Primary teachers conclude a week of industrial action today, with schools closed throughout the Wellington region. A meeting for Wellington, Wellington North and Te Kura branch members will take place at the Opera House at 11.00am this morning, followed by a march to Civic Square for a rally. Other 11.00 meetings will be held for …
This weekly feature lists a selection of Wellington events accessible this weekend for $20.00 or less (and ideally free). You may want to check previous high five posts for recurring events. And there are many more options in the What’s On, Active/To Do, and Community sections of The Wellington App. As well as Armistice Day …
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A proposal announced yesterday would see two troubled tertiary institutes in the Wellington region merge, with Whitireia Community Polytechnic integrated into the Wellington Institute of Technology in an effort to strengthen their combined financial position. The organisational change proposal, E Tū Ma Tātou – Our People, Our Challenges, Our Future, would also see the closure of Whitireia’s …
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This weekly feature lists a selection of Wellington events accessible this weekend for $20.00 or less (and ideally free). You may want to check previous high five posts for recurring events. And there are many more options in the What’s On, Active/To Do, and Community sections of The Wellington App. The Clyde Quay School Spring …
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A survey of Wellington residents revealed that only 15% of respondents had completed more than half of 18 recommended earthquake preparedness actions. The project, carried out in November 2017 by Victoria University of Wellington PhD students Amanda Wallis (above left) and Lauren Vinnell (right), and funded by Resilience to Nature’s Challenges, collected data from over …
The Government has announced that it will spend $1.5 billion over 25 years to revitalise housing in eastern Porirua, with plans for 2000 new KiwiBuild homes and 2900 renewed state houses. The Eastern Porirua regeneration will transform the suburbs of Ranui, Cannons Creek, Waitangirua and Ascot Park. The partnership with Ngāti Toa in the west …
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Porirua people are demanding urgent help after six suicides and a death in a car accident since June. RNZ story by reporter Phil Pennington @pjppenn [email protected] Porirua College principal Ragne Maxwell says “It’s just too many”. Photo: RNZ / Phil Pennington Five of the suicides were of people under 30 and many of them had left high school …
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Tenants in Wellington should expect rents to keep rising, with median rents up 6.7 per cent compared to last year, hitting $480.00 per week in September. And the increases are being experienced all across the region. “While the median weekly rent in Wellington City has seen strong annual growth of 9.3 per cent to $530.00, …
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Police are appealing for any sightings of a black Mercedes, registration GPW495, after a man was critically injured in Porirua yesterday. The man was injured exiting a moving vehicle on Warspite Avenue, Porirua at about 4.00pm, and was taken to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition. Police would like to speak to anyone who saw …
Wellington Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man in a critical condition who was involved in an incident in Porirua yesterday. Police reported that a man had “exited a car” on Warspite Avenue, with police and other emergency services attending the scene from 4.00pm on Sunday. The man was taken to Wellington Hospital …
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