Avalon, Lower Hutt

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1453 days ago

Dissappointed

Beverly from Avalon

Good afternoon neighbours...
I have been living in Avalon for the past 5 years and have always found it to be a lovely friendly neighbourhood with lovely neighbours, however on Tuesday 8th December at 9.52 am that changed. I was expecting a parcel to be delivered by courier post and had been on … View more
Good afternoon neighbours...
I have been living in Avalon for the past 5 years and have always found it to be a lovely friendly neighbourhood with lovely neighbours, however on Tuesday 8th December at 9.52 am that changed. I was expecting a parcel to be delivered by courier post and had been on line and tracked it and changed from signature required to non signature and gave permission to leave parcel at my front door. I am in constant pain and have a carer come in twice a day and require help to get in and outside hence the decision to change as I am always at home. The courier updated its site to say that the parcel was delivered at 9.52 am on Tuesday.m It was not delivered to this address. The driver doesn't know where he delivered it. Firstly he said 986 then 996 High Street. He has not been able to recover the parcel. Someone is being dishonest. This was a Christmas gift for my grand daughter and after checking with the supplier this item is no longer available.. I am sick of peoples dishonesty at the expense of others. If you have received a parcel that dos not belong to you especially after the year we have had, we are all financially strapped. please forward it to the correct person.. You don't know their story. All I can hope is that someone has the decency to put it on my doorstep no questions asked or that the little girl that receives it really needs it and looks as gorgeous in it as my grand daughter would have.... Rant over.,...Merry Christmas... May 2021 be kind to us all.

1452 days ago

WANTED: Greenhouse/glasshouse to buy

Elly from Stokes Valley

Hey neighbours,

Wondering if anyone has an unused greenhouse/glasshouse at their property they are looking to get rid off?
Happy to come dissemble and pay reasonable price for it, doesn't need to be in perfect condition.

Many thanks!

1467 days ago
1452 days ago

Last Chance for Tickets

Orchestra Wellington

Just $10 for a child ticket and $15 for an adult, join us at our Christmas Singalong. Featuring a beautiful Samoan choir, a Sugar Plum Fairy ballerina and a special celebrity guest, this promises to be a delightful day out for all ages. We’ll also have pre-concert entertainment before the show … View moreJust $10 for a child ticket and $15 for an adult, join us at our Christmas Singalong. Featuring a beautiful Samoan choir, a Sugar Plum Fairy ballerina and a special celebrity guest, this promises to be a delightful day out for all ages. We’ll also have pre-concert entertainment before the show for the little ones.

Sunday 13 December 2.30pm at the Michael Fowler Centre. Pre-concert entertainment from 1.30pm in the Renouf Foyer.
Buy tickets now

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1453 days ago
1453 days ago

Do you know what to do in the garden this weekend?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Our ezine Get Growing has all the info you need. This week, we say reap the rewards of growing your own cherries. Cover tomatoes to beat the birds, protect crops from windy weather, label seedheads for saving, move potted crops into partial shade, and plump up garlic, onions and shallots.
Turn … View more
Our ezine Get Growing has all the info you need. This week, we say reap the rewards of growing your own cherries. Cover tomatoes to beat the birds, protect crops from windy weather, label seedheads for saving, move potted crops into partial shade, and plump up garlic, onions and shallots.
Turn pine cones into a summery wreath; take a look at Yates new book Top Edible Plants for Pots (and how not to kill them); plus go in the draw to win Kent & Stowe hand tools from Tui and a 2021 NZ Gardener Garden Diary.

Subscribe now for more great tips and prizes!

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1454 days ago

Do you remember the 1976 floods

Reporter Community News

The worst flood in living memory in the Hutt Valley was in Christmas 1976, with 153 millimetres recorded in 24 hours at Avalon
The floods caused $19 million of damage, which amounted to $145.5m in 2015.
We would like to hear your story. Please send your memories to brittany.keogh@stuff.co.nz

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The worst flood in living memory in the Hutt Valley was in Christmas 1976, with 153 millimetres recorded in 24 hours at Avalon
The floods caused $19 million of damage, which amounted to $145.5m in 2015.
We would like to hear your story. Please send your memories to brittany.keogh@stuff.co.nz

Put NFP if you do not want your comments used by Stuff.

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1453 days ago

New Zealand Summer Colour Forecast 2021

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean (The Curtain Store)

As global colour trends evolve, our unique New Zealand landscapes compel a reinvestigation into how colour is interpreted in our homes and lifestyles. Three homegrown brands have collaborated to provide insight into how top colour trends for 2021 are interpreted within the New Zealand lifestyle and… View moreAs global colour trends evolve, our unique New Zealand landscapes compel a reinvestigation into how colour is interpreted in our homes and lifestyles. Three homegrown brands have collaborated to provide insight into how top colour trends for 2021 are interpreted within the New Zealand lifestyle and design ethos.

