Karori, Wellington

Karori/Western Suburbs Stroke Survivors meetings

Peter from Karori

Kia ora,

Our next meeting of the Western Suburbs Stroke Survivors will be on Tuesday 8th November at 10.30am at Huntleigh Home, 221 Karori Road (In the Recreation Room, just past the kitchen).

We will be meeting twice monthly, at 10.30am on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Huntleigh Home, and… View moreKia ora,

Our next meeting of the Western Suburbs Stroke Survivors will be on Tuesday 8th November at 10.30am at Huntleigh Home, 221 Karori Road (In the Recreation Room, just past the kitchen).

We will be meeting twice monthly, at 10.30am on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Huntleigh Home, and the 4th Tuesday of each month at 1.30pm at Karori Community Centre

We look forward to meeting all fellow stroke survivors, carers and friends and discussing how we are getting on.

Nga mihi,
Peter Macleod
Convenor

Leather Chair

Fiona from Wilton

Free green Leather chair

Chair still available - Free
Very comfortable

1m high x @900x900 deep approx

Ph 0274485139 Fiona
Wilton

Free

Open Sat

Angela Tolich from Northland Toy Library

Northland Toy Library is open tomorrow (Sat 5 Nov) from 9:30am- 11:45am in St Anne's Church Hall, cnr Northland and Randwick Rds.

Come and pick out some toys. Check out the range on our website northland.mibase.co.nz...

Not sure if the toy library is for you? Pop by to say hi and find … View moreNorthland Toy Library is open tomorrow (Sat 5 Nov) from 9:30am- 11:45am in St Anne's Church Hall, cnr Northland and Randwick Rds.

Come and pick out some toys. Check out the range on our website northland.mibase.co.nz...

Not sure if the toy library is for you? Pop by to say hi and find out more.


See you Saturday!

For Sale: GoldStar Fresh Master 239 litre GR-272SF Fridge/freezer

Tim from Thorndon

Please bid at:

www.trademe.co.nz...

Negotiable

Friends of Karori Cemetery - Free Introductory Tours

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

Introduction to Karori Cemetery Tour.

This short (45mins), free, tour outlines the development of Karori Cemetery since the first burial in August 1891, traversing the earliest burial areas which contain many interesting memorials and monuments.
This tour runs at various times on Saturday 5th … View moreIntroduction to Karori Cemetery Tour.

This short (45mins), free, tour outlines the development of Karori Cemetery since the first burial in August 1891, traversing the earliest burial areas which contain many interesting memorials and monuments.
This tour runs at various times on Saturday 5th November.
No booking required.

Location: The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 79 Old Karori Road, Karori
Enter the Cemetery at the Main Gate and you'll find us 300m or so down the drive. We look forward to welcoming you 🙂

Times: 11:30am, 12:30pm, & 1:30pm

Duration: 45 minutes
Cost: Free

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Wellington

I was spiraling out of control

I don't have many memories from my childhood, but the memories I do have relate to food - picnics with bacon and egg pie, my mother’s home cooking, Sunday bread. I was never much of a sweet tooth, but instead I preferred savouries, pastries, breads and the … View moreI was spiraling out of control

I don't have many memories from my childhood, but the memories I do have relate to food - picnics with bacon and egg pie, my mother’s home cooking, Sunday bread. I was never much of a sweet tooth, but instead I preferred savouries, pastries, breads and the like. I grew up on a farm and food was plentiful and was never restricted and I lived a pretty healthy, active lifestyle.

Once I hit my teenage years, however, I remember starting to get worried about my weight. (I'll just mention here that I don't think I have ever been overweight and I certainly wasn't overweight as a teenager). I'm not sure how this all came about, but it was around the time I started getting interested in boys and my body was changing. I would stare at myself in the mirror and think I was fat.

Woodland wonderland

The Team from Resene ColorShop Basin Reserve

Personalise your tree this year with adorable homemade woodland characters. Use Resene testpots to create these four cuties. Find out how to create your own.

Lovely bisque doll in Victorian outfit

Julie from Karori

This red haired doll is dressed in an elaborate Victorian dress with hooded cape and matching jewellery. She is holding a black parasol and comes with the stand. She is 50 cm tall and only $40 because the tip of her left thumb is missing.

Price: $40

Rooster in the Grass - a New Zealand story

Reporter Community News

A lovely pic from Louise Thomas.
"Other naturalists have brought you 'The March of Penguins' and 'Gorillas in the Mist', but I...I bring you 'Rooster in the Grass - a New Zealand story'. National Geographic - you have my number."

Need help comparing mobile plans?

The Team from NZ Compare

Having the right mobile plan is pretty important these days but with so many plans on offer, it’s difficult to know if you’re getting the best deal without seeing them all side by side. Luckily for you Neighbours, we’ve got a solution…

Mobile Compare! A new and improved addition to the … View moreHaving the right mobile plan is pretty important these days but with so many plans on offer, it’s difficult to know if you’re getting the best deal without seeing them all side by side. Luckily for you Neighbours, we’ve got a solution…

Mobile Compare! A new and improved addition to the NZ Compare suite of comparison websites, is LAUNCHING SOON!

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SPCA Pet of the Day: Four little piggies.

