School Holiday Wairarapa FUN - plenty on offer
With winter snuggling round both Matariki and the July School Holidays, there is a wide range of interesting, fun and affordable things to see and do on offer in our region.
These School Holidays you can hunt for a snowman in the Greytown Festival of Christmas, see the Snow White show, catch a snow flurry, be a beekeeper or a toymaker, and explore at Cobblestones. Travel to the Moon at Aratoi, and learn, make and stargaze during Matariki. School's out and affordable Wairarapa fun is in. Check out our School Holiday page which has a handy PDF guide too.
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.6% Yes
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31.8% Maybe?
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26.6% No
Some Choice News!
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.
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!
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