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APRIL 201 9 308 BROOKLYN TATTLER what’s happening in your community
IN THIS ISSUE from the
From the Community Centre
School News
2-3
5 COMMUNITY
History
ANZAC Day Special
6-7
8-9
CENTRE
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY CENTRE &
St John Youth Divison 11
VOGELMORN HALL PH 384 6799
What’s On 12-13
School Tips for Parents 14 All of us here at the Brooklyn Community
Community Choir 15 Centre send our condolences and aroha
Friends of Central Park 16 to our Muslim community, both here in
Residents’ Association 17 Brooklyn and throughout the country, with
special thoughts to those in Christchurch.
Resource Centre News 18
Cats Protection Wellington 19 Anzac Day
Library News 20 Phillip Bolton, our Finance Administrator,
has been busy organising this year’s Anzac
Brooklyn School Property Update 20
Day commemorations. We are unable to
Friends of Owhiro Stream 21 hold the ceremony at Brooklyn School this Market day kitchen helpers Chris Rabey, BCA Council Member; Chris Wills, Volunteer; Joelene
Community Groups 22-23 year due to the redevelopment currently in Skelton, BCA Council Member
place so it will be run here in the Community
spaces available every day in our Before
Centre grounds instead. The service starts at
School Care programme which runs from
10.30am; at the conclusion of the ceremony
you are most welcome to join us for
refreshments inside the Centre. Afterwards
7.30am; again contact Adam if you would
like to book a spot. CONTACT US
the traditional wreath laying ceremony at the Market
WW1 memorial on Sugarloaf Hill just off The sun shone for us on market day here at Hall Hire and General Enquiries:
coordinator@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz
Mitchell Street will occur while a piper plays the Community Centre on 23 March. It was
the last lament, always a special moment. We great to see so many people turn out on the Childcare Programmes:
would like to thank Wellington City Council day to mix and mingle, grab a bargain, be childcare@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz
This month’s cover photo
for their funding grant to enable us to run entertained by the Dark Chocolate Ensemble Accounts:
commemorates Anzac Day.
this annual event and Brooklyn Scouts for band, and celebrate Neighbours Day accounts@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz
May 2019 copy due no later than 5pm preparing the food. together. Our markets happen once a quarter Manager:
Tuesday 23 April with the rest of this year’s ones set to run on: manager@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz
Childcare Programmes
Email your contribution to School holidays are almost upon us and 22 June Tattler:
tattler@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz Adam Hendry, BCA’s Childcare Manager, tattler@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz
has an exciting holiday programme in place 21 September
Brooklyn Tattler is published by the Market:
Brooklyn Community Association Inc. 18 for April. With Easter Monday and Anzac 7 December
market@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz
Harrison Street, Brooklyn. Association Day both falling in the second week of the
members accept no liability for the All our markets run from 2 – 5pm Main Office: 04 384 6799
holidays we are running Holiday Programme on Saturdays; mark the dates in your
contents which have been prepared in for the other three days and still have some
good faith. Printed by Pivotal. calendars now. Childcare Office: 04 385 0089
spaces available. Contact Adam if you
would like to book in. We also have some
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UPDATE UPDATE
SCHOOL NEWS some recommendations that will have
far reaching consequences for all schools
should they be implemented, and
The first term of the year is flying by proposes the most significant changes
with only a couple of weeks to go until in education in thirty years. One of the
school holidays are upon us. Brooklyn major recommendations is the creation of
School recently held their athletics day at hubs which will have approximately 125
Newtown Park after the original date was schools allocated to each hub and will take
rained off, had a visit from some Black over much of the current Board of Trustees
Caps in March, and the junior children role. If you are interested in finding out
are gearing up for a visit to the fire station more about the recommendations go to
before the end of term. Ridgway School https://conversation.education.govt.nz/
had their fair at the end of March and by conversations/tomorrows-schools-review/
all accounts it was a huge success. As well
as all the excitement preparing for that, Brooklyn School had a “Colour your Day”
they have been busy with some scooter fundraiser recently to raise money for the
safety training, a timely activity as March is Christchurch City Council initiative for
GWRC’s “Movin’ March” initiative where the victims of the recent attacks. The
children are encouraged to walk, bike and photo shows the children in an Aroha
scooter to school. Pupils at St Bernard’s formation to show their support to the
have enjoyed rugby and softball coaching victims, a banner was also made and
The Brooklyn RSA Room commemorative plaque. See story on Page 8. this month along with a visit from ASB’s presented to the Kilbirnie Mosque.
