Santa set to return to Petone
Stuff and Neighbourly readers have rallied around to support the Petone Christmas Parade.
The big man in the red suit was in danger of not appearing in Petone, after the local retailers group, the Jackson St Programme, had a $30,000 shortfall in funding following the coronavirus lockdown.
The group organises an annual parade, and a Christmas grotto, where children can meet Santa. It also provides a letter writing service, which last year had more than 2300 children asking Father Christmas for everything from Barbie dolls to racing car sets.
A recent Stuff article highlighted the financial shortfall, with programme co-ordinator Hellen Swales noting it did not even have enough money to pay the council to close the road for the parade.
Swales says the publicity resulted in a lot of support and she is now confident the celebrations will go ahead.
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Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
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