Elderslea, Upper Hutt

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1199 days ago

Olympics High Quality at Half-Way

Michael from Trentham

The Tokyo Olympics is high quality in performances through all the sports and in the venues provided. The stadiums etc are simply marvellous.
Never seen anything better of all these things.
The camera work to capture the action is extraodinary.
The track and field is almost out of this world. HIgh… View more
The Tokyo Olympics is high quality in performances through all the sports and in the venues provided. The stadiums etc are simply marvellous.
Never seen anything better of all these things.
The camera work to capture the action is extraodinary.
The track and field is almost out of this world. HIgh standards, world and Olympic Games records already abound.
NZ is producing its best array of sports successes ever and gaining medals which were not expected. So we are on the road to a record haul and up near the top in medals per capita and so very superior to the likes of China, USA and Japan.
The drama of these Olympics is not lost on me and the extra tearfulness and emotion shown among many athletes is a product of the adversities faced in the difficult times we are in. This Olympics is a light in the all the gloom and the reason why they went ahead, be it a year late.

1199 days ago

Meet our Houseplant Hero 2021!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Please meet Alyce Read of Nelson, who uses her houseplant collection to connect with others and help them overcome mental health challenges. "You wouldn’t take a plant and put it in a dark corner and fail to water it and expect it to thrive. So we should look at ourselves … View more
Dear neighbours,

Please meet Alyce Read of Nelson, who uses her houseplant collection to connect with others and help them overcome mental health challenges. "You wouldn’t take a plant and put it in a dark corner and fail to water it and expect it to thrive. So we should look at ourselves that way," she says. "If we are not thriving in the way that we would wish, it might not be any fault of ours, it might be the conditions that we are under."

1199 days ago

Random Acts of Kindness – August 1st to 31st 💐

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

All it takes is a kind gesture to change someone’s day. From giving flowers to a neighbour ‘just because’ to paying it forward in line at a cafe - this month we’re encouraging our members and supporters to make New Zealand a better place one random act of kindness at a time.

The options … View more
All it takes is a kind gesture to change someone’s day. From giving flowers to a neighbour ‘just because’ to paying it forward in line at a cafe - this month we’re encouraging our members and supporters to make New Zealand a better place one random act of kindness at a time.

The options for doing so are endless! Being kind doesn’t have to cost a thing, after all a smile is free. For those who want to go the extra mile, here’s some other ideas: take a gift over to new neighbours and introduce yourself, build a free community library for your street, buy extra kai at the grocery store to donate to a food bank, bring treats into work for colleagues, send an encouraging text to someone who needs it, let a car into the traffic ahead of you, write positive messages in chalk on sidewalks around your neighbourhood, or surprise loved ones with a visit.

Want to share your thoughts? Let us know how you’re spreading kindness this month by tagging us in your social media posts or emailing us your photos, videos, or experiences to:

info@neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz

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1199 days ago

Meet the makers at Sustainability Trust’s mid-winter market

Sustainability Trust

Tēnā koutou. Your neighbours at Sustainability Trust here. Just letting you know that our mid-winter market is back and better than ever - and you're invited.

This is your opportunity to meet the makers, the crafters and creators, the people that make us proud to #SupportLocal. There will… View more
Tēnā koutou. Your neighbours at Sustainability Trust here. Just letting you know that our mid-winter market is back and better than ever - and you're invited.

This is your opportunity to meet the makers, the crafters and creators, the people that make us proud to #SupportLocal. There will be music, locally made artisanal gifts and goodies, great conversations and great people.

So go on, cut out the supply chain and meet the people behind the products. Be ethical, shop sustainably & support NZ made.

Admission is free, but please bring cash as many of the stallholders will not have EFTPOS.

Homeware > Art > Toys > Beauty > Clothing > Gifts > Food >Music

All are sustainably sourced and ethically made by conscious consumers for conscious consumers.

Sat, 21 August from 10.30 am to 4 pm - 2 Forresters Lane, Wellington.
Find out more

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1199 days ago

Looking for an apprentice?

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1202 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

This week we again feature words and a picture from Louise Thomas, who recently ventured to Whanganui.

"The Chief Porter and I have been hunting the Nankeen Night Heron for some time. Randomly calling into Ūpokongaro to the spot “Behind the Door on 4” where others before us have clocked … View more
This week we again feature words and a picture from Louise Thomas, who recently ventured to Whanganui.

