Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt

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For just $15, you could win a fully furnished home in Clarks Beach, Auckland worth over $1 million. Buy your tickets today!

1353 days ago

SPCA Pet of the Day: Meet Marilyn

Reporter Community News

Meet Marilyn, from Wellington SPCA, who needs a new home.

"I am currently in a foster home with my sisters, and this is what my foster mum has to say "Marilyn likes being picked up and cuddled and is always keen to sit on my knee. Would make a great pair with Miriam." I would do … View more
Meet Marilyn, from Wellington SPCA, who needs a new home.

"I am currently in a foster home with my sisters, and this is what my foster mum has to say "Marilyn likes being picked up and cuddled and is always keen to sit on my knee. Would make a great pair with Miriam." I would do best in a quiet and stable home, with people around to offer me support. I will need time and patience. I would not settle with a busy home or one with young children. If this sounds like your family, please get in touch and we will put you in touch with our foster mum."

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1353 days ago

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ

Come together for good with friends, whānau and workmates by hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast this May. You’ll be joining thousands of Kiwis around the country to raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.

You can host any time in May, and by taking part, you’ll be helping fund … View more
Come together for good with friends, whānau and workmates by hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast this May. You’ll be joining thousands of Kiwis around the country to raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.

You can host any time in May, and by taking part, you’ll be helping fund ground-breaking work by some of our country’s top breast cancer researchers, educate people about breast health, and provide free support services for breast cancer patients and their families.

What are you waiting for! Sign up today.
Find out more

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1354 days ago

Free sessions with Work Connect

Kylie from Hutt City Libraries

Looking for work?

Work Connect is at Hutt City libraries this month running FREE sessions on searching for a job, writing a CV, and preparing for a job interview. Everyone is welcome at these sessions.

Job Searching
Walter Nash Centre (Taine Street, Taita), Tuesday 13 April, 1pm-2pm
Learn … View more
Looking for work?

Work Connect is at Hutt City libraries this month running FREE sessions on searching for a job, writing a CV, and preparing for a job interview. Everyone is welcome at these sessions.

Job Searching
Walter Nash Centre (Taine Street, Taita), Tuesday 13 April, 1pm-2pm
Learn valuable information about what the NZ employer looks for in a candidate, what job search strategies work best to increase your chances to find employment, and tips on how to market yourself strategically.

Interview Skills
War Memorial Library (2 Queens Drive), Tuesday 13 April, 5pm-6pm
How to prepare for an interview, understand how employers think during an interview and what type of interview questions you can expect. You will get tips on how to present yourself effectively and how to communicate your skills, experience, personal qualities and other strengths with impact.

CV Writing
Petone Library (7 Britannia Street), Thursday 29 April, 12noon-1pm
Learn how to structure a CV, get tips how to write a marketable CV that stands out, and understand the importance of tailoring your CV to the job you are applying for.

About Work Connect:
Work Connect is a free programme to help skilled migrants, partners and adult children of skilled migrants, and international student graduates (level 7 & above) prepare for the New Zealand job market. Work Connect supports you with personalised coaching and mentoring to help you find a job that suits your skills, experience and qualifications. The programme is funded by Immigration New Zealand.

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1354 days ago

Independence with support you can count on

Serviced apartments come with the support that makes life easier.

Your fixed base weekly fee includes a chef-prepared meal every day, morning and afternoon tea and housekeeping.

Your electricity, heating, air-conditioning costs and building maintenance are also covered, providing you with … View more
Serviced apartments come with the support that makes life easier.

Your fixed base weekly fee includes a chef-prepared meal every day, morning and afternoon tea and housekeeping.

Your electricity, heating, air-conditioning costs and building maintenance are also covered, providing you with certainty about your living expenses.
Learn more

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1358 days ago

Big rates increase proposed for Lower Hutt

Reporter Community News

The Hutt City Council is proposing a 5.9 per cent increase in rates.
Much of the proposed increased will go on infrastructure. It has budgeted to invest $582 million between 2021 and 2031 on its water network and $353 million on transport projects

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1355 days ago

Willowbank Quarry Notification

Jenny from Judgeford - Pauatahanui

Dear Neighbour

Porirua City Council has advised that there is a new resource consent request for Willowbank Quarry as outlined below.

The Judgeford Environmental Protection Society welcomes you to submit to this consent request. Please do not hesitate to contact JEPS at committee@jeps.org.nz for … View more
Dear Neighbour

Porirua City Council has advised that there is a new resource consent request for Willowbank Quarry as outlined below.

The Judgeford Environmental Protection Society welcomes you to submit to this consent request. Please do not hesitate to contact JEPS at committee@jeps.org.nz for any further information. Leave us a contact number and a member of the Committee will call you directly.

Jenny Blake
Chairperson for Judgeford Environmental Protection Society

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION FOR A RESOURCE CONSENT UNDER SECTION 95A(7)&(8) OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991

The Porirua City Council has received an application from: Willowbank Trustee Limited.

FOR LAND USE CONSENT TO CONTINUE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WILLOWBANK QUARRY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2025, AT 355 MURPHYS ROAD, JUDGEFORD (BEING LOT 4 DP 407801)

Land use consent is sought continue to supply material for both Transmission Gully and other projects in the local area, including flood protection works, roading projects and smaller site developments in order to meet identified demand for aggregates. The application requires consent as it is not provided for as a Permitted Activity in the Rural Zone in the Porirua City District Plan (the District Plan). The proposal is considered to be a Discretionary Activity pursuant to Rule D4.1.4 of the District Plan.

