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Two dogs have died after eating toxic algae from a Wairarapa river. The deaths occurred after the d…
Hi Newlands Paparangi Community - our tennis club is in need of good used children's junior sized racquets for our club and schools programme's. If you are having a bit of a clean out at home and found some smaller sized racquets that you could donate to our tennis club, we would love to … View moreHi Newlands Paparangi Community - our tennis club is in need of good used children's junior sized racquets for our club and schools programme's. If you are having a bit of a clean out at home and found some smaller sized racquets that you could donate to our tennis club, we would love to come and collect them. Please PM me many thanks, Mary
An ongoing issue at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant has again resulted in a discharge of partially treated wastewater into the Ruamahanga River. This occurred on Monday 27 January between 9.20am and 11.30am.
Wellington Water is sorry that this has happened again and for the delay in … View moreAn ongoing issue at the Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant has again resulted in a discharge of partially treated wastewater into the Ruamahanga River. This occurred on Monday 27 January between 9.20am and 11.30am.
Wellington Water is sorry that this has happened again and for the delay in reporting the issue to the Council. Action is now under way to get in front of this issue and to improve protocols in communicating to both Council and customers.
Although discharging treated wastewater to the river is a consented activity under the right conditions, when the river is low these types of discharges are invariably a breach of resource consent.
The Martinborough Wastewater Treatment Plant will have a review in order for potential points of operational failure to be identified ahead of time; this work has been prioritised for the next few days.
This discharge event and the previous one involved issues with the irrigator, which meant that discharge to adjacent land didn’t happen. With the storage ponds being full and no discharge to land possible, the designed contingency is discharge to the river, which we know is unacceptable.
Authorities at Regional Public Health and Greater Wellington Regional Council as well as iwi and community liaison group representatives have been notified.
The first incident occurred between 9.45pm on Tuesday 14 January and 10am Wednesday 15 January 2020, this resulted in 90,000 litres of partially treated wastewater discharged to the Ruamahanga River.
This latest incident resulted in 100,000 litres of partially treated wastewater discharged to the river, as well as 300,000 litres of fully treated wastewater.
Due to the dilution factor in the river, it’s understood that public health and recreational water user risk from all discharges was negligible.
However, Wellington Water is committed to doing better with how wastewater discharges enter the environment and are working on options for this. A full incident response and investigation of the outcomes of this work will be released when completed.
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These two items are well-used. Must arrange to pick up from central Petone.
BBQ is approx 10 years old. You will need a gas bottle and a cover for it.
Elipitical Rider still in awesome working condition. A bit of surface rust on bars. Does squeak a little when used, but easily fixed if know… View moreThese two items are well-used. Must arrange to pick up from central Petone.
BBQ is approx 10 years old. You will need a gas bottle and a cover for it.
Elipitical Rider still in awesome working condition. A bit of surface rust on bars. Does squeak a little when used, but easily fixed if know how.
Please PM if interested.
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I have an old e3 double pram, that we no longer need, it's old and dusty from sitting in a storage, but everything works fine. You can move back seat to the front and fully recline the front one. I'm pretty sure I have a sunshade and rain cover for it somewhere. Pick up from paparangi
Police are asking anyone who saw a serious assault in Lower Hutt to come forward. A 25-year-old ma…
Painting can be relaxing, and calming, a bit like an adult colouring book.
Think of this painted wooden crate project as an opportunity to paint mindfully, plus a handy way to take care of the clutter in a colourful way.
All you need is a wooden crate, sandpaper, your favourite Resene testpots… View morePainting can be relaxing, and calming, a bit like an adult colouring book.
Think of this painted wooden crate project as an opportunity to paint mindfully, plus a handy way to take care of the clutter in a colourful way.
All you need is a wooden crate, sandpaper, your favourite Resene testpots and a little imagination.
Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene. Find out how to create your own
Lower Hutt will need to spend an estimated $270 million over the next decade on its aging water infr…
Dennis Lind and the friendly, knowledgeable team at The Curtain Store provide a combination of good old fashioned service and expert advice.
Their crafted curtains, drapes, blinds and nets (terylenes) can be found in homes of happy customers all around the Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Wellington … View moreDennis Lind and the friendly, knowledgeable team at The Curtain Store provide a combination of good old fashioned service and expert advice.
Their crafted curtains, drapes, blinds and nets (terylenes) can be found in homes of happy customers all around the Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Wellington region, including all the newest housing developments and Summerset Retirement Village.
With over 50 years combined experience, they ensure our customers get exactly the right product for their needs. They get to know customers’ design style and what they want, then use their knowledge to apply what works technically. “This definitely comes up with a superior result,” owner Dennis says. “Knowledge combined with understanding makes a huge difference. “There is nothing better than a customer loving what we have done – that is what all our staff live for - we don’t just want to make a sale – we work hard to make customers happy,” he says.
The Curtain Store has one of New Zealand’s largest' libraries of cut length display samples and one of the largest ranges of fabric rolls in store, which gives plenty of choice and design scope when decision making.
While The Curtain Store specialises in made to order drapes, blinds and other window treatments, plus everything needed for those keen to make their own. They are locally owned and offers a free, no-obligation, measure and quote.
The Curtain Store, 8 Queen Street, Upper Hutt. Phone 0508 4 DRAPES
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Let's face it folks, that corner's dangerous. It's blind, and the number of cars parked on the outside curve means uphill traffic often crosses into the path of downhill traffic to get around.
It's so bad that the recent new seal has been torn up badly right where downhill … View moreLet's face it folks, that corner's dangerous. It's blind, and the number of cars parked on the outside curve means uphill traffic often crosses into the path of downhill traffic to get around.
It's so bad that the recent new seal has been torn up badly right where downhill traffic would hit the brakes.
It's perfectly legal to park there, but should a section be kept free for traffic? Does Wellington City Council need to look at it?
(Thank you the silver blur that didn't even bother to brake when they met our blue truck coming the other way (northwest) on that curve between Link Rd and Robert St. I'm sure the neighbours heard the screech of our tires perhaps 10.15am sun 26/01.)
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