Aro Valley, Wellington

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2256 days ago

Treasurer wanted - rewarding volunteer opportunity!

The Team from Ghost Fishing NZ

Ahoy Mateys! GFNZ are "fishing" for a Treasurer to join our committee and manage our gold! If you have experience in this area and think it's something you may be interested in, then please send an email to GFNZmanagement@gmail.com and we will contact you with further information.

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2256 days ago

Poll: Should the NZ Wars be made compulsory?

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Kia ora neighbours,

Te reo is in the spotlight and is being celebrated throughout the country as part of Māori Language Week. This week, Barbershop in Blue returned with a waiata, parents shared stories about raising children as bilingual, Stuff became Puna, and the future of te reo in NZ was … View more
Kia ora neighbours,

Te reo is in the spotlight and is being celebrated throughout the country as part of Māori Language Week. This week, Barbershop in Blue returned with a waiata, parents shared stories about raising children as bilingual, Stuff became Puna, and the future of te reo in NZ was debated.

But one debate is still ramping up - should the New Zealand Wars become a compulsory part of the curriculum? What do you think? Take part in our poll below!

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Should the NZ Wars be made compulsory?
  • 33.6% Yes, it's an important part of our history
    33.6% Complete
  • 39.5% It should be taught, but shouldn't be compulsory
    39.5% Complete
  • 13.1% No, I'm against the idea
    13.1% Complete
  • 13.8% I'm for both te reo and the wars to be compulsory
    13.8% Complete
2408 votes
2256 days ago

October School Holiday Programme

Jo from Wellington United Associated Football Club

Our Junior Football Club is running their very successful, fun and rewarding Indoor Football/Futsal School Holiday programme in the first week of the October school holidays.

You do not need to be affiliated to any football club, you just need to be aged 7-13 and love football or futsal or … View more
Our Junior Football Club is running their very successful, fun and rewarding Indoor Football/Futsal School Holiday programme in the first week of the October school holidays.

You do not need to be affiliated to any football club, you just need to be aged 7-13 and love football or futsal or kicking a ball around in general. The cost is $35.00 per day or if you book and pay for the full five days we have a special offer of $150.00
The programme is run by our Head Coach Guille Schiltenwolf and assisted by current senior players. It is held at Wellington High School Tindall Gym (entrance off Taranaki Street) from 9am to 3pm each day.

for more information and to register head to www.wellingtonunited.org.nz... and click on the Link to the School Holiday Programme or feel free to contact me on 027 3372778 if you would like to chat more.

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2257 days ago

Seniors' Week Celebration at Karori Community Centre

Nicky Bridge from Karori Community Centre

Next month is Seniors' Week and Karori Community Centre are hosting an inter-generational celebration on Friday 19 October, 11am-1.30pm.

This is an opportunity for our Karori seniors and juniors to spend time together enjoying lunch, music and fun activities.

Everyone is welcome to … View more
Next month is Seniors' Week and Karori Community Centre are hosting an inter-generational celebration on Friday 19 October, 11am-1.30pm.

This is an opportunity for our Karori seniors and juniors to spend time together enjoying lunch, music and fun activities.

Everyone is welcome to join us and bring along a grandchild or special child in your life. Or come on your own and celebrate with us.

We invite you to bring along an old object from your house and a story to share about it.

Koha is invited

RSVP to info@karoricommunitycentre.org.nz

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2257 days ago

Te Ao Māori at Marsden

Inge Doig from Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

Students school wide at Marsden enjoyed Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, taking part in sports games, language learning, buddy time and cultural activities. Māori Language Week is not the only time we embrace Te Ao Māori, it is already integrated throughout our Preschool and Primary learning, and woven … View moreStudents school wide at Marsden enjoyed Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, taking part in sports games, language learning, buddy time and cultural activities. Māori Language Week is not the only time we embrace Te Ao Māori, it is already integrated throughout our Preschool and Primary learning, and woven through subject strands at all year levels. Year 7-8 students progress their understanding of Te Reo and Te Ao Māori and at Years 9-10 it is a core subject. Check out our Curriculum Overview and Year Programmes here.

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2257 days ago

Moon Festival along with Free Vegetarian Cruisine

Sung Sung from Te Aro

Good News !!!

Join us to celebrate our Chinese's Moon Festival along with Free Vegetarian Cuisine.
Bring along your families and friends to:

Venue: St. Patrick's Church Hall
17 Rongotai Road
Kilbirnie, Welington
Date: Sunday, 23 September 2018 … View more
Good News !!!

Join us to celebrate our Chinese's Moon Festival along with Free Vegetarian Cuisine.
Bring along your families and friends to:

Venue: St. Patrick's Church Hall
17 Rongotai Road
Kilbirnie, Welington
Date: Sunday, 23 September 2018
Time: 10.00 am - 3.00 pm

Free Admission

Enjoy our traditional Cantonese Opera, food, Moon Cakes and attend the Lantern riddle-guessing contests.

