Owhiro Bay, Wellington

Ryman’s Walk in Wednesdays

Ryman’s Walk in Wednesdays

Ryman villages across the country are open every Wednesday in November.

1213 days ago

Meet the makers at Sustainability Trust’s mid-winter market

Sustainability Trust

Tēnā koutou. Your neighbours at Sustainability Trust here. Just letting you know that our mid-winter market is back and better than ever - and you're invited.

This is your opportunity to meet the makers, the crafters and creators, the people that make us proud to #SupportLocal. There will… View more
Tēnā koutou. Your neighbours at Sustainability Trust here. Just letting you know that our mid-winter market is back and better than ever - and you're invited.

This is your opportunity to meet the makers, the crafters and creators, the people that make us proud to #SupportLocal. There will be music, locally made artisanal gifts and goodies, great conversations and great people.

So go on, cut out the supply chain and meet the people behind the products. Be ethical, shop sustainably & support NZ made.

Admission is free, but please bring cash as many of the stallholders will not have EFTPOS.

Homeware > Art > Toys > Beauty > Clothing > Gifts > Food >Music

All are sustainably sourced and ethically made by conscious consumers for conscious consumers.

Sat, 21 August from 10.30 am to 4 pm - 2 Forresters Lane, Wellington.
Find out more

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1213 days ago

Looking for an apprentice?

Competenz

Advertise your entry-level and apprentice roles with Competenz through our online job board, we have pre-qualified and motivated jobseekers ready to match with your organisation.
Find your next apprentice with Competenz!

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1215 days ago

Friday Feathered Friend

Reporter Community News

This week we again feature words and a picture from Louise Thomas, who recently ventured to Whanganui.

"The Chief Porter and I have been hunting the Nankeen Night Heron for some time. Randomly calling into Ūpokongaro to the spot “Behind the Door on 4” where others before us have clocked … View more
This week we again feature words and a picture from Louise Thomas, who recently ventured to Whanganui.

"The Chief Porter and I have been hunting the Nankeen Night Heron for some time. Randomly calling into Ūpokongaro to the spot “Behind the Door on 4” where others before us have clocked the birds, but, for us, with no success. On Monday we were crest fallen to find the café shut, but thought we would head a little way up Makirikiri Valley Road and drop down into the gulley and scout along the stream that runs into the Whanganui River at Ūpokongaro.
The recent rain had made the stream brown and swollen, water was lapping up onto the shelf with the slight track covered in wandering willy (tradescentia). It was wet, slippery, and muddy and our pants were wet up to the knees just walking through the undergrowth. We were buzzed by fantails and wax-eyes, but saw nothing of the night herons behind the area where the café is.
We pushed a little further upstream, straddling rotten logs which crumbled under our feet and slipping in the thick wet weed. I was about to call time of death on the operation, when the Chief Porter spotted a creamy patch against the dark tangled trees overhanging the stream. It was like magic, three night herons materialised from the gloom, their bodies glowing like warm rich butterscotch.
All three had slicked back black hair, but one roosting in the tree, hunched over like an old man, also had two long thin white feathers waving down his back like crazy antennae. One was actively hunting in the stream, pulling at aquatic plants in the hope they might be tasty, the other perched above and moved along the branches quoorking encouragement about the activities below. Nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)."

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1215 days ago

Wooden butterfly

The Team from Resene ColorShop Basin Reserve

Recreate a Kiwiana classic using butterflise and Resene testpots.

Find out how to create your own.

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1215 days ago

Way Back Wednesday

Reporter Community News

It is not Wednesday but here is a face from the past you might recognise.

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1214 days ago

Improve your digital literacy today!

The Team from Digital Boost

Are you a small business owner looking to make better use of the online space?

Digital Boost is a free online learning platform packed with 3-5 minute educational videos on topics like:
- Websites
- Digital marketing/social media
- Online tools
- Digital accounting
- Business insights, … View more
Are you a small business owner looking to make better use of the online space?

Digital Boost is a free online learning platform packed with 3-5 minute educational videos on topics like:
- Websites
- Digital marketing/social media
- Online tools
- Digital accounting
- Business insights, feedback and reporting
- Future technologies

Plus, pick up tips and tricks from our interviews with other small business owners across the nation.

The future is digital and we want your business to be part of it.
Sign up today

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1216 days ago

Searching for someone

Jacquiline from Island Bay

Hi everyone, this is a very long shot but hey, Wellington is a small village, right? I have a friend in Scotland who is trying to track down some people he knew from Wellington around 40 years ago - told you it was a long shot! They would now be around 80 years old, twins called Robyn and Cheryl … View moreHi everyone, this is a very long shot but hey, Wellington is a small village, right? I have a friend in Scotland who is trying to track down some people he knew from Wellington around 40 years ago - told you it was a long shot! They would now be around 80 years old, twins called Robyn and Cheryl Suckling. They also had a brother called Morris. Any thoughts, please let me know! Thank you.

