Mairangi Notes #23 — 2026.09.18

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#23

2026.09.18

Yussi's Note

A week full of laughter and glitter!

There was something on nearly every day this week. Sunday was the festival. Min went to see the school band, where one of her friends was playing, and came back buzzing. Today Jin's classmates are coming over for their first group playdate. The sound of girls laughing carries across the garden. It always does. It is spring. A glittering spring.

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Local Guide · 2026.09.18.

Morning at the Ellerslie Fairy Festival

Rainbow wings, a queue for Ariel, candy floss by the train station. What a day at the Ellerslie Fairy Festival is really like with a small fairy in tow.

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Lunch Box

MON

Mini Gimbap Saves Mum

I make mini kimbap once in a while. I season the rice with sesame oil and salt, slice cheese and ham into strips, and roll it all up in seaweed. Then a thin brush of sesame oil over the outside before I cut it. That is what gives them the shine and the smell.

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Campus Notes

TUE

The group presentation is coming

Our group presentation is in October and we are deep in the preparation now. The task is to design a new service organisation from the ground up. Last night I was up late making the leaflet, the one that sets out our roles and our values. I kept nodding off over it. What keeps us going is the thought that it could be real one day.

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English with Jin

This Week's Expression

“5 minus 2 is...”

Jin is learning adding and taking away at school now. It feels like only the other day that she was counting numbers one at a time, and here we are with Term 3 of Year 1 almost done. The sums are still shaky, but every time we walk anywhere she skips along beside me, sure of herself. "Mum, five minus two is one! Two plus three is four!" Instead of correcting the numbers I have been making counting blocks and a number game board, and that is what fills our evenings now.

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Local Guide

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Market

French Market

Sat 19 Sep, 9.00am - 1.00pm · Free
Artisanal stalls with French pastries, savoury food, jewellery and homeware. Live music runs through the morning. All ages.
📍 Alliance Française Auckland, 131 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland 1050

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Market

Kids Only Market Western Springs

Sat 19 Sep, 9.30am - 12.30pm · Free
Over 50 stalls, all run by kids selling pre-loved toys, books, handmade crafts and baking. Buying, swapping and bartering all welcome. Ages 5 to 18.
📍 Western Springs Garden Community Hall, 956 Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland 1022

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From the Archive

Settlement

Landing Home

Moving into our new home—, cardboard box dinners on the first night, ocean views, and seven people making a mostly-empty house feel like home.

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