Crofton Downs, Wellington

Got some bits to give away?

Got some bits to give away?

Clear our that garage and pop it on Neighbourly Market for free.

2268 days ago

Applications to be part of the Hutt Valley-Wellington Whaitua Committee closes tomorrow

Community Engagement Advisor from Greater Wellington Regional Council

Applications to be part of the Hutt Valley-Wellington Whaitua Committee closes tomorrow. This is your chance to be part of a vision to change and care. If you have the right skills, knowledge and passion, we will like to hear from you.

To know more or for applying online, visit:
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Applications to be part of the Hutt Valley-Wellington Whaitua Committee closes tomorrow. This is your chance to be part of a vision to change and care. If you have the right skills, knowledge and passion, we will like to hear from you.

To know more or for applying online, visit:
www.gw.govt.nz... If you have questions, email us at whaitua@gw.govt.nz

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2268 days ago

Oriental Parade work getting under way from 10 September

Social Media Specialist from Wellington City Council

Work on Oriental Parade (between Herd Street and Freyberg) will begin on Monday 10 September. We're changing the layout on the road side of the trees to provide more space for people. If you're on bikes or foot you can still use the shared path on the seaward side. Most angle parking … View moreWork on Oriental Parade (between Herd Street and Freyberg) will begin on Monday 10 September. We're changing the layout on the road side of the trees to provide more space for people. If you're on bikes or foot you can still use the shared path on the seaward side. Most angle parking between Herd Street & Freyberg Pool will be unavailable while the work happens (temporary mobility parking will be provided). Work is scheduled to finish in December. For more info click here. Image: artist’s impression.

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2268 days ago

Spend a week in one of our holiday homes for free!

Manchester Unity Friendly Society

We're celebrating our launch on Neighbourly! Join Manchester Unity during September, October or November 2018 and take out a funeral benefit or join one of our medical schemes and be in the draw to spend a week in one of our holiday homes for free!*

Request a new member pack and start … View more
We're celebrating our launch on Neighbourly! Join Manchester Unity during September, October or November 2018 and take out a funeral benefit or join one of our medical schemes and be in the draw to spend a week in one of our holiday homes for free!*

Request a new member pack and start enjoying all the benefits of being a member of one of the oldest organisations in New Zealand.

- Enjoy kiwi holiday homes
- Meet like-minded people
- Save money
- Protect your family’s health
- Receive kids’ scholarships
- Enjoy togetherness

Use our national network of branches. We have 26 branches nationwide that we call Lodges. The Lodge is where we meet to organise projects that help local members, discuss the local and national business of Manchester Unity, learn meeting skills and get together with friends.

* dates subject to availability
Find out more

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2268 days ago

Wheel chair and fold-up walking frame for sale

Stella from Karori

Walking aids for sale!
Fold up walking frame that fits into the boot of a car and a hospital quality wheelchair.

NOTE: items can be sold separately for $250 each or $500 for both. All inquiries welcome.

Pick up only.

Price: $250

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2270 days ago

Get in the to draw win this car!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

This month we're giving away a car. Not just any car, but a brand new Suzuki Vitara worth $30,690 to one lucky member. To make sure you're in the draw just click the button below - it's that easy. Good luck! Winner

T&Cs apply.
Put me in the draw!

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2271 days ago

Draughtsperson / Architect Required ASAP

Rachelle from Crofton Downs

Is anyone able to recommend either a draughtsperson or architect who is available to draw up some plans for renovating our house to submit to the council?

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2278 days ago

Open Letter to Metlink re: Your Bus Network Facebook Live Sessions

Lim from Northland

Dear Metlink: On Our Way ,

First of all, I applaud Metlink’s effort in engaging the community on the new bus network problems. I have a few suggestions which I would like to make, and I hope it will make the Facebook Live sessions more constructive and meaningful for all parties.

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Dear Metlink: On Our Way ,

First of all, I applaud Metlink’s effort in engaging the community on the new bus network problems. I have a few suggestions which I would like to make, and I hope it will make the Facebook Live sessions more constructive and meaningful for all parties.

For nearly 4 years, thousands of commuters have written to Metlink/GWRC regarding the proposed new bus networks. Many of us had also attended numerous public meetings. However, the strong feeling that we have as a Wellington community is that we have been ignored all along and instead Metlink listens to consultants.

I hope Metlink is aware that people are very sceptical about any Metlink consultation sessions. Since the new network has gone live on the 15-July, people are wasting hours of their time (often daily) coping with the new dysfunctional network. Parents are in worse position of having to cope their own transport problems and school buses problems as well.

The time of just talking about the problems is well and truly over. We as a community want to see a concrete action plan on how the problems can be fixed promptly. The problems with the new network are well understood and can be summarised below:

• Excessive delays in getting to the destination
• Severe overcrowding during peak time
• Lost of direct routes and multiple transfers required to get to the destination adding to the delay. Commute time is now taking 2 – 3 times as long.
• Missing buses
• Ghost buses and unreliable Real Time Information
• Some routes are now missing in the new network

I would also encourage Metlink to share the many feedback which you have received since going live and all the historical feedback regarding the new network. The art of listening is to play back concerns which have already been provided by thousands of people recently and historically.

To make the Facebook Live sessions meaningful and constructive, I would like to suggest Metlink changing the sessions more to:

“This is what we will do given the feedback that we have already received for these suburbs and this is the timeframe that we will work to”

Anything less than what I suggested above is not going to address people’s scepticism that Metlink is consulting in good faith this time. I look forward to hearing from you.



