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1249 days ago

HISTORIC WOODEN CROSS PROJECT

Julia from Northland

The Friends of Karori Cemetery are embarking on their first fundraising and restoration project.
The large Totara cross found at Karori Cemetery is the Cemetery's oldest landmark. It was originally placed at the top of the rise at the centre of the Cemetery in 1892 and had stood for over 120 … View more
The Friends of Karori Cemetery are embarking on their first fundraising and restoration project.
The large Totara cross found at Karori Cemetery is the Cemetery's oldest landmark. It was originally placed at the top of the rise at the centre of the Cemetery in 1892 and had stood for over 120 years. It would have once been visible to everyone who visited the Cemetery.
The Friends of Karori Cemetery are seeking contributions to have the Cross conserved and restored to its original position. Join with the Friends by donating to help ensure this piece of Wellington's cultural heritage is not lost forever.

If you would like to contribute, please go to our Give a Little page:


givealittle.co.nz...

If you would like to read more about the history of the cross, please visit our website:
friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz...

1271 days ago

Chrysalis Play Therapy - Newsletter Subscription

Marie from Chrysalis Play Therapy

Play Therapy helps children aged between 3 and 12 years who are experiencing emotional, social and behavioural struggles. Chrysalis Play Therapy is located in Northland, Wellington. Use this link - eepurl.com... - to subscribe to the Chrysalis Play Therapy newsletter.

When you subscribe you will … View more
Play Therapy helps children aged between 3 and 12 years who are experiencing emotional, social and behavioural struggles. Chrysalis Play Therapy is located in Northland, Wellington. Use this link - eepurl.com... - to subscribe to the Chrysalis Play Therapy newsletter.

When you subscribe you will receive my information page 'Should I Be Worried About My Child?', a resource that will help you in identifying whether your child or a child you know may benefit from additional support.

The Chrysalis Play Therapy newsletter offers interesting and useful information about nurturing children’s wellbeing from a play therapy perspective. Subscribers receive around 6 newsletters a year.

www.chrysalisplaytherapy.co.nz...

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1249 days ago

Wrap your home in nature

Resene ColorShop

Nature is far too beautiful to be kept outside. Create a haven in your home with the Resene Willow Wallpaper Collection. With designs to help you relax, recuperate and revive, this collection will help make your house a home.

View the full Resene Wallpaper Collection at your local Resene … View more
Nature is far too beautiful to be kept outside. Create a haven in your home with the Resene Willow Wallpaper Collection. With designs to help you relax, recuperate and revive, this collection will help make your house a home.

View the full Resene Wallpaper Collection at your local Resene ColorShop or get a taste of the latest releases online
Find out more

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1249 days ago

Are you Winter ready?

New Vision Enterprises

The days are getting shorter and wetter. Winter is a few weeks away. To help get Winter ready keep your drainage flowing properly on your property. Take some time to make sure that drains and gutters are free from debris.

Maintaining your existing drainage solutions and freeing them from any … View more
The days are getting shorter and wetter. Winter is a few weeks away. To help get Winter ready keep your drainage flowing properly on your property. Take some time to make sure that drains and gutters are free from debris.

Maintaining your existing drainage solutions and freeing them from any build-up of natural debris (such as grass, weeds, summer growth, fallen leaves and silt) on your property is essential during this time of the year.

If you have any questions or need help with drainage solutions, give us a call. We're a local family business and here to help.
Learn more

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1250 days ago

Pet of the Day: Meet Rio

Reporter Community News

Our Pet of the Day is Rio who belongs to Sonia Saba from Martinborough.
"Rio comes to work in the vineyard everyday, rain, shine or even frost. Hence the Jacket."
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember … View more
Our Pet of the Day is Rio who belongs to Sonia Saba from Martinborough.
"Rio comes to work in the vineyard everyday, rain, shine or even frost. Hence the Jacket."
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember to say what suburb you live in.

