Korokoro, Lower Hutt

581 days ago

This week's Doughnut Fest is in Upper Hutt

Mark from Family Kitchen with Mark

Taking place at the Whirinaki Whare Taonga event centre this Saturday from 10am - 4pm, artisan craft market hosts markets with all vendors selling homemade and local products.
We'll have our usual selection of 5 artisan sourdough doughnuts with one new flavour launched at each event.

590 days ago

Bonus Friday Feathered Friend

Reporter Community News

Okay, it is not Friday but this picture by Rosa Marie is too good not to use.

"Spotted this black backed gull with what looks like some fish (or is it orange peel?) in his mouth on a lamp post. I had seen him dived down in the middle of the main road and grab it and luckily had my camera on… View more
Okay, it is not Friday but this picture by Rosa Marie is too good not to use.

"Spotted this black backed gull with what looks like some fish (or is it orange peel?) in his mouth on a lamp post. I had seen him dived down in the middle of the main road and grab it and luckily had my camera on me to take a shot or two."

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581 days ago

Get cosy with your whānau

EECA

Don't go old-school this winter and just throw on another jersey to beat the cold. You deserve to be truly comfortable in a warm, dry home without stressing about power bills.

Warmer Kiwi Homes is a government grant that offers 80% of the cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation, and up to… View more
Don't go old-school this winter and just throw on another jersey to beat the cold. You deserve to be truly comfortable in a warm, dry home without stressing about power bills.

Warmer Kiwi Homes is a government grant that offers 80% of the cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation, and up to 80% off an energy-efficient heater, like a heat pump.

And you may get it even cheaper than that - lots of community organisations offer extra funding to reduce the cost further.

Check your eligibility, or check for your whānau, at www.warmerkiwihomes.govt.nz
Find out more

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582 days ago

World Book Day

NumberWorks'nWords Lower Hutt

World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading.

This World Book Day, 23 April 2023, we want to see more children develop a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and enjoy the opportunities and benefits this brings them. Designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration … View more
World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading.

This World Book Day, 23 April 2023, we want to see more children develop a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and enjoy the opportunities and benefits this brings them. Designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, World Book Day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe.

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582 days ago

Apples for sale!

Gemma from Johnsonville

Hi everyone,
I have lots of freshly-picked, pesticide-free apples off our trees that I would like to sell to earn some money to help pay for my dancing lessons. These apples are lovely in apple baking or lightly stewed with a little bit of sugar.

The local supermarket are selling these at … View more
Hi everyone,
I have lots of freshly-picked, pesticide-free apples off our trees that I would like to sell to earn some money to help pay for my dancing lessons. These apples are lovely in apple baking or lightly stewed with a little bit of sugar.

The local supermarket are selling these at $5.49/1.5kg so we will sell them in 2kg bags for $5.

Picture shows 1kg worth of apples with a tennis ball for size reference.

Please PM me for more details

Price: $5

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582 days ago

Lots of feijoas for sale!

Gemma from Johnsonville

Hi everyone,
I have lots of freshly-picked, pesticide-free feijoas off our trees that I would like to sell to earn some money to help pay for my dancing lessons.

The local supermarket are selling these at $8.50/1kg so I will sell them in 1kg bags for $5.

The picture shows 1kg worth of … View more
Hi everyone,
I have lots of freshly-picked, pesticide-free feijoas off our trees that I would like to sell to earn some money to help pay for my dancing lessons.

The local supermarket are selling these at $8.50/1kg so I will sell them in 1kg bags for $5.

The picture shows 1kg worth of feijoas with a tennis ball for size reference.

Please PM me for more details.

Price: $5

584 days ago

Thanks to ALL who donated WOOL

Sandra from Normandale

Thank you to all who donated WOOL to my crocheting of blankets for charity.....Here is blanket number 73 now at the charity shop.
Fits a queen size bed.

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583 days ago

Letter from Gallipoli by W G Hendle 1915

Sandra from Normandale

Paperspast Evening Post 9 October 1915.
My great uncle William George Hendle who was wounded at Gallipoli and died later.
HIS LETTER on being shot at Gallipoli.

583 days ago

NZ House & Garden Special Mother’s Day Offer

Mags4Gifts

Celebrate Mother’s Day with a subscription to New Zealand’s favourite lifestyle magazine, NZ House & Garden. Either gift or purchase a 1-year subscription to
NZ House & Garden for only $89, save $38!

NZ House & Garden is the authority on interiors, homes and gardens. We cross … View more
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a subscription to New Zealand’s favourite lifestyle magazine, NZ House & Garden. Either gift or purchase a 1-year subscription to
NZ House & Garden for only $89, save $38!

NZ House & Garden is the authority on interiors, homes and gardens. We cross the style boundaries — from the smallest, most beautifully crafted spaces to designer showstoppers. Then there’s the sumptuous food with recipes you’ll really want to try, carefully curated travel and all the latest homeware and shopping trends.

Happy Mother’s Day,
NZ House & Garden
Find out more

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584 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Reporter Community News

Another wonderful image from Simon Woolf. It was taken on the Kāpiti Coast.

"This bird is believe it, or not, I believe is Black Tern! "The Black Tern is one of four marsh tern species found worldwide and the rarest in New Zealand, with one accepted sighting north of Wellington in … View more
Another wonderful image from Simon Woolf. It was taken on the Kāpiti Coast.

"This bird is believe it, or not, I believe is Black Tern! "The Black Tern is one of four marsh tern species found worldwide and the rarest in New Zealand, with one accepted sighting north of Wellington in 2022. When breeding it is a small black tern with grey wings. It is pale in non-breeding plumage (as was the only local record).
Like the closely related white-winged black tern, the black tern can be found in a range of freshwater and estuarine habitats. The nominate form breeds in Eurasia, migrating to Africa to winter, while the North America subspecies migrates to Central and South America" We now have at least three birds in New Zealand, as I spotted three individual birds with the flock of White Fronted Terns. So rare in NZ. Very rapt, and a great find."

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584 days ago

It's a whitewash!

The Team from Resene ColorShop Petone

Refresh an old table with a Resene Colorwood Whitewash finish.

Learn how to make old new again wiith these handy instructions.

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584 days ago

News and More from Age Concern

Lorna Harvey from Age Concern Wellington Region

Read Age Concern Wellington Region's latest newsletter here (click on the link below). There's plenty of useful information for seniors, news, events and more...
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584 days ago

World Creativity and Innovation Day

NumberWorks'nWords Lower Hutt

World Creativity and Innovation Day provides people with a reason to try to solve old problems in new ways, with the potential of finding better and more effective methods to accomplish our goals!

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584 days ago
605 days ago

What are the worst streets in our city for larger vehicles?

Editor Reporter from The Post

A truck stuck got stuck a narrow Wellington road this week - and it is not the first big-wheeled victim of the capital’s tight thoroughfares.

Some Wellington streets are more likely than others to collect wedged buses and trucks, with one resident saying in 2016 that a stuck bus was a … View more
A truck stuck got stuck a narrow Wellington road this week - and it is not the first big-wheeled victim of the capital’s tight thoroughfares.

Some Wellington streets are more likely than others to collect wedged buses and trucks, with one resident saying in 2016 that a stuck bus was a six-monthly affair on one bend.

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