1476 days ago

More success for Shaw clan

Reporter Community News

Lower Hutt based twins Mesha Shaw-Wallace and Zahr Shaw-Wallace both received Most Valuable Player Awards at the recent Lower North Island U17 softball tournaments. Both the Hutt Valley girls and boys teams beat Wellington in the final, to claim the title. The 16 year-olds come from a famous softball family. Grandmother Naomi Shaw captained the White Sox to their only world title win and their mother, Kiri, was also a longtime White Sox player. Father Craig Wallace is a former Black Sox and a stalwart of Hutt Valley softball. Zahr attends Silverstream St Pats and Mesha is at Whitby Collegiate.

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1 hour ago

A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!

If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?

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23 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.

Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.

We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?

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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
  • 9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
    9.5% Complete
  • 43.5% I want to be able to choose.
    43.5% Complete
  • 47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
    47.1% Complete
2526 votes
5 days ago

John Terris former Mayor HCC died 2 Feb 2026 Hutt

Sandra from Normandale

NOW THAT WE HAVE NO LOCAL newspapers.
Message just forwarded - the former Mayor of Lower Hutt John Terris died on Monday 2/2/26.
John was Mayor, MP and councillor [city and regional] over the years giving his all to Lower Hutt and beyond.
RIP John.