Akatarawa, Upper Hutt

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Poll: Do you think Santa can be a woman?

Neighbourly from Neighbourly.co.nz

There have been a lot of discussions lately about whether Santa could be a woman. Even National Party Leader Simon Bridges joined the debate saying "just as Mary Poppins is a woman, Santa Claus is a man". What do you think? Can Santa be a woman? Read more here.

Do you think Santa can be a woman?

• Yes
• No
• I'm not sure
• I don't care

Vote View Results

• 11.2% Yes
  11.2% Complete
• 75.7% No
  75.7% Complete
• 1.3% I'm not sure
  1.3% Complete
• 11.8% I don't care
  11.8% Complete

3749 votes

Flowers all year round with Resene!

The Team from Resene ColorShop Upper Hutt

Enjoy the beauty of flowers year round. This clever flower wall is made using coffee filters and Resene testpots. Choose your favourite colour combinations to suit your room or create one as a colourful gift for someone you know who could use a little colour. Make the most of your weekend with this… View moreEnjoy the beauty of flowers year round. This clever flower wall is made using coffee filters and Resene testpots. Choose your favourite colour combinations to suit your room or create one as a colourful gift for someone you know who could use a little colour. Make the most of your weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene.

Sending Love NZ - bringing joy to those alone at Christmas

Jo from Maymorn

Hi all I am organising the Hutt Valley effort for a grassroots initiative called "Sending Love NZ". You can watch the video here to find out more.

www.tvnz.co.nz...

I have set up Dropboxes for Christmas cards in a number of Upper Hutt locations and would love for you and/or your kids to… View moreHi all I am organising the Hutt Valley effort for a grassroots initiative called "Sending Love NZ". You can watch the video here to find out more.

www.tvnz.co.nz...

I have set up Dropboxes for Christmas cards in a number of Upper Hutt locations and would love for you and/or your kids to write some cards (the resthome folks loooove to get cards from children) and drop them into one of these locations which can be found at www.sendinglove.co.nz....

Thanks for spreading some Christmas cheer!

Christmas parades across the region this weekend meaning some bus diversions will be in place

Community Engagement Advisor from

There’s a lot happening this weekend, with four Christmas parades across the Wellington region. This means there will be road closures and therefore some bus diversions. Please check our website or the Metlink Commuter app before your travel.

- Saturday 1 Dec 10am-1pm – Johnsonville Christmas … View moreThere’s a lot happening this weekend, with four Christmas parades across the Wellington region. This means there will be road closures and therefore some bus diversions. Please check our website or the Metlink Commuter app before your travel.

- Saturday 1 Dec 10am-1pm – Johnsonville Christmas Parade
- Saturday 1 Dec 2pm-2:20pm – Tawa Christmas Parade
- Sunday 2 Dec 10:30am-11am – Kilbirnie Santa Parade
- Sunday 2 Dec 12pm-5:30pm – Upper Hutt Santa Parade

To see what services will be diverted and the temporary bus stops visit our website.

Careful mowing where Downer has been working on the lines.

Wil from Heretaunga

Watch out for electrical wire, nuts, U bolts, large washers and other off cuts where the electrical contractors (Downer in my case) have been upgrading. In and around Heretaunga/Trentham. I just mowed my frontage and picked up a big nut that went flying off and almost took out my neigbours window. … View moreWatch out for electrical wire, nuts, U bolts, large washers and other off cuts where the electrical contractors (Downer in my case) have been upgrading. In and around Heretaunga/Trentham. I just mowed my frontage and picked up a big nut that went flying off and almost took out my neigbours window. That along with a whole bunch of wire thats destroyed my mower blade. I pulled the stuff in the photo out of the grass under one of my tree's and from around the base of a utilities pole while mowing .

What do you think of the capital's traffic?

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Hi neighbours,

What's the traffic like in your city? The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Wellington region's transport has been laid bare in a council report, which will be presented to the region's mayors this week.

The report found that traffic entering Wellington during the … View moreHi neighbours,

What's the traffic like in your city? The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Wellington region's transport has been laid bare in a council report, which will be presented to the region's mayors this week.

The report found that traffic entering Wellington during the morning peak was travelling at an average speed of 35.4kmh, while evening traffic heading out was hitting 39.7kmh. That's the slowest recorded speed since 2014! To read more about this, click here.

So what's your work commute like? Do you have an issue with congestion, the safety of roading, and rising diesel sales in your city? Share your thoughts with us in the replies below. (Please add "NFP/not for print" if you do not want your images/ comments used on Stuff)