“Captain Cash” who offered some sound Term One finishes on Friday 12 April;
savings advice. Term Two begins on Monday 29 April.
The Government’s review of Tomorrow’s Julie Seevens
Schools is currently underway with
Visit us at
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The Vogelmorn Foundation has
commenced distributing funds to
local organisations and individuals.
For more information or to apply for
funding please visit our website.
Applications MUST be made online.
PO Box 14-330, Kilbirnie
Wellington, 6022
admin@tvf.org.nz
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HISTORY HISTORY
GREATER corner, and the bright yellow building still
stands today. Named after Henry Mitchell, a
BROOKLYN prominent landowner whose land bordered
Ashton B Fitchett’s property, Holloway Road
had a number of small businesses and one
Did you know that our suburb is actually bigger or two industries, one being William Strike’s
than most people realise? Brooklyn originally Cordial Factory. The township of Mitchelltown
included Ohiro, Fitchettown, Mitchelltown, encompasses all streets off Holloway, extending
and Taitville, as well as Mornington. part way up Raroa Road to include Mt
The whole area from Vogeltown through to Pleasant Road and adjacent streets. Holloway
Polhill and Aro Valley was known as Ohiro. Road is locked in a time capsule, so close to
The satellite areas came into being when the the bustling city, yet in a world of its own.
farm estates were sold and subdivided into The Swenson family lived there all their lives,
sections. Mitchelltown and Taitville were old Will Swenson living until well over one
already formed and named when Brooklyn hundred. Many other residents have lived
was created and are still named that today. there for many years, and long-time residents
However, most people are unaware of these become known as “Gullyites”.
two localities, despite a good number of Fitchettown, named after the progressive
residents living in them. Fitchett family, takes in all the northwest -
Taitville encompasses a small area at the top Helen, Apuka, Karepa, Mitchell (also named
of Aro Valley, only taking in four streets - for Henry Mitchell) Streets, Tanera Road
Norway, Thule, Irvine and Entrance. It was and Laura Ave. All these, bar Mitchell Street,
named after pioneer settler Robert Tait and, in were named for Fitchett family members and
its infancy, contained a number of piggeries, employees. They were the biggest employers
which drew the ire of the Council due to the of workers for many years, and their farm
rubbish strewn around them. Taitville was was huge. In the photo, note the bare hill to
purely residential, as it was very close to its the right. This was named Sugarloaf by John
neighbouring township, Mitchelltown. The Fitchett, as it was in the shape of a sugar loaf as
life and soul of Mitchelltown was, and still it appeared to him.
