Meadowbank Garden Society
Meadowbank Garden Society
We meet on the first Monday each month at 7.15 pm in the St Thomas Church on the corner of St Heliers Bay and Kohimarama roads.
We welcome visitors and new members.
This month’s speaker:
Lesley Alexander is a botanical artist and President of the Botanical Art Society of New Zealand. She recently convened the Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 exhibition that showed at the Auckland Botanic Gardens. Lesley will talk about her watercolour paintings including a series of tillandsia watercolours that she was commissioned to paint.
Ahead of Lesley, we have Dian Timmins from the Bromeliad Society talking about the tillandsia group of bromeliads and how to care for them.
Night-time roadworks on SH16
From 23 November to 17 December, stop/go traffic management will be in several locations on SH16 between Mabbett Lane and Restall Road (Sundays to Thursdays, 9pm to 5am).
Works will include chipsealing and stormwater improvements. There may be delays to your journey when travelling through the area. Click to find out more.
NZCCM Massage and English Programmes
The New Zealand College of Chinese Medicine (NZCCM) offers industry-focused Massage and English programmes that prepare students for professional practice.
Students gain strong Anatomy and Physiology knowledge, hands-on experience in the student clinic, and pathways into health and wellbeing careers. NZCCM actively incorporates tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori, partnering with local marae for cultural learning and community treatments.
As Auckland’s only provider of Massage diplomas, NZCCM is enrolling now for February 2026 Programmes include the Level 5 Wellness and Relaxation Massage Diploma and the Level 6 Remedial Massage Diploma, both NZQA-approved with intensive block courses. NZCCM also offers NZCEL Level 4 for academic English preparation.
Open Days will be held on 12 December and 23 January.
Contact: 09 580 2376 or auck@chinesemedicine.ac.nz
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Carol service
All are welcome to come to St Thomas church, 7 pm Friday 19 December, for our Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
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