you head back to the City you will walk over the bridge, lit up colourful and bright.
Poll: Should we ditch daylight saving? 🕰️
First introduced in New Zealand in 1927 with the passing of the Summer Time Act, it's what we know as 'Daylight Saving' and this year it ends on the first Sunday in April.
While we do get to sleep in this time around, some people would like to scrap the clock tinkering for good.
And why? Some evidence suggests the time changes are bad for our health as they mess with sleep patterns leading to short-term fatigue and affecting mood. Meanwhile the hour change is frustrating for farmers and a nightmare for getting the littlies to sleep. But what's your take?
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41.3% Yes - get rid of the clock changes
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57.1% No, I enjoy it
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1.6% Other - I'll share below
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Remembering the 51 Trees planted at Whangarei Falls, Tikipunga
1 July 2019
School children, parents and teachers, local maori Hapu members and Kuia & Kaumatua were among more than 100 people who together planted 51 trees in Whangārei to honour the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
The idea for the planting of native trees to remember those who lost their lives in the March attacks came from a student.
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