Community Groups / September 2014
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Committee meeting this Wednesday
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Ngaio Crofton Downs Residents Association’s next committee meeting is in the side room of Ngaio Town Hall, 7:45 pm, Wednesday 1 October. All residents from Ngaio and Crofton Downs are welcome to come along.
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Timebank fundraiser
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Aunty & the Star People An amazing film about an inspirational Wellingtonian who sold her house to set up a school for orphans in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Minutes of 2014 Annual General Meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The 2014 AGM was held on Monday 15th September .
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The Newtown Residents’ Association has a new President: Claire Pettigrew
- Newtown Residents' Association
- A message from Claire: Kia Ora! I’m Claire, and I’m looking forward to being your Newtown Residents’ Association President for the next year.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newtown Community Emergency Response Plan (CRP)
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The first session of the Community Response Plan process has been held at the Newtown Community Centre.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Basin Flyover Appeal: NZ Transport Agency Refuses To Learn From Past Mistakes
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Save the Basin Campaign has described the decision by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to appeal the Board of Inquiry decision declining consent for its proposed Basin Reserve flyover as an indictment of the Agency’s refusal to learn from its mistakes.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Earthquake preparedness meeting
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Our past president Viv Chapple went to WREMO’s earthquake preparedness meeting on 10 September in Khandallah Hall.
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Khandallah, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newtown Community Centre Art Workshops
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Community Art Workshops are back! The Newtown Community Centre will be hosting their 5th annual Community Art Workshops from Monday September 29th till Thursday October 9th For the past four years, the Centre has organised a series of art workshops with the aim to make art more accessible to the wider community, offering a chance for participants to get creative and learn a new skill in a visual arts practice, at a very affordable rate and in a community friendly environment. The classes are headed by local art and crafters keen to share their time and skills with others in an informal and relaxed setting. The classes are designed to reduce the normal financial barriers, with most if not all materials being provided and entry fee being a koha of the participants’ choosing. The workshops cover a wide range of arts and crafts, from making your own Native American dreamcatchers and traditional Pervian necklaces to purse making and how to make your own paint from natural clays and oil. See the Newtown Community Centre facebook page and website for the schedule and details for the workshops. The Centre has always received great feedback from participants who have really enjoyed the opportunity to get creative without having to invest in a costly course or feel out of place at a formal art institution – we hope you can join us this year!
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newtown Community Centre Building is 100 years old!
- Newtown Residents' Association
- CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS The building for the Newtown Community Centre, located on Colombo/Rintoul Streets, was completed and officially opened in February 1915 as a church for the Church of Christ, making next year its 100 birthday! The building was designed by William Gray Young, the same architect for other important Wellington buildings such as The Wellington Railway Station, The Turnbull Library and the Wesley Club in the CBD. In the early decades, the Church played a significant community role in Newtown, holding social events and offering various workshops/trainings, as well as their regular faith-based services and meetings. In 1970, a fire damaged the building, and it was eventually sold to Wellington City Council who, at the pressure of the local community, converted the building into the community centre which has operated at the site since. To celebrate the centenary of the building, the Newtown Community & Cultural Centre Trust will be hosting a number of events at the centre in the first half of 2015. A visual timeline of events taking place between 1915 and 2015 will be created, with the main focus being on the Community Centre itself. Other important events which have taken place over this time both globally and in the wider Newtown community will be included, providing a backdrop for the events based at the centre. The timeline will be unveiled at an afternoon celebration at the beautiful Centre’s theatre, to be accompanied by cake (of course!), music and speeches, open to all those involved with the Centre, past and present. Celebrations will continue in the evening, with a musical journey over the past 100 years since WWI. The Community Centre would love to hear from anyone who would be keen to share any in-depth historical knowledge they may have of the Centre and of Newtown, or from anyone interested in carrying out some research through local archives. You can reach Anna at the Community Centre on 389 4786 or at newtown.community.centre@paradise.net.nz
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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W.C.C. Local Hosts for Newtown
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Local Hosts are Wellington City Council ‘street ambassadors’, and they are starting their third year of operation in November.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Seeking memories of Berhampore: from 1915 – 2015
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Do you have memories of Berhampore or Berhampore School that you can share? Berhampore School is turning 100 in 2015 and a group of parents hope to build a picture not just of the school itself through those 100 years, but also the community of which it is a part.
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Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Navratri 2014
- Wellington Indian Association
- It’s time again to lose yourself in garba and raas dances, for Navratri. There is plenty happening during this lively festival. Come and listen to new musicians from India while dancing to some new tunes. Hot fresh vegetarian food will be available for sale.
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Runway extension will create significant direct economic benefit for New Zealand and cut traveling time by up to 30 percent
- Connect Wellington (Wellington Airport campaign)
- Extending Wellington Airport’s runway will deliver up to $1.75 billion in direct economic benefits to New Zealand’s economy by 2060 and slash international travelling time by up to a third according to a new report. The economic impact report undertaken by consultancy, EY, shows the direct economic benefit to the Wellington region, between 2020 and 2060, will be up to $684 million in today’s dollars. Wellington Airport Chief Executive, Steve Sanderson, says “the extension would enable the next generation wide-bodied jets to link Wellington with the rapidly expanding Asian market and to North America, growing the number of international visitors to New Zealand and increasing our ability to offer new and more accessible visitor experiences.”
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Candidates meeting great success
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Ngaio Town Hall was packed out for our Meet the Candidates meeting in the Ngaio Town hall on 2 September. It started out quietly with each candidate outlining policy, but livened up immensely once question time started.
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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General Election 2014: A Clear Choice on Wellington Transport
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Most transport policy discussions this election have focused on Auckland.
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Thorndon / Pipitea Community-driven Response Planning
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- Community-driven planning, using the world cafe meeting style, held on Tuesday 9th September 2014, at the Pipitea Marae and Function Centre. Another engaging Thorndon community meeting coordinated by the Thorndon Residents' Association. Community-driven response planning (click here to view more photos) Link to the draft community response plan.
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Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Next Meeting: Monday 15th September 2014 at 7.30pm
- Newtown Residents' Association
- At the Community Hall 71 Daniell Street, at the Constable Street playground The September Meeting will be the Newtown Residents’ Association AGM Election of Officers Guest Speakers – details to be advised In September the Wellington City Council will begin consultation on the Urban Growth Plan and the Long Term Plan.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Time to move on from failed flyover plan
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Save the Basin Campaign is telling local and national politicians it’s “time to move on” from the NZ Transport Agency’s failed plan to build a flyover at the Basin Reserve in central Wellington.
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Keep Newtown Clean – Saturday 6th September
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Meet outside Newtown New World from 9am onwards this Saturday Newtown has been looking really good, but there has been renewed tagging in the last few weeks, so there is work to be done! Community feedback has been positive, and volunteers say that each time they walk past a wall they cleaned up they feel proud to be making a difference.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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