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1504 days ago

Water outage - 35 Cuba Street, Te Aro

Simone Borgstede from Wellington City Council

Wellington Water are working on a water leak outside 35 Cuba Street, Wellington.

Services will be shut off at 5pm to approximately 20 commercial properties along Cuba Street (from Manners Street) and the south side of Wakefield Street (to Taranaki Street).

Bottled water will be provided … View more
Wellington Water are working on a water leak outside 35 Cuba Street, Wellington.

Services will be shut off at 5pm to approximately 20 commercial properties along Cuba Street (from Manners Street) and the south side of Wakefield Street (to Taranaki Street).

Bottled water will be provided onsite at 35 Cuba Street. A further update will follow once we have evaluated the work.

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1504 days ago

GOOD USED STOVES - FREE INSTALLATION BY A REGISTERED ELECTRICIAN

Ariana from Hataitai

Website: www.stoves4u.co.nz...

Phone: 0274470431

Address: 7 Bute Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

We are an established business that trades in quality recycled stoves servicing the Wellington Region (excluding Kapiti). Stoves4U recycles, repairs, refurbishes and resells stoves.

Reuse,… View more
Website: www.stoves4u.co.nz...

Phone: 0274470431

Address: 7 Bute Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

We are an established business that trades in quality recycled stoves servicing the Wellington Region (excluding Kapiti). Stoves4U recycles, repairs, refurbishes and resells stoves.

Reuse, refurbishment and right-to-repair is a strong driver in our business model.

All our stoves are repaired, serviced and installed by Registered Electricians, professionally cleaned and issued with a 6 month warranty and Electrical Certificate.

We remove existing stoves at no extra charge.

Negotiable

1504 days ago

Steady As You Go

Corinne Morris from

We have a SAYGO class starting 21st October in Lower Hutt.

When: Wednesdays at 11am
Where: Knox Church, 574 High St, Boulcott, Lower Hutt

These classes are designed to improve strength and balance and help prevent a fall. Steady as You Go classes improve; Balance and leg strength, Flexibility, … View more
We have a SAYGO class starting 21st October in Lower Hutt.

When: Wednesdays at 11am
Where: Knox Church, 574 High St, Boulcott, Lower Hutt

These classes are designed to improve strength and balance and help prevent a fall. Steady as You Go classes improve; Balance and leg strength, Flexibility, General fitness and wellbeing. The classes are also a great way to meet new people.

Classes consist of a combination of sitting, standing and walking exercises, and take around an hour. They are ideal for complete beginners, are ongoing and you can find out how you’ve improved over your first 10 weeks.

Classes are established by one of our staff members with the aim of becoming peer-led at the end of 10 weeks.

Gold coin donation/koha is appreciated. If you’d like to join a class, come by ten minutes before the class starts. For more information please contact us on 04 499 6646 or email info@ageconcernwellington.org.nz

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1504 days ago

First Rung, episode 2, is here!

Kylie Klein Nixon Reporter from Homed

Hi team! Thank you so much for your support of First Rung, our first podcast!
The launch last week went even better than we'd hoped. I'm over the moon.
I thought I'd drop by to let you know this week's episode, Location, Location, Location, is out now.
Just like the first … View more
Hi team! Thank you so much for your support of First Rung, our first podcast!
The launch last week went even better than we'd hoped. I'm over the moon.
I thought I'd drop by to let you know this week's episode, Location, Location, Location, is out now.
Just like the first one, it's packed with tips, advice and anecdotes from experts and home owners on every aspect of buying your first home. It also comes with a chance to win a $500 Resene prize pack.
In episode 2, we talk to a first time buyer who moved from one end of the country to the other for a chance to get on the ladder, hear about apartments as a viable first home option and an expert gives us some tips on how to choose the right lawyer.
We all know buying a home is one of the toughest, most daunting things we might ever do as adults, so it doesn't hurt to get some expert advice and support. That's what we wanted to give you with First Rung.
Give episode 2 a listen and let us know what you think - and I hope you're all in to win that crackin' prize pack!

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1504 days ago

Found keys

Emeli from Berhampore

Hello neighbours!
I found a set of keys on Glendavar street, please contact me with a full description for safe return

1504 days ago

Entertainment and Encouragement Newsletter

Corinne Morris from

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are keeping warm and dry on this cold Wellington day.

Make a cuppa and have a read of this week's newsletter. See upcoming events, meet our volunteer Mavis, get handy tips on researching your family tree in the "Your Voice" segment submission by Sandra … View more
Hello Everyone,

I hope you are keeping warm and dry on this cold Wellington day.

Make a cuppa and have a read of this week's newsletter. See upcoming events, meet our volunteer Mavis, get handy tips on researching your family tree in the "Your Voice" segment submission by Sandra Greig and bake Cinnamon Rolls with our easy recipe. Plus much more.

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If you would like to go in the draw to win a $50 Countdown gift card, share a few lines about your hobbies, a recipe, a pattern, a story, artwork, a poem... We'd like to read about anything that you think other readers would enjoy!

Simply email your entries to:
news@ageconcernwellington.org.nz
or mail your entries to:
Age Concern Wellington (Re: Your Voice), PO Box 11-108, Wellington, 6142

Terms and Conditions:
By submitting an entry, you grant permission to Age Concern Wellington to publish your entry in their newsletters and on their website. Only winning entries will receive a prize. All entries remain the property of the entrant. Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash. Prizes will be mailed to the winners.

Thank you for sharing a moment with us. Take care and stay safe xx

1506 days ago

Foul odour in Island Bay

Reporter Community News

Island Bay residents have had to endure months of a stench as the council fixes damaged sewage pipes.
Concrete pipes carrying sewage were damaged when pipes carrying sludge burst last year.
Wellington Water says the work should be finished by November.
Local residents say the smell is overpowering … View more
Island Bay residents have had to endure months of a stench as the council fixes damaged sewage pipes.
Concrete pipes carrying sewage were damaged when pipes carrying sludge burst last year.
Wellington Water says the work should be finished by November.
Local residents say the smell is overpowering and they are looking forward to the work finishing.