The application may be inspected at the Porirua City Council, Administration Building, Customer Service Centre (ground floor), Cobham Court, Porirua, between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm, or on the Porirua City Council website – www.poriruacity.govt.nz.... (the direct weblink being poriruacity.govt.nz/willowbankquarry )

You may make a submission by sending a written or electronic submission to Chief Executive, Porirua City Council, PO Box 50218, Porirua 5240 or to submissions@poriruacity.govt.nz. The submission must be in form 13. Copies of this form are available from the Council's Customer Service Centre or Council website. Submissions will close on and must be received no later than 5pm Thursday 6 May 2021.

A copy of your submission must also be served as soon as reasonably practicable on the applicant whose address for service is:

Willowbank Trustee Limited
C/- Beca Limited
PO Box 3942
Wellington 6140
Attn: Aimee Brown
Or aimee.brown2@beca.com

For further information contact Ellie Seumanufagai on 04 237 1494.

1355 days ago

Why not make a birdbath out of your rhubarb leaf?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Yes you can! NZ Gardener's DIY guru Jacob Leaf shows you how.

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1356 days ago

Surplus items

Akira from Avalon

Hi neighbours
Does anyone have a surplus ladder and wheelbarrow? Would like to buy at a reasonable price.

Thank you 😊

1355 days ago

Fabric Swap on this weekend!

Kylie from Hutt City Libraries

Share your bits, bobs, buttons and excess fabric with others then pick up some fabric for your next project.

War Memorial Library, 2 Queens Drive
Saturday 10 April, 10am-2pm

We also have quilts on display from Capital Quilters and Cherie’s Quilt Studio, plus fabric creations from our talented … View more
Share your bits, bobs, buttons and excess fabric with others then pick up some fabric for your next project.

War Memorial Library, 2 Queens Drive
Saturday 10 April, 10am-2pm

We also have quilts on display from Capital Quilters and Cherie’s Quilt Studio, plus fabric creations from our talented staff!

And don't forget our libraries have an wonderful variety of crafting books (from cross stitching Benedict Cumberbatch to making castles for your cat) and a great selection of crafting eMagazines available to download - bit.ly...

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1355 days ago

Suit case filled with newborn to 1 year old clothes

Rebecca from Wainuiomata

Boys clothes ranging from newborn to 1 year old & maybe some for older then 1 years.
Buyer to pick up.
Suit case to go with the bulk of clothes.

Price: $30

1355 days ago

Rachin Ravindra gets Black Caps callup

Reporter Community News

Rachin Ravindra is Lower Hutt's latest international cricketer.
If picked for one of two tests against England, or the World Test Championship final against India in June, the 21 year-old will be New Zealand’s youngest test debutant since a 20-year-old Ish Sodhi against Bangladesh at … View more
Rachin Ravindra is Lower Hutt's latest international cricketer.
If picked for one of two tests against England, or the World Test Championship final against India in June, the 21 year-old will be New Zealand’s youngest test debutant since a 20-year-old Ish Sodhi against Bangladesh at Chattogram in 2013.
He went to Hutt International Boys’ School and plays for Hutt Districts.

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1355 days ago

Former Samoa rugby star becomes first Hutt's first Pasifika judge

Reporter Community News

Judge Michael Mika​ has become the first Pasifika judge appointed to a district court outside Auckland.
The former Manu Samoa rugby international and Highlanders prop will be a resident judge at the Hutt Valley District Court in Lower Hutt. Mika was welcomed in to his new role by Te Āti Awa, the… View more
Judge Michael Mika​ has become the first Pasifika judge appointed to a district court outside Auckland.
The former Manu Samoa rugby international and Highlanders prop will be a resident judge at the Hutt Valley District Court in Lower Hutt. Mika was welcomed in to his new role by Te Āti Awa, the Hutt Valley Pasifika community, colleagues and other dignitaries with a pōwhiri at Lower Hutt’s Waiwhetū Marae on Thursday.

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1358 days ago

Pet of the Day: Meet Dora

Reporter Community News

A belated Pet of the Day this week, meet Dora from Taita.

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 … View more

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1356 days ago

Get involved in planning the future of your city

Jon from Hutt City Council

An analysis of housing demand suggests Lower Hutt will need an extra 9600 homes in the three decades to 2047.

How we'll deal with providing enough housing for a growing population is part of the district plan review.
Learn more and have your say via the link below.

Or talk to our district … View more
An analysis of housing demand suggests Lower Hutt will need an extra 9600 homes in the three decades to 2047.

How we'll deal with providing enough housing for a growing population is part of the district plan review.
Learn more and have your say via the link below.

Or talk to our district plan team at our public open days today at Naenae Library (2-4pm) or the War Memorial Library, Central City (6-8pm). We'll be there as part of the Long Term Plan consultation.

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1356 days ago

Lower Hutt needs 9600 new houses

Reporter Community News

Lower Hutt needs 9600 new houses by 2047 as the population continues to rise. Where do you think they should go?
The council is currently reviewing the district plan as looks to find ways to provide more housing.

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