Wellington Central, Wellington

1486 days ago

Wellington teachers celebrate success with indigenous students

Reporter Community News

Four ex-Wellingtonians have played a leading role in a achieving a great result for a group of indigenous students in the tiny Northern Territory of Wayede.
Principal John Young, secondary school head Matthew Spring, and teachers Anna Shaw and Rebecca Young have all taught or led schools in New … View more
Four ex-Wellingtonians have played a leading role in a achieving a great result for a group of indigenous students in the tiny Northern Territory of Wayede.
Principal John Young, secondary school head Matthew Spring, and teachers Anna Shaw and Rebecca Young have all taught or led schools in New Zealand’s capital.
The Australian town recently celebrated an achievement years in the making, when seven students from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr College received their diplomas, the first to do so since a single student graduated in 2014.

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1486 days ago

Ruru scooter stands going up in Wellington

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Have you spotted the new Ruru e-scooter racks around the city?
They're named after the ruru (morepork) because of their little wooden faces. If you are out for a spin, keep an eye out for the new racks on the waterfront, Cable Street and Courtenay Place. The council will be installing more … View more
Have you spotted the new Ruru e-scooter racks around the city?
They're named after the ruru (morepork) because of their little wooden faces. If you are out for a spin, keep an eye out for the new racks on the waterfront, Cable Street and Courtenay Place. The council will be installing more soon on Oriental Parade and Cuba Street.

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1486 days ago

Reach Out 🤝 Look Out 👀 Help Out 💖

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

To find your nearest Neighbourhood Support or to get in touch about setting up a new one, go to:

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1486 days ago

Recycle a school desk

The Team from Resene ColorShop Thorndon

Make homework fun by transforming an old school desk into a bright and appealing workstation using your children’s favourite Resene colours.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene. Find out how to create your own.

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1486 days ago

Face Mask

Christine from Wellington Central

Face mask, size medium, brand new, still sealed. Comes with a replacement filter.

Price: $15

1486 days ago

Have your say on the Cemeteries Management Plan

Simone Borgstede from Wellington City Council

Feedback is now open on the Draft Management Plan for Mākara, Karori and Tawa cemeteries.
Your feedback will help us to finalise the plan and ensure we can meet the short and long-term needs of our growing city.
To have your say on this important issue, visit: www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz...View more
Feedback is now open on the Draft Management Plan for Mākara, Karori and Tawa cemeteries.
Your feedback will help us to finalise the plan and ensure we can meet the short and long-term needs of our growing city.
To have your say on this important issue, visit: www.letstalk.wellington.govt.nz... Submissions close 5pm Friday 11 December 2020.

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1486 days ago

We’re moving to house, come have a look!

Community Engagement Advisor from Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council staff are moving into the iconic Farmers building on Cuba St.

We’re hosting a community open day to show invited friends, neighbours, and whānau around our new home.

This is an opportunity to be taken around this beautifully renovated building by Greater … View more
Greater Wellington Regional Council staff are moving into the iconic Farmers building on Cuba St.

We’re hosting a community open day to show invited friends, neighbours, and whānau around our new home.

This is an opportunity to be taken around this beautifully renovated building by Greater Wellington councillors and staff.

9-11am on Sunday 15 November at 100 Cuba Street

Please RSVP by Thursday 12 November by emailing TatouRohe@gw.govt.nz with your name to secure your spot.

Kia ora mai, looking forward to meeting you!

1486 days ago

Some events to check out over the weekend

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Click on Read More to check out events across the region.

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1490 days ago

Poll: Do you support the Shelly Bay development?

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Wellington City Council will vote on November 11 on whether to sell and lease public land at Shelly Bay on Miramar Peninsula to make way for a $500 million development by developer Ian Cassels.
It is crunch time for the development that has been a source of controversy for years, with a council … View more
Wellington City Council will vote on November 11 on whether to sell and lease public land at Shelly Bay on Miramar Peninsula to make way for a $500 million development by developer Ian Cassels.
It is crunch time for the development that has been a source of controversy for years, with a council vote taking place on November 11.

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Do you support the Shelly Bay development?
  • 19.4% Yes
    19.4% Complete
  • 70.1% No
    70.1% Complete
  • 10.4% I am not sure, it is all too complex
    10.4% Complete
278 votes
1486 days ago

Pauatahanaui School Lamb & Calf

Community Engagement Advisor from Greater Wellington Regional Council

Fun-n-gala time! Are you keen to plant natives?

Visit our stall at the Pauatahanui School Lamb & Calf Day on Saturday 7 November and we will swap your weed with a lovely native plant. We will have specimens of pest animals that are threatening our native species and will provide trapping … View more
Fun-n-gala time! Are you keen to plant natives?

Visit our stall at the Pauatahanui School Lamb & Calf Day on Saturday 7 November and we will swap your weed with a lovely native plant. We will have specimens of pest animals that are threatening our native species and will provide trapping demonstrations. Loads of fun for the kids! We will have a catchment model at our stall to play with to learn about sediment, streams, gullies and wetlands.

Find out how you can improve the health of our waterways in the Pauatahanui area and inlet. Your efforts can boost biodiversity and reduce sediment levels in our streams through erosion control and planting. Staff will be available to offer advice and help find out if your property could get funding assistance. See you there.

