Kaitoke news is brought to you by the team at Upper Hutt Leader
Recent posts
Thank you for using Neighbourly
We are excited to be collaborating with iconic artist Dick Frizzell and Cooking 4 Change to find New Zealand’s most deserving charities and community groups! Nominate your most deserving local community group or charity to be in with a chance to win 1 of 3 ‘Freezzell’ fridges, artworked and… View moreWe are excited to be collaborating with iconic artist Dick Frizzell and Cooking 4 Change to find New Zealand’s most deserving charities and community groups! Nominate your most deserving local community group or charity to be in with a chance to win 1 of 3 ‘Freezzell’ fridges, artworked and personalised by Dick Frizzell.
Check Yourself has launched today – a Wellington City Council and NZ Police collaboration urging young Wellingtonians to understand the consequences of their actions. The harm reduction campaign, which is targeted at and co-designed with 18-25 year olds, has been developed by Massey University … View moreCheck Yourself has launched today – a Wellington City Council and NZ Police collaboration urging young Wellingtonians to understand the consequences of their actions. The harm reduction campaign, which is targeted at and co-designed with 18-25 year olds, has been developed by Massey University creative enterprise students in response to recent statistics.
Research from the Metro Neighbourhood Policing Team (CBD’s Community Police) indicates that young adults in Wellington are overrepresented in anti-social behaviour (criminal and non-criminal), and one third of 18-24 year olds drink alcohol to a level that carries a risk of harming the drinker’s physical or mental health, or having harmful social effects on the drinker or others. With the principle aim of encouraging young people to understand the consequences of their actions, the digital and print based campaign, Check Yourself uses common Kiwi slang to address problems before they escalate.
Acting Area Prevention Manager Inspector Clint Walker adds: "Police are working closely with Wellington City Council to reduce the incidents of alcohol harm as we strive towards everybody being safe and feeling safe".
The campaign will also use outdoor advertising, including large carnival mirrors, which will be installed throughout the entertainment district and at events such as O-Week and Jim Beam Homegrown festival. The mirrors will be used as part of a social competition, encouraging young people to share their pictures on Twitter and Instagram using #CheckYourselfNZ to win a range of exciting prizes, including tickets to Homegrown at Wellington Waterfront.
For more information on the campaign and videos please visit: www.checkyourself.co.nz
It was tough going for defending champions at the Karapoti Classic on Saturday. The longest running mountain bike race in the Southern Hemisphere has a reputation as a challenging event that always attracts a top field. Based in Upper Hutt's rugged Akatarawa hills, the course is an old-school… View moreIt was tough going for defending champions at the Karapoti Classic on Saturday. The longest running mountain bike race in the Southern Hemisphere has a reputation as a challenging event that always attracts a top field. Based in Upper Hutt's rugged Akatarawa hills, the course is an old-school ...
So, you received a great fixed price for building your new home…Yay!
But...then you take a closer look and realise that not everything has been included. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. From establishing a true building … View moreSo, you received a great fixed price for building your new home…Yay!
But...then you take a closer look and realise that not everything has been included. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. From establishing a true building budget...to constructive advice on building sustainably...it’s all covered in the New Home Builders Info Sessions being held by your local Jennian Homes team. Find out more.
Hi everyone, I absolutely love my current job helping people get where they want and deserve to be in life. I would like this post to go to as many employers as possible. I cannot say who I work for as I may get into trouble but I know the power of social media and I believe it can do great things!… View moreHi everyone, I absolutely love my current job helping people get where they want and deserve to be in life. I would like this post to go to as many employers as possible. I cannot say who I work for as I may get into trouble but I know the power of social media and I believe it can do great things! So if there are any employers/business owners out there willing to give someone that has a form of mental illness 5 hours a week work- Just 5 hours :-) this is enough for both the person and the employer to feel a sense of worth despite little differences. It might just be cleaning, it might be customer service or it might be some data entry whatever you can offer it will do amazing things!! If you can give someone 2 or even better 5 hours of work - PM me !
Have some smashed up concrete for fill. Also rocks that were in a concrete wall. Need to arrange pic up - some in te marua, some in Wallaceville Seddon st. 0210422871 thxs n bless u.
If you’ve got dreams of learning some business skills, this is the course to get you started. With NZMA you’ll learn everything from MYOB and reception skills to text processing and spreadsheets, plus a host of other entry-level business administration and computing skills. NZMA courses also … View moreIf you’ve got dreams of learning some business skills, this is the course to get you started. With NZMA you’ll learn everything from MYOB and reception skills to text processing and spreadsheets, plus a host of other entry-level business administration and computing skills. NZMA courses also give your English and Maths skills a boost. Business courses are now offered in central Wellington.
