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1081 days ago

Khandallah Village Market: This Saturday!

Amanda from Khandallah

Happening from this Saturday!
Please note we will be at St Barnabas for December. We are also requiring visitors to wear a mask and to be prepared to show evidence of your fully vaxxed status. This is a non-negotiable requirement. www.facebook.com...
We are also running our online market from the … View more
Happening from this Saturday!
Please note we will be at St Barnabas for December. We are also requiring visitors to wear a mask and to be prepared to show evidence of your fully vaxxed status. This is a non-negotiable requirement. www.facebook.com...
We are also running our online market from the 1st until the 24th!
www.facebook.com...

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1106 days ago

Land Grab !! Significant Natural Areas - WCC Draft Plan

Lim from Northland

Dear Neighbours,

We have just received a letter from WCC saying that a significant part of our land is going to be designated as Significant Natural Areas (SNA).

To put it as not so fine a point, SNA is more akin to a blatant land grab whereby your private land is being treated almost like … View more
Dear Neighbours,

We have just received a letter from WCC saying that a significant part of our land is going to be designated as Significant Natural Areas (SNA).

To put it as not so fine a point, SNA is more akin to a blatant land grab whereby your private land is being treated almost like Council reserve land. Anything more than minor maintenance of your land eg. trimming *will* require a resource consent. Essentially SNA strips away many of your rights as property and land owners.

We are all in for natural conversation but this is a a very heavy handed approach more like what happens to other overseas authoritarian regimes where land grab is a given. What annoys us the most is when there were property development in the neighbourhood and the developers were cutting down *ALL* the trees on road reserve, we wrote to WCC and they decided to turn a blind eye. And now WCC is talking about SNA. What an unprincipled and a hypocritcal proposal.

You can read more about SNA on WCC site here:
planningforgrowth.wellington.govt.nz...

and the map of Significant Natural Areas in Wellington:
wcc.maps.arcgis.com...


A commentary by Barbara Mckenzie on Scoop, she had started a petition for WCC to abandon its SNA policy:

www.scoop.co.nz...

www.change.org...

Submission to WCC can be made here ( due 14 December 2021):

EMAIL: planningforgrowth.wellington.govt.nz...

ONLINE: planningforgrowth.wellington.govt.nz...

1083 days ago

SPCA Pet of the Day: Meet Kora

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Meet four month old Kora who is available for adoption at the Wellington SPCA.

"I'm a playful pup, who loves having a wrestle with my friends and burning off my puppy energy. I have quickly become a volunteer favourite and they can’t understand why I am still here. I am looking for a … View more
Meet four month old Kora who is available for adoption at the Wellington SPCA.

"I'm a playful pup, who loves having a wrestle with my friends and burning off my puppy energy. I have quickly become a volunteer favourite and they can’t understand why I am still here. I am looking for a semi-experienced home to help me learn the necessities, continue my socialisation and help me thrive in my new home. Due to my age, I'm not able to be left alone for more than a few hours at a time, though it's a great time to continue my puppy training.
I am beginning to learn basic commands like sit, down and come. I love chasing balls and chewing , I am very clever at doing both of these things. I am yet to be tested with small animals, and could learn from an existing male dog in the home. I am better suited to a house with confident teenagers, rather than children. If you're keen to meet me and be very entertained by me, apply to adopt me and the canine team will be in touch."

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1082 days ago

How much light does your houseplant need?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

If you've ever struggled with this question, houseplant collector Moira West (400 indoor plants and growing!) has the answers.

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1082 days ago

Heading to the bach this summer?

Climate Insights

Summer is nearly here and for many folks it is time to head to the beach. Whether you have your own batch or rent one it can be interesting to know about sea level rise, risk posed by storms, and of course tsunami.

With the Climate Insights property report you can get information on all three … View more
Summer is nearly here and for many folks it is time to head to the beach. Whether you have your own batch or rent one it can be interesting to know about sea level rise, risk posed by storms, and of course tsunami.

With the Climate Insights property report you can get information on all three ocean-related events. With easy to read graphs and insights for reducing your family's and a property's risk it is an essential part of your coastal awareness toolkit.
Download your Property Climate Report

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1082 days ago

Wellington will shift to Orange on Friday 3 December

Simone Borgstede from Wellington City Council

Following the Government’s announcement today, we are preparing to run the new COVID Traffic Light System across all our facilities and services as Wellington will be shifting to Orange on Friday 3 December.

Specific information about our services and facilities will be available on Thursday 2 … View more
Following the Government’s announcement today, we are preparing to run the new COVID Traffic Light System across all our facilities and services as Wellington will be shifting to Orange on Friday 3 December.

Specific information about our services and facilities will be available on Thursday 2 December, but for now please visit: wellington.govt.nz...

To get your COVID Vaccine Pass, visit www.mycovidrecord.health.nz....

1083 days ago

Council rubbish calendar

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

The 2022 rubbish/recycling collection calendar and information brochures are available! You can either grab one from the council service centre or you can email the council (info@wcc.govt.nz) and they will post the correct calendar to your address. Include your name, address and 'recycling … View moreThe 2022 rubbish/recycling collection calendar and information brochures are available! You can either grab one from the council service centre or you can email the council (info@wcc.govt.nz) and they will post the correct calendar to your address. Include your name, address and 'recycling calendar' in the subject line. Click on READ MORE to go the council site.

