Help keep our harbour beautiful. 29th Jan.

Roll up your sleeves and join us for the Great Big Waterfront Clean-Up 2026. Help clean up our waterfront and keep trash out of our harbour.  

  Register your whānau, friends and work mates below to join the cause!   

What we will provide:  

Gloves and rubbish sacks  
Health & safety briefing  
First aid support  
Sunscreen & hand sanitizer  
Rubbish removal 

After your hard mahi, enjoy a refreshing Almighty drink as a thank you!  

Plastic and debris threaten sea life and nesting habitats. By pitching in, you’re helping protect the harbour and its wildlife, including kororā little blue penguins, who nest along the waterfront.   

Thursday 29 January | 12PM – 2:30PM | Te Waka Huia Wellington Museum 

*Note: In the event of bad weather, the Clean-Up will be cancelled.  ...

Ardmore Teachers College was established in 1948 to help address the dire teacher shortage which followed the end of the Second World War. A derelict Airforce Base which had been set up during the war beside the Ardmore aerodrome in South Auckland was utilised as a ‘temporary’ teacher-training institution – and remained in operation until 1974. Over the 26 year period the fully-residential college prepared 6,463 young teachers for schools throughout New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and the world.

To commemorate those years, to relive some of those memories, and to renew some of those friendships a reunion gathering and luncheon is to be held in Hawkes Bay on March 7 next year.

More information can be found at www.ardmorereunion.com

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