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Bee Aware Month is an annual education campaign run every September in New Zealand. It is organised by Apiculture New Zealand and supported by bee lovers everywhere.
Bee Aware Month is all about celebrating nature’s tiniest super heroes and sharing some simple actions that everyone can take … View moreBee Aware Month is an annual education campaign run every September in New Zealand. It is organised by Apiculture New Zealand and supported by bee lovers everywhere.
Bee Aware Month is all about celebrating nature’s tiniest super heroes and sharing some simple actions that everyone can take to help our bees.
In 2020 we are asking New Zealanders to Bee a Hero by growing bee-friendly plants, supporting beekeepers and spraying safely.
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Come and join in on the fun at the 2020 Senior Regional Games! This fun and free event celebrates aging through physical and social activities that are inclusive and accessible for senior needs.
There will be a variety of games available ranging from sports, such as badminton, pickleball, indoor … View moreCome and join in on the fun at the 2020 Senior Regional Games! This fun and free event celebrates aging through physical and social activities that are inclusive and accessible for senior needs.
There will be a variety of games available ranging from sports, such as badminton, pickleball, indoor bowls and walking netball, to dancing and live music. There is something for everyone!
The 2020 Senior Regional Games is a free event that has been designed and prepared by Upper Hutt City Council, Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council, Kapiti Coast District Council, Age Concern and Sport Wellington.
There will be buses available for seniors. Pick up points will be Johnsonville, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, and the train station in Wellington. Call Imelda on 04 499 6646 for more information.
When: Tuesday 3 November 2020, 10:00am–2:00pm
Where: ASB Sports Centre, 72 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie
To find out more details about the day please visit sportwellington.org.nz...
The theatre industry is calling for a change to regulations, which would see them doing away with social distancing and enforcing masks.
Those involved in the industry believe it is unfair you can 80 people on a bus you can only have a maximum of 100 people at a theatre. What do you think?
The show must go on. After postponing their production of the stage play “Brassed Off” just before Level Four lock down, the Porirua Little Theatre has bounced back and is producing the Sound of Music.
The production features a cast of 36 from ages six and up, acting, singing and dancing in … View moreThe show must go on. After postponing their production of the stage play “Brassed Off” just before Level Four lock down, the Porirua Little Theatre has bounced back and is producing the Sound of Music.
The production features a cast of 36 from ages six and up, acting, singing and dancing in more than 45 different roles.
Locals play many of the leading roles including Callum Rolland of Whitby (stage manager and Franz), Jessica Karauria of Papakowhai (Elsa Schrader), Erebuka Bwauro of Cannons Creek is in the ensemble, David Marris of Ranui (Captain Geog von Trapp), Elena Power from Titahi Bay (Gretl von Trapp,) Nijah Rohloff of Elsdon (Kurt von Trapp), Sarah Holswich of Elsdon (Frau Schmidt) and Emma Orsmby of Whitby (playing in the ensemble) who all feature in the attached picture.
The Sound of Music Is on at the Purina Pro Plan Wellington Events Center October 28 to November 14.
There is only one week to go before applications close for this year’s Community Environment Fund!
Community groups who are working to restore and protect native ecosystems around Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour and the surrounding catchment area (from Churton Park to Pukerua Bay and inland of … View moreThere is only one week to go before applications close for this year’s Community Environment Fund!
Community groups who are working to restore and protect native ecosystems around Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour and the surrounding catchment area (from Churton Park to Pukerua Bay and inland of Pauatahanui) are eligible.
Your project could receive up to $10,000 for native seedlings, traps, tools and other resources that can help the important mahi you do.
If you’ve already received this funding, don’t forget, this can be available for up to three years! Apply before 5pm on the 30th September on our website 👉 www.gw.govt.nz...
Help us help Plunket support Kiwi kids and their families! Buy any Resene testpot with a colour name starting with P, O or T and Resene will donate $1 to Plunket.
The 10 most common birthdays all appear in the 13-day period from 22 September to 4 October! What better way to celebrate all these … View moreHelp us help Plunket support Kiwi kids and their families! Buy any Resene testpot with a colour name starting with P, O or T and Resene will donate $1 to Plunket.
The 10 most common birthdays all appear in the 13-day period from 22 September to 4 October! What better way to celebrate all these new babies than supporting Plunket to support them.
Every qualifying testpot you buy = a $1 donation to Plunket!
Offer applies until 4 October 2020 at Resene owned ColorShops.
Affordable housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past in Porirua. Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says she is worried that Porirua is about to follow Auckland where $1m houses are common.
Figures released by CoreLogic show Porirua now has a million-dollar median-priced suburb in Aotea; the likes of… View moreAffordable housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past in Porirua. Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says she is worried that Porirua is about to follow Auckland where $1m houses are common.
Figures released by CoreLogic show Porirua now has a million-dollar median-priced suburb in Aotea; the likes of Cannons Creek and Waitangirua had lower medians but showed rapid percentage increases.
The increases meant Porirua’s median house price, $785,000, was closing in on Wellington City’s $820,000.
Have your say on the Titahi Bay US Marines Hall.
We are seeking public input into how the hall should be memorialised, if the decision is taken to demolish it.
The Marines Hall in Titahi Bay has stood at the heart of the community for over 75 years and has a special place in the memories of … View moreHave your say on the Titahi Bay US Marines Hall.
We are seeking public input into how the hall should be memorialised, if the decision is taken to demolish it.
The Marines Hall in Titahi Bay has stood at the heart of the community for over 75 years and has a special place in the memories of local whānau.
How can you have your say? The online survey is the easiest way to have your say and can be found on the Marines Hall memorial project page on the Council’s website.