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1083 days ago

Check before you swim this summer

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Greater Wellington is reminding everyone to check the safety of swimming spots over summer.
"We monitor over 80 swimming spots in our region over summer to help make sure you can check where it’s safe to swim."
Click on READ MORE to learn you can check before you swimming.

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1086 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Words and picture by Louise Thomas.
"Might I suggest that if you don't want people to know you are nesting there, that you stop screaming like a stuck pig every time someone walks past. Just a thought. Pūkeko/purple swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) at Manor Park Golf Sanctuary."

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1083 days ago

Picked in the morning, on your plate for lunch

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Read about this Dunedin cafe where vegetables from the kitchen has been grown by the owner. The staples of pumpkins, beetroot, cabbage and carrots do well here, he says, with a wide variety of other crops including spring onions, kohlrabi, celery, fennel, kale, potatoes, … View more
Dear neighbours,

Read about this Dunedin cafe where vegetables from the kitchen has been grown by the owner. The staples of pumpkins, beetroot, cabbage and carrots do well here, he says, with a wide variety of other crops including spring onions, kohlrabi, celery, fennel, kale, potatoes, silverbeet, leek, mint and herbs. Yummy!

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1083 days ago

Tattersfield mattress

Gaylene from Northland

Tattersfield 7 Tech long single (205 x 91) slat mattress in very good condition. PM me. Free. Pick up.

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1083 days ago

your old wool carpet wants a new home...

Leah & Roger from Karori

Lots of wool carpet wanted. Perhaps you are getting new carpet.... I'll collect your old one

Free

1085 days ago

Have your say on your local.

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Has the pandemic made you shop more locally? Do you feel like you can rely on your community?

Let us know in our State of the Neighbourhood survey and you could win 1 of 10 $100 Prezzy cards.
Take the survey

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1085 days ago

Khandallah Village Market: Christmas Markets are back on!

Amanda from Khandallah

Given the clarity around events under traffic light 'orange', the Khandallah Christmas Markets have been reinstated! www.facebook.com...

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1085 days ago

What's On at the National Library - December 2021

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

Kia ora
Below is our suite of free events for December 2021, and online events at the National Library, Thorndon. For more information visit our website: natlib.govt.nz
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Digital Pasifik live - Solomon Islands National Museum
Join on an online tour of the Solomon Islands National Museum … View more
Kia ora
Below is our suite of free events for December 2021, and online events at the National Library, Thorndon. For more information visit our website: natlib.govt.nz
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Digital Pasifik live - Solomon Islands National Museum
Join on an online tour of the Solomon Islands National Museum with the Deputy Director Lawrence Kiko, who will be showing a selection of items from the Museum.

Date: Tuesday 30 November 2021 Time: 6pm to 7pm Cost: Free Venue: Online by Zoom please see the website
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Te pānui o Te Awhi Rito — Te hā, te kupu, te kōrero
Te Awhi Rito, Ben Brown, presents his pānui / inaugural address about the importance of reading to children and the way stories give us a deeper understanding of our relationships to each other and the world we live in.

Date: Thursday 2 December 2021 Time: 6pm to 7pm Cost: Free Register online before 29 November 2021 Venue: Online by Zoom please see the website
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Ngā Tānga Reo Māori: An introduction to the Books in Māori collection of printed Māori taonga.
The Library has begun to digitise its collection of printed Māori, and the first items will be made available on a new books portal in the Papers Past website. Join Māori Digitisation Advisor Clare Butler (Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa) and Curator, Māori Paul Diamond (Ngāti Hauā, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) online, to take a closer look at part of the Library’s extensive collection of printed Māori language material, and this exciting development which will make them available beyond the Library’s walls.

Date: Tuesday 7 December 2021 Time: 1pm to 2pm Cost: Free Register online Venue: Online by Zoom please see the website
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Human Rights Day – ‘A Thousand Cuts’ documentary screening and panel discussion
Join the Netherlands Embassy and the High Commission of Canada in New Zealand for a screening of the multiple award-winning documentary A Thousand Cuts, which portrays the drive of Philippine journalist Maria Ressa to defend freedom of expression.

Date: Tuesday 7 December 2021 Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm Cost: Free Booking from website
Venue: Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium Lower Ground Floor
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He Tohu Audio and Sign Language Guides
Discover the new He Tohu Audio and Sign Language Guides at the National Library of New Zealand.  Come and explore He Tohu in one of seven languages; English, Te Reo Māori, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, French, German and NZ Sign Language.

Date: Monday 29 November 2021 onwards  Time: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday  9am to 1pm Saturdays Cost: Free  Venue: He Tohu, Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor
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Trouble in Paradise: Climate change in the Pacific
A photographic exhibition documenting the effects of the climate crisis in the Pacific, artworks by Sheyne Tuffery, and a selection of historical rare books from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Date: Thursday 4 November 2021 to Saturday 30 April 2022 Time: 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday  9am to 1pm Saturdays Cost: Free Venue: National Library Gallery, Ground Floor
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Imagining Dante exhibition
Imagining Dante showcases some of the illustrated editions of the Divine Comedy held by the Alexander Turnbull Library from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries.

Date: 1 November 2021 to 28 January 2022 Time: 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday  9am to 1pm Saturdays Cost: Free Venue: Turnbull Gallery, Level 1

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