Kilbirnie and Community Groups
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Warming oceans – what dose it mean?
- Island Bay Residents' Association
- Public Meeting Tuesday 29th October @ 7pm in Kilbirnie
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Thoughtful kids rock!
- Wellington Health Foundation
- A huge thanks to Gaylene and the rest of the team at We Rock Kids Club from Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church who popped in to Te Wao Nui bearing gifts for children in hospital this Christmas! The post Thoughtful kids rock! appeared first on Wellington Hospitals Foundation.
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Ngā Kōrero - Latest Stories from DCM
- Downtown Community Ministry
- Ngā Kōrero - Latest Stories from DCM Lives and smiles transformed at the DCM Dental Service communities where whānau are housed, connected, valued and thriving About Us Contact Lives and smiles transformed at the DCM Dental Service DCM’s emergency dental service has been operating since March 2016 – and is the only dental service of its kind outside of hospital emergency departments in New Zealand. Over 800 individuals have had their lives and smiles transformed thanks to the expertise of DCM’s volunteer dentists, led by Dr. Sophie McKenna, our lead dentist. Volunteer dentist Dr. Sophie McKenna leads DCM’s Dental Service. (Source: 1News.) Sophie’s father was a dentist, and she worked with him as a dental assistant during the school holidays. By the age of 17, she had decided that dentistry was a good path for her. Marrying Andrew, a fellow dentist, and working in different practices in the Wellington area, the two were able to share work and parenting responsibilities. Sophie first heard about DCM at a New Zealand Dental Association branch meeting, putting her name forward as a volunteer. “DCM was a surprise to me,” says Sophie. “I didn’t expect to receive so much pleasure from helping the whānau with their dental care. “When I first began volunteering, our son was dealing with significant health challenges, and I was at a low point. To come into DCM and see good people working hard to improve themselves from their very low points, with the support of DCM staff, was humbling and put my own woes into perspective.” Sophie explains that many of the people coming to DCM’s Dental Service need fillings, periodontal work, and extractions. “They often come to us with broken and missing teeth. When you are experiencing homelessness, living from crisis to crisis, oral health care may fall lower on the priority list, especially due to the expense. “But the big key to DCM’s success is not that treatment is free – but that DCM makes marginalised people feel so welcome when they come here. They don’t feel judged – and that includes when they sit in our dental chair.” Sophie treats Ngata during an emergency dental session at DCM. (Source: 1News.) “I’ll say, ‘what’s the most important thing that I can help you with today?’ And they look astonished,” says Sophie. “They are normally told to lie back, open up, and then a health professional gives them a carefully worded lecture about what isn’t being done, how disastrous things are. “And that’s not we’re here for. We’re here to make them feel better.” We know that poor oral health has been linked to gingivitis, oral infection, heart disease and strokes. But additionally, aesthetic issues can affect your ability to eat and speak – with a huge cost to your self-esteem. DCM Manahautū (Director) Stephen Turnock says that most of the people DCM works with have missing or decayed teeth, and the feelings of shame around this can take a toll. “When someone is continually looking at the ground, and not wanting to smile or feeling whakamā, then that creates more barriers.” This is why in 2023, we have begun creating dental impressions (diagnostic models or moulds) on-site at DCM and fitting whānau with partial plates – often of upper teeth. Sophie has been joined in this initiative by her husband, Andrew, who is no longer able to practice dentistry on his own due to an injury. Still wanting to support DCM, Andrew is able to assist Sophie in various ways. Sophie shares how life-changing their work has already been. Toko before and after. Toko was someone with missing incisors – the most visible teeth in the upper mouth. Sophie and Andrew created a mould and fitted him with replacement teeth. “Toko was exceptionally happy with the partial plate, and his ‘after’ smile filled the room!” says Sophie. Another person whose smile has been transformed is Lisa. Lisa has experienced homelessness, including rough sleeping, before she was housed through DCM’s Aro Mai Housing First service. From there, she was able to focus on her wellbeing, including her oral healthcare. Lisa before and after. Sophie had to encourage Lisa to do a ‘before’ photo while smiling so we could compare the results. “Now she can’t stop smiling!” Sophie says. When DCM first met Simon, he had little to smile about. DCM Outreach workers Ngaire and Hazel approached him on the street in Kilbirnie, where he says he was at his lowest ebb. “DCM saved my life, literally” Simon explains. “If there’s a God, it was great timing on all fronts.” Simon also survived the Loafers Lodge fire. On the tragic night, he knocked on people’s doors, urging them to evacuate, while managing to escape with his phone and wallet, and the clothes on his back. After a move into transitional housing, Simon was able to concentrate on other pressing matters, including agonising dental pain. He popped into DCM one day, and met Ali Janes, who coordinates our dental clinic. Ali got Simon in to see Sophie and Andrew, who extracted the problem teeth. “You could really see the difference it had made for him, which was awesome,” says Ali. “He left pain free and basically floated out of here!” Simon was left with very few teeth, but Sophie and Andrew supported him through the life-changing process of getting a full denture. “I’m still learning to smile properly, which is something I haven’t done for a long time,” Simon explains. “But – I can almost look in the mirror again. “When I needed DCM