is, Holloway Road. It boasted a substantial Chris Rabey
OSCAR approved for
grocery perched on an easily recognisable ages 5-13
•before/after school care
•holiday programmes
•affordable
•pick up/drop off available
St Bernards School Hall
40 Taft St
admin@enjoychildcare.co.nz
Phone: 022 651 0773
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ANZAC DAY SPECIAL ANZAC DAY SPECIAL
THE RSA IN http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/
brooklyn-war-memorial
Brooklyn ANZAC Day remembrance
service. With the advancing age of many
BROOKLYN For over 80 years the Brooklyn RSA
organised the local ANZAC Day
RSA members, the steep march up
Todman Street eventually came to an end
and services were moved to the Brooklyn
How the Community Centre gained an remembrance service. People gathered
School grounds with St Matthew’s used
RSA room outside the fire station on Cleveland Street
as a wet weather venue. More recently,
and then begin the traditional march up
The Brooklyn Branch of the Wellington marquees have been erected in the
Todman Street to the War Memorial for
RSA was formed in 1919 to meet the needs school grounds to protect against the
the laying of wreaths. If the weather was
of returned WW1 servicemen, and began elements, as numbers attending from the
wet the service would take place in the
meeting during December 1934 in rented community have outgrown the size of
Brooklyn School Hall. After the laying of
clubrooms on Cleveland Street. With an St Matthew’s. The march from Brooklyn
wreaths a shared morning tea was hosted in
upsurge in membership towards the end of School down Washington Avenue into
the RSA clubrooms for all the community
WW2, a decision was made to stop renting Cleveland and Harrison Streets to the
to enjoy.
and buy premises at 46 & 48 Cleveland Community Centre for morning tea
Street in 1944. Prior to this the well-known As time passed, membership numbers is much easier than the steep climb up
War Memorial on Sugarloaf Hill had dropped and the decision was taken in Todman Street, and has in recent years
been built for approximately 700 pounds. 1999 to sell the clubrooms. Funds from the The German Shell Case at the Brooklyn RSA Room attracted a growing number of people.
Construction began on ANZAC Day 1922 sale were used to assist local organisations, We had a record attendance in 2015 to
the Brooklyn RSA and the BCA. Out
with the official unveiling taking place on with grants given to Brooklyn School, commemorate the 100th anniversary
of this agreement came the proposal
22 September 1923. There are four sides to Ridgway School, St Bernard’s School, of WW1, including a presentation of
from the RSA to fund the building of a
the memorial; one side lists the 48 people the Brooklyn Resource Centre and the colours by Brooklyn groups, and readings
Brooklyn RSA Commemorative Room
who lost their lives with the remaining three Brooklyn Community Association (BCA) from local school children.
onto the northern end of the Community
featuring the names of those who returned who run the Community Centre on
Centre. When completed the room was In 2013 the Brooklyn RSA reluctantly
from service. The memorial is now looked Harrison Street. The front page of the
handed over to the BCA to run and used decided they could no longer continue,
after by Wellington City Council and is June 2002 Brooklyn Tattler featured a
for the RSA to meet in and display their as the majority of members were now
listed as a historical monument. story on the partnership formed between
memorabilia. When you walk into the aged in their late 80s and 90s, and so
RSA room today you will notice plaques was amalgamated into the Wellington
and photo boards on the walls, as well as a RSA. Vogeltown resident Phillip Bolton
distinctive German shell case mounted on has been the treasurer of the Wellington
a stand which was picked up at the capture RSA for three years and is the key person
of Bapaume by NZ troops in 1918. responsible for the organisation of our
The official opening of the RSA annual ANZAC Day remembrance service.
Commemorative Committee Room took Phillip applies to WCC for funding to pay
place on Saturday 26 July 2003 with for marquees, sound systems, and catering.
Marion Hobbs, the MP for Wellington Invites are sent out to community groups,
Central. We are grateful to the Brooklyn councillors and MPs. Ross McMillian
RSA for gifting us this room which has from the Wellington Citadel Band of the
been a valuable addition to the Brooklyn Salvation Army runs the service and the
Community Centre and extremely well Brooklyn Scout Group prepare sandwich
used and enjoyed by many people and platters for morning tea. The asparagus
groups. It was around this time that the rolls are my favourite!
BCA took over the running of the annual Euan Harris
Phillip Bolton with Commander Duncan Fogg, RNZ Navy, at the Brooklyn War Memorial
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ST JOHN YOUTH DIVISION
COMPETITION (8 – 18 year olds). Both groups work
Would your child
towards completing badge work and youth
TIME members can attend fun, interactive badge
camps where they learn many valuable life
benefit from being St John Cadet from Brooklyn Division is off
to compete at the National Youth First Aid
skills and form lasting friendships.
