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No matter what your politics are, please take the opportunity to inform yourself and cast your vote on or before Nov 7th AND don't forget to check you are enrolled before the cutoff date of midnight 25th October The Lions Club will again host a " Meet the Candidates evening" Tue 27 Oct 7-9pm ESSC lounge and the Eastbourne Herald has offered all candidates the opportunity to contribute a profile and comment which will be featured in the October Herald.
What an awesome achievement for our local Four Square. They were recently awarded the 4SQ Store of the Year for 2026 . With 157 other fantastic stores across the North Island all competing for top honours this was no mean feat.
Bus Service Review: did you have your say? Metlink received 4,000 pieces of feedback from 2,500 individuals, which must be some sort of record. Metlink will now analyse them all and make recommendations for the Regional Council to consider.
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Mitre 10 Flyer
In this September issue of the Herald you will find a Mitre 10 insert. Mitre 10 have been a great supporter of the Herald, allowing us to increase from 16 pages to a regular 24 or 28 pages. So when they asked if we could help deliver the flyer we were happy to help. (Yes the delivery team are being paid extra too).
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What a wonderful world...
There are moments when the Earth seems to remind us we’re not as separate from nature as we sometimes imagine. Tūī squabbling in the kōwhai. Magnolia trees wearing the first blossoms. Rain after a long dry spell. The changing light as spring arrives. All these show us we’re part of something much larger: an intricate web of life in which people, plants, animals, rivers, oceans and soil are deeply connected. Perhaps that is why caring for our environment is about more than solving a problem. It is also about learning again how to belong. The Christian tradition speaks of creation as a gift, not a possession. We are entrusted with a world we didn’t make and can’t replace. That invites both humility and responsibility. It also invites wonder. We don't have to save the whole planet by ourselves. But we can notice what is around us, use what we have wisely, protect what is vulnerable, and make choices that leave room for others – human and more-than-human – to flourish. In a world that can sometimes feel overwhelmingly divided, perhaps caring for the Earth offers us another way of seeing: we are not separate. We belong to one another, and to this beautiful, fragile Earth we call home. St Alban’s+St Ronan’s: 1st Sundays 9:30am monthly Shared Communion Services (alternating venues, leaders and preachers). 4 Oct at St Ronan’s church, 1 November at San Antonio church. St Ronan’s: 1st Sundays shared with St Albans (see above). 2nd and 4th Sundays 9:30am informal, 3rd Sundays 9:30am traditional, 5th Sundays 12:00pm fellowship meal. office@stronans.org.nz www.stronans.org.nz St Alban’s: 1st Sundays shared with St Ronan’s (see above). Other Sunday services at San Antonio church at 9:30am. 1st Thursdays, communion at 10:30am at St Ronan’s church. www.facebook.com/StAlbansNZ office@stalbanschurch.nz www.stalbanschurch.nz San Antonio: Vigil Mass, Saturdays 5:30pm. Sacred Heart, Petone: Mass, Sundays 9.30am. holyspiritparish41@gmail.com www.holyspirit.nz Column sponsored by St Alban’s Anglican, St Ronan’s Presbyterian & San Antonio Catholic.
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Eastbourne Community Board Community Resilience Driven mainly by weather extremes, somewhere in NZ is in a state of emergency on average about 66 days per year. Of the various events, 41% were severe weather, another 39% were for flooding (usually associated with severe weather), and 8% were for earthquakes, with a few other categories scattered through. This will be one of the themes covered in our community survey. You will be asked about your concerns, and how prepared you are.
