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Just a reminder of the meeting today at 3.00 pm, regarding the closure of our recycling center. (Note that the greenwaste area is on borrowed time also.)
3.00pm, Waikanae Beach Community Hall, Rauparaha St, Waikanae Beach.
No one dreams bigger than an Olympian, and nothing connects us as a nation quite like sport!
As a proud partner of the New Zealand Olympic Team, we’re getting behind our Olympians so they can turn their dreams into a reality.
This week we feature a stunning close-up but what type of bird is it?
The photo was supplied by Andrew Gorrie.
PROMISING START TO BUILDING FUND APPEAL
We have had a great response so far from the public, with a total of $12,000 being donated this week.
Richard Mansell of Coastlands donated $10,000 in response to David Haxton's front page article in the Kapiti News - with the remaining $2,000 from … View morePROMISING START TO BUILDING FUND APPEAL
We have had a great response so far from the public, with a total of $12,000 being donated this week.
Richard Mansell of Coastlands donated $10,000 in response to David Haxton's front page article in the Kapiti News - with the remaining $2,000 from locals digging deep.
We have received offers from builders wanting to help with the remedial works, once the building has been relocated. And our lease moved to the next stage - with legal clearance being sought.
Local MP for Otaki, Terisa Ngobi also met with the foodbank team this week to offer her support for the appeal. As a former volunteer at the Levin foodbank, she understands how vital our service is to the community.
Remember you can keep up to date with our progress by following us on facebook, as well as checking out the new signs around Kapiti.
Kapiti News will also be publishing our weekly updates.
Picture: David Edwards (Chairperson), Terisa Ngobi (MP for Otaki) and Kerry Lovell (Foodbank manager).
Photo credit: David Haxton, Kapiti News (NZME)
www.thekapitifoodbank.co.nz...
People going across crossing at Harvey Normans Paraparaumu need to stop look left and right before they cross somebody going to get hurt one day.
Hi there, does anyone have an old computer monitor (with HDMI connection) lying around the place that I could take off your hands?
This weeks contribution is from Louise Thomas.
"When I was young I didn’t like the boatsheds. To my eye they looked derelict and unkempt – a hotchpotch of too bright clashing colours, and all of them peeling to reveal bleached wood underneath. They reminded me of my Nana’s crocheted … View moreThis weeks contribution is from Louise Thomas.
"When I was young I didn’t like the boatsheds. To my eye they looked derelict and unkempt – a hotchpotch of too bright clashing colours, and all of them peeling to reveal bleached wood underneath. They reminded me of my Nana’s crocheted rugs with frayed threads and darned patches. I liked things shining, new, and squared away. Anything else smacked of some sort of failure, either of duty or poverty.
Now that I’m older, and not untouched by time myself, I realise that decay is inevitable, and, more importantly, there is texture and beauty in it. The sea, like life, can be a rough place. The winds carry salt and sand, storm surges leave marks and baggage piled around the high tide mark, sometimes spilling over onto the little docks. But in this flotsam, rotting seaweed, silt, and tangled tree branches are a million little bugs, fish, and crabs – a roiling primordial soup seasoned with iodine and salt and feasted on by the birds. Nothing is lost - just transformed. Sacred kingfisher/kōtare (Todiramphus sanctus) catching the light at the Hutt Estuary boatsheds, Hikoikoi Reserve, Lower Hutt."
WHEN:- Sunday 11 July from 10am - 1pm
WHERE:- Waikanae Beach Community Hall, 22a Rauparaha St, Waikanae Beach
Great Community Market with local stallholders showcasing a huge variety of quality items including:
- Award-winning Olive Oil
- Local Waikanae Honey
- Yummy Bakery Biscuits including … View moreWHEN:- Sunday 11 July from 10am - 1pm
WHERE:- Waikanae Beach Community Hall, 22a Rauparaha St, Waikanae Beach
Great Community Market with local stallholders showcasing a huge variety of quality items including:
- Award-winning Olive Oil
- Local Waikanae Honey
- Yummy Bakery Biscuits including Keto and Gluten-Free
- Unique Designer Clothing
- Scented Candles
- Jewellery
- Pottery
- Homewares (Plump the Pillows and others)
- Lavender Products
- Up-cycled, Repurposed and hand made items and much much more.
