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Earthworkers 101 - Back to the classroom (or rather garden room)
- Kaicycle
- Back in August three of our Kaicycle staff (Rose, Ellie, and Hannah) had the immense privilege of attending the Earthworkers 101 course run by For the Love of Bees with the generous support of Wellington City Council.
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City Safety - Newtown
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- We are seeking your views on safety in Newtown.
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Progress on Newtown Concerns
- Newtown Residents' Association
- There has been a lot of focus on Newtown in recent months, with many concerns about safety on our streets, both for local residents and businesses and for the vulnerable people who have found their way here. This was the topic of another recent post. On 22 May 2025 WCC Councillors passed a resolution asking Council … Continue reading Progress on Newtown Concerns →
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Progress on Cararra Park Toilets!
- Newtown Residents' Association
- We finally have some good news about the long running problem of No Toilets for people visiting Carrara Park. It’s been a long time coming but at the WCC Council Meeting on Thursday 22nd May this motion was passed – 1.30 Agree per resolution of Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee on … Continue reading Progress on Cararra Park Toilets! →
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Notice of Meeting, April 2025
- Newtown Residents' Association
- This meeting will be on Monday April 14th, 7.30-9.0pm, at the Community Lounge, St Thomas’s Church, 200 Riddiford St.(it isn’t the usual 3rd Monday of the month – the 3rd Monday in April- 21/4/25 – is Easter Monday) The agenda will include: A discussion of the WCC open consultations – LTP amendment, Annual Plan and … Continue reading Notice of Meeting, April 2025 →
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Newtown Events in Wellington Heritage Festival: 26/10/24 -17/11/24
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Date Event Host, presenter Where Is booking required? Any time during the Festival Self-guided tour of Truby King Park Using smart phone and QR codes Wellington Gardens –Wellington City Council 21B Manchester Terrace No 11am-12:30 Sat 26 Oct & Thurs 31Oct ‘Old Town’ Newtown Walking Tour Claire Nolan Meet Cnr Constable and Riddiford Sts Already … Continue reading Newtown Events in Wellington Heritage Festival: 26/10/24 -17/11/24 →
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Submission on the WCC LTP, 2024-34
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The key issues for the Long-term Plan for the next 10 years are described in the consultation documents as being how much to spend on the three waters network to fix the pipes, how to manage waste collection and recycling, and whether or not to sell the WCC Airport shares to set up a ‘resilience … Continue reading Submission on the WCC LTP, 2024-34 →
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Berhampore and Newtown parking scheme
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- We'd like your feedback on the updated proposals for a parking scheme in Newtown and Berhampore. You can have your say until 1pm, Monday 19 February.
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Riddiford Street-Russell Terrace roundabout improvement
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- We want your feedback on a proposal to upgrade to the roundabout at the intersection of Russell Terrace, Riddiford, Mansfield and Rhodes streets in Newtown.
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Berhampore- Newtown Parking Plan
- Newtown Residents' Association
- This proposed plan is based on the WCC Parking Policy which was agreed in 2020. Our Association supports the principle of residents having priority for parking on the residential streets. However we have concerns about the details of the proposal that was presented for consultation, and we are disappointed that the Parking Policy agreement for … Continue reading Berhampore- Newtown Parking Plan →
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Petition: Request for Toilets in Carrara Park
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Our on line petition is now live on the WCC website: https://wellington.
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Toilets for Carrara Park
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Our Association has made a submission to Wellington City Council on Te Awe Māpara – The draft Community Facilities Plan, asking again for toilets in the Park. Back in 2020 James Barber wrote a Scoop article about the lack of toilets in Carrara Park – https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=132403 – well worth reading! Nothing has changed since then. We are … Continue reading Toilets for Carrara Park →
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Carrara Park Play Area, Regent Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Former Workingmen's Bowling Club – Newtown
- Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
- We want to hear your perspectives on the future of 177 Owen Street, Newtown
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Newsletter | 18 November 2022
- South Wellington Intermediate School
- This newsletter includes a request for volunteers to help run a Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings, information and a survey from the Wellington City Council on Transport in Berhampore & Newtown, photos from our Celebration assembly, school disco and our latest art, and info on hosting … The post Newsletter | 18 November 2022 appeared first on South Wellington Intermediate School.
