937 days ago

Whangarei Night Lights Festival

Alison Neighbourly Lead from Kamo

A family-friendly night time event for all ages. Walk-through and experience more than 2,500 square metres of natural spaces, waterways and buildings lit with over 1 kilometre of lights and art. Showcasing local Northland visual artists specialising in digital media, projection, lighting, sound and immersive experiences. Supported by Northland performers from diverse arts including fire spinning, circus, dance and entertainers.
This event is made possible by funding from Creative Communities NZ.
The event dates have been specifically chosen to coincide with the school holidays and approaching new moon for maximum night time darkness. Dress for the weather and fires across the event site will keep everyone warm!

The Whangārei Night Lights Festival will be held in the second week of the July 2022 school holidays.

6pm - 9pm Wednesday 20th July

6pm - 9pm Thursday 21st July

6pm - 9pm Friday 22nd July

Tickets available at -

www.whangareilights.com...

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More messages from your neighbours
5 days ago

Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

This Wednesday, we are 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 ⬇️

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1 day ago

Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?

Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.

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16 days ago

What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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