If you are keen to find out more about
Competitions in Auckland.
in a smaller class, in a caring
the St John Youth programmes for your
Isabella Ross, a senior cadet at Brooklyn children or perhaps you are keen to get
Division, has been selected to compete at involved and become a Youth Leader, then
Catholic environment? the National Youth First Aid Competitions please feel free to come along for a visit.
representing the Central Regional. A lot Brooklyn Penguins (6 – 8 years) meets
of hard work and determination has seen Mondays at 3.30 – 5pm; at St Matthews
Isabella suceed to get into the team, and Church Lounge, 96 Washington Avenue,
she is now training hard with her squad Brooklyn
members to be ready for the April school
holiday competitions. Cadets compete Brooklyn Youth Division (8 – 18 years)
as part of a team and as individuals and meets Tuesdays at 6.30-8pm; at the
are given various scenarios where they Brooklyn Community Centre, 18 Harrison
must diagnose, call for help and provide Street, Brooklyn
treament to their patients while waiting for If you wish to learn more, then please
backup help to arrive. contact Carol Bewley (Wellington Area
First Aid and competitions are not all we Youth Manager) on 0274 321 204; or
do at St John, but first aid does form a big check out the St John Youth website:
part of who we are as a youth organisation. www.youth.stjohn.org.nz
Our youth members can belong to either
the Penguin group (6-8 year olds) or Youth
St Bernard’s School Brooklyn has:
§ Average class sizes of 16.
§ Excellent academic results.
§ Teachers able to pay closer attention to each child’s needs
and support every child to grow intellectually, physically,
emotionally and spiritually.
§ A state-integrated, un-zoned, decile 9 Catholic primary
school with on-site before and after-school care.
We encourage families to come find out more about our school.
We welcome children at all levels from Years 1 to 8.
www.stbernards.school.nz
To learn more about our school, please contact us on
principal@stbernards.school.nz or 04 389 9377 40 Taft St, Brooklyn
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what’s on at your what’s on at
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY CENTRE
18 Harrison Street
VOGELMORN HALL & GREEN
Cnr Mornington and Vennell
To book Brooklyn Community Centre for classes, groups or events contact To book Vogelmorn Hall & Green for classes, groups or events contact
Euan Harris on 384 6799 or coordinator@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz Euan Harris on 384 6799 or coordinator@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz
Pre-school fun class 3 - 4 years Saturdays 9am to 9:30am. Ballet & Tuesdays 1pm - 2pm. Classes improve balance, flexibility, fitness
DANCE CLASSES FOR STEADY AS YOU GO and well-being. Contact Ann at Age Concern on 499 6646 or
Jazz class 5 - 8 years 9:30am to 10am. Email: info@db4dance.co.nz CLASSES – NEW!
CHILDREN - NEW! or view online at www.db4dance.co.nz communitysup@wellington.org.nz.
Fridays 9am - 1pm. Contact Mel on 022 510 1987 or
BROWNIES Mondays 6pm - 7:30pm school terms. Contact Margaret 389 3028 BABY SENSORY wellingtoncitynz@babysensory.com or www.facebook.com/
CLASSES babysensorywellington
CHILDCARE Before & After-school Care & Holiday Programmes. Phone Adam
PROGRAMMES Hendry 385 0089 or childcare@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz Mondays 10 - 11am & 7 - 8pm. Wednesdays 10-11am.
