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In this issue...Here's just a taste:
Dramatic protest action to save trees The background on the controversial felling of dozens of mature natives in Canal Rd, Avondale. Local childcare centre supports community with zero fees for 15 weeks At a time when many families are doing it tough, one local childcare centre takes a radical charitable approach to its community. The best tiny museum in Auckland Te Toi Uku Crown Lynn & Clayworks museum has had a revamp and now sports a whole lot more to spark delight among patrons. Whau River weeds feed Auckland Zoo's elephants Friends of the Whau conservation group partner with Auckland Zoo to provide an innovative solution to a very pesky weed problem. Magazine editor's secrets revealed in 'tell-all' memoir "What journalists did and how we did it in the newsrooms and editorial offices of the 1960s, '70s and '80s is light years away from the way things are done now", says Jenny Lynch, former editor of New Zealand Woman's Weekly Surprise win for jockey club The latest update for the Avondale Jockey Club - more race dates announced. |
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