3316 days ago

Announcing the winners of the 2016 Kowhai Photography Competition!

A helper from Te Kowhai Community Group

This year’s annual kowhai photo competition was open to digital entries and – in a first for us – winners were voted for by the public on www.neighbourly.co.nz...

The kowhai competition is held annually and has been running for many years now. It’s organised by the local Community Group and is intended to draw people’s attention to the tree from which our village gets its name.

The community group selected the finalists for each of the four categories and winners were voted for by the public over one week in early November.

A prize of $50 is awarded for the winner of each category. But obviously it’s not about the money it’s about being world famous in Te Kowhai and being able to boast having the BEST photograph for the year.

The winners are:
1. Age 12 and under: TJ Ellis
2. Age 13 to 17 years: Sheree Williamson
3. Age 18 years and above: Steven Hood
4. People’s Choice: TJ Ellis

Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to those who entered. A record number of entries this year and some excellent submissions which we hope to be able to show off in the newsletter over the coming months.

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27 days ago

Some Choice News!

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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.

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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1 day ago

HUGE Garage sale 54 Winchester Place, Rototuna Sat 20th Dec 8am

Al from Rototuna North

54 Winchester Place, Rototuna Sat 20th Dec 8am

Clothes (good labels), DVDs (over 80 to choose from), Lego, never used massive NERF guns, games, electronic games, PSP, Monkey push bike, scooter, nearly new bras, pictures and more.
No silly overpriced things. Just wanting to sell it all for my kids to have some pocket money.