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1496 days ago

Cute vintage shirt

Giulia from Newtown

Bought at a vintage market in London but it's really not my style :( Very lightweight, perfect for summer nights!
There's no tag but it fits a small/medium.
Pick up from Island Bay or I can ship.
Cheers!

Price: $25

1496 days ago

Cute summer off-the-shoulder dress

Giulia from Newtown

Super cute little dress, perfect for summer! Can be worn off-the -shoulder or up for a different style. Comes down to mid-thigh.
Pick up from Island Bay or I can send if you cover postage fees.
Thanks!

Price: $30

1496 days ago

FREE PALLETS

Giulia from Newtown

4 solid pallets free to pick up from Island Bay :)
Message me for the address!

Free

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1496 days ago

On Paying the Living Wages

Sustainability Trust

The idea of an essential worker has done a favour to the living wage movement because a lot of what we call essential workers are not paid the living wage. The irony of it is that some of the highest-paid people in our society are not deemed, essential workers.

We sat down with a couple of our … View more
The idea of an essential worker has done a favour to the living wage movement because a lot of what we call essential workers are not paid the living wage. The irony of it is that some of the highest-paid people in our society are not deemed, essential workers.

We sat down with a couple of our partners to hear what being Living Wage Accredited meant to them.

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1497 days ago

Companion Walking Service

Corinne Morris from

We provide companionship to people over 65 who would like a regular visit from a friendly volunteer. We aim to match people with volunteers who live in the same area and have similar interests. Clients enjoy the benefits of walking and being outside, seeing what is going on in their community. They… View moreWe provide companionship to people over 65 who would like a regular visit from a friendly volunteer. We aim to match people with volunteers who live in the same area and have similar interests. Clients enjoy the benefits of walking and being outside, seeing what is going on in their community. They also visit other places like the Botanical Gardens and parks close by with flat areas to walk.

Click www.youtube.com... below to watch a video of one of our clients enjoying a walk with her CWS companion in Wellington.

1497 days ago

Sir Tom Moore is the UK's oldest podcaster!!

Corinne Morris from

He already has a knighthood under his belt, a chart-topping single, two books, a forthcoming feature film and a special place in the nation’s affections as a result of his fundraising efforts for the NHS during the pandemic. Now the centenarian Capt Sir Tom Moore is to become the UK’s oldest … View moreHe already has a knighthood under his belt, a chart-topping single, two books, a forthcoming feature film and a special place in the nation’s affections as a result of his fundraising efforts for the NHS during the pandemic. Now the centenarian Capt Sir Tom Moore is to become the UK’s oldest podcaster!

Older people are often lonely – chat with them, urges Capt Tom Moore.

Check out the article www.theguardian.com...

If you would like to help to End Loneliness - email info@letsendloneliness.co.nz to get a promotional pack of stickers, bookmarks and brochures to share in your community.

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1497 days ago

Free Stuff!

Jane from Kelburn

Having a Spring clear out - multiple storage items + some candle holders - PM me 😊
Update: the wicker drawers with basket on top + the plastic drawers are pending pick up.

Free

1500 days ago

Kererū taking off in regional park

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Greater Wellington has monitored kererū in the Kaitoke Regional Park for the last 17 years and the results are looking good. The number of kererū is soaring to an average of 107 birds, compared to an average of 71 last year.
The monitoring is separate from The Great Kererū Count which is a … View more
Greater Wellington has monitored kererū in the Kaitoke Regional Park for the last 17 years and the results are looking good. The number of kererū is soaring to an average of 107 birds, compared to an average of 71 last year.
The monitoring is separate from The Great Kererū Count which is a nationwide citizen science project run by Urban Wildlife Trust & Kererū Discovery.
Despite kererū’s rising numbers, they are still under threat by mustelids and rodents – especially now that it is breeding season.

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1498 days ago

AGE CONCERN'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND

Corinne Morris from

2020 has seen the world experience a pandemic in unison.

NZ took swift action and went into lockdown before most major countries. The unprecedented lockdown saw a rise in the need of senior support in communities throughout the country.

Without the help of volunteers, we would not have been … View more
2020 has seen the world experience a pandemic in unison.

NZ took swift action and went into lockdown before most major countries. The unprecedented lockdown saw a rise in the need of senior support in communities throughout the country.

Without the help of volunteers, we would not have been able to achieve the level of support that we have. THANK YOU NEW ZEALAND!!

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1497 days ago

Your Latest Edition of The Dominion Post Homed 10/10

Reporter Homed - Dominion Post

We are excited to present the online copy of Homed for the 10th of October, available in today's Dominion Post Publication. In this edition we feature the beautiful property at 23 Rangihiroa Street, Waikanae, listed by Della Randall and the team at Della Realty. We hope you enjoy this new … View moreWe are excited to present the online copy of Homed for the 10th of October, available in today's Dominion Post Publication. In this edition we feature the beautiful property at 23 Rangihiroa Street, Waikanae, listed by Della Randall and the team at Della Realty. We hope you enjoy this new and improved compact version of Wellington's property section.

