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Newtown Residents' Association Monthly Meeting
Monday 15th March 2021
7.30-9pm at Newtown Hall, 71 Daniell St
Everyone is welcome to join us to talk about issues affecting Newtown Residents.
The agenda will include:
Discussion of the GWRC Consultation on the Regional Land Transport Plan and Regional Public Transport Plan - see below
Other consultations coming soon - eg the WCC 10 Year Plan
Feedback about 'Te Atamira A Te Iwi', the public platform outside Black Coffee on Riddiford St, which is hosting a number of fun events (see here for one of them, on Wednesday March 10th)
What is happening around Newtown for Neighbours Day - 20th - 30th March - tell us about your plans, or make some new ones!
If you have other topics you would like on the agenda let us know - email newtownwellington@gmail.comAll welcome - come and join in the discussion!
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Sunday Pop up at Moon! Newtown Rocksteady & Friends
today, Sunday March 7th, Live at Moon, Newtown, from 2.00pm
A reminder of what you might have heard if Newtown Festival was on today! In association with Atiawa Toa FM, Accent Productions, and the Newtown Festival, the crew from the Newtown Festival house band, Newtown Rocksteady, have specially curated an afternoon of live music at Newtown’s premier live music venue, Moon. See here for the full programme.
See them in person at Moon, or streamed live on Facebook!
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Newtown Festival is now on Sunday April 11th
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The Newtown Festival team have been working hard transferring all the Festival plans to April. The outpouring of support and aroha from the many collaborators, stallholders and artists has been enormously encouraging.
Wellington City Council staff have rallied around, helping with the necessary permissions for road closures and licences - they have been extremely helpful and we owe them a big vote of thanks!
Fingers crossed for a covid-free April, and good weather on the 11th!
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Most of the performers and stallholders you were looking forward to seeing today will be at the Festival in April. However some stalls can't make it, so if you would like a space to sell your wares, or to promote your cause, email newtownfestival@gmail.com - they might be able to fit you in! |
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Newtown Hall - new mural design
Newtown artists Kerb and Spex, aka Andrew Tamati Wright and Sara Tamati, have created an indicative design for a replacement mural on the wall of the Newtown Community Hall on Daniell Street (where we have our meetings).
They plan to begin painting next weekend,13th and 14th March. Newtown Community and Cultural Centre will organise a BBQ on Sunday 14th March from 12noon-2pm, so that would be a great time to go along, watch Kerb paint and chat to Sara about the mural.
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Kerb grew up in Newtown in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. He lived on Daniell Street and moved into Te Ara Hou flats when they were built. This corner was where he played. There used to be a lumber yard that burned down, and kids played in the rubble. In the 70s the space was developed into an 'adventure playground', well before the present structures were built. Many of you will remember those days! The mural design will reflect the deep connection to place that Kerb and Sara both have and will represent past, present and future.
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Newtown Open Studios
Saturday 20 March, 2pm to 7pm; Sunday 21 March, 2pm to 7pm;
Monday 22 March, 5pm to 7pm
This is an exciting new event! The inaugural Newtown Open Studios is GO!
Walk through Newtown to discover seventeen local artists and their studios, with the opportunity to purchase original work directly from them. Open one weekend (and late Monday afternoon) only. Get the map here or from Newtown Library. FREE EVENT!
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The Great Newtown Garage Sale Day is on again!
Saturday March 20th 9.30am -2.00pm
There will be garage sales all over Newtown – do you want to join in?
Is it time you had a good clear-out? Do you want to turn some stuff you never use into cash and free up some space???? Have a garage sale at your place! We will be taking registrations till the evening of Wednesday 17th of March.
Contact us at garage.newtown@gmail.com – include your name, address, and a short description of the type of things you’ll be selling at your garage sale and we will add you to the list.
Its free to take part, and we will publicise the event and provide you with maps and signs on Friday 19th March, ready for Saturday 20th!
And if you are buyer looking for a bargain, put the date in your calendar now!
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Regional Land Transport Plan - Consultation
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Consultation on the draft Wellington Regional Land Transport Plan 2021 and the draft Regional Public Transport Plan opened on 15 February 2021 and runs through to 19 March 2021.
You can find the draft plans and how to make a submission at https://haveyoursay.gw.govt.nz/regional-transport-story
And on Tuesday, 9th March, 2pm - 3.30pm there is an Online workshop - Transport into the Future - follow the link to register!
We will be talking about this topic at the Residents' Association meeting on Monday 15th March - come along and share your views!
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Notes from the Residents’ Association 15th February 2021 Meeting
- Predator Free Wellington (PFW) plans intensive rat eradication operation throughout Newtown and neighbouring suburbs. See https://www.pfw.org.nz/island-bay-to-cbd/ (sign up to host a trap, or see more about the project) or 0800norats 0800667287
- Wellington Residents’ Coalition has been re-activated to campaign to keep Wellington’s water assets under the direct ownership and control of a publicly-elected body and to stop the introduction of water meters. This topic will be explored in more depth at a future meeting.
- The Newtown Festival is looking for volunteers for Marshalls, Waste Management, Traffic Management etc. To volunteer please contact newtownfestival@gmail.com or talk to Rhona, Martin or Anna. Still valid for April!
- Wellington City Council’s draft Spatial Plan is unlikely to go back to Council until June. See Feedback report . The Long Term Plan and District Plan consultations will also need our attention in coming months.
- The Association voted to assist with steps necessary to help maintain the Newtown Market during Covid Level Two, should this be necessary in future. [But when that happened this week the market owner was a bit uncertain about doing it]
- The Community Centre redevelopment now has another new project manager. The last day open to the public is 11th April. The CAB has moved into Kia Ora Newtown, and the Tool Library is moving to new premises next to Network Newtown at the end of the month
- The Electricity Department Newtown Substation at 180 Riddiford St. is being repurposed for modern needs while keeping the façade.
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2021 Residents' Association Meetings
We meet on the 3rd Monday of every month between February and November. The dates to come are-
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April 19th
May 17th
June 21st
July 19th
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August 16th
September 20th
October 18th
November 15th
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Put these in your calendar or diary now, and we will loook forward to seeing you there!
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