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220 days ago

Poll: Could we live without public bins?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Many public rubbish bins are being removed by councils due to the large costs of regularly emptying them. Do you think we can adapt and live without them?

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.

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Could we live without public bins?
  • 11.6% Yes
    11.6% Complete
  • 87.9% No
    87.9% Complete
  • 0.6% Other - I'll share below
    0.6% Complete
2661 votes
218 days ago

Anzac Day

Anzac Day

There are opportunities across the motu for the public to come together to mark Anzac Day this year.

National Anzac Day events include the Dawn Service at 6.00am and the National Commemorative Service at 11.00am (both at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington), and the Atatürk Memorial … View more
There are opportunities across the motu for the public to come together to mark Anzac Day this year.

National Anzac Day events include the Dawn Service at 6.00am and the National Commemorative Service at 11.00am (both at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington), and the Atatürk Memorial Service at 2.30pm in Strathmore, Wellington. The Dawn Service and National Commemorative Service will be broadcast live by TVNZ 1 and RNZ National.

For those wanting to join the Anzac Day parade at the Dawn Service, veterans are asked to assemble on Tasman Street by 5.30am.

The Atatürk Memorial Service in Strathmore will include a wreath-laying ceremony. A shuttle service will be running from Bowes Crescent carpark to the memorial site for anyone who may require assistance accessing the site.

For more information about Anzac Day, visit the Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage website or see the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park Facebook page.

To find out about events in your local community, visit the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association’s website or get in touch with your local council.
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218 days ago

Need planning advice?

Urban Edge

Are you subdividing or developing and don’t know where to start? Our Wellington based team are experienced practitioners in resource consent preparation & processing, landscape architecture & urban design – and much more!

What sets us apart? Our extensive experience collaborating … View more
Are you subdividing or developing and don’t know where to start? Our Wellington based team are experienced practitioners in resource consent preparation & processing, landscape architecture & urban design – and much more!

What sets us apart? Our extensive experience collaborating with Councils and making sure we put quality at the forefront of everything we do, enabling us to provide you with the best quality advice possible.

Check out our website and feel free to get in touch – we look forward to working with you.
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218 days ago

Featherston Booktown - coming soon - check out our HOT PICKS LIST here

The Team from Destination Wairarapa

The Featherston Booktown 2023 Karukatea Festival involves 51 events over the second weekend in May 2023. Booksellers remain at the heart of the Festival, with 30 attending this year.

Featherston Booktown celebrates everything about books – writing them, designing them, publishing them, … View more
The Featherston Booktown 2023 Karukatea Festival involves 51 events over the second weekend in May 2023. Booksellers remain at the heart of the Festival, with 30 attending this year.

Featherston Booktown celebrates everything about books – writing them, designing them, publishing them, illustrating them, printing them, and selling them: the whole town of Featherston becomes the venue for the Festival .
A little HOT PICKS list below helps you get our bookings and festival plan sorted:

Dame Susan Devoy speaks at the Festival famous Friday night Fish'n'Chip Supper this year – hear all about her book: Dame Suzie D: My Story. (Fri 10 May)
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE:
www.eventfinda.co.nz...

Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders are storytellers who use music as their medium, and coming together as collaborators has taken them in new and exciting directions. They talk about “the strange territory” they share making music together. Word Gets Around: Songwriting with Barry Saunders and Delaney Davidson TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.eventfinda.co.nz...

One for the true crime enthusiasts: The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 remains Aotearoa New Zealand’s most famous cold case. Journalists Kirsty Johnston and James Hollings conduct their own investigation in their new book The Crewe Murders and talk with Missing Persons author, Steve Braunias. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.eventfinda.co.nz...

Tāme Iti (Ngāi Tūhoe, Waikato, Te Arawa) is known as many things – activist, artist, actor, author, terrorist and cyclist. Join community advocate and social change activist Denis O’Reilly in conversation with one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most captivating and controversial figures. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.eventfinda.co.nz...

Moana Maree Maniapoto MNZM is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and documentary maker. Moana appears for two special events: Te Tiriti O Waitangi: What Tangata Whenua Say and Women On A Mission: Linda Clark & Moana Maniapoto.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.eventfinda.co.nz... and www.eventfinda.co.nz...

