2023 Easter Extravaganza!
Our iconic Easter Extravaganza is BACK for 2023!
Come down to Howick Historical Village to experience a fun-filled, family-friendly Easter celebration in an enchanting setting!
Take a photo with the Easter Bunny and explore the site with an Easter Trail to receive a chocolate prize! With craft activities, egg hunts, face-painting and outdoor games, there will be something new around every corner.
Visit the one-of-a-kind 1800s Sweet Shop, offering an array of old-fashioned treats or make your own lollipop!
Step back in time, and see the blacksmiths working at the forge and the coal range fired up in Puhi Nui. Try your hand at churning butter or sit in on our Victorian school lessons!
Tickets: adult $20, child $10. Tickets will sell out so be quick! Book on Eventfinda. Bookings are essential. There are NO door sales. Please note Annual Pass holders and Members must pay full price. The event goes ahead rain or shine.
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’
If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
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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41.3% Yes
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32.8% Maybe?
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25.9% 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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