Karori, Wellington

Turn downsizing stress into strength

Rita Angus Retirement Village

Downsizing can open the door to a new stage of your life that is rich in opportunity. However, it can be a daunting prospect. If you are embarking on a new chapter of life, the thought of shedding familiar possessions can feel even more stressful. This can be true even if the life changes are a … View moreDownsizing can open the door to a new stage of your life that is rich in opportunity. However, it can be a daunting prospect. If you are embarking on a new chapter of life, the thought of shedding familiar possessions can feel even more stressful. This can be true even if the life changes are a good thing, such as a move to somewhere you will love to live.

Once you understand why you have this feeling, you can reframe it as creating a new environment that will support your present life while reminding you of your best experiences.

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Minimalist Design in Apartment Living

The Team from Ryman Healthcare

Ryman’s Charles Upham Retirement Village resident Di is a former fashion designer, artist and self-confessed shoe hoarder who travels, still paints and has stamped her eclectic minimalist style on her apartment.

She gives us her top 3 design tips on how she’s turned her space into a … View moreRyman’s Charles Upham Retirement Village resident Di is a former fashion designer, artist and self-confessed shoe hoarder who travels, still paints and has stamped her eclectic minimalist style on her apartment.

She gives us her top 3 design tips on how she’s turned her space into a beautiful home. Find out more

Lost - Gold Link Bracelet

Christine from Brooklyn

Lost between McKinley Crescent and Cleveland Street
Or
On No 17 bus (10am) today.

Employee Volunteering Team Award

Volunteer Wellington

Business and Government employees often partner with community organisations bringing their time, energy, and skills. Do you know an employee team making an impact volunteering their time in the community?

Nominate your team if you are proud of their efforts or nominate a team that has made a … View moreBusiness and Government employees often partner with community organisations bringing their time, energy, and skills. Do you know an employee team making an impact volunteering their time in the community?

Nominate your team if you are proud of their efforts or nominate a team that has made a difference to your community organisation.

Nominate them today at:
www.volunteerwellington.nz...

Nominations close on 10 May 2024

Poll: Could we live without public bins?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Many public rubbish bins are being removed by councils due to the large costs of regularly emptying them. Do you think we can adapt and live without them?

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.

Could we live without public bins?

• Yes
• No
• Other - I'll share below

Vote View Results

• 11.6% Yes
  11.6% Complete
• 87.9% No
  87.9% Complete
• 0.6% Other - I'll share below
  0.6% Complete

2661 votes

Anzac Day

Anzac Day

There are opportunities across the motu for the public to come together to mark Anzac Day this year.

National Anzac Day events include the Dawn Service at 6.00am and the National Commemorative Service at 11.00am (both at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington), and the Atatürk Memorial … View moreThere are opportunities across the motu for the public to come together to mark Anzac Day this year.

National Anzac Day events include the Dawn Service at 6.00am and the National Commemorative Service at 11.00am (both at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington), and the Atatürk Memorial Service at 2.30pm in Strathmore, Wellington. The Dawn Service and National Commemorative Service will be broadcast live by TVNZ 1 and RNZ National.

For those wanting to join the Anzac Day parade at the Dawn Service, veterans are asked to assemble on Tasman Street by 5.30am.

The Atatürk Memorial Service in Strathmore will include a wreath-laying ceremony. A shuttle service will be running from Bowes Crescent carpark to the memorial site for anyone who may require assistance accessing the site.

For more information about Anzac Day, visit the Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage website or see the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park Facebook page.

To find out about events in your local community, visit the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association’s website or get in touch with your local council. Find out more

Need planning advice?

Urban Edge

Are you subdividing or developing and don’t know where to start? Our Wellington based team are experienced practitioners in resource consent preparation & processing, landscape architecture & urban design – and much more!

What sets us apart? Our extensive experience collaborating … View moreAre you subdividing or developing and don’t know where to start? Our Wellington based team are experienced practitioners in resource consent preparation & processing, landscape architecture & urban design – and much more!

What sets us apart? Our extensive experience collaborating with Councils and making sure we put quality at the forefront of everything we do, enabling us to provide you with the best quality advice possible.

Check out our website and feel free to get in touch – we look forward to working with you. Find out more

Featherston Booktown - coming soon - check out our HOT PICKS LIST here

The Team from Destination Wairarapa

The Featherston Booktown 2023 Karukatea Festival involves 51 events over the second weekend in May 2023. Booksellers remain at the heart of the Festival, with 30 attending this year.

Featherston Booktown celebrates everything about books – writing them, designing them, publishing them, … View moreThe Featherston Booktown 2023 Karukatea Festival involves 51 events over the second weekend in May 2023. Booksellers remain at the heart of the Festival, with 30 attending this year.

Featherston Booktown celebrates everything about books – writing them, designing them, publishing them, illustrating them, printing them, and selling them: the whole town of Featherston becomes the venue for the Festival .
A little HOT PICKS list below helps you get our bookings and festival plan sorted:

Dame Susan Devoy speaks at the Festival famous Friday night Fish'n'Chip Supper this year – hear all about her book: Dame Suzie D: My Story. (Fri 10 May)
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE:
www.eventfinda.co.nz...

Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders are storytellers who use music as their medium, and coming together as collaborators has taken them in new and exciting directions. They talk about “the strange territory” they share making music together. Word Gets Around: Songwriting with Barry Saunders and Delaney Davidson TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.eventfinda.co.nz...

One for the true crime enthusiasts: The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 remains Aotearoa New Zealand’s most famous cold case. Journalists Kirsty Johnston and James Hollings conduct their own investigation in their new book The Crewe Murders and talk with Missing Persons author, Steve Braunias. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.eventfinda.co.nz...

Tāme Iti (Ngāi Tūhoe, Waikato, Te Arawa) is known as many things – activist, artist, actor, author, terrorist and cyclist. Join community advocate and social change activist Denis O’Reilly in conversation with one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most captivating and controversial figures. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.eventfinda.co.nz...

Moana Maree Maniapoto MNZM is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and documentary maker. Moana appears for two special events: Te Tiriti O Waitangi: What Tangata Whenua Say and Women On A Mission: Linda Clark & Moana Maniapoto.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.eventfinda.co.nz... and www.eventfinda.co.nz...

Here is the full festival programme - www.booktown.org.nz... So much variety and interest.

Old suitcases

William from Karori

I need one or two old suitcases please which will withstand one final one way trip to New York. I am carrying frozen vogels gread to my daughter

Free

Mahi Aroha Awards

Volunteer Wellington

Now is the time to nominate the volunteers that you want to thank and celebrate for their contribution to the community.

Know a great volunteer? Nominate them now at www.volunteerwellington.nz...

Nominations close on 10 May 2024

Thank you to our sponsors Mitre 10 MEGA Wellington (Petone, … View moreNow is the time to nominate the volunteers that you want to thank and celebrate for their contribution to the community.

Know a great volunteer? Nominate them now at www.volunteerwellington.nz...

Nominations close on 10 May 2024

Thank you to our sponsors Mitre 10 MEGA Wellington (Petone, Porirua & Upper Hutt) and LEAD - Centre for Not For Profit Governance & Leadership.

Friends of Karori Cemetery: ANZAC Day 2024

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

The Friends of Karori Cemetery would like to invite you to the ANZAC Day commemoration for Chinese ANZAC Victor Low (Lo Keong), a WWI New Zealand Tunneller.

Join us to recognise Victor and other New Zealand Tunnellers alongside descendants of the New Zealand Tunnellers and special guests from … View moreThe Friends of Karori Cemetery would like to invite you to the ANZAC Day commemoration for Chinese ANZAC Victor Low (Lo Keong), a WWI New Zealand Tunneller.

Join us to recognise Victor and other New Zealand Tunnellers alongside descendants of the New Zealand Tunnellers and special guests from Arras France.

3:00pm, Thursday 25th April, Karori Cemetery Services Section.

Please assemble by 2:50pm at the Lychgate.

The Golden Ass heading to Circa!

Circa Theatre

Michael Hurst brings a glorious dose of masterful storytelling to Circa Theatre with his latest show The Golden Ass from 20 April!

Coming at you full force via ancient Rome, this free-wheeling adaptation is laugh-out-loud funny and subversively philosophical.

The original, written almost … View moreMichael Hurst brings a glorious dose of masterful storytelling to Circa Theatre with his latest show The Golden Ass from 20 April!

Coming at you full force via ancient Rome, this free-wheeling adaptation is laugh-out-loud funny and subversively philosophical.

The original, written almost 2,000 years ago by Apuleius, is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. In this riotous adaptation Hurst takes his audience on a wild ride, bringing a fresh and funny take on this fantastical, hilarious and sometimes terrifying tale.

The Golden Ass is a tale of epic proportions, and a powerful plea for empathy in a world gone mad. 

“riveting, salacious and very funny.” – Stuff Find out more

Make your own plant support

The Team from Resene ColorShop Basin Reserve

Create this stylish plant support using a few garden stakes and Resene Waterborne Woodsman penetrating oil stain. Find out how to create your own with these easy instructions.

Rover maxi muncher

Trish from Northland

Wanted for parts, does not have to be in working order. Model is the red one shown in image.

Staying Safe Refresher Course for Older Drivers

Steph Deegan from Age Concern Wellington Region

Improve your driving skills and feel more confident out on the road with our free classroom-based course for senior drivers.

When: Thursday, 23 May, 10AM - 2PM
Where: Karori Community Centre, 7 Beauchamp Street, Karori

The interactive workshop runs for around 4 hours, with morning tea and… View moreImprove your driving skills and feel more confident out on the road with our free classroom-based course for senior drivers.

When: Thursday, 23 May, 10AM - 2PM
Where: Karori Community Centre, 7 Beauchamp Street, Karori

The interactive workshop runs for around 4 hours, with morning tea and a light lunch provided. Spaces at each workshop are limited so please register at www.acwellington.org.nz... or phone 04 499 6646