People / August 2013
September 2013 | July 2013-
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When the bus doesn’t come…..
- Sarah Free
- One thing I have been hearing from residents in various parts of the Eastern Ward is frustration with the bus services. This ranges from non-existent bus services to buses that run late, to buses that are so full that they can’t let more people on. Now before I go any further, let me say that […]
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Eastern Suburbs Community Bike Ride
- Sarah Free
- When: 10am Sunday 1st September 2013 Where: Meet at Burkes Cycles, 16-30 Coutts Street, Kilbirnie Why: To raise awareness of the popularity of cycling, to note things needing improvement along the route, and to have fun!! Join and share the Facebook event on my page https://www.
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Early Settlers built Wellington in wood for good reason
- Sarah Free
- We can all be thankful that our homes sustained so little damage in yesterdays scary sequence of shakes, and we can partly thank the earthquake of 1848 for that.
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Community input for Kilbirnie drainage reserve wanted
- Sarah Free
- I have some really exciting news! After having had some feedback from a Lyall Bay resident that there weren’t many parks or public gardens in the Kilbirnie/Lyall bay/ Rongotai area.
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Graffiti- What to do about it?
- Sarah Free
- The last few years seem to have seen an increasing problem with tagging- and its really soul-destroying if you are the one whose property is getting regularly targeted.
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Living in fear of a car parking fine
- Sarah Free
- Many have commented recently on the issue of over-zealous car parking wardens in the city, and some have stated a desire to see parking enforcement (and even parking buildings themselves!) bought back under direct Council control.
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Use the WCC Fixit App to get stuff sorted
- Sarah Free
- Coming around Roseneath today on the bus, I spied a potential safety hazard- some missing wire netting on a fence, with a steep drop below.
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Roseneath, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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More Dog Exercise Areas in the Eastern Ward
- Sarah Free
- Following on from my post about the enclosed dog exercise area at Evan’s Bay, It was great to get some feedback about a fantastic website run by Miraz Jordan.
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What next for the Hataitai Bowling Club?
- Sarah Free
- Fewer people play bowls these days it seems, and rather than see the Bowling Club sold, Hataitai residents worked together to see the assets of the club transferred into a trust-the Hataitai Community Recreation Trust-which will manage the assets on behalf of the community.
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Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Enclosed Dog Exercise Area- the only one in Wellington
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- The enclosed dog exercise area in Evan’s Bay ( opposite Cogs park) is really popular with owners of small to medium dogs and is apparently the only one in the entire Wellington area.
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ASB Sports Centre is impressive
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- The ASB Sports Centre, located in Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, is pretty impressive and a great asset for the community.
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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