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A theatrical double-shot from an iconic playwright and one of our greatest actors.
Bruce Mason is perhaps the most significant playwright in Aotearoa New Zealand’s theatrical history. Writing with courage and insight, he was a lover of language and a champion of the underdog.
Between 1959 … View moreA theatrical double-shot from an iconic playwright and one of our greatest actors.
Bruce Mason is perhaps the most significant playwright in Aotearoa New Zealand’s theatrical history. Writing with courage and insight, he was a lover of language and a champion of the underdog.
Between 1959 and 1978, Bruce toured the country, telling uniquely Kiwi stories about emerging identity, cultural cringe and social difference. From church halls to country shearing sheds to the Edinburgh Festival, Bruce would play anywhere, in any circumstance, to any audience.
To celebrate his extraordinary legacy, Brilliant Adventures and Circa Theatre are collaborating to make two of his greatest solo works resound for a new age.
Two plays: timeless, universal, distinct. Following their critically acclaimed, sold out run of THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, actor Stephen Lovatt and director Shane Bosher return to Circa for a not-to-be missed theatrical encounter with a master craftsman.
THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER
“I invite you to join me, in a voyage into the past, to that territory of the heart we call childhood.”
Bruce Mason’s quintessential Kiwi classic chronicles the friendship between a 12-year-old boy and Firpo, a social outcast who dreams of winning an Olympic medal.
Through the boy’s eyes we see the wonder of life on a perfect beach, in a perfect 1930s New Zealand, during a perfect summer. It’s a world of magic and transformation, where anything can happen and miracles seem possible.
When the boy sets out to help Firpo make his athletic dream a reality, ignoring his father’s rebukes and community ridicule, a battle rages between the eternal optimism of childhood and the harsh pragmatism of adulthood.
Gliding effortlessly between flights of poetic fancy and blunt everyday speech, THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER is New Zealand storytelling at its very best.
NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES
An adolescent boy tries to find his place in an adult-dominated world. A young man retraces an intensely felt boyhood experience of bullying. A playwright in his last days reconciles the value of an artistic life and challenges the idea of New Zealand identity.
Comic disasters and confronting your own hubris. NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES is a richly autobiographical search for self-expression. Profound and true, it is a set of variations about over-reaching, cheekily confronting our very own Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Celebrating Bruce Mason
Directed by Shane Bosher
Performed by Stephen Lovatt
Thursday 20 November to Saturday 13 December
Preview Night: Wed 19 Nov – The End of the Golden Weather
Preview Night: Fri 21 Nov – Not Christmas, But Guy Fawkes
Sunday Special: Sunday 23 November – The End of the Golden Weather
Q&A: Tuesday 25 November
Choose Your Price Night: Wed 26 November – Not Christmas, But Guy Fawkes
Circa Two
Tues – Fri 7.30pm, Sat 4.30pm & 7.30pm, Sun 4.30pm
$30 – $60 Early Bird Tickets Available
Productions play on alternate nights with an opportunity to see both productions in conversation with each other on Saturdays.
Life in Addictive Eaters Anonymous provides me with the freedom to have great adventures
Before I came into the fellowship of Addictive Eaters Anonymous, I lived full of fear, resentment, self-pity, shame, and self-obsession. My eating was completely out of control and I could no longer stop … View moreLife in Addictive Eaters Anonymous provides me with the freedom to have great adventures
Before I came into the fellowship of Addictive Eaters Anonymous, I lived full of fear, resentment, self-pity, shame, and self-obsession. My eating was completely out of control and I could no longer stop eating even though I really wanted to and went to great lengths to try and stop. My world became a small and lonely existence where the only thing I looked forward to was hiding out with my food. There was no room for adventure in my life.
The treatment for someone’s serious illness can begin with the kind donation of
plasma from a New Zealander. Donated plasma can help treat up to 50 different
illnesses including cancer, kidney disease and severe burns, and make up to 11
life-saving products. It’s a precious gift to those in … View moreThe treatment for someone’s serious illness can begin with the kind donation of
plasma from a New Zealander. Donated plasma can help treat up to 50 different
illnesses including cancer, kidney disease and severe burns, and make up to 11
life-saving products. It’s a precious gift to those in need. But it’s in high demand.
Book now to donate, download the NZ Blood App or call 0800 448 325.
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Want to grow your career or upskill your team? ServiceIQ is here to help Kiwis succeed in the service industries including retail, hospitality, tourism, aviation, and more.
We provide practical workplace training, online short courses, and nationally recognised qualifications designed to fit … View moreWant to grow your career or upskill your team? ServiceIQ is here to help Kiwis succeed in the service industries including retail, hospitality, tourism, aviation, and more.
We provide practical workplace training, online short courses, and nationally recognised qualifications designed to fit around real work. Whether you’re an employer building a capable team or someone starting, our flexible options make it easy to gain the skills and confidence to thrive.
