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1285 days ago

$10m project to convert Lower Hutt office building into apartments

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Unused office space in Lower Hutt's lagging CBD is being used to fill a gap in the city’s desperately understocked housing market.
The three top floors of the CML building on Laings Rd will be refitted for 30 apartments in a $10 million project backed by developers John Feast​ and Ian … View more
Unused office space in Lower Hutt's lagging CBD is being used to fill a gap in the city’s desperately understocked housing market.
The three top floors of the CML building on Laings Rd will be refitted for 30 apartments in a $10 million project backed by developers John Feast​ and Ian Cassels​.
Feast said he and Cassels bought the space about a year ago and believed much of the commercial space on the upper floors had been unused for several years.
With the conversion scheduled to be ready in 2022, extensive work including earthquake strengthening needed to take place.

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1286 days ago

Builder needed for urgent work

Nicci from Brooklyn

Hi there I'm getting my house painted and we have discovered a corner post that needs replacing. Also a few other minor things. Anyone builders/handymen around to do this work for me on cash plus materials basis this week? Asap really. Also further work for the right person. Thanks nicci

1285 days ago

New Arrivals

NZ Red Cross from Red Cross Shop Kilbirnie

Please come and visit the shop ❤️💕❤️

Negotiable

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1285 days ago
1285 days ago

Learning English can be difficult!

NumberWorks'nWords Kilbirnie

Come visit us at NumberWorks'nWords for a free assessment of your child's English and maths to see if we are the perfect fit for you!

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1286 days ago

Donate Your Grocery Bags for Good.

St Vincent de Paul Society Wellington

Do you have excess reusable bags at home that you don't need? Consider donating them to our food bank.

The Vinnies choice-based food bank is running very low on bags to pack food parcels for families accessing our support services.

Bags can be dropped off at our Welfare and Support Hub in … View more
Do you have excess reusable bags at home that you don't need? Consider donating them to our food bank.

The Vinnies choice-based food bank is running very low on bags to pack food parcels for families accessing our support services.

Bags can be dropped off at our Welfare and Support Hub in Newtown (level 1, 207 Riddiford Street) or to any of our eight Vinnies Op Shops: www.vinnies....

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1289 days ago

Poll: Do you support council amalgamation?

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta is carrying out a widespread review of local government. One of the issues that will inevitably be looked at is amalgamation.
Do you support amalgamating council's in the region.
Should Wellington, for instance, amalgamate with Porirua.
If you do not … View more
Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta is carrying out a widespread review of local government. One of the issues that will inevitably be looked at is amalgamation.
Do you support amalgamating council's in the region.
Should Wellington, for instance, amalgamate with Porirua.
If you do not want your comments used by Stuff, please put NFP.

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Do you support council amalgamation?
  • 43.4% Yes
    43.4% Complete
  • 44.5% No
    44.5% Complete
  • 12.1% Not sure
    12.1% Complete
256 votes
1291 days ago

Wellington bus drivers to strike on Friday

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Do you support Wellington bus driver striking?
Wellington bus drivers will strike for 24 hours on Friday, shutting down many key services in the city.
Tramways Union secretary Kevin O’Sullivan said members had ‘just had it’.
Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employee’s Union’s … View more
Do you support Wellington bus driver striking?
Wellington bus drivers will strike for 24 hours on Friday, shutting down many key services in the city.
Tramways Union secretary Kevin O’Sullivan said members had ‘just had it’.
Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employee’s Union’s Wellington Branch gave notice of a total strike at 3am Thursday morning. The strike will start at 4am on Friday, and end at 4am on Saturday.
The ‘surprise’ strike was announced Thursday morning after drivers voted 204-2 in favour of taking industrial action at a meeting on April 14.

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1289 days ago

Pet of the Day: Meet Marinela and Dragos

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Florica Vasiliu, from Miramar, is the proud owner of brother and sister Marinela and Dragos.

