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2663 days ago

Say goodbye to cold showers and baths!

The Gas Hub

Teenagers using all the hot water? If your electric cylinder hasn’t been going the distance over these colder months, consider the move to better hot water with natural gas continuous.

Protect your ‘me time’ and enjoy endless hot water that is instantly heated on-demand, so there’s … View more
Teenagers using all the hot water? If your electric cylinder hasn’t been going the distance over these colder months, consider the move to better hot water with natural gas continuous.

Protect your ‘me time’ and enjoy endless hot water that is instantly heated on-demand, so there’s always enough for that luxuriously, long soak in the bath.

Connect to natural gas FREE with The Gas Hub. Check your address here.

For a special Wellington Neighbourly hot water offer email us at hotwater@thegashub.co.nz now.
Get better hot water

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2663 days ago

Wellington Zoo Conservation Weekend 22-23 Sept

Wellington Zoo

Conservation is at the heart of everything we do at Wellington Zoo, so this month we’re celebrating Conservation Weekend, Sat 22 and Sun 23 Sept. Child entry will be half price!

Plus, we have heaps of fun conservation-themed activities planned:
- making beeswax candles
- two fun and … View more
Conservation is at the heart of everything we do at Wellington Zoo, so this month we’re celebrating Conservation Weekend, Sat 22 and Sun 23 Sept. Child entry will be half price!

Plus, we have heaps of fun conservation-themed activities planned:
- making beeswax candles
- two fun and interactive bubble shows each day
- making fun enrichment for our Kea
- learning how to make a Gecko-friendly garden
- discovering the work of our wildlife Vets

We look forward to celebrating New Zealand’s beautiful wildlife with you.

Explore the Zoo before your visit!
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2664 days ago

Do you know a Budding Young Gardener?

Yates

We’re looking for young gardeners (aged 5-15 years) who love getting into the garden, whether it’s growing fruit and veggies or flowers for the butterflies and bees. A Yates Budding Young Gardener may have been gardening for a few years and know how to sow seeds, rustle up a few radishes and… View moreWe’re looking for young gardeners (aged 5-15 years) who love getting into the garden, whether it’s growing fruit and veggies or flowers for the butterflies and bees. A Yates Budding Young Gardener may have been gardening for a few years and know how to sow seeds, rustle up a few radishes and turn lemons into lemonade. Or even just starting out!

Yates Budding Young Gardener will become a Yates brand ambassador for one year AND win an amazing family trip for four, to the Gold Coast, Australia.

The five day trip will include flights, accommodation, a rental car and tickets to the Queensland Gardening Expo (if travelling in July) and a three day pass to Gold Coast theme parks - Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet ‘n’ Wild.

The competition is open to all keen gardeners aged 5-15 years. Entries close 17th September - so enter your Budding Young Gardener now!
Enter now

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2664 days ago

Classical Hits

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will travel the length of the country this September to perform some of the most popular and beloved works of classical music.

From Schubert to Tchaikovsky, this tour will be a great opportunity to experience some of the best classical music ever written and to… View more
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will travel the length of the country this September to perform some of the most popular and beloved works of classical music.

From Schubert to Tchaikovsky, this tour will be a great opportunity to experience some of the best classical music ever written and to see your National Orchestra in your hometown.

NZSO’s Associate Conductor, Hamish McKeich at the helm and our very own Principal Cellist, Andrew Joyce; we’re keeping things in the NZSO family.

Wellington | Sat 15 Sept | 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
Buy tickets here!

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2665 days ago

Extra services added to three Wellington bus routes days after seats removed

Sharon from Kingston

Update to this post: Greater Wellington Regional Council chief executive to focus solely on fixing bus issues.

"Greater Wellington Regional Council's chief executive has been pulled from other duties to focus exclusively on fixing Wellington's new bus network.

Sustainable … View more
Update to this post: Greater Wellington Regional Council chief executive to focus solely on fixing bus issues.

"Greater Wellington Regional Council's chief executive has been pulled from other duties to focus exclusively on fixing Wellington's new bus network.

Sustainable transport committee deputy chairman Daran Ponter said councillors agreed earlier this week to request chief executive Greg Campbell to put all his efforts into rectifying the Wellington city bus system.

This underlines how seriously we're taking this issue," Ponter said."

Obviously the public outcry is starting to work!

"Extra services have started on three Wellington bus routes, while seats removed from some buses to increase capacity could be put back. ... From Thursday, extra peak-time services were added to the No. 2 service between Karori and Seatoun, and numbers 3 and 36 between Lyall Bay and Wellington."

