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    Happy Second Birthday Companion Walking Service!

    • 30 Sep 2021
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • The Companion Walking Service (CWS) is now two years old. It has been a rollercoaster ride with the stop-and-starts due to Covid-19, but it continues on with the support of our fantastic, dedicated volunteers. Without the support of the wonderful volunteers, this service would not reach those that have benefitted from it. It has assisted ... Read more
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• • Residents’ Association 2021 AGM

    • 10 Oct 2021
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • The Pukerua Bay Residents’ Association is holding the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Association: Sunday 17 October 2021, starting at 3:00 PM (ical)Venue: Pukerua Bay School and Community Hall (map) The agenda and reports will be available on the website from Wednesday 13 October. The meeting will be held under the protocols applicable to … Residents’ Association 2021 AGM Read More »
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    Pukerua Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Community Garden & Food Forest Spring Festival

    • 10 Oct 2021
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • When: Sunday 30 October 2021, 10 am – 12 noon (ical)Where: Pukerua Bay Community Garden & Food Forest (map) Plant Sale  ✽  Worm Farming Workshop  ✽  Refreshments Join us at the Community Garden and Food Forest (off the platform at the old Muri train station) for a family friendly fun day. Everyone is welcome. Note: … Community Garden & Food Forest Spring Festival Read More »
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    Pukerua Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    2021 AGM reports now available

    • 13 Oct 2021
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • Annual reports for this Sunday’s AGM from the various community groups, the financial report, and the draft minutes from last year’s AGM are now available for preview: 2021 AGM reports (PDF) Agenda: Welcome and Apologies Adoption of the Minutes from 2020 Annual General Meeting Adoption of Annual report of the Chair and committee, including reports … 2021 AGM reports now available Read More »
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• • June Penhey passes away

    • 19 Nov 2021
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne. The tōtara tree has fallen in Tāne’s great forest. With sorrow and with heartfelt gratitude, we mourn the passing of our beloved June. June was acknowledged for her service to our community last year, when she was granted the Freedom of Pukerua Bay and the previous year, with … June Penhey passes away Read More »
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    Pukerua Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Mt Matthews – a Circumnavigation

    • 26 May 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • “The lights are moving—the aliens are coming for us now!” I jokingly teased Tony and suggested we both hide in our tents… Tony and I had decided to do a two-day tramp exploring our own backyard a bit more—a circumnavigation of Mt Matthews that would include both on and off-track travel in the Remutaka Forest ... Read more
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    Blue Lake

    • 19 Nov 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • The trip started with the ferry crew handing out free boxes of chips to everyone on board – their way of compensation for the 2-hour delay to our departure. I bought some fish to go with my chips and the crew gave me even more free chips. Feeling fully carb-loaded, we set off for Lake Rotoroa and ... Read more
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• • Roading updates from PCC

    • 17 Dec 2021
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • Just in from PCC Good afternoon, A quick update to let you know that: Paekakariki Hill Road is CLOSED until around 7pm for tree removal work. Residents who live prior to Battle Hill Farm can access their homes but will have to stop at the Grays Road traffic stop to talk to the traffic control … Roading updates from PCC Read More »
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    Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5034, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Pukerua Beach Rd Update

    • 21 Dec 2021
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • The latest from PCC.Dear residents of Ocean Parade and Brendan Beach, This is an update to let you know about our plans to manage the slips on Pukerua Beach Road. Thank you for the patience and kindness you’ve shown so far in dealing with the closures and supporting the team working to keep the road … Pukerua Beach Rd Update Read More »
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• • Pukerua Beach Road –Ocean Parade

    • 13 Feb 2022
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • Latest reports from PCC re the Pukerua Beach Road situation. Council has a geologist on site at the moment and PCC will give updates. Its all just precautionary at this point. Its been challenging weather across the whole city this weekend. There have just been reports of some cracks on Pukerua Beach Rd so they … Pukerua Beach Road –Ocean Parade Read More »
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• • Samaritans of Wellington Appeal 2012

    • 6 Aug 2012
    • Samaritans
    • It's August again, and once more the Wellington Samaritans Annual Appeal hits the streets of The Coolest Little Capital, this time on Friday August 24 and Saturday August 25. The appeal is a vital part of keeping the service 24/7, 365 days a year, supporting our volunteers so they can keep listening, caring and just being there. read more
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• • And so it begins. Property Manager Regulation is on its way!

