Newtown Residents' Association newsitems

• • Minutes of the 2024 AGM

    • 18 Sep 2024
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • This meeting was held on Monday September 16th at the St Thomas’s Community Lounge.
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• • Newtown Events in Wellington Heritage Festival: 26/10/24 -17/11/24

    • 18 Sep 2024
    • 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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    The Laura Rosier History of Newtown is now online

    • 13 Sep 2024
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • Laura Rosier (1927-1994) came to Newtown with her family as a baby and lived here for the rest of her life. She and her husband Vaughan were active members of our Residents’ Association. Laura spent the 1980s and early 1990s researching and compiling a history of Newtown, but sadly she died suddenly in February 1994. … Continue reading The Laura Rosier History of Newtown is now online →
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• • Reminder of AGM on Monday 16th September

    • 13 Sep 2024
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The meeting will be 7.
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• • Notice of Annual General Meeting

    • 4 Sep 2024
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The 2024 Newtown Residents’ Association AGM will be on Monday September 16th 2024, 7.
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• • LIVE WELLington files for a Judicial Review

    • 13 Jun 2024
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • LIVE WELLington is an advocacy group for density done well.
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• • Submission on the WCC LTP, 2024-34

    • 14 May 2024
    • 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- Newtown Parking Plan

    • 9 Oct 2023
    • 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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• • The 2023 Annual General Meeting Notice

    • 15 Sep 2023
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • This meeting will be on Monday September 18th, 7.
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• • Petition: Request for Toilets in Carrara Park

    • 22 Aug 2023
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • Our on line petition is now live on the WCC website: https://wellington.
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• • Toilets for Carrara Park

    • 14 Aug 2023
    • 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)
  
  

• • 60th Anniversary Celebration

    • 2 Aug 2023
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • Our Anniversary on Saturday 29th July was a very enjoyable event, held in Newtown School Hall.
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• • Minutes of the July 2023 Meeting

    • 22 Jul 2023
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • Notes from the meeting held at the St Tom’s Community Lounge, July 17th 2023. The meeting agenda included: Newtown Residents’ Association’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations The Celebration will be on Saturday 29th July, with an Open Day for the public to view displays while the Market is open. From 2:30pm – 4:30pm people will be invited … Continue reading Minutes of the July 2023 Meeting →
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• • Newtown Residents’ Association 60th Anniversary – an Invitation

    • 18 Jul 2023
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Newtown Residents’ Association was incorporated on 29th July 1963, and we will be marking the occasion on Saturday 29th July with an ‘open day’ at Newtown School Hall.
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    ‘Reveal’: Discovering what lies beneath our streets.

    • 27 May 2023
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • Have you seen people in hi-viz vests collecting data along Luxford St, Adelaide Rd, or The Parade overnight during the past week? They are from Reveal, and they are using penetrating radar to help see what’s beneath the road.
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• • Minutes of the May 2023 Meeting

    • 19 May 2023
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • Notes from the Newtown Residents’ Association meeting 15 May 2023.
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• • Minutes of the April 2023 meeting

    • 21 Apr 2023
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • See the full minutes here
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• • Annual General Meeting 2022

    • 26 Sep 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Newtown Residents’ Association Annual General Meeting was held on 19th September at 7:30pm, St Thomas’s Community Lounge 200 Riddiford St. There was a small attendance, and a number of the Executive members were absent, for a variety of reasons, including the President and the Treasurer. However the meeting was ably chaired by Vice President … Continue reading Annual General Meeting 2022 →
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• • About the Proposed District Plan

    • 3 Sep 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • This plan, which is open for submissions until Monday September 12th, is the penultimate stage of the creation of a new District Plan for Wellington.
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• • Meet the Candidates: 2022 Local Body Elections

    • 1 Sep 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Newtown Residents’ Association has organised two local body election meetings – one for the Greater Wellington Regional Council candidates on Tuesday 13th September and a joint one for Paekawakawa/Southern Ward and Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward candidates on Monday 26th September.
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• • Notes from the August 2022 meeting

    • 25 Aug 2022
    • 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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• • Notes from the June Meeting

    • 27 Jun 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The monthly meeting was on June 20th at the City Mission/St Thomas’s Community Lounge. Mass Rapid Transit through Newtown The main topic was a presentation from Daran Ponter, Chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council, on Let’s Get Wellington Moving, and in particular on the potential impact of Mass Rapid Transit through Newtown. All four LGWM … Continue reading Notes from the June Meeting →
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• • Notes from the May Meeting

    • 23 May 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • Brief Notes from the Newtown Residents’ Association Meeting, Monday 16 May 2022 – see below for the full minutes. This meeting was held in person, for the first time in 2022. The venue was the Wellington City Mission/St Thomas’s Community Lounge, and we are very grateful to be able to use this space. There was … Continue reading Notes from the May Meeting →
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• • Notes from the April Meeting

    • 21 Apr 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • We met on 18 April  2022,  via zoom. These are brief notes of the main items discussed; see below for a link to the full minutes. Local Body Elections & Proposed Meet the Candidates meetings Nominations for Mayor, Councillors and Greater Welllington Councillors  open on 15th July and close on 12th August, so we won’t know till then how … Continue reading Notes from the April Meeting →
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• • Notes from the March 2022 Meeting

    • 29 Mar 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Newtown Residents’ Association Meeting 21 March 2022 took place on zoom.
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• • Work on the interim Bike Path from Newtown to the Waterfront starts soon.

    • 14 Feb 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • See our December post for the background to this development.
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• • Draft District Plan submissions are due 14th December

    • 10 Dec 2021
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • On the WCC Website you will find information about the DDP, and also helpful videos about how to read and understand the plan and about how to make a submission.
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• • Submission on the WCC Bike Network Plan

    • 9 Dec 2021
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Bike Network Plan submissions close at 5pm on Tuesday 14th December– https://www.transportprojects.org.nz/current/bikenetwork/ The Residents’ Association has made a submission, approving of the proposals for a Bike Path Network but asking to be included in discussions as the details are worked out. A trial of establishing a path from Mein St along Riddiford St and Adelaide Rd into the City has already been agreed by Council, and now they are asking for input on your experiences of using this route. See here for more information and for a survey to complete.
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• • Draft District Plan, Bike Network and LGWM – 3 consultations open now!

    • 18 Nov 2021
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Draft District Plan, the Bike Path from Newtown to Waitangi Park and Lets Get Wellington Moving – Mass Rapid Transit are all open consultations, and the staff from WCC will be at the Salvation Army Hall 4 Normanby St on Saturday 20th November to explain these to you. Do get along and take all … Continue reading Draft District Plan, Bike Network and LGWM – 3 consultations open now! →
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• • Notes from the October 2021 Meeting

    • 27 Oct 2021
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Newtown Residents’ Association October Meeting was at 7.30pm, 18 October 2021, held at St Thomas’s Community Lounge 200 Riddiford St. This is a summary of some of the main points – Workingmen’s Bowling Club, Owen St – Cr Fleur Fitzsimons reported that the Club has given up its lease. WCC  now owns the building … Continue reading Notes from the October 2021 Meeting →
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