https://wellington.gen.nz/newtown-residents-association+newtown Items tagged with Newtown Residents' Association and Newtown. https://newtown.org.nz/2025/11/27/notes-from-the-november-meeting/ Merio Marsters Association President, welcomed everyone to the meeting. consultation communitygroups newtown places Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/11/27/notes-from-the-november-meeting/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-11-26T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2025/10/17/adjourned-agm-october-20th/ Monday October 20th 2025, 7. communitygroups newtown places Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/10/17/adjourned-agm-october-20th/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-10-17T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2025/10/17/wellington-heritage-festival-starts-october-18th/ This year the Wellington Heritage Festival is on from October 18th till November 9th, with more than 160 events all over the Wellington region. communitygroups newtown places Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/10/17/wellington-heritage-festival-starts-october-18th/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-10-17T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2025/09/14/notice-for-the-2025-annual-general-meeting/ Monday September 15th 2025, 7. communitygroups newtown places Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/09/14/notice-for-the-2025-annual-general-meeting/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-09-13T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2025/08/29/progress-on-newtown-concerns/ 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 → newtown wcc places government communitygroups Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/08/29/progress-on-newtown-concerns/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-08-29T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2025/08/15/concerns-about-newtown/ There is a lot to celebrate about Newtown and the great things that happen here, but at the same time there has been a lot of recent publicity about worries about safety on the streets, public drug use, and so on. Here is one of several Radio New Zealand articles about the subject. The local … Continue reading Concerns about Newtown → newtown consultation places communitygroups Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/08/15/concerns-about-newtown/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-08-15T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2025/05/24/progress-on-cararra-park-toilets/ 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! → wcc government communitygroups newtown places Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/05/24/progress-on-cararra-park-toilets/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-05-24T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2025/04/17/notes-from-the-april-2025-association-meeting/ This meeting was at 7. consultation communitygroups newtown places Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/04/17/notes-from-the-april-2025-association-meeting/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-04-17T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2025/04/09/notice-of-meeting-april-2025/ 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 → consultation wcc government communitygroups newtown places Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/04/09/notice-of-meeting-april-2025/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-04-09T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2025/04/09/a-milestone-for-newtown-festival-and-newtown-residents-association/ On Saturday April 5th there was a party in Carrara Park – a surprise party for Residents’ Association members Martin Hanley and Anna Kemble Welch, marking their retirement as Directors of Newtown Festival. newtown places communitygroups Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/04/09/a-milestone-for-newtown-festival-and-newtown-residents-association/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-04-09T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2025/02/11/newtown-residents-association-february-2025-meeting/ This meeting will be on Monday February 17th, 7.30-9.0pm, at the Community Lounge, St Thomas’s Church, 200 Riddiford St. The agenda will include All welcome! We hope to see you there. newtown places communitygroups Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2025/02/11/newtown-residents-association-february-2025-meeting/ Newtown Residents' Association 2025-02-11T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/18/minutes-of-the-2024-agm/ This meeting was held on Monday September 16th at the St Thomas’s Community Lounge. communitygroups newtown places Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/18/minutes-of-the-2024-agm/ Newtown Residents' Association 2024-09-18T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/18/newtown-events-in-wellington-heritage-festival-26-10-17-11-24/ 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 → newtown wcc places government communitygroups Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/18/newtown-events-in-wellington-heritage-festival-26-10-17-11-24/ Newtown Residents' Association 2024-09-18T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/13/the-laura-rosier-history-of-newtown-is-now-online/ 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 → newtown places communitygroups Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/13/the-laura-rosier-history-of-newtown-is-now-online/ Newtown Residents' Association 2024-09-13T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/13/reminder-of-agm-on-monday-16th-september/ The meeting will be 7. communitygroups newtown places Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/13/reminder-of-agm-on-monday-16th-september/ Newtown Residents' Association 2024-09-13T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/04/notice-of-annual-general-meeting-3/ The 2024 Newtown Residents’ Association AGM will be on Monday September 16th 2024, 7. newtown places communitygroups Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2024/09/04/notice-of-annual-general-meeting-3/ Newtown Residents' Association 2024-09-04T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2024/06/13/livewellington-files-for-a-judicial-review/ LIVE WELLington is an advocacy group for density done well. communitygroups newtown places Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2024/06/13/livewellington-files-for-a-judicial-review/ Newtown Residents' Association 2024-06-13T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2024/05/15/submission-on-the-wcc-ltp-2024-34/ 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 → consultation recycling wcc conservation government communitygroups newtown places Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2024/05/15/submission-on-the-wcc-ltp-2024-34/ Newtown Residents' Association 2024-05-14T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2023/10/10/berhampore-newtown-parking-plan/ 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 → consultation wcc parking newtown berhampore newtown-park government transport places communitygroups Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/10/10/berhampore-newtown-parking-plan/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-10-09T00:00:00Z -41.3206306 174.782731761153 Newtown Park, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2023/09/16/the-2023-annual-general-meeting-notice/ This meeting will be on Monday September 18th, 7. communitygroups newtown places Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/09/16/the-2023-annual-general-meeting-notice/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2023/08/22/petition-request-for-toilets-in-carrara-park/ Our on line petition is now live on the WCC website: https://wellington. wcc consultation government communitygroups newtown places Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/08/22/petition-request-for-toilets-in-carrara-park/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-08-22T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2023/08/14/toilets-for-carrara-park/ 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 → te-awe wcc consultation libraries government communitygroups newtown places Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/08/14/toilets-for-carrara-park/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-08-14T00:00:00Z -41.3153231 174.7838704632184 Carrara Park Play Area, Regent Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2023/08/03/60th-anniversary-celebration/ Our Anniversary on Saturday 29th July was a very enjoyable event, held in Newtown School Hall. newtown places communitygroups Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/08/03/60th-anniversary-celebration/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-08-02T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2023/07/22/minutes-of-the-july-2023-meeting/ 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 → newtown consultation places communitygroups Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/07/22/minutes-of-the-july-2023-meeting/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-07-22T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2023/07/18/newtown-residents-association-60th-anniversary-an-invitation/ 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. newtown places communitygroups Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/07/18/newtown-residents-association-60th-anniversary-an-invitation/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-07-18T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2023/05/27/reveal-discovering-what-lies-beneath-our-streets/ 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. communitygroups newtown places Sat, 27 May 2023 03:10:27 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/05/27/reveal-discovering-what-lies-beneath-our-streets/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-05-27T03:10:27Z https://newtown.org.nz/2023/05/19/minutes-of-the-may-2023-meeting/ Notes from the Newtown Residents’ Association meeting 15 May 2023. newtown places communitygroups Fri, 19 May 2023 04:13:43 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/05/19/minutes-of-the-may-2023-meeting/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-05-19T04:13:43Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2023/04/21/minutes-of-the-april-2023-meeting/ See the full minutes here consultation communitygroups newtown places Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:04:37 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2023/04/21/minutes-of-the-april-2023-meeting/ Newtown Residents' Association 2023-04-21T11:04:37Z https://newtown.org.nz/2022/09/26/annual-general-meeting-2022/ 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 → newtown places communitygroups Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:33:04 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2022/09/26/annual-general-meeting-2022/ Newtown Residents' Association 2022-09-26T04:33:04Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://newtown.org.nz/2022/09/03/about-the-proposed-district-plan/ 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. consultation communitygroups newtown places Sat, 03 Sep 2022 05:57:34 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2022/09/03/about-the-proposed-district-plan/ Newtown Residents' Association 2022-09-03T05:57:34Z