513 days ago

Wellington Better Home and Living Show Back!

Jade Promotions

Solutions for the home, garden and better living at the Wellington Better Home & Living Show opening this Friday!

There’ll be appliances, kitchens, builders, double glazing, spas, heating, flooring, homewares, delicious food and more. All you need under one roof this Friday to Sunday, the 19th – 21st of May at Sky Stadium.

Join the fun with the Neighbourly 2 for 1 Adult Ticket Offer. There are so many fabulous reasons to visit the show with a huge range of exhibitors to improve your homes, lifestyles and outdoors. Join Resident Builder Peter Wolfkamp on Saturday at the show for his free Ask an Expert session and enter your details to win a home and lifestyle package including a Samsung Frame TV, $2,500 cash and a Resene Voucher! Enjoy a delicious variety of street food and even a pop up bar!

Save the date in your diaries: 19 – 21 May at the Wellington Better Home and Living Show.

Fri & Sat 10 – 5, Sun 10 4
Sky Stadium, Wellington
Adults $8
Gold Card Friday $4
Under 16 free
Find out more

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1 hour ago

Can you crack Today’s neighbourhood conundrum?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Without a bridle or a saddle, across a thing, I ride a-straddle. And those I ride, by help of me, though almost blind, are made to see. What am I?

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15 hours ago

✈ Understanding the DMAPS Changes ✈

Plane Sense from Plane Sense

We received this interesting question from a resident who has received the Wellington Airport consultation documents. To answer this question, here's what you should look out for:

🔎*Compare the old vs. new flight paths*:
*Page 7*: Old flight path
*Page 4*: New flight path (however, see more in the comments 👇)

🔎*Check page 2*: It mentions that pilots can request to deviate from the path, but 'occasionally deviating' is very different from being directly under the new path. Previously, lighter turboprop planes flew over, but now DMAPS concentrates jet engine aircraft over suburbs, causing a significant noise increase.

📊*Noise impact*:
*Old*: 54dB (prop planes) - this is what an Airways Report tells us.
*New*: Up to 80dB (jet engines) - actual noise captured by sound monitors in the suburbs (this isn't included in the consultation documentation). And remember, decibels increase exponentially like the Richter scale!

🚨Plus, unlike on the previous flight path, DMAPS means more frequent flights, with smaller gaps between them, and an increase in jet departures means higher noise levels for longer periods over the new path. That's why we're pushing for the DMAPS decision to be *reversed*, reverting to the old flight path - which isn't the same as sending all the jets over another suburb.

🤖Learn more about the bias in the consultation process, independently analysed by AI: 👉www.planesensewellington.com...

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14 days ago

This one was sent in by your fellow neighbour, can you figure it out?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

What is first white then red and the plumper it gets the more the old lady likes it?

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