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From 17 June we’re making changes to bus services, plus you’ll be able to transfer between any Metlink bus (within 30min) at no extra cost when you use Snapper to pay.
To learn more, go to metlink.org.nz/huttvalley
Are you a local business that would be interested in growing your business with the support of like minded people?
Come along and meet Biz Connect..
Biz Connect meets at Churton Park Community Centre every Tuesday morning at 7 am
Hot Mummaz Bootcamp - Join our 8 Week Bootcamp style fitness classes
will start on Thursday 31 May, from 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
- Join our group of fabulous ladies and improve your health, fitness, muscle tone and enjoyment of training.
- Attend our weekly 1 hour classes with a fantastic and support… View moreHot Mummaz Bootcamp - Join our 8 Week Bootcamp style fitness classes
will start on Thursday 31 May, from 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
- Join our group of fabulous ladies and improve your health, fitness, muscle tone and enjoyment of training.
- Attend our weekly 1 hour classes with a fantastic and support group of like-minded mums and woman.
- Sessions designed and run by a Fully Qualified, Reps Registered Personal Trainer.
- Advice and support with nutrition and a weekly training program.
- Suitable for all woman and all mums... of all fitness levels.
- NO NEED FOR BABYSITTING! CHILDREN AND BABIES ALWAYS WELCOME!
For more information or to register today contact:
Fay - ph: 02102686229
email: poseidon.swim.wgtn@gmail.com
Calling for your interest in a Churton Park playgroup.....
We have had a number of parents of babies and preschoolers tell us that they would love a playgroup in Churton Park. we have open Playgroup at the Centre on Wednesday morning from 10 am - 11.30 am, but we don't have a coordinator … View moreCalling for your interest in a Churton Park playgroup.....
We have had a number of parents of babies and preschoolers tell us that they would love a playgroup in Churton Park. we have open Playgroup at the Centre on Wednesday morning from 10 am - 11.30 am, but we don't have a coordinator for this group.
Would you be interested in bringing your little one to a playgroup over this time? Would you also be interested in helping to organise the group? This would not be a difficult task. We have the toys, the tea and coffee, and the space available. We would just need people to take turns at setting up the room and tea and coffee etc, and packing away and vacuuming afterwards. As a group you may like to have a roster for this.
If you are interested please email mai.mostafa@wcc.govt.nz or Ph 830 4802
Did you know the Ministry of Health Drinking Water Standards recommend that you flush a mugful of water from your drinking-water tap each morning before use?
This is because all waters are plumbosolvent, which means they can dissolve very small amounts of metals if they come into contact with … View moreDid you know the Ministry of Health Drinking Water Standards recommend that you flush a mugful of water from your drinking-water tap each morning before use?
This is because all waters are plumbosolvent, which means they can dissolve very small amounts of metals if they come into contact with them.
Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Porirua and Wellington drinking water is described as ‘soft’ water, because there is less calcium and magnesium content. Soft water is slightly more acidic than hard water, and as a result it dissolves metals more easily/quickly.
In New Zealand, the plumbing materials/fittings (i.e. your taps) which come in to contact with water are usually the source of heavy metals, such as lead, nickel, cadmium, copper and antimony.
When you turn a fitting off there may be a small amount of water left sitting in it. Whilst our treatment processes adjust the pH to reduce the water’s aggressiveness on pipework, there is the potential that water sitting in a plumbing fitting, if unused for several hours, may accumulate minute traces of metals.
Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health drinking water standards recommend that you flush a mugful of water from your drinking-water tap each morning before use. This should remove any water that was left in your fittings, and metals that may have dissolved from the plumbing fittings.
All households are advised to take this precaution, whether they are on public or private water supply.
For further information you can contact the Drinking Water Assessment Unit of the Wellington Regional Public Health Service, phone 04 570 9002.
In this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on bringing your irrigation in out of the frost, harvesting and storing nuts, the tastiest feijoa varieties, storing cooking apples and leaving plants to self-seed.
Subscribe today and be in to WIN one of 50 copies of NZ Gardener's … View moreIn this week's issue of Get Growing we have top tips on bringing your irrigation in out of the frost, harvesting and storing nuts, the tastiest feijoa varieties, storing cooking apples and leaving plants to self-seed.
