Naenae, Lower Hutt

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1276 days ago

Celebrate Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa!

Kylie from Hutt City Libraries

Talofa lava, this week is Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan Language Week). We've got some fabulous events on at Hutt City Libraries for your whole ‘āiga to enjoy. See our highlights below or check out our website for all the events.

Storytime with Dahlia Malaeulu
Taita Library | Tuesday … View more
Talofa lava, this week is Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan Language Week). We've got some fabulous events on at Hutt City Libraries for your whole ‘āiga to enjoy. See our highlights below or check out our website for all the events.

Storytime with Dahlia Malaeulu
Taita Library | Tuesday 1 June, 11am
Dahlia joined us for a community launch of her 7 latest stories over the weekend and will be back to share stories and songs with us at this special storytime.

Valugā Popo (Coconut Grating)
Naenae Library | Wednesday 2 June, 12pm
Join Josh Tele’a and Vee Samoa as they show you how to grate coconuts, Sāmoan style! Come give it a go!

Movies Screenings: Three Wise Cousins
Wainuiomata Library | Saturday 5 June, 2pm
Naenae Library | Sunday 6 June, 2pm
Bring your 'āiga for a free screening of Three Wise Cousins [PG] in the Library thanks to M2S1 Films.

1276 days ago

Have you tasted these sweet, New Zealand-grown pineapples?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

It's taken seven years, but it was worth the wait. Have you tried them?

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1276 days ago

THRIVE PILATES

Fiona from Petone

Thrive Pilates is coming to Petone with a range of reformer classes!

www.thrivepilates.nz...

We are currently looking for local teachers.

Get in touch if you would like to know more about the classes or teaching opportunities.

Telephone : 022 509 7293
Email : petone@thrivepilates.nz

1277 days ago

Lower Hutt – your river city

RiverLink

RiverLink is a partnership between Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington, and Waka Kotahi who are working collaboratively with Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika and Ngāti Toa Rangatira as mana whenua to deliver flood protection, … View moreRiverLink is a partnership between Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington, and Waka Kotahi who are working collaboratively with Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika and Ngāti Toa Rangatira as mana whenua to deliver flood protection, revitalising Lower Hutt’s central city, and Melling transport improvements. Learn more

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1277 days ago

needing a ride to ngauranga

Rina from Naenae

Rina Sahay from Naenae
I am waiting for a cataract surgery in mid July i work at Glover St and live in Naenae would like a ride to work and back ,start at 8.30 and finish at 4 pm /sadly cant drive when it starts to get dark and the other eye starting to get cataract too which is affecting the vison… View more
Rina Sahay from Naenae
I am waiting for a cataract surgery in mid July i work at Glover St and live in Naenae would like a ride to work and back ,start at 8.30 and finish at 4 pm /sadly cant drive when it starts to get dark and the other eye starting to get cataract too which is affecting the vison

if anyone can … please text 0273921971

1279 days ago

Pet of the Day: Meet Charlie

Reporter Community News

Charlie is a five year old poodle cross bichon who lives in Miramar. He belongs to Carol Colgate of Miramar and does therapy with cancer patients at Mary Potter Hospice and also visits Te Hopai Resthome. Charlie has a very gentle nature and the patients love him.
Remember if you want your pet … View more
Charlie is a five year old poodle cross bichon who lives in Miramar. He belongs to Carol Colgate of Miramar and does therapy with cancer patients at Mary Potter Hospice and also visits Te Hopai Resthome. Charlie has a very gentle nature and the patients love him.
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember to say what suburb you live in.

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1278 days ago

Way Back Wednesday

Reporter Community News

I realise it is not Wednesday but on such a special day, I thought I would ask Neighbourly users for their memories.
Did you ever meet him or do you have a story about our greatest New Zealander?

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1280 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Reporter Community News

This week we feature a picture and words from Rosa Marie from Stokes Valley.

"A visit to Silverstream yesterday afternoon to see if I could find some kingfishers and I was rewarded by the sight of several of them on powerlines, swooping down to grab tasty morsels, but couldn't get close … View more
This week we feature a picture and words from Rosa Marie from Stokes Valley.

"A visit to Silverstream yesterday afternoon to see if I could find some kingfishers and I was rewarded by the sight of several of them on powerlines, swooping down to grab tasty morsels, but couldn't get close enough to any of them to get decent shots so these photos are heavily cropped. At one point a kingfisher was sharing his line with a huge group of Starlings! I loved watching the two magpies displaying teamwork when tearing at a clump of grasses! As I walked through St Pats, the sparrows were enjoying a dustbath!"

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1278 days ago

Pet of the Day: Meet Snowflake

Reporter Community News

The SPCA Neighbourly Pet of the Day is Snowflake.
"I am super sweet and thanks to my amazing foster family, I am used to dogs, cats and children.
I will need to be adopted to a home with an existing female rabbit, so if you have a lonely rabbit, maybe we could be friends. I will need a … View more
The SPCA Neighbourly Pet of the Day is Snowflake.
"I am super sweet and thanks to my amazing foster family, I am used to dogs, cats and children.
I will need to be adopted to a home with an existing female rabbit, so if you have a lonely rabbit, maybe we could be friends. I will need a weather-proof hutch, with a run for day time. At night, I will need a space inside your home. it can be a room, or a hutch, but some where I can spend time with the family.
If this sounds like your set up, please be in touch with my care givers to make an appointment to meet me."

