Hataitai, Wellington

1391 days ago

Meet the Stallholders: Tommy Young

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Tommy Young has been a regular at Wellington's Harbourside Market for 20 years. It is a place he loves.
“It’s just good to be here to meet people and sell fresh produce to them at a good price – they’re happy and we’re happy.”
Tommy and his wife Andrea are market gardeners, … View more
Tommy Young has been a regular at Wellington's Harbourside Market for 20 years. It is a place he loves.
“It’s just good to be here to meet people and sell fresh produce to them at a good price – they’re happy and we’re happy.”
Tommy and his wife Andrea are market gardeners, farming 80 acres across three plots in Ohau, Horowhenua.

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1391 days ago

Having the right attitude

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

A group of beer brewing change-makers, a mum creating an online network to support parents, and a blind radio extraordinaire are the Wellingtonians celebrated at the 2020 Attitude Awards.
Wellington's Elizabeth Goodwin, Support Superstar Award-winner at the Attitude Awards in 2020, is using … View more
A group of beer brewing change-makers, a mum creating an online network to support parents, and a blind radio extraordinaire are the Wellingtonians celebrated at the 2020 Attitude Awards.
Wellington's Elizabeth Goodwin, Support Superstar Award-winner at the Attitude Awards in 2020, is using her experience to drive a project offering online support to parents of children with disabilities.
Elizabeth is the winner of the Support Superstar Award, a recognition of her online community Awhi-At-Home, a Facebook group which began over lockdown.
Jonathan Mosen is the winner of the Impact Award, a recognition of his work as chief executive of Workbridge, one of the few disabled chief executives of national disability organisations.
Blind since birth, Jonathan has spent his life opening doors for other people and, despite a degenerative hearing disorder, he is a prominent figure in radio.
Creativity, community, and good beer are at the heart of the work by The Independence Collective based in Kapiti, producers of Change Maker beers.
The group was nominated for the Employee and Entrepreneur Award, and Cameron Stichbury, Neville Pugh, Janie Tutton, and Nathan Martin spend a lot of time designing, sampling, perfecting, and marketing their brews.

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1391 days ago

Start the new year with silent nights

Snorex

Summer is a great time to spend time away - but it's not so great when you have to share a tent or room with someone who snores. Stop the complaints from friends and family by getting fitted for a Snorex.

Snorex is a custom made anti-snoring device. Fitting over the top and bottom teeth … View more
Summer is a great time to spend time away - but it's not so great when you have to share a tent or room with someone who snores. Stop the complaints from friends and family by getting fitted for a Snorex.

Snorex is a custom made anti-snoring device. Fitting over the top and bottom teeth and made of a soft plastic, the Snorex is discreet and easy to travel with - no bulky masks or machines. It works by holding the jaw forward, opening up the airway and stopping snoring. Made in Stokes Valley for 25 years, each Snorex is custom fitted for comfort and efficacy.

Being custom made it does take time to complete each Snorex, but booking a fitting in before Christmas means that in January you can start having years of snore-free nights.

For more information, or to check available dates for an appointment, go to www.snorex.co.nz or call 0800 766 739
Find out more

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1393 days ago
1397 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

This week's featured bird is the oystercatcher, courtesy of Simon Woolf.

"Pretty rapt to see a clutch of oystercatcher, chicks and their parents, on Wellington's coast tonight. The adult birds were back from last year, and have three young ones in tow.
The adult bird had just caught… View more
This week's featured bird is the oystercatcher, courtesy of Simon Woolf.

"Pretty rapt to see a clutch of oystercatcher, chicks and their parents, on Wellington's coast tonight. The adult birds were back from last year, and have three young ones in tow.
The adult bird had just caught a worm and the competition was on, as to which bird would get a feed. The bird at the back is the runt, and was also the chick that was attacked by gulls.
It was also the chick that was not in any way defended by the parent birds, while the other two birds were well cared for. You certainly know which chick is the runt, when it runs only metres away from you, after being chased by a gull, and neither of the parent birds felt the inclination to attack me!
Life is cruel for a baby oystercatcher, however if you are the runt of the clutch, life is really hard!"

