Upgraded skate park to open

By Frank Neill

The newly upgraded Tawa Skate Park will be officially opened on Sunday 12 February.

Wellington’s Mayor Tory Whanau and local ward councillors will open the skate park at 1pm

Northern Chorale resumes

After many months of stopping and starting due to recurring waves of Covid, The Northern Chorale resumed on Waitangi Day, 6 February.

This northern suburbs community choir meets every Monday evening from 7:30 to 9:30pm in the Khandallah Presbyterian Church Hall, 33 Ganges Road (opposite New World).

And the chorale is looking for new members. People interested in trying them out, can either contact the Chair Anne Henderson, 04 478 4402 or anne.henderson6@xtra. co.nz, or just turn up on a rehearsal night.

The Northern Chorale sings a wide variety of music: from classical to motets, masses, romantic works, folk songs and new New Zealand works, and it gives two public concerts a year.

“Did you know that choral singing is good for your health?” asks Thomas Nikora, the Musical Director of The Northern Chorale.

“It’s good for your lungs

“It’s good for your mental health.

“It reduces stress levels and depression, and enhances your brain function.

“What more could you want from an enjoyable activity?

“If you’ve always wanted to sing in a choir, but never got around to it we’d love to have you give us a try out for a few weeks to see whether you’d enjoy it,” Thomas says.

“And we’d be particularly delighted if some men were interested in joining our tenors and basses.

“While it helps to have some musical experience, whether you have a lot, or just a little, we’d love to hear from you and there are no auditions.”