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1278 days ago

We bought the hill!

Buy the Hill - Te Ahu Pātiki Maunga

Thank you, Aotearoa.

You helped The Press and the Rod Donald Trust buy Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki the highest peak in Christchurch.

But you can still help.

The generosity of Kiwis has now secured the land's future as a public conservation park.

Further donations will help the … View more
Thank you, Aotearoa.

You helped The Press and the Rod Donald Trust buy Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki the highest peak in Christchurch.

But you can still help.

The generosity of Kiwis has now secured the land's future as a public conservation park.

Further donations will help the trust restore the land to its former forested glory.
Donate now

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1278 days ago

Eastern European Delicacies NOW IN-STORE

Cameron Harrison Butchery & Delicatessen

Handmade by (ex Park Ave’s famous butcher) Gordon Wood, we now have these products in store, at our Lower Hutt butchery for you:

• Polish Kielbasa
• Kase-Grillers
• Polish Kabanosy
• Dutch Rookworst
• Polska Mild Salami
• Russians
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Handmade by (ex Park Ave’s famous butcher) Gordon Wood, we now have these products in store, at our Lower Hutt butchery for you:

• Polish Kielbasa
• Kase-Grillers
• Polish Kabanosy
• Dutch Rookworst
• Polska Mild Salami
• Russians
• Ukrainskaya Kielbasa
• Smoked Salo
• Salted Salo
• Hungarian Spek
• Doktorskaya Kolbasa (Russian Doctors Sausage / Luncheon)

And we also have Gordon’s famous Old English Pork Sausages on special from Thursday for you this week too!!!

Pop in-store to stock up on your old favourites and our award winning (Best in NZ) honey cured and manuka smoked ham and bacon!!!
Shop now!

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1278 days ago

3 Seater Sofa plus Single Recliner

Wendy from Hutt Central

Rich chocolate brown leather
Good condition
The 3-seater has two recliners plus a fixed centre seat
Size: 1.06m high. Depth 1.0m Length 2.3m

The single seater is also a recliner
Size: 1.06m high Depth 1.0m Length 1.07m

Purchased from Harvey Norman
Please note light marks on leather as per the … View more
Rich chocolate brown leather
Good condition
The 3-seater has two recliners plus a fixed centre seat
Size: 1.06m high. Depth 1.0m Length 2.3m

The single seater is also a recliner
Size: 1.06m high Depth 1.0m Length 1.07m

Purchased from Harvey Norman
Please note light marks on leather as per the photos
Pick up from Central Hutt
Please see my other ad for a 3 + 2 seater

Price: $400

1278 days ago

Decorating Tips for a Shoestring Budget

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean (The Curtain Store)

Call us optimists, but we think everyone under the sun can, and should, have a beautiful home.
If you're pinching pennies, there's plenty you can do to create a stylish and inviting home for yourself and your friends.

The first step (and this is true no matter where or how you live) … View more
Call us optimists, but we think everyone under the sun can, and should, have a beautiful home.
If you're pinching pennies, there's plenty you can do to create a stylish and inviting home for yourself and your friends.

The first step (and this is true no matter where or how you live) is to clean your home and get it organised. Doing those two things alone will drastically improve the quality of your space.

Then, on to decorating. With years of budget decorating behind (and in front of!) us, we've amassed a few helpful tips for 'making house' with a slim wallet.

1. Paint an accent wall

STAND OUT: This one wall, in the home of Melbourne designer Miranda Skoczek, brings something extra-special to her bedroom without going overboard.

Painting your walls is one of the most cost-effective decorative updates you can make to your home. But if you're on a shoestring budget, the two cans of $30 paint it may require to paint your bedroom could very well put you off.

Instead, consider painting an accent wall. One litre (which will cover around 9 square metres) or a 2.5-litre can (which covers up to 24 square metres) is likely all you'll need to cover a single wall, which can make just as much of an impact.



2. Get rid of unsightly items

FIRE THE WIRE: This clever little picket fence, designed by Karl Zahn, provides some fun inspiration for ways you can tidy up all those wires that often dominate the modern day living room.

Before you start worrying about what you can and cannot afford to buy, consider what you should get rid of, or unsightly items that you need to hide.

Dated, worn or damaged items could be doing the look of your home a disservice, and if they're non-essential, removing them can give your home a clean slate.

One of the worst offenders common in rental apartments is vertical blinds. Or how about those not-so-stylish college posters you've been holding on to? Let go, or at least put them in storage.



Keep reading: www.curtainclean.co.nz...

1280 days ago

Did you see the blood moon

Reporter Community News

Dominion Post photographer Kevin Stent took this picture of moon rising over Palmer Head Fortress, Wellington, prior to a much anticipated blood moon later in the evening.
If you have a photo of the blood moon, please post it.

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1279 days ago

King single

Jo from Stokes Valley

Hi is der ne king single beds out der for free if so email me back
Thanks

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