Recycling days

Wednesday 11th Wheelie bin

Wednesday 18th Glass

Wednesday 25th Wheelie bin 

Smile! You are on camera

There are more than 10,000 CCTV cameras surveilling public outdoor spaces in New Zealand, a fleet of digital eyes owned by local or central government agencies. Some are in place to monitor traffic, weather or flooding, but most commonly they’ve been installed for security.
           In our biggest city, Auckland Transport and Auckland Council own about 5685 cameras combined
           This amounts to four cameras per 1000 residents, and that doesn’t include the cameras owned by Waka Kotahi, police, businesses, or installed at private properties. They’re omnipresent.
           Take a stroll through the shared car and pedestrian portion of Fort Street, in downtown Auckland, and you’ll be filmed by 21 different cameras in a space of about 100 metres.

            It’s not just Auckland that’s peppered with cameras. There are eyes in          

the streets of almost every district in the country.

RNZ

News from First Church

We have been blessed this Easter with Rev Dr James Veitch taking a service on Good Friday at First Church and then again on Easter Sunday at Burnside in Pirinoa.

We met at 10am on Good Friday – following the story of the last hours of Jesus as told through the gospel of Mark.

On Easter Sunday we met at First Church at 9.15am and carpooled down to Burnside and joined members of the Burnside community for a 10am service. … Continue Reading

Moana magic 

Love the Wairrapa Moana and our beautiful environment? Then check out

Restoration Day 2022, 28-29 May, a programme hosted by GWRC which focuses on Wairarapa Moana. A place of immense cultural and ecological value impacted by changes in the last 200 years. 

Programme highlights include:

Rawiri Smith’s keynote speech asking: “How do we lift Wairarapa Moana from the too hard basket and restore its value?”

A lightning round session exploring how to restore environmental values

Field trips to Kohunui Marae, Wairarapa Moana, Waipoua River and Tauweru Farm
To find out more or to register, go to Restoration Day 2022 Kia Whakanui ate taiao on Eventbrite.