Manor Park, Lower Hutt

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3168 days ago

Toddler Hop

Alison Pihema from Great Start Taita

To all the former Great Start Taita playgroup and music group families and neighbours here is an alternative activity recommended by Jamie:

Toddler Hop are a great alternative for a music and movement group, and they do not currently have a waiting list. Recommended by Jamie Houston who was … View more
To all the former Great Start Taita playgroup and music group families and neighbours here is an alternative activity recommended by Jamie:

Toddler Hop are a great alternative for a music and movement group, and they do not currently have a waiting list. Recommended by Jamie Houston who was running the Music Group at GS.

It is at the Victory Christian Centre, 445 High Street, Lower Hutt on Fridays at 10am - 11.30am. (there is no parking on site).
Here is their Facebook Page.

Love to see you there 🙂

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3168 days ago

It's National Volunteer Week!

Volunteering New Zealand

Te Radar (TV personality and local legend) shared a video with us in celebration of "National Volunteer Week: Live, Laugh, Share, Volunteer" :www.youtube.com...

Find out more about National Volunteer Week or to find a volunteer centre near you here

3168 days ago

Renovation Tips to Improve the Value of Your Home! #1

Garry Tranter from Price My House for Free Limited

Over the next few days we will be posting our top 5 renovation tips to improve the value of your home! Let's start with perhaps the most essential :

Renovations, whether big (adding a new room) or small (new light fittings) can be a great way to increase the value of your home. Often, … View more
Over the next few days we will be posting our top 5 renovation tips to improve the value of your home! Let's start with perhaps the most essential :

Renovations, whether big (adding a new room) or small (new light fittings) can be a great way to increase the value of your home. Often, significant value can be added to a property through relatively minor changes. However, carefully choosing what kind of renovations to undertake is crucial. Carrying out unnecessary work can sometimes incur huge expense while adding little to the sale value of your home.

Top Tip Number 1.

Insulate! Insulate! Insulate! The value this adds to your home cannot be overstated. Today, this is considered an absolute necessity by many homebuyers, in fact not having insulation can easily create the perception of an unhealthy home. With the EECA Energywise programme subsidising the cost of insulation, there really is no reason not to. For more information on the subsidy head to: www.energywise.govt.nz...

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3168 days ago

Learn more about the dedicated Area Experts at Price My House For Free!

Garry Tranter from Price My House for Free Limited

Why Garry and Lisa Tranter?

We put more money in your pocket!

We hope to be the agents you will recommend to your friends and family with complete confidence. We hope we can build a relationship of trust and honesty with you, so we will be the agents you can comfortably call for advice, … View more
Why Garry and Lisa Tranter?

We put more money in your pocket!

We hope to be the agents you will recommend to your friends and family with complete confidence. We hope we can build a relationship of trust and honesty with you, so we will be the agents you can comfortably call for advice, whenever you have a real estate question.

Garry has lived and worked in the Hutt Valley most of his life and has over 20 years sales experience including running his own businesses’. Garry is a NZ Business School graduate in advanced Sales and Negotiating (only the top 15% graduate from this course). Garry first started in Real Estate in 1993; he has achieved top listing agent awards in 3 different companies.

Lisa was born and raised in the Hutt Valley and has worked in the customer service area for 12 years. Lisa has extensive experience in property conveyancing with Strachan and O Connor solicitors. Lisa also has a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University majoring in Criminology.

Giving Back Counts! Garry and Lisa give back into the community that they both love. Through their businesses, Garry and Lisa have developed relationships with a huge portion of the Hutt Valley, they are major sponsors of Billy Graham and the Naenae Boxing Academy (Billy works with our youth throughout the Hutt Valley) they also sponsor Wellington Free Ambulance and World Vision.

Call us now and let us prove why we should be your preferred agents.

We love putting people and homes together.

3168 days ago

A place to call home

SBS Bank

Hi Neighbourly members. At SBS Bank we could have a home loan to help make your dream a reality. Whether you’re putting down roots for the first time, upsizing to suit a growing family, planning your dream home or looking to grow your wealth.

Apply online now or phone 0800 SBS BANK.
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Hi Neighbourly members. At SBS Bank we could have a home loan to help make your dream a reality. Whether you’re putting down roots for the first time, upsizing to suit a growing family, planning your dream home or looking to grow your wealth.

Apply online now or phone 0800 SBS BANK.
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3168 days ago

Dr Lance O'Sullivan: It was when my daughter got sick that I realised how important immunisation is

Reporter Sunday Star Times

Dr Lance O'Sullivan writes from the heart, and from the head: "It was 1996 and we were young parents. I was at medical school when I came upon an anti-immunisation pamphlet left in one of our lecture theatres.

"I was suspicious of the establishment at the time. You need to … View more
Dr Lance O'Sullivan writes from the heart, and from the head: "It was 1996 and we were young parents. I was at medical school when I came upon an anti-immunisation pamphlet left in one of our lecture theatres.

"I was suspicious of the establishment at the time. You need to understand, I had grown up a welfare-dependent "half-caste" (I hate that term) boy living with his mother, escaping from a life of alcohol, crime and a level of violence that I would not tolerate for my daughters. An under-achiever, I was expelled from two secondary schools. I feel I had a reason to be angry at "the system".

"Then I became a father. It changed my life. I needed to be a responsible adult caring for a son, then a daughter – eventually seven children. We were young parents and wanted to do only the best for these precious beings.

"I read the pamphlet. It described "studies" in the Netherlands into communities that didn't look like mine, but I took little persuasion. I stated our second child, our little daughter Te Miringa, would not be immunised.