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1486 days ago

Asking for help _ Sense of Community Survey Online

Yiwen from Te Aro

Hello again, everyone! I’m a Ph.D student at Victoria University of Wellington who is looking at sense of community in Aotearoa-New Zealand. I'm looking at how different groups see community and different participatory planning processes. We are looking for participants who not only take … View moreHello again, everyone! I’m a Ph.D student at Victoria University of Wellington who is looking at sense of community in Aotearoa-New Zealand. I'm looking at how different groups see community and different participatory planning processes. We are looking for participants who not only take part in the participatory
planning process, but also from the people who did not take part in this participatory process in your community. This is your chance! It only takes 10 mins or less to answer. 👉vuw.qualtrics.com...

1487 days ago

(mostly) Free Events / talks at the National Library - Molesworth St - November

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

Hi everyone
Below is a list of the (mostly) free talks and events held at the National Library.
Please come along, and bring a friend :-)

Date: Saturday 7 November | Time: 6.00 to 7.30pm | Cost : $18 to $30. Tickets available events.humanitix.com... | Venue: Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium Lower … View more
Hi everyone
Below is a list of the (mostly) free talks and events held at the National Library.
Please come along, and bring a friend :-)

Date: Saturday 7 November | Time: 6.00 to 7.30pm | Cost : $18 to $30. Tickets available events.humanitix.com... | Venue: Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium Lower Ground Floor
Verb Festival 2020
Come to the National Library between 10am to 3pm to celebrate ‘Verb Festival 2020’. Immerse yourself in stimulating and entertaining conversation about books and ideas with writers from all over Aotearoa.


Date: Wednesday 11 November | Time: 5.30 to 6.30pm | Cost : Free. Koha from non-members appreciated | Venue: Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium Lower Ground Floor
Fight for the Forests: The Pivotal Campaigns that Saved New Zealand’s Native Forests
Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme.
Hear Paul Bensemann talk about the ‘Save Manoupori’ campaign. From small beginnings, a much larger movement grew. Bensemann’s book ‘Fight for the forests’ was a finalist in the 2019 Ockham NZ Book Awards.

Date: Thursday 12 November | Time: 10am to 11am | Cost: Free, but please RSVP to events.natlib@dia.govt.nz so that we whip up enough scones | Venue: Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor Foyer
Tea and tours
Come along to the National Library for tea and scones, chat with our Ako (learning) team, view a short film with Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, and enjoy a special highlights tour of our current exhibitions.

Date: Tuesday 17 November | Time: 12.10pm to 1pm | Cost: Free | Venue: Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor Foyer
Contribute your own images to DigitalNZ
There’s a fun new feature soon to be launched on www.digitalnz.org.... You’ll be able to upload your own images to DigitalNZ ‘stories’. This talk will demonstrate the new tool and how personal images can be shared alongside institutional collections.

Date: Tuesday 24 November | Time: 5.30 to 6.30pm | Cost: Free. Koha from non-members appreciated | Venue: Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium Lower Ground Floor
Jerningham
Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme
Cristina Sanders debut novel Jerningham tells the story of Wellington’s colonial beginnings and of a young man’s rise and inevitable fall.

Date: Thursday 26 November Time: 5.30pm to 7.15pm | Cost: Free | Venue: Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor
Xenitia – understandings of home, identity and belonging
Randell Cottage
Join us for an evening of readings and conversation with the 2020 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage writer in residence Michalia Arathimos. What is the meaning of home? For Michalia Arathimos notions of home are inextricably bound up with the notion of xenitia — a feeling common in the Greek diaspora, a feeling of being in exile, or of longing for ‘home’.

Date: Friday 27 November Time: 10am to 10.30pm and 2pm to 2.30pm | Cost: Free | Venue: Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor
The 127th anniversary of Pākehā women taking to the polls
It’s been 127 years since Pākehā women first voted in the general election! Celebrate with us with a tour of He Tohu, focussing on the Women’s Suffrage Petition and the people involved in this achievement.

Date: Friday 11 December | Time: 12pm to 1pm | Cost: Free | Venue: Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor
Māori women take the polls: 127 years on
Learn more about Māori women in politics in Annie Te One’s talk and go on a guided tour of the He Tohu exhibition with a focus on the 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitiangi and Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine, — The Treaty of Waitaingi and the 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition.

1487 days ago

Vote for your favourite bird?

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Don't forget to vote in the Bird or the Year competition.
About 75 per cent of land birds and 90 per cent of seabirds are threatened or at risk of extinction. Their habitats are being destroyed or degraded by introduced predators, pollution, human development, and climate change.
You can vote … View more
Don't forget to vote in the Bird or the Year competition.
About 75 per cent of land birds and 90 per cent of seabirds are threatened or at risk of extinction. Their habitats are being destroyed or degraded by introduced predators, pollution, human development, and climate change.
You can vote for every type of bird from the Antipodean Albatross, to the Korimako or our world famous keas.
The Wellington City Council is supporting the hihi, which you see at Zealandia.
Voting closes at 5pm on Sunday 15 November.

1487 days ago

Five activities to get your heart racing in Wellington

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What are your favourite adrenaline activities in Wellington?
Check out the attached Stuff article, listing five of the best activities.

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1487 days ago

Waipuna Hospice Award

Robert Anderson from

Waipuna Hospice has recognized our generous contribution and willingness to support them by giving us the Supporter of the Year Award 2020.

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