1392 days ago

Sustainable Santa Market - Meet the makers - Sat 5 Dec, Wellington.

Sustainability Trust

Spotlight on Underground Soapery

We'd like to welcome back Marcela and co from Underground Soapery who make beautifully handcrafted, environmentally friendly, plastic-free, skin, hair and beauty products. They look so good you'd want to eat them.. but you shouldn't because they are … View more
Spotlight on Underground Soapery

We'd like to welcome back Marcela and co from Underground Soapery who make beautifully handcrafted, environmentally friendly, plastic-free, skin, hair and beauty products. They look so good you'd want to eat them.. but you shouldn't because they are soap.

Sat 5 Dec from 10.30 am to 4 pm, 2 Forresters Lane, Wellington

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1392 days ago

The Newtown Vintage and Craft Market- THIS SAT!!!

Amanda from Newtown

List of sellers and items:
Me - clocks, handmade items, arts and crafts., soap, fabric gift bags xmas cookies and chocolates
Metro Retro - second-hand clothing, vintage items, silverware, tapes etc
Hex - Tarot, soaps, candles, beard and hair oil, other witchy stuff,
Rowan the Witch + Aunty … View more
List of sellers and items:
Me - clocks, handmade items, arts and crafts., soap, fabric gift bags xmas cookies and chocolates
Metro Retro - second-hand clothing, vintage items, silverware, tapes etc
Hex - Tarot, soaps, candles, beard and hair oil, other witchy stuff,
Rowan the Witch + Aunty Dana's - witchy stuff, tarot, preloved clothing charity
Visual Kraft - Art prints
Ashleigh Ross -handmade paper earrings
Janne - preloved books - adult + children fiction + nonfiction, preloved jewellery , collectables, toys
Heather - Doterra oils
Luma + Marie -vintage + preloved clothing size 6 - 14
Ursula - small - wheat bags, reusable beeswax wraps, reusable makeup removers, eco dental floss, yoga mats
Andrew - Handmade Kenyan Jewellery, art, handbags etc - to support teens affected by the Pandemic
Tracey - handmade earrings
An Earring - handmade earrings
Emeli Shit Yarns - handmade + stitched items
Georgia -preloved clothes, jewellery, shoes
Lauren - handmade earrings, planters and stocking stuffers
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See you there!

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1408 days ago

Favourite foodie finds

Lorna Thornber Reporter from Stuff Travel

Hi everyone,
We'd be keen to hear about your favourite foodie finds on your travels through NZ. Have you come across a particularly amazing cafe, bakery restaurant or food truck? Had an especially delicious pie, burger, sandwich, smoothie bowl or cronut? Been to what must be one of the … View more
Hi everyone,
We'd be keen to hear about your favourite foodie finds on your travels through NZ. Have you come across a particularly amazing cafe, bakery restaurant or food truck? Had an especially delicious pie, burger, sandwich, smoothie bowl or cronut? Been to what must be one of the country's best fish and chip joints? Or been pleasantly surprised by a town's food scene? Please share the details below and include 'NFP' (not for publication) in your comment if you don't want it included in an article. Cheers.

1393 days ago

Monday Sport Blast From The Past: Jonathan Wyatt

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Who can remember Jonathan Wyatt?
In 2005, he stormed to victory in the World Mountain Running Champion on Mt Victoria. In front of what was called a "boisterous crowd" of 10,000 Wyatt blitzed the field.
Wyatt is a six-time world mountain running champion and an eight-time winner of the … View more
Who can remember Jonathan Wyatt?
In 2005, he stormed to victory in the World Mountain Running Champion on Mt Victoria. In front of what was called a "boisterous crowd" of 10,000 Wyatt blitzed the field.
Wyatt is a six-time world mountain running champion and an eight-time winner of the world mountain running grand prix series.
He also competed at two Olympics and held national records in a range of middle distance events.
These days he lives in Italy, with his Italian wife Antonelle Confortola.
He was elected president of the World Running Association Council in 2017.
He began his athletic career in the Hutt Valley.

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1392 days ago

Better balance is easy!

The Team from ACC New Zealand

Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.