The NZ 2026 General Election takes place between October 26, 2026 and November 7, 2026. You must be enrolled by midnight 25 October to vote. Enrol or check your details & update now. HCC Long Term Plan 2027 - 2037 Early engagement: 17 September – 15 October 2026. HCC want to better understand what different communities and neighbourhoods value and why, how potential changes could affect you, where you see opportunities for tradeoffs, and your ideas for how services could be provided differently in future
Keeping in touch and staying informed ECB is here to represent your views and keep you informed. Our website has links to information such as that above. We have regular email newsletters (sign up on the website), a digital noticeboard in the library and we are active on Facebook. If you’d like us to share information about your group or events let us know. You can also contact board members directly. ECB Members Bruce Spedding Chair 021 029 74741 Jeremy Chaston Dep Chair 027 515 5571 Murray Gibbons 04 562 8567 Ben Hainsworth 022 584 2248 Emily Keddell 021 188 5106 Tui Lewis (Ward Councillor) 021 271 6249
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A new take on old rhymes, for Kiwi kids
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Kimberly Andrews’ newest picture book looks like one she might have been hatching for a long time. But the Days Bay author and illustrator says it took only two years from when publisher Walker Books Australia first commissioned her, to come up with new versions of traditional rhymes that showcase our flora and fauna, to completing the work. One for every playcentre, kindy or kura, this collection of Kiwi takes on old rhymes covers a wide and well-researched range of native flora and fauna – birds, insects, trees, fish, whales – all generously illustrated in their habitat by this award-winning Eastbourne artist. “There was a huge amount of research needed,” Kimberly admits. Some verses, like Fungi, Fungi, “in the style of Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” offered the chance to include information about different varieties and how they grow, while others are much simpler. In all, she drew up a spreadsheet of over 83 possible nursery rhymes, though her publisher did the onerous work of checking copyright before the final 42 made the cut. Determined that the book should not only be the right size for bedtime reading but also “an ode to nature”, without depicting anything manmade, she says the only exceptions to her rule are a fencepost, a pair of gumboots (home for a wētā in a riff on the traditional Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe) and a birdbath that’s the venue for a Rub-a-Dub-Dub swim taken by three birds – the tauhou (silvereye), tūī and korimako. Kimberly, who has a background in geology and biology – she has worked at London’s Natural History Museum and as a conservation biologist with orangutans in Borneo –
drew first on the existing 60 designs she and mum Janet Andrews have produced for Tumbleweed Tees, which Kimberly runs with husband James. They now operate from a workshop in Seaview Marina, since the arrival of Fern (now 5 and sister to Nova, 7) meant their tiny (container) house behind Chocolate Dayz café was too small to allow her to work from home. To adults used to the traditional versions, some of the te reo bird and plant names may be initially hard to master, but Kimberly says her daughters already know most of the words off by heart. Working in a different way to her usual process, Kimberly says the art flowed well and came together in “a very short space of time. It was very freeing, perhaps because it became a place to put all of my love of nature,” she says. The Sydney-based publisher, who contacted her through her previous agent Frances Plumpton, had already produced an Australian version – but Kimberly was careful not to look at that as she says the artist involved uses a completely different style to her own. The Big Book of Kiwi Nursery Rhymes by Kimberly Andrews (Walker) will be launched at Unity Books, Willis St on Sunday, 4 October at 3 pm. All are welcome.