1217 days ago

Way Back Wednesday

Reporter Community News

Any thoughts on this picture? You will do well to get all four names.

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1215 days ago

Compassion Soup Kitchen Annual Appeal Collectors Needed

Ruchika Jayatilaka from Sisters of Compassion

The Compassion Soup Kitchen is holding its annual Street Day Appeal on Friday 17th September 2021.

We are looking for volunteers who can give a little time to hold a bucket for us in Wellington, the Hutt City Area, or Porirua City.

Not free on 17th September? There are other ways to get … View more
The Compassion Soup Kitchen is holding its annual Street Day Appeal on Friday 17th September 2021.

We are looking for volunteers who can give a little time to hold a bucket for us in Wellington, the Hutt City Area, or Porirua City.

Not free on 17th September? There are other ways to get involved throughout September!

Sign up or find out more by visiting: soupkitchen.org.nz/get-involved/street-appeal/, or contact Scott ph: (04) 385 9299 or volunteers@compassion.org.nz

Compassion Soup Kitchen Volunteer Sign Up Poster.pdf Download View

1215 days ago
1215 days ago

WELLINGTON COMMUNITY CHOIR CONCERT THIS SATURDAY

Ann from Brooklyn

Wrap up July at Wellington Community Choir's concert, 5pm Saturday at Wesley Methodist Church 75 Taranaki St. "Are we nearly there?" features songs from around the world about travel and family.

Tickets from events.humanitix.com/are-we-nearly-there/tickets

Door sales $20. Children … View more
Wrap up July at Wellington Community Choir's concert, 5pm Saturday at Wesley Methodist Church 75 Taranaki St. "Are we nearly there?" features songs from around the world about travel and family.

Tickets from events.humanitix.com/are-we-nearly-there/tickets

Door sales $20. Children under 12 are free.

Please join us!

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1216 days ago

EBIS Jacket, old design size 14

Tanya from Island Bay

Used but good clean condition, sip works.

Price: $15

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1216 days ago

Take a wild ride to Paradise

Indian Ink

Award-winning theatre company Indian Ink comes to Upper Hutt next week (5-7 August) with their powerful new play Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream.

This glorious production is inspired by Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer prize-winning Denial of Death, and the vibrant, life–filled chaos of … View more
Award-winning theatre company Indian Ink comes to Upper Hutt next week (5-7 August) with their powerful new play Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream.

This glorious production is inspired by Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer prize-winning Denial of Death, and the vibrant, life–filled chaos of India’s most cosmopolitan city, Mumbai. Jacob Rajan delivers a dazzling solo performance as he channels seven characters, weaving the afterlife and a dash of Bollywood disco into the real life mystery of India’s vanishing vultures. Infused with serious laughter, exquisite puppetry and inspired sound design this show will blow your mind and melt your heart.

“To say this is a must see is an understatement” (NZ Herald)
Book now

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1216 days ago

The annual Book Fair you've all been waiting for

Bulletin Editor from Karori Lions Club

Once again, Karori Lions are partnering with Karori Rotary to bring you our joint Book Fair. It wil be held on Friday and Saturday, 10th and 11th September at Karori Baptist Church Hall in Marsden Village.
There will be some great bargains, and anyone who spends $20 or more will be able to enter … View more
Once again, Karori Lions are partnering with Karori Rotary to bring you our joint Book Fair. It wil be held on Friday and Saturday, 10th and 11th September at Karori Baptist Church Hall in Marsden Village.
There will be some great bargains, and anyone who spends $20 or more will be able to enter a draw for some fabulous prizes.

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Book Fair poster 2021.pdf Download View

1216 days ago

Karori Lions "Givealittle" appeal supporting the Children's Hospital Playscape

Bulletin Editor from Karori Lions Club

Many of you will be aware that Karori Lions are currently working hard, along with other Lions in our part of the country, to raise $500,000 to create "Playscape" - an outdoor facility at the new Children's Hospital which will provide a wide range of therapeutic, rehabilitative, and … View moreMany of you will be aware that Karori Lions are currently working hard, along with other Lions in our part of the country, to raise $500,000 to create "Playscape" - an outdoor facility at the new Children's Hospital which will provide a wide range of therapeutic, rehabilitative, and developmental benefits to all young patients, such as, increasing physical activity, assisting with both fine and gross motor skills, and cognitive development.
We are now approaching our target, but still need to raise about $50,000, so we've set up a Givealittle appeal page to help with this final push. Please visit the page and support the children of the Wellington Region and others who may be referred here, and pass on the link to all your friends.

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