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Welcome swallows/warou (Hirundo neoxena) are New Zealand's newest native bird - having arrived here from Australia under their own steam in enough numbers to breed sometime in the 1950s (although there are records of them here as far back as the 1920s). They can be found in many places … View moreWelcome swallows/warou (Hirundo neoxena) are New Zealand's newest native bird - having arrived here from Australia under their own steam in enough numbers to breed sometime in the 1950s (although there are records of them here as far back as the 1920s). They can be found in many places throughout the Hutt around coastal areas and along our waterways. You can see them hawking for insects over the Hutt River in the early evening between the Ava Railbridge and the Ewen Bridge. They are brilliant architects, building adobe-style pudding-bowl-sized nests often on the sheltered and shaded sides of human buildings. Talk about adaptation. I watched a pair patiently scooping up beakfuls of mud, disappearing, and returning moments later for another beakful. It must take them hundreds of beakfuls of mud to get the nest finished – which is lined with comfy grass and feathers once the mud shell is complete. I've yet to get a good photo of a swallow in flight, but here are two briefly standing still. The second shows one of a pair scooping mud for a nest a few weeks ago.
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If you know someone who is giving back in your community, show them some love. Don't let their acts of generosity go unnoticed.
Here’s an excellent way to remember the difference between “affect” and “effect”, two commonly confused words!
Lots of questions in this picture. What year? Where is it taken from and what do your recognise?
Our December SuperSeniors Newsletter is out now.
In this issue, we introduce you to the new Minister for Seniors, Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall. We also have tips from CERT NZ on avoiding scams this festive season, details on low-cost prepaid broadband for seniors and much more!
Make sure you read it … View moreOur December SuperSeniors Newsletter is out now.
In this issue, we introduce you to the new Minister for Seniors, Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall. We also have tips from CERT NZ on avoiding scams this festive season, details on low-cost prepaid broadband for seniors and much more!
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The first 200 to register their event, whether your usual BBQ, street party or something new like a plant swap, will be sent a packet of seeds to help you get started!
You can also write something nice (in 30 words or less) about your neighbours, community or acts of neighbourliness you've … View moreThe first 200 to register their event, whether your usual BBQ, street party or something new like a plant swap, will be sent a packet of seeds to help you get started!
You can also write something nice (in 30 words or less) about your neighbours, community or acts of neighbourliness you've experienced with their new 'Notes for Neighbours' - any sort of note goes including poems! These will be shared on their Facebook, Instagram and website and 5 will be specially chosen to be featured on posters across Aotearoa.
Register your event, big or small, here today:
Celebrate Christmas in the Hutt Valley with these festive events featuring tinsel, music and of course Santa Claus himself
Saturday 5 December
Christmas in Da Hood 10am-3pm, Pomare Reserve, Taita
Fitmas in the Parks 9.30am, Riddiford Garden, Lower Hutt Central
Stokes Valley Christmas … View moreCelebrate Christmas in the Hutt Valley with these festive events featuring tinsel, music and of course Santa Claus himself
Saturday 5 December
Christmas in Da Hood 10am-3pm, Pomare Reserve, Taita
Fitmas in the Parks 9.30am, Riddiford Garden, Lower Hutt Central
Stokes Valley Christmas Parade and Market Market from 10am, Speldhurst Park Parade starts 12pm along Stokes Valley Road
Sunday 6 December
Eastbourne Market 10am-3pm, Williams Park, Days Bay
Tuesday 8 December
Maungaraki Pop Up Carols 6pm, Maungaraki School
Saturday 12 December
Christmas in Naenae 5.30-8pm, Everest Ave
Saturday 19 December
Xmas on George Street 11am-3pm, Delaney Park, Stokes Valley
Summer is a great time to spend time away - but it's not so great when you have to share a tent or room with someone who snores. Stop the complaints from friends and family by getting fitted for a Snorex.
Snorex is a custom made anti-snoring device. Fitting over the top and bottom teeth … View moreSummer is a great time to spend time away - but it's not so great when you have to share a tent or room with someone who snores. Stop the complaints from friends and family by getting fitted for a Snorex.
Snorex is a custom made anti-snoring device. Fitting over the top and bottom teeth and made of a soft plastic, the Snorex is discreet and easy to travel with - no bulky masks or machines. It works by holding the jaw forward, opening up the airway and stopping snoring. Made in Stokes Valley for 25 years, each Snorex is custom fitted for comfort and efficacy.
Being custom made it does take time to complete each Snorex, but booking a fitting in before Christmas means that in January you can start having years of snore-free nights.
For more information, or to check available dates for an appointment, go to www.snorex.co.nz or call 0800 766 739
If you live in Lower Hutt, be sure to check your November Hutt City Council rates bill to find out how to choose your bins ahead of next year’s upgrade to rubbish and recycling.
This week's featured bird is the oystercatcher, courtesy of Simon Woolf.
"Pretty rapt to see a clutch of oystercatcher, chicks and their parents, on Wellington's coast tonight. The adult birds were back from last year, and have three young ones in tow.
The adult bird had just caught… View moreThis week's featured bird is the oystercatcher, courtesy of Simon Woolf.
"Pretty rapt to see a clutch of oystercatcher, chicks and their parents, on Wellington's coast tonight. The adult birds were back from last year, and have three young ones in tow.
The adult bird had just caught a worm and the competition was on, as to which bird would get a feed. The bird at the back is the runt, and was also the chick that was attacked by gulls.
It was also the chick that was not in any way defended by the parent birds, while the other two birds were well cared for. You certainly know which chick is the runt, when it runs only metres away from you, after being chased by a gull, and neither of the parent birds felt the inclination to attack me!
Life is cruel for a baby oystercatcher, however if you are the runt of the clutch, life is really hard!"
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White-fronted terns/tara (Sterna striata) are not a particularly common sight on Petone Beach, but you can see them en masse a few times a year. They are fairly noisy energetic birds, as many seabirds are. They have a distinctive black cap, which is more pronounced during breeding season among the … View moreWhite-fronted terns/tara (Sterna striata) are not a particularly common sight on Petone Beach, but you can see them en masse a few times a year. They are fairly noisy energetic birds, as many seabirds are. They have a distinctive black cap, which is more pronounced during breeding season among the adults, younger birds are more mottled with quite pronounced striations on their backs. Despite living in a crowd, they like to keep the same partners from one season to the next. The male courts his mate by bringing her little fish gifts - it is actually very lovely to see. These shots were taken down the far Western end on the beach, past the dog exercise area, the second one is a juvenile asking Mum for food.
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