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There are a large range of events happening across the region.
Click on Red More to see where events are happening near you.
Greater Wellington Super Saturday events include:
- Newtown School community vaccination – soccer, activities, food and music
- Heretaunga Christian Centre Upper Hut … View moreThere are a large range of events happening across the region.
Click on Red More to see where events are happening near you.
Greater Wellington Super Saturday events include:
- Newtown School community vaccination – soccer, activities, food and music
- Heretaunga Christian Centre Upper Hut vaccination festival – spot prizes, sausage sizzle, and live music
- Do it 4 the East’ Porirua youth-led event – activities, food stalls and live music
- Takapuwahia Marae Porirua vaccination festival – free hangi and a rongoa approach
- Kapiti Community Vaccination event – Mr Whippy, food trucks, and a DJ.
The Sky Stadium drive-through vaccination clinic is also open from today until Monday and has the capacity to administer 2000 vaccinations a day.
Free to a good home if someone wants it. It has been taken apart already. Needs to be collected today
This matching pairs memory game painted in Resene colours is great for brain-training, fun to paint and play and would make a fabulous gift.
Find out how to create your own.
Our homes can be our greatest investment and protecting our homes against climate change has become more important than ever.
Our changing climate poses risks to our natural and built environments. Swiss Re in a global analysis of insurance risk said to “expect climate risks to raise global … View moreOur homes can be our greatest investment and protecting our homes against climate change has become more important than ever.
Our changing climate poses risks to our natural and built environments. Swiss Re in a global analysis of insurance risk said to “expect climate risks to raise global property premiums by 33-41% between 2020 and 2040”. The potential increase was deemed a direct consequence of our changing climate.
Our Climate Insights property report provides easily understood information on change to risks for your current or a future property. The report includes robust and actionable information for residential property owners, tenants and investors to enhance their property’s climate resilience.
Get in quick, there's only a few days to go in our Local Likes competition. Nominate your favourite local business by telling your neighbours why they're best in their field and be in the draw to win a $50 voucher to go and spend with them. Get in quick, this ends Sunday!
… View moreGet in quick, there's only a few days to go in our Local Likes competition. Nominate your favourite local business by telling your neighbours why they're best in their field and be in the draw to win a $50 voucher to go and spend with them. Get in quick, this ends Sunday!
Share your business shout-out now.
SPECIAL SCREENING of Briar Grace-Smith's film 'COUSINS'
at Te Raukura ki Kāpiti
Saturday 23 October, 5pm
Based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Patricia Grace, the film follows the journeys of three cousins in their lifelong search for each other. “Cousins is a story … View moreSPECIAL SCREENING of Briar Grace-Smith's film 'COUSINS'
at Te Raukura ki Kāpiti
Saturday 23 October, 5pm
Based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Patricia Grace, the film follows the journeys of three cousins in their lifelong search for each other. “Cousins is a story about strength and resilience, touching on epic events in the history of Aotearoa ... however, at its heart it is an intimate story, about the theft of a child and her family's lifelong quest to bring her back home to her people," says Grace-Smith.
This is a one-off, final-push fundraiser for our building redevelopment project. All proceeds from ticket sales will go toward this project.
The event will be held under Covid levels one or two, with social distancing and Covid safety measures in place. Tickets may therefore be limited, so booking is essential. Bar service will be available and a refreshment is included in the ticket price.
TICKETS: $30 - available through Eventfinda online; by calling 0800 BUY TIX (0800 289 849); or at the Coastlands Information Desk.
Thanks to Te Raukura ki Kāpiti for their support.
Heretaunga Christian Centre,10am-5pm, 51 Lane St, Wallaceville, Upper Hutt. Spot prizes, sausage sizzle, music.
Whirinaki Whare Taonga Vaccination Centre, 10am-8pm, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt. Access via Brown St entrance. $2 coffees and free family passes to the Aquatic Centre.
To help … View moreHeretaunga Christian Centre,10am-5pm, 51 Lane St, Wallaceville, Upper Hutt. Spot prizes, sausage sizzle, music.
Whirinaki Whare Taonga Vaccination Centre, 10am-8pm, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt. Access via Brown St entrance. $2 coffees and free family passes to the Aquatic Centre.
To help residents get to and from the vaccination centre on Super Saturday, the council has booked two vans and will be offering a free shuttle service.
- They will be available between 10am and 8pm (the time the vaccination centre is open)
- To book your free ride, please text or call 021 2015725.
- The two drivers and the vans are from Kickstart and will be wearing Kickstart hoodies and t-shirts, as well as face masks.
- If you use the van please ensure you are wearing a mask and that you scan the COVID QR code.
Mahara Gallery is moving offsite while the building undergoes a much-needed redevelopment.
We're holding a Community Open Day, Saturday 30 October, 10am till 1pm to farewell the old building and celebrate our exciting future.
Come along to learn about the gallery's history, its … View moreMahara Gallery is moving offsite while the building undergoes a much-needed redevelopment.
We're holding a Community Open Day, Saturday 30 October, 10am till 1pm to farewell the old building and celebrate our exciting future.
Come along to learn about the gallery's history, its upgrade and our interim plans.
You'll be able to help make the final artwork in the gallery, which will be created by you sharing your memories of Mahara.