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Notes from the August 2022 meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- This meeting was held at the Community Lounge at St Thomas’s Church on Monday 15th August. These are notes from the discussion, see below for the full minutes. WCC Waste Minimization Plan WCC has a Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Action Plan. The expectation is that WCC will set up a working party about this, … Continue reading Notes from the August 2022 meeting →
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Find out more about Newtown-City cycle plan - this Sunday 21 August at Harbourside Market
- Inner-City Wellington
- Have your say If you are keen to know more about the proposed “Newtown to City” cycle route, and would like to ask questions and/or share your views, you will find the WCC team this Sunday at the Harbourside Market: Sunday 21 August 8.
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What do you think about the proposed Newtown to the City cycle lane? - have your say!
- Inner-City Wellington
- From WCC website Help shape better bus and bike trips from Newtown to the city Wellingtonians have made it clear they want better transport options, action on climate change and more housing.
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Minutes of the March 2020 Meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Minutes of the Newtown Residents’ Association meeting 16th March 2020 Present: Rhona Carson (Chair), Steve Cosgrove (Minutes), Leonie Walker, Jane Patterson, Jill Ford, Alison Borbelly, Keith Powell, Tom Law, Don McDonald, Warwick Taylor, Peter Frater, Effie Rankin, Faye Tohbyn, Lyn Morris, Sam Somers, Eileen Brown, Neville Carson, Kevin Lethbridge, Graeme Carroll, Merio Marsters, Marion Leighton. Apologies: Paul Eagle, Dom Shaheen, Steve Dunn, Martin Hanley, Anna Kemble Welch, Jan Gould + Marion Leighton(for lateness)Noted that Paul apologised because MPs have been advised to stay away from community meetings due to Covid-19 risks.. Rhona welcomed everyone to the meeting. Newtown Festival Rhona thanked all the marshalls and other volunteers for helping. The meeting made an enthusiastic vote of thanks and appreciation to the organisers for another very successful Festival.Sadly there was one violent event later in the evening; this seemed to be the result of a personal conflict between two visitors to Newtown. The Police and Community Patrol were involved. Don asked what the noise policy is, as he worries about how loud the Festival is. Tom Law outlined the Council policy. Wellington City Council Consultations Parking Policy. Consultation opened today and will run till April 14th. WCC had a traveling road show on the subject in Newtown Mall this morning. It wasn’t widely advertised and no one at the meeting knew it was going to be there, or attended.Rhona noted that the policy is very high-level at this stage. We recommend that people look at the material on the website. The questions on the web site are quite general so Newtown-specific concerns would need to be added in narrative form.Some general issues were discussed.We will consider different things we can agree on, such as further communication with WCC to develop a Newtown-specific plan, and sensible Residents’ Parking areas and fees. Planning for Growth The WCC Consultation Team were to have a Newtown Festival stall but cancelled because they were not quite ready to go. Next consultation meeting is on 26 March at Prefab – Jane and Rhona interested in going. No one had any further comment: Rhona suggested reading the web page and keeping up-to-date with progress on the development of a proposed spatial plan for the city.District Plan Review – this is beginning at the end of this year or early next. Water Warrick is concerned that water metres are coming back into discussion. This has resulted in some suggesting we ‘need’ water metres to pay for replacement of aged infrastructure.A number of views were expressed regarding the pros and cons of water metering. COVID-19 Eileen Brown is working for the Council of Trade Unions developing plans and consolidating ideas for “managing the risk and flattening the curve”.The current situation was outlined, along with common narratives being used to describe the situation and management options. Eileen described then distributed some information.Marion Leighton (Consultant Physician at Wellington Hospital) arrived during this discussion, having been at a hospital meeting on the same topic. She outlined the hospital’s plans for managing an influx of seriously ill patients and also answered questions. Most important thing is to wash hands frequently and thoroughly, cough and sneeze into your elbow or tissues, don’t touch your face, avoid physical contact with others and self-isolate at the first sign of any symptoms. We are in this for the long-term, so make sure you have a reasonable plan. Emergency Management Discussion Neville Carson outlined his background in Civil Defence (previous name for Emergency Management, and introduced “Wellington Conversations” – facilitated conversations on various topics which have been running in Newtown and elsewhere for several months.Neville is organising a meeting to discuss Emergency Management issues on 31 March, 7:30 to 9:30, at Newtown Hall, using a model based on Wellington Conversations. Circus Performers – Steve informed the meeting that on Wednesday evening (18th Mcaarch) in Carrara Park circus performers will be performing with LED Hula hoops. Meeting ended at 8:58
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New rapid bus system for Wellington one step closer
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Modern, faster, high quality public transport travel for Wellington City is another step closer, following the narrowing of two options for a new rapid bus system between Wellington Railway Station, Newtown and Kilbirnie.