"At the time my wife Tracy was working as a nurse at the local medical centre and immunising children daily. Yet this was my protest against the establishment that I so mistrusted.

"Fifteen months later, we had a scare. Te Miringa became unwell with high fever and a body rash and the doctors were concerned as there was a measles outbreak locally. And I realised the information from the Netherlands did not reflect my reality.

"We got Te Miringa immunised."

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3180 days ago

Traffic chaos comes to Petone with Kmart opening. Have you been stuck in the gridlock? What are your thoughts?

Reporter The Hutt News

Hi everyone, thanks for your contributions and a great discussion! Comments on this topic are now closed.
At 6pm on a cold, wet Queen's Birthday Monday, traffic near Kmart Petone is backed up in all directions. We had a fair bit of congestion over the weekend and business owners have been … View more
Hi everyone, thanks for your contributions and a great discussion! Comments on this topic are now closed.
At 6pm on a cold, wet Queen's Birthday Monday, traffic near Kmart Petone is backed up in all directions. We had a fair bit of congestion over the weekend and business owners have been frustrated over the traffic levels. Is this the new normal? Were you caught in the traffic and what do you think about it? How do we fix it? Comments may be used in print unless stated otherwise with NFP (Not For Print)

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3169 days ago

Firewood

Arpit from Trentham

Hello Neighbours,
any one knows around cheap place to pick some firewood ?
Thanks

3169 days ago

Spade Aid - Plant 5,000 Trees in Four Hours

Community Engagement Advisor from Greater Wellington Regional Council

We need your help! Greater Wellington Regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season.

Our first event is Spade Aid; help us plant 5,000 trees in four hours. You make the difference!



Join us at MacKays Crossing entrance at Queen Elizabeth Park for a … View more
We need your help! Greater Wellington Regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season.

Our first event is Spade Aid; help us plant 5,000 trees in four hours. You make the difference!



Join us at MacKays Crossing entrance at Queen Elizabeth Park for a morning of tree planting on the 2nd of July from 10am-2pm.

There will be free a free sausage sizzle and live music!
Please bring appropriate footwear and warm clothes.

For more information, please visit www.gw.govt.nz... or RSVP to the Facebook event goo.gl...

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3174 days ago

Great Start Taita is Closing

Alison Pihema from Great Start Taita

Kia ora Koutou katoa. Great Start Taita Trust can no longer sustain the various activities which are held in our building and the community by our staff. This is a difficult time for us as we finalise our processes. As a community-led Hub we know that the activities so many of you enjoyed will … View moreKia ora Koutou katoa. Great Start Taita Trust can no longer sustain the various activities which are held in our building and the community by our staff. This is a difficult time for us as we finalise our processes. As a community-led Hub we know that the activities so many of you enjoyed will spring up in the community and may even be led by people you know. We will let you know more as we know more. Thank you for your continued support.

3172 days ago

Unusual retail team-up in Upper Hutt

Michael from Pinehaven

Just opened last Saturday in the CBD of Upper Hutt is a cafe combined with a barber shop.

This retailing duo has taken over a long-time ground floor empty corner building that harboured an ANZ bank.

The layout is exceptional and the roomy cafe also has outdoor seating and an "open … View more
Just opened last Saturday in the CBD of Upper Hutt is a cafe combined with a barber shop.

This retailing duo has taken over a long-time ground floor empty corner building that harboured an ANZ bank.

The layout is exceptional and the roomy cafe also has outdoor seating and an "open window" where coffee can be purchased. A large cup of coffee cost $4 which is a dollar less than usual.

But this initiative effectively adds nothing additional to the retailing and eateries in the CBD as the barber shop had already operated elsewhere ui the CBD and another cafe has closed its doors further up the street.

3170 days ago

Free curtains for Hutt families

Sustainability Trust

Wellington Curtain Bank provides free curtains to families who have Community Services Cards. We’re making it easier for people in the Hutt to access the service this month. Go to Pomare Taita Community House, 55 Farmer Cres, Taita, from Monday, June 19 to pick up an order form. Drop it back with… View moreWellington Curtain Bank provides free curtains to families who have Community Services Cards. We’re making it easier for people in the Hutt to access the service this month. Go to Pomare Taita Community House, 55 Farmer Cres, Taita, from Monday, June 19 to pick up an order form. Drop it back with your details and window measurements by Friday, June 23. We’ll make the curtains and drop them back to Community House for you to pick up. For more info visit our website or call us on 0508 78 78 24 x 705. Please note: We have had to change venue as Great Start Taita has closed. If you picked up a form from there, please now return it to Community House. Learn more

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3171 days ago

Shredder

Phil from Taita

Does anyone have  a shredder they no longer use and want to sell.  Please call Phil on 04 567 4772 to discuss price wanted.  Many thanks.

3171 days ago

Cheers to the Volunteers

Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Every year, over 11,000 brave men and women keep us safe. Most of them are working full-time jobs. Many are parents or grandparents. All of them are doing their bit to put out fires, save lives and keep the station working.

If you know a fire volunteer, this is your chance to say thanks. … View more
Every year, over 11,000 brave men and women keep us safe. Most of them are working full-time jobs. Many are parents or grandparents. All of them are doing their bit to put out fires, save lives and keep the station working.

If you know a fire volunteer, this is your chance to say thanks. #cheerstothevolunteers

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3174 days ago

Dog obedience courses

Chieko from Stokes Valley

Can someone please recommend a reasonable good dog obedience course or a super dog walker in Hutt Valley?

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