"Here is a picture of Marinela and Dragos chilling out. Behind them is a picture of their distant relative that died in 2019."
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on … View more
Florica Vasiliu, from Miramar, is the proud owner of brother and sister Marinela and Dragos.

"Here is a picture of Marinela and Dragos chilling out. Behind them is a picture of their distant relative that died in 2019."
Remember if you want your pet featured on Neighbourly, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember to say what suburb you live in.

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1288 days ago

SPCA Pet of the Day: Meet Ruthie

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

This week we have a lovely adoption update on Ruthie, who was recently adopted from Wellington SPCA.

"To say that adopting Ruthie has been an adjustment would be an understatement, to say the least.
We adopted her not long after our previous cat T passed away. So we went from having a big, … View more
This week we have a lovely adoption update on Ruthie, who was recently adopted from Wellington SPCA.

"To say that adopting Ruthie has been an adjustment would be an understatement, to say the least.
We adopted her not long after our previous cat T passed away. So we went from having a big, old man cat who didn't really do much to having Ruthie, who is much younger and much livelier to contend with.
When I adopted her, I was told that she was quite shy and timid, that was true for the first week or so she was at home with us, but now she is loud and 'in your face' and takes great joy in running up and down the hallway and playing with toys.
She also loves to yell for attention in the middle of the night, but we are hoping that now she is spending more time outside, she will sleep a bit more at night and stop waking us up so early in the morning. She is very talkative, makes lovely prrp noises when she doesn't feel like meowing at us.
While she is very different from our last cat, she is very loved and has settled in well to her new home. She's come out of her shell a lot in the last few weeks and is making us all very happy to have her around. Thank you so much for helping me find her. Grace (Ruthie's forever person)."

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1288 days ago

Free NEW carpet relisted

Gwyn from Roseneath

Previous taker fell through...

Just had this installed and there is a large piece surplus to requirements:
Approx 3m x 1.5m

Rhino Smartstrand Phoenix Range, Colour - Arcadia (medium Grey)

Given to first person who can pick up from Roseneath.

Free

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1288 days ago

Get a better broadband experience

The Team from Chorus

Check out our broadband tools to make sure you get the best broadband experience at your home. Find out more

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1288 days ago

Subscribe and receive a free gift

Sunday Star Times

Looking for the perfect Mother's Day treat?

From now until Mother's Day, subscribe to the Sunday Star-Times for 6 months and you will receive a free Antipodes skincare gift, valued at $115!

Follow the link, select the 6-month option and use the promo code SSTMOTHERSDAY at the … View more
Looking for the perfect Mother's Day treat?

From now until Mother's Day, subscribe to the Sunday Star-Times for 6 months and you will receive a free Antipodes skincare gift, valued at $115!

Follow the link, select the 6-month option and use the promo code SSTMOTHERSDAY at the checkout to redeem.

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1290 days ago

Metlink industrial action tomorrow

Simone Borgstede from Wellington City Council

Metlink has now received formal notification from the Tramways Union, that there will be industrial action tomorrow on Metlink routes run by NZ Bus.

Affected routes are shown in the image below.

The industrial action will last from 4am tomorrow Friday 23 April until 4am Saturday 24 April, when … View more
Metlink has now received formal notification from the Tramways Union, that there will be industrial action tomorrow on Metlink routes run by NZ Bus.

Affected routes are shown in the image below.

The industrial action will last from 4am tomorrow Friday 23 April until 4am Saturday 24 April, when normal services will resume.

Metlink is asking customers to know before they go and plan alternative journeys if needed and to ensure you have signed up to MyMetlink and turned on notifications to stay up to date.

Metlink services run by our other bus operators, which make up the majority of our services, are scheduled to run as normal.

They will keep the Metlink website updated with the latest information.

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1289 days ago

We are open Saturday and Monday!

Aaron Graham from Hataitai Family Barbers

If a haircut is a must do for you this long weekend pop in today 10-4pm or if you have the day off on Monday we will be open 10-6.30pm as usual. 31 Waitoa Rd, Hataitai village.

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