Join the rest of the motu on October 28 by taking part in our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, ShakeOut. Signing up only takes 2 minutes and when you do, you’ll be entered to win a personal emergency grab bag or civil defence wheelie bin kit from NZ Civil Defence.
ShakeOut takes … View moreJoin the rest of the motu on October 28 by taking part in our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, ShakeOut. Signing up only takes 2 minutes and when you do, you’ll be entered to win a personal emergency grab bag or civil defence wheelie bin kit from NZ Civil Defence.
ShakeOut takes place around the world to remind people of the right action to take during an earthquake:
DROP - down on your hands and knees. This protects you from falling but lets you move if you need to.
COVER - your head and neck (or entire body if possible) under a sturdy table or desk (if it is within a few steps of you). If there is no shelter nearby, cover your head and neck with your arms and hands.
HOLD - on to your shelter (or your position to protect your head and neck) until the shaking stops. If the shaking shifts your shelter around, move with it.
Head to www.shakeout.govt.nz... to sign up today and get involved!
We’re in the process of updating our District Plan and will be undertaking a plan change that addresses the risk from natural hazards.
It’s called Plan Change 47 and has three distinct areas of focus: the Wellington Fault, Mangaroa Peatlands and areas of High Slope Hazards.
The proposed … View moreWe’re in the process of updating our District Plan and will be undertaking a plan change that addresses the risk from natural hazards.
It’s called Plan Change 47 and has three distinct areas of focus: the Wellington Fault, Mangaroa Peatlands and areas of High Slope Hazards.
The proposed changes impact some properties in Upper Hutt. For example, the location of the Wellington Fault is now better understood and the location and extent has changed in some areas.
We want to give you a heads up about what's being proposed, ahead of a formal Plan Change in 2022.
Letters have been sent to impacted landowners with all the details. The information is also available online at letskorero.upperhuttcity.com/pc47
This Saturday is Super City as the Government pushes to get the vaccine rate up to 90 per cent. Remember of you want to enjoy summer get vaccinated.
Click on Read more to find out where
It has never been easier to get vaccinated and this Saturday Upper Hutt residents will have no excuse.
Mayor Wayne Guppy says it will be "super easy" to get vaccinated on Saturday as the country aims for a 90 per cent vaccination rate.
"It has never been more urgent to get New … View moreIt has never been easier to get vaccinated and this Saturday Upper Hutt residents will have no excuse.
Mayor Wayne Guppy says it will be "super easy" to get vaccinated on Saturday as the country aims for a 90 per cent vaccination rate.
"It has never been more urgent to get New Zealand vaccinated. Summer is just eight weeks away and we need everyone to book their first vaccine appointment now, so they can get two doses and enjoy everything a classic Kiwi summer has to offer."
What: Super Saturday
When: Saturday, October 16, 9am - 9pm.
Where: Whirinaki Whare Taonga Vaccination Centre, 836 Fergusson Drive,(please use rear entrance off Brown Street).
Paekākāriki Remembers the Marines
On Saturday 30th October and Sunday 31st October @ St Peters Village Hall.
Come along and view displays and photos showing the Wellington area in the 1940s.
Open 11am – 4 pm
Saturday will also have 3 presentations
1. 2 pm Birnie Duthie. The talk briefly … View morePaekākāriki Remembers the Marines
On Saturday 30th October and Sunday 31st October @ St Peters Village Hall.
Come along and view displays and photos showing the Wellington area in the 1940s.
Open 11am – 4 pm
Saturday will also have 3 presentations
1. 2 pm Birnie Duthie. The talk briefly describes Kiribati and outlines the distinct '5 Worlds' experienced by the VSA volunteers ranging from: our workplace; the islet of Betio; the atoll of Tarawa; the wider lens of Kiribati; and finally the geopolitical situation.
2. 2-45pm Peter Carter will give a talk about his grandfather who was the Commander of the marines in Camp Paekakariki – Col Cornelius P. Van Ness
3. 3-30pm Larry Keim will speak on the importance of the Marines’ role in Kapiti’s history as he is currently Chairman of the New Zealand American Association and a member of the Kapiti United States Marines Trust.
Also visit Queen Elizabeth Park, Mackay’s Crossing
11am to 3pm, View films and displays in Ramaroa Park Centre. View US Marines Memorial.
See how Marines lived in a restored camp hut.
The Interislander and Bluebridge ferry companies have cancelled multiple sailings as severe weather rolls through the Wellington and the Top of the South today.
Wellington is bracing for heavy swells of up to 6 metres as a front bringing heavy rain and gales makes its way up the country.
… View moreThe Interislander and Bluebridge ferry companies have cancelled multiple sailings as severe weather rolls through the Wellington and the Top of the South today.
Wellington is bracing for heavy swells of up to 6 metres as a front bringing heavy rain and gales makes its way up the country.
Metservice warned big waves were recorded on the capital's South Coast and Eastbourne. Wellington Region Emergency Management Office had reported that debris had already washed up along the coast as of 10:30.
All Interislander Services between Picton and Wellington today have been cancelled, with today's Bluebridge sailings cancelled and tomorrow's early morning services also scratched.
To keep up to date with the latest weather updates, visit the Metservice Warnings page.
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