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Garden Stuff with Sandy Lang WIDOW MAKERS October/November: Mid/late spring is when Wellington suffers most strong wind. DOC advises against heading bush in strong wind. Why? Trees shed branches in strong wind; strong wind masks warning sounds; direct hits are often fatal. Cladoptosis: Most forest trees have clear stems. As older, lower branches become shaded by younger, higher ones, the resource costs to maintain them, exceed the benefit gains in keeping them. To optimise resources, it makes sense for a tree to get rid of them (selfpruning). To do this the tree deposits resins / gums at the branch base. These have two effects. They seal off the vascular tissues so the branch dies and
they deter invasion of the main stem by boring insects / fungi from the dead branch. At first the dead but still-strong branch remains in place. But boring insects / fungi weaken it and eventually a gust of wind breaks it off. A falling branch can hang up in the canopy. Hanging branches can fall in almost no wind. Beware of ‘widow makers’… Thigmomorphogenesis: If a tree is in a windy place, to withstand the wind, it grows stronger, both above and below ground - much stronger than a sheltered tree. If a sheltered tree is suddenly exposed to strong wind by the felling / death of an upwind neighbour, it becomes very vulnerable. The whole tree can come down. If you interfere with a forest margin, a strong wind can skittle a whole area of trees. Swirls and gusts: When a wind meets a solid obstruction (rocky headland, building) it diverts around it. The result is violent, swirling wind gusts (eddies) downwind. The taller the obstruction, the further
downwind the eddies persist (about x5 obstruction height). Also, the sharper the edges of the obstruction, the more violent the eddies. So, buildings (sharp edges) are worse than headlands (rounded), and tall buildings are worse than low ones. At sea (almost no obstructions) windspeeds are higher than on land, but they are less gusty (gusts ~1.45-times average windspeed). On land, windspeed is reduced (obstructions) but it is more gusty (gusts ~2-times average windspeed). [1.45-times windspeed = 2-times wind energy; 2-times windspeed = 4-times wind energy. A ‘squared’ relationship]. Trees and buildings: Wood handles bending much better than twisting, so a gusty, swirling (twisting) wind can do much more damage to a tree than a direct wind (bending). A tree close to a tall building is much more prone to wind damage than one in the open. slang@outlook.co.nz www.mulchpile.org
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Whatever floats your boat
Ken Redmond’s had a go at many things in his time. He’s been a design school tutor, a documentary film maker, run a garden centre in the village and written a book about the late Cook Islands’ prime minister, Sir Tom Davis. He nearly became a craft advisor in Jamaica, had sold everything up, but they had a coup…so he went back to the job he spent much of his working life doing – copywriting in the advertising industry.
Ken’s latest riff, however, is boatmaking – of the kind you might float in your grandbaby’s bathtub. (In fact that’s how we found this story) It’s definitely “helping to keep plastic out of the bathtub and the ocean” as the label says. It comes as no surprise that this maker has a couple of tools he’s treasured since he was four years old – a block plane and a saw. He’s about to start work on
Leniston has been promoting the boats – she recognizes good art and design when she comes across it, and Ken’s a neighbour in Mahina Bay too. These wee tugs are no amateur’s attempt at cutting out a few pieces of wood and banging them together – Ken was once upon a time registered in the New Zealand Industrial Design Council’s Design Index of welldesigned products. Back in the 1970s, working out of a studio behind the butcher’s shop in the village, he made pared-back, child-sized rocking horses with woollen tails and manes, plus a selection of stylized wooden vehicles and boats, all crafted from kahikatea – he loves its pale colouring – with tawa wheels and metal axles. Non-toxic food dyes were used to colour the toys. Ken’s new tugboat, however, was started from scratch and created from paulownia, a sustainable, fast-growing wood used in countries such as China for making furniture and aircraft – but more commonly
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planted here in the late 1900s as farm shelter belts. He gets his from two places in the Waikato. “I’d been looking for macrocarpa,” he says,” then I read about paulownia and was intrigued.” It’s the secondlightest wood in the world so the wee vessels “will float high and dry in the stormiest bathtub”, as it says on the label. It’s also tricky to machine, so his surfboard-manufacturing mate Jack Candlish, of Verdure Surf workshop in Lyall Bay, cuts the basic shapes for him on his CNC router. Ken’s wife Chrissy Reynolds paints the finished product impeccably, and they are being snapped up by people who recognise good old-fashioned artisan mahi. Now retired, Ken jokes that making the boats is an “ageappropriate” activity, and that if he could sell 1000 a year, “I’d be very happy”. To order one of Ken’s tugboats, contact Clare Leniston, hArtspace, 021 057 4487
