Newtown, Wellington

Get to know your neighbours

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1398 days ago

Magical Elves

Center Manager from Greta Point - Active Explorers

We had some amazing magical elves come visit us last night and what an amazing job they did creating a spectacular Christmas entrance to Greta Point, thank you elf Andrea and Jo.
It's beginning to feel a bit like Christmas and we hope to see you all at our Christmas Celebration on Dec 11th … View more
We had some amazing magical elves come visit us last night and what an amazing job they did creating a spectacular Christmas entrance to Greta Point, thank you elf Andrea and Jo.
It's beginning to feel a bit like Christmas and we hope to see you all at our Christmas Celebration on Dec 11th from 5.00pm onwards

1399 days ago

Last chance to create your own Island Bay painting!

Silke from Heart for Art

Don’t miss the fun, only 2 days left to join!

I've taught hundreds of people how to paint and I'd love to do the same for you.

Join me for my Studio Paint Party and I'll show you how to paint your own Island Bay masterpiece. 🎨+🖌=😍

Saturday 5 December at 3pm.
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Don’t miss the fun, only 2 days left to join!

I've taught hundreds of people how to paint and I'd love to do the same for you.

Join me for my Studio Paint Party and I'll show you how to paint your own Island Bay masterpiece. 🎨+🖌=😍

Saturday 5 December at 3pm.
Perfect for beginners.
Includes all your materials and afternoon tea.

Click here to find out more 👇👇heartforart.co.nz...

Can't wait to teach you this one.
xox
Silke

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1399 days ago

Sustainable Santa Market - Meet the makers - Sat 5 Dec, Wellington.

Sustainability Trust

Spotlight on Shaxu art

Meet Eliza, the artist, interior & landscape designer behind Shaxu art. Eliza does the most stunning drawings of native birds but also does custom portraits and paintings

If you're looking for a unique or custom made gift, come and have a chat to Eliza at our … View more
Spotlight on Shaxu art

Meet Eliza, the artist, interior & landscape designer behind Shaxu art. Eliza does the most stunning drawings of native birds but also does custom portraits and paintings

If you're looking for a unique or custom made gift, come and have a chat to Eliza at our Sustainable Santa Christmas Market.

Sat 5 Dec from 10.30 am to 4 pm, 2 Forresters Lane, Wellington

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1399 days ago

Neighbours Day Aotearoa is back and has even more ways you can get involved next year with their theme: The Great Plant Swap 🌻

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

The first 200 to register their event, whether your usual BBQ, street party or something new like a plant swap, will be sent a packet of seeds to help you get started!

You can also write something nice (in 30 words or less) about your neighbours, community or acts of neighbourliness you've … View more
The first 200 to register their event, whether your usual BBQ, street party or something new like a plant swap, will be sent a packet of seeds to help you get started!

You can also write something nice (in 30 words or less) about your neighbours, community or acts of neighbourliness you've experienced with their new 'Notes for Neighbours' - any sort of note goes including poems! These will be shared on their Facebook, Instagram and website and 5 will be specially chosen to be featured on posters across Aotearoa.

Register your event, big or small, here today:

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1399 days ago

Meet the Stallholders: Tommy Young

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Tommy Young has been a regular at Wellington's Harbourside Market for 20 years. It is a place he loves.
“It’s just good to be here to meet people and sell fresh produce to them at a good price – they’re happy and we’re happy.”
Tommy and his wife Andrea are market gardeners, … View more
Tommy Young has been a regular at Wellington's Harbourside Market for 20 years. It is a place he loves.
“It’s just good to be here to meet people and sell fresh produce to them at a good price – they’re happy and we’re happy.”
Tommy and his wife Andrea are market gardeners, farming 80 acres across three plots in Ohau, Horowhenua.

