Porirua City Centre, Porirua

Last chance for tickets!

Last chance for tickets!

For just $15, you could win a fully furnished home in Blenheim worth over $1 million. Buy your tickets today!

1775 days ago

Be in to win with The Editors Escape’ & NZ House & Garden House Tours!

NZ House & Garden Tours

If you’re an avid reader of NZ House & Garden and NZ Gardener, you’ll love The Editors’ Escape! Join editors Naomi Larkin and Jo McCarroll on an unforgettable journey to the stunning Hawke’s Bay, experiencing the best of travel, tour and taste. Unlike any other travel package, this … View moreIf you’re an avid reader of NZ House & Garden and NZ Gardener, you’ll love The Editors’ Escape! Join editors Naomi Larkin and Jo McCarroll on an unforgettable journey to the stunning Hawke’s Bay, experiencing the best of travel, tour and taste. Unlike any other travel package, this escorted tour gives you the opportunity to get to know the editors behind your much-loved magazines, hearing first hand about the upcoming season trends, interiors, and gardening tips.

Be in to win with The Editors' Escape! Tell us your favourite New Zealand destination where you'd like to escape with us via this link and be in to win one of five double passes to a House Tour of your choice.

Competition closes on 15th January 2020.

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1775 days ago

Chamber and Meeting Support Officers

New Zealand Parliament

Customer Service:

This is no ordinary customer service role. As a Chamber and Meeting Support Officer you’ll be right there as laws are debated and history is made.

Our team works when Parliament sits, which is usually on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:00pm to 10:00pm, and Thursdays from … View more
Customer Service:

This is no ordinary customer service role. As a Chamber and Meeting Support Officer you’ll be right there as laws are debated and history is made.

Our team works when Parliament sits, which is usually on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:00pm to 10:00pm, and Thursdays from 2:00pm to 6:00pm, for approximately 30 weeks per year. Note that Parliament doesn’t usually sit during school holidays.

We’re looking for both permanent part time and casual staff.

For more information and to apply send your CV and a cover letter to careers@parliament.govt.nz.

Applications close noon Monday 6 January 2020.
Find out more

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1776 days ago

TAWA MARKET - OPEN SATURDAYS IN JANUARY

Market News from Tawa Lions Club

The Tawa Lions Market at Outlet City ,Main Road, Tawa will be OPEN every Saturday from 9am to 2pm in January. Car Boot Sales Welcome.

1777 days ago

Wishing you a very merry Christmas! 🌟

Neighbourly.co.nz

The Neighbourly Team wishes you a very merry Christmas! 🎄 Enjoy your day and all those around you. Holidays can be a lonely time so if you can, check on your neighbours this festive season!🌟

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1778 days ago

Eastbourne leak

The Team from Wellington Water

The Eastbourne leak has been contained and repairs are underway. Warning signs will remain in place for 2 days.

1778 days ago

DIXON ST UPDATE 3.30PM

The Team from Wellington Water

The temporary above ground pipe has been installed and wastewater is now flowing through it from Dixon St to Ghuznee St along Willis St. Thanks to the crews who have been working around the clock to get this up and running.

Residents are now able to resume their normal water use.

Thanks for your … View more
The temporary above ground pipe has been installed and wastewater is now flowing through it from Dixon St to Ghuznee St along Willis St. Thanks to the crews who have been working around the clock to get this up and running.

Residents are now able to resume their normal water use.

Thanks for your patience and water conservation efforts during this time.

Willis Street between Dixon and Ghuznee streets will remain closed to through traffic for at least two months while the new, underground pipe is installed. Pedestrian access is still available, along Willis St with pedestrian crossings at the Dixon/Willis and Ghuznee/Willis intersections.

1778 days ago

Happy Christmas

The Team from Wellington Water

From midday Tuesday 24 December, the Wellington Water office will be closed.

Crews are still operating during this period. Please contact your local council if you're experiencing any water issues.
Our social media will also be inactive until 3 January.

Meri Kirihimete from our whānau to … View more
From midday Tuesday 24 December, the Wellington Water office will be closed.

Crews are still operating during this period. Please contact your local council if you're experiencing any water issues.
Our social media will also be inactive until 3 January.

Meri Kirihimete from our whānau to yours

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1778 days ago

kitten

Leanne from Tawa

Hi guys im looking for a female kitten for my 13 year old daughter preferably for the end of January

1778 days ago

Wastewater discharge at Sunshine Bay, Eastbourne

The Team from Wellington Water

Due to a leak in a wastewater pipe, there is an intermittent discharge of wastewater into the harbour at Sunshine Bay, Eastbourne.

Warning signs are in place, please don’t swim in the area.

We’re working to find and repair the leak as quickly as we can.

At this stage we are unable to confirm… View more
Due to a leak in a wastewater pipe, there is an intermittent discharge of wastewater into the harbour at Sunshine Bay, Eastbourne.

Warning signs are in place, please don’t swim in the area.

We’re working to find and repair the leak as quickly as we can.

