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Metropolitan Wellington to ease sprinkler ban, watering restrictions remain
From today, 31 March, the ban on using garden sprinklers in Wellington, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt and Porirua is lifted.
The four cities have been under a sprinkler ban that was introduced in mid-February due to particularly dry conditions.
Thanks to the response from the community, and the change in season, the region’s storage lakes are now in good shape.
This means restrictions can now be eased to allow for the limited use of garden sprinklers and irrigation systems. This is a good position to be in, but it’s important that people keep being responsible with water usage.
Watering restrictions are still in place, these allow the use of a single sprinkler or irrigation system, between the hours of 6-8 am and 7-9pm only on alternate days according to your house number.
Sprinkler use is permitted at:
• odd-numbered houses on odd dates (1st, 3rd, 15th etc)
• even-numbered houses on even dates (2nd, 4th, 18th etc)
only between the hours of 6-8am and 7-9pm.
This restriction level will remain in place until further notice, or the end of Daylight Savings (5 April 2020) – except in Upper Hutt, where this restriction remains in place all year round.
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Open Invite: Viti Council Youth Health 3x3 Basketball 🏀 Event
To All Seasonal Workers from Fiji 🇫🇯, Arc of Melanesia & Pacific Islands living
in Porirua & Kapiti Coast + Horowhenua + Wairarapa are invited to register a team or just join us on 21 Sepiteba 2024 from 10am - 4pm.
Venue: Te Rauparaha Arena
There will be Prizes for 3x3 Basketball 🏀.
A mini Health Expo will be set up upstairs plus few Communities booths.
See Flyer for more details.
Email us for more info: radiovitiaotearoa@gmail.com
vitiana13613@gmail.com
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Kapiti Coast Fijian Community
Invite to all who have links to Fiji to join our Kapiti Coast Fijian Community.
It is under the Viti (NZ) Council e_Aotearoa (Reg.CC56562 t.4).
We are keen to have you join us.
If you are one keen to learn about Radio Broadcasting via Radio Viti e_Aotearoa 🇳🇿 🕊️ 🇫🇯 send us an email or inbox us.
More on the Kapiti Coast Fijian Community coming up. Watch this space.
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LIVE Q&A: Financial well-being with Cat Rikihana
Today (Wednesday) we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with Cat Rikihana who is a financial mentor, educator and financial capability practitioner at Financial Freedom Trust in the Manawatū.
Cat Rikihana (Ngai Tahu) like many financial mentors around Aotearoa, works with individuals, groups and whānau to successfully navigate financial stress and hardship. Mentors work alongside whānau to increase confidence and skills in personal money management and advocate with and for clients. Cat enjoys delivering online and face-to-face workshops which provide opportunities to normalise money conversations and encourages people to make time to consider their financial well-being.
Cat is also an independent financial well-being coach, educator and indigenous life coach at Restore Wellness Network. She is a published writer and currently in the process of writing her first non-fiction book: 'A financial self-care guide for women in Aotearoa.'
She'd love to answer any questions you may have around your budgeting and spending habits, strategies for saving, retirement planning and debt. (Don't be shy, but be mindful about what you disclose!)
↓ Share your questions now and Cat will reply to your comment below ↓
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