Subscribe today and be in to WIN one of 50 copies of NZ Gardener's latest special edition, 365 Days of Flowers, a practical and inspirational collector’s magazine that provides expert advice on planning, planting and growing year-round flowers for the garden or vase.
Our crop of the week in Get Growing is the humble choko ("Don't knock 'em till you try them," says our Waikato queen of sustainability Sheryn Clothier) and we have a special feature on moving trees. Plus try recipes from new vegan cookbook PLANTLAB and be in to WIN some great prizes!
Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here.
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Council will decide in June if it will go ahead with the next annual rates rise, this time it is proposed the average bill will grow 5.25% each year for the next four years.
What do you think? Someone has to pay for infrastructure, balance the books etc, right? Or are there areas that could be cut… View moreCouncil will decide in June if it will go ahead with the next annual rates rise, this time it is proposed the average bill will grow 5.25% each year for the next four years.
What do you think? Someone has to pay for infrastructure, balance the books etc, right? Or are there areas that could be cut back?
Maybe you're still getting over the shock of last year's bills after all those property values jumped!
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The council will this week vote on whether or not to give Maori names for New Zealand Flora and Fauna to the streets at the new housing development going up at Kenepuru Landing on the old hospital land.
Examples include Whio, Tieke and Kokako.
So what do people think? And what do you think about … View moreThe council will this week vote on whether or not to give Maori names for New Zealand Flora and Fauna to the streets at the new housing development going up at Kenepuru Landing on the old hospital land.
Examples include Whio, Tieke and Kokako.
So what do people think? And what do you think about the street names in your area? Do they suit your neighborhood?
*Please put NFP with your comment if you'd rather it wasn't potentially put in a news story*
Did you know it's World Naked Gardening day today? While countless gardeners around the world are stripping off to tend to their flower beds and vege patches, falling temperatures across NZ have led to calls for the Southern hemisphere to have it's own naked gardening day in spring, when … View moreDid you know it's World Naked Gardening day today? While countless gardeners around the world are stripping off to tend to their flower beds and vege patches, falling temperatures across NZ have led to calls for the Southern hemisphere to have it's own naked gardening day in spring, when it's a bit warmer. So what do you think?
The man formerly known as Captain Hurricane has built himself an inflatable empire. Nathan Lewer, w…
Garage Sale in Churton park - on Sunday 6 May from 9 am - 1 pm at 36A Waverton Terrace - Churton Park, Books,Toys, Shoes and Electronics all with low Price as $1.
Porirua has the racehorses of Ascot Park, the Scottish rivers of Papokowhai, and could soon have th…
Lets go for walk!!!
Here's the schedule for Churton Park Community Walkers in May 2018.
Have you registered in this special Class ....
Join us for this one-off class at the Churton Park Community Centre!
This class is for all women, come along and try something new!
Friday 11 May
From 6:15pm to 7:30pm
$17 cash - pay at the beginning of class
Please wear comfortable/gym … View moreHave you registered in this special Class ....
Join us for this one-off class at the Churton Park Community Centre!
This class is for all women, come along and try something new!
Friday 11 May
From 6:15pm to 7:30pm
$17 cash - pay at the beginning of class
Please wear comfortable/gym clothes that will allow you to move.
Optional: bring water bottle and scarf to wear around your hips.
For more info, contact Mai at cpcc@wcc.govt.nz or Mirian at bellydancewithmirian@outlook.co.nz
Check out a video of Mirian's class:
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If you have a Community Services Card, you can get free curtains through Porirua Whānau Centre this week. Get info and an order form from the Centre early next week, take it home to measure your windows and fill it in, and bring it back before Friday, May 11.
Wellington Curtain Bank then makes … View moreIf you have a Community Services Card, you can get free curtains through Porirua Whānau Centre this week. Get info and an order form from the Centre early next week, take it home to measure your windows and fill it in, and bring it back before Friday, May 11.
Wellington Curtain Bank then makes the curtains to fit your windows, lining for extra warmth, and drops them back to the Whānau Centre for you to take home and hang. Curtains can keep heat in, cold out and power bills down – a great way to get ready for winter. For more info head to the Whānau Centre at 16 Bedford Court, Cannons Creek or call Wellington Curtain Bank on freephone 0508 78 78 24.
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