Reporter Community News

"Hello! We are 4 very sweet piglets (there are 3 females and 1 male). We would love to be in a nice rural area with a big paddock we can spend our days in, digging around and eating some nice food and treats. Unfortunately we are unable to live in urban areas. We need to go out in pairs, or … View more"Hello! We are 4 very sweet piglets (there are 3 females and 1 male). We would love to be in a nice rural area with a big paddock we can spend our days in, digging around and eating some nice food and treats. Unfortunately we are unable to live in urban areas. We need to go out in pairs, or together as a group of 4. We would also be okay going to our new homes where there may be an existing pig family we can join in on. If you have room in your farm family for us, please enquire with the Wellington SPCA team."

Free Concert - Music for Inner Peace

Soraya from Crofton Downs

No tickets required - just turn up on the day.

Indigo dyeing - Shibori on cotton and silk workshop

Caroline O'Reilly from Karori Arts & Crafts Centre Inc

Last workshop of the year at Karori Arts and Crafts Centre Saturday 26 November 10 - 4pm.

Shibori Indigo dyeing with Clare Smith. Experiment with stitch, clamps, shapes and folds to create gorgeous patterns on cottons and silks.

Book via www.kacc.org.nz...

Pūkaha Wairarapa Garden Tour, Toast Martinborough, Lighthouse Gin Garden Party, Walking Festival and much more

The Team from Destination Wairarapa

So much to love is on this Spring in Wairarapa - our annual Pūkaha Wairarapa Garden Tour is on this weekend with a great weather forecast. Eating drinking and walking all follow in coming weeks in a range of festivals and events- check it all out here
wairarapanz.com...

November's free events at the National Library of NZ - Thorndon

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

Kia ora
The National Library is still open to the public.
We have a wide range of exhibitions, talks and presentations available both in person and online for your enjoyment.
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Making Space: A history of New Zealand women in architecture.

The authors of a ground-breaking new book, … View moreKia ora
The National Library is still open to the public.
We have a wide range of exhibitions, talks and presentations available both in person and online for your enjoyment.
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Making Space: A history of New Zealand women in architecture.

The authors of a ground-breaking new book, 'Making Space', will discuss the many challenges and triumphs of women architects in Aotearoa. Hear stories about women making space for themselves in a male-dominated profession, including many whose careers had until now almost entirely been lost to the historical record.
Date: Wednesday 2 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or Online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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The endless search for the next note: An outline of a composing life from an unlikely beginning to an unlikely present

From a family with little interest in music or culture, from salt of the earth kiwis, a stock agent dad and an unwell mother, Ross Harris emerged, finding a life in music from brass band to klezmer band and many things in between. This is a self-portrait of a composer finding a way…
Date: Wednesday 2 April 2022
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library
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E oho! Te Petihana Reo Māori 50 years on

In 1972, a group of Māori delivered Te Petihana Reo Māori (the Māori language petition) to Parliament, calling for the active recognition of te reo Māori. Join a discussion with Ngahiwi Apanui and Poia Rewi about the impact of this historic moment in Aotearoa’s history. This event will be delivered in te reo Māori.
Date: Thursday 3 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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The paper knife: Patrick White and Katherine Mansfield

ATL curator, Dr Oliver Stead, will discuss the influence of Katherine Mansfield on renowned Australian writer Patrick White, winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Date: Thursday 10 November 2022
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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Legal deposit: Collecting Aotearoa’s contemporary published heritage

The main way the National Library builds its collection of Aotearoa New Zealand publications is through our legal deposit legislation. This talk in the Connecting to Collections series will highlight the range of publications deposited and acknowledge the contribution Aotearoa publishers make to our published documentary heritage by complying with legal deposit.
Date: Tuesday 15 November 2022
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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E oho! Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: Wāhine Ngāi Tahu

The life stories of Ngāi Tahu taua, hākui and tuāhine are a major focus of the recently published second volume of Tāngata Ngāi Tahu (2022). Join co-editor and project lead Helen Brown, and others from the team as they talk about the creation of the book and traverse some of the life stories of the inspirational wāhine whose biographies are featured.
Date: Thursday 17 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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Pablos art auction 2022

The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa is proud to host the 2022 Pablos Art Auction. As an institution which provides free art services to marginalised communities in central Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, their contribution to our most vulnerable is one we think is worthy of hearty support!
Date: Wednesday 23 November 2022
Time: 5pm to 9pm
Cost:
Presales $25. Door sales $30.
Venue: Foyer National Library
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‘The long waves of our ocean’ artists' talk

Join curator Hanahiva Rose and some of the contributing artists for a tour and kōrero on the works featured in our latest exhibition ‘The long waves of our ocean: New responses to Pacific poems’.
Date: Saturday 26 November 2022
Time: 111am to 12pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Ground floor National Library

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Can we add to the work of Jan Vansina?

Professor Te Maire Tau, Pou Whakarae of the Ngāi Tahu Centre at the University of Canterbury, will give the opening lecture at the biennial conference of the National Oral History Association of New Zealand which is being held in conjunction with the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies, Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington. He will be considering the legacy of Belgian historian & anthropologist Jan Vansina (1929-2017), his publication Oral Tradition. A Study in Historical Methodology (1965) and how it relates to the study of oral traditions in Aotearoa.

Date: Friday 18 November 2022
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library