You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. … View more
Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.

You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. It’s a technique called dual-tasking and it’s proven to be effective, it’s also fun. Just 10 minutes a day in the comfort of your own home and you can be Nymbl.

Register now to get Nymbl free. Nymbl is brought to you by Live Stronger For Longer and ACC, MOH and HQSC.
Learn more

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1393 days ago

Is Wellington's Cable Car a form of rapid transport?

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

It has a top speed of 20kmph and a reputation for being reliable but is it rapid?
Debate between senior city council staff about whether Wellington’s 20kmh Cable Car was a form of rapid transit led to a seemingly predictable answer - no.
Official information documents show senior city design and … View more
It has a top speed of 20kmph and a reputation for being reliable but is it rapid?
Debate between senior city council staff about whether Wellington’s 20kmh Cable Car was a form of rapid transit led to a seemingly predictable answer - no.
Official information documents show senior city design and place planning staff exchanged emails on the topic over almost six hours before one apologised for even asking the question.

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1392 days ago

Sustainable Santa Market - Meet the makers - Sat 5 Dec, Wellington.

Sustainability Trust

From the moment you buy a defender bag, you're already doing a world of good. Made in New Zealand Defender Bags have been designed specially to defend the environment and defend human rights.

DEFENDERS OF THE PLANET – turning old vinyl billboards into durable, stylish bags
DEFENDERS OF … View more
From the moment you buy a defender bag, you're already doing a world of good. Made in New Zealand Defender Bags have been designed specially to defend the environment and defend human rights.

DEFENDERS OF THE PLANET – turning old vinyl billboards into durable, stylish bags
DEFENDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS – 100% of profits go to help vulnerable children

Full profits from the sale of each bag go to SpinningTop, an organisation that supports vulnerable children living in extreme poverty on the Thai/Burma border.

Come and meet Annie and hear the story first hand.

Sat 5 Dec from 10.30 am to 4 pm, 2 Forresters Lane, Wellington

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1392 days ago

Wanted Kombucha Scoby

Ellie from Mount Victoria

Kia ora, I was wondering if any kombucha brewers in the neighborhood had an abundance of scoby they'd be willing to give away.
Many thanks!

Free

1392 days ago

Fresh Australian Lychee

Naichao from Oriental Pantry

Dear Neighbours,

Fresh Australian Lychee has just arrived!

Fresh and sweet!

Call all lychee lovers!
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Dear Neighbours,

Fresh Australian Lychee has just arrived!

Fresh and sweet!

Call all lychee lovers!

You can visit our stores below:



3 Hillary Court, Naenae, Lower Hutt

123 Willis St, Te Aro, Wellington



Call 04-2138962 if necessary.

1393 days ago

Good Sort: Jesiah Oli-Alainu'uese

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

When he saw his teacher struggling to breathe, 10-year-old Jesiah Oli-Alainu'uese knew exactly what to do.
His actions at lunchtime last Thursday likely saved the life of his teacher, Leah Smythe.
Jesiah is a pupil at Raureka School in Hastings and was just about to leave his classroom to join… View more
When he saw his teacher struggling to breathe, 10-year-old Jesiah Oli-Alainu'uese knew exactly what to do.
His actions at lunchtime last Thursday likely saved the life of his teacher, Leah Smythe.
Jesiah is a pupil at Raureka School in Hastings and was just about to leave his classroom to join his friends for lunch when he saw Smythe start to cough.
“She patted me on the shoulder. I could see that she was choking, so I whacked her on the back three or four times. Really hard,” he said.
That did the trick and the piece of food lodged in Smythe's throat was dislodged, allowing her to breathe again.
Jesiah said he knew what to do because he had seen someone at another school do it to a student who was choking.
“I hit her pretty hard. I got my strength from boxing training. When she called my mum she said her back was still sore,” Jesiah said.
Jesiah's feat was recognised at a school assembly on Friday, at which he was presented a gift by a St John Ambulance paramedic.
Principal Greg Riceman said he was very proud of Jesiah.
“It was really fantastic, what he did,” Riceman said.
Would you know what to do if you found someone choking?
- Reporting by Marty Sharpe

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