1479 days ago

Our sweet pea seeds send out, April issue and Get Growing

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours and NZ Gardener family,

Our April issue should be with our subscribers now and available in supermarkets and service stations (having been distributed prior to the lockdown restrictions). Whether or not it's on the stands yet is a bit patchy ... but then the incredibly brave and hard-working supermarket staff have quite a bit on their plate right now so I understand if there is a delay! Please, please, please everyone ... don't go out to buy it! Normally of course we love you buying NZ Gardener but right now it's far more important that you stay home and stay safe. (You can buy a copy with your online shopping though! That's safe and I think we are all in the market for something uplifting to read right now).

In this issue we offered to send out sweet pea seeds to any reader who sent us a SSAE. Just to reassure you, we will still send out sweet pea seeds to any reader who is keen to participate. We are just not quite sure when! Ignore the dates in the magazine of when you needed to send the envelope in by - that has been indefinitely extended. But we cannot wait to send you the seed and for those flowers to bloom as by then we will be well through this or even have it behind us. And keep letting us know what you are sowing and growing, send in pictures of your harvest, your flowers or what you are sharing.

We always love hearing from NZ Gardener readers but now when we are all staying apart that connection means more than you can imagine. Stay home, stay safe and stay in touch everyone. For the most updated gardening advice, subscribe to our digital e-zine Get Growing, which will be delivered to your inbox completely free.

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8 hours ago

FAMILY BUDGETING

Jill Smith from Citizens Advice Bureau Far North (CAB)

Family budgets are tight. Click on this link for information about how to keep debts from getting out of control. You will also find a Budget Worksheet to help get you started. www.cab.org.nz...

For a range of "Money" information, check out this link. Scroll down to the "Money" heading and click on any one of the various categories. www.cab.org.nz...

Please don't hesitate to give CAB a call on 09 407 9829 or 0800 367 222. You could email us on farnorth@cab.org.nz. Or, you might like to pop in to our Bureau at 6 Cobham Rd., Procter Library Building, Kerikeri (across the road from the Kerikeri Fire Station).

Open Monday to Thursday from 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. & on Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
#budgetingnz #farnorthnz #freeadvice #CAB Far North

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Ryman’s Charles Upham Retirement Village resident Di is a former fashion designer, artist and self-confessed shoe hoarder who travels, still paints and has stamped her eclectic minimalist style on her apartment.

She gives us her top 3 design tips on how she’s turned her space into a beautiful home.
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