CRAFT Crafters social group. Fortnightly on Thursdays 10am - 1pm. FELDENKRAIS First class free for beginners. Contact Toni on 475 3355 or
CONNECTIONS Contact Louise email: louisebrockway.nz@gmail.com temcwhinnie@gmail.com
Saturdays & Sundays at 6pm depending on class numbers. KARDIO POWER Mondays 5:40 - 6:10pm Patricia 383 9371 or 027 297 6049
INDIAN COOKING Contact Anu at anugupta@xtra.co.nz
Thursdays 6pm - 6:45pm Floor Barre - 8 years and up. Open
EKKAALLAM Tamil Christian worship and service. Sundays 10am - 12pm. BALLET CLASSES Ballet 6:45 - 7:45pm - 11 years and up. Contact Chloe at
CHURCH Contact Robert tec.wgtn@gmail.com or 027 858 9916 Danceworks. Email: moveitdanceworks@gmail.com
QUARTERLY Brooklyn Market Saturday 22 June 2019 from 2pm to 5pm. Tuesdays 9am - 10:15am with Victoria.
MARKETS Contact 384 6799 or market@brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz KOHA YOGA Email v.ferry4@gmail.com
Beginners Wed 5:30 - 6:15pm & Thurs 5 - 5:45pm Adult
FAMILY FIT KARATE Beginners Wed 6 - 7pm & Thurs 5:30 - 6:30pm Kardio Power STRETCH & TONE Mondays 6:10pm - 6:40pm Patricia on 383 9371 or 027 297 6049
& FITNESS Wed 7:30 - 8pm. Stretch & Tone Thurs 6:30 - 7pm. Learn the art of drawing and cutting with the Japanese sword.
Contact Patricia 383 9371 or 027 297 6049 WELLINGTON IAIDO Tuesdays 6 - 7pm & Saturdays 3 - 5pm. Cam 021 263 0351
Wednesdays 9 - 11:30am during school terms. info@wellington-iaido.com facebook.com/wellingtoniaido
PORSE PLAYSCHOOL Contact 801 6814 or email kirsty.faulknor@porse.co.nz WELLINGTON Martial Arts Group Saturdays 10am - 12pm.
Mondays and Fridays at 9am. NAGINATA Contact Alice at alice.graham@compasshealth.org.nz
PILATES Contact Liz 027 503 0211 or lizbirkett.yoga.pilates@gmail.com
Tuesday evenings 7:30 - 8:30pm.
ST JOHN CADETS Tuesdays 6:30-8pm school terms. Carol 0274 321 204 or 388 3838. ZUMBA Contact Natasha at: feelgoodzumba.nz@gmail.com
Tuesdays 9am - 12pm or Wednesdays 8pm. Open to all ages and ability. Kendo classes, Saturday mornings 8:30am - 9:30am.
TABLE TENNIS Tables, bats and balls provided. Inquiries Philip on 934 7445 YOSHINKAN KENDO Beginners welcome. If you want to learn email:
or email: codwgpdl@gmail.com. NEW! hello@yoshinkankendo.nz or call Patrick on 021 226 9269.
Fierce Tiger Tai Chi Chuan School. Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30pm.
TAI CHI Beginners welcome. $10 casual and $35 per month.
Contact Ferne McKenzie on 389 1433 or ferne.david@xtra.co.nz
Fridays 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the RSA room. Connecting with
TIERRA SPANISH
LANGUAGE CLUB
Spanish speaking children. Email Maribel at
tierralanguage@gmail.com KATIE UNDERWOOD Call Katie to sell
your home!
KANGA Mondays 10:15am - 11:45am. Postnatal workouts. Hannah 021 030 “Local Agent, Local Knowledge”
TRAINING 6981 http://www.facebook.com/KangatrainingWellingtonCentral/
Call Katie to hear about this
VINYASA Saturdays 10:30am with Jenn. All levels welcome. $5 drop in.
YOGA BYO mat. Email: jetbluenz5@gmail.com month’s special offer!
Ray White Leaders in Real Estate Licensed under the REAA 2008
T. 04 894 3717 M. 027 248 2061 E. katie.underwood@raywhite.com
BROOKLYN TATTLER APRIL 2019 13
SCHOOL TIPS FOR PARENTS LOCAL NEWS
IMPORTANCE shorter and happen less often. Most kids
don’t nap past age 5. COMMUNITY CHOIR
OF SLEEP Kids aged 6 to 13 need 9 to 11 hours
of sleep. Homework and electronic
devices keep kids busy at this age, so it’s
important to set a sleep schedule and
enforce a regular bedtime routine.