the most, you guys have always been there. Now I’m trying to pay it forward.” Simon popped into DCM to show us his new smile. DCM’s new initiative creating replacement teeth for whānau has been supported by a $5,000 community grant from the New Zealand Dental Association. “My vision for DCM’s Dental Service is that we are able to expand our services a little,” says Sophie. “Ideally, we would like to offer more opportunities to replace teeth that have previously been extracted, as we’ve been doing with the grant this year. “Currently, relief of pain is great, but what can we do to support our lovely people and lift them up even more? It is obvious from the beaming smiles of Toko, Lisa and others that restoring their smile boosts their sense of worth. Society inadvertently judges those with missing teeth. “When someone’s smile is restored and they feel and look good, they project a confidence and positivity that is difficult to measure. It is infused in their posture, their willingness to engage with others – and we see that their approach to issues that challenge them is altered for the better. “It’s a no-brainer to try to help with this more.” We mihi to Sophie and Andrew McKenna for their passion and professional expertise as they help to transform the lives and smiles of our whānau. Can you help support DCM’s Dental Service this Christmas? DCM is grateful to all those dentists who, like Sophie and Andrew, give their time to allow us to provide emergency dental care to the most marginalised people in Wellington. We would also like to thank the NZDA for their community grant, the St. John’s in the City Carter Fund for a grant toward a new dental chair for our service, and the Bowen Hospital Trust for their on-going support. But DCM’s Dental Service is primarily funded by YOU, the people of Wellington. If you would like to support the most marginalised people in our city – like Toko, Lisa, and Simon this Christmas – please click below and consider donating toward our appeal. Or, if you know a dentist or dental assistant who would like to learn more about working at the DCM Dental Service, we would love to hear from them! Support DCM's Dental Service Copyright © 2023 DCM. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: DCM PO Box 6133 Marion Sq Wellington, Wellington 6011 New Zealand Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.
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A message from Rev. Simon Winn
- All Saints Hataitai
- Dear friends, greetings from damp and dreary Greenwich in SE LondonIt's All Saints Day, which always prompts me to give thanks for our time as part of the All Saints family and also the joy of living in the Hataitai and Kilbirnie community for nine years.
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Expansion of Holy Trinity Eastern Suburbs
- St Vincent de Paul Society
- After 12 months of consultation and recruitment, our Conference activity now covers all the Eastern suburbs in Wellington, recently adding the Kilbirnie/Rongotai/Lyall Bay/Hataitai area to the Seatoun/Strathmore/Miramar catchment.
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Minutes of the April Meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Newtown Residents’ Association Meeting on Monday 15th April 2019 discussed a number of current consultations, including The Wellington City Council 2019-2020 Annual Plan, submissions due May 8th) The Alcohol Control Bylaw – Kilbirnie and Kelburn (submissions due May 1st) Planning for Growth– with scenarios for how and where to house an expected population increase of up to 80,000.
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Join Us to Celebrate!
- Wellington Community Fund
- It’s our favourite time of the year – when we get together to celebrate our incredible community groups and share exciting news and updates from the trust! We warmly invite you to join us for this occasion. Wellington Community Trust – Annual Public Meeting 2016/17 Wednesday 2 August, 5.15-7.00pm Wellington Indian Association, 48 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie Please RSVP by Wednesday 26 July.
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Rapid light Rail in Wellington
- Architectural Centre Inc
- Britomart in Auckland changed everything, and Len Brown was able to persuade John Key that rail was the urban transport future for main routes. Chris Laidlaw should do the same for Wellington to get NZTA funding for RLR to Kilbirnie and the airport. Classy Rapid Light Rail appeals to everyone including business. In 1993 we […]
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Airport runway northern extension public meetings
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Heres the minutes of the Public meeting on 3 July that discussed the proposed Northern Extension of the Airport runway.
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Airport comments on Runway extension - 16/7/13
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Wellington Airport advise the resource consent process will take up to two years and cost upwards of two million dollars. It will take the airport around 9 months to put the consent together, before it will be lodged.
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Airport Roading and Carparks
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Wellington Airport will provide an update on the carpark works at the end of this month which will include flyers to residents surrounding the airport. This update will also include development works occurring over the next couple of years as outlined in their annual report. Here is a link to the current information on their website.
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Proposal for public transport fare increase
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Proposal for public transport fare increase Published on 27 February 2013 by Greater Wellington Regional Website Brief Summary A increase in Metlink bus, train and harbour ferry fares this year has been proposed by Greater Wellington Regional Council.Councillors decided on a proposal to increase fare revenue by two percent.