All are welcome !!!

2257 days ago

FREE Get your life back seminar - with Dave Letele

Anele Bamber from Vaka Tautua

If you have been inspired by Dave Letele and his work done through his BBM Community movement then here's your chance to meet him this weekend.


Dave is doing a FREE seminar this Saturday 15th September at Primefit Upper Hutt at 6:30pm to hear about how he has lost over 100kgs and managed… View more
If you have been inspired by Dave Letele and his work done through his BBM Community movement then here's your chance to meet him this weekend.


Dave is doing a FREE seminar this Saturday 15th September at Primefit Upper Hutt at 6:30pm to hear about how he has lost over 100kgs and managed to maintain it through an improved lifestyle.

Venue: Primefit 168 Main St, Upper Hutt, Wellington
Date: Saturday 15th of September. Time: 6:30pm.
Please Contact: dave.letele@thebbmprogram.com

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2257 days ago

Beautiful sunny 3 bedroomed townhouse for rent Brooklyn

Lauren from Brooklyn

This really is a stunny place to be; overlooking a park with lush bush and all day sun.  Very close to town and Brooklyn village a short walk down the hill. 
Call 027 354 2891 Lauren

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2259 days ago

Petition to have an Independent Commissioner look into the Bus Network Changes

Lim from Northland

Dear Wellington Community,
It is now week 9 of the new bus network introduction. And soon we will be into 3 months since launch. The new network has caused serious inconvenience and in quite a lot of cases severe hardships for the Wellington Community.

For the public, the old network is always… View more
Dear Wellington Community,
It is now week 9 of the new bus network introduction. And soon we will be into 3 months since launch. The new network has caused serious inconvenience and in quite a lot of cases severe hardships for the Wellington Community.

For the public, the old network is always going to be the benchmark of service levels. Why would anyone want to spend millions of dollars putting in a fancy new network which is going to make life so much more difficult for people?

To put things in perspective, after 4 public meetings (with over a thousand people attending) and thousands of complaints since launch, we now have 2 peak time buses added to the Karori route, a Bus 18 reinstatement announcement which will not take effect for another 3 months and a very minor schedule change for the Eastern suburb. These changes probably represent less than 5% of returning to the service levels of the old network. Furthermore, thousands were providing feedback for 4 years during the consultation round prior to launch.

Are we going to need 200 more public meetings and 8 more years to just return to the old service levels? Personally, I am fast losing faith in the Regional Council’s capability in looking after public interests and making any rapid and meaningful improvements.

To be able to move forward, GWRC first must acknowledge that they have got the network design wrong. There is none of that, instead what we are seeing is more PR Spin, face saving, shifting blames and expecting people to live with the ‘new normal”.

In some developing countries a change of this magnitude which has so negatively impact the life of the people would have caused civil unrest and public riots. However, we live in a democratic country and there are democratic processes to follow to effect changes. There is already a petition urging the government to appoint an independent commissioner to examine the impact of recent changes in Wellington's public transport network. Perhaps it is time we take this petition seriously …

www.parliament.nz...

cc: Angela Stewart Nicole Martin-Lupp Jill Matthews Beckie Alexander Liz Parsons Joy Thorp Corinne Rivoallan Richard Elwin Vaughan Crimmins Patricia Thompson Linnette Horne Leoni Hawkins

2258 days ago

Poll: Would you let the grass and weeds in your local parks grow to feed and home pollinators?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kiwis love our lawns and traditionally we expect our councils to keep the lawns of our public parks and verges tidy and well mowed and to get rid of any weeds. But actually a neat and tidy green lawn is a food desert for pollinators, and leaving grass unmown and letting so-called weeds like clover … View moreKiwis love our lawns and traditionally we expect our councils to keep the lawns of our public parks and verges tidy and well mowed and to get rid of any weeds. But actually a neat and tidy green lawn is a food desert for pollinators, and leaving grass unmown and letting so-called weeds like clover and dandelion flower provides food for bees and helps support biodiversity. Would you be happy if your local authority let the grass in your local parks grow long and allowed weeds to flourish?

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Would you let the grass and weeds in your local parks grow to feed and home pollinators?
  • 25% Yes of course. we need to help the bees.
    25% Complete
  • 42% Yes, but there needs to be signage to say that it's being done for pollinators,
    42% Complete
  • 26.4% No. Parks are used for sports and the grass needs to be mown. Plant for pollinat
    26.4% Complete
  • 6.6% No. I think that is just the council saying it's for pollinators but really it's
    6.6% Complete
605 votes
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