At this stage we are unable to confirm the volume of the discharge. The affected pipe serves about 70 households in the area.

You can check the water quality in your favourite swimming spots on the LAWA map.

1778 days ago

Bees, Wasps, and Bumblebees

Rod from Hive World Honey

A lot of people have difficulty telling the difference between Bees, wasps and bumblebees.

Bees are a bit furry and can vary in color from almost almost black to pale yellow with black bands. They only sting in self defense and will die after stinging as the barbed sting will rip out of the … View more
A lot of people have difficulty telling the difference between Bees, wasps and bumblebees.

Bees are a bit furry and can vary in color from almost almost black to pale yellow with black bands. They only sting in self defense and will die after stinging as the barbed sting will rip out of the bee's body. Bees feed on nectar and pollen from flowers. A beehive (nest) will continue year after year. There are no feral nests now in New Zealand.

Wasps are yellow and black with no fur. and are longer and slimmer. Wasps can sting multiple times as their stinger has no barb. When wasps are feeding their larvae they will eat protein (meat) later on in the season they will only eat nectar or other sugar sources (Fruit etc). At the end of summer a wasp nest will die off and the queen wasp will hibernate until spring.

Bumblebees are very furry and are short and fat with stubby wings They can also sting multiple times but generally do not sting unless their nest is disturbed. Bumblebees eat pollen and nectar as bees do. Bumblebee nests do not survive winter and the queen bumble bee will hibernate until spring.

1778 days ago

Give the gift of giving this Christmas & be in to WIN!

NZ House & Garden Tours

Escape to the Bay of Islands on a weekend getaway with us! 🌞

We're giving away x4 NZ House & Garden House Tours - Bay of Islands tickets and two nights accommodation at Driftwood Seaside Escapes - one of the amazing Tour houses!

View the beautiful property on the tour, then be the … View more
Escape to the Bay of Islands on a weekend getaway with us! 🌞

We're giving away x4 NZ House & Garden House Tours - Bay of Islands tickets and two nights accommodation at Driftwood Seaside Escapes - one of the amazing Tour houses!

View the beautiful property on the tour, then be the envy of all tour-goers by spending two nights.

To be in the draw all you need to do is enter the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ raffle below. Give to an important cause this Christmas and be in to win! 💕

Find out more and enter here.

Raffle closes on 6th January.

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1779 days ago

DIXON ST UPDATE 5.30PM

The Team from Wellington Water

From Friday 27 December Willis St between Dixon and Ghuznee will be closed to traffic into the New Year. Pedestrian access is still available.

Other temporary closures may be necessary in the vicinity. Please take care.

1779 days ago

DIXON ST UPDATE – 12.30PM

The Team from Wellington Water

We have managed to stop wastewater overflow into the harbour. We managed to successfully configure the network pump stations with the pumps on site, to pump down the storage tanks and are now able to cope with current flow. The system remains limited, and fragile.
Clean-up crews report low levels … View more
We have managed to stop wastewater overflow into the harbour. We managed to successfully configure the network pump stations with the pumps on site, to pump down the storage tanks and are now able to cope with current flow. The system remains limited, and fragile.
Clean-up crews report low levels of visible material at the waterfront; water quality results show high levels of bacteria from Frank Kitts to the Overseas Passenger terminal; low levels at Oriental Bay. The rāhui will remain in place for at least four more days.

Crews are working again worked around the clock, preparing for the overground pipe that will run along Willis St.

We continue to advise people in the district to minimise their water use.

Road closures remain in place – Dixon from Victoria to MacDonald; Willis from Dixon to Vivian; Ghuznee from Victoria to the Terrace, and Vivian overnight (8pm – 8am).

Public response so far has been accepting, but some disgruntlement out there over disruption, the discharge, and impact on daily life. We’re working on ways to step up our engagement, and also looking ahead to the shape of things for the two months or so that the overground solution is in place, while we’re working on the permanent fix.

1779 days ago

DIXON ST UPDATE 9.50PM

The Team from Wellington Water

Road closure clarification: Dixon St will be closed from 9am Monday. Willis St is closed from just north of Dixon St; there will be access to Willis from Boulcott St to just before Dixon St - but no through traffic.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience.

1780 days ago

DIXON ST UPDATE - 7.30PM

The Team from Wellington Water

We’ve had great work from the team on the ground today.
Through the day we had successful tests of pumping stations, and will be running them overnight to keep wastewater levels under the normal alarm levels, reducing the potential for overflows into the harbour.

Throughout the works road … View more
We’ve had great work from the team on the ground today.
Through the day we had successful tests of pumping stations, and will be running them overnight to keep wastewater levels under the normal alarm levels, reducing the potential for overflows into the harbour.

Throughout the works road closures will remain in place, with Vivian Street closing tonight from 8pm-8am.
• Willis St remains CLOSED between Vivian St and Manners St
• Ghuznee St remains CLOSED between The Terrace and Victoria St
• The Terrace between Salamanca Rd and Ghuznee St is CLOSED

We will provide further update tomorrow.

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