Featherston Booktown is hosting author and bookseller Ruth Shaw at the Greytown Library on Tuesday 12 July at 6:00 PM as part of the Greytown Festival Of Christmas.
Author and bookseller Ruth Shaw will be chatting with Susan Jane Ryan, owner of indie Featherston bookshop Mr Feather’s Den, about her new memoir, The Bookseller at the End of the World. … Continue Reading
It’s coming up to that time of year again when mayors, councillors and community board members must stand for election. For candidates, it is like applying for a job which has the whole community as the interview panel, so it is no wonder that many find that prospect just too daunting.
To encourage people to stand for local government various advertisements are popping up urging you to ‘Take a Stand’, ‘Have Your Say’, ‘Get Involved’ and many other catch phrases which seem to infer that local government is somehow a noble cause when actually it can be hard work requiring a thick skin … Continue Reading
Members of Wharekaka’s Oak Tree Community of regular donors met together recently to enjoy wine and canapes and exchange news and views on the Trust Board’s proposed directions. Despite the terrible weather, and the ravages of covid and flu, which kept several members away, there was a positive atmosphere. Members particularly enjoyed the delicious canapes prepared by Esther Read and Helen Meehan.
Joy Cooper, chair of Wharekaka Trust Board, gave a brief overview of events since Oak Tree members met together last, in early February. … Continue Reading
Bananas are far and away the most popular fruit in New Zealand – apples are a distant second. But the vast majority are imported from places like Ecuador and the Philippines, with huge costs environmentally and to the lives of the people who produce them. Workers in the Philippines can spend their whole lives on the plantation, suffering gruelling conditions, low wages and exposure to harmful pesticides in order to feed Kiwi customers.
So why don’t we grow them here? It’s long been assumed that producing bananas commercially is not possible in New Zealand. But Trevor Mills, Tai Pukenga banana project manager, argues that’s no longer the case. The warming climate and further research into the viability of banana crops is seeing a boom in production across the motu. … Continue Reading
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