Here is the full festival programme - www.booktown.org.nz... So much variety and interest.

219 days ago

Old suitcases

William from Karori

I need one or two old suitcases please which will withstand one final one way trip to New York. I am carrying frozen vogels gread to my daughter

Free

219 days ago

Exhibition: Abstract Animal at Inverlochy by David H Brown

Cheryl Corrado from Inverlochy Art School

Inverlochy Exhibitions is very proud to present 'Abstract Animal at Inverochy', by pōneke artist David H Brown.

'Abstract Animal' presents a collection of 3D works and paintings which unpack grid or cage forms through the language of geometric art.

Work in this exhibition… View more
Inverlochy Exhibitions is very proud to present 'Abstract Animal at Inverochy', by pōneke artist David H Brown.

'Abstract Animal' presents a collection of 3D works and paintings which unpack grid or cage forms through the language of geometric art.

Work in this exhibition couples an investigation into geometric form with a strong advocation for animal rights. We are all animals – why do human animals treat non-human animals unequally?

Make sure you make time to pop in to our beautiful whare and see these mesmerizing artworks in person 💚

Open weekdays from 10 am - 2 pm, or by appointment (contact inverlochyartschool@gmail.com).

All work is for sale, with 10% of sales after commission donated to animal rights/welfare organisations.

Running until 10 May.
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219 days ago

Mahi Aroha Awards

Volunteer Wellington

Now is the time to nominate the volunteers that you want to thank and celebrate for their contribution to the community.

Know a great volunteer? Nominate them now at www.volunteerwellington.nz...

Nominations close on 10 May 2024

Thank you to our sponsors Mitre 10 MEGA Wellington (Petone, … View more
Now is the time to nominate the volunteers that you want to thank and celebrate for their contribution to the community.

Know a great volunteer? Nominate them now at www.volunteerwellington.nz...

Nominations close on 10 May 2024

Thank you to our sponsors Mitre 10 MEGA Wellington (Petone, Porirua & Upper Hutt) and LEAD - Centre for Not For Profit Governance & Leadership.

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220 days ago

Friends of Karori Cemetery: ANZAC Day 2024

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

The Friends of Karori Cemetery would like to invite you to the ANZAC Day commemoration for Chinese ANZAC Victor Low (Lo Keong), a WWI New Zealand Tunneller.

Join us to recognise Victor and other New Zealand Tunnellers alongside descendants of the New Zealand Tunnellers and special guests from … View more
The Friends of Karori Cemetery would like to invite you to the ANZAC Day commemoration for Chinese ANZAC Victor Low (Lo Keong), a WWI New Zealand Tunneller.

Join us to recognise Victor and other New Zealand Tunnellers alongside descendants of the New Zealand Tunnellers and special guests from Arras France.

3:00pm, Thursday 25th April, Karori Cemetery Services Section.

Please assemble by 2:50pm at the Lychgate.

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222 days ago

The Golden Ass heading to Circa!

Circa Theatre

Michael Hurst brings a glorious dose of masterful storytelling to Circa Theatre with his latest show The Golden Ass from 20 April!

Coming at you full force via ancient Rome, this free-wheeling adaptation is laugh-out-loud funny and subversively philosophical.

The original, written almost … View more
Michael Hurst brings a glorious dose of masterful storytelling to Circa Theatre with his latest show The Golden Ass from 20 April!

Coming at you full force via ancient Rome, this free-wheeling adaptation is laugh-out-loud funny and subversively philosophical.

The original, written almost 2,000 years ago by Apuleius, is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. In this riotous adaptation Hurst takes his audience on a wild ride, bringing a fresh and funny take on this fantastical, hilarious and sometimes terrifying tale.

The Golden Ass is a tale of epic proportions, and a powerful plea for empathy in a world gone mad. 

“riveting, salacious and very funny.” – Stuff
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222 days ago

Make your own plant support

The Team from Resene ColorShop Thorndon

Create this stylish plant support using a few garden stakes and Resene Waterborne Woodsman penetrating oil stain. Find out how to create your own with these easy instructions.

