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Love is in the air this month! We’re not just talking about Valentine’s Day... we’re talking about this month’s national campaign.
Our theme for February is all about finding ways to show your home and community a little extra love and care. Whether it’s organising a street clean up, … View moreLove is in the air this month! We’re not just talking about Valentine’s Day... we’re talking about this month’s national campaign.
Our theme for February is all about finding ways to show your home and community a little extra love and care. Whether it’s organising a street clean up, helping a neighbour tidy up their property, putting together a working bee, or installing a communal pātaka or library - there are countless ways to make our neighbourhoods more enjoyable for everyone.
Don’t forget to share the love! Let us know how you’re improving your neighbourhood this month by email or tag us online and include the following hashtag:
#NSNZlovewhereyoulive
SuperGold helps 750,000 older New Zealanders stretch their money further.
There’s more than 10,000 places across the country giving SuperGold discounts and special offers on everyday essentials like fuel, food, travel and healthcare.
But how do you find them? SuperGold has that sorted with… View moreSuperGold helps 750,000 older New Zealanders stretch their money further.
There’s more than 10,000 places across the country giving SuperGold discounts and special offers on everyday essentials like fuel, food, travel and healthcare.
But how do you find them? SuperGold has that sorted with a brand new website and app - great for the many tech-savvy over 65s.
The app is the fastest and easiest way to find discounts and offers when you’re out and about. So why not take advantage?
Visit www.supergold.govt.nz to find out more, or download the free SuperGoldNZ app for your smartphone or tablet, from the App Store or Google Play.
New built 2019 hilux extra cab wellside camping trailer. Has high ground clearance for offroad use. Very high quality and waterproof canvas tent takes 5 mins to put up. Has a king size bed already setup. Comes with large awning including walls and floor. Just add your personals and you are … View moreNew built 2019 hilux extra cab wellside camping trailer. Has high ground clearance for offroad use. Very high quality and waterproof canvas tent takes 5 mins to put up. Has a king size bed already setup. Comes with large awning including walls and floor. Just add your personals and you are ready to go.
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Need your help to recommend me someone who can help me with raising my fence line for privacy.
Am happy to provide the material required or you can provide me a quote.
Thanks all.
An ongoing issue at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant has again resulted in a discharge of partially treated wastewater into the Ruamahanga River. This occurred on Monday 27 January between 9.20am and 11.30am.
Wellington Water is sorry that this has happened again and for the delay in … View moreAn ongoing issue at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant has again resulted in a discharge of partially treated wastewater into the Ruamahanga River. This occurred on Monday 27 January between 9.20am and 11.30am.
Wellington Water is sorry that this has happened again and for the delay in reporting the issue to the Council. Action is now under way to get in front of this issue and to improve protocols in communicating to both Council and customers.
Although discharging treated wastewater to the river is a consented activity under the right conditions, when the river is low these types of discharges are invariably a breach of resource consent.
The Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant will have a review in order for potential points of operational failure to be identified ahead of time; this work has been prioritised for the next few days.
This discharge event and the previous one involved issues with the irrigator, which meant that discharge to adjacent land didn’t happen. With the storage ponds being full and no discharge to land possible, the designed contingency is discharge to the river, which we know is unacceptable.
Authorities at Regional Public Health and Greater Wellington Regional Council as well as iwi and community liaison group representatives have been notified.
The first incident occurred between 9.45pm on Tuesday 14 January and 10am Wednesday 15 January 2020, this resulted in 90,000 litres of partially treated wastewater discharged to the Ruamahanga River.
This latest incident resulted in 100,000 litres of partially treated wastewater discharged to the river, as well as 300,000 litres of fully treated wastewater.
Due to the dilution factor in the river, it’s understood that public health and recreational water user risk from all discharges was negligible.
However, Wellington Water is committed to doing better with how wastewater discharges enter the environment and are working on options for this. A full incident response and investigation of the outcomes of this work will be released when completed.
Police are asking anyone who saw a serious assault in Lower Hutt to come forward. A 25-year-old ma…
Anita’s Dance Academy is excited to offer budding young actors an opportunity to learn from one of New Zealand’s best known award winning actresses in film, theatre and television - Geraldine Brophy.
