101 days ago

HUNTING HOUSES HUTT VALLEY

Michael from Trentham

Tv One's house hunting in the country series had its controversies. No more so than when prospective buyers went through a home that they actually owned and lived in and of course wanted to get out of. They treated the arrangement as though they had never seen their house and property before and thus as per one of the show's three houses presented to them for considering to buy.

Then in the final episode of the 2024 series, there were a family of six plus two dogs and a cat looking for a large home in Lower Hutt city.
Some country and to top it off it was billed as the Hutt Valley at least a dozen times yet the three houses shown to the family were all in Lower Hutt - a Western Hills suburb home, one in the heart of Naenae and the third a near historical house in urban Petone. The latter was too small for me, my wife and Corgi.

So no Upper Hutt but still billed as the Hutt Valley with its near 170,000 combined population. I suppose "Hutt Valley" has a countryside connotation.

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13 minutes ago

What's On: Changing Worlds

Angela from Wallaceville - Whitemans Valley

Hutt Valley Orchestra plays Prokofieff's "Lieutenant Kije" and the dramatic Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien". Also featuring violin soloist Catherine Harrison in De Beriot's Concerto no 9. Conductor Donald Armstrong.
Changing Worlds
  • St James Church
10 hours ago

Share your New Zealand music memories...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

It's NZ Music Month and New Zealand really has some beautiful songs from artists that we call our own.

Whether it's April Sun in Cuba, Don't Forget your Roots, or How Bizarre or Bic Runga's 'Sway' - songs have a way of unlocking memories and evoking old feelings.

In honour of NZ Music Month, share a New Zealand song or artist that is special to you and explain why.

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6 hours ago

What's On: WORKSHOP - SKIN AGEING

Gary from Waikanae

Join Skin Care expert Leigh as she delves into the topic of Skin Ageing and how to slow it down. Seating limited so to book Phone/Text Gary on 021 1155049.
WORKSHOP - SKIN AGEING
  • Room 5, Johnsonville Community Centre