Mount Cook, Wellington

Introduce yourself, neighbour!

Introduce yourself, neighbour!

Head to our Know Thy Neighbour page.

1309 days ago

Aussie welcome

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Does anyone have any relatives or friends coming from Australia on the 19th.
We are looking to do a story on the first quarantine free travelers arriving on the 19th. Please contact us on news@dompost.co.nz if you have friends or relatives we can speak to for a story.

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1311 days ago

Opera vocal teachers?

Adam from Berhampore

I'm looking for someone who can teach opera style singing for my 9 year old daughter who seems to have a natural talent.

1309 days ago

The winners are...

Neighbourly.co.nz

Kia ora neighbours,

Just a quick update from us - the Neighbourly team have cleared out the prize drawer and we've got five $100 Prezzy® Cards to give away. Check out if you're one of the winners below and if you recognise any of your neighbours, be sure to let them know!

- Kirsten… View more
Kia ora neighbours,

Just a quick update from us - the Neighbourly team have cleared out the prize drawer and we've got five $100 Prezzy® Cards to give away. Check out if you're one of the winners below and if you recognise any of your neighbours, be sure to let them know!

- Kirsten Williams from Strowan
- Hameed Mohammed from Royal Oak
- Helen Garwood from Kimbolton
- Alannah Schlaadt from Rangiora
- Tamati Read from Tāupo

Claim your prize by getting in touch with us at helpdesk@neighbourly.co.nz and your share of $500 will be coming your way.

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1309 days ago

Featherston Booktown this May!

Kiri Carroll from Destination Wairarapa

Featherston Booktown festival is a wonderful weekend of books, ideas, conversations, workshops, stories, provocation, and inspiration for all ages: Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2021.
This year's programme features an extraordinary line-up of 55 events, including 99 presenters delivering a … View more
Featherston Booktown festival is a wonderful weekend of books, ideas, conversations, workshops, stories, provocation, and inspiration for all ages: Thursday 6 May to Sunday 9 May 2021.
This year's programme features an extraordinary line-up of 55 events, including 99 presenters delivering a diverse range of events. There'll be something for everyone. Be quick - get your tickets now as events do sell out!
See the full programme here and buy your tickets now.

www.booktown.org.nz...

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1310 days ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Wellington

Monthly AEA Worldwide Web events are held on the third Saturday (Greenwich Mean Time) of each month.
For April it is 8.00 am on Sunday 18th(NZ time).
For newcomers interested in receiving a Zoom invitation for the event, please email aeawebevent@gmail.com.

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1310 days ago

Lots of free office desks (but you need to take lots!)

Caroline from Berhampore

Hi neighbours
We are replacing our current office desks - quite a few (around 30?) They are a decent quality but configured to be used in pods or groups eg 4 desks together, 6 desks together, 12 desks together. They are available for free providing you pick them up (dismantle?) by the end of April.… View more
Hi neighbours
We are replacing our current office desks - quite a few (around 30?) They are a decent quality but configured to be used in pods or groups eg 4 desks together, 6 desks together, 12 desks together. They are available for free providing you pick them up (dismantle?) by the end of April. They must go as groups - they don't work as single desks apart from one pair that go side by side. If anyone is interested in taking blocks of them you are welcome if you take the whole lot. They have cable trays and are white. No photo yet sorry! They are all around 140cm to 160c depending on how we grouped them. Not adjustable, standard height.
Caroline

Free

1310 days ago

Watering restrictions have now been eased for Metropolitan Wellington and South Wairarapa

The Team from Wellington Water

We can now use sprinklers and irrigations systems to water our gardens! 🌼🌻
This is because watering restrictions have now been eased for Metropolitan Wellington and South Wairarapa 👏

“Community action in limiting water use, paired with the hot summer peak use period coming to an end, … View more
We can now use sprinklers and irrigations systems to water our gardens! 🌼🌻
This is because watering restrictions have now been eased for Metropolitan Wellington and South Wairarapa 👏

“Community action in limiting water use, paired with the hot summer peak use period coming to an end, means we are confident about removing watering restrictions across the region” says Laurence Edwards, Chief Advisor Drinking Water.

Please continue to be mindful of water use as the rivers, lakes and aquifers recover. 💧

Please remember that alternate day, odds-evens watering still applies in Upper Hutt, and South Wairarapa as it does all year round.

1311 days ago

Move to eventually get rid of pokies

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Wellington City Council is moving to eventually gte rid of pokie machines in the city.
Barring any last-minute changes of heart, a Wellington City Council committee will agree to the policy, meaning all existing pokie machine venues can keep operating, but no new permits will be issued and, over … View more
Wellington City Council is moving to eventually gte rid of pokie machines in the city.
Barring any last-minute changes of heart, a Wellington City Council committee will agree to the policy, meaning all existing pokie machine venues can keep operating, but no new permits will be issued and, over time, this will theoretically lead to fewer gambling machines.
The "sinking lid policy" is being driven by Cr Tabatha Paul.
If the eventual drop-off in pokie machines led to community groups getting less funding, Paul said it would be time for the central government to step in.
What do you think?

