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COUNTRY MUSIC
Monday, 15 March 2010
EASTERN Districts Country Music Club's next meeting is on March 17 at 7.45pm at Bucklands Beach Hall, Wharf Road. For more details, phone 537 2444. 

CAREER SERVICES
Monday, 15 March 2010
NEED help finding information about jobs, creating a CV or writing a cover letter? Career Services has a one-hour workshop at Pakuranga Library on March 16 at 10am, bookings essential. Phone 576-5269. 

HELP WITH CANCER
Monday, 15 March 2010
PAKURANGA Breast Cancer support group meets on Wednesday, March 17, at 7.30pm in Highland Park Community House, Aviemore Drive, for a “craft evening with Rhyanne”.  All welcome, phone Jennifer on 274-1192 for details. 

ETHNIC FESTIVAL
Monday, 15 March 2010
MECOSS, in collaboration with Manukau City Council, is hosting the Manukau East Multi-ethnic Festival as part of Race Relations Day on Tuesday, March 16, from 10am-noon at Howick Information Centre in Picton Street.

BIRD CLUB MEETING
Monday, 15 March 2010
AUCKLAND Metro Bird Club has a bird sale and information evening on March 17 at 7.30pm in Panmure Community Rooms, Pilkington Road. All welcome, supper served. For more details, phone Dave on 576-2535.

INVITATION TO SING
Monday, 15 March 2010
MELODY Makers is inviting singers to join its group to entertain elderly people in retirement villages in Pakuranga and Howick. Practice starts in late March and the group sings every two weeks. It is humorous, sociable and enjoyable. To find out more, phone Cathy on 271-5030.

WHOLESOME FOOD
Monday, 15 March 2010
PAKURANGA Garden Club meets at 9.45am on March 17 at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, 13 Reeves Road. The speaker is Dee Pigneguy on growing and cooking wholesome food, and there will be morning tea and a trading table. Phone Dorothy on 577-4392 for more details.

CARE AND SUPPORT
Monday, 15 March 2010
LUPUS care and support group meets on Wednesday, March 17, at 7.30pm at the Manukau SuperClinic, Great South Road, Manurewa. The speaker is Howick pharmacist Leane Steel. All welcome, supper served, gold-coin donation appreciated. For more details, phone Paula on 267-5120 or Robyn on 272-3466.

GROUP FOR MUMS
Monday, 15 March 2010
THE free MUMS group meets on Thursday, March 18, from 10am-11.30am at Glenhouse, 6R Glenside Avenue, Pakuranga. It’s a fun group for young mothers and mums-to-be. Great support provided, meet for coffee, makeovers and guest speakers, and children are welcome. Phone Masada on 576-5229. 

LA LECHE LEAGUE
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
THE next daytime discussion on “breastfeeding – making it work” takes place on March 12 and the coffee group meets on March 19. Both start at 10am in the Haseler Hall, Selwyn Road, Howick. Phone Tracey on 536-6605 or Simone on 536-7228.

TRADITIONAL JAZZ
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
THE Vintage Jazz Band with trumpeter Lindsay Meech and Bob Ward play at the Nixon Centre, Sale Street, Howick, from 7.30-10pm on March 12. Tickets for members cost $8, $12 for non-members, all welcome. Phone Peter on 534-4541.

INFORMATION EVENING
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
DOES your child suffer from dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD or Asperger’s syndrome? The Dore Programme is a drug-free exercise-based programme. There is an information session on March 11 from 7.30pm at Howick Recreation Centre, 563 Pakuranga Road. Phone 520-0009.

SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
SPECIAL Olympics Howick-Pakuranga provides opportunities for people with an intellectual disability. Weekly training sessions are run by volunteers in athletics, swimming, basketball, table tennis and tenpin bowling. The AGM will be held at 7.30pm on March 16 at Howick RSA, 25-29 Wellington Street, all welcome. Send committee nominations to howick-pakuranga@specialolympics.org.nz

MEN'S PROBUS
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
HOWICK Men’s Probus Club meets on March 12 at St Andrew’s Church, corner Ridge Road and Vincent Street, for the AGM. Club member Tony Booth will speak about his Rocky Mountains trip. Visitors and prospective new members are welcome. Phone Murray on 577-3492.

SENIORS STEP OUT
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
LOOKING for fellowship friendship and gentle exercise?  Pop along to Selwyn Seniors at St Paul’s Church Hall, 141 Chapel Road, East Tamaki, on Fridays from 9.30am-noon. For details, phone Ann on 535-2271.

MARKET DAY
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
BEACHLANDS Rotary’s market day runs from 9am-1pm on March 13 at Beachlands Chartered Club. There will be many stalls inside.

LEARN BOWLS
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
HAVE a go at Bucklands Beach Bowling Club, Morrow Avenue, on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1pm. No charge but attendees are asked to buy a raffle ticket. Sessions start on March 14. Phone Keitha on 535-6361 or Ian on 534-3496 for more information.

ORCHID SOCIETY
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
HOWICK Orchid Society meets on March 14 at 1.30pm at the Fencible Lounge, Uxbridge Road. Noel Townsley will show slides and talk about his trip to Australia. Afternoon tea, plant raffles, orchids on display, entry $2. Phone Len on 576-6303.

FAMILY HISTORY
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
A MEETING of the Howick branch of the NZSG will be held on March 13 at St Andrew’s Church Centre, Vincent Street, at 1.30pm. Robyn Williams will give an online presentation on use of the NZ BDM website. Door charge $3, visitors welcome. Phone 576-4715 or 576-5400 for more details.

60S UP MEETING
Monday, 08 March 2010
THE speaker at the March 9 meeting is Chris Orr, of the Blind Foundation. It starts 9.30am at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga. Members need to book at the meeting for the trip to Pukekohe Alpacas on March 17, cost $35. Phone Heather on 576-3614. 

COMPUTER SKILLS
Monday, 08 March 2010
SHARPEN your skills for home or better employment opportunities with this computer course Word and Excel Combo – two sessions on Word and two on Excel. Enrol online at www.shortcoursesandworkshops.co.nz or phone Edgewater Community Education on 576-4731.

GARDEN CIRCLE
Monday, 08 March 2010
HOWICK Horticultural Society’s garden circle meets on Thursday, March 11, at 10am in the Haseler Hall, All Saints Church, Selwyn Road, Howick. There will be a speaker, raffle, trading table and visitors most welcome. Phone Jane on 534-0249.

EMBROIDERERS' GUILD
Monday, 08 March 2010
EAST Auckland Embroiderers’ Guild meets at the St Columba Presbyterian Church, 480 Ti Rakau Drive, East Tamaki, on the second Thursday each month at 9.30am and fourth Tuesday at 6.30pm, all welcome. Phone Julie on 534-0143 or Diana on 534-9951.

SATURDAY WORKSHOP
Monday, 08 March 2010
PAKURANGA Community Education has MYOB workshops on March 13 and 20. Phone 537-1814.

LIBRARY TOURS
Monday, 08 March 2010
ARE you new to the area and would like to know more about what the library has to offer? Just phone 534-5301 to book a tour of Howick library on March 11 from 6.30-7pm, March 12 from 10.30am-11am, May 13 from 6.30-7pm, or May 14 from 10.30am-11am.

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