Helensville Fire Station Open Day
2024-10-05 10:00 - 14:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Helensville Fire Station, 9 Rata Street, Helensville, 0800, New Zealand
Always drive past Helensville Fire Station and wonder what’s inside! Always wondered when that siren goes off, what some of our dedicated local volunteers do OR Even just wanted to look inside a fire truck and have never had the opportunity!
Well now’s your chance. On Saturday 5 October 2024 we’re opening our doors to you.
You can come in and talk to our local volunteer firefighters about what we do and what it takes!
You can look through our fire trucks and our fire station. We will be providing fire safety advice to any questions you may have. We can even sign you up if you are interested in joining our ranks.
Flint and Amber our superhero firefighters will be making a special appearance for all the kids! They will have give a ways and always happy for a photo!
We will have our Escape Maze to show you just how low you have to get down to escape a house fire and many more activities.
We will be putting on a car cutting demonstration to show you what we do if you need our help in a car accident.
It promises to be a special day with more announcements to come!!
We would love to see as many of our locals there as possible!!
Save the date now!

Helensville Primary School Ag Day
2024-10-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Helensville Primary School, 29 Rata Street, Helensville, New Zealand
9.30am - 11.00am - Large animal competition on top field
11.45am - 12.45 - Horse and pone riding on bottom field
1.30pm - 3.00pm - Young Farmer competition both competitive and give it a go categories on Top field
3.00pm - 5.00pm - Classrooms open for Science and Inquiry exhibitions - Hall open to view crafts - Cake stall and sausage sizzle - outside hall.

Birds & Bees Guided Garden Walks
2024-10-19 09:30 - 11:30 | Kaipara Coast Plant Centre, 1481 Kaipara Coast Highway, Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
Everyone loves to see native birds and bees foraging in their garden, but did you know that many popular garden plants offer little or no nutrition to attract them. Over the years David Bayly has created a bird and bee friendly environment withing the Sculpture Gardens which has resulted in huge increases of the presence of native birds as well as bees. We see multiple Kereru & other native birds every day, and we always reflect back to before we planted our gardens, when we would be lucky if we saw one Keruru a year. Now because of the mix of plants we have planted, we now have all year food sources for them. If you would like to know more, this event is an ideal opportunity to gain an understanding of how you could improve your gardens ability to attract them (as well as offer an additional food source). During this 2 hour stroll through our beautiful gardens, owner David Bayly, will be highlighting the many trees and plants which are most attractive to birds and bees, as well as where best to plant them. * The gardens were established in 1994 by the Bayly family and are now a 4 star NZ Gardens Trust nominee. There are also games areas and many ideal locations to sit and enjoy a picnic as well as our cute little coffee shop in which to relax once you have completed the walk. Our friendly team will also be able to assist with any garden related enquiries *Please note that the trail is not suitable for wheel chairs or walking frames.

Labour Weekend Arts in the Ville
2024-10-26 08:00 - 2024-10-28 17:00
Arts in the Ville is an annual festival and art trail held over Labour Weekend that celebrates the many local artists in the area. Come and take advantage of this great opportunity to view, discuss and purchase art pieces from a huge range of artists across many different venues. These include open studios, venues and other pop-up spaces which will be marked clearly, and can be found on the map provided from the website as a download, or on-site in Helensville during the festival weekend. ​From 10 – 4pm each day (Saturday, Sunday and Monday), Helensville will be buzzing with visitors taking advantage of the vibrant display of art. Join in and you’ll experience a variety of media from sculpture, painting, pottery, ceramic, etchings, glasswork, repurposed mixed media and engineered creations, for both your indoor and outdoor spaces. In many cases you will have the opportunity to meet the artist in their studio, discuss pieces with them, and sometimes see them at work. Most pieces will be for sale. The Visual Treasure Hunt is a highlight of the long weekend, made and donated by well-respected, New Zealand sculptor Jeff Thomson, whose studio is located in the heart of Helensville. Arts in the Ville should not be missed! We are working hard to make this event a bright light in your calendar. Come for the day, or the weekend, and enjoy the art, local cafes and other local attractions.
