Hataitai Happenings March 2021
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Hataitai Happenings March 2021
Bait stations and traps will be placed on
Predator Free Wellington private properties, in bush reserves, parks,
is coming to Hataitai coastal and commercial areas. These
will all be serviced free of charge by the
Predator Free Wellington is getting Predator Free Wellington team.
ready to step out into the next phase of
its eradication project to make our city Before they start installing the devices on
free of rats, possums, stoats and weasels the ground, they’re seeking permission
in this exciting world-first. This second from approximately 7,500 households
phase will involve Hataitai along with to have a trap or bait station in their
18 other suburbs - from Kilbirnie around backyard. If you live in the area, you could
to Owhiro Bay and up through to the give them a huge headstart by signing up
CBD. and giving your permission now -
www.pfw.org.nz/island-bay-to-cbd.
James Willcocks, Project Director,
Predator Free Wellington is especially You can also expect to see the Predator
excited about the phase reaching Free Wellington team in hi-vis vests door
Hataitai. “As a Hataitai local, I know not 100% complete, it’s already working. knocking for permissions over the next few
we have an awesome community spirit We’re seeing kākā and kākāriki returning months.
in Hataitai. We already have amazing to the peninsula for the first time, kārearea
bird life here, and being close to Mt are nesting for the third year in a row, and Hataitai is fortunate to already have a
Victoria, we often have kākā flying we’re also seeing a huge increase in geckos strong community of backyard trappers.
over and regularly hear ruru at night. and weta.” said James. Predator Free Wellington won’t be taking
I’m looking forward to even more over the community trapping, this project
native species returning,” James said. The method for phase two will be similar is about us all working together to achieve
“Miramar Peninsula eradication was the to that used by Predator Free Wellington a shared vision.
testing ground for us and whilst we’re on the Miramar Peninsula.
Hataitai Past Calendars Community Market Dates
Thank you Golden Wok
SOLD OUT! Many thanks to all of our This year our market dates differ slightly
sponsors and to the Hataitai Pharmacy, due to public holidays and other dates: After 15 years of servicing the Hataitai
Coolsville Trading Post and the Waitoa Saturday 27 March Community, Golden Wok closed
Social Club for stocking and selling Saturday 8 May their doors for good on 31 January.
our calendars. We shipped calendars First Saturday of the month from July Thank you for so many years of great
around New Zealand, as well as to onwards. No market held in April/June. takeaways!
Australia, Canada and England. The
popularity of our fundraising calendar
has been overwhelming. Thank you! Hataitai Community House AGM
The Hataitai Childcare Collective and
Street Litter Blitz Community House Inc. is holding their
Annual General Meeting on Thursday 27
The HRA are planning a community May at 7.30pm, at the Community House
spring clean of the Hataitai streets. The at 112 Waipapa Road.
‘Street Litter Blitz’ will be held 2-5pm,
Sunday 16 May. We would love your We’re really keen for some new
help to create a cleaner community. committee members. If you’re familiar
All adults and children meet at the with and interested in helping to
Hataitai Village Green (157 Hataitai keep our spaces running to a high
Road) at 2pm. We will provide rubbish standard, let us know by emailing Nikki
bags and instructions. BYO gloves or at hchcoordinator@xtra.co.nz. The
we can provide. A thank you sausage Community House committee meets
sizzle and refreshments will be provided approximately twice a year. Everyone is
after. For more information email welcome at the AGM – come along.
hataitaievents@gmail.com
WHAT'S ON IN HATAITAI?
AT HATAITAI CENTRE, AT COMMUNITY HOUSE,
157 HATAITAI ROAD 112 WAIPAPA ROAD
Seniors Morning Tea Hataitai Village Market Community Playgroup
First Monday of the month, 10-11.30am and Neighbours Day Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9am-12pm,
email hataitai.pg@gmail.com
Saturday 27 March
Hataitai Residents Association Meeting
10am – 2pm
First Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm Hataitai Centre (former Bowling Club) Matairangi Community Kindergarten
157 Hataitai Road Monday- Friday, 8.30am-2.30pm
Hataitai Community Market
Neighbours Day Aotearoa is all about
First Saturday of each month, 10am-2pm growing neighbourhoods stronger Plunket
together. This year's theme is The Great Phone 04 386 2613 for an appointment
Petanque Plant Swap. Bring along produce, seeds or
seedlings to donate or swap.
