FORMER MAYORESS RECEIVED ROYAL HONOUR
Mrs Katie Terris, of Lower Hutt, received a Queens Service Medal in the last New Year's Honours list, for services to the community and the arts
Katie Terris was involved in the Play Centre movement, including as a supervisor. She was an art tutor for adults at the former Hutt Valley Memorial College and Petone College. She was President of the Hutt Art Society, collaborating with Hutt Valley High School to deliver a series of community education art classes and workshops for adults. She is patron of the IHC Hutt Valley Association, supporting disabled people in the community, and ran pottery classes for people with intellectual disabilities. She was office manager at Volunteer Hutt. Mrs Terris is Patron of the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society.
She was Mayoress of Hutt City from 1995 to 2004
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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40.6% Yes
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33.8% Maybe?
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25.7% No
Womans Refuge
Hi neighbours,Xmas is fast approaching an this year i decided to get behind an Donate this years gifting to Womans Refuge.My daughter an I have both experienced the safety an goodness they do,time to pay it forward.We have already donated 2big washing baskets of brand new toys an now doing xmas food boxes.The giving Hearts of all who donated thru out 2025,May your Xmas be bright an Merry an Thank you all.Up until this coming Thursday the Pataka will still be open if you wish to donate food to Womens Refuge.Unwanted gifts are also being gifted.Again Neighbours.Thank you all so much an catch up 2026.
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