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'Heart' of Whitby turning brown

Jared Nicoll Reporter from Kapi-Mana News

Is work on Transmission Gully to blame for turning the Whitby lakes brown from sediment? 🧐

Speed limit to be reduced to 80kmh on notoriously dangerous section of SH58

Damian George Reporter from Kapi-Mana News

Poll: Should the NZ Wars be made compulsory?

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Kia ora neighbours,

Te reo is in the spotlight and is being celebrated throughout the country as part of Māori Language Week. This week, Barbershop in Blue returned with a waiata, parents shared stories about raising children as bilingual, Stuff became Puna, and the future of te reo in NZ was … View moreKia ora neighbours,

Te reo is in the spotlight and is being celebrated throughout the country as part of Māori Language Week. This week, Barbershop in Blue returned with a waiata, parents shared stories about raising children as bilingual, Stuff became Puna, and the future of te reo in NZ was debated.

But one debate is still ramping up - should the New Zealand Wars become a compulsory part of the curriculum? What do you think? Take part in our poll below!

Should the NZ Wars be made compulsory?

• Yes, it's an important part of our history
• It should be taught, but shouldn't be compulsory
• No, I'm against the idea
• I'm for both te reo and the wars to be compulsory

Vote View Results

• 33.6% Yes, it's an important part of our history
  33.6% Complete
• 39.5% It should be taught, but shouldn't be compulsory
  39.5% Complete
• 13.1% No, I'm against the idea
  13.1% Complete
• 13.8% I'm for both te reo and the wars to be compulsory
  13.8% Complete

2408 votes

Māori and English road signs to be rolled out through Porirua

Jared Nicoll Reporter from Kapi-Mana News

Bilingual road signs will be increasingly rolled-out through Porirua. The city council has committe…

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Girls bike

Jen and Jay from Tawa

Good condition

Price: $20

Residents blame damage to suburban lakes on Transmission Gully work

Jared Nicoll Reporter from Kapi-Mana News

Quiz Night Fundraiser

Alison McCabe from Tawa Scout Group

Get a table together for another fantastic quiz night fundraising for Tawa Scout Group. See the attachment for further details, contact tawascouts@gmail.com

CHURTON PARK PUBLIC MEETING ON BUS ISSUES

The team from Churton Park Community Centre

Churton Park commuters have faced many of the same bus issues as have other areas of Wellington City since the introduction of the new system.
The Churton Park Community Association, in conjunction with local list MP Brett Hudson, has arranged a meeting where you can come and tell Greater … View moreChurton Park commuters have faced many of the same bus issues as have other areas of Wellington City since the introduction of the new system.
The Churton Park Community Association, in conjunction with local list MP Brett Hudson, has arranged a meeting where you can come and tell Greater Wellington Regional Councillors and their transport staff what you believe can be done to improve the situation. The Association sees this as a great opportunity to provide sensible and practical solutions to what have been very frustrating issues around the introduction of new timetables, routes, hubbing and so forth.
The meeting is scheduled for

Thursday 13 September 2018

at 7.30pm

at Churton Park School, Churton Drive