Taupiri prepares to blast off

Give your day in the country a lift by joining an Auckland Rocketry Club launch day. The next one is at noon on April 2, in a field on Kneebone Rd, Taupiri. There'll be sausages, cold drinks and lollies on sale, and it costs $5 for each car.

Contact: (09) 836 1592, 021 782 256

On the web: www.rockets.co.nz (see link below).