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Big Hats High Tea
Support from Eastbourne residents was again crucial to the success of Rotary Hutt Valley’s ‘Big Hats High Tea’ last month. The Mid-Winter Christmas-themed fundraiser drew in $21,000 in ticket sales, donations and bids for donated auction items. A call for a show of hands on the day demonstrated that perhaps half the audience of 120 were from the Bays. Though there are a few bills to pay, the result will be very healthy
Rotary District Governor Brent Gerrard presents a Paul Harris Fellowship to event decorator extraordinaire Diane Cheyne
funding grants to principal charity The Life Flight Trust, and to various youth causes in the Hutt Valley. These include Lifting the Lid (counselling for school students with anxiety and mental health issues) and Innovative Young Minds (a 5-day, live-in educational programme helping young women explore science and technology careers). Eastbourne residents including Judy Bain, Lorraine Girvan and Eva and Geoff Greive led the crew of Rotarians who dug out trees and Christmas lights from attics and basements for decoration, baked the tasty treats and put together raffle baskets. This was the fifth Big Hats High Tea, but with a very special addition – the awarding of Rotary Paul Harris Fellowships to Days Bay resident Diane Cheyne and to Bridget Gabites of Harcourts Hutt Valley. Diane has spent countless hours planning and co-ordinating the
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theme and decorations at each BHHT, and her creativity, ‘can do’ attitude and flair transforms an ordinary venue into something really special. The Harcourts HV Team have been unstinting supporters of each high tea, and Bridget has led the charge with marketing and as a Master of Ceremonies who gets the event humming with warmth, humour and professionalism. Time for a cuppa for 2026, but Big Hats High Tea will be back again on 15 August next year.
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Spring is here and we have been loving the sunshine at Days Bay Play Centre! We have been getting outside and enjoying lots of different activities such as water play, making volcanoes in the sandpit, and reading books. Our volcano experiment is always such a hit with the children as they learn about science and what happens
Taking the opportunity to read books outside in this lovely weather shows us that no matter where we are, with a book in our hand we can let our imagination run wild. We read a book that taught us about maths concepts and how many cats we could stack. This sparked curiosity as well as problem solving skills such as balance and counting forwards.
when we mix different ingredients together. We were learning to be patient as each child had a turn to try different colours in the peak of the volcano and to see what happens when we mix colours together. The children were excited to stomp on it once it was finished.
Pop on down and come and check us out. We would love to see some new faces.
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Boundaries Louise Parry, Liberty Counselling
Boundary is a word that we often hear these days. “You crossed a boundary” has become synonymous with individualism rather than collectivism. That’s not always a bad thing; we need to value ourselves enough to be able to have limits. But how do you know what to do if someone crosses the invisible line you have set? Boundaries are based on our values. They may be professional or personal, family or cultural values, and they may be different for different relationships, depending on how strong the bond is and the nature of the relationship. Some people struggle to protect their boundaries, fearing that they will face rejection if they ask others to respect them. Boundaries work both ways. As well as saying, “This is where my line is, and I won’t allow anyone to cross it,” it helps to think about what boundaries you, yourself, won’t cross. Getting really clear on your values can be a useful exercise. Most of us have an intrinsic knowledge of our values. Without this, we’d go around offending people, getting into trouble and letting others down. But how many of us take the time to clarify what our top values are? A good place to start is to look at the list below and choose as many of the values as are applicable to you. From there, hone that list down to five.
Think about where you live out these values, and where you move away from them. Examples may be found in your job, relationships, or your self-regard and care. This list is just a taster, and is by no means comprehensive. There are many suggestions online, and you may like to look at a list such as Dr Russ Harris’ Values Checklist.
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Once you have your top five, start noticing the sensations you feel when you interact with others. Sometimes we say or do something that evokes anxiety, sadness, anger, regret a myriad of other emotions. This is always preceded by a physical sensation such as your heart racing, feeling sick or your stomach churning. These sensations can be a giant clue that we have breached our own boundaries.