Escape the house, peruse the various treasures, pick up a bargain or a gift then enjoy the rest of the day touring the many attractions and cafes.
Invite a friend or 2 and enjoy an outing at this great community event. Support local!
Covid–19 Level 1 protocols will be in place.
GARAGE SALE 10TH JULY 8AM 2 VICTOR GROVE WAIKANAE BEACH
EVERYTHING MUST GO
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS,FURNITURE, JIGSAWS, PLANTS,TOOLS,CHINA AND SO MUCH MORE
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE COME AND GET A BARGAIN
SATURDAY 10TH JULY 8AM 2 VICTOR GROVE WAIKANAE BEACH
PLANTS,BOOKS,TOYS,PLANT POTS, AND POT PLANTS,TOOLS,FURNITURE,CHINA,COLLECTABLES
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
LEAVING THE DISTRICT EVERYTHING MUST GO.
COME AND BAG A BARGAIN, BRING YOUR SMALL CHANGE,
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
The Waste Minimisation Act (2008) requires Councils in NZ to have a plan to divert waste from landfill, with stated outcomes. Despite this, the amount of waste going to landfill in NZ is high. We are the tenth worst producers of waste in the world, at an average of 3.6 kg per person, per day. … View moreThe Waste Minimisation Act (2008) requires Councils in NZ to have a plan to divert waste from landfill, with stated outcomes. Despite this, the amount of waste going to landfill in NZ is high. We are the tenth worst producers of waste in the world, at an average of 3.6 kg per person, per day. Given that we produce around 300 gms of waste every two to three weeks at our house, there are obviously people producing a lot more than 3 kg.
Shortly, the Government will announce an amendment to the Act which sets targets for diversion of waste which Councils must meet. Fines will be imposed for those councils that do not meet their targets. Given the lip service that KCDC pays to waste minimisation and its preference for closing recycling centres, its highly likely that KCDC will fail to meet these targets. As well, their attitude toward paying such fines or legal fees is remarkably cavalier. They seem to see it as part of the job description. I cant say I'm comfortable with my carefully budgeted rates, that I send to KCDC every fortnight, being used to pay fines because they cannot take waste minimisation seriously. They are neither sincere or genuine in their concerns regarding management of waste, greenhouse gases and climate change.
Want to hear more? Come along to the public meeting on Sunday at 3.00 pm at the Waikanae Beach Community Hall, Rauparaha St Waikanae Beach, just down from Longbeach. We'd love to see you there.
Bring some ordinary storage baskets to life using a few Resene testpots of Resene Nero, Resene Glamour Puss and Resene White and some leafy house plants!
Find out how to create your own.
Come along if you are keen to be part of a new discussion group at 1030am on Monday - the time might change but come along if you can; there are an awful lot of things to put right in the world!!
Puis, nous avons French lessons on Monday at 11.00am, and our Words group (all things literary) on … View moreCome along if you are keen to be part of a new discussion group at 1030am on Monday - the time might change but come along if you can; there are an awful lot of things to put right in the world!!
Puis, nous avons French lessons on Monday at 11.00am, and our Words group (all things literary) on Tuesday at 1.00pm after our JP visit from 1030am till noon, then Rummikub on Wednesday at 1.00pm, and our ever-more-talented musicians Rick and friends playing on Thursday at 1.00pm. (Line dancing is next Friday, the third Friday of the month.)
Do come along - Cameo is a place where you can laugh and chat to each other and the hosts and meet such interesting people (Albert and his dear little Jack Russell, Barney, on Wednesday) -
Have a lovely weekend :)
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