Teens aged 14 and up need 8 to 10 hours
of sleep. Their circadian rhythms shift
around the time they hit puberty, so they
may find it hard to fall asleep as early as
they used to.
The National Sleep Foundation
encourages parents and kids to have
healthy sleep. Here are a few tips to
encourage this.
One of the most important things you Keep a regular bedtime even on
can do for your children is to make sure weekends. This makes sure kids and teens
are getting enough sleep. It also keeps From left to right: Ann Kennedy-Perkins, Kapila McRae, Andrew Cox, Anne-Maree Delaney, Eva
they get enough sleep. In fact it’s almost Woodbury, Bernadette Delaney, Pippa Werry, Gaynor Jessep, Barbara Maré and Jim Yates
like another vaccine you can give your their circadian rhythms regulated.
children to help them fight off illness and Have a relaxing bedtime routine that Brooklyn members of the Wellington
promote physical well-being. is age appropriate. This helps kids wind Community Choir warm up for their
down. The routine should be the same upcoming Queen concert:
That doesn’t just mean sending them
to bed at a certain time, although that’s every night so they associate all steps
a big part of it. You should also make with sleep.
sure your children fall asleep easily,
stay asleep throughout the night, and
Create a sleep environment that is cool,
quiet, dimly lit, and comfortable. DON’T STOP
wake up refreshed so they have energy
to make healthy choices during the
day. How you do that will change as
Electronics should be kept out of the
bedroom. This includes video games, ME NOW!
televisions, computers, and mobile Saturday 13 April, 7.30pm
your kids get older. But remember that
phones. Use of electronics before bed can
good slumber is essential at every age, Salvation Army Citadel, 92 Vivian St
lead to poor sleep. Eliminate exposure to
and that it will help your kids grow,
electronic media within an hour before Tickets $20 ($10 children, students,
learn, and stay safe, whether they’re 18
bed. seniors, unwaged)
months old or 18 years old.
Make sure your kids eat well and Available from welcomchoir@gmail.com
How much sleep does my child need?
exercise regularly. Both these things
Join us at
It depends on their age and their stage of promote sleep.
www.wellingtoncommunitychoir.org.nz/events
development.
Andrew Pozniak, Principal, St Bernard’s
Children aged 3 to 5 should get 11 to Primary School, Brooklyn
13 hours a night. Their naps should get
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UPDATE UPDATE
Monthly update on issues
and projects involving our
community
NEXT MEETING
7.30pm Tuesday 21 May 2019: Capital Montessori, 14 Camrose Grove, Kingston
friends of Come along, we’d love to have your input
QUESTION TIME: Email us questions for Councillors by 5 May
CENTRAL PARK Keep an eye on our Facebook page and Neighbourly for responses.
Brooklyn bus hub and Five buses vying for hub space = further push to GWRC to
Next Working Bees Thursday 11 and Towards the end of October a pair bus network changes address this with bus operator, along with excessive jet-engine-
Sunday 28 April of birds took up residence and, from like noise of buses when departing stops. See last meeting’s
their comings and goings, it was clear Question Time also.
We usually meet from 10am - 12noon
they were incubating eggs. During Kingston bus stop GBR AI and Kingston continue to advocate for changes to
on the last Sunday of the month (at the
incubation, about 24 days, the female Quebec Street stops and for installation of a full pedestrian crossing.
Jetty in Central Park) AND from
leaves the nest for short periods to feed
10am - 12 noon on the second Thursday Karepa St bus stop Karepa St residents are in discussion with WCC over this
but is mostly fed by the male.
of the month (at the Playground). and parking options project. Let us know if you would like support in any way.
