https://wellington.gen.nz/karori+communitygroups Items tagged with Karori and Community Groups. https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-19th-april/ The Alpha Course Alpha in Karori will be running on Wednesday evenings at 7-9pm in Te Korōria starting on 22 April. Please pray for 5 – who can you invite? […] karori places religiousgroups communitygroups wcnhosted anglican Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-19th-april/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-04-16T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-12th-april/ The Alpha Course Alpha in Karori will be running on Wednesday evenings at 7-9pm in Te Korōria starting on 22 April. Please pray for 5 – who can you invite? […] karori places religiousgroups communitygroups wcnhosted anglican Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-12th-april/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-04-09T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-holy-week/ Daylight Savings this Sunday Please remember to turn your clocks back one hour this Saturday evening as daylight savings time ends at midnight going into Sunday the 5th. Holy Week […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-holy-week/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-29th-march/ Holy Week Services 2026 Next week we enter Holy Week. We have services throughout the week starting with a Maundy Thursday service at 7pm, a Good Friday family service at […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-29th-march/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-22nd-march/ The Alpha Course We are running Alpha again this year! The course will be on Wednesday evenings in Te Korōria during Term 2, starting with the Alpha Introductory Dinner on […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-22nd-march/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-15th-march/ The Alpha Course We are running Alpha again this year! The course will be on Wednesday evenings in Te Korōria during Term 2, starting with the Alpha Introductory Dinner on […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-15th-march/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-03-11T00:00:00Z https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/william-haydn-flood-musician/ As his middle name suggests, William came from an enthusiastic musical family. His father, Joseph was a musician in Honiton, Devon. William followed his father and brothers in this profession... communitygroups karori places localhistory Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/william-haydn-flood-musician/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/george-william-macnamara-sam-barford/ George died in 1913 and was buried in the Church of England 2 section. On 22nd September 1916, the Town Clerk received a letter from his widow asking if the... communitygroups karori places localhistory Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/george-william-macnamara-sam-barford/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/distressing-mistake/ ‘A distressing happening at Karori cemetery last Saturday when the bodies of two women who had died that week in the Wellington Hospital were discovered by the relatives to have... karori places communitygroups localhistory Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/distressing-mistake/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/margaret-french-aka-mrs-death/ Margaret – Mrs Frued or Freude or Mrs French On 3rd December 1892, a woman arrived in Wellington at the Te Aro Hotel named Margaret. She had a note of... communitygroups karori places localhistory Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/margaret-french-aka-mrs-death/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/john-alvin-leblanc-1918-1943/ John was one of many US Soldiers that found themselves on shore in New Zealand during World War 2. Between June 1942 and mid 1944 there were between 15,000 –... communitygroups karori places localhistory Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/john-alvin-leblanc-1918-1943/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/te-whaea-o-te-katoa/ Janet Munro was born on 31 January 1883 in Glasgow, to Mary McLean, a housekeeper, and William Munro, an iron foundry warehouseman. She was educated in Glasgow and became a... communitygroups karori places localhistory Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/te-whaea-o-te-katoa/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/captain-butt/ Richard Groombridge Butt was born on June 2, 1832, in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, to Marie (Mary) Cabot (Smith) and Richard Butt. He travelled to New Zealand, via Brisbane,... communitygroups karori places localhistory Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/captain-butt/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/winifred-jean-duncan/ While our Gum Gully volunteers were weeding the cemetery next to Ian Galloway Park, Russell made a remarkable discovery among the tradescantia: the headstone of Winifred Duncan. The headstone appears... communitygroups karori places localhistory Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/winifred-jean-duncan/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-8th-march/ The Alpha Course We are running Alpha again this year! The course will be on Wednesday evenings in Te Korōria during Term 2, starting with the Alpha Introductory Dinner on […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-8th-march/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-03-05T00:00:00Z https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-1st-march/ Join a Lent Study If you haven’t done so already, now is a great time to sign up and join a House Church for the Lent Study. We have […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-1st-march/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-02-25T00:00:00Z https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-22nd-february/ Join a Lent Study If you haven’t done so already, now is a great time to sign up and join a House Church for the Lent Study. We have […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-22nd-february/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-02-19T00:00:00Z https://karorihistory.org.nz/2026/02/19/special-general-meeting-speaker-march-2026/ Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 3 March 2026 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7pm. Members and friends welcome. The meeting on 3 March will be in two parts: At 7pm, we are holding a Special General Meeting to approve changes to our constitution and the decision to reregister in order to meet […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2026/02/19/special-general-meeting-speaker-march-2026/ Karori Historical Society 2026-02-19T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-15th-february/ Join a Lent Study Ash Wednesday is on the 18th of February this year, it’s a great opportunity to sign up and join a House Church for the Lent […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-15th-february/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-02-12T00:00:00Z https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-8th-february/ Mission Meeting In St Mary’s Church Join us on Tuesday, February 10th at 7:30 PM for an exciting gathering of everyone interested in mission work right here in our parish! […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-8th-february/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-02-03T00:00:00Z https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-1st-february/ Welcome Back! This Sunday the 1st of Feb, we are launching our 9am and 10:30am services for the year. Ian will be speaking to us about the year’s focus on […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/newsletter-2026-week-ending-1st-february/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-01-29T00:00:00Z https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/first-newsletter-2026-week-ending-25th-january/ Welcome Back! This Sunday (25th Jan) is our last Summer Service, at 10am. From the 1st of Feb, we are back in the swing of things with our 9am and […] religiousgroups communitygroups karori places wcnhosted anglican Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/first-newsletter-2026-week-ending-25th-january/ Karori Anglican Churches 2026-01-22T00:00:00Z https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/captain-william-kelly/ As part of our gardening project, Russell tackled the Kelly plot and over several days persevering, removed the enormous flax that had dwarfed the beautiful headstone. The plot interested Russell... communitygroups karori places localhistory Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/captain-william-kelly/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2025-12-26T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/karori-ghosts/ ‘Cemetery Reported to be Haunted’ We found this article from July 1939. karori places communitygroups localhistory Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/karori-ghosts/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/working-bee-find/ This beautiful object was found by one of our volunteers at our October 2025 Working Bee in Gum Gully. Our volunteer very carefully cleaned the floral tribute as well. communitygroups karori places localhistory Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/working-bee-find/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/marion-martin/ ‘Mrs Martin was one of the oldest residents in Wellington, and was highly esteemed for her plain unostentatious kindness of disposition’. Marion Baird was born in Fountainhall, a hamlet southeast... communitygroups karori places localhistory Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/marion-martin/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/jacob-william-heberley-hakopa-heperi-carver/ Jacob was the sixth child of James ‘Worser’ Heberley and his wife Te Wai (also known as Māta Te Naihi), of the Puketapu people of Te Āti Awa. James and... communitygroups karori places localhistory Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/jacob-william-heberley-hakopa-heperi-carver/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/thomas-ward-engineer-surveyor-1849-1934/ Thomas was born in Oxford, England and trained as an engineer, working on the Great Northern Railway and at University College, London. He came to New Zealand in 1873 and... communitygroups karori places localhistory Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/thomas-ward-engineer-surveyor-1849-1934/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/walter-joseph-and-phoebe-elizabeth-lawrence/ Walter Joseph Lawrence was born in Camberwell, London in 1878[i] and Phoebe Elizabeth Thornton[ii] in St Saviour, London in 1881. The couple married in London in 1906[iii] before immigrating to... communitygroups karori places localhistory Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/walter-joseph-and-phoebe-elizabeth-lawrence/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/sarah-jane-kirk-temperance-leader-suffragist-and-human-rights-activist/ Sarah Jane Mattocks was born in 1829 in Warwickshire, England. She worked as a silk marker before marrying Thomas Kirk, a bookkeeper on Christmas Day, 1850. In 1862, the Kirk... communitygroups karori places localhistory Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://friendsofkaroricemetery.co.nz/sarah-jane-kirk-temperance-leader-suffragist-and-human-rights-activist/ Friends of Karori Cemetery 2025-12-23T00:00:00Z -41.2762506 174.7510311704571 Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand