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Make sure you get your water storage sorted and put together a plan for the safe disposal of your ones and twos before 1.30pm this Thursday.
Use our water tool to learn how.
Halloween is coming up on October 31, and there'll be lots of spooktacular-ly dressed trick or treaters around the neighbourhood!
Are you looking forward to seeing them? Will you be celebrating Halloween?
Hi neighbours, soft plastic recycling bins are coming back.
The Love NZ Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme, which was suspended in 2018, has returned to Auckland and Hamilton and, as of October, will be back in Wellington too.
It can get confusing trying to keep track of what to recycle, what not to … View moreHi neighbours, soft plastic recycling bins are coming back.
The Love NZ Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme, which was suspended in 2018, has returned to Auckland and Hamilton and, as of October, will be back in Wellington too.
It can get confusing trying to keep track of what to recycle, what not to recycle, and what's just rubbish.
To read more, click here.
Here's what you can and can't put in soft plastic recycling bins.
Santa Parade 2019 isn't far away, so make sure you lock 1st December into your calendar.
Registrations are open for you to have a float of your own too.
Celebrate in style with your local club, group or business!
Anyone interested in hosting students for next year? If so please get in contact ๐
The votes are rolling in across the Wellington region, so have a look at your new and returning counโฆ
Ryman Healthcare together with the Royal New Zealand Ballet are offering you the chance to win a night at the world premiere of Hansel & Gretel in Wellington with all the trimmings including flights and accommodation.
Follow the breadcrumbs this Christmas, and venture into the dark, … View moreRyman Healthcare together with the Royal New Zealand Ballet are offering you the chance to win a night at the world premiere of Hansel & Gretel in Wellington with all the trimmings including flights and accommodation.
Follow the breadcrumbs this Christmas, and venture into the dark, fantastical realm of Hansel & Gretel for an unforgettable evening at the ballet.
This world premiere brings together many of New Zealandโs creative talents to tell a timeless tale for audiences young and old.
*Participants must be available to travel on Wednesday 6th November.
T&Cโs apply.
Hi Everybody
Just a reminder the casual 500 card group at Upper Hutt library is on again this Sunday, 13th October 1pm to 4pm-come & join in for as long as you like. Suitable for people with some knowledge of the game of 500, partners not needed-just for fun and to meet other people.
Card … View moreHi Everybody
Just a reminder the casual 500 card group at Upper Hutt library is on again this Sunday, 13th October 1pm to 4pm-come & join in for as long as you like. Suitable for people with some knowledge of the game of 500, partners not needed-just for fun and to meet other people.
Card group operates every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.
hope to see you there
๏ปฟ Hannah Zwartzโ is a gardener and the urban kai farm co-ordinator for The Common Unity Projectย in โฆ
Community singing in Akatarawa/Birchville: meet more people, sing in Mฤori and English, rounds, folk, gospel and more! Percussion and ukes/guitars also available.
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Historic footage of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake's aftermath has been rescued and restored after spending nearly 80 years out of sight. Click on the link below to see some of the footage.
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WHATEVER YOUR OPINION โ WHATEVER YOUR CONCERNS โ WHATEVER YOUR ISSUES โ EXERCISE YOUR DEMOCARACTIC RIGHTS AND VOTE โ IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM WHAT YOU WANT, THEY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT!!
THE CANDIDATES
What caught my eye when reading all the candidates profiles were the ones that said … View moreWHATEVER YOUR OPINION โ WHATEVER YOUR CONCERNS โ WHATEVER YOUR ISSUES โ EXERCISE YOUR DEMOCARACTIC RIGHTS AND VOTE โ IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM WHAT YOU WANT, THEY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT!!
THE CANDIDATES
What caught my eye when reading all the candidates profiles were the ones that said they would:
Involve youth
involve the community
give community a voice
community focus
collaborate with community
fresh ideas and fresh thinking
be connected to a multicultural community
safe community in which to grow our children
climate change issues to be addressed
fresh water usage and preservation to be addressed
the planting of fruiting trees
recycling
reviewing the Library
mental health facilities
social housing
These were the words that spoke to me, that tell me that to some candidates, people matter, that our concerns are valid, and that wide community engagement is still seen by some as an essential in a vibrant democaracy. My hope is they come true. My greatest fear is same old, same old.
It is possible to balance regional issues, infrastructural issues, financial issues, with people issues, to listen to those of us who live here, pay our rates here and have to live with the consequences of decisions made without proper community involvement or consensus.
COUNCILLORS - Chris Carson โ Blair Griffith โ Paul Lambert โ Glenn MacArthur โ Dave Wheeler โ along with the for now Mayor and a few of the new aspirant candidates.
All of them have very narrow field of focus - all about number crunching, growing the ratepayer base (more sub divisions) but not growing the infrastructural services needed to accommodate that level of populaton growth, inappropriate badly thougght out cost cutting and non involvement with ratepayers or citizens who elect them and who they are supposed to serve.
We need a better balance of Governance vs Operational going forward and not grow Upper Hutt in a way that punishes those of us that already live here, many of whose families have lived here for generations and laid the foundations of out city, whose hearts are here as well as our homes.
We want to say a huge thank you to the incredible OneSight team who have recently spent time at five Salvation Army centres around the country providing free eye tests and glasses to Kiwis who are unable to afford them.
624 people were seen over five days with nearly 70% needing glasses. … View moreWe want to say a huge thank you to the incredible OneSight team who have recently spent time at five Salvation Army centres around the country providing free eye tests and glasses to Kiwis who are unable to afford them.
624 people were seen over five days with nearly 70% needing glasses. Amazingly, 150 people attending the clinics were are able to leave with their new glasses which were manufactured on site!
OneSight Programme Manager for Australia/New Zealand Jenny Harnett says it was an honour to partner with The Salvation Army to deliver these clinics to communities in need. โWe believe that glasses unlock potential, providing opportunities for students to learn, for people to work and earn a living, to drive, to read, and to support their families."
Thanks again OneSight!
Are you ready for next week's ShakeOut?
Make sure you get your water storage sorted and put together a plan for the safe disposal of your ones and twos before 1.30pm, 17 October.
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