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Learning to recognise these signals helps us become clearer not only about what our boundaries are, but also why they are there, what is truly important to us, and the boundaries that we want others to respect; as well as those we need to respect in ourselves. This Election season, thinking about our values and boundaries can be a helpful way to decide how our vote can work best for not only our own good, but also that of the collective. To book an appointment, text 022 0800 393 or email libertycounsellingnz@gmail.com
Market Intel
Eastbourne & the Bays continues to operate differently from the wider Lower Hutt market, shaped by its coastal setting, limited housing supply, and strong community appeal. 76 properties have sold so far in 2026, compared to 69 for the same period in 2025: is this a reflection of market improvement? We certainly hope so! Median house prices in Eastbourne can be hard to interpret due to low transaction volumes and variables like red flag selling factors: recently two homes in Eastbourne sold so far
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Muritai Students Shine in Science, Sports and School Life
It has been an action-packed term at Muritai School, with our students actively leading events, representing the community on regional stages, and giving back to our local environment. Here is a roundup of recent highlights from across the school! •
Student Voice & Cultural Spirit
Muritai’s Got Talent Underway: Demonstrating inspiring student initiative, a Year 6 student has taken the reins to organise and run Muritai’s Got Talent. Lunchtimes have been filled with music, performance, and cheering crowds as students across all year levels showcase their creative skills. • Annual House Haka Off: House pride was on full display as the whole school came together for our annual House Haka Off. The event brought energy, teamwork, and strong cultural connection to the fore. A huge shout out to our local celebrities that judged this competition! This event was a great way to conclude te Wiki o Te Reo Māori where we love to celebrate Te Reo Māori and endeavour to ‘give it a go’ wherever and whenever possible. Environmental Action at Oroua Street • Native Replanting Project: Our student Enviro Team put in a hard day's work beautifying the school grounds! Guided by local parent helper James Marsh, students replanted the Oroua Street entrance gardens with
low-lying native plants. It’ll be great to see this space come to life again with this new vegetation. • School Mural: Work is also nearing completion on our large wall mural, which adds vibrant, studentcentered artwork to our outdoor spaces. Podium Finishes, Regional Competitions & Arts on show • Interzone Swimming Champions: Huge congratulations to our school swimming squad made up of students from Years 5 to 8, who took out 1st place overall at the Interzone Swimming
Competition held at Naenae Pool! • NIWA Science Fair & Mathswell: Our senior students represented Muritai at Victoria University of Wellington across two major academic events this month. Kāhu team students presented their projects at the regional NIWA Science Fair, with many coming away with prizes and acknowledgements. Earlier in the term we had teams from both Kererū and Kāhu tackle complex problem-solving at the annual Mathswell competition. • Sports Exchanges & Tournaments: Students in Years 3–6 recently tested their skills at a regional Futsal tournament. Our senior sports teams also took part in an inter-school exchange with Wellesley College, competing in rugby, hockey, and football. It was wonderful to connect with our closest local school around the bays.
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Bandquest: Our school band - Paranormal had an incredible time at the recent BandQuest competition held at Sacred Heart College. They rocked it out on stage and enjoyed listening to the other school bands throughout the day. Nice job Paranormal! • Bee in the City: Last term we had a small group of students from Kererū create an amazing design for the ‘Bee in the City’ initiative which officially started on September 14th. We were very excited to hear that our Bee creation would be on display at the Wellington City Library as part of the Art Trail. For more information on this project, check out the link below: www.beeinthecity.org. nz Welcoming Local Sports Clubs & Future Pathways • Visiting Athletes: Wellington Cricket and Wellington Rugby coaches stopped by to lead skills and training clinics, encouraging ongoing
campus tour of Hutt Valley High School (HVHS). Formal transition planning between staff and families will begin early in Term 4. Term 3 has certainly flown by! As you can see the calendar has been full with plenty of extra participation in local community sports clubs. •
Transitioning to High School: Our Year 8 leavers took an
learning opportunities outside the classroom walls. We look forward to ending the term on a high with a showcase of the creations from our Wearable Arts
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Big questions, good company – and sourdough and soup! What makes a good life? Why are we here? What gives us hope when things are difficult? And what, if anything, might God have to do with it all? These are the sorts of questions we’ll be exploring when St Alban’s Church hosts an Alpha Course, beginning on Thursday 22
October. Alpha is a relaxed series of gatherings designed for anyone who is curious about life, faith and the bigger questions – whether you’ve been going to church all your life, haven’t set foot in one for years, or have never been inside one at all.