This workshop is ideal for children and teenagers with an interest in acting, and is the … View moreAnita’s Dance Academy is excited to offer budding young actors an opportunity to learn from one of New Zealand’s best known award winning actresses in film, theatre and television - Geraldine Brophy.
This workshop is ideal for children and teenagers with an interest in acting, and is the perfect prelude to musical theatre classes at our studio in 2020.
● Saturday 8th February
● 1pm to 3pm (8 to 11 year olds)
● 3.15pm to 5.15pm (12 to 15 years)
● Venue: 5 King Street, Upper Hutt
● Cost is $40 per child.
Enrol for a workshop today - email anitazdanceacademy@gmail.com
The Sunday Star-Times is investigating the difficulties of finding work when you're female and over 50. Anecdotally we are aware of women being shut out of the workforce around this time. If you can relate, and are willing to talk about your experience, please email kelly.dennett@stuff.co.nz
Kia ora koutou, I am Johnny, a Wellington resident since 2000. I am a member of the Whaitua Te Whanganui-a-Tara Committee tasked with making recommendations to Greater Wellington Regional Council on the future of our coastal and freshwater quality, and how our water is used. Our waterways and all … View moreKia ora koutou, I am Johnny, a Wellington resident since 2000. I am a member of the Whaitua Te Whanganui-a-Tara Committee tasked with making recommendations to Greater Wellington Regional Council on the future of our coastal and freshwater quality, and how our water is used. Our waterways and all the fish and species that live in them are precious taonga, so we have set out to understand how they are valued and what should be done to provide the future we want for our water.
We want to work with you to make our Whaitua more sustainable and healthy so that the future generations can continue to enjoy the many beautiful parks, rivers, streams and beaches of this catchment.
To leave behind a strong legacy, we need to protect the health and mauri of our waterways, which are under pressure due to population and land development. We need to fix our waste and stormwater infrastructure. These are big changes, and needs to reflect our communities’ views informed by good evidence and information.
Connect with us to talk about what we can do together. You can reach us at whaitua@gw.govt.nz. To see what we have been doing visit our Facebook page, and to share what you value about our water and your solutions have your say down below.
A quick overview of what was accomplished in 2019 with your support.
Do you have strong links into your community? Can you represent a wide range of people? We want to hear from you.
We’re looking for people for our new Local Advisory Committees, who can offer insight into what matters to your community.
Nominate yourself or someone you know today.
Due to resurfacing work on a section of Manchester Street, Melrose from Caprera Street to Rodrigo Road, Bus Route 23 will be diverted. This resurfacing work will affect the following bus stops resulting in their closure from Tuesday 28 January to Thursday 30 January during 9am to 3pm each day.
… View moreDue to resurfacing work on a section of Manchester Street, Melrose from Caprera Street to Rodrigo Road, Bus Route 23 will be diverted. This resurfacing work will affect the following bus stops resulting in their closure from Tuesday 28 January to Thursday 30 January during 9am to 3pm each day.
Affected bus stops are:
Stop #6925 Manchester Street at Caprera Street
Stop #7925 Manchester Street opposite Caprera Street
Stop #6924 Wellington Zoo Stop B, Stop #7924 Wellington Zoo Stop A
Stop #6922 Mansfield Street at Roy Street (near 311)
Stop #7922 Mansfield Street (near 320)
Stop #6921 Mansfield Street at Horner Street
Due to the closure Metlink will have a shuttle bus operating from Hornsey Road through to Rodrigo Road and back, performing a loop service for customers living in Melrose.
The shuttle will mirror the Route 23 frequency and will drop off / pick up customers from Stop #7931 on Houghton Bay Road at Hornsey Road and Stop #6931 on Houghton Bay Road at Hornsey Road (near 57) enabling you to then board the Route 23 bus.
Know before you go. Plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey during work hours during these dates.
For more information visit: www.metlink.org.nz...
Keep up-to-date with what is happening on your network by subscribing to MyMetlink, downloading the Metlink Commuter App or calling 0800 801 700.
#Knowbeforeyougo #metlink
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