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1399 days ago

Having the right attitude

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

A group of beer brewing change-makers, a mum creating an online network to support parents, and a blind radio extraordinaire are the Wellingtonians celebrated at the 2020 Attitude Awards.
Wellington's Elizabeth Goodwin, Support Superstar Award-winner at the Attitude Awards in 2020, is using … View more
A group of beer brewing change-makers, a mum creating an online network to support parents, and a blind radio extraordinaire are the Wellingtonians celebrated at the 2020 Attitude Awards.
Wellington's Elizabeth Goodwin, Support Superstar Award-winner at the Attitude Awards in 2020, is using her experience to drive a project offering online support to parents of children with disabilities.
Elizabeth is the winner of the Support Superstar Award, a recognition of her online community Awhi-At-Home, a Facebook group which began over lockdown.
Jonathan Mosen is the winner of the Impact Award, a recognition of his work as chief executive of Workbridge, one of the few disabled chief executives of national disability organisations.
Blind since birth, Jonathan has spent his life opening doors for other people and, despite a degenerative hearing disorder, he is a prominent figure in radio.
Creativity, community, and good beer are at the heart of the work by The Independence Collective based in Kapiti, producers of Change Maker beers.
The group was nominated for the Employee and Entrepreneur Award, and Cameron Stichbury, Neville Pugh, Janie Tutton, and Nathan Martin spend a lot of time designing, sampling, perfecting, and marketing their brews.

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1400 days ago

Start the new year with silent nights

Snorex

Summer is a great time to spend time away - but it's not so great when you have to share a tent or room with someone who snores. Stop the complaints from friends and family by getting fitted for a Snorex.

Snorex is a custom made anti-snoring device. Fitting over the top and bottom teeth … View more
Summer is a great time to spend time away - but it's not so great when you have to share a tent or room with someone who snores. Stop the complaints from friends and family by getting fitted for a Snorex.

Snorex is a custom made anti-snoring device. Fitting over the top and bottom teeth and made of a soft plastic, the Snorex is discreet and easy to travel with - no bulky masks or machines. It works by holding the jaw forward, opening up the airway and stopping snoring. Made in Stokes Valley for 25 years, each Snorex is custom fitted for comfort and efficacy.

Being custom made it does take time to complete each Snorex, but booking a fitting in before Christmas means that in January you can start having years of snore-free nights.

For more information, or to check available dates for an appointment, go to www.snorex.co.nz or call 0800 766 739
Find out more

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1402 days ago
1405 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

This week's featured bird is the oystercatcher, courtesy of Simon Woolf.

"Pretty rapt to see a clutch of oystercatcher, chicks and their parents, on Wellington's coast tonight. The adult birds were back from last year, and have three young ones in tow.
The adult bird had just caught… View more
This week's featured bird is the oystercatcher, courtesy of Simon Woolf.

"Pretty rapt to see a clutch of oystercatcher, chicks and their parents, on Wellington's coast tonight. The adult birds were back from last year, and have three young ones in tow.
The adult bird had just caught a worm and the competition was on, as to which bird would get a feed. The bird at the back is the runt, and was also the chick that was attacked by gulls.
It was also the chick that was not in any way defended by the parent birds, while the other two birds were well cared for. You certainly know which chick is the runt, when it runs only metres away from you, after being chased by a gull, and neither of the parent birds felt the inclination to attack me!
Life is cruel for a baby oystercatcher, however if you are the runt of the clutch, life is really hard!"

1400 days ago

Found

JoElle from Island Bay

Kia ora, I found a pair of grey plastic framed eyegalsses from Specsavers on the Island Bay Beach.
Ring or text or email. 021519920
joellenz@gmail.com

1400 days ago

Sustainable Santa Market - Meet the makers - Sat 5 Dec, Wellington.

Sustainability Trust

Spotlight on Underground Soapery

We'd like to welcome back Marcela and co from Underground Soapery who make beautifully handcrafted, environmentally friendly, plastic-free, skin, hair and beauty products. They look so good you'd want to eat them.. but you shouldn't because they are … View more
Spotlight on Underground Soapery

We'd like to welcome back Marcela and co from Underground Soapery who make beautifully handcrafted, environmentally friendly, plastic-free, skin, hair and beauty products. They look so good you'd want to eat them.. but you shouldn't because they are soap.