Drop-in sessions – you can share your ideas in person at one of our drop-in sessions outside the hall (if it’s raining, held in the Titahi Bay library).
There are two dates:
• Wednesday 23 September, 3-5pm
• Saturday 26 September, 1.30-3.30pm.
If a survey is not for you, share your thoughts or story with us via parksfeedback@poriruacity.govt.nz The feedback collected will be available to the community towards the end of the year and you can share your stories at the Marines Hall Memorial Project page on the Council’s website.
Please ensure every child is correctly buckled, for every car ride – it keeps them safer!
As the driver, you are legally responsible for all children under the age of 15
The type of child restraint, or safety belt, that you must use depends on the age of the child. Approved child … View morePlease ensure every child is correctly buckled, for every car ride – it keeps them safer!
As the driver, you are legally responsible for all children under the age of 15
The type of child restraint, or safety belt, that you must use depends on the age of the child. Approved child restraints include baby capsules, convertible car seats, booster seats or child safety harnesses.
Regardless of age, children shorter than 148cm are safest in a child restraint.
In the past 12 months, 30 children under the age of 15 lost their lives in car crashes on New Zealand roads.
Using an adult safety belt on a child can cause serious injuries or death
Safety belts are designed for adult bodies and only safe for children when:
• the child can sit upright against the back of the seat with their knees comfortably bent over the edge of the seat cushion
• the diagonal part of the safety belt crosses the child’s shoulder and breast bone, not the neck
• the lap part of the safety belt crosses low down on the child’s lap, touching their thighs, and is not up around their stomach
Passenger airbags in the front seat can seriously injure or kill children
Never put a baby or child in a rear-facing child restraint into the front seat of a car that has a passenger airbag.
All child restraints, including forward-facing restraints, are best installed in the rear seats.
Child restraints that push children forward from the passenger seat can result in serious injury if the air bag is activated.
You may be able to switch the passenger airbag off if you must have a child restraint in the front. Always switch it on again when the child restraint is no longer in the front seat.
Want more information and help with your child restraint?
Child Restraint Technicians: are trained to provide informed advice, a list of certified technicians is available at nzta.govt.nz/child-restraint-technicians Plunket: call 0800 933 922 or visit plunket.org.nz NZTA: call 0800 699 000, visit nzta.govt.nz or email info@nzta.govt.nz
It has been a windy few weeks and the Met Service is predicting that it is not over yet.
Wellington City is proposing a by-law banning unaddressed or advertising mail being put in letter boxes marked "no circulars" or '"no junk mail".
The by-law is part of a waste management plan to reduce the amount of material going in to landfills.
A Whitby cat called Penny has set an unlikely world record.
An international study tracking the movements of domestic cats has shown Penny roamed further from home than any other. Penny roamed an area of 214 hectares, nearly the size of the Zealandia ecosanctuary. The median distance travelled by … View moreA Whitby cat called Penny has set an unlikely world record.
An international study tracking the movements of domestic cats has shown Penny roamed further from home than any other. Penny roamed an area of 214 hectares, nearly the size of the Zealandia ecosanctuary. The median distance travelled by the cats in the study was 1.3 hectares.
There is a new generation of New Zealander, seeking a new way to live in retirement. They are living their lives with passion and purpose, striving to push further, to create better, to go beyond the ordinary.
A new generation of Kiwis are not retiring from life; they’re finding a new way to … View moreThere is a new generation of New Zealander, seeking a new way to live in retirement. They are living their lives with passion and purpose, striving to push further, to create better, to go beyond the ordinary.
A new generation of Kiwis are not retiring from life; they’re finding a new way to live. One with flexibility, certainty, and the ability to dial care up and down as you need it.
It’s time for the Great Kererū Count 2020. Kererū Discovery is calling on all Kiwis to get out and count kererū.
Kererū only live in Aotearoa New Zealand. Whether you love their classic white singlets, their whooping wingbeats, or their awesome air shows, kererū are as Kiwi as kiwi.
This … View moreIt’s time for the Great Kererū Count 2020. Kererū Discovery is calling on all Kiwis to get out and count kererū.
Kererū only live in Aotearoa New Zealand. Whether you love their classic white singlets, their whooping wingbeats, or their awesome air shows, kererū are as Kiwi as kiwi.
This year the annual Great Kererū Count 2020 runs from 18-27 September.
As well as being real characters of the bush, kererū are also known as the gardeners of the sky –spreading precious seeds of forest giants such as tawa, miro and hinau. Tony Stoddard of Kererū Discovery, who coordinates the count, says kererū can pop anywhere
“At this time of the year kererū will be flocking to trees like willow and tree lucerne. These trees are kererū-magnets as the birds come out of their winter-feeding grounds and prepare for the breeding season by feeding on the nitrogen-rich leaves.”
“In urban areas, kōwhai are another important food source for kererū, and you will often see or hear angry tui defending their trees from hungry kererū.”
Rosemary’s voice has provided comfort to anxious, lonely and depressed callers on the Samaritans helpline for five decades.
She is known as Rosemary 23, the call number assigned on her return to the Samaritans in 1973. She first joined in February 1966, as soon as she left school and was old … View moreRosemary’s voice has provided comfort to anxious, lonely and depressed callers on the Samaritans helpline for five decades.
She is known as Rosemary 23, the call number assigned on her return to the Samaritans in 1973. She first joined in February 1966, as soon as she left school and was old enough to train as a volunteer, and was originally known as Rosemary 111 – the first in the eleventh training group of 1966.
Wellington Samaritans can be reached at 0800 726 666, available 24/7.
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