Wallaceville - Whitemans Valley, Upper Hutt

Seen anything suspicious lately?

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160 days ago

Semi automatic guns

Alanna from Wainuiomata

Just saw onel breakfast this morning ,that a government minister wants to change the ban on these, please see sense and do Not allow this to happen, we do NOT need another Christchurch massacre

160 days ago

Kids' planter box

The Team from Resene ColorShop Upper Hutt

It’s easy to create your very own colourful planter box, with the kids or for the kids to enjoy, from an old wooden drawer and Resene testpots.

Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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161 days ago

Have you got a family recipe for oranges?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

We're looking for delicious orange recipes to feature in NZ Gardener's October issue. Send your family's favourite ways to enjoy this fruit to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by August 20, 2024. Every published recipe wins a copy of the October issue of NZ Gardener.

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161 days ago

For the aroha of this place.

GWRC

You might have seen earthworks at the riverbed of Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River, and wondered what’s going on.

From strengthening banks to rebuilding rock structures, the work we are doing improves flood resilience.

By improving our defence against a flooding event, we protect our people … View more
You might have seen earthworks at the riverbed of Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River, and wondered what’s going on.

From strengthening banks to rebuilding rock structures, the work we are doing improves flood resilience.

By improving our defence against a flooding event, we protect our people and homes and keep business running as usual.

To find out more, visit gw.govt.nz/floodprotection
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162 days ago

GARAGE SALE (SUNDAY 21th JULY)

Anna from Wainuiomata

Raising funds to visit my sick mum overseas. Finances are tight so downsizing. Would really appreciate your support! 🫶

WAINUIOMATA GARAGE SALE
Outdoors on the lawn
SUNDAY 21th JULY- 10-4PM

Pre-loved items for:
Maternity
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Raising funds to visit my sick mum overseas. Finances are tight so downsizing. Would really appreciate your support! 🫶

WAINUIOMATA GARAGE SALE
Outdoors on the lawn
SUNDAY 21th JULY- 10-4PM

Pre-loved items for:
Maternity
Baby
Kids
Adults

Explore a big variety of Toys, Clothing, Beauty, Health, Household items, Electronics, Food etc.

Come & find us at 7 Manutuke Street, Wainiuomata, Lower Hutt

Wishing you a wonderful day! :) Cancelled if raining due to garage having flatmate's belongings.

Negotiable

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162 days ago

Winter Gardening

Shona McFarlane Retirement Village

Winter isn’t usually associated with pottering about in the garden. However, it’s possible to grow, harvest, and share a bustling winter crop.

As we have celebrated Matariki and the beginning of the Māori New Year, for winter gardeners it’s the right time to cultivate crops that thrive in… View more
Winter isn’t usually associated with pottering about in the garden. However, it’s possible to grow, harvest, and share a bustling winter crop.

As we have celebrated Matariki and the beginning of the Māori New Year, for winter gardeners it’s the right time to cultivate crops that thrive in cooler temperatures and to prepare the soil for future planting.

Click read more for the full story.

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162 days ago

Hit and Run - Ghuznee Street

The Team from Wellington District Police

Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run on Ghuznee Street in Wellington on Monday 17 June have identified a white Toyota Aqua whose driver may have information that could assist the investigation.

Initial enquiries indicate the driver may not have been aware they had collided with a person.

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Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run on Ghuznee Street in Wellington on Monday 17 June have identified a white Toyota Aqua whose driver may have information that could assist the investigation.

Initial enquiries indicate the driver may not have been aware they had collided with a person.

If you are the owner of this vehicle, please contact us.

We would also like to hear from anyone who witnessed the crash or who saw a similar make and model car around Ghuznee Street, or heading north towards the Hutt Valley, about 10:50pm on the night of the incident.

A number of people have come forward with information and spoken to Police since this tragic incident, and we ask anyone who has not yet spoken to us to get in touch, especially if you have video of the incident.

Information can be provided to Police by calling 105 or making an online report at 105.police.govt.nz using “Update Report”. Please reference the file number 240617/0598

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162 days ago

Choosing a dog. By David Attenborough

Lisa from Wainuiomata

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill … View more
Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

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162 days ago

Tai Chi returns next week

Andrew from Birchville

Tai Chi for strength, balance, mindfulness and well being

We are returning for another school term to Te Kupenga o Rongomai - Maidstone Sports Hub, 11 Railway Avenue Upper Hutt

Wednesday 24th July, 7pm - 8pm for 10 weeks
$10 per class or prepay $90 for entire term

Thursday 25th July, 10am… View more
Tai Chi for strength, balance, mindfulness and well being

We are returning for another school term to Te Kupenga o Rongomai - Maidstone Sports Hub, 11 Railway Avenue Upper Hutt

Wednesday 24th July, 7pm - 8pm for 10 weeks
$10 per class or prepay $90 for entire term

Thursday 25th July, 10am - 11am for 10 weeks
$10 per class or prepay $90 for entire term

Newcomers, experienced and in-between all welcome
Contact Tai Chi Coach Andrew Hardwick on 0211532508 for details

163 days ago

Caring For You Like Family

The Team from Ryman Healthcare

91-year-old Dora is a rest home resident at Ryman.

