New Book on Jackson Street
Who remembers George Gee and family, the wonderful green grocer and awesome mayor of the Petone Borough? George and his kind wife always looked after mum and her growing family of 7 kids well. Often my first chore always school was to wiz down to Gees Green Grocer to pick up a box of of slightly blemished fruit that he had sold to mum on her daily J Street shopping expedition for 10c.
If you'd like to meet the author of this wonderful new book about Jackson Street and get your own signed copy, Nik Zangouropoulos, will be at Artspace Gallery on the Petone Forseshore, 223 The Esplanade. to sign copies of his new book between 1 - 2pm today.
The book features many delightful stories of special stores and people that helped make Jackson Street what it is today.
Copies also available from Schrödinger’s Books 137 Jackson Street
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.1% Yes
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15.1% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below
Begonia house to be demolished at botanic gardens
It's outrageous that the Wellington City Council are going to demolish the Begonia house at the Botanic gardens. This is an asset. One would have thought the green faction of the council would have supported fixing it. It's strange no one has questioned the price required to fix it. Cycle ways more important than begonia house i think not