East Coast Bays' International Friendship Group has just celebrated its silver anniversary. For 25 years, new migrants have received the warmest of welcomes as they acclimatise themselves to life in NZ. It all began when Lois Dudding (who worked for Adult Literacy and was on the committee of the ECB Community The group's members [...]
"I quite like it when someone tells me they're not keen on beer," says Andrew Ranum, general manager of Deep Creek Brews & Eats. "It's like 'Challenge Accepted!'" The Deep Creek brewbar usually has 16 different beers on tap, and Andrew enjoys guiding customers to the ones that really suit their taste buds. In [...]
The "good life" may be blooming, but it's far from simple Back in the early 1980s, when Prince Charles started using words like "sustainability" and "organic" he was viewed by some as a radical and even as the butt of jokes. But now, the global market for organic food is worth approx. €85bn (NZ$146bn), [...]
And the band played on... Despite the weather not coming to the party, Bark in the Park (which was relocated to the beach because of a waterlogged park), was enjoyed by those brave, courageous souls who did attend. This canine friendly social was held on Saturday 14th July between 12 and 4pm. The event [...]
Trees for Survival is the only environmental programme currently supported by the Rotary Clubs of New Zealand. The project began in 1991, and is administered by a charitable trust that promotes the growing and planting of native trees by school children. The hope is that, by encouraging organisations to sponsor and support primary and [...]
