Thorndon, Wellington

2306 days ago

[UPDATED] Central City Road Closures This Weekend

Daniel Melbye from Wellington City Council

[UPDATE] The roadworks and crane work scheduled for this weekend have been postponed until next weekend due to the bad weather. The closures will now be from 8pm Friday 13 September to 5am Monday 16 September.


[UPDATE]
Three big projects are set to cause route changes and disruptions for buses, … View more
[UPDATE] The roadworks and crane work scheduled for this weekend have been postponed until next weekend due to the bad weather. The closures will now be from 8pm Friday 13 September to 5am Monday 16 September.


[UPDATE]
Three big projects are set to cause route changes and disruptions for buses, pedestrians and motorists in central Wellington over the coming weekend.

The closures will be from 9pm Friday 6 September to 6pm Sunday 8 September.

A tower crane on the Stewart Dawson’s construction site at the corner of Lambton Quay and Willis Street is being dismantled, extended and reinstalled, which will require the closure of both streets to through traffic at the intersection.

Wellington City Council has taken the opportunity of this major closure to also carry out essential road resealing works in Lambton Quay and Willis Street over the same weekend.

This co-ordinated approach aims to minimise ongoing disruptions in the busy CBD. If we have to close streets for one big project then it’s logical for us to time it with other projects and get all of the work out of the way in one go.

Roadwork locations and detours:

• Road surface repairs on Lambton Quay - outside 219 Lambton Quay (ANZ Bank) in the bus lane

• Road surface repairs on Willis Street – between Mercer Street and Manners Street in the bus lane (southbound)

• Crane dismantling and extension on the Stewart Dawson’s Corner construction site.


Bus detours:

• Northbound buses will be detoured into Taranaki Street and along the waterfront quays to Brandon Street and then back on to Lambton Quay.

• Buses to the southern and eastern suburbs will detour off Lambton Quay at Panama Street and follow Featherston, Hunter and Victoria Streets before resuming their usual routes at Manners Street.

Motorists should expect delays and, if possible, avoid the CBD. Detour signs will be in place.

Pedestrians and cyclists should take extra care due to the changes in traffic routes. At some times during the weekend the south end of Lambton Quay will be closed to pedestrians so access from Willis Street to Lambton Quay will be via the Old Bank Arcade or via Hunter Street and Customhouse Quay.

All three jobs are weather-dependent so if it rains the work will be postponed until the following weekend.

2307 days ago

Donations

Yuki from Crofton Downs

Does anyone know where can I donate baby cot and car seat??
I asked Salvation Army and they don’t accept because of safety reasons.

2307 days ago

Handyperson required, small project to build a bench seat.

David from Karori

Hello neighbourlies
I have a small handy-persons job for someone with some wood working skills to build a bench seat with internal storage.
Many thanks
Dave

2307 days ago

Are you a fan of Neighbourly? Want to help lead your community?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Neighbourly's purpose is to grow connections between neighbours, making each community around New Zealand a safe and happy place to live. We are currently on the lookout for Neighbourly members to become Neighbourly Leads in their own community.

Neighbourly Leads are people who enjoy using… View more
Neighbourly's purpose is to grow connections between neighbours, making each community around New Zealand a safe and happy place to live. We are currently on the lookout for Neighbourly members to become Neighbourly Leads in their own community.

Neighbourly Leads are people who enjoy using Neighbourly and feel passionate about their corner of this country. They help neighbours to connect positively on the site and are happy to point members in the right direction.

If this sounds like you, please consider becoming a Neighbourly Lead for your suburb alongside dozens of other keen locals around the country!

You can find more information here.
Apply here

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2307 days ago
2307 days ago

Love Tennis? Tennis?

Daniel Melbye from Wellington City Council

Clubs across Wellington are opening their doors for a fun, free event for all ages on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September from 1-4pm.
With tennis gear, games and free food from Hell Pizza it’s the perfect way to test your tennis skills.
Find your local club www.lovetennis.kiwi...

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P
2307 days ago

Free to a good home

Phil from Northland

2 single beds with linen:
1) Standard size (IKEA) single with drawers underneath.
2) King single bed with mattress, plus two extra king single mattresses (great for sleepovers!).

All or nothing. Must collect from Northland.
Call Phil 027 459 9603

Free

2308 days ago

Drop all your empty pens, markers, highlighters off to us for recycling!

The Team from Sustainability Trust

We're excited to share the latest addition to our recycling hub

Thanks to a partnership between my My Bic pen and TerraCycle New Zealand we are now a drop-off point for any of the following products (all brands included):

- Pens
- Felt pens
- Correction Tape and correction fluid pots
- … View more
We're excited to share the latest addition to our recycling hub

Thanks to a partnership between my My Bic pen and TerraCycle New Zealand we are now a drop-off point for any of the following products (all brands included):

- Pens
- Felt pens
- Correction Tape and correction fluid pots
- Fountain Pens and pen ink cartridges
- Mechanical pencils
- Highlighters
- Markers

So drop all those empty items down off to us and we'll send them away for recycling.

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2308 days ago

Poll: Do you bother to vote in local body elections?

Sarah Reporter from Stuff

Local elections impact us all, but many of us don't take the time to make our voices heard.

In fact, only 38.5% of Aucklanders voted in the 2016 local body election.

To read more, click here.

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Do you bother to vote in local body elections?
  • 84.5% Yes, of course
    84.5% Complete
  • 15.5% No, I can't be bothered
    15.5% Complete
1628 votes
2308 days ago

Creating a feeling for change: theatre and the arts in the information society

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

A series of free public lectures in Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington. Massey’s public lecture series offers you a closer look at a diverse range of fascinating topics of interest to the wider public, offering fresh perspectives and food for thought.

Date: Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
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A series of free public lectures in Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington. Massey’s public lecture series offers you a closer look at a diverse range of fascinating topics of interest to the wider public, offering fresh perspectives and food for thought.

Date: Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
Time: Doors open at 5.45pm. Lecture runs from 6pm to 7pm.
Cost: Free event. Book via the links
Location: Taiwhanaga Kahau — Auditorium (lower ground floor), Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street.
   
Can theatre and arts change attitudes and behaviour?

In this world of information overload, do we need to make more space for artistic engagements with the issues that matter? Can theatre provoke new thinking on social justice, inequality, poverty, climate change and other big challenges of our time?

Award-winning playwright and researcher in creative communication and creative activism Dr Tilley shares insights from performance-based projects she’s pioneered, including Climate Change Theatre Action, Te Hā Tangata: Human Library on Homelessness, and JustUs (about youth justice).

Dr Tilley will discuss how these projects not only inform but also take audiences and participants on an emotional journey that can lead to profound changes in attitudes and even behaviour.
About the speaker

Associate Professor Elspeth Tilley writes plays and teaches creative activism at Massey University, Wellington. Her short political plays have won festivals worldwide and been published in the USA, UK, Canada and New Zealand. She received the Playwrights’ Association of New Zealand Outstanding Achiever award in 2018.

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