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⚡ Weather and supply has been the scapegoat for the price hikes, but the truth is that New Zealand’s electricity market is broken - denying Kiwis access to fair pricing. 👎🏽 Over 100,000 NZ households are currently living in energy hardship, and if things continue, more families will be … View more⚡ Weather and supply has been the scapegoat for the price hikes, but the truth is that New Zealand’s electricity market is broken - denying Kiwis access to fair pricing. 👎🏽 Over 100,000 NZ households are currently living in energy hardship, and if things continue, more families will be at risk.
Kiwis deserve better, which is why we’re fighting for power affordability for all of us. But we can’t do it alone.
Join us in the Revolt to bring power prices down, by signing the petition to demand that the Government reforms NZ’s broken electricity market. #Powergate ✊🏾 ✊🏿 ✊🏼 ✊🏽
Sign and share the petition at jointherevolt.co.nz
Are you making a bit of cash from your hobby, offering a service on the side, selling things on social media or doing a few paid hours in the community? If you’re supplementing your main income or superannuation, you’re running a side hustle! Maybe you’re baking cupcakes, a part-time retired … View moreAre you making a bit of cash from your hobby, offering a service on the side, selling things on social media or doing a few paid hours in the community? If you’re supplementing your main income or superannuation, you’re running a side hustle! Maybe you’re baking cupcakes, a part-time retired handyman or selling hand-knitted scarves - we’re curious. Let us know if you have a side hustle in our poll below!
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Building Naenae Pool is a once in a generation investment and we want to make sure local businesses are at the heart.
We are calling local businesses to register an expression of interest and we will alert you every time an opportunity is opened as part of the project.
By taking a social … View moreBuilding Naenae Pool is a once in a generation investment and we want to make sure local businesses are at the heart.
We are calling local businesses to register an expression of interest and we will alert you every time an opportunity is opened as part of the project.
By taking a social procurement approach we aim to maximise the local impact on every dollar we spend. We are keen to hear from businesses who are:
• committed to ongoing training opportunities (particularly for young people),
• pay the Living Wage
• committed to sustainability in their practices.
Register your business interest at www.hutt.city/bepartofnaenaepool.
A third of all the houses for sale in Lower Hutt are in a suburb – Wainuiomata – that’s shaken off a dodgy reputation during the housing crisis.
TradeMe has just 213 properties listed for sale in the whole of Lower Hutt – a city with a population of over 100,000. Seventy are in Wainuiomata,… View moreA third of all the houses for sale in Lower Hutt are in a suburb – Wainuiomata – that’s shaken off a dodgy reputation during the housing crisis.
TradeMe has just 213 properties listed for sale in the whole of Lower Hutt – a city with a population of over 100,000. Seventy are in Wainuiomata, which contains only 16.4 per cent of Lower Hutt’s housing stock.
Wainuiomata is in the midst of a purple patch with new investment flooding in after years of stagnation. The Hutt City Council recently announced an $8.5 million upgrade of the Queen St shopping area, which follows the building of a new supermarket and shopping area, and a $50m retirement village.
Healthy, warm, dry and cheap to run. Owners of Superhome houses in Auckland, Christchurch, Nelson and Otago are hosting open homes from August 14-15 so you can see just how warm and cosy a home can be with the right design approach.
There have been some epic grey warbler/riroriro (Gerygone igata) battles in the back garden the past couple of weeks – well, as epic as it gets for something that weighs in at 6g. What I assume are three males have been wittering away and chasing each other around quite a small area when they … View moreThere have been some epic grey warbler/riroriro (Gerygone igata) battles in the back garden the past couple of weeks – well, as epic as it gets for something that weighs in at 6g. What I assume are three males have been wittering away and chasing each other around quite a small area when they disagree about who won the singing competition – little flashes of aerodynamic grey fluff battling for supremacy of the Acer palmatum conveniently sandwiched between a camellia, a kowhai, and a robust trellis covered in potato vine they seem to like climbing in. Having grey warblers in permanent residence here in Woburn, Lower Hutt is quite new (at least in my garden), with them only having turned up earlier this year. I hope they don’t exhaust themselves before they get to do any actual courting. This was taken last week, but they have started up again today after a temporary cease fire during the bad weather. Fingers crossed they nest here.
Don't forget you can order my 2022 Wild birds of New Zealand calendar - DM me or email louise@louisethomas.co.nz for details.
Tēnā koutou katoa - your friends at the Wellington Curtain Bank here.
Did you know that you can lose 20-30% of the heat in your home through the windows?
Did you also know that if you have a Community Services Card or a SuperGold Combo Card holder living with you, you could get free … View moreTēnā koutou katoa - your friends at the Wellington Curtain Bank here.
Did you know that you can lose 20-30% of the heat in your home through the windows?
Did you also know that if you have a Community Services Card or a SuperGold Combo Card holder living with you, you could get free curtains from us?
Our curtains are made from upcycled curtains and fabric, given an extra layer for warmth and adjusted to fit your windows. All you need to do is measure your windows and place your order online.