    • 30 Mar 2022
    • Renters United
    • We’ve had another big month here at Renters United! We’ve started work on our next campaign for Property Manager Regulation and we published our open letter to Trade Me. Read on to see how it went, and how you can get involved! The post And so it begins. Property Manager Regulation is on its way! appeared first on Renters United!.
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    Haunui Rd slip disrupts water supply

    • 4 Jun 2022
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • A slip at the end of Haunui Road has cut off water to the end houses and damaged a power pole at the end of the street. Wellington Water has cut off the water to houses from the corner with Haunui Way – around number 27 Haunui Rd – to the end of the road … Haunui Rd slip disrupts water supply Read More »
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    Haunui Road, Pukerua Bay, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • And so it begins. Property Manager Regulation is on its way!

    • 30 Mar 2022
    • Renters United
    • We’ve had another big month here at Renters United! We’ve started work on our next campaign for Property Manager Regulation and we published our open letter to Trade Me. Read on to see how it went, and how you can get involved! The post And so it begins. Property Manager Regulation is on its way! appeared first on Renters United.
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• • Visit Central Park’s night time lights!

    • 23 Jun 2023
    • Upstream: Friends of Central Park
    • Upstream – Friends of Central Park are offering free night-time guided walks to see the glow-worms lighting up the banks upstream. Find out more about these fascinating creatures; what makes them glow and why? Come along on Friday 21st or Sunday 23rd July. There will be two walks per night, starting at 6.30 and 6.45 with a maximum of 12… Read more
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    Central Park, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    ACC’s new strength and balance app

    • 23 Jul 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • ACC has launched a free, balance exercise app, Nymbl. https://youtu.be/71g4-U8zZ5Y Being in control of your health and wellbeing is so important for living a fulfilling life. Nymbl enables you to regularly do balance exercises, wherever you are, whenever you want, improving your balance, and enabling you to keep doing the things you love. Whether you ... Read more
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    From the President – June 2024

    • 27 Jun 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kia ora, This article provides general club updates including: Ngā mihi Anne president@wtmc.org.nz The Easy/Medium trip to Cascade Hut over the weekend of 21-23 June was the club’s first to that Hut via the Hinemaiaia track. Overall, the group found it a very pleasing and scenic track with stunningly clear streams and rivers. The “cascades” near ... Read more
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• • Thank you for joining us | APM 2024

    • 29 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Community Fund
    • On Wednesday 25 September 2024, WCF staff and board delivered our Annual Public Meeting via Zoom. We were pleased to be joined by a number of community groups. For those who couldn’t make it we’ve uploaded the recording here – use the password H!z$F$m2 to view. The information presented can also be found in our annual review and... Read more »
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    Sarah goes Tararua hut bagging – to Dorset, Tarn and Arete Forks Huts

    • 17 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Tararua hut bagging. Dorset Ridge Hut, Tarn Ridge Hut, and Arete Forks Hut. In mid to late summer the Tararuas are at their vibrant best. Flowers brighten the higher-level slopes—there are meadows of edelweiss particularly about Brockett and Table Ridge—and there are many more juicy snowberries to be picked than anyone could possibly eat. Butterflies ... Read more
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    Tauanui Hut and Te Maunga summit – Aorangi Forest Park

    • 2 Oct 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • We set off bright and early from Wellington on Saturday morning in the club van, after some convenient door-to-door pickups by our glorious leader Bryan. We then enjoyed a windy, motion sickness-inducing drive over the Remutaka Hill to Featherston, where we enjoyed a wee pastry and a coffee at the Baker before setting off. Once ... Read more
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    Winchcombe Biv – Tararua Forest Park