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@San Antonio beginning Thursday 22 October Starting at 7pm with soup and sourdough You and your questions are welcome! www.facebook.com/StAlbansNZ or office@stalbanschurch.nz for more info
Each evening starts with something important: kai! We’ll share soup and sourdough together before watching a short, engaging presentation that introduces a question or theme. Then there’s plenty of time for conversation. There’s no expectation that you’ll agree with anyone else – and no question is considered too simple, too difficult or too challenging. Perhaps you’re just interested in exploring what Christianity is about. Perhaps you’ve wondered about faith but never had the chance to talk about it openly. Or perhaps you’re looking for a place to ask some of the questions that don’t always fit easily into everyday conversation. Most of all, Alpha is about conversation, curiosity and community (and kai!). Come along, share some food, listen, ask questions and see where the conversation takes you. The course begins Thursday 22 October, 7pm at San Antonio, with gatherings continuing over six weeks. Priest in charge, Sue Brown says, “There’s no exam, no pressure and no need to have all the answers – just come as you are”. Contact the Parish Office [office@stalbanschurch.nz] for more information.
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Handy tips to keep your garden looking great all year round!
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This is a month of rapid new growth for the whole garden, so there is plenty of work to do. Spring is well underway, keep an eye on the weather, pay attention to weeding and feeding. A well fed plant will better survive diseases, pests and drought.
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MAINTENANCE
Salad crops Tomatoes Capsicum Courgettes Melons Chillies Soft fruits Herb garden Summer colour
Strawberries – feed & maintain Maintain seed potatoes Protect apple trees against Codling Moth Slugs & snails Seaweed tonic Spray roses Maintain lawns
` October is tomato planting time ` October is vegetable planting time
VEGETABLES ` Tomatoes can go in this month as well. Work compost into the soil before planting, add stakes at the same time to avoid root damage later, and tie the plants regularly as they grow.
FLOWERS
` Small fruits and berries should be planted now
` Maintain hedges
` In October, tropical fruits and citrus fruits will be ripening and ready for harvesting. Strawberries are also in season.
` For potatoes, keep mounding soil around the foliage as it grows and feed them blood and bone fortnightly.
` Finish planting the herb garden
` Plant to attract bees into the garden
` Plant Blueberries, strawberries, feijoas, lemons.
` Feed all vegetables every two weeks with liquid fertiliser while watering at the same time.
` Plant seedlings and seeds of salad crops
` Plan and plant perennials for summer colour
FRUIT
` Basil and coriander can also be planted now. Pinch the centres to encourage bushier growth and use the fresh tips in your cooking.
KEY POINTS
` Time to feed all fruiting crops, flowering annuals, perennials and flowering shrubs
GARDEN TIPS & TRICKS
Scan to view the October gardening checklist
` Spray lawns for weeds.
` Sow seeds; Alyssum, Californian poppy, marigolds, cosmos, nasturtium, Livingstone daisy, petunia, salvia and gerberas. Transplant to the garden as the weather warms and when they are showing at least two sets of true leaves. ` Sunflowers can now be planted directly into the soil. ` Plant for bees: Pineapple sage, bergamot, lemon balm, blue salvia, coreopsis, echinops, eryngium, gaillardia, alyssum, rosemary. They love these simple flowers. ` Lightly prune roses to remove old flowers and encourage more, follow this with an application of rose fertiliser, water it in to the soil.
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` Feed all flowering annuals and perennials, use an allpurpose fertiliser.
JOBS ` Keep on top of the weeds around your vegetables when they are small, use a torpedo hoe to nip them off at the roots. ` Spray for Onehunga weed, it comes in to flower in September and October now is the time to spray for it. ` Sow new lawn; take advantage of the spring rain and warmth to germinate new seed.
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