Vandals smash up AP&I showground
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BRIEFS
Steph Casey at Levin Folk Music Club
Kāpiti Coast singer-songwriter Steph Casey is guest performer at Levin Folk Music Club next Friday night (Nov 14). The former Horowhenua College student, who had a debut album chart in the NZ top-10, primarily performs songs of indie-folk and alternative country genre. Her songs have more than half a million plays across the different platforms and have also been licensed for NZ films. At the Scottish Society Hall, Bartholemew Rd. Doors open 7pm. $15 non-members. $10 members. Children $3. No eftpos. Light supper.
Spring Music Fest
The sounds of spring will fill the Levin Adventure Park on Saturday (Nov 8) as Music Festivals and Events NZ presents Spring Music Fest 25 – a free community event celebrating live local music in the heart of Horowhenua. From midday, the stage will come alive with three dynamic live performances: by Unity Wara, Sliced Bread (1pm) and Taitoko (2pm). Organiser Chris Craddock says the festival is a family-friendly event, and offers a relaxed afternoon of entertainment for all ages. In wet weather, the music will move indoors to the Firebird Café on Oxford Street.
Kāpiti Coast Art Trail
Artists will open their doors again this weekend (Nov 8-9) for the final days of the Kāpiti Coast Art Trail. More than 300 artists are represented in open studios and shared spaces from Ōtaki to Paekākāriki. See kapiticoastarttrail.co.nz
Shannon market day
10am-2pm Saturday, November 8. 66 Plimmer Terrace, Shannon.
Opiki School Twilight Fair
5pm-7-pm, Friday, November 14. Tane Road, Opiki.
Tokomaru Hall Market Day
10am, Saturday, November 29. 761 Makerua Road, Tokomaru.
Kids help lizard habitat
Schoolchildren are helping to create a habitat to protect lizards while the Ō2NL expressway is being built. Led by Ō2NL project iwi partners and Enviroschools Horowhenua, last week pupils from six schools built lizard homes using natural materials such as sticks, logs, rocks and branches. A specially designed 4ha predator-proof area houses species that include the ornate skink, brown skink, copper skink, and northern grass skink. Any lizards found during vegetation clearance must be safely relocated to a secure, predator-free area. The area will serve as a long-term sanctuary for the protected species, both during and after construction.
Race meetings confirmed
Levin Racing Club has had its spring and summer meeting dates confirmed by NZ Thoroughbred Racing. The next meeting featuring the Wellington Guineas will be at Ōtaki on Sunday, November 30; the club’s annual Christmas meeting will be on Friday, December 19. The club’s flagship race, the $400,000 Levin Classic, will be at Trentham on January 3.