“A rolling organic shape that defies seating, hand crafted with the use of modern machinery to create furniture on a global scale.”


New Zealand designed and manufactured, the Harper Chair by David Shaw is the canvas upon which these colour trends are explored. Made to order at their design house in Christchurch, the Harper chair draws its inspiration from the natural lines of our landscapes. Its organic shape emulating the natural movements and shapes of New Zealands beloved coastal regions and mountains. Constructed from sustainable timbers, the Harper chair holds the colours and texture of the Vintage Deux by Mokum velvet fabric beautifully, reflecting the truest essence of the colours in question.

“Colour trends inspired by our New Zealand landscapes, bringing calm and comfort.”


While nature itself has long been a common inspiration for home décor, in New Zealand this is particularly true as we are heavily influenced by our diverse and striking surroundings. Globally trending colours, blues, greens and blacks are epitomised in our unique tonal variations that can be found in our native forests, extensive coastlines and high country landscapes.


Read the rest: www.curtainclean.co.nz...

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1453 days ago

A snowy glow

The Team from Resene ColorShop Naenae

Add a gentle warmth to your Christmas decorations with painted candle holders made from jars and your favourite Resene testpot colours.

Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Australian Women's Weekly and Resene. Find out how to create your own.

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1453 days ago

10 year plan early engagement

Tina Collison from Hutt City Council

Come join us for a kōrero/chat tomorrow Saturday 12 December 12pm-1pm at the War Memorial Library. We want to know if you think we're on the right track with Council's six priorities for the ten-year plan: infrastructure, housing, environment, economy, communities, and financial … View moreCome join us for a kōrero/chat tomorrow Saturday 12 December 12pm-1pm at the War Memorial Library. We want to know if you think we're on the right track with Council's six priorities for the ten-year plan: infrastructure, housing, environment, economy, communities, and financial sustainability.

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1453 days ago

Riverbank Market

Breanna Mudge from Hutt City Council

The Riverbank Market Lower Hutt is taking a Christmas holiday and will not be open on 26 December 2020 or 2 January 2021.

Make sure you head to the market tomorrow and make the most of the last two Riverbank Markets of 2020.

1453 days ago

Christmas on High is beginning!

Breanna Mudge from Hutt City Council

From now until Christmas day make sure you check it out at the Southend of Lower Hutt

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1453 days ago

Better balance is easy!

The Team from ACC New Zealand

Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.

You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. … View more
Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.

You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. It’s a technique called dual-tasking and it’s proven to be effective, it’s also fun. Just 10 minutes a day in the comfort of your own home and you can be Nymbl.

Register now to get Nymbl free. Nymbl is brought to you by Live Stronger For Longer and ACC, MOH and HQSC.
Register now

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1453 days ago

Change a life this Christmas!

World Vision

Don't just give the same old thing this year.

Give a World Vision Smiles gift guaranteed to change lives!

When you gift a goat or help a girl get an education in honour of your friends or family, you can change the world for kids and families in great need.

No other gift can compare… View more
Don't just give the same old thing this year.

Give a World Vision Smiles gift guaranteed to change lives!

When you gift a goat or help a girl get an education in honour of your friends or family, you can change the world for kids and families in great need.

No other gift can compare to a pathway out of poverty. A goat will give a family nutritious milk and extra income! Make every gift count this Christmas.

Each gift comes with a card explaining your extraordinary impact. No wrapping – win!
Find out more

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1454 days ago

Neighbours Day 2021

The Team from Neighbours Aotearoa

Neighbours Day Aotearoa on March 20th-30th 2021 has even more ways you can get involved this year! Our theme for 2021 is 'The Great Plant Swap' and if you are one of the first 200 to register with us, we will send you a packet of seeds to get you started!

If you love your annual BBQ, … View more
Neighbours Day Aotearoa on March 20th-30th 2021 has even more ways you can get involved this year! Our theme for 2021 is 'The Great Plant Swap' and if you are one of the first 200 to register with us, we will send you a packet of seeds to get you started!

If you love your annual BBQ, street party or the like - that is awesome! Get in early with your registration and tell us about the event you're planning and we'll send you seeds too! (We are good like that!)

We are also encouraging people to write something about their neighbours, communities and/or acts of neighbourliness with Notes for neighbours - poems, reflections or any sort of note! We will share these on our Facebook, Instagram and website and 5 will be chosen to be made into posters to share across the country.

Check out our website and register your event, big or small today!

www.neighboursday.org.nz...

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