    • 27 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Fri – Waiohine Gorge car park to Cone HutWithin minutes of starting our journey to Cone Hut, in an attempt to avoid getting wet feet, I had somehow managed to fall (timber-like) sideways into the creek. I hit my knee, there was blood and a bruise-in-the-making, and I needed a minute to recover. Not a ... Read more
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    Seaward Kaikoura Range

    • 23 Feb 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Thursday We piled onto the Thursday afternoon ferry, and the group started to get to know each other. We had a good mix of new and more experienced group members, including Harry and Paul, who had both attempted Snowflake via this route before – notably before the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/slippery-snowflake/. We had a good ... Read more
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    Thunderstorms and dehy meals: Travers-Sabine Easter adventures

    • 16 May 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • We started our long weekend adventure on Thursday afternoon, catching the Interislander to Picton. Thankfully, the recent technical issues plaguing both the Interislander and Bluebridge ferries (and recent cyclones!) were not an issue, and it was a perfectly smooth sailing. We drove to St Arnaud and pitched our tents at the DOC campground at Kerr Bay ($20). Great ... Read more
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    South Saddle via Goat Stream – Remutaka Forest Park

    • 8 May 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Six of us left the Catchpool carpark just after 9 am in slightly cool conditions. We were soon in the Orongorongo Valley and headed upstream to Goat Stream. At Goat Stream Hut we had morning tea. We didn’t see the person staying at Goat Stream Hut, but the door was unlocked and there were signs of habitation in ... Read more
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    Hiking the Oxford Forest to Mt Oxford summit, Wharfedale Hut and Lower Salmon Biv

    • 10 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Hiking in the Oxford Forest visiting Mt Oxford summit, Wharfedale Hut and Lower Salmon Biv The story of a three-day winter hike in the Oxford Forest with visits to the summit of Mt Oxford, Wharfedale Hut and Lower Salmon Biv, including a route map. There was a good weather window and I jumped at the opportunity to do a spontaneous ... Read more
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    Reserve your copy of Harry Potter

    • 19 Feb 2007
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • 'Harry Potter and the deathly hallows' is due for release on July 21st. You can place a reserve here. We're buying heaps of copies and there'll be a quick turnover. Of course, if you don't want a 10-year-old who read the entire thing on the first day to tell you who dies, then you may have to buy a copy.
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• • Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM): 9 April 2025

    • 11 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Wednesday 9 April 2025, 7-8pm Find the event on the website or on Facebook. This notice provides an Agenda for the AGM, supporting documents, nominations received for the Committee,and information on how to join the AGM remotely through “Google Meet.” This page will be updated when new nominations or motions are received. Agenda for the AGM Chair: Andrew ... Read more
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    Sunrise Hut – Ruahine Forest Park

    • 12 Oct 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • We met at Wellington Train Station at 5pm and piled into the van for the trip north, stopping in Levin for dinner on the way. We’d neglected to heed the notice on the DOC website that Fletchers Crossing Bridge was closed, so we unexpectedly came across a very-much-not-there bridge and had to backtrack to the ... Read more
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    Arcus Dam – a pleasant day walk to the lake almost in Tararua Forest Park

    • 13 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Arcus Dam – a pleasant day walk to the lake that’s almost in Tararua Forest Park An easy hike to a lake created by the Arcus Dam followed by some more difficult off-track walking connecting to tracks at Otaki Forks, including a route map. There are many tarns on the ridge tops of the Tararua Forest Park—some ... Read more
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• • Casey Glover smashes Cook Strait crossing record

    • 14 Apr 2008
    • Swimming Wellington
    • April 13, 2008. In his first attempt, Casey Glover (21, SZR) crossed north to south in a time of just 4 hours 37 minutes and 56 seconds. He took more than 27 minutes off the previous quickest time and was a staggering 2 hours 11 minutes faster than the previous best north-south swim. Read more on the Stuff website.
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