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It is outside of our immediate area, but Khandallah Pool is well used by residents of Ngaio and Crofton Downs, so the Council Decision to rebuild the pool will provide us with a community asset. At the February meeting of Wellington … Continue reading →

The Sustainability Trust has advised that recycling of plastic caps will be changing, as The Tiny Plastic Factory has stopped taking them while it works on a new circular economy solution for plastics in the economy . They have now … Continue reading →

Our recycling days are starting again this Saturday 5 February. From 10am to noon, bring your recycling items to the Ngaio Union Church for recycling. You will need a vaccine pass to come into the collection area. Last year for … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, under the Red covid response, we have decided to not have our Ngaio Community Picnic in 2022. The restrictions on crowd numbers, spacing, and area fencing have made this impractical to organise and run. The picnic is normally an … Continue reading →

Our picnic will be on again in 2022. We are still working on the programme, but please pencil Sunday 13 March 2022 into your diaries, from 12 noon to 3pm. Covid got in our way last year, but we are … Continue reading →

This Saturday is first of the month, so our Ngaio Crofton Downs Going Carbon Neutral recycling day will be on, at The Ngaio Union Church, Kenya St. On Saturday, we will be operating at level Orange under the Covid Traffic … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone who entered our photo competition, in conjunction with the AGM on 17 November. We had a total of 34 photos entered. Everyone who entered will receive an email over the next couple of days, confirming your free … Continue reading →

After a successful competition last year, we are repeating it again in 2021. We are lucky to have local photographer Colin McDiarmid (http://www.colin.co.nz/) as our judge again this year. The categories for 2021 are gardens, pets, and weather – send … Continue reading →

Wellington’s Draft District Plan – the City’s first fully revised planning rulebook in more than 20 years is now out for consultation. The plan deals with the major planning and environmental issues facing the city – including housing supply, choice … Continue reading →