Make a kid’s Christmas
In neighbourhoods across New Zealand, kids are looking forward to a Christmas that may not happen.
Forced to choose between food or bills, hard-working parents like Melody worry whether they’ll be able to provide even the simplest Christmas meal for their children.
“I’ll only eat dinner 2-3 times a week so that the children have enough food. This is very stressful… a lot of crying and minimal sleep.”
Food insecurity is the everyday reality for 98.8% of the families Variety helps.
Please donate today to provide grocery support for families like Melody’s this Christmas.
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The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’
If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
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!
Thirty-Six on at Circa Theatre 7 March – 4 April
Jenny and David meet on a tinder date. She wants a one-night stand, and he wants to go through the 36 questions that are meant to lead to love… What unfolds is a night of daring and divulging. Of holding back and holding on. It’s not about happily ever after, it’s about all the people we meet along the way.
Starring Fern Sutherland (Brokenwood Mysteries) Niwa Whatuira (M3gan 2.0) and Anya Tate-Manning (PSA).
Inspired by one of the most esteemed Modern Love articles from The New York Times “The 36 Questions That Lead to Love”. Winner of Best New Play in Bay Area Will Glickman Award 2025.
“A rom-com with an irreverent streak, Thirty-Six is a fun, flirty, occasionally dirty romp. Maybe bring a date. You’ll definitely learn something about each other by the end of the evening” — KQED
Thirty-Six
Sat 7 March – Sat 4 April*
Tues – Sat 7.30pm, Sunday 4.30pm
*Please note there are no performances Fri 20 & Sat 21 March, and Sunday 22 March starts at a later time of 6.30pm.
Preview Night: Friday 6 March
Sunday Special: Sunday 8 March
Choose Your Price & Q&A Night: Tuesday 10 March
CIRCA TWO
$30 – $49
Audience Care: R16, contains explicit language, drug use and sexual references.
Duration: 90 minutes, no interval.
Special events:
Couples Date Night
Tickets: $69 per person
Wednesday 11 March
5.45pm (7.30pm show)
Bring your dates to the play THIRTY-SIX and enjoy a hosted pre-show couples’ event in the new upstairs enclosed balcony at Circa Theatre’s bar and restaurant Chouchou.
The price includes tickets to the show and a hosted pre-show drink and platters.
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