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Free Walking Solution- Hataitai to CBD
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- Would more people walk to work or school from the Eastern suburbs if they didn’t have to use the dark, crowded, loud and smelly Mt Victoria tunnel?Here’s the idea: can WCC and GWRC work together to give walkers a free trip from one side of the Hataitai bus tunnel to the other?Once the bus system is up and running with a bit of spare capacity, think what a boon that could be for walkers.
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Hataitai Bus Tunnel, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Q and A for the Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay Residents Association
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- SARAH FREE STANDING FOR WCC EASTERN WARD POLICIES: Rates: Ideally we would keep rates at not much more than the rate of inflation, but this is often not possible, partly because the costs of things Council provides (roads, water infrastructure etc) have risen faster than the average rate of inflation, and partly because residents and businesses often want more for their city.
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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A predator-free Miramar peninsula;- and surrounds!
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Caring for our beaches
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- Today I joined some of local community in their regular monthly beach cleanup of Lyall Bay beach (it’s always the first Sunday of the month, meet at the Lyall Bay Beach playground play ground at 10.
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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My Answers to Lets Get Welly Moving
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- Will we ever get Wellington moving? And what does that mean? The Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Residents association recently asked Eastern Ward councilors to give their views on the following questions (These are also published on their Facebook page).
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Campaign Speech- Hataitai Candidates Meeting
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- The candidates meetings have all been interesting, with good questions asked from the floor.
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Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Campaign Speech- Hataitai Candidates Meeting
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- The candidates meetings have all been interesting, with good questions asked from the floor.
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Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New Johnsonville Library- Preliminary Designs Open for Comment
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- Planning for the Johnsonville Library and Community Hub has reached the next stage, with preliminary designs now up on the website.
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New Johnsonville Library- Preliminary Designs Open for Comment
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- Planning for the Johnsonville Library and Community Hub has reached the next stage, with preliminary designs now up on the website.
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Artist brightens Lyall Bay
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- Going to an appointment today in Lyall Bay I went past local artist Gene Van der Zanden, working away on his mural on the retaining wall at Lyall Bay school.
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Artist brightens Lyall Bay
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- Going to an appointment today in Lyall Bay I went past local artist Gene Van der Zanden, working away on his mural on the retaining wall at Lyall Bay school.
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Newtown Library opens again
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- After being closed for some weeks, Newtown Library opened again today to a waiting group of enthusiastic library users.
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Sale of St Christopher’s- Open Letter to Presbyterian Council
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- To the Moderator, Presbyterian Council, I have now attended two community meetings in regard to the proposed sale of the church and hall at 27 Ventnor Street, Seatoun, and write to you now in my capacity as an Eastern Ward Councillor to express my concern at what I have heard about the process.
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Saving St Christopher’s
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- Around 100 people turned up at a community meeting to discuss the future of St Christopher’s Presbyterian Church in Seatoun.
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Seatoun
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Eastern suburbs cyclists not forgotten
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- Wellington City Council has engaged Opus International to start consulting with eastern suburbs communities in Kilbirnie and Miramar in May this year to find out how best to plan for cycling improvements over the next few years. The key focus will be on enhancing connectivity to local attractions and services such as shops and schools. […]
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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New Cycleway/Walkway for Kilbirnie
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- Very happy to report that funding has been approved in WCC’ s draft annual plan to create a new cycleway/walkway across Kilbirnie from Cockburn Street along the back of the bus barns and Rongotai College to Lyall Bay- Wellington’s first linear park. Great for walkers, kids learning to ride, family recreation, and creating an oasis […]
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Graffiti clean-up day in Newtown
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- My sister, son and I went along for an hour on Saturday to help out with graffiti removal in Newtown. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown was there too, along with a team of council staff. We were given water, scrubbing brushes and scrapers and were asked to help remove the illegally pasted posters on one of the […]
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Getting Stewart Duff Drive back
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- I recently received via email some questions about the proposed runway extension from a concerned Miramar resident. I’ve reprinted the questions and my answers below: 1.Do you personally support the plans for the runway extension at Wellington airport? I cannot support an airport extension at this stage. I think there is a lot that needs […]
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New social housing for Miramar
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- I received a twitter message this morning: “Marshall court flats coming down, whats happened to the residents?” After a quick call to one of the tenancy managers, I can report the following: The block of 46 bedsit units needed upgrading to make units warmer drier and more energy efficient. They also needed quite a […]
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Thoughtful Urban Planning Essential for Wellington’s Success
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- A few days ago, I asked a Lyall Bay business owner what it would take for his business to grow, and his answer was swift: more space. He happens to be a successful panel beater, and that is his current pinch point. This simple comment started me thinking about the need for really intelligent urban […]
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Conservation Week- 8th to 15th September 2013
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- To do our part for Conservation week, some of the whanau organised to do a quick rubbish pick up at Lyall Bay beach. A few years ago, I did this with my St Catherine’s College Year 10 Science class as part of “Sea Week”, and the rubbish we found then (particularly plastic and polystyrene cups) […]
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Earlier bus now possible for Strathmore service
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- After contacting Mathew Lear of Greater Wellington with my concerns about the need for an earlier Strathmore service, I received the following email: “Just a heads up, after your feedback we’ve amended the draft timetables and the 6:20am trip from Strathmore now added to the latest draft timetable which provides a connection to Wellington Hospital […]
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Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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If the shoe doesn’t fit…. make haste to Willow in Hataitai
- Sarah Free
- I stumbled across this specialty shoe shop while visiting retailers in the Hataitai Village. They specialise in womens’ shoes, size 10 and above, and have a great range- smart work shoes, boots, casual shoes….everything really. I immediately thought of my daughter, who’s quite a bit taller than me and takes a size 10. Its often […]
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Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Lots of interest in developing Kilbirnie walkway
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- It was heartening to see the number of residents who dropped into Rongotai College on Saturday afternoon to give their views on what could be done with the Kilbirnie drainage land. I was only there from about 1.30pm to 2.30pm, but in the time I was there , I heard so many good ideas expressed. […]
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Great time had by all on community bike ride
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- We were lucky to have a nice day for the Eastern Suburbs Community Bike Ride, and we had a good cross-section of the community there, with some family groups, and a mix of experienced and less experienced cyclists. It wasn’t too challenging getting through Kilbirnie and onto the cycle way at Cobham Drive, mainly because […]
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Eastern Suburbs Community Bike Ride
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- 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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Community input for Kilbirnie drainage reserve wanted
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- 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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Use the WCC Fixit App to get stuff sorted
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- 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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What next for the Hataitai Bowling Club?
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- 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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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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