Victorian Crafts | Live Day!
Victorians pioneered many of the arts and fine handicrafts that we know today. On this Live Day, step back in time and craft as the Victorians did!
Meet costumed villagers butter making, baking on the range and undertaking traditional pastimes such as needlework and knitting. Learn to stitch & knit and make a lavender sachet or peg doll to take home.
Get up close with a vintage hand-crank Singer sewing machine in a workshop at 10am or 1:30pm. Make an old-fashioned linens/delicates bag from salvaged pieces.
Also on site - TINTYPE CENTRAL's pop-up photography studio! Meet photographer Adrian Cook who produces captivating images using 100% authentic 19th-century wet plate techniques. Learn more or book in for a unique portrait session at tintypecentral.com...
Sunday 14 August, 10am-4pm. Admission: Adult $16, Child: $8, Senior/Student: $12,Family $40.
Bookings are essential for the hand-crank sewing workshop. Tickets $75. Book on Eventfinda or contact village@historicalvillage.org.nz or (09) 576 9506
Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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82.3% Same!
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17.7% Would have liked to try something different
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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