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1498 days ago

A world full of opportunities

Queen Margaret College

Stepping into QMC Junior School marks the start of a learning adventure that equips students for their future. QMC is an IB World School, and proud to offer unparalleled excellence in research-based teaching, learning and wellbeing programmes.

Our Junior students learn new skills, develop … View more
Stepping into QMC Junior School marks the start of a learning adventure that equips students for their future. QMC is an IB World School, and proud to offer unparalleled excellence in research-based teaching, learning and wellbeing programmes.

Our Junior students learn new skills, develop confidence, aim for excellence, take risks, challenge and explore the world around them.

Every child enjoys access to a wide range of exhilarating cultural and sporting opportunities in a progressive, cosmopolitan, safe environment. We value diversity, and inclusivity – and are the school of choice for families from 54 countries worldwide.

Join us for Open Day, Years 4-6 to find out more and discover the difference a QM education will make to your child’s future.

Discover Years 4,5 and 6
Junior School Open Day
Wednesday 28 October
• 9am - 10.20am
• 5pm - 6.20pm

Places are limited. Book to avoid disappointment.
Find out more

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1502 days ago

Meet Good Sort Bindi

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Assistance dog Bindi has made the world of difference to Wellington-based author Helen Fletcher, who suffers from multiple auto-immune disorders.
From picking up her keys and carrying her cane, to leading her to a chair when her vision blacks out and helping her up when she falls, the golden … View more
Assistance dog Bindi has made the world of difference to Wellington-based author Helen Fletcher, who suffers from multiple auto-immune disorders.
From picking up her keys and carrying her cane, to leading her to a chair when her vision blacks out and helping her up when she falls, the golden labrador is worth her weight in, well, gold.
Before she had Bindi to sleep heavily on her legs at night, she would get up and move around the house in response to hallucinations she’d suffered since she was a child.
During the Covid-19 lockdown earlier in the year, when Helen spent 12 weeks at home alone because immune-compromised, Bindi rescued Helen from a fall.

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1498 days ago

Friday Bird of the Week.

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Hey Neighbourly folk, I am adding a new feature to Neighbourly every Friday. There are some amazing bird photographers in the region and I will be highlighting their best pictures.
This week's picture features my favourtite bird, the beautiful karearea (NZ Falcon). Simon Wooolf took the … View more
Hey Neighbourly folk, I am adding a new feature to Neighbourly every Friday. There are some amazing bird photographers in the region and I will be highlighting their best pictures.
This week's picture features my favourtite bird, the beautiful karearea (NZ Falcon). Simon Wooolf took the picture at Wrights Hill, Karori, and wrote an interesting account of the observation.

It settled itself down on a wooden structure, preened itself, and then dosed off! Then the action started.
Three, or four Welcome Swallows decided to dive bomb the Falcon! Now in flight, and in dive mode, Falcon's are the worlds fastest birds. This bird was obviously stationary. Swallows and Swifts feature in the Top Ten Fastest Birds too. The Karearea is a threatened species in NZ. Predators are man, and while breeding cats, ferrets etc, and believe it or not hedgehogs! I have never seen other bird species attack a karearea!
Normally our falcons are fearless. I have had them land a metre away from me. If threatened, and especially in breeding season they are not just fearless, but are brave, and ruthless. Even we humans will depart the scene rapidly if attacked!
Incidentally once awake the karearea took the aerial attacks in its stride and was pretty non-plussed!
I'm pretty rapt with the series of shots I gained, as the swallows were attacking at over 150kph. There was contact made on a couple of occasions, however I wasn't quick enough to catch that part of the action, even with my camera set a1/4000 sec and with my trusty Sigma 150 - 600 lens.
If you get the opportunity to observe these wonderful Taonga of our New Bush, do so. I have never been disappointed!
Simon Woolf.

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1498 days ago

Good news for threatened species

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Well done the staff at the Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre. Five chicks that could only be called “ugly ducklings” represent a glimmer of hope for a species that has twice been declared extinct.

Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, near Masterton, has successfully hand raised five kākāriki … View more
Well done the staff at the Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre. Five chicks that could only be called “ugly ducklings” represent a glimmer of hope for a species that has twice been declared extinct.

Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, near Masterton, has successfully hand raised five kākāriki karaka (orange-fronted parakeets) after their parents were unable to raise them.

Successfully hand raising parakeets is considered extremely difficult because of the high risk of human imprinting, which results in the birds becoming reliant on humans for food.

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1498 days ago

Bread dump undermines pest control

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Come on Wellington folk we can do better than this. Greater Wellington is appealing to residents not to throw away bread or food scarps after a large load of bread was dumped in Miramar.
Greater Wellington says dumping bread undermines all the work being done to make Wellington predator free.

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