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Monthly Archives: May 2017

Matariki at Mahara — 10 June to 30 July

31 Wednesday May 2017

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Matariki Mahara

Matariki is the Māori New Year coinciding with winter solstice although it is based on Maramataka | the Māori lunar calendar.  Te Papa in Wellington is having a festival from 16-25 June. In Waikanae its marking is even longer: info on the Mahara Galley Facebook page

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the Kapiti Coast north of Peka Peka by Nicholas Chevalier, 1884

31 Wednesday May 2017

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Kapiti Coast Nicholas Chevalier 1884

Nicholas Chevalier (9 May 1828 – 15 March 1902) was born in St Petersburg, Russia, and worked in Australia and New Zealand.

This view shows a real mixed bag of weather which, as we have observed, is quite common in NZ, and depicts waka (canoes) on the beach.  At the time these, European sailboats and horses were the main forms of transport on the Kapiti Coast.  That changed when the railway was opened in 1886.

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don’t take abrupt or inconsiderate behavior too personally

31 Wednesday May 2017

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It’s natural to be cross when you experience it, but this video makes the point that the person may have issues, including mental health problems, you can’t see.  Often the best approach is simply to take a deep breath and move on.

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Verge gardens for Unwins Bridge Road, Tempe (Sydney)

30 Tuesday May 2017

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Most streets in Waikanae have a grassy strip — some with trees — between the footpath (sidewalk) and the road, but older ones don’t.

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Source: Verge gardens for Unwins Bridge Road Tempe

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what perks do Kapiti councillors get?

30 Tuesday May 2017

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The lavish lunches that Hutt City councilors get at meetings has dominated the national news — this Newshub poll makes clear that most people are not happy.

On the KCDC site is this document in which relevant questions and answers are below.

Although this doesn’t answer yesterday’s question of what catering is provided at KCDC meetings, nor what conferences/seminars/courses councillors may get to attend in exotic locations, it does show that perks generally are fairly limited; the way it should be.

The 74 cents per km mileage allowance may sound a lot, but the furthest any councilor needs to travel to the KCDC headquarters is about 22 km each way (from Otaki).

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Waikanae Estuary art by Karl Andrews, 2011

30 Tuesday May 2017

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Hutt City councillor wants an end to lavish catering for council meetings

29 Monday May 2017

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HCC logoHutt City Council member Campbell Barry is fired up about council members getting free buffet meals, especially when they’ve just passed what he calls a “sham” living wage policy.

Mr Barry thinks the wage policy doesn’t go far enough because it only pays a living wage when it is “the most cost effective” way for the council to do so.

It also applies only to those directly employed by the council, and it’ll be decided on a case by case basis in the most cost effective manner.

“It’s a bit of a sham, a sham policy, it looks like you’re doing it but you’re not really,” he told Newshub.

Mr Barry says the policy is a way for the Council to “pay lip service” without actually doing anything.

“I support the living wage, but I don’t support the policy that we’ve passed.”

Mr Barry is also upset that once the policy was passed by the Council last week, buffet meals were rolled out for the Councillors.

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This would save about $15,000 annually according to Cr Barry.  What does the KCDC spend on catering?

 

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Why did a large property developer register a company called ‘Compassion Horowhenua’ a week before Horowhenua’s community housing was sold?

29 Monday May 2017

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The KCDC has 118 such flats in 12 locations (only one of them in Waikanae) — the list and charges are on its website here

You may be aware that the Horowhenua’s pensioner houses have been sold as of last week. The announcement came shortly after the secret meeting precluded by the public allowed section when it was clear any last ditch attempts by the Mayor to delay the sale or even the decision to sell were squashed (all at […]

via Why did a large property developer register a company called ‘Compassion Horowhenua’ a week before Horowhenua’s community housing sold? — Rangitikei Enviromental Health Watch

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Memorial Day dedication of a rebuilt U.S. Marines hut at QEII park, MacKays Crossing

29 Monday May 2017

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Last year we attended a Memorial Day commemoration in America, the equivalent there of Anzac Day.  This morning we attended this ceremony organised by the Kapiti U.S. Marines Trust and attended by various local dignitaries and U.S. Embassy personnel, as well as the public, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of U.S. Marines in New Zealand in 1942.

This was when NZ was at risk of a Japanese invasion, but NZ servicemen were overseas to confront the hegemony of Nazi Germany, so U.S. President Roosevelt had American troops take their place. They stayed for nearly three years. Some 15,000 were stationed on the Kapiti Coast (the majority at what was named Camp Russell, now Queen Elizabeth Park) before they departed for action in the Pacific — in which many lost their lives.

To mark the occasion, the trust arranged to have rebuilt and restored a hut used as accommodation in the camps (the work done by the Waikanae Beach Menzshed), and its dedication on the site close to the existing memorial took place at 11 am today.

Tomorrow there is another general service being held at midday in the Old St Paul’s Cathedral in Wellington.  Because of the time difference, this coincides with the Memorial Day in the U.S.

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please keep comments on posts on the subject of the post

28 Sunday May 2017

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If you want to express views on something else, consider writing an article instead.

To repeat a message from two years ago:-

This is a forum for Waikanae people about Waikanae history and local policy issues, not to promote your products/services.  If you want to do that, go to the Neighbourly website. The Destination Waikanae website may also post a message for you.

We are willing to make exceptions if your business is new or you are hosting an event.

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