Sat 5 Dec from 10.30 am to 4 pm, 2 Forresters Lane, Wellington

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1400 days ago

The Newtown Vintage and Craft Market- THIS SAT!!!

Amanda from Newtown

List of sellers and items:
Me - clocks, handmade items, arts and crafts., soap, fabric gift bags xmas cookies and chocolates
Metro Retro - second-hand clothing, vintage items, silverware, tapes etc
Hex - Tarot, soaps, candles, beard and hair oil, other witchy stuff,
Rowan the Witch + Aunty … View more
List of sellers and items:
Me - clocks, handmade items, arts and crafts., soap, fabric gift bags xmas cookies and chocolates
Metro Retro - second-hand clothing, vintage items, silverware, tapes etc
Hex - Tarot, soaps, candles, beard and hair oil, other witchy stuff,
Rowan the Witch + Aunty Dana's - witchy stuff, tarot, preloved clothing charity
Visual Kraft - Art prints
Ashleigh Ross -handmade paper earrings
Janne - preloved books - adult + children fiction + nonfiction, preloved jewellery , collectables, toys
Heather - Doterra oils
Luma + Marie -vintage + preloved clothing size 6 - 14
Ursula - small - wheat bags, reusable beeswax wraps, reusable makeup removers, eco dental floss, yoga mats
Andrew - Handmade Kenyan Jewellery, art, handbags etc - to support teens affected by the Pandemic
Tracey - handmade earrings
An Earring - handmade earrings
Emeli Shit Yarns - handmade + stitched items
Georgia -preloved clothes, jewellery, shoes
Lauren - handmade earrings, planters and stocking stuffers
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See you there!

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1416 days ago

Favourite foodie finds

Lorna Thornber Reporter from Stuff Travel

Hi everyone,
We'd be keen to hear about your favourite foodie finds on your travels through NZ. Have you come across a particularly amazing cafe, bakery restaurant or food truck? Had an especially delicious pie, burger, sandwich, smoothie bowl or cronut? Been to what must be one of the … View more
Hi everyone,
We'd be keen to hear about your favourite foodie finds on your travels through NZ. Have you come across a particularly amazing cafe, bakery restaurant or food truck? Had an especially delicious pie, burger, sandwich, smoothie bowl or cronut? Been to what must be one of the country's best fish and chip joints? Or been pleasantly surprised by a town's food scene? Please share the details below and include 'NFP' (not for publication) in your comment if you don't want it included in an article. Cheers.

1402 days ago

Monday Sport Blast From The Past: Jonathan Wyatt

Nicholas Boyack Reporter from Community News

Who can remember Jonathan Wyatt?
In 2005, he stormed to victory in the World Mountain Running Champion on Mt Victoria. In front of what was called a "boisterous crowd" of 10,000 Wyatt blitzed the field.
Wyatt is a six-time world mountain running champion and an eight-time winner of the … View more
Who can remember Jonathan Wyatt?
In 2005, he stormed to victory in the World Mountain Running Champion on Mt Victoria. In front of what was called a "boisterous crowd" of 10,000 Wyatt blitzed the field.
Wyatt is a six-time world mountain running champion and an eight-time winner of the world mountain running grand prix series.
He also competed at two Olympics and held national records in a range of middle distance events.
These days he lives in Italy, with his Italian wife Antonelle Confortola.
He was elected president of the World Running Association Council in 2017.
He began his athletic career in the Hutt Valley.

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1401 days ago

Better balance is easy!

The Team from ACC New Zealand

Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.

You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. … View more
Maintaining your balance is key to enjoying life and avoiding falls. With the easy-to-use app called Nymbl, you can improve your balance and live falls free.

You just need a smartphone or tablet. With Nymbl you’ll use simple and safe body movements and easy brain challenges like trivia. It’s a technique called dual-tasking and it’s proven to be effective, it’s also fun. Just 10 minutes a day in the comfort of your own home and you can be Nymbl.

Register now to get Nymbl free. Nymbl is brought to you by Live Stronger For Longer and ACC, MOH and HQSC.
Learn more

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