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For those who were unable to attend the Karori Bus meeting, I have captured the following comments from the meeting. Close to 30 - 40 people were talking so the "minutes" is best attempt.
GWRC does not seem to have any plan to address fundamental issues or any urgency to … View moreHi All,
For those who were unable to attend the Karori Bus meeting, I have captured the following comments from the meeting. Close to 30 - 40 people were talking so the "minutes" is best attempt.
GWRC does not seem to have any plan to address fundamental issues or any urgency to fix anything. Time to keep up the pressure!
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Karori Public meeting last night. Please feel free to repost …
Attendance is at least 300 people as reported by RNZ . It is standing room only. I believe it is more like 400 people. Close to 30 - 40 people were speaking and GWRC only got 10 mins at the end to sum up. Daran Ponter was summing up instead of Chris Laidlaw.
In attendance:
GWRC: Chris Laidlaw. Daran Ponter , Sue Kedgley , Ian McKinnon, Roger Blakeley, Wayne Hastie (GM of Transport)
WCC: Simon Woolf, Diane Calvert, Sarah Free
Central Government: Grant Robertson, Nicola Willis
Salient points raised at the meeting:
• GWRC has never able to convince the public that the old network was so bad that it needs to be replaced with this new fancy network which simply does not work.
• The debacle caused serious hardships and inconvenience for commuters. People are missing important appointments, late to work, take forever to get home. Mothers can’t pick up their kids after schools. Stress level is so high it is not funny. In some areas of Karori, buses simply have been cut. This debacle is seriously affecting people’s livelihood.
• Donaldson’s email reply to the one person’s query on why seats on buses have been removed. It is by design to make it standing room because GWRC wanted to cramp more people in buses.
• Donaldson’s email reply on why buses are cut/reduced for Karori. “This is to balance up services to other areas”
• I raised the point on why GWRC is still insisting that the hub and spoke transport model is going to work when NONE of the pre-requisites are in place eg. multi-lane roads, dedicated bus lane, purposed built hub which provide safety and shelter and above all good time keeping .
• Overfull buses are a health and safety issue
• Having to do bus transfers for short distances is insane.
• A number of people mentioned Bus 22 which no longer go to the CBD and Wellington College causing hardships for people.
• Bus 18 to hospital is very important and it needs to be re-instated.
• Why are we not seeing any solution tomorrow? Why do we have to wait for 3 – 6 months?
• What’s wrong with the old network, why can’t we go back to the old network!
• People have grave concern about the competencies of GWRC’s Councillors and Management’s and calling on Central Government to step in.
• Public transport should be providing a good service to the public instead of a focus on cost cutting and profit generation.
• A significant number of people raised concerns about driver’s working conditions and the pressure that they have put under with this new network. It is accident waiting to happen.
• One person said it is an insult to see posted notes and white papers on the wall because Wellington people have been providing feedbacks to GWRC for over 4 years. Many felt ignored.
• No contingency plan and no roll back plan demonstrate arrogance and incompetence respectively
• Some people were late to meeting because their buses were late !
• People have asked councillors to resign immediately. My view is the management of GWRC is even more culpable to this debacle because it is the transport planners who design this flawed network in the first place (and the councillors sign it off)
• Nicola Willis made a point that she has captured unanswered questions and will hold GWRC to answers within a week.
• So much data is stored in the Snapper system. Why data analysis has not been done to provide a real world picture of the situation.
• Real time information not working
• Solutions will take time with loud boo and jeer from the crowd.
The panel of GWRC councillors and senior management were stony faced throughout the night. I am not convinced that GWRC is going to do something fundamental to fix the root cause of the design problem. So far it is all talk and no action !
I would like to thank the MC of the meeting, David Watt, Councillor Simon Woolf, Councillor Diane Calvert , MP Grant Robertson, MP Nicola Willis for making this meeting happen. Thanks also to Councillor Sarah Free from Eastern Ward attending in support of the Karori Meeting.
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Conservation is at the heart of everything we do at Wellington Zoo, so this month we’re celebrating Conservation Weekend, Sat 22 and Sun 23 Sept. Child entry will be half price!
Plus, we have heaps of fun conservation-themed activities planned:
- making beeswax candles
- two fun and … View moreConservation is at the heart of everything we do at Wellington Zoo, so this month we’re celebrating Conservation Weekend, Sat 22 and Sun 23 Sept. Child entry will be half price!
Plus, we have heaps of fun conservation-themed activities planned:
- making beeswax candles
- two fun and interactive bubble shows each day
- making fun enrichment for our Kea
- learning how to make a Gecko-friendly garden
- discovering the work of our wildlife Vets
We look forward to celebrating New Zealand’s beautiful wildlife with you.
Explore the Zoo before your visit!
Niupepa Māori (Māori language newspapers) were produced by the government, churches, Māori and Pākehā from 1842 to the 1930s. Four experts in the field, including Curator Māori, Paul Diamond, will explore the history, present and future of Niupepa from their early production through … View moreNiupepa Māori (Māori language newspapers) were produced by the government, churches, Māori and Pākehā from 1842 to the 1930s. Four experts in the field, including Curator Māori, Paul Diamond, will explore the history, present and future of Niupepa from their early production through digitisation to being made publically accessible.
Thursday 13th September
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets. Programmes Room and Lilburn Room / Free
12.10 - 1pm
Niupepa offer a unique source of Māori language text as well as an invaluable historical record of New Zealand’s history from a Māori perspective. The first newspaper in the Māori language, Ko te Karere o Nui Tireni, was published by the government in 1842. From then till the early 1930s, around 40 Māori newspapers were published for various lengths of time. Most Māori papers were gone by the early 20th century, when the Māori language was declining.
