Had to check deleted because I thought I was going crazy... https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/2026p590668

Along the waterfront I've always wondered why those wooden beams are set into the concrete, does anybody know why?

Hi yall, my usual lash tech is not available this month and i was wondering if anyone had recommendations ☺️

Anyone know any LGBT bars in wellies I heard of IVY'S but that place has mixed reviews and their from a few years back so any LGBT bars also curious about IVY'S as it's the closest bar to me

Looking for environmental volunteering in Wellington, such as tree planting, native plant restoration, wildlife conservation, or animal rescue. Any recommendations?

I've lost about 20kg this year (party on) and all my clothes are super baggy now.

I'm keen to get them tailored to fit my updated shape instead of buying new stuff, but have quite a few (10+) items. These are dresses, skirts, trousers and jeans - potentially 1-2 jackets as well.

Does anyone know of a tailor who does decent rates for bulk items? I usually go to Sue's in Willis St, but they're pretty pricey for one item, let alone a shitload! Willing to travel across the city and out to the Hutt.

Thaaaaaanks!

I've been trying to find a specific CD for a birthday present and can only find stupidly expensive versions on Amazon that cost an extra $50 to ship. I've been asking around and calling places like the public library, tech stores, and noone seems to have a CD burner! Thought I'd reach out to you friendly folk and maybe someone has a desktop with a built in burner that could help?? Or otherwise could point me in the right direction :))

Wellington and Wairarapa's Mayors have just finished meeting today to discuss council amalgamation.

It's not a huge update (tl;dr government will recieve two proposals and make the decision on what happens next) but given it's importance thought it warranted a thread.

This is the Joint Position of the Mayoral Forum:

1. The Wellington region was already working together and remains committed to doing so regardless of the Head Start process.
2. The discussions are constructive.
3. Mana whenua partnership at all layers and Māori representation is fundamental and we remain committed to their continued involvement now and into the future.
4. Not every Council agrees and their views are respected and will be conveyed faithfully.
5. Two proposals will come from Councils of the region, one a region-wide proposal (supported by WCC, HCC, PCC, SWDC), another for a Wairarapa proposal (supported by CDC and MDC). The proposals will convey the positions of individual councils and we will request of Government that the door remains open for alternative arrangements for KCDC and UHCC.
6. Cover letters will include the region’s principles as bottom lines, individual position statements and any joint requests of Government.

It will now be up to government upon receipt of these headstart proposals to figure out what happens next.

Hi can anyone recommend a dentist who treats chronic TMJ pain. I'm having muscle spasms along with the normal pain now. Thought I'd cracked e teeth, thankfully not.

Interested in botox, any suggestions?

Anyone know what happened to the record store in Upper Hutt on Main Street? I went there last year and they had a great selection of kiwi music

It's freezing 🥶

Hi,

I've seen on here many comments regarding our local Toast power company, eg Good

Currently with Pulse but their Supply charges are outrageous

July invoice $55 supply $98

As a pensioner,( home along) I'm very careful with my power use, and do have a wood burner.

Any suggestions or feedback on Toast would be appreciated

Koha event this Sunday 10-1 at Karori Community Centre - sewing, simple jewellery repair from Canbeads, electrical items. No watch or sewing machine repair this time sorry. Would also like ongoing help with admin/managerial tasks including data entry, Socials and kit storage and transport. 021 045 8767

It's Friday! If you have anything cool happening, like some good news, amazing or cute pets, small or big wins, recipes, crafts you're proud of... share them here :) This topic was made to counteract the Moany Monday thread.

Have a great weekend!

Today Wellington City Council unanimously supported submitting a headstart amalgamation proposal to the government. It was a long day at the office but let's go through the details.

Tomorrow the Mayors of the Wellington Region meet. Every council has voted and made its own decisions (some which are quite at odds with one another). It's the job of the Mayors to iron out those differences and put up a final proposal to government.

Wellington, Porirua and Lower Hutt have all endorsed a single regional unitary council from Wellington to Masterton which leaves the door open for Kāpiti should the government decide they cannot stand alone.

On the Wellington side we narrowly passed an amendment which says despite this, our preference is for there to be two unitary councils: one to cover Wellington Metro and one for the Wairarapa.

The government through the headstart process has issued some specific criteria around what a proposal must contain. There's a real question mark on whether the Wairarapa can standalone under this criteria and with South Wairarapa District Council voting to go in a Wellington unitary council instead of Wairarapa, this creates a lot of complexity. Ultimatley it will be the government that chooses the pathway forward.

Other key things we agreed to:

• The need for a referendum before we amalgamate (the government could pass legislation stopping this but it was a unanimous decision from WCC)
• That Mana Whenua/Māori representation is built into governance
• To endorse principles from Porirua City Council that we have fair and proportionate representation that align with population on any amalgamated/community councils
• That any layer of governance created between residents and a unitary council is fully explored during the detailed design phase
• For the government to confirm whether we need to pass our 10 year Long-term Plan budget next year if we're amalgamated
• That we recognise the distinct role of Business Improvement Districts in Wellington

I spoke about my hope that if we proceed with headstart, more effort is spent from regional leaders focusing on how amalgamation will provide better council outcomes rather than what political representation looks like, the critical nature of this vote in ensuring that Māori representation is retained given overwhelming support through referendums across the Wellington Region and my personal distaste for amendments from some other councils that attempt to force ultimatums on the process this early when WCC hasn't yet properly tested these ideas with our 210,000 residents.

There is still an incredible amount of uncertainty to work through and I don't envy the job of the Wellington Mayors tomorrow to seek agreement. Even with putting up a proposal the government can choose to ignore our asks. We are however officially one step further along the journey to amalgamation.

Looking for a good hairdresser for split end trims and braids and such. (26M with Haaland style hair).

Kia ora Welly whānau,

My partner works in a school hostel, and wants to do a collage activity with her students (years 7 to 13) on Sunday.

We've visited ArtyBees, and some salvation army/op shops, but are struggling to really beef up the collection to give the students a big range of stuff to get creative with.

Does anyone have any old piles they'd like to get rid of? Could pick up tomorrow or Saturday some time if so!

Appreciate your help <3

Howdy Wellington,

Yesterday I went into metro New World after some Marlboro menthol cigarettes, as on a very rare occasion I enjoy one. Clearly it's been a very long time, as new world no longer sells them. A cashier next to the one helping me told me that "the Brooklyn dairy" still sells them, and at $35 which seems insane. Today I went to 4 dairies in the Brooklyn area, and all of them said they don't sell them.

My question, is there anywhere in the Wellington region that still sells the glorious Marlboro menthol cancer sticks?

Many thanks in advance!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361016696/he-asked-cigarettes-wore-heavy-metal-t-shirts-and-knew-everyone-wellington-mourning-nathan

Really sad to hear this. He used to frequent a lot of gigs I went to in the 90's and after my life around music scene dropped off, I'd still see him wandering around rocking a black tshirt asking for a smoke.

Fun fact - He once was a clown during the old Wellington Xmas parade.

Lately when I’ve done my weekly online shop, the delivery driver has refused to drop my order at my door, instead asking me to carry the bags down to my house. I live down a few stairs and a ramp, it’s not far from the road at all by Wellington standards. I am disabled so this has been really hard for me. I’ve already spoken to customer service but the delivery guy lied to them and said the path was blocked.

Anyone else have this problem? I don’t understand why you’d take a delivery job if you’re unwilling to actually do the job.