Yours sincerely,

Lim Leong

2270 days ago

Proposing changes to alcohol ban areas

Social Media Specialist from Wellington City Council

We’re reviewing the current Liquor Control bylaw and we have some proposed some changes to the alcohol ban areas. The consultation runs until 5pm Sunday 30 September and we want to hear what you think. To have your say click here.

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2270 days ago

Severe weather watch for Wellington region

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

From MetService: A low is deepening east of New Zealand during today (Friday), bringing rain to the lower North Island. The heaviest falls are expected over Wellington and Wairarapa south of Featherston. Southwest gales may affect eastern areas from Wairarapa to Marlborough, and this Watch includes… View moreFrom MetService: A low is deepening east of New Zealand during today (Friday), bringing rain to the lower North Island. The heaviest falls are expected over Wellington and Wairarapa south of Featherston. Southwest gales may affect eastern areas from Wairarapa to Marlborough, and this Watch includes the possibility of these gales becoming severe in Wellington, southern Wairarapa and the Kaikoura Coast.

People are advised to keep up to date with the latest forecasts in case other areas are added to the watch, or if this is updated to a warning.

Heavy Rain Watch
Area: Wellington, and Wairarapa south of Featherston
Valid: 11 hours from 8:00am to 7:00pm Friday
Forecast: A period of heavy rain, chiefly about Wairarapa south of Featherston, and the eastern hills of Wellington.

Strong Wind Watch
Area: Wellington, Wairarapa south of Featherston, and the Kaikoura Coast
Valid: 11 hours from 10:00am to 9:00pm Friday
Forecast: Southwesterlies may approach severe gale in exposed places.

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2271 days ago

Radio Te Upoko o te Ika: archived, digitised and broadcast to the world

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

Te wiki o te reo Māori - Māori language week
Piripi Walker(broadcaster and writer), Richard McIntosh (National Library Learning Team) and Tāina McGregor (Oral Historian Māori) discuss how and why Te Upoko o te Ika archive came to be part of the Alexander Turnbull Collection, the diversity of … View more
Te wiki o te reo Māori - Māori language week
Piripi Walker(broadcaster and writer), Richard McIntosh (National Library Learning Team) and Tāina McGregor (Oral Historian Māori) discuss how and why Te Upoko o te Ika archive came to be part of the Alexander Turnbull Collection, the diversity of material, making the recordings publically accessible and the value of this and other Māori aural collections.
Significant and example recordings will be played during the presentation.

Free event (no booking required)
Tuesday 11 September 2018
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets

Reel-to-reel, cassettes, floppy disks, digital audio tape, CDs, you name it – the life of O Te Upoko O Te Ika radio station was preserved on all manner of formats. In 2007, Te Reo Irirangi O Te Upoko O Te Ika Trust donated over two thousand of these interviews recorded between 1982-1995, to become one of the Alexander Turnbull Library’s biggest collections: Te Upoko O Te Ika Sound Recordings: Ref: OHColl-0937
Hundreds of these interviews were conducted and broadcast in the interviewees’ first language, Te Reo. The voices of Radio Te Upoko O Te Ika are a storehouse of politics and culture unique to Aotearoa New Zealand and a treasure illuminating the depth and diversity of Te Reo Māori.

In 2015, the Te Reo Irirangi o Te Upoko o Te Ika Trust and the Alexander Turnbull Library began working to make this archive of music and conversational and formal Māori language recordings available to the public online and on its ground floor audio pods.

Thanks to the vision and tireless effort of Piripi Walker and the Trustees and staff of Te Reo Irirangi o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika Trust, National Library’s Richard McIntosh and the staff of Digital New Zealand and the Alexander Turnbull Library the collection continues to be digitised and remastered for full public access.

Speakers:
Veteran Māori broadcaster Piripi Walker managed Te Upoko o te Ika Radio Station for its first three years (1987 – 1991) and was a Māori negotiator for the Māori Broadcasting Treaty Claims.

Richard McIntosh is part of the Kaiārahi and Learning teams in Public Programmes (National Library) focussing on He Tohu and Treaty education. His interest in the ‘revolutionary’ potential for learners of our national language drove his determination to initiate and lead the public access project.
As Alexander Turnbull Library’s Oral Historian Māori in Outreach Services Tāina McGregor travels the country meeting with iwi to discuss their collections. Her role entails providing iwi with oral history workshops and invaluable support to record and preserve their tāonga. Tāina worked closely with Piripi and the Te Reo Irirangi o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika Trust to bring the archive into the ATL Collection.

Images: Photograph of third birthday of Te Upoko o Te Ika radio station, April 17 1991. Ref: PAColl-8124. People in photo, left to right: Mike Wills, Donald (Donny) Kingi, Henare Kingi, Piripi Walker, Erana Hemmingsen (obscured), Mere Grant (standing), Lucy Te Moana (kneeling), Hirini Melbourne (visiting for birthday), Philip (Pip) Saffery, Henare Hetaraka (standing) Piripi Whaanga (kneeling) Murray Raihania, Kevin Hodges, Aunty Iris Te Ari Whaanga (sitting), Mahia Fuimaono (kneeling), Huirangi Waikerepuru.

Hinehou (l) and Hinekorangi (r) Broughton, pictured with Richard McIntosh, at launch of oral histories to AV pods 25 July 2014. They are listening to their father, Ruka Broughton, of radio Te Upoko O Te Ika, interviewing them as young children. Photo: Mark Beatty.

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2271 days ago

Free Window

Rachelle from Crofton Downs

2.73 x 1.23 approx. two opening windows at either side all glass in tact free to pick up from Crofton Downs on the flat.

Free

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2271 days ago

Mail delivered to us in error

Leanne from Northland

Hi neighbours, does anyone know a Melissa Boardman? We have some mail for her that was delivered to our address

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