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1515 days ago

Kererū are making Wellington home

Reporter Community News

Wellingtonians give yourself a giant pat on the back.
The results are in from this year's Great Kererū Count, and eager bird watchers have spotted 5,619 birds. That represents 26 percent of the national total and a lot more birds than were seen in Auckland.

Bird numbers in Wellington have … View more
Wellingtonians give yourself a giant pat on the back.
The results are in from this year's Great Kererū Count, and eager bird watchers have spotted 5,619 birds. That represents 26 percent of the national total and a lot more birds than were seen in Auckland.

Bird numbers in Wellington have increased generally since 2011, with the council reporting an increase in native birds making the city home, with tūī, fantail, kākā, kākāriki, North Island saddleback and kererū numbers all increasing significantly.

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1515 days ago

Tātou Rohe - Our Region

Community Engagement Advisor from Greater Wellington Regional Council

Another fortnight, another copy of our community newsletter, Tātou Rohe! Read it here: bit.ly...

Head to our website if you’d like to subscribe: www.gw.govt.nz...

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1515 days ago

Merrell running shoes

Giulia from Newtown

MERRELL Women's Gray Nylon Bare Access Arc 4 Running Sneakers Size UK 4
Worn but still have plenty of life in them!
Pick up Island Bay or CBD, or can send if you cover postage fees.

Price: $30

1515 days ago

Cute evening dress

Giulia from Newtown

Super cute little dress in navy blue, I wore it at a wedding once, it's in perfect conditions.
Pick up from Island Bay or CBD, or can send if you cover postage fees.
Thanks!

Price: $30

1515 days ago

Fender guitar case

Giulia from Newtown

Hard case, will fit a classic/acoustic guitar. The handle is broken but fixable, otherwise good conditions.
DM for any questions.
Pick up from Island Bay. Cheers!

Price: $80

1515 days ago

Dunlop suitcase

Giulia from Newtown

Spacious trolley/suitcase/luggage with extensible handle and lots of pockets.
Pick up from Island Bay.
Cheers!

Price: $30

1515 days ago

HP printer

Giulia from Newtown

Hardly ever used, comes with cable. It prints, scans and copies.
Pick up from Island Bay.
Cheers!

Price: $60

1515 days ago

Assorted DVDs - FREE

Giulia from Newtown

Please get these away from meeeee
They are mostly zone 2 so not sure they work in NZ so just giving them away for free. Some of them are in Italian but with English settings.
I have more, see my other listings!
Pick up Island Bay :)

Free

1515 days ago

Assorted DVDs - FREE

Giulia from Newtown

Please get these away from meeeee
They are mostly zone 2 so not sure they work in NZ so just giving them away for free. Some of them are in Italian but with English settings.
I have more, see my other listings!
Pick up Island Bay :)

Free

1515 days ago

Assorted DVDs - FREE

Giulia from Newtown

Please get these away from meeeee
They are mostly zone 2 so not sure they work in NZ so just giving them away for free. Some of them are in Italian but with English settings.
I have more, see my other listings!
Pick up Island Bay :)

Free

1515 days ago

Assorted DVDs - FREE

Giulia from Newtown

Please get these away from meeeee
They are mostly zone 2 so not sure they work in NZ so just giving them away for free. Some of them are in Italian but with English settings.
I have more, see my other listings!
Pick up Island Bay :)

Free

1516 days ago

THANK YOU WELLINGTON for keeping Art alive - Your support means the world to us

Silke from Heart for Art

A massive, huge, ginormous THANK YOU from the bottom of my Heart for Art for helping us keep our business going during the challenging covid days. I’m so thankful for all your support.

It’s been a huge challenge to start a business and an even bigger one to keep it going through lockdowns … View more
A massive, huge, ginormous THANK YOU from the bottom of my Heart for Art for helping us keep our business going during the challenging covid days. I’m so thankful for all your support.

It’s been a huge challenge to start a business and an even bigger one to keep it going through lockdowns and restrictions.

It’s thanks to you, our local community, and your continued support for our homegrown business, that we’re still here … and … that we reached the super exciting milestone of our 50th Studio Paint Party on Saturday!! 🥳🎨 We celebrated the occasion with loads of laughter, a new painting and a big, delish chocolate gateau!

My mission for the business has always been to share the joy and healing of art. I never expected to receive so much joy and healing in return, from you all, during that process.

It has been such a pleasure to serve you and help you find your creativity. Between you, you’ve painted 61 Tui, 87 Island Bays, 42 Pencarrow Lighthouses, 44 Wellington by Nights, 38 Oriental Bays and tonnes of others too.

It's so awesome knowing there’s a whole gallery of your paintings on your walls and I feel so blessed you’ve allowed me to be a part of that. You guys are just awesome!

Thank you so much for your ongoing support. I really couldn’t have done it without you. I can't wait to help you create many more masterpieces and share a tonne more art joy.

Here's to the next 50 Paint Parties! 🍾🥂
Bless you all 💖

Silke xox
Chief Paint Slinger
HEART FOR ART

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1516 days ago

Heart stopping yarn

Reporter Community News

Hey Neighbourly folk, check out this beautiful piece of writing from Stuff journalist Marty Sharpe.

The rugby gods weren’t ready for Colin Mataira.
Three times he turned up at their gates on the afternoon of July 11, and three times they sent him back. The 45-year-old father of five, and … View more
Hey Neighbourly folk, check out this beautiful piece of writing from Stuff journalist Marty Sharpe.

The rugby gods weren’t ready for Colin Mataira.
Three times he turned up at their gates on the afternoon of July 11, and three times they sent him back. The 45-year-old father of five, and grandfather of three, to all intents and purposes died three times when his heart stopped on the 10-metre line of a Napier rugby field that day.

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1516 days ago

Fire leaves neighbour living in garage

Reporter Community News

Jeff Montgomery has been forced to live out of his garage after the house next door was burned down.

The derelict property next door in Abel Smith Street burnt down in a high profile blaze that caused $500,000 in damage to his property. His insurance company is covering the cost of the repairs but… View more
Jeff Montgomery has been forced to live out of his garage after the house next door was burned down.

The derelict property next door in Abel Smith Street burnt down in a high profile blaze that caused $500,000 in damage to his property. His insurance company is covering the cost of the repairs but not the loss of income he suffered from no longer being able to operate a bed and breakfast.

He is frustrated that the building was derelict and vagrants had been living in it. The council has listed it as a heritage building but was unaware of the poor state it was in.

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1516 days ago

Fun fact

NumberWorks'nWords Kilbirnie

Did you know? The letter 'A' doesn't appear in any spelled-out numbers all the way through to 'one thousand'!

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