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  • Fun and winners in Waiatarua

    30 August 2024 in From the President

    Cutest Pets In Waiatarua Competition

    I’m pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Cutest Pets in Waiatarua competition, but the announcement is bittersweet. Unfortunately, one of the winners, Roupert the Rabbit, has passed away. I’m sure this little bunny brought a lot of joy into the world during his short journey, and he will leave a hole in the hearts of those who loved him.
    In the other categories, Whiskey and Max used the power of cuddles to win the Cutest Couple category. Among the dogs, it was a close contest, but the winner (by a paw) is Archie. Now, when it comes to the Cutest Cat, let me explain what happened.

    We received an absolute mountain of votes in the Cutest Cat category, and in the end, there was only ONE vote that separated the top two. The top two cats both received more votes than any other category winner, so because of this, and because it was so close, it’s been decided that this year there will be TWO winners for the 2024 Waiatarua Cutest Pets Competition. Congratulations to Marshall and Alfie, who both won the hearts of our community.

             •        Cutest Dog: Archie

             •        Cutest Cats: Marshall & Alfie

             •        Cutest Couple: Whiskey & Max

             •        Cutest Exotic Pet: Roupert

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Library News

  • Two hours to spare?

    23 June 2024 in Library

    Do you have two hours per week to assist at the library?
    The hours are Thursday 10am to 12noon.
    The duties will involve some typing and general tidy up of books, etc.

    This, of course, is a voluntary role, as are all the people associated with this library.

     

Recycling

  • New standards to recycle right

    28 February 2024 in Issues

    Waiatarua residents may need to brush up on their recycling etiquette as new national standards have come into effect. Items accepted in your kerbside recycling bin from 1 February 2024

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From the secretary

  • 30 August 2024 in from the secretary

    Membership:

    Thank you to the residents who have renewed their membership in the past month, plus the new residents who have joined.   There are still a number of residents that haven’t renewed so we do hope that you would like to continue being a financial member.   Your  contribution of $20 per household is very much appreciated and assists with the running of the Hall.
    Erin:  Please place the membership form in the Newsletter as well.

    Rose Hellaby House

    An article from the West Auckland Historical Society from 2018 regarding Rose Hellaby House will be added to our website; this provides a great deal of information regarding the early stages of this property together with photos from the early days.
    Council are currently calling for expressions of interest for a potential tenant for this property so we are hoping that it will soon have an appropriate tenant in the very near future.   Work is continuing to effect repairs on the house, much of which has already been completed.

    50th Anniversary of the Waiatarua Hall and Library

    Lots of activities are being planned for this event and these will be covered in a separate article.   We have arranged for the Wonky Dogs food truck to be present and if you haven’t tried their very tasty food then this will be the opportunity!   We are offering current financial members a 50% discount for the Wonky Dogs tasty treats – all you have to do is present your membership card to the Wonky Dogs food truck.   If you are unsure of your status then email me on  secretary@waiatarua.org.nz and I will let you know.  If you have misplaced your card, another can be issued, again just email me.

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Environment

  • Outlook bright for Waitākere Ranges Dark Sky project

    2 April 2024 in Environment

    Volunteers are now able to use equipment for light monitoring and help register a pre-application to Dark Sky International for the Waitākere Ranges to become an International Dark Sky Place, thanks to the support from Waitākere Ranges Local Board.

    The board recently allocated $7,700 for the Waitākere Ranges Dark Sky Project, one of their key priorities in the Waitākere Ranges Lo-cal Board Plan 2023.

    Waitākere Ranges Local Board chair Greg Presland is pleased to see the project take its first steps. “Our board is thrilled to help start the project. Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area is a taonga, it is special, and it deserves and needs our continued protection and support,” he explains. “

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Community Patrol

  • Busy helping other communities

    2 April 2024 in Community Patrol

    Our local CPNZ group has been working hard to set up a community patrol in Glen Eden, and we are very pleased to announce that they are now up and running and out on regular patrols.

    Recently some of our team attended the Henderson Valley Community Day to raise awareness of our organisation and hopefully recruit some new patrollers! It is always such a great event and the team enjoyed rolling out some fun games for the kids, and chatting with the community. There are many ways you can help us to be the eyes and ears for the Police in our com-munity, not necessary as a volunteer although we are always on a lookout for more patrollers:

    Stay safe, and look out for your neighbours.

    Be aware of our volunteers and give us a wave when you see us out on patrol.

    Tell others about us and the work we do.

    Volunteer with us as a patroller (covering Waiatarua, Oratia, Henderson Valley and more).

    A flexible commitment of around four hours per month. Full training and uniform supplied.

    Police security clearance check and current drivers licence required. Volunteer with us in a support role.

    It takes a team to keep our wheels on the road. Our biggest expense is petrol – donate directly to our fuel account at Oratia Mobil station on West Coast Road.

    Donate to our Givealittle page – no amount is too small: www.givealittle.co.nz/org/waiatarua-community-patrol-charitable-trust Contact Sue Dell, Patrol Leader (waiatarua@cpnz.org.nz, 021 681 207) for more information, or check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/waiataruacommunitypatrol.

    Remember – please phone Police to report any incidents in our neighbourhood including witnessing bad driving. This enables Police to identify trends in the area and does get included in their planning activities:

    111 - Emergency

    105 - Non emergency (incident already happened and urgent assis-tance not required), or online 105.police.govt.nz

    555 - From mobile phone only – urgent but not life-threatening driving incidents

    0800 555 111 - Crimestoppers – to report anonymously, or online crimestoppers-nz.org/report

    Renee Patterson Secretary,
    Waiatarua Community Patrol

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  • Farewell and thank you to Tony Bacon

    28 February 2024 in Latest News

    In recognition of his dedicated service to the community, Tony was presented with this stunning print, sunrise over Waiatarua (photographed and printed by Waiatarua locals Greg Lokes and Peter Casey respectively), from the WRRA Committee at the AGM on Tuesday 20 February. Hopefully it’s something he will love and will help him to remember his years living in beautiful Waiatarua.

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  • Car vs power pole causes outage

    12 October 2023 in Latest News

    This was the scene in Forest Hill Road on the afternoon of Tuesday 5 September at about 4:30pm. The orange hi-vis is not the driver which is why he has been greyed out. The driver seems to have lost control on the slippery road. Although obviously shaken, they were not hurt, and it took until about 5am the following morning to restore the power.

    Tony Bacon

Your WRRA Executive Committee

Introducing some new (and not so new) WRRA Committee members. Clockwise from left: Ram Vijapurapu, IT; Grant Longley, Library; Lyn Chappell, Secretary; Cathie Wells, Website & Social Media; Marq Holibar, Vice President; Mark Wager, President and his wife Maria; Erin Kingsleigh-Smith, Newsletter Editor; Kelly Creaghan, Assisting with Events; Chris Fowlie, Treasurer. Thanks to Chris for the photo taken at the October meeting.

Finalist in the cutest pet competition

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