261 days ago

Save these dates for Autumn in Wairarapa! ๐Ÿ

Denver Grenell from Destination Wairarapa

Explore Wairarapa's colorful gardens, pick your own fresh apples, watch hot air balloons drift across the valley, sip your way through a gin-loverโ€™s paradise, and celebrate the joy of books and reading.

Wairarapa Autumn Plant Fair - Sunday 30 March ๐ŸŒฟ
Explore two stunning Wairarapa gardens, Longbush Cottage and Parkvale Gardens, meet passionate local growers, and uncover plants perfectly suited to Wairarapaโ€™s climate.

Wairarapa Balloon Festival - Thursday 17 to Monday 21 April ๐ŸŽˆ
This spectacular 5-day festival is filled with fun for the whole family! Step outside and marvel at majestic hot air balloons soaring through the skies.

Greytown Gin Hootenanny -Thursday 17 to Sunday 27 April ๐Ÿธ
For ten glorious days, charming Greytown village transforms into a gin-loverโ€™s paradise with something for everyone from sumptuous tastings to splendid soirรฉes.

Greytown Apple Harvest Festival - Easter Sunday 20 April ๐ŸŽ
Loads of fun for the whole family with stalls, food trucks, cider-tasting, apple cakes, toffee apples, pony rides and much more at Molewood Orchard in Greytown.

Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival - Friday 9 to Sunday 11 May ๐Ÿ“–
Keep an eye out for the Festival programme announcement tonight. This yearโ€™s festival is extra special as they celebrate their 10th Anniversary.

Find out more about Autumn in Wairarapa at the link below.

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6 days ago

Poll: Should we be giving the green light to new mining projects? ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐ŸŒฒ

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Environmental Protection Authority announced this week that a proposed mine in Central Otago (near Cromwell) is about to enter its fast-track assessment process. A final decision could come within six months, and if itโ€™s approved, construction might start as early as mid-2026.

We want to know: Should mining projects like this move ahead?

Keen to dig deeper? Mike White has the scoop.

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Should we be giving the green light to new mining projects? ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐ŸŒฒ
  • 53.4% Yes
    53.4% Complete
  • 46.6% No
    46.6% Complete
1959 votes
4 days ago

A riddle to start the festive season ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŒŸ

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I'm a fruit. If you take away my first letter, I'm a crime. If you take away my first two letters, I'm an animal. If you take away my first and last letter, I'm a form of music. What am I?

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21 hours ago

Constable Street car wash rip off!

Niki from Newtown

Hi, today I went to the Constable Street car wash that's beside the petrol station. After depositing $6 for three different rinse cycles I discovered that there was no water pressure for any of them. I had just foamed my car so I had to drive around and join the que again to use the left car wash....this time I discovered that $2 only rinses half of my small Suzuki Swift whereas $2 used to rinse the whole car nicely. Two or three weeks ago I encountered the same 'no water pressure' problem there. I imagine that people will be depositing $2 coins to no avail in a continuous stream. It appears that the owner doesn't care about providing a proper service to to their paying customers.