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223 days ago

Rover maxi muncher

Trish from Northland

Wanted for parts, does not have to be in working order. Model is the red one shown in image.

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223 days ago

Inverlochy Collective Exhibition Closing & School Open Day

Cheryl Corrado from Inverlochy Art School

Join us this Saturday for a school open day to celebrate the closing of The Inverlochy Collective exhibition.

This is a great opportunity to bring your whānau and friends to look around our historic home, and enjoy some local artwork with a cuppa and a slice of something delicious from the … View more
Join us this Saturday for a school open day to celebrate the closing of The Inverlochy Collective exhibition.

This is a great opportunity to bring your whānau and friends to look around our historic home, and enjoy some local artwork with a cuppa and a slice of something delicious from the bake stall fundraiser.

All artwork is for sale and can be taken home on the day.

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223 days ago

Kiwis are finding best deals possible

The Team from NZ Compare

Discover how Kiwis are ditching the 'lazy loyalty tax' and saving money with this tool! Learn more in Stuff's article about finding better deals and paying less.

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223 days ago

Scammers posing as Police officers

The Team from New Zealand Police

Be aware, pesky phone scammers’ latest move may be posing as Police officers seeking your financial details.

New Zealand Police are aware of reports emerging this month where Kiwis have been contacted on the phone by someone claiming to be an officer. The officer will claim to be from a … View more
Be aware, pesky phone scammers’ latest move may be posing as Police officers seeking your financial details.

New Zealand Police are aware of reports emerging this month where Kiwis have been contacted on the phone by someone claiming to be an officer. The officer will claim to be from a particular department, tell you that you have been a victim of fraud or scam, and begin to try and obtain further financial information from you. This is a scam.

Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Bolton, from Auckland City’s Financial Crime Unit, says there have been at least a dozen reports made to Police, and these scam calls are largely being made to landlines. “While Police do not have accurate numbers of how many of these scam calls have been received, it is important that the public are aware,” he says. “Police will make some enquiries into these calls, but our experience has shown that often phone-based scammers will be operating from overseas. “We appreciate the vigilance of those who have contact Police so far, as this will help us to make others in the community aware.”

Unfortunately, scams can take many different forms and target victims on different platforms, Detective Senior Sergeant Bolton says. “Scammers are opportunistic and thrive off your trust and good-will. If you receive a call of this nature, do not hand over any personal details.”
New Zealand Police will never contact people seeking their banking details, card numbers, pin numbers or passwords. There are instances where legitimate Police officers will contact you as part of their duties. Police ask that the public remain vigilant.

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿:
➡️Police will never ask for details about your bank cards, pin numbers or passwords over the phone.
➡️Trust your instincts. If something doesn't feel right, or is too good to be true, it probably is.
➡️If you are uncertain, ask for the officer’s details. Hang up, contact 105 and request the officer to contact you.
➡️Police aren’t in the business of offering prize money.

If you are in the unfortunate position of being a victim of a scam, please report the matter to Police.
Take the chance to upskill yourself on scam awareness, check for further information on the NetSafe website.

𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗺:
Police are also aware of an email scam that has re-emerged, that claims to be authorities from Police and other justice sector partners. This scam has been subject of previous advisories. We continue to advise people to be extremely cautious when receiving unsolicited emails. Do not reply an the email of this nature under any circumstances.

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224 days ago

Wellington, get behind your city’s team!

Wellington Phoenix

The Wellington Phoenix are in the fight to the top! Your Phoenix Men need your help in the stands this Friday 12th April as they look to continue their charge for their first ever A-League Men Premiers title!

Join us in the stands and support your Phoenix Men as they take on Melbourne Victory! … View more
The Wellington Phoenix are in the fight to the top! Your Phoenix Men need your help in the stands this Friday 12th April as they look to continue their charge for their first ever A-League Men Premiers title!

Join us in the stands and support your Phoenix Men as they take on Melbourne Victory! Get your tickets here.

Got your tickets? Thanks to Gazley MG, you could win a brand new MG3 during half time. Check it out here. Up for the challenge? Register now for your shot at winning! Enter details here.
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