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Bay Road Update - 17/6/13
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Update on Bay Road Upgrade as at 17 - June 2013From Stephen Simpson - WCC Project Manager
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Bay Road Update - May 2013
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Bay Road Upgrade - By WCC Project Manager Dear all Last week really has been a bit of a mixed week with the torrential rain that swept through the city on Monday and relatively clear weather through until today.
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Wellington East Girls School Bus Survey
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Students at Wellington East Girls' College were surveyed in April 2013 to find out how many students catch a school bus and where there might be problems with crowding or reliability of the buses. Results show that while some routes are operating well, there are major problems with buses to ...........
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Wellington City Bus Network Review Update
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Wellington City Bus Network Review Update In February and March last year feedback was sought on proposed network for Wellington City bus services.In November, Regional Councillors and Officers presented their proposal for a revised network design where they aim to:
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Kilbirnie Bay Road Mural on Countdown
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- The Kilbirnie mural project is making progress.
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Transit Transport Spine Roading Proposals @ July 2013
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Transit has now published its Transport Spine Study outcome report including planned roading plans for eastern suburbs,i.e. flyover, Second Mt Victoria tunnel plus the widening of Ruahine St and Wellington Road.Heres relevant hyperlinks that outline the detail of these roading plans.
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Airport Northern Runway Extension Meeting
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Airport Runway Extension Meeting Organised byRichard Randerson, 13 Matai Rd, Hataitairandersonjr@paradise.
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FREE seminar on Tenancy Law (22 May)
- Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington
- Tenancy Law: When good tenants go bad and bad landlords get worse When: Tuesday 22 May, 12-1pm Where: Ruth Gotlieb Library, 101 Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie Cost: FREE, All welcome What: Felicity McNeill, community lawyer at the Wellington Community Law Centre, will answer your curly questions: Flatmate or Tenant? Dealing with problem flatmates Tenants: Your rights and responsibilities Landlords: Your rights and responsibilities Dispute resolution
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Indian Bazaar 2012
- Wellington Indian Association
- Saturday 10th March 2012 10am-3pm Bharat Bhavan Cultural Centre 48 Kemp Street Kilbirnie
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Deep water
- Architectural Centre Inc
- The WCC Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 was out for public consultation recently. In these tight financial times the plan was generally about maintaining affordable rates through prioritising spending and reducing costs by $6 million, through reducing some services, improving the efficiency of other services and deferring non-urgent work. Although it’s not all cost cutting, there is an allowance to spend $650,000 on a feasibility study for a new deep-water pool in Kilbirnie.
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Menzshed 26 April 2011
- Menz shed Wellington
- Projects on hand Stuart Hudson, Jim Yates and Henry Hodge have been busy painting the children’s chairs for Kilbirnie Plunket and have now completed 6 of them.
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Meet the Candidates
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- The next council local body election will be held on Saturday 12 October 2013.
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Paying our Respects to the Islamic Community
- Keith Johnson
- MOSQUE OPEN DAY Today, Chris Lipscombe (NZ Labour Party Candidate for the Wellington Regional Council) and I took up the ‘Open Day’ invitation of the Kilbirnie Mosque.
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On Malls
- Architectural Centre Inc
- The Dominion Post had an article recently saying how K Mart, the giant US retailing store, wants to establish a branch in central Wellington. Given that K Mart stores are rather large, and Wellington CBD is rather skinny and small. It may be that they are aiming at Kilbirnie / Rongotai instead. But it did remind [...]
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We want to hear from you
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- As a resident association we are very interested in your opinions / what you think is good and bad about our area and what we as a association could do to help you. Please leave a comment :-) {jcomments on}
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Sewerage discharge - 8/6/10
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- From: Anna Hector Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 7:24 AM Subject: RE: Bypass discharge from the Moa Point treatment plant This email is to notify you, as an interested party, that there was a consented bypass discharge from the Moa Point treatment plant yesterday.
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Sewerage discharge - 10/6/10
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- ----- Original Message ----- From: Anna Hector Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:44 AM Subject: RE: Bypass discharge from the Moa Point treatment plant Dear all, as per the below, the further details are as follows: start: 07 June 2010 12:48 end: 07 June 2010 14:20 duration: 1 hour and 32 minutes treated volume: 8,611cubic metres partially treated: 2,870 cubic metres dilution ratio: 3 :1 Anna HectorEngineer Capacity Infrastructure Services Limited85 The Esplanade, Petone, Private Bag 39804, Wellington Mail Centre 5045T: + 64 4 910 3872, 027 285 6040 • F: + 64 4 910 3801 • E: anna.hector@capacity.net.nz
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Kilbirnie Town Center Submission Deadline
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- Thanks to all of you that made it on such a bad weather night to our meeting on Tuesday June 8th to hear the Council present their updated plans for the Kilbirnie Town Center development and surrounding housing areas. Important: The deadline for feedback is: 5.00pm Monday 21 June 2010. Click here to open the WCC submission page that includes full plans.
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