Meeting for owners of residential units in earthquake prone buildings, 6 June
Inner City Wellington, as part of a collaborative lobby group for owners of residential units in earthquake prone buildings (EQPBs) - Body Corporate Chairs’ Group, and individual owners - invites owners to this important and urgent meeting. Please pass this information onto people you who own an apartment in an earthquake prone building.
When: Thurs 6 June, 6 - 8pm
Where: At Faculty of Architecture and Design, Victoria University Campus on Vivian St
Agenda
• Update on our lobbying of the Government and Wellington City Council to address the unfair treatment of residential owners - including the recent announcement of some funding support in Budget 2019
• Release of ICW's recent survey of affected owners and other research. The results are shocking.
• Free tool to help you calculate the FULL costs of strengthening.
• Update on buildings with pre-cast floors and insurance.
• Launch of a petition to Parliament
We need your support to push for action and ensure the voices of residential owners are heard. Please join us on Thursday 6 June.
You can RSVP to innercitywellington@gmail.com of via Eventbrite - link in the attached invite.
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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35.5% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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64.5% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕
Wellington’s identity is built on its cafe culture, but with costs climbing, that culture is under pressure. We’ve seen the headlines about recent closures, and it’s a tough pill to swallow along with a $6+ coffee.
We all want our favourite spots to stay open, but we also have to balance our own budgets ⚖️
We want to know: How are you handling the "coffee math" in 2026? Are you still heading to your local for a chat and a caffeine fix, or has the cost of living changed your habits?
Keen to read more about "coffee math"? The Post has you covered.
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46.7% I avoid spending money on coffee
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43.4% I still indulge at my local cafe
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9.9% Irrelevant - coffee is not for me
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