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Great range of first aid kits available, from car, office, worksite, catering now in store.
Oil Painting 2-2023, Wellington, Oil, 300x300mm, Ph 0210403050
Give a dull brown table a fresh light look using a modern chalk paint style effect.
Find out how to refresh your table with this handy advice.
If you are wanting to help the people that have been devastated by cyclone Gabrielle please go to the New Zealand Red Cross website and look up New Zealand Disaster Fund.
Thanks for your support
If anyone is travelling to a flooded area would you please consider taking a black sac of donated good quality clothing and toiletries please? Please pass on this idea? Good time for a clearout? Kia Ora Julie
We've seen the devastation of flood waters, yet the Government backed down on plans to protect wetlands (which help soak up heavy rain) after they received complaints by property developers.
Are you confident we're making the right decisions to protect us from future disasters? … View moreWe've seen the devastation of flood waters, yet the Government backed down on plans to protect wetlands (which help soak up heavy rain) after they received complaints by property developers.
Are you confident we're making the right decisions to protect us from future disasters? Let's discuss!
Share your thoughts in the comments below - add NFP if you don't want these shared in the We Say You Say column of your local paper.
Nikau Foundation’s 2023 Grants Round is now live!
Nikau Foundation understands that every community organisation needs different kinds of support to grow and give back to our communities. Funding can help you pay the bills, expand key services, support more people in our communities or … View moreNikau Foundation’s 2023 Grants Round is now live!
Nikau Foundation understands that every community organisation needs different kinds of support to grow and give back to our communities. Funding can help you pay the bills, expand key services, support more people in our communities or transform blue sky ideas into reality.
Whatever help your organisation needs to grow, Nikau Foundation may be able to help. Applications close at midnight on Monday March the 20th 2023.
See our eligibility requirements.
In February, Age Concern Wellington Region CEO, Stephen Opie, was interviewed on Hutt City FM. You can listen to the full interview here:
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Don't forget the Mahara Place mid-week MARKET is on TODAY (Tuesday) from 9.30am until midday near the new library in Waikanae. , Fresh Fruit & Veg, Award winning Olive Oil, Yummy Local Honey, Locally grown Avocados, Crochet Toys, Jewellery & Crystals, Sewing Crafts, Knits, The … View moreDon't forget the Mahara Place mid-week MARKET is on TODAY (Tuesday) from 9.30am until midday near the new library in Waikanae. , Fresh Fruit & Veg, Award winning Olive Oil, Yummy Local Honey, Locally grown Avocados, Crochet Toys, Jewellery & Crystals, Sewing Crafts, Knits, The Rawleigh's Man, Bric-a-brac, Books and lots lots more. See you there...SUPPORT LOCAL!!
Reading about the government grants given to KCDC under the Better Off package, one can't fail to notice that there is an awful lot of talking going on in the way these funds have been allocated. Approximately $775 million has been allocated to capacity-building, development-type projects … View moreReading about the government grants given to KCDC under the Better Off package, one can't fail to notice that there is an awful lot of talking going on in the way these funds have been allocated. Approximately $775 million has been allocated to capacity-building, development-type projects which are difficult to evaluate in terms of outputs. Given the events of this week, the money could be better spent shoring up our storm water and drinking water systems to cope with extreme weather events. This may be more inkeeping with the purpose of the grants.
While in Kapiti we may not experience an event of the scale seen with cyclone Gabrielle, floods are becoming more frequent and our aging storm water system is in need of an upgrade. Small underground pipes cannot cope with the volumes of water generated with these events and a raft of other measures are needed. For instance, the creation of more green spaces, trees, ponds to contain runoff, restoration of wetlands, and construction of swales on private and public land.
We could dig up some of the concrete and replace it with permeable or semi permeable paths where this is practicable. All of these measures will slow down and absorb the flow of water during an extreme event.
Our KCDC engineers probably have a number of other good ideas we should be looking at. Funding needs to be allocated for these. Landowners could be assisted to provide ponds for storm water collection and construct swales along driveways and fences on private property. (and note that ponds will need to be fenced).
Are our drinking water systems future-proofed? Do collection points, substations need to be upgraded? Floodplain work is needed so that water is directed toward a specific overflow area. Gravel needs to be removed from the lower reaches of our rivers.
All of these measures will enable us to be better off when extreme weather hits. To the council, I would say this:
To thy own self be true
You cannot sit in meetings waving a pen around and looking for ways to defer things. You were elected for espousing certain values which the community needs and you need to act on those.
Collection Place for Kapiti is at 1/13 Omahi St. Waikanae (near shops)
Kleantech Ltd. supply industrial cleaning equipment to flooded areas and are willing to transport clean clothing and bedding to these destinations. Contact person David on Sales desk. 04 293 3111 Open 9 to 5 today. Closed … View moreCollection Place for Kapiti is at 1/13 Omahi St. Waikanae (near shops)
Kleantech Ltd. supply industrial cleaning equipment to flooded areas and are willing to transport clean clothing and bedding to these destinations. Contact person David on Sales desk. 04 293 3111 Open 9 to 5 today. Closed weekend. Open Mon fri 9 to 5.
We used to be in City Arcade, but from March 2023 we will be doing regular weekly Tuesdays from 1:30pm, learn how to operate your tech, age limit open, phones, tablets, desktop and laptop Windows computers, we have helped people install their TV and even helped someone sell their house on Trade Me … View moreWe used to be in City Arcade, but from March 2023 we will be doing regular weekly Tuesdays from 1:30pm, learn how to operate your tech, age limit open, phones, tablets, desktop and laptop Windows computers, we have helped people install their TV and even helped someone sell their house on Trade Me (how to resize your photos for a listing)! Come join us in the library on a Tuesday.
The affordability of everyday items just keeps increasing!
If it’s not the petrol prices, it’s the cost of food, insurance or rates and let’s not get started on mortgage interest costs!
Home loan interest rates don't stay the same for long these days and it’s causing many … View moreThe affordability of everyday items just keeps increasing!
If it’s not the petrol prices, it’s the cost of food, insurance or rates and let’s not get started on mortgage interest costs!
Home loan interest rates don't stay the same for long these days and it’s causing many households to feel stressed out. Could you be saving thousands of dollars a year? If you don't check, you don't know.
Get a FREE mortgage health check through Money Compare and find out. If you could save money, why wouldn’t you right?!
Dear neighbours,
Last year, Jane Horne and partner Simon Bartholomew's Mondrian-inspired cube took the title of Resene Shed of the Year. Now, we're on the hunt for this years winner! Send us photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever storage spaces, cute chicken … View moreDear neighbours,
Last year, Jane Horne and partner Simon Bartholomew's Mondrian-inspired cube took the title of Resene Shed of the Year. Now, we're on the hunt for this years winner! Send us photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever storage spaces, cute chicken coops and potty potting sheds to win amazing prizes worth more than $2000. The Resene Shed of the Year 2023 winners will be announced in the April issue of NZ Gardener.
I have a place available in this art workshop on Saturday 22nd April at my Waikanae Studio. It's suitable for beginners as well as experienced artists and is all about creating imagery by mostly removing paint to 'excavate light'. Check out my website and scroll down to see this and … View moreI have a place available in this art workshop on Saturday 22nd April at my Waikanae Studio. It's suitable for beginners as well as experienced artists and is all about creating imagery by mostly removing paint to 'excavate light'. Check out my website and scroll down to see this and my full programme of workshops and classes. www.stokes.net.nz...
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