Between family gatherings, bus trips and village activities, she certainly enjoys a full life. With the many friendships she’s made, the caregivers and village staff have become an extension of her family.

Hear about Dora’s experienceView more
91-year-old Dora is a rest home resident at Ryman.

Between family gatherings, bus trips and village activities, she certainly enjoys a full life. With the many friendships she’s made, the caregivers and village staff have become an extension of her family.

Hear about Dora’s experience living in a Ryman community.
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171 days ago

For a bit of fun...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

What old products do you miss? Some products do become part of your life, whether it's just a treat you have at the cinema or your favourite breakfast spread.

Do you have a childhood memory to share? Let us know below what products you still think of fondly!

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164 days ago

2 weeks left to enter the Sunday Star-Times Winter Puzzle Comp!

Winter Puzzle

Don’t miss your chance to WIN 1 of 50 supermarket gift cards worth $100 each!
Simply grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper, solve the puzzle, find the prize word, and enter it online.

The more puzzles you complete the higher your chance to WIN! The competition ends on 28 July. To find … View more
Don’t miss your chance to WIN 1 of 50 supermarket gift cards worth $100 each!
Simply grab a copy of your local Stuff newspaper, solve the puzzle, find the prize word, and enter it online.

The more puzzles you complete the higher your chance to WIN! The competition ends on 28 July. To find out more about participating newspapers, click here.

The Team at Stuff and Sunday Star-Times
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165 days ago

Enjoy fragrant lilies thanks to NZ Gardener

NZ Gardener

This July, NZ Gardener has teamed up with NZ Bulbs to offer you a FREE pack of mixed oriental lily bulbs when you purchase a 1 or 2-year magazine subscription*. Your bulbs will be sent out in late August, the perfect time to plant in time to have fragrant Christmas flowers.

With a subscription … View more
This July, NZ Gardener has teamed up with NZ Bulbs to offer you a FREE pack of mixed oriental lily bulbs when you purchase a 1 or 2-year magazine subscription*. Your bulbs will be sent out in late August, the perfect time to plant in time to have fragrant Christmas flowers.

With a subscription to NZ Gardener, you’ll enjoy professional and inspirational garden advice, convenient monthly delivery to your home, exclusive subscriber-only discounts, big savings off the retail price, PLUS subscribe before 28 July to enjoy free lily bulbs! *T&Cs apply.
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165 days ago

FAMILY GARAGE SALE (SUN 14th JULY- 10-4PM)!

Anna from Wainuiomata

Moving overseas to be with my sick mum. Finances are tight so downsizing. Would really appreciate your support! 🫶

WAINUI MOVING OUT SALE!
Outdoors on the lawn
SUNDAY 14th … View more
Moving overseas to be with my sick mum. Finances are tight so downsizing. Would really appreciate your support! 🫶

WAINUI MOVING OUT SALE!
Outdoors on the lawn
SUNDAY 14th JULY- 10-4PM

Pre-loved items for:
Maternity
Baby
Kids
Adults

Explore a big variety of Toys, Clothing, Beauty, Health, Household items, Electronics, Food etc.

Come & find us at 7 Manutuke Street, Wainiuomata, Lower Hutt

Wishing you a wonderful day! :)

Cancelled if raining due to garage having flatmate's belongings.

Negotiable

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166 days ago

Koraunui Ukulele - It's now or never

DJ from Naenae

Watch Sarah from the Koraunui Hub Stokes Valley sing along with Koraunui Ukulele on an old Elvis classic.

Please Like and Share It's now or never
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We are back at Koraunui Hub next Saturday from 1-2.30pm. Come and sing along like Sarah did or we have spare ukes if you … View more
Watch Sarah from the Koraunui Hub Stokes Valley sing along with Koraunui Ukulele on an old Elvis classic.

Please Like and Share It's now or never
www.youtube.com...
We are back at Koraunui Hub next Saturday from 1-2.30pm. Come and sing along like Sarah did or we have spare ukes if you want to give it a try. Remember every day is a ukulele day.

Cheers...DJ Pomare

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