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Greater Wellington regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season and we need your help!
Join us at the South end Te Ara O Whareroa trail gate for a morning of tree planting. We will be planting near the big steps to the side of Te Ara o Whareroa trail. … View moreGreater Wellington regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season and we need your help!
Join us at the South end Te Ara O Whareroa trail gate for a morning of tree planting. We will be planting near the big steps to the side of Te Ara o Whareroa trail. Follow the signs from the bottom of Whareroa Beach carpark (Mackays Crossing entrance), or from the Poplar Avenue entrance if coming by bike or foot. RSVP to the Facebook event here goo.gl...
Morning tea provided
Please bring appropriate footwear and warm clothes
Wet weather cancellations, please call 0800 496 734
It is "only a matter of time" before the Hutt Valley gets electric buses. That is the prediction Tr…
An empty passenger train narrowly avoided ploughing into a hi rail excavator on the Wairarapa Line in 2014 because the track was mistakenly given the all clear after it had been closed for repairs. According to a just released TAIC report the train pulled up short of the work crew on a bridge … View moreAn empty passenger train narrowly avoided ploughing into a hi rail excavator on the Wairarapa Line in 2014 because the track was mistakenly given the all clear after it had been closed for repairs. According to a just released TAIC report the train pulled up short of the work crew on a bridge between Carterton and Greytown when the train driver saw the lights of the excavator on the track.
Are you a train passenger? What is your reaction to this?
A Wairarapa cat has had to have to have his leg amputated after getting caught in an illegal gin trap.
Ruby Fisher, who lives outside Carterton, said her cat Jeffrey had been missing for three days when she eventually found him lying in a back paddock with the trap around his leg.
"We … View moreA Wairarapa cat has had to have to have his leg amputated after getting caught in an illegal gin trap.
Ruby Fisher, who lives outside Carterton, said her cat Jeffrey had been missing for three days when she eventually found him lying in a back paddock with the trap around his leg.
"We think the...
Do you have a shoes on or shoes off policy at your place? Are sheets changed regularly in your home, or just whenever suits? Do you know your neighbours' names?
Homed is conducting a survey to learn more not just about what happens behind your front door and throughout Kiwi communities. … View moreDo you have a shoes on or shoes off policy at your place? Are sheets changed regularly in your home, or just whenever suits? Do you know your neighbours' names?
Homed is conducting a survey to learn more not just about what happens behind your front door and throughout Kiwi communities. We'd love you to take part - plus we'll put you in the draw to win one of three $100 Prezzy® cards if you complete the survey by 7 August.
Smell can be one of our most powerful senses. We humans have devoted a large area in the brain to it…
We’re excited to announce our new Barnardos Early Learning Centre will be opening on Webb Street this October, welcoming all kiwi kids ages 0-5.
Barnardos are New Zealand’s leading expert in early learning and childcare, doing more for kiwi kids for 40 years.
Open longer hours: 7:00am –… View moreWe’re excited to announce our new Barnardos Early Learning Centre will be opening on Webb Street this October, welcoming all kiwi kids ages 0-5.
Barnardos are New Zealand’s leading expert in early learning and childcare, doing more for kiwi kids for 40 years.
Open longer hours: 7:00am – 6:30pm, Monday – Friday.
Limited spaces available, pre-enrol your child today.
For more information visit our website or our Neighbourly page.
Phone or text Aimee on 027 201 8103
Email: info@barnardos.org.nz
Renee Maurice is one of the most talented young women I've ever met. I predicted that she would win NZ's Got Talent as soon as I heard that she'd entered. In 2015 Renee produced and directed the original production of her musical about the women who died in the fire at Seacliff … View moreRenee Maurice is one of the most talented young women I've ever met. I predicted that she would win NZ's Got Talent as soon as I heard that she'd entered. In 2015 Renee produced and directed the original production of her musical about the women who died in the fire at Seacliff Asylum in Dunedin, it opened to a full house, and received standing ovations. Here's a great opportunity to help Renee produce the Wellington show. Renee works hard at Laura Ferguson Trust, and deserves all the support we can muster. Please support her if you can, and encourage others to also. Only six days to go to reach the target:
Hi everyone, I'm Renee Maurice, writer/director of Seacliff: Demise of Ward 5.
In 2006, when I was just 15 years old, I discovered the story of the 1942 Seacliff fire, which took the lives of 37 of the 39 institutionalized women inside the ward, making it the worst fire disaster in New Zealand at the time. For 9 years, I researched and wrote a musical based on the tragic events of that night.
In 2015, it was with great pride that I was finally able to bring Seacliff: Demise of Ward 5 to the stage, in Dunedin. I, along with my very talented cast and crew, received great reviews and audience response for our show. One of the best things to come from our Dunedin Production was the connection that I was able to make to some of the Seacliff ladies' descendants, this has been very inspirational and moving.
Now, I am bringing Seacliff to Wellington, in association with Te Papa, the National museum of New Zealand. This is an extremely exciting opportunity to share this story with a wider New Zealand audience, as well as visitors from abroad.
I am so honoured to have the opportunity to speak on these ladies' behalf, and I invite you to be a part of bringing their tale to the stage, on this, the 75th anniversary, by donating to this boosted campaign.
With your generous support, we will pay tribute to these brave women, whose voices have gone unheard for too long.
Thank you.
Renee Maurice
www.boosted.org.nz...
I have two small size 10-12 two medium size 12-14 and a large size 14-16 i brought for my bridesmaid but i have changed my mind $50 each
A car has flipped onto its roof on the Rimutaka Hill Road outside Wellington, blocking traffic. Pol…
An injured forestry worker has been airlifted to hospital after being struck by a log in rural Waira…
A wrong assumption by a fatigued staff member caused an empty passenger train to nearly plough into …
Many Wairarapa farmers hit by the two-year pea growing ban are struggling to make ends meet while th…
Greater Wellington regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season and we need your help!
Join us at the South end Te Ara O Whareroa trail gate for a morning of tree planting on Sunday 13th August 9:30am. Please RSVP to our Facebook event goo.gl...
We will… View moreGreater Wellington regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season and we need your help!
Join us at the South end Te Ara O Whareroa trail gate for a morning of tree planting on Sunday 13th August 9:30am. Please RSVP to our Facebook event goo.gl...
We will be planting near the big steps to the side of Te Ara o Whareroa trail. Follow the signs from the bottom of Whareroa Beach carpark (Mackays Crossing entrance), or from the Poplar Avenue entrance if coming by bike or foot.
For more information, please visit www.gw.govt.nz...
Morning tea provided
Please bring appropriate footwear and warm clothes
Wet weather cancellations, please call 0800 496 734.
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