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2528 days ago

Pride of workmanship awards 21st celebration dinner

Upper Hutt Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Upper Hutt has been running the Pride of Workmanship Awards programme since 1998. This is now the 21st year and time for a celebration.

With the sponsorship and support of the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club (The Cossie) and The Leader, The Rotary Club of Upper Hutt invites all past recipients to be their guest at this year’s Awards Dinner to be held at The Cossie on 10 June 2019, 6 to 9 pm.

If you are a past recipient and would like to register for this awards celebration event, please forward your registration details along to, rotaryupperhutt@gmail.com or by post to “Pride of Workmanship Awards, c/o 55 Golders Rd Upper Hutt 5018” no later than 3 May 2019.

Free attendance for past recipients and $40 for each supporter.

It would be fantastic if past recipients could bring along their plaque or citation, and be part of a group photo on the night.

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More messages from your neighbours
13 days ago

Poll: Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Wellington’s identity is built on its cafe culture, but with costs climbing, that culture is under pressure. We’ve seen the headlines about recent closures, and it’s a tough pill to swallow along with a $6+ coffee.

We all want our favourite spots to stay open, but we also have to balance our own budgets ⚖️

We want to know: How are you handling the "coffee math" in 2026? Are you still heading to your local for a chat and a caffeine fix, or has the cost of living changed your habits?

Keen to read more about "coffee math"? The Post has you covered.

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Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕
  • 45.7% I avoid spending money on coffee
    45.7% Complete
  • 42.6% I still indulge at my local cafe
    42.6% Complete
  • 11.7% Irrelevant - coffee is not for me
    11.7% Complete
324 votes
1 day ago

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15 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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