Second Wednesday of the month, 1-3pm Fruit and Vege Co-op
Contact Gary Black for more information A plant swap and a venue swap. Coolsville Pickup Thursday, 12.30-2.30pm and
at 04 384 6844 Cartel is popping up the road to bring you 5.30-6pm. For more infortmation
the Cartel Bowling Club Cafe! and to join up, you can email
Women’s Own Dinner There’ll also be a bouncy castle, food, hataitaifruitandvegecoop@gmail.com
Second Friday of the month, 6pm games AND a teddy bears picnic. March
Contact Frances for more information at 25 will mark a year of us entering into
NZ Level 4 Lockdown so let’s celebrate For more details about any events
franceslefort@gmail.com our amazing fortune in NZ and invite our contact Nikki on 020 486 2821,
‘teddies’ outdoors from their windows 04 386 2821 or hchcoordinator@xtra.co.nz
where they were year ago.
Yoga in Hataitai
This year we are delighted to bring 4
different yoga classes to Hataitai.
They will be held at the Hataitai Centre
(former Hataitai Bowling Club) at 157
Hataitai Road. Hopefully you can find
a style and timeslot which suits your
needs.
Tuesdays 10am, with Amanda -
Hataitai Garden Allotments aimed at 50's and over Christmas on the Green
Email yogabyamanda49@gmail.com and Artisan Market
Loads of vegetables and fruit have
been growing in the Hataitai garden Wednesday nights at 6.30pm, with Beth It was a wonderful day with Santa,
allotments. The allocated plots have Email yogawithbethnz@gmail.com kids races, singing, food and colourful
been lovingly cared for by individuals market stalls. A great way to end 2020
- please respect this. The herb and Fridays 2.45pm, Chair Yoga with Cat with the freedom from Covid 19 to allow
strawberry patch are open to the Email cat.j.russell@gmail.com us to connect, relax, play and learn.
community. Contributions to the Thanks to all who contributed to a fun
compost heap are always appreciated. Saturday morning at 7.30am with Gina day.
Email gina.andrews14@gmail.com
Thank you to Wellington City Council, for the annual grant that keeps the Hataitai Community House and Hataitai Centre running.
Meet Trish Given family back in Ireland. “We made
Irish stews and shepherd’s pies and
When Trish got the email that she played loads of Irish music; there was
was receiving an Absolutely Positively singing and dancing and we became
Wellingtonian Award, she was in shock. each other’s aunties.” Trish explains,
“I thought they were asking me for “Community work is a joy - it should be
nominations, then I realised, oh wait - fun every step of the way.”
the award is for me!” Trish shares.
This is a typical reaction for Trish, an When Trish received her Absolutely
incredibly generous and humble person Positively Wellingtonian Award, she felt
who has been volunteering in the a bit of imposter syndrome. “I was on the
Wellington community for more than 12 stage with incredible people like Hugo
years. Grrrl and Dr Ashley Bloomfield - I was
seriously fangirling,” Trish chuckles. “I
“I love doing community work,” explains also asked Ashley if he could head over
Trish. “When I first arrived in New to Ireland and sort them out - everyone
Zealand, I didn’t get a job right away. Hub, Inner-City Wellington, Predator laughed at that!”