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1251 days ago

Wellington's vaccines redistributed across region

Reporter Community News

Wellington health authorities are redistributing coronavirus vaccines across the region to try to ensure the most vulnerable people are inoculated – in case supplies run out before the next Pfizer shipment arrives.
This effort to eke out the remaining doses comes amid soaring demand for Covid … View more
Wellington health authorities are redistributing coronavirus vaccines across the region to try to ensure the most vulnerable people are inoculated – in case supplies run out before the next Pfizer shipment arrives.
This effort to eke out the remaining doses comes amid soaring demand for Covid tests and for vaccinations as the capital region nervously awaits news on the infected Sydney traveller who visited a range of eateries and tourist attractions in central Wellington over the weekend.

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1253 days ago

Way Back Wednesday

Reporter Community News

This picture of a well known Wellingtonian should not be too difficult. What do you remember about her?

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1251 days ago

Birdsong

The Team from Resene ColorShop Thorndon

Be entertained by feathered friends enticed to your garden by making your own bird feeder painted in favourite Resene colours. Find out how to create your own.

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1254 days ago

Wellington council proposes to extend metered parking hours

Reporter Community News

The Wellington City Council is proposing to extend paid parking hours in the CBD by two to four hours every night, as it continues its push to reduce the number of private vehicles on the capital’s streets.
The change would apply to about 3300 central city parking spaces, and is another clear … View more
The Wellington City Council is proposing to extend paid parking hours in the CBD by two to four hours every night, as it continues its push to reduce the number of private vehicles on the capital’s streets.
The change would apply to about 3300 central city parking spaces, and is another clear message to motorists to leave their cars at home as the council looks to free up road space and manage demand.
If approved by councillors on June 30 as part of the council’s 10-year plan, paid parking hours would be extended to 8pm from Sunday to Thursday, and 10pm on Friday and Saturday.
What do you think? Is it a good idea

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1251 days ago

Why are my windows damp all the time?

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Wellington (The Wash House)

How do you know it’s winter? When the windows start dripping. While it might seem like just another staple of New Zealand homes, you don’t have to put up with a pool of water at the bottom of your windows every morning.

How condensation forms and why it matters: Condensation is the result of… View more
How do you know it’s winter? When the windows start dripping. While it might seem like just another staple of New Zealand homes, you don’t have to put up with a pool of water at the bottom of your windows every morning.

How condensation forms and why it matters: Condensation is the result of water warming up, evaporating, then turning back into a liquid once it touches a cold surface. You know when you breathe onto a mirror and you can use your finger to write messages in the remaining mist? That’s condensation. The same thing happens with the moist air in your home and your cold windows.

What's the big deal about moisture anyway? Moisture doesn’t just make your home feel cold and damp, it causes mould too. Mould has all sorts of nasty effects on your health and it thrives in wet environments.

The condensation on the inside of your windows is a good indicator that there is too much moisture in your home. You can get accurate readings from a ‘hygrometer’; a cheap little device that you can get from many hardware stores that tells you exactly how humid the room is.

Ideally, you’d use one in each room of your house over the course of a few days to get an idea of which room is in most need of attention. If the reading is over 65% relative humidity and below 18 degrees Celsius, it might be time to take the following steps, depending on the room.

Kitchen
Boiling water and cooking kai releases up to 3 litres of water every day---it’s one of the worst offenders in the fight against wet windows. Doing the dishes isn’t much better, contributing up to 1 litre per day. To reduce the impact, remember to:
• Keep the extractor fan on. Your range hood should be larger than the cooking surface it’s venting, and should be venting directly outside---not to the roof space. Otherwise, it might end up damaging the insulation and internal roof structures. If you’re renting and the extractor fan doesn’t tick those boxes, it’s worth discussing with your landlord. They don’t want moisture or mould in your home either.
• Keep pots covered. If you’re boiling potatoes, pasta or just making a cup of coffee or tea, keep the lid on while the water heats up and while the contents cooks. Not only does this keep the steam inside, it also means the water boils faster---less energy used, a lower utility bill, and a faster dinner!