Over the last few years the Digitisation team at the National Library have processed more than 18,000 pages from 25 historical newspapers and periodicals, adding them to the Papers Past website. The collection was based on images supplied by the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato.
Chaired by Paul Diamond (Ngāti Haua, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi), Alexander Turnbull Library Curator Māori.
Basil Keane (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne) has worked as the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Director, Māori Digital Projects and has degrees in law and Māori studies. He has worked overseeing all Te Ara content from a Māori perspective, and recently has been involved in research for Te Ahu o te Reo: The Health of te reo Māori in Homes and Communities.
Arapine Walker is the Poutiaki Rauemi with the Services to Schools team in National Library’s Tāmaki Makaurau office. She is a passionate advocate of the Library working with kura kaupapa Māori to develop a more strategic and purposeful relationship, one that seeks to contribute to the revitalisation of te reo Māori and better education outcomes for Māori children.
Tracy Powell is a Digitisation Advisor at the National Library of New Zealand, working on projects and programmes such as the digitisation of historic newspapers for Papers Past.
We’re looking for young gardeners (aged 5-15 years) who love getting into the garden, whether it’s growing fruit and veggies or flowers for the butterflies and bees. A Yates Budding Young Gardener may have been gardening for a few years and know how to sow seeds, rustle up a few radishes and… View moreWe’re looking for young gardeners (aged 5-15 years) who love getting into the garden, whether it’s growing fruit and veggies or flowers for the butterflies and bees. A Yates Budding Young Gardener may have been gardening for a few years and know how to sow seeds, rustle up a few radishes and turn lemons into lemonade. Or even just starting out!
Yates Budding Young Gardener will become a Yates brand ambassador for one year AND win an amazing family trip for four, to the Gold Coast, Australia.
The five day trip will include flights, accommodation, a rental car and tickets to the Queensland Gardening Expo (if travelling in July) and a three day pass to Gold Coast theme parks - Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet ‘n’ Wild.
The competition is open to all keen gardeners aged 5-15 years. Entries close 17th September - so enter your Budding Young Gardener now!
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will travel the length of the country this September to perform some of the most popular and beloved works of classical music.
From Schubert to Tchaikovsky, this tour will be a great opportunity to experience some of the best classical music ever written and to… View moreThe New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will travel the length of the country this September to perform some of the most popular and beloved works of classical music.
From Schubert to Tchaikovsky, this tour will be a great opportunity to experience some of the best classical music ever written and to see your National Orchestra in your hometown.
NZSO’s Associate Conductor, Hamish McKeich at the helm and our very own Principal Cellist, Andrew Joyce; we’re keeping things in the NZSO family.
Wellington | Sat 15 Sept | 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
The National Library proudly supporting Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga in collaboration with Wellington Frocks on Bikes, are excited to commemorate 125 years since women gained the right to vote – with the Kate Sheppard Ride.
22 September 2018 - Old St Pauls
Wellington Old St Paul’s,… View moreThe National Library proudly supporting Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga in collaboration with Wellington Frocks on Bikes, are excited to commemorate 125 years since women gained the right to vote – with the Kate Sheppard Ride.
22 September 2018 - Old St Pauls
Wellington Old St Paul’s, Wellington Museum, National Library, Thistle Inn, Premier House and a photo stop at Parliament’s grounds.
1.30 - 4.30pm
Dress to impress and get your wheels spinning by joining us at 1.30pm on Saturday, 22 September 2018 (wet weather day will be the next day) at Old St Paul’s in Mulgrave Street.
The Suffrage 125 bicycle ride will take you through the streets of old Thorndon and Wellington’s CBD. The ride will take in significant historic and heritage places such as the Old St Paul’s, Wellington Museum, National Library, Thistle Inn, Premier House and a photo stop at Parliament’s grounds. The ride will conclude at Old Government Buildings with a celebratory ‘125 Cupcake’ from the Cake Society, refreshments from Six Barrel Soda and a prize for best dressed.
Tickets will be limited to 145 participants and available on Evenfinda in August for a Kate Sheppard $10 bill. If you don’t have a bike, discounted rental is available from Switched on Bikes. Follow us on Facebook to find out more as further details are confirmed:
Proudly supported by the National Library, Wellington Museum, Parliamentary Services, Premier House, Thistle Inn, Bicycle Junction, Switched on Bikes, Victoria University of Wellington, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Ministry for Women, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council.
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Snap up this stunning Wadestown home and start enjoying the benefits. Perched on an elevated site with a north facing outlook from the decks and balcony ensures exceptional indoor-outdoor living and entertaining with its handsome fireplace in the lounge and … View moreDeceptively Spacious Suntrap...
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TENDER CLOSES: Wednesday, 26th September 2018 at 12:00pm, Harcourts Wellington City Office.
OPEN HOMES:
Sunday 9 Sep 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday 12 Sep 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday 16 Sep 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday 19 Sep 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Date: Saturday 15th September, 10:30pm to 12:30pm
Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Cost: Free. No booking required.
Fun for mokopuna and tamariki
Bring your mokopuna and tamariki to enjoy stories in English and te… View moreDate: Saturday 15th September, 10:30pm to 12:30pm
Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Cost: Free. No booking required.
Fun for mokopuna and tamariki
Bring your mokopuna and tamariki to enjoy stories in English and te reo Māori and to make some great earth friendly art!
Learn from our resident story teller
Resident story teller Watene Kaihua will present interactive te reo stories where tamariki can learn new words and have fun.
Make a kete or poi from recycled materials
Make a kete or poi from recycled materials, do some colouring in or make a mask of an Atua (Māori god).
Hot drinks and treats are available from our local cafe, and of course, we have the Topp Twins exhibition to browse .
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