There is a six-week wait for curtains, so place your order today.
You can place your order online here or phone us on 0508 78 78 24 ext 705 for other options.
Hi Hutt residents. This week we're investigating where to buy the best cheese scones in our city and we'd love your help.
Please let us know your recommendations in the comments below - tell us where and why the scones are the best - and our intrepid reporter is going to sample your top … View moreHi Hutt residents. This week we're investigating where to buy the best cheese scones in our city and we'd love your help.
Please let us know your recommendations in the comments below - tell us where and why the scones are the best - and our intrepid reporter is going to sample your top five choices. You'll be able to read all about it in this Saturday's Dominion Post. Check out the link to our recent story on Wellington scones.
Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington Water are working on two projects that make up the most comprehensive flood mapping exercise in the city’s history.
The latest computer modelling techniques have been used to develop
draft flood hazard maps that depict … View moreHutt City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington Water are working on two projects that make up the most comprehensive flood mapping exercise in the city’s history.
The latest computer modelling techniques have been used to develop
draft flood hazard maps that depict stormwater and river flooding.
Now we need you to help finish the job. To make sure the finished
maps are as accurate as possible, we’d like you to tell us about flooding
events in your neighbourhoods and show us any photos you’ve got.
For further information on this project, go to: hutt.city/floodhazards
We’d also like your thoughts on other natural hazards like earthquakes, slips and erosion, and their impacts on our city.
We need this information as we prepare to draft a new district plan – the rule book for land use and development in Lower Hutt. And lastly, as part of the district plan review, we’d like to talk to you about residential development in the city, particularly your thoughts on what is a reasonable distance for people to walk from higher-density residential housing to train stations, shops and other facilities.
We want whānau, iwi and hapū to have their say on Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua’s enhanced treaty settlement package.
Vote online at www.kkwtnr.org.nz, by mail, or at one of our information hui this month.
Details about our hui can be found on our Facebook page: ‘… View moreWe want whānau, iwi and hapū to have their say on Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua’s enhanced treaty settlement package.
Vote online at www.kkwtnr.org.nz, by mail, or at one of our information hui this month.
Details about our hui can be found on our Facebook page: ‘Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust’.
Voting closes August 24 at midday.
Tīhei Kahungunu!
Hi, my mum has 30+ years of experience in sewing and is currently making custom curtains from home. Happy to come in and do measurements ourselves and all you have to do is supply the fabric. She makes sheers and normal curtains. Please PM for quotes if you are interested :)
Has anyone being experiences flat tyres?
I've had two in the last couple of months, and one last year, not sure if it's just bad luck but I've never had punctures for over 10 years and now suddenly I get two in the last two months, the latest costing a $200 new tyre and on a car … View moreHas anyone being experiences flat tyres?
I've had two in the last couple of months, and one last year, not sure if it's just bad luck but I've never had punctures for over 10 years and now suddenly I get two in the last two months, the latest costing a $200 new tyre and on a car two years old, one was a roofing iron nail the other two nails, not sure if I'm picking up remnants of the demolished old houses being replaced in Waterloo Waiwhetu area, but getting very expensive.
Join us for workshops and talks on the resources available to access free through Hutt City Libraries including FindMyPast, Ancestry.com, British Newspaper Archive, and My Heritage.
See all our events at library.huttcity.govt.nz...
* Intro to MyHeritage and Help Session *
Wainuiomata Library, … View moreJoin us for workshops and talks on the resources available to access free through Hutt City Libraries including FindMyPast, Ancestry.com, British Newspaper Archive, and My Heritage.
See all our events at library.huttcity.govt.nz...
* Intro to MyHeritage and Help Session *
Wainuiomata Library, Tuesday 10 August, 2pm-3:30pm
Learn about this new database with our Family History Specialist, Tricia, followed by a hands-on help session.
* Workshop: FindMyPast *
Petone Library, Thursday 12 August, 11am-1pm
Learn how to navigate this popular database with our Family History Specialist, Tricia. Bookings required.
* Workshop: British Newspaper Archive *
War Memorial Library, Tuesday 17 August, 1:30pm-3pm
Eastbourne Library, Thursday 19 August, 1pm-3pm
Learn how to navigate this popular database with our Family History Specialist, Tricia. Bookings required - email LibrariesEvents@huttcity.govt.nz or talk to library staff.
Photo: A group of men and women on an outing, possibly at a picnic, c1900s. Hewson Collection, Hutt City Libraries.
Is Nick Willis the best athlete that Lower Hutt has produced?
The 38 year-old went to Hutt Valley High School and still lists a Hutt running club as his home club.
Where do you rank Willis in terms of Lower Hutt sport? Does he outrank John Reid and Tana Umaga. What about Naomi Shaw?
If you do not … View moreIs Nick Willis the best athlete that Lower Hutt has produced?
The 38 year-old went to Hutt Valley High School and still lists a Hutt running club as his home club.
Where do you rank Willis in terms of Lower Hutt sport? Does he outrank John Reid and Tana Umaga. What about Naomi Shaw?
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