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Come and sing with us! You're welcome to join Wellington Community Choir at our first rehearsal in 2020:
Wednesday 12 February
7pm til 9pm
Te Whaea, National Dance and Drama School, 11 Hutchinson Rd, Newtown
$10 waged, $8 unwaged
Learn by ear and don’t worry about auditions or … View moreCome and sing with us! You're welcome to join Wellington Community Choir at our first rehearsal in 2020:
Wednesday 12 February
7pm til 9pm
Te Whaea, National Dance and Drama School, 11 Hutchinson Rd, Newtown
$10 waged, $8 unwaged
Learn by ear and don’t worry about auditions or having a “good voice”, just turn up – if you can get through the door, you’re in the Choir!
17 Townhouses on a single site. That’s what’s underway at the top of High Street in a new development by Gibbons Co. Butting right up against the Oku Reserve this is definitely on a fast-track process.
As the development is deemed by WCC to have ‘less than minimal impact’ any … View more17 Townhouses on a single site. That’s what’s underway at the top of High Street in a new development by Gibbons Co. Butting right up against the Oku Reserve this is definitely on a fast-track process.
As the development is deemed by WCC to have ‘less than minimal impact’ any consultation has only taken place on the initiative, time and money of concerned local residents.
Before the label ‘nimby’ starts circulating I’d like to emphasise that everyone I’ve spoken to has been quite reasonable about accepting some intensification – in fact that’s already been happening in the street. For my own part as a tutor of music I could well see this as a good opportunity for more business locally. However I don’t see being concerned, for example, with the safety of children on the narrow street (potential for amount of traffic from upper high street to double) or the future integrity of the existing water network as being “nimbyish”. One of my concerns is that the development is being built above a historic slip site at the head of Valley Street. Now why should that worry me as I don’t live there?
But this is not a sensible mode of intensification that we are seeing. This is extremist intensification – pushing the boundaries of what the existing infrastructure and the affected community can cope with.
With this company having deep pockets, multiple developments on the go and seemingly given the green light to go ahead without full consultation (probably with the excuse of the housing crisis) it seems reasonable to open up a more open conversation about what our city should look like – and be able to stand – in the way of future development.
So what would a moderate and let’s say ‘considerate’ intensification look like? Here are three ideas.
1. A build design that blends in and is adapted to the existing landscape both natural and built.
2. A comfortable margin of error to maintain existing levels of such things as parking, water pressure, storm water run-off. (I don’t think anyone can be 100% certain that major climate change events are not going to get worse in future.)
3. An allowance for meaningful input by the local community who after all don’t have the resources available to either the council or developers so can hardly pose an existential threat to the success or otherwise of the project.
As far as I can see, the above conditions haven’t been met by Gibbons Co, rather the developers or WCC have decided that ‘leeway’ should be given in a kind of ‘winner takes all’ scenario. The whole process has sadly left may people living here feeling demoralised, disenfranchised and downright cynical, rightly or wrongly, about the whole developer WCC interface.
With many millions of dollars to be made from such a development Gibbons Co – and the WCC – can do better I’m sure.
VUW (Victoria University of Wellington) Coastal Ecology lab Open Day (located between Island Bay and Owhiro Bay) 7th March (currently incorrect on their webpage but being corrected) - very much worth a look and putting in your diary and a couple of hours of your time. Not in our immediate … View moreVUW (Victoria University of Wellington) Coastal Ecology lab Open Day (located between Island Bay and Owhiro Bay) 7th March (currently incorrect on their webpage but being corrected) - very much worth a look and putting in your diary and a couple of hours of your time. Not in our immediate "patch" but interesting nonetheless...www.wgtn.ac.nz...
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Hey anyone accidentally get delivered a package with prescription eye glasses? I know I’ve receive a package for someone that lived a block away so here’s to hoping it didn’t get snagged but instead got misdelivered 😊
FYI...water outage (hopefully temporary) in southern Brooklyn / Ohiro Road...taken from WCC FB feed...
"Water is currently off due to a burst main between 287-297 Ohiro Rd Brooklyn. This water outage is also affecting some nearby streets. Wellington Water is onsite however water had to be … View moreFYI...water outage (hopefully temporary) in southern Brooklyn / Ohiro Road...taken from WCC FB feed...
"Water is currently off due to a burst main between 287-297 Ohiro Rd Brooklyn. This water outage is also affecting some nearby streets. Wellington Water is onsite however water had to be shut off to get the emergency repairs done. Water will likely be back on in about 3-4 hours. In the meantime, the team on site have bottled water available from outside 297 Ohiro Road if any residents require it".
We have baby plants for sale at 11a Beach Street $2-$8 with an honesty box system, just pop your money into the mail box.
Many thanks and hope you enjoy!
Comes with everything shown in pictures, Brand New in Box.
We are enthusiastic team of volunteers who grow succulents with LOVE and share them with our funding partners for FREE so they can collect funds to enhance their service in the community.
We have been active for past two years serving Wellington Cancer Society/Mary Potter Hospice/Dementia … View moreWe are enthusiastic team of volunteers who grow succulents with LOVE and share them with our funding partners for FREE so they can collect funds to enhance their service in the community.
We have been active for past two years serving Wellington Cancer Society/Mary Potter Hospice/Dementia Wellington/Wellington Time Bank.
Please contact us to help with cuttings /pots/soil etc. and we will send you our power point presentation.Thank you
Raju B-3837046 or George S. 0211725430
or email :rajnikant.badiani@gmail.com//
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Please note: The early bird special is valid for *adult Snapper Card users. This offer is… View moreDon’t miss out!
Help spread the load. Take the bus to work and Snapper* on before 7am to receive a 25% discount on your journey with Metlink! Valid for a trial period only from 10 February to 12 June 2020.
Please note: The early bird special is valid for *adult Snapper Card users. This offer is not valid for cash, SuperGold card users or any other discounted fares. The early bird special will run for a trial period of 4 months only as indicated above but does not include after midnight services.
Hi neighbours,
Are your knees giving you a hard time?
See how Peter Williams found help from using a NZ made relief cream.
After retiring from our TV screens after 40 years, veteran broadcaster Peter Williams, still gets up at 5am each weekday morning to prepare for his morning radio show.… View moreHi neighbours,
Are your knees giving you a hard time?
See how Peter Williams found help from using a NZ made relief cream.
After retiring from our TV screens after 40 years, veteran broadcaster Peter Williams, still gets up at 5am each weekday morning to prepare for his morning radio show.
Peter Williams explained, “Look, I’m 65. When I get up the body’s often a bit on the stiff side. “
Peter Williams claims, “Within 10 minutes, the pain was gone. I felt so much better. My body was nice and relaxed, and I was ready to go off and do my day’s work.”
“I’ve been using Relief Fx by Koru Nutrition. It’s New Zealand made, natural and best of all it works .”
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