Neighbourly has always been a popular place for neighbours to buy, sell and give away preloved school uniforms. In fact, it's prompted us to question whether a school uniform swap/sell section would be of interest to our members. If you have school uniform wearers in your family, we want to … View moreNeighbourly has always been a popular place for neighbours to buy, sell and give away preloved school uniforms. In fact, it's prompted us to question whether a school uniform swap/sell section would be of interest to our members. If you have school uniform wearers in your family, we want to know: do you think they're a good idea? How do you feel about the price of school uniforms? Would a swap or sell section for school uniforms on Neighbourly be useful to you? Share your thoughts below!
Janet has extensive knowledge and practical experience in assisting individuals with disabilities and their family / whanau create authentic and enduring relationships within their community.
This one day event will explore
(i) the importance of community life, especially for people who are … View moreJanet has extensive knowledge and practical experience in assisting individuals with disabilities and their family / whanau create authentic and enduring relationships within their community.
This one day event will explore
(i) the importance of community life, especially for people who are marginalised
(ii) influences and practices that tend to isolate people
(iii) what it takes to hold a vision for community life
(iv) how to build bridges and pathways within community life
(v) how to overcome obstacles
(vi) how to create a context for relationship, and
(vii) sustaining our efforts over time.
Janet says “this work would be helpful in discovering how to be more fully connected within our community, more fully present within our community and that learning to build and recognise bridges within community is a strong path forward. Much of what we have to work with is there already. We just need to see things in a slightly different way”
This month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you … View moreThis month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you personify your community or ‘hood’. This year we’re doing it a little differently. To help focus (excuse the photography pun) we’ve chosen three themes.
1 – I Heart the History of My Hood
Everywhere we live has history, and stories. Do you know your hood’s history? Or maybe you know someone who has lived in the community for what seems like a million years, and know the place like that back of their hand. Was your hood the birth place of the women’s vote, or maybe site of the biggest lamington ever made way back in 53′ ….(Yes I know, random, but honestly we’re interesting in anything and everything)… By the way – this is also an awesome way to get our older ‘story tellers’ involved.
2 – I Heart Diversity in my Hood
New Zealand really has become a melting pot and that brings with it the rainbow of diversity of all kinds. Maybe you have the ‘united nations’ living on one street, maybe your neighbourhood pot luck dinners are better and more interesting than an international food fair could every dream of! We want to see and hear about it.
3 – I Heart My Healthy Hood
With our clean green image, amazing fresh foods, picture perfect outdoor environment, we know there are neighbourhoods out there that personify ‘health’. Is your neighbourhood or neighbour one of them? It could be through a neighbourhood walking group, or a ‘from garden to plate thanks to the shared neighbourhood community garden’ kind of thing. It might be a neighbourhood that has committed to getting the kids off screens and outside, or maybe its a whole street of cross fit power vegans ….. probably not … but you never know. What ever it is, we want to see and hear about it.
To enter go to our website and ‘share your story’
So get snapping and chatting. We have more information on I Heart My Hood available on facebook and on our website.
Here is a link to our first posting - I heart my healthy hood by Heather of Glen Eden. neighboursday.org.nz...
Add a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*
Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. … View moreAdd a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*
Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. When you donate a can of food you'll save up to $5.50 on your testpot purchase while also helping provide disadvantaged Kiwis with food parcels when they need them most.
So start gathering up those cans and bring them into your local Resene owned ColorShop today!
*60-80ml testpot
Great to see that UHCC have supplied us with a new cardboard recycling bin - upperhuttcity.com... - let's make use of it and NOT leave unwanted recycling OUTSIDE the containers please...
Fencer available for farm, lifestyle block or residential fencing. Post & batten, post and rail and paling fences.. References available, phone Adam 021 1121882 to discuss your requirements. Thank you!
The recent arrival of Riley Ford has has made it five generations in a row for his family who have long established current and former Upper Hutt associations. Pictured from left are Nola Bircham, [Riley's great-great-grandmother], Lynda Nicolle [great-grandmother] mum Amy Austin [holding … View moreThe recent arrival of Riley Ford has has made it five generations in a row for his family who have long established current and former Upper Hutt associations. Pictured from left are Nola Bircham, [Riley's great-great-grandmother], Lynda Nicolle [great-grandmother] mum Amy Austin [holding Riley] and new grandmother Catherine Austin. "Three weeks ago my daughter gave birth to our first grandchild who has become the fifth generation member of our family,' Catherine Austin said. "My mum and my 91-year-old Nana came down from Hawke's Bay so we could celebrate a family event as well as get a photo of our five generations all together. It weas a special day," Austin said.
© Neighbourly 2025
Loading…