Strawberry Santa Hats
Ingredients 500 grams strawberries
Ingredients 110 grams good quality white chocolate
1 teaspoon canola oil
1⁄2 cup desiccated coconut
15 – 20 mini marshmallows (half the number of strawberries you have)
Method:
Cut the top off the strawberries so as to make a flat base. When choosing strawberries, try for packs that have similar sized strawberries. Really large strawberries don’t tend to work as well. … Continue Reading
It has been a very busy month for Councillors, starting off with two Induction workshops and 3 Council meetings.
Our first workshop to adopt the annual report was covered last month, our second induction workshop covered the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders, Conflicts of Interest, Public Protection and requesting and writing reports, pretty dry topics but very necessary to set the basis for our meetings going forward.
We then moved into the more nitty gritty stuff RMA & District Plan, Spatial Plan project, Roading, Climate Change and then we were very lucky to have Dame Margaret Bazley & Marie-Claire Andrews who gave an overview of the Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy and talked about some of the projects, such as the Dark Sky Society receiving support and funding from the Provincial Growth fund. … Continue Reading
DIGITAL SENIORS holds a free weekly coaching session for those over 65 every Thursday from 9:30 – 11:30 at St Andrews Church. Bring your phone, lap top or any device that is causing frustration and we will help answer your questions. No query is too small.
MARTINBOROUGH RED CROSS would like to thank the large number of people who turned up at the meeting to discuss the branch’s future. The show of strong interest has ensured the branch will continue to serve the district. See item in this Star.
PROTESTS ERUPTED in Iran, hours after it was announced the price of petrol would rise to 15,000 rials a litre (12 US cents) from 10,000 for the first 60 litres and to 30,000 rials for any extra fuel bought after that each month.
CELLPHONE PHOTOS are not always up to scratch. A check by Avast Security of over three billion photos held on Avast Security user’s phones found that 22% were either blurry, poorly lit or oversaturated. NZ was lumped in with Australia for the survey, here the incidence of sub standard Photos was 28%. … Continue Reading
Digital Seniors has just finished a successful 6 month pilot in the Wairarapa. We have helped 1015 seniors, spent 1081 hours with seniors, resolved 720 technology concerns and covered 1399 learning topics. We would like to thank the Digital Seniors coaches who have provided hours of their support to seniors for free.
Most seniors haven’t had the opportunity to learn about digital technology at work or at school. Technology is changing all aspects of society yet many seniors cannot fully participate in its social, wellness and economic benefits. This digital divide for seniors is ever increasing as technology advances. … Continue Reading
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