Petone, Lower Hutt

Wondering about something in your neighbourhood?

Wondering about something in your neighbourhood?

Whether it's a new building going up or a strange noise you keep hearing, ask your neighbours here.

943 days ago

Do Curtains Help to Keep Much Heat Inside Your Home?

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean (The Curtain Store)

Do you feel like you’re losing heat from your rooms in the winter months no matter how high you crank the heater? Using the right curtains will result in a warmer, healthier home, and savings on your energy bill.

Are curtains good for insulation?
- Absolutely. Curtains reduce the amount of … View more
Do you feel like you’re losing heat from your rooms in the winter months no matter how high you crank the heater? Using the right curtains will result in a warmer, healthier home, and savings on your energy bill.

Are curtains good for insulation?
- Absolutely. Curtains reduce the amount of air exchange between a cold window and the rest of the room. For keeping heat inside the home, high quality curtains can reduce heat loss by around 40%, particularly if they are floor length and close to the wall and window panes. The insulation efficiency depends on the fabric type (closed or open weave), colour and weight.

While double-glazing is another effective method of preventing heat loss from windows, curtains and drapes can also make a room look and feel cosier when it’s cold outside, particularly if you choose plush or heavy fabrics.

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

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943 days ago

Easter Rabbit sales have started be on lookout

Leah from Naenae

Please look out for abandoned or simply escaped rabbits in your area too many times people get a rabbit and find out that they're a pretty big commitment and let them go

Of course there's also people who will keep their rabbits and love them, even after finding that out but don't… View more
Please look out for abandoned or simply escaped rabbits in your area too many times people get a rabbit and find out that they're a pretty big commitment and let them go

Of course there's also people who will keep their rabbits and love them, even after finding that out but don't have their enclosure if it's outside fully secured and as such rabbit escapes

I'm not calling for a witch hunt against rabbit owners just simply asking for people to be on the lookout for rabbits during this time of year, domestic rabbits can not survive in the wild even if "wild" means roaming around in a suburb, they have no survival instincts when compared to wild rabbits and are dependent on people for survival

If you are getting a rabbit and are housing them outdoors make sure their hutch and run is secure so they can't dig out and that it isn't open to the air, we do after all have our native falcon and here in Naenae we've got one flying about, she dived at where I'd had my rabbits outside earlier that day one time, not to mention she attacked a duck on our front lawn, so yeah rabbit owners keep an eye and ear out for her too

943 days ago

Local Hutt History for School kits.

Sandra from Normandale

Pilot scheme for Education Department of local history being taught in school kits. Lower Hutt is the pilot.
Photo is Days Bay at Eastbourne Lower Hutt NZ.
Imagine a long dress on a hot summers day.
The big house to the left is Wellesley College.

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945 days ago

SPCA Pet of the Day: Meet Zac and Zoe

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Meet Zac and Zoe.
"Hi, we’re Zac and Zoe – two best buds looking for a home together. Zac is the happy-go-lucky one of the two of us, while Zoe is a little more timid, but together we’re a perfect pair! We would love someone around for parts of the day, this is until we are settled into … View more
Meet Zac and Zoe.
"Hi, we’re Zac and Zoe – two best buds looking for a home together. Zac is the happy-go-lucky one of the two of us, while Zoe is a little more timid, but together we’re a perfect pair! We would love someone around for parts of the day, this is until we are settled into our new routine as toileting can sometimes be hit and miss. Our forever home would have no other dogs or cats and children. We’re an older pair, so on the hunt for a home to live out of golden years – the best years of our lives! We’ve been spending some time in foster care and our foster mum has nothing but good things to say about us, but we’re so ready to find our forever home now…please help us do that."

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947 days ago

Power Prices

Mike Barton from

Price of power to rise up to $1000 a year for some households, Consumer NZ warns.
www.stuff.co.nz...

947 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Andrew Gorrie took this lovely picture of a tūī a few months ago but it is too good not to use.

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944 days ago

Prenatal Reformer Pilates Classes starting!!

Fiona from Petone

💗 Pregnancy Classes starting May 4th 💗
Pregnancy is beautiful & exciting...but can also be tricky. How to safely move your body is often a source of confusion. We are here to take the guess work out for you 🤗 Join our instructors, who have completed extra training in ante natal … View more
💗 Pregnancy Classes starting May 4th 💗
Pregnancy is beautiful & exciting...but can also be tricky. How to safely move your body is often a source of confusion. We are here to take the guess work out for you 🤗 Join our instructors, who have completed extra training in ante natal Pilates, for safe & low impact exercise during this special time. 😊 Pilates can help you develop strength, flexibility and alleviate pregnancy discomforts.
✨ Wednesday evenings 6pm
✨ 8 week block
✨ $208 for 8 classes
✨ BYO Baby Bump
Link: lnk.bio...
💕 Tag your girlfriends who might be keen.
🎁 Gift vouchers available
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#ThrivePilatesNZ #Petone #huttcity

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944 days ago

Tallboy

EJ from Maungaraki

Solid wood tallboy.
Free if collected by Wednesday, 6 Apr.
Available to the first who collects.
No reservations thx.

Free

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944 days ago

Four solid wood dining room chairs

EJ from Maungaraki

Four solid wood dining room chairs free if collected by Wednesday, 6 Apr. Available to the first who collects the set; no reservations.

Free

946 days ago

Pet of the Day: Meet Pie from the Promised Land

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

"This is Pie who came from the SPCA six years ago. He'd had been treated poorly and only has one fang and a couple of teeth left. He's living the comfort life now...when not foraging under the house.
He also has a bit of a catnip addiction. Pie resides with me in Raumati Beach (aka … View more
"This is Pie who came from the SPCA six years ago. He'd had been treated poorly and only has one fang and a couple of teeth left. He's living the comfort life now...when not foraging under the house.
He also has a bit of a catnip addiction. Pie resides with me in Raumati Beach (aka the Promised Land)."
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember to say which suburb you live in.

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945 days ago

Hutt Local History for School kits.

Sandra from Normandale

Old, recently coloured photo of Main/High St Lower Hutt thanks to Brendon Graham NZ.

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945 days ago

Portable sound system (bluetooth,wireless microphone, rechargeable

Gary from East Harbour

Light, compact portable system on wheels, includes amplifier, audio inputs, USB port, SD card slot, Wireless microphone. Can stream music directly from mobile device or built in mp3 player. Operates via mains or a 12V internal re-chargeable battery. Useful for musicians, entertainers and … View moreLight, compact portable system on wheels, includes amplifier, audio inputs, USB port, SD card slot, Wireless microphone. Can stream music directly from mobile device or built in mp3 player. Operates via mains or a 12V internal re-chargeable battery. Useful for musicians, entertainers and organizers of events and parties

Price: $80

947 days ago

Have you driven Transmission Gully?

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Hi Neigbourly folk. If you have driven Transmission Gully please tell us what you think of the new road. Was it worth the long wait?
Remember if you don want your comments used by Stuff please put NFP.

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