"The Chief Porter and I have been hunting the Nankeen Night Heron for some time. Randomly calling into Ūpokongaro to the spot “Behind the Door on 4” where others before us have clocked the birds, but, for us, with no success. On Monday we were crest fallen to find the café shut, but thought we would head a little way up Makirikiri Valley Road and drop down into the gulley and scout along the stream that runs into the Whanganui River at Ūpokongaro.
The recent rain had made the stream brown and swollen, water was lapping up onto the shelf with the slight track covered in wandering willy (tradescentia). It was wet, slippery, and muddy and our pants were wet up to the knees just walking through the undergrowth. We were buzzed by fantails and wax-eyes, but saw nothing of the night herons behind the area where the café is.
We pushed a little further upstream, straddling rotten logs which crumbled under our feet and slipping in the thick wet weed. I was about to call time of death on the operation, when the Chief Porter spotted a creamy patch against the dark tangled trees overhanging the stream. It was like magic, three night herons materialised from the gloom, their bodies glowing like warm rich butterscotch.
All three had slicked back black hair, but one roosting in the tree, hunched over like an old man, also had two long thin white feathers waving down his back like crazy antennae. One was actively hunting in the stream, pulling at aquatic plants in the hope they might be tasty, the other perched above and moved along the branches quoorking encouragement about the activities below. Nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)."

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1200 days ago

Improve your digital literacy today!

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1202 days ago

Long Term Plan 2021-2031

Angela from Te Marua

I was disappointed with some of the decisions taken by the council in relation to the Long Term Plan.
So decided to read the minutes of the meeting, in order to educate myself on:
1. Why the decision was made
2. Who voted for and who voted against.
Another disappointment: no accountability at all, … View more
I was disappointed with some of the decisions taken by the council in relation to the Long Term Plan.
So decided to read the minutes of the meeting, in order to educate myself on:
1. Why the decision was made
2. Who voted for and who voted against.
Another disappointment: no accountability at all, and we voters, are left blind on who is doing what.
The minutes only record the number of "elected members" who voted for and against.
Really????? Where is the transparency?

Minutes Additional Council 260521.pdf Download View

1204 days ago

Way Back Wednesday

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Any thoughts on this picture? You will do well to get all four names.

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1202 days ago

Wooden butterfly

The Team from Resene ColorShop Upper Hutt

Recreate a Kiwiana classic using butterflise and Resene testpots.

Find out how to create your own.

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1202 days ago

Upper Hutt Citizens Advice Bureau now open Saturday

Lesley from Trentham

Hi
Just a reminder, Citizens Advice Bureau Upper Hutt now open on Saturday mornings from 10-1230. A Justice of the Peace will be on site tomorrow. Please phone 045289040 or visit us at 2 Sinclair St, opposite the Cossie Club in Upper Hutt. We are always happy to call people back to save charges on … View more
Hi
Just a reminder, Citizens Advice Bureau Upper Hutt now open on Saturday mornings from 10-1230. A Justice of the Peace will be on site tomorrow. Please phone 045289040 or visit us at 2 Sinclair St, opposite the Cossie Club in Upper Hutt. We are always happy to call people back to save charges on their cellphones.

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1203 days ago

Upper Hutt Leader For Sale

Michael from Trentham

Three times in a row and a few times before, I am getting two weekly Leader newpapers delivered in my mailbox.
I am thrilled that the Leader thinks of me so often and to top it off I am willing to sell for only $5 my spare current copy.

1202 days ago
1207 days ago

UH City Council meets this week

Angela from Wallaceville - Whitemans Valley

Kia ora tātou,

Isn't it nice to have a few days of fine weather - hope all is well with you and your family.

Council meets this Wednesday, 28 July 2021, at 4.30pm.and alongside approving the minutes of all the Committee meetings in the last six or so weeks, we will be considering a new … View more
Kia ora tātou,

Isn't it nice to have a few days of fine weather - hope all is well with you and your family.

Council meets this Wednesday, 28 July 2021, at 4.30pm.and alongside approving the minutes of all the Committee meetings in the last six or so weeks, we will be considering a new street name in Brown Owl/Timberlea, updating the District Licencing Committee Terms of Reference, and a Notice of Motion to delay the consultation on the plan change regarding Significant Natural Areas.

There is more information is at the link below. If you would like to share your thoughts on any items on the agenda, please do get in touch.

You have an opportunity to share in person at the start of each meeting in the time set aside for public forum. If you have time and would like to do that, please let us know you're doing so.

Have a great week everyone. Take care, look out for each other and stay well.

www.upperhuttcity.com...

1202 days ago

Wish dinner time was a little...simpler?

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With no lock-in contracts, you can … View more
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