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Love raspberries? We will give away free copies of the December 2025 issue to readers whose raspberry recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way enjoy raspberry (dessert, salad, jam main?!): mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by October 24, … View moreLove raspberries? We will give away free copies of the December 2025 issue to readers whose raspberry recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way enjoy raspberry (dessert, salad, jam main?!): mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by October 24, 2025.
Clean jars for canning.
Pick up front porch (left side of house)
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Just pick up - no message needed
We’re celebrating National Gardening Week with a blooming great giveaway! Two lucky winners will each receive a Yates hamper valued at $225, packed with everything you need to help your garden flourish.
To enter, simply tell us what you’re planting this spring and share your best gardening … View moreWe’re celebrating National Gardening Week with a blooming great giveaway! Two lucky winners will each receive a Yates hamper valued at $225, packed with everything you need to help your garden flourish.
To enter, simply tell us what you’re planting this spring and share your best gardening tip.
Winners announced Wednesday, October 29 - good luck and happy gardening! ?
T&Cs apply.
*Sold pending pickup*
The bike works totally fine but km/calorie counter is broken..
When the odds seem stacked against you, this mindful craft project is a way to find peace. Create your own balance rocks using wood and Resene Waterborne Woodsman testpots. Find out how to make and stain your own wooden balancing rocks with these easy step by step instructions.
Kiwis love tourism ... it brings in cash and connection. But with more visitors comes more pressure on our beautiful places, housing, and local infrastructure.
So what’s the fix? Should we bring in a tourism tax or focus on spreading visitors beyond the hotspots to ease the load? 👇
… View moreKiwis love tourism ... it brings in cash and connection. But with more visitors comes more pressure on our beautiful places, housing, and local infrastructure.
So what’s the fix? Should we bring in a tourism tax or focus on spreading visitors beyond the hotspots to ease the load? 👇
Interested in what kiwis have to say? Andrea Vance shares some opinions in the Post.
Western Suburbs Stroke Survivors are running a Stroke Information stall in Karori Mall on Saturday 1st November, 10am - 2.30pm.
This is information on how to avoid strokes. It is estimated some 75% of strokes can be avoided.
Remember strokes are the second biggest killer of New Zealanders … View moreWestern Suburbs Stroke Survivors are running a Stroke Information stall in Karori Mall on Saturday 1st November, 10am - 2.30pm.
This is information on how to avoid strokes. It is estimated some 75% of strokes can be avoided.
Remember strokes are the second biggest killer of New Zealanders each year.
Come by and pick up some information.
We’re over the moon to share that Lonely Planet has selected Wairarapa’s stargazing, food & wine experiences as one of the world’s top ‘Best in Travel’ experiences for 2026!
The stars of Wairarapa aren’t just in the skies - they shine in our vineyards, villages, cafés and … View moreWe’re over the moon to share that Lonely Planet has selected Wairarapa’s stargazing, food & wine experiences as one of the world’s top ‘Best in Travel’ experiences for 2026!
The stars of Wairarapa aren’t just in the skies - they shine in our vineyards, villages, cafés and restaurants.
Come see why we’ve been named one of the world’s best. Wairarapa is ready to amaze you - under the Milky Way and in every bite & sip.
Plan your Wairarapa escape.
Help to raise funds to deliver the former refuge support program of Wellington branch of New Zealand Red Cross. Join with our sausage sizzle fundraiser as a volunteer.
Your tasks:
You will involve one or a combination of following activities during the sausage sizzle fundraiser:
(i) … View moreHelp to raise funds to deliver the former refuge support program of Wellington branch of New Zealand Red Cross. Join with our sausage sizzle fundraiser as a volunteer.
Your tasks:
You will involve one or a combination of following activities during the sausage sizzle fundraiser:
(i) sausage sizzling
(ii) serving
(iii) cash handing
(iv) selling of other stuff (e.g. soft drinks), and
(v) shopping, if needed.
*Location: Bunnings Warehouse, Lyall Bay
(22-54 Kingsford Smith Street, Rongotai Wellington 6022)
*Date and time:
27 October 2025 from 8.30 am to 4.00pm.
You don’t need to be there for the full event. We have shifts available for (1) 8.30 am – 10.30 am, (2) 10.30 am – 12.30 pm, (3) 12.30 pm – 2.30 pm, and (4) 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm. Please communicate for which shift that you are available, your name, email and phone number by your application email to volunteerapplications@redcross.org.nz.
Volunteer requirements and training:
*As part of the Health and Safety policy of the New Zealand Red Cross and Bunnings Warehouse, all volunteers are expected to wear covered shoes. The team leader will give a briefing on Health and Safety aspects of the activity during the induction. There will be a short induction session (10minutes) at the beginning of your shift. Therefore, please be on the site before 20 minutes of your scheduled shift.
*We need to verify your identity using your photo ID.
*Minimum age:16 years
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at Central.Area@redcross.org.nz or call 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733 27677)/ Sujith (0212430446).
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