Passing on this message from Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council is warning residents to be on the alert for a man knocking on doors and claiming to be a City Council building inspector.
The Council has received three reports or complaints about a man door-knocking in the Karori-Kelburn area. He has asked to look around properties but has not produced documents identifying himself as a council staff member. Police have been alerted.
Council Building Consents and Compliance Manager Chris Scott says City Council building inspectors must carry an identification card and an official Council warrant.
Building and plumbing Inspectors usually operate from a Council-branded vehicle and wear Council-branded clothing.
“If anyone receives an unexpected knock at the door from someone claiming to be from the City Council then they should ask to see this identification. If it’s not produced then you have the right to demand they leave your property,” says Mr Scott.
If you have concerns about the legitimacy of someone claiming to be an inspector, please notify the council on 04 499 4444. Please also notify Police.
The Rotary Khandallah Fair, our signature fundraising and outreach event for the year will take place on Ganges Road on Sunday 10 December 2023.
We have a full house of very keen stall-holders, entertainment activities and there are excellent raffle prizes, plus a sausage sizzle.
We need YOUR HELP, especially for the set up and take down, doing bucket duty (to collect gold coin entry donations) selling raffle tickets and Christmas puddings.
Do you have family or friends with younger members who would like to be involved for a good cause?
Other ways you can assist is by donating cans for drink/bottles of water which we can have available at our BBQ Sausage sizzle.
To confirm times that you will be available to assist at the Fair please email Zai Davies (zaheda.davies@nztravelbrokers.co.nz)
For delivery or pickup of the above drinks, please contact Zai, as above or on 021 733659
Changes on Kaiwharawhara Road and Cameron Street
WCC are on schedule to complete stage 1 of the Ngaio connection by early December, with changes being made on Kaiwharawhara Road and Cameron Street.
On Kaiwharawhara Road, they will be installing:
On Cameron Street, they’ll be installing:
Other lines and signs
There will be new road markings and signs installed on Kenya Street, Crofton Road, Ottawa Road, Collingwood Street, and Waikowhai Street to complete the work.
The new raised crossing on Ngaio Gorge Road, near Trelissick Crescent is now complete. The crossing is to slow down traffic, and make it to enter and exit Perth Street and Trelissick Crescent. It’s safer for pedestrians to cross.
WCC had heard comment on the harshness” of the humps in this area, and they have been adjusted.
The new raised crossing on Ngaio Gorge Road, near Trelissick Crescent is now complete. The crossing is to slow down traffic, and make it to enter and exit Perth Street and Trelissick Crescent. It’s safer for pedestrians to cross.
WCC had heard comment on the harshness” of the humps in this area, and they have been adjusted.
For full project information, visit transportprojects.org.nz/ngaio.
If you want to contact the Ngaio Conections team, please email them at ngaioconnections@wcc.govt.nz.
The Annual general meeting of Ngaio Crofton Downs Residents Association will be held at:
Ngaio Union Church (corner Kenya St /Crofton Rd)
from 7:30pm on Wednesday 15 November 2023
The guest Speaker will be Greg O’Connor—MP for Ōhāriu
All residents of Ngaio and Crofton Downs are invited
The AGM will be followed by supper.
This coming Saturday 4 November is our next recycling day – 10am to noon at Ngaio Union Church, Crofton Road.
A reminder on how best to recycle with us
What we take each month includes:
Hoping to see you there
Ian
It is time again for our annual photo competition, for which the winning announcement are tied in with our AGM .
The categories for 2023 have been set as: heritage, landscape, and birdlife – a very wide interpretation of each category will be accepted, and we will put them into one of the categories when they are submitted.
Eligible entries will need to be still photos taken in Ngaio or Crofton Downs, with no restrictions on date or type of camera. They can be taken at any time – if you have a favourite sitting in an album, then that can be entered as long as it was taken locally.
There is also no age limits on the photographer – all budding photographers are welcome to enter.
To submit your entry, email it to photo@ngaio.org.nz (preferably as an attachment) and we will sort them into a category. The deadline for entries is 5 November, with the winners announced at our AGM on 15 November.
There are prizes of $50 for the winner of each section, and all entrants will receive a one year membership of NCDRA.
A reminder that this Friday, 29 September from 7.30pm tere will be a public meeting at the Ngaio Town Hall to meet our candidates who are standing in the General Election for the Ōhāriu electorate.
We are expecting all candidates, and with just a couple of weeks before voting closes, this is a good chance to put those good questions that you want answered before finally casting your vote.
We are planning something a bit different alongside our October recycling day. With the Sustainability Trust, we will be holding a workshop on homw composting – recycle your food scraps properly as well as your lids and tops.
The workshop is free, and lasts for one hour during the regular recycling time. Bring along your recycling and stay for the workshop.
This is a free event – but you need to register – see the poster, send your name(s) to info@ngaio.org.nz. Attendees will receive a free rat proofing kit.
And a reminder too – the next recycling day is Saturday 2 September, 10.00am to noon at the Ngaio Union Church (every first Saturday of the month), and at the September collection we will also be taking ewaste (excludes monitors).
