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COMMUNITY Howick Local Board Ethnic Forum

You are cordially invited to the Howick Ethnic Forum on Friday March 6 at Te Tuhi Centre from 6pm-7.30pm.

It’s an opportunity to get to know your Howick Local Board and your Auckland Council consultations and opportunities.

Find out how Auckland Council works and what your local board do. Find out what a local board plan is and how you can influence what goes into it. It’s a discussion opportunity for ethnic communities ➤ Friday March 6, Te Tuhi Arts Centre, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga. From 6.15-7.30pm, light refreshments provided. For information email: Yongjieli@aucklandcouncilgovt.nz or asma. bashir@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Engineering New Zealand is looking for east Auckland Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) professionals to inspire the next generation and volunteer for the Wonder Project Rocket Challenge – a programme designed to get young Kiwis excited about science, technology, engineering and maths.

Local schools are signed up and waiting to be partnered with a Stem professional that can enhance their learning and spread wonder to their students.

Over six to eight weeks in term 2, students work with their teacher and a Wonder Project Ambassador to design, build, and launch their very own water rocket.

Engineering New Zealand pairs schools with Stem professionals to support their teaching and provide resources to successfully run the programme.

Ambassadors will get all the training needed to support a teacher in their classroom for the Rocket Challenge – there’s no need to be a rocket scientist to guide young people on the Rocket Challenge.

They’re looking for passionate and committed professionals working in science, technology, engineering or maths fields who want to make a real difference – and inspire wonder in the minds of young people in their community. ➤ To find out more, visit https:// wonderproject.nz/rocketchallenge-info/.

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Book Launch Botany Library welcomes you to come along and meet local Sci-Fi and Fantasy author Trevor Prout and celebrate the launch of his books: ‘How Real Is Reality Anyway’ & ‘Make a U-turn When Possible’. Friday, March 6, 5pm. Tea and coffee will be served. All welcome. World Day of Prayer A World Day of Prayer will be held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Picton Street, Howick on Friday, March 6 at 10.30am. ‘Rise! Take your Mat and Walk’ is a service prepared by World Day of Prayer Committee, Zimbabwe. The World Day of Prayer –informed prayer and prayerful action is a worldwide movement led by Christian women of many traditions. It is celebrated in services on the first Friday in March each year in over 170 countries throughout the world. Coffee & conversation Howick Library with guest speaker – author and health promotion coordinator for East Health Trust, Parvin B Kapila will talk about “The Science of Mindful breathing” with some time for practice and conversation. March 6, 10.30am. All welcome. Free. Thursdays @ Seven this week Concert goers in Howick get a rare treat this week, with a concert of Horn Vignettes. Anita Austin has recently returned from study at the Queensland Conservatorium where she received her Masters in Music Studies (French horn). Together with pianist Camila de Oliveira she plays music by two of the great composers for the horn, Mozart and Strauss, along with short works by Saint-Saëns, Glière and Glazunov. The concert is at All Saints Church, Howick, 7pm-8pm on Thursday March 5 and promises to be a fascinating insight into a less commonly heard instrument. Admission is by donation. Learn to dance! Howick Round Dance Club, Mondays 7.30pm9.30pm. Beginners classes commenced March 2. Glenhouse Hall, Glenside Ave, Pakuranga. For more information, contact Sheryll 626 6221 or Lesley 021 1666 988 www.hrdc.co.nz Fellowship Club of Howick The monthly meeting of the Fellowship Club of Howick, (formerly Probus) is at 10am on Friday March 13 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Vincent St. Howick; where after the Annual General Meeting to elect a new committee, there will be morning tea, followed by our Special Guest, Peter Wooderson speaking on the gold mining history and beauty of the Karangahake Gorge. We are a friendly club for both retired and semi-retired men and women who enjoy popular monthly lunches, trips, Auckland City and Howick Little Theatre shows. All welcome, phone Marilyn 576-8725 Howick Tramping Club Meeting on Tuesday, March 10. Club night is 7.30pm on the second Tuesday of each month below Howick Bridge Club, 563 Pakuranga Road. Cover charge $2. Arthur Brewer and Bruce Kerr from the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust will talk about the operations, equipment and funding for the Trust, as well as show some footage of rescue operations in action. Explore the outdoors with great people. Day walks and overnight tramps. New members welcome. Ph Janette (09) 536 6459. Make new friends Seniors Friendship Club meets at Bucklands Beach Bowling Club Devon Rd on the first and third Friday of the month. From 12.45-3pm for entertainment, music and bingo. Tea and biscuits and come and make friends. $4 only. Call Owen at 533 4390 Children’s Day Expo Visit the Children’s Day Expo at St Columba Presbyterian Church from 3.30pm to 7pm. There will be an abundance of food, fun, carnival rides and performances by dance groups. Families from the Howick Ward and Manukau area are all invited. It’s a free event.

While every effort is made to run the notices, volume and space restrictions may mean events may not run. Where publication of a notice is time-critical, groups should consider paying for a classified advertisement to ensure placement. Discover Howick Historical Village Our local Living Museum is about to turn 40. Come along and hear the story of this wonderful gem. Historian Alan La Roche will be speaking at Pakuranga Library on Tuesday March 3 at 10.30am. All welcome. Tea and coffee served.