BATHROOM
Don’t worry, cleaning your teeth isn’t spreading moisture into the air, no matter how vigorously you scrub. But the bath and the shower certainly are, with each person releasing 1.5 litres of water per day with their washes.
Keep reading: www.curtainclean.co.nz...

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1252 days ago

Available parking spaces in Thorndon

Ruby from Karori

I’m a year 12 student at Wellington Girls College and was wondering if anyone has a car park in the Thorndon area available from around 8:30am - 3:30pm on weekdays. Please let me know if you have any spaces free. Thanks so much :)

1253 days ago

Wellington Covid scare

Reporter Community News

As you will all know now an Australian with Covid has been in Wellington. These are the places of interest for June 19.

Qantas flight QF163 Sydney to Wellington, arriving 12.05am - close contact
Rydges Hotel, 75 Featherston St, 12am 19 June to 9.10am June 21 - casual plus
Unichem Wellington … View more
As you will all know now an Australian with Covid has been in Wellington. These are the places of interest for June 19.

Qantas flight QF163 Sydney to Wellington, arriving 12.05am - close contact
Rydges Hotel, 75 Featherston St, 12am 19 June to 9.10am June 21 - casual plus
Unichem Wellington Central Pharmacy, 204 Lambton Quay, 10.38am-11.48am - casual plus
Te Papa Tongarewa - general, 55 Cable St, 3.05pm-5.45pm - casual plus
Te Papa Tongarewa - exhibition Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 55 Cable St, 4pm-5.45pm - close contact
Jack Hackett’s Bar, 5 Inglewood Pl, 8.45pm Saturday-12am Sunday - close contact

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1252 days ago

Is New Regent St really NZ's most beautiful street?

Lorna Thornber Reporter from Stuff Travel

Hi everyone,
We're looking into how some common claims about NZ stack up and would be interested in your thoughts on whether New Regent Street in Christchurch deserves its title of 'NZ's most beautiful street'. Do you think it is the best-looking street in the country? Or is … View more
Hi everyone,
We're looking into how some common claims about NZ stack up and would be interested in your thoughts on whether New Regent Street in Christchurch deserves its title of 'NZ's most beautiful street'. Do you think it is the best-looking street in the country? Or is there another street you think is more beautiful? Please put 'NFP' (not for publication) in your comment if you do not want it included in an article. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

1252 days ago

Recycle old Mobile phones for Free

MobileRoundup

MobileRoundup is a mobile phone recycling initiative to make it easy for you to recycle your old phones. Organised & powered by computer & electronic recycler organisation ITRecycla they have set up multiple ways to get your unwanted mobile phone to us to recycle.

If you are concerned … View more
MobileRoundup is a mobile phone recycling initiative to make it easy for you to recycle your old phones. Organised & powered by computer & electronic recycler organisation ITRecycla they have set up multiple ways to get your unwanted mobile phone to us to recycle.

If you are concerned about your Data on your phone falling into the wrong hands, we offer Secure Data Destruction for $5 per Mobile device.

Visit the Mobile Roundup webpage for more information
Find out more

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1252 days ago

NVE - Introducing Darren, our new estimator!

Stacy White from New Vision Enterprises Ltd.

Welcome Darren to the #NVETeam! 🎉 Darren joins us as an Estimator at NVE. Darren (also known as 'Smithy') is a proud father of two, grandfather of three, and fur-parent of Quil the Lab 🐶 and Arial the cat 🐱 Darren comes to us with 38 years of experience in the construction … View moreWelcome Darren to the #NVETeam! 🎉 Darren joins us as an Estimator at NVE. Darren (also known as 'Smithy') is a proud father of two, grandfather of three, and fur-parent of Quil the Lab 🐶 and Arial the cat 🐱 Darren comes to us with 38 years of experience in the construction industry.

Darren is a lover of comedy, 🎳 ten-pin bowling, 🎣 game fishing, 🍽 good food (yum cha) and a good glass of 🍷 red wine.

Welcome Darren, we're really excited to have you on the team!!!!

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