Avocado and Potato Salad

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Administrator

Avocado & Potato Salad

  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 6 large potatoes, diced
  • 1/4 cup pesto
  • Handful fresh dill

Dressing

  • 1 avocado
  • 1 cup Greek yoghurt
  • Handful fresh dill
  • 1 lemon Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 Pinch black pepper

  1. Place diced potatoes in a pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender

  2. Drain and spread potatoes out on a tray to cool

  3. Place the dressing ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth

  4. Once the potatoes are cool, add to a large bowl and gently fold through dressing so potatoes are well covered

  5. Place on a serving bowl or plate and top with avocado, pesto and dill and serve immediately

Side Dish
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Avocado and Potato Salad

Cauliflower Tacos

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Administrator

Cauliflower Tacos

  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon chilli powder (or to taste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 6 corn tortillas, warmed
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1/4 purple cabbage, finely chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, cut into small pieces
  • 1 Handful parsley, roughly chopped
  • Lime wedges to serve

Dressing

  • 1/2 cup plain yoghurt
  • 1 Juice of 1 lime
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C degrees

  2. Place the cauliflower florets into a bowl and cover with olive oil, paprika, chilli powder and ground cumin. Mix to coat the cauliflower with the spices

  3. Place cauliflower onto an oven tray and roast for 15-20 minutes or until golden and slightly crispy

  4. In a small bowl, whisk together the yoghurt, lime juice and smoked paprika

  5. To assemble the tacos, top each tortilla with dressing, purple cabbage, cauliflower, tomato, avocado and parsley. Serve warm with lime wedges

Main Course
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Cauliflower Tacos

2025 Local Body Elections -Candidate Videos

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Administrator

A new WCC initiative shows Wellington local election candidates answering questions in an online video format to help voters make a more informed voting decision this election.

All candidates were asked the same questions, and were videoed in the same setting at the Council Offices. You can watch all videos along with their candidate statements online at wellington.govt.nz/candidates. 

Posted in News | Comments Off on 2025 Local Body Elections -Candidate Videos

Ngaio Repair Cafe

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Administrator
Posted in News, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Ngaio Repair Cafe

NZ Heritage Plaque for Ngaio Town Hall

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Administrator

This is a mock up of what our NZ Heritage Plaque for our Ngaio Town Hall will look like. Cast in aluminium, Heritage Plaques are 450mm in diameter.

Our fundraising is well underway with over $900 donated or pledged – out of the total $1,700 we are looking for.

Donations can be made to the Ngaio Crofton Downs Residents Association account 12-3223-0086781-00, please use your name for particulars and “Centenary” as the reference. There is also a form on the home page of this site through which you can tell us of your pledge for a donation.

Please help us with this 100 year birthday present for Ngaio Town Hall.

Posted in News | Comments Off on NZ Heritage Plaque for Ngaio Town Hall

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Administrator

To dog walkers, daily walkers, any one looking for an excuse, or members who want to help.

Ngaio Climate Crew is delivering some flyers to all households on our suburbs to make sure everyone knows about climate crew and how to get on board with us. We are looking for more people to join up to our Ngaio team on Future Fit (our on-line carbon footprint calculator), so we can show the savings we are making, start sharing ideas on emission reduction, and of course – get involved in our activities.

We have 17 routes in total, each with around 150 to 250 houses to deliver to, depending on how fast you walk, probably around an hour and a half to complete. We will deliver to your letterbox, an envelope with the flyers and a map of your delivery route.

The remaining routes are (last update 29 May, some may have already been given out since then):

Awarua
Fox
Heke
Kenya
Motueka

Orari
Silverstream
Vasanta
Waikowhai
Winston

To volunteer to do some deliveries, please email ngaioclimatecrew@gmail.com giving us your name, address (so we can drop off the flyers) and phone number or email so we can let you when the flyers have arrived. Let us know if you have a preferred route, and we will try to allocate that one to you – or one very near.

Posted in NCC | Comments Off on

NCC Calendar

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Administrator

Add our Google Calendar (https://workspace.google.com/intl/en-US/products/calendar/) as we add our own & local events! Suggestions welcome!

Posted in NCC | Comments Off on NCC Calendar

Ngaio Repair Cafe

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Administrator
Posted in NCC | Comments Off on Ngaio Repair Cafe

Restore the Girl Guides Huntleigh Centre site

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Administrator

Help the Crofton Downs community plant 1000 native trees!

When: 10am Sunday 18th and 25th of May
Where: the old Girl Guides Huntleigh Centre site, walk down the shared driveway next to the Ngaio Playcentre.

With the Council’s purchase of the Girl Guide land next to Huntleigh Park in Crofton Downs, there is a fantastic chance to rehabilitate the old building site and nearby grassed area.

No previous experience required and all comers welcome! Bring gardening gloves, sturdy footwear and a small spade or grubber/mattock if you have one (as well as some community spirit).

Thanks to WCC and adjoining landowners for supporting this effort to kick-start restoration of this area.

Posted in NCC | Comments Off on Restore the Girl Guides Huntleigh Centre site

Kiwirail Maintenance

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Administrator

KiwiRail’s rail grinder is scheduled to be in Wellington as part of their routine maintenance. This equipment is brought to the region every couple of years to help extend the lifespan of the rail infrastructure.

Kiwirail advise that “Throughout May and June, the rail grinder will be operating across the region to reprofile turnouts (where trains switch from one track to another) and newly laid rail.

Please note that the work will be conducted during nighttime hours when trains are not in operation. The grinder doesn’t work in one place for very long, but we do apologise in advance for any noise disturbance caused while we work at each site”.

Click here to view a short video of the rail grinder in action.

Posted in News | Comments Off on Kiwirail Maintenance