"Regional councillor Daran Ponter, the sustainable transport committee's deputy chairman, has questioned whether the seats needed to be removed at all ... Get civilised again and put the seats back."

www.stuff.co.nz...

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2667 days ago

Dude, where's my seat: some Wellington buses have seating removed to increase standing room

Sharon from Kingston

Seats are being removed from some Wellington buses as a solution to overcrowding, leaving some commuters less than impressed. This has been the Greater Wellington Regional Council's answer to the problem of services which "had been plagued by overcrowding, delays and cancellations, … View moreSeats are being removed from some Wellington buses as a solution to overcrowding, leaving some commuters less than impressed. This has been the Greater Wellington Regional Council's answer to the problem of services which "had been plagued by overcrowding, delays and cancellations, primarily caused by operator NZ Bus running buses that were too small, and hence filled up too quickly".

Can this situation get any crazier? Now many people on the routes which were complained about have to stand instead because GWRC has taken many of the seats out! At a time when school children are no longer supposed to stand on buses for safety reasons, too. How can this possibly be a good idea?

www.stuff.co.nz...

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2666 days ago

New house to let - 3/4 bedroom. Available now. Expansive sea views over Island Bay, Cook Strait.

Helen from Southgate

This is a brand new spacious home, top specs all round, in sunny quiet location. If you know someone looking for a quality place with beautiful 'ring circle' sea views, please give Robin a call any time: 021 133 3325. $950 pw - so worth it. Here's the link for some pics. … View moreThis is a brand new spacious home, top specs all round, in sunny quiet location. If you know someone looking for a quality place with beautiful 'ring circle' sea views, please give Robin a call any time: 021 133 3325. $950 pw - so worth it. Here's the link for some pics. tinyurl.com...
(The photos here don't do it justice in my opinion.) Please phone if you have questions rather than posting here please, as I'm sharing it on his behalf. Thanks!

2665 days ago

Native plants trade

Brian from Houghton Bay

I'm having difficulty finding these plants and it would be ideal if I could plant a few before the end of this planting season:

Fuchsia excorticata (Kōnini)
Geniostoma ligustrifolium (Hangehange)
Pseudowintera colorata (Horopito)

I have the following native plants that I could trade:
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I'm having difficulty finding these plants and it would be ideal if I could plant a few before the end of this planting season:

Fuchsia excorticata (Kōnini)
Geniostoma ligustrifolium (Hangehange)
Pseudowintera colorata (Horopito)

I have the following native plants that I could trade:
Pittosporum tenuifolium (Kōhūhū)
Pittosporum eugenioides (Tarata)
Dodonaea viscosa (Akeake)

Free

2665 days ago

Bloom!

Geoffrey from Lyall Bay

Justin Lester will be opening Bloom Collective at 330pm this Saturday then the music will be rocking! Come down for some incredible art, a sausage and music. Very family friendly :)

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2666 days ago

It’s biscuit time, get yours now!

Girl Guiding New Zealand

GirlGuiding NZ is bigger than a biscuit! Your purchase goes towards providing Kiwi girls and young women with hands on experiences that allow them to discover their potential, develop confidence and skills, participate in our quality educational programmes and contribute to their communities now … View moreGirlGuiding NZ is bigger than a biscuit! Your purchase goes towards providing Kiwi girls and young women with hands on experiences that allow them to discover their potential, develop confidence and skills, participate in our quality educational programmes and contribute to their communities now and in the future.

Find out where the Girl Guides will be in Wellington or buy online!

For more information on Guiding go to www.girlguidingnz.org.nz
Get your biscuits here!

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2666 days ago

We're giving away FREE reusable shopping bags!

Tommy's Real Estate Wellington City

Tommy’s Real Estate has always been big on supporting the local communities who have supported us. Now we are doing something for the environment!

It is estimated New Zealanders use around 1.6 billion single-use plastic bags every year. By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the … View more
Tommy’s Real Estate has always been big on supporting the local communities who have supported us. Now we are doing something for the environment!

It is estimated New Zealanders use around 1.6 billion single-use plastic bags every year. By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean! Tommy’s is giving away 35,000 heavy duty reusable shopping bags over the next several weeks in an effort to help free our beautiful Wellington city from plastic shopping bags.

You can collect yours from any Tommy’s open home or Tommy’s office!

For the next 4 weeks we will be stationed at:
- New World Chaffers on Saturday (12pm – 2pm) and Sunday (10am – 12pm)
- Harbourside Sunday Market (10am – 12pm)

Tommy’s, more GREEN than just our branding.
Find a Tommy's office!

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