Ngaio War memorial, April 2012

Ngaio’s war memorial was a place of remembrance on Anzac Day.

Bus review

Wellington Regional Council is reviewing its bus services. We aren’t yet sure how this will affect Ngaio bus routes but will find out at our next NPA meeting (7 March, 7:45 Ngaio Town Hall’s Drop In Centre).

Council members are coming at 8pm to brief us, answer questions and encourage us to make a submission. Local residents are welcome to join us to voice any concerns you might have so we can represent you in our submission.

Cummings Park Library has copies of the bus review information booklet.

Council is holding a series of public meetings about the bus review, including two in Johnsonville Mall: Saturday 3 March 1pm-3pm and Tuesday 6 March 11am – 1pm.

Read more about the bus review, Wellington Regional Council website

Want an excuse to meet up with your neighbours? The last weekend in March is Neighbours Day.

The Neighbours Day information pack has:

• lots of ideas – such as pot luck lunches, barbeques, street clean ups, giant garage sales, musical jam, clothes swap
• An easy 10 step guide to planning a street-get-together.

More at: http://www.neighboursday.org.nz

Community Preparedness poster

How well do you know your neighbours?

Wellington City Council wants us to live in safe communities where we know our neighbours and are ready to help when things go wrong.

Last year the Council set up a Community Preparedness Grant for projects and events such as neighbourhood barbeques to help us get to know each other better.

The next funding round closes on 30 March 2012.

Wellington City Council has information on its website on how to apply and what the funding criteria are.

Ngaio Progressive Association can help local residents with applications.

Rockfall on Johnsonville line

A rockfall near Wadestown closed the Johnsonville line between the city and Ngaio from 6am on Monday, 9 January. Heavy rain on Sunday caused the slip. The line reopened late Tuesday afternoon.

Read more about the slip – Dominion Post:

Train line closed after slip

Train services disrupted for a second day

Johnsonville line slip cleared

Ngaio town hall gets a facelift

Ngaio Town hall is being repainted this month.

If you want to know how Ohariu electoral candidates fared in each polling booth, check the Electoral Commission’s website.

Crofton Downs Primary School held its Matsuri Gala from 11:am to 2pm on Saturday, 19 November.

Gorge Gazette” has news about native bush restoration in Ngaio Gorge, Trelissick Park and downstream to the sea.

Toi toi in Trelissick Park

Read the November issue of Gorge Gazette

The Battle for Ohariu

Saturday’s Dominion Post’s  has a full-page feature article about Ngaio Progressive Association’s meeting for electoral candidates on 9 November.

Read about the meeting, Dominion Post, 12 Nov 2011

Ohariu – and Dunne – on a knife edge

A separate article features recent poll results in Ohariu.

Read about the poll: Dominion Post, 12 Nov 2011