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1310 days ago

Simon Woolf returns to football after nasty Routeburn accident

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Just 15 months after suffering a nasty injury on the Routeburn Track, Simon Woolf has returned to the football pitch.
In January 2020, he was on the first day of the Great Walk when he slipped, severely injuring his knee and back.
Last Saturday, he defied medical advice, refereeing a Masters One … View more
Just 15 months after suffering a nasty injury on the Routeburn Track, Simon Woolf has returned to the football pitch.
In January 2020, he was on the first day of the Great Walk when he slipped, severely injuring his knee and back.
Last Saturday, he defied medical advice, refereeing a Masters One match between Petone and Waterside.

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1310 days ago

Db4dance classes for children

Debbie from Brooklyn

Brooklyn and New classes starting in Newtown
Pre-school fun classes and Ballet & Jazz 5 - 10 years
Visit - www.db4dance.co.nz...
Enquire and Enrol - email - db4dance@gmail.com
(photo by anastudionz)

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1310 days ago

Bus services disrupted, Wellington bus drivers predicted to strike

Neighbourly.co.nz

Almost 300 bus services are set to be interrupted today as union members meet to discuss working conditions and arrangements.

In a statement, Metlink said that disruptions will occur during off-peak hours from 9am till 3pm.

The Tramways Union are meeting to decide whether industrial action is… View more
Almost 300 bus services are set to be interrupted today as union members meet to discuss working conditions and arrangements.

In a statement, Metlink said that disruptions will occur during off-peak hours from 9am till 3pm.

The Tramways Union are meeting to decide whether industrial action is to be undertaken.

Union secretary, Kevin O'Sullivan told Neighbourly that a ballot for a strike is set to pass, with passengers being notified 24-hours in advance in the event of a strike.

"I'm expecting a 100% mandate to take industrial action," he said.

What you need to know
- Bus routes affected are 2, 3, 12, 14, 18e, 20, 21, 22, 30x, 31x, 81, 83, 84.
- Disruptions will occur from 9am till 3pm.
- There is potential for further disruption for Wellington commuters as industrial action passes.
- There are 269 service interruptions.

To keep up to date with the latest information on disruptions and cancellations please head to the Metlink website or call their team on 0800 801 700.

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1312 days ago

Supporting Wellington Bus Drivers

Frank from Newtown

I have started a give a little page so that the public can support the local bus drivers should they go on strike. You may have read about in the local papers what has happened to them recently

Further details are in the link below. Feel free to circulate the link far and wide. If they do not go… View more
I have started a give a little page so that the public can support the local bus drivers should they go on strike. You may have read about in the local papers what has happened to them recently

Further details are in the link below. Feel free to circulate the link far and wide. If they do not go on strike this year all funds raised will go to the Mary Potter Hospice.
givealittle.co.nz...

1311 days ago

Is that a teahouse on Stewart Island?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Why yes it is, and it's also a man cave, a shed, and a builder/engineer's retirement project. Little wonder Allan Jones' quirky build is a runner-up in the 2021 Resene Shed of the Year competition run by NZ Gardener.

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1315 days ago

Monsoon Poon not planning name change despite criticism

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

The owners of popular eatery Monsoon Poon have no plans to change the restaurant’s name, widely interpreted as a reference to female genitalia.
Monsoon Poon’s owners Nicola Richards and Mike Egan (pictured), say there was never any intention for the restaurant’s name to be taken as a … View more
The owners of popular eatery Monsoon Poon have no plans to change the restaurant’s name, widely interpreted as a reference to female genitalia.
Monsoon Poon’s owners Nicola Richards and Mike Egan (pictured), say there was never any intention for the restaurant’s name to be taken as a derogatory or racist term.
Richards said “at no point” had that been the intention, and it was not how the word was interpreted by the business owners.
“You will find that Poon is a very common Chinese and Korean surname, and we simply thought it worked well with the word ‘monsoon’,” she said.
What do you think?

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1315 days ago

Do you support banning cars from the central city?

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Wellington City Council is considering a plan to ban cars from the inner city by 2025.
A Notice of Motion by councillor Tamatha Paul is understood to have gained the support of a majority of councillors and will pass at a council meeting on Thursday.
The motion commits the council to pursue a … View more
Wellington City Council is considering a plan to ban cars from the inner city by 2025.
A Notice of Motion by councillor Tamatha Paul is understood to have gained the support of a majority of councillors and will pass at a council meeting on Thursday.
The motion commits the council to pursue a fossil fuel-free centre city and asks for council officers to write a report investigating how the policy could be applied.
While details would be ironed out by council officers, Paul said she hoped for a ban on all private vehicles in key inner-city streets, with only electric delivery vehicles and buses allowed

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