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New rapid bus system for Wellington one step closer
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Modern, faster, high quality public transport travel for Wellington City is another step closer, following the narrowing of two options for a new rapid bus system between Wellington Railway Station, Newtown and Kilbirnie.
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Grab some gravel
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Take some hard fill for your home and garden projects this weekend - and help protect your community from flooding.
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Early Heads-up – Wellington Transport Spine Study – Implications for Newtown
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Regional Council has just published the results of the study.
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Social housing?
- WCC Watch
- PHIL REID/The Dominion Post Now the reason I’ve been motivated to write something new for WCC Watch after months of inactivity is the disgraceful news that an 88 year old pensioner has been found dead in his Newtown Park Flat.
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Community Garden Opens at 181 Daniel Street Newtown 2pm today
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Mayor Celia Wade-Brown with Southern Ward Councillors Bryan Pepperell and Paul Eagle at the opening of Daniel Street Community Garden toda.181 Daniel Street Newtown 2pm today
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Gardens Magic: Newtown Rocksteady
- WCC Watch
- This is part of our series of posts on the Council’s Gardens Magic programme.
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Hope vs Choat
- WCC Watch
- Recently in David Choat’s blog he explains that a previous post recalling his observations in his first Capital and Coast DHB meeting led to him receiving a note from Board Chair Dr Virginia Hope (who was recently appointed to both the CCDHB and the Hutt Valley DHB – criticised as a first step towards amalgamation of the two health boards) as a breach of the CCDHB media policy (which effectively says that the Chair should be the person responsible for any comments for the Board) Hope’s explanation is not entirely clear from David’s post, only that it had caused her distress. It would be a fair point to make had Choat attempted to represent the Board exclusively. Yet, if anything, the article reads about what he did and thought at the meeting. I can’t see how what he said would have been any different had Choat been in a public meeting, or in a one-on-one chance meeting with one of his constituents. In fact the post by Choat in question was entitled “Reflections on my first board meeting” Go read the post for Choat’s response, which I think reflects his commitment to transparency with the public on (open) board matters being debated as part of a publicly accountable body. So, what precisely does the policy do – here is a copy (1MB PDF). It was last updated and debated at a meeting in August 2009. The comms manager wasn’t present and Helene Ritchie was the only member to vote against it. Odd. It’s no surprise how unworkable the policy has been in practice. It basically bars any direct interaction with the public by board members. I wonder what kind of world the drafters of this policy were living in when they thought that such restrictions on public debate would actually work. Would it be surprising that Dr Hope doesn’t agree with David’s very blunt but arguably popular slogan “Care not cuts” as a way to deal with the challenges at the CCDHB: “Cuts is really the wrong word. Savings, I think, is a better word” (The Wellingtonian, 6 January 2011) Clearly, any Chair would not want to have to battle the framing of an alternative viewpoint as well as the controversial challenges for an organisation like those faced by the CCDHB, but it also makes me wonder what the Chair’s personal direction will be in the Board’s response to those challenges? Regardless, there appears to be a developing division between the new board member and the new chair. Already, Choat has said that the matter of the media policy will be on the agenda at the next meeting. There doesn’t appear to be much that the Chair could do, but the board (particularly the publically elected members) should be mindful of the public’s need to be informed unfettered by the spin that sometimes happens and refuse to punish Choat. The next meeting is on February 4 at 8.30am (in the Board Room on 11th Floor of the Grace Neill Block, Wellington Regional Hospital on Riddiford Street, Newtown), and you can attend in person to make sure the Board get the point. (More info on the meeting here)
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Sos newtown
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- A press release from the New Zealand Police today revealed community constables are going to be working with Tranz-Metro and talking to commuters about problems in their areas, while in transit on the train. If this is what the police is going to do with their "precious" resources we need to build a railway station in Newtown!
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Wellington Residents' Coalition
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Minutes of a Meeting of the Wellington Residents' Coalition Held at 83 Wilson Street, Newtown at 11am Sunday 26 April 2009.
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Shaping Adelaide
- The Wellingtonista
- The Wellington City Council is seeking public input on how to guide the future growth and change of the Adelaide Rd area.
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Liberation Theology Takes Root In Newtown
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Members of St Annes Parish and Newtown Residents are working together with the objective of starting a market to enable people on low incomes to access affordable quality food. If you have an interest in this project your help would be appreciated.If you are interested in joining this group you can contact http://newtowncommunity.aforumfree.com.
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