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1505 days ago

High demand for two-bedroom Island Bay property

Reporter Community News

The hottest property on Trade Me last month was a modest two-bedroom house listed for $490,000 in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay.
In another sign of the capital’s surging housing market, the house was watchlisted 660 times in its first two days on the site.
The tender for the house was due … View more
The hottest property on Trade Me last month was a modest two-bedroom house listed for $490,000 in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay.
In another sign of the capital’s surging housing market, the house was watchlisted 660 times in its first two days on the site.
The tender for the house was due to close in late October.

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1505 days ago

Wairarapa has all the good oil

Reporter Community News

Wairarapa Olive Oil makers have dominated the annual NZ Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards, winning four of five major awards.
Some 128 oils were judged much like wine or beer; poured into glasses – blue, to prevent bias based on colour – sipped, and scored by six judges during lockdown.
Judging … View more
Wairarapa Olive Oil makers have dominated the annual NZ Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards, winning four of five major awards.
Some 128 oils were judged much like wine or beer; poured into glasses – blue, to prevent bias based on colour – sipped, and scored by six judges during lockdown.
Judging took place remotely due to Covid-19. Judges were sent tiny bottles of each oil, which they warmed on an electric heat pad to 34 degrees Celsius, and then sipped, sucking air through their teeth to enhance the flavour.
Best in Show went to Olive Black Extra Virgin Olive Oil, an intense blend with green grass, pine, and floral notes.

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1505 days ago

What would you do with an air traffic control tower?

Reporter Community News

Known to Airways New Zealand staff as “The Grand Old Lady of Wellington”, and to its neighbours as “Arnold”, Wellington's historic traffic control tower is for sale.
Not surprisingly, Tommy’s Real Estate agents Billy Bell and Jess Platt describe it as the most unique property they … View more
Known to Airways New Zealand staff as “The Grand Old Lady of Wellington”, and to its neighbours as “Arnold”, Wellington's historic traffic control tower is for sale.
Not surprisingly, Tommy’s Real Estate agents Billy Bell and Jess Platt describe it as the most unique property they have listed.
“We’ve had unusual looking houses, but never anything quite like this so it’s exciting to be involved.”
Be warned, however, it needs earthquake strengthening and only has one loo.
It is believed to be the only control tower in the world with a residential address and its own letterbox.
Wouldn't it make a great house?

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1506 days ago

Way Back Wednesday

Reporter Community News

Hey Neighbourly folk, here is an easy one from our archives.
Who knows the story behind this famous image and the colourful character behind it.

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1508 days ago

From Russia to Petone, rare visitor spotted on beach

Reporter Community News

Photographer Simon Woolf got a huge surprise when he was photographing birds on Petone beach over the weekend.
He spotted three birds he had never previously seen and posted on Facebook hoping someone would help identify them.
He was surprised to find that he had seen the Lesser knot (sometimes … View more
Photographer Simon Woolf got a huge surprise when he was photographing birds on Petone beach over the weekend.
He spotted three birds he had never previously seen and posted on Facebook hoping someone would help identify them.
He was surprised to find that he had seen the Lesser knot (sometimes called the Red knot).
According to birdsonline it is a regular visitor from Russia. There are about 120,000 that winter over in Australia or New Zealand but Woolf said he had never seen one before in Wellington.
What is the rarest bird you have spotted?

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1505 days ago

Wellington''s flash new velodrome about to open

Reporter Community News

The Wellington Velodrome is celebrating a new surface with a race meeting on November 1.
Opened in 1968, the velodrome has undergone a four year revamp.
Despite Covid and the winter months, the velodrome is now almost finished with just the lines to be painted in the next week or two.
The … View more
The Wellington Velodrome is celebrating a new surface with a race meeting on November 1.
Opened in 1968, the velodrome has undergone a four year revamp.
Despite Covid and the winter months, the velodrome is now almost finished with just the lines to be painted in the next week or two.
The meeting on November 1 will feature some of the best riders from throughout the country.

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1506 days ago

Wellington Food Story Speaker Series

Steve from Island Bay

Hi everyone. If you're not able to make it to Te Papa during the Visa Wellington on a Plate festival for their free Wellington Food Story Speaker Series, the talks are available on our honeycombe podcast. Last week, Liz Mellish NMZM (Te Ātiawa) spoke about the importance of food in … View moreHi everyone. If you're not able to make it to Te Papa during the Visa Wellington on a Plate festival for their free Wellington Food Story Speaker Series, the talks are available on our honeycombe podcast. Last week, Liz Mellish NMZM (Te Ātiawa) spoke about the importance of food in Wellington's history from the perspective of Tangata Whenua and the episode is available now. Just search for the honeycombe podcast on your podcast listening app!

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1506 days ago

Election 2020: Rongotai voting booth locations

Reporter Community News

In the lead up to the 2020 election, Stuff is keeping voters up to date with what’s happening in their electorate through Neighbourly. Here’s everything you need to know about where to vote.
The election date has been set and the campaign trail is back up and running.
At the upcoming election … View more
In the lead up to the 2020 election, Stuff is keeping voters up to date with what’s happening in their electorate through Neighbourly. Here’s everything you need to know about where to vote.
The election date has been set and the campaign trail is back up and running.
At the upcoming election on October 17, enrolled voters will have a few boxes to tick.
There are two referenda on the cards, as well as the regular party and candidate selections.
Here’s a breakdown of what you’re voting for and where you can vote.

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