Lunchtime Concerts @ Whiteley - late performers change
We had previously announced that the Lunchtime Concert this Wednesday 13th July would feature both a flutist and a harpist from Auckland. Unfortunately the Harpist is now isolating with Covid so can't make the concert.
But we are very fortunate that Rob Green has agreed to jump in at the last minute and perform some well known piano pieces including the ever popular Beethoven Moonlight Sonata and a few Chopin Nocturnes and maybe a few other surprises! Rob is well known around Taranaki as a member of originally the Irish Group - the Cobblers, then the Orange and Green and lately Shaskeen Reel. Perhaps he might also be persuaded to give us a tune on his penny whistle?
This will be at the usual time of 12.15pm
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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42.4% Yes
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31.6% Maybe?
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26% No
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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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