I got involved with Plunket, and our Free Mt Vic, Innermost Gardens, Cycle
kindergarten, and the local play centre. Wellington, and the Wellington Irish Trish loves living in Hataitai - from
I couldn’t give a huge amount of money, Society. She’s also volunteering with Hataitai Beach to Kilbirnie School, and
but I could give my time. So, I helped Seeds to Feeds, Wellington’s summer- everything in between. “It’s the people
with the committee and fundraising - I long festival celebrating community- that really make Hataitai though,” she
just loved the community.” building and local food. muses. “The suburb has a real village
feel - everywhere you go, you bump into
Trish also volunteered at the Mt Victoria Volunteering has been particularly someone you know.”
Inner City Festival for three years before significant for Trish during the COVID-19
getting her current job as Mt Vic Hub pandemic. “The Wellington Irish Society To learn more about Trish's work visit:
Coordinator. “My husband Kevin says packed care packages for families www.mtvichub.org.nz
I was born for this job,” Trish laughs. “I with new babies, the elderly, and other www.seedstofeeds.nz
really like meeting and chatting with vulnerable community members who www.pfw.org.nz
people, which is a big part of the role.” needed a little support during lockdown. www.innercitywellington.nz
Trish is currently involved with six We also organised a ‘cookathon’ for www.wellingtonirish.nz
different community causes: the Mt. Vic 10-15 Irish mothers who were missing cycwell.wordpress.com
Remembering Jenny Ellis with others, she, Roy Glass and Anne
Stevenson worked with the remaining
On 11 November 2020, the Hataitai bowlers to establish the Hataitai
community lost a strong advocate with Community Recreation Trust (HCRT) in
the sudden death of Jenny Ellis. Jenny 2012 to manage the HBC building and
had been the Community Coordinator Green.
at the Community House (HCCCH) for
17 years, retiring from the position in Jenny was the inaugural Trustee for the
October 2017. Born in England, she Community House on the Trust, later
began her working life as a paediatric becoming an Independent Trustee.
nurse in the UK. She procured Wellington City Council
funding for Coordinator hours at HBC,
A person with a radiant smile, a positive she identified a space for the relocation
attitude, calm manner, caring warm of the Hataitai Kindergarten which will
nature and a generous spirit, Jenny have to move from its location by the Mt
always saw the best in any situation Victoria Tunnel when ‘Wellington gets
with her glass half-full attitude. She moving’ and she found a space for the
always had the interests of children MenzShed Wellington group beside the
close to her heart and foremost in Green.
her mind. She gave so many Hataitai
parents sound parenting advice about Jenny always spoke her mind in a
Community House Committee to
the best way to deal with children and calm and considered tone, with locals
fundraise, then extend the building on
their behaviours. She knew many people seeing her as a ‘warm, friendly lady’. For
Waipapa Road. Similarly, she saw the
in our community – their families, many, they have lost a good friend. Her
potential in the former Hataitai Bowling
interconnections, and their histories. enthusiasm and love for Hataitai was
Club (HBC) building and Green for it to
Possessing foresight and vision, along infectious; she will be hugely missed.
become a community asset for the use
with tenacity to see a project through Our thoughts are with Pete and their
of Hataitai and the Eastern Suburbs.
to completion, Jenny convinced the sons; Tim, Nick, and Andy and families.
With a capacity to work effectively
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WANTED: Volunteer
Coordinator(s) for MenzShed Wellington - Hataitai
MenzShed Wellington can be found in the grounds of the
Hataitai Centre on Arcus Way. The MenzShed is a space where
people can work on their own repair and building projects.
And also contribute to community projects and share skills
with others.
The MenzShed Hataitai has been undergoing a face lift over
the last year and are looking for volunteers to share and
support each other in the role of coordinator to open the
shed (ideally, three mornings a week) and ensure the smooth
running of projects and safety of the ‘sheddies'. The days and
hours of opening are flexible and negotiable.
It would be preferred if you had a background in a trade
like a builder, cabinetmaker, woodworker etc and have a
sound knowledge of working with wood and safe practices
with equipment. We need you to be approachable and to
encourage and support people to use the facility.
Interested? Want to know more?
Contact Steve Jardine, MenzShed WellingtonTrustee at
027 438 4660 or email stevejardine55@gmail.com
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