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Living Legends is a community conservation project that is coordinating 17 native tree planting projects throughout New Zealand during Rugby World Cup 2011. Each planting is being run in conjunction with provincial rugby unions and is dedicated to a regional ‘Rugby Legend’ who has been selected by the union. These Rugby Legends are people who have made a significant contribution to rugby in New Zealand.

Overall, Living Legends will plant 85,000 trees nationwide in 2011. The plantings all take place on public conservation land, and will encourage New Zealanders and overseas visitors to participate in the events. Plantings will be held in Northland, North Harbour, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taupo,Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Wellington, Tasman, Buller/West Coast, Mid Canterbury, Christchurch, Otago and Southland.

The planting sites are diverse, ranging from farmland, reserves, lakes, to coastal walkways and wetlands. The Department of Conservation will be at each event, showing volunteers how to plant the native trees, and explaining why the site and plants were selected. Each event is free, and it will be a fun day, a variety of work digging holes, planting and fertilizing the trees, and on some sites mulching and setting up tree shelters. You may even get to meet a Rugby Legend.

Join Living Legends and ‘muck-in’ with us, register your interest at www.livinglegends.co.nz

Thursday July 7 – Sunday July 17

When I’m designing a collection I’m always thinking of ways in which I can create a garment that will be loved for years to come – not thrown out next season. However, when chatting about this we realised that sometimes our tastes and body change, and sometimes you just need a bit of a refresh.

This got us thinking – how can we increase the life of Starfish garments beyond their design – and we came up with The Starfish Big Exchange, which works like this.

If you have a past season Starfish or Laurie Foon garment hanging in your wardrobe that you haven’t worn for a while  – but think that someone else might love, bring it in to any of our three stores (Newmarket, Ponsonby and Wellington) to receive a 50% DISCOUNT on the original retail price of our current Winter ‘11 collection – Seven Sisters.

We’re hoping that The Big Starfish Exchange will be a great way to give your old Starfish or Laurie Foon garments a new life, and at the same time give your own wardrobe a re-fresh. We’ll be cherry picking key pieces that you bring in and adding them to our in-store Vintage Rack. The remainder will be donated to Eva’s Attic, a Wellington based initiative where gifted premium pre-loved clothing and other treasures are sold with all profits going to charity.

I look forward to seeing you with some blasts from the past – soon to be someone else’s new best friend.

Laurie

• Conditions – The exchange is limited to Starfish and Laurie Foon labels only. Clothing must be in good wearing condition, and be freshly cleaned or laundered.
• Charities supported by Eva’s Attc include: Youth Line, New Horizons for Women, Huha Helping you Help Animals, Wellington Rape Crisis and Cambodia Charitable Trust

Starfish Ponsonby - 186 Ponsonby Rd.
09 376 0572
ponsonby@starfish.co.nz

After opening our store in Newmarket earlier this year, Starfish have been quietly establishing ourselves here in Auckland. With a lovely new store and great staff, things were looking good. Then Christchurch happened and things in the Starfish universe were looking not so great.

However, the fashion gods decided to smile sweetly upon us, and give us a site in Ponsonby. Though it was always on the cards (Ponsonby and Starfish are a great fit) – it probably wouldn’t have happened for a while. So with the Christchurch store not longer workable, all the stock has been moved up to our new Auckland store in Ponsonby.

As well as bringing up the clothes from Christchurch we’ve also bought up our store manager Anita. She is a bundle of vivacious fun and is already making herself very at home with the locals. She loves it in Ponsonby with its village vibe.

In celebration of Fair Trade Fortnight (May 7th – May 22nd) we are excited to be displaying a photography exhibition with a selection of images from Fairtrade ANZ’s collection.

The small collection of photos taken in Papa New Guinea amongst Fairtrade Certified Farmers and applicants, aims to expose the populations diversity and portray communities that are working hard to improve their social and economic position, plus encouraging consumers in NZ to support their efforts and make better choices.

These will be on display in our Wellington store from Friday onwards. We look forward to seeing you in-store.

Have a cuppa, find out about Fairtrade and fundraise to change lives.

Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break is an annual event that takes place during Fair Trade Fortnight (May 7-22), aimed at raising awareness of fair trade in New Zealand as well as money for Oxfam’s work towards a just world without poverty.

In 2010, over 20,000 New Zealanders participated in Coffee Breaks throughout the country, making it the largest, most successful event of its kind here in New Zealand.

GET INVOLVED

Hold a Coffee Break with your friends or workmates this Fair Trade Fortnight (May 7-22) and not only will you get to natter with them over a delicious Fairtrade cuppa, you’ll also be raising money for Oxfam’s work towards a fairer, safer, more sustainable world.

The official date for Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break 2011 is Friday, May 20, but you can host a Coffee Break any time during Fair Trade Fortnight from May 7–22

To find out more go to
http://www.oxfam.org.nz