Once the eggs hatch the female spends Extending 30k zone Request put to Council to extend 30 km/hr zone from
Check https://www.meetup.com/upstream/
increasing time away from the nest to Ohiro/Brooklyn Road through to Rueben Ave.
for confirmation of meeting place.
forage for food but her mate continues to
5G nationwide Mark Jones & Dr Mary Redmayne presented concerns to
For more information, contact Lynne at feed her.
roll-out: health GBR AI March mtg re. insufficient research ahead of 5G
all.whites@xtra.co.nz Everyone welcome!
Zealandia staff checked the nest when the & environmental rollout. Do your own research and add your voice if you
Central Park Kakas chicks were about three weeks old and, concerns share the same concerns. See www.5G.nz
though the photo was fuzzy, it seemed to Brooklyn currently Outcome of appeal to Local Government Commission re:
As part of a programme run by WCC,
show three big chicks and a runt. At this spread across Lambton all of Brooklyn being within the Southern Ward boundary
DOC, Zealandia and SCOPE, a kaka
stage they were balls of grey fluff. & Southern electoral expected very shortly, well in advance of October 2019
nest box was set up in Central Park. For
the first time in three years, this summer Towards the end of January the chicks, wards local body elections. Will mean 2 representatives, not 3.
a pair of kakas, the female a banded bird looking pretty much like their parents Bell Rd reservoir Council have advised project on hold for at least 2 years due to
from Zealandia, nested in the box and and around 60 days old, emerged replacement costs and funding priorities.
successfully raised chicks. from the box one by one. Though we
Harrison St social Council agreed to consult with community and GBRAI mid-
are uncertain how many of the chicks
Observers watched the box regularly, housing year on options for this site – will advise date soon.
successfully fledged, the last sighting of
initially to establish whether any birds WREMO workshop Plan & Prepare 1.30pm 7 April, Vogelmorn, register at:
the family was in early February when
nested in the box, then to ensure the nest https://getprepared.nz/personal-preparedness/course/
two chicks were climbing around trees
remained active and to observe when the
close to the nest, preening and feeding Come along to our meetings to be heard or email us with your queries, concerns and
chicks fledged.
with the mother bird. ideas: brooklynresidentswellington@gmail.com
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UPDATE CATS PROTECTION WELLINGTON
CARPET
St Matthew’s Church for a home of his own. After he was rescued and
96 Washington Ave brought in to us, his first trip to the vet resulted
Phone 022 538 1030 in a very long list of treatments; he was de-sexed,
lAyER
brooklynresource vaccinated and microchipped, and treated for
centre@gmail.com an abscessed wound, conjunctivitis and “pillow
WEDNESDAYS 9AM – 4PM paw” infections on all four feet. One of his irises
is torn from a fight, but his vision is fine.
During March we trialled starting the afternoon
programme 15 minutes earlier to enable Gold Card
Installation of new or From being head-shy and hissy, Mr Gray has
Holders time to catch buses home after Wednesday second hand carpets. adapted well to the CPW shelter with its pain
Circle. This scheduling worked very well so we will Relays, repairs and relief, regular meals, comfy beds and cat-treats.
continue to run Wednesday Circle on this basis maintenance. As he is also FIV+ and may have additional
(adjusted times shown below). All materials can be health needs as he gets older, Mr Gray is eligible
WEDNESDAY CIRCLE PROGRAMME supplied. for our permanent foster programme, Care for
10:30 am Morning Tea Free quotes DIAMOND IN THE Life.
Noon
12:45 pm
Lunch
Arthritic Exercise
Call John at
Atkinson Flooring on
ROUGH Come in and meet our charismatic Mr Gray!
We’re open to visitors at 29 Vancouver Street in
Kingston from 12pm to 4pm every Saturday
1:15 pm Guest Speaker 0274 426 915 Mr Gray is an intelligent cat with loads of and Sunday. Phone us on 04 389 9668, visit
personality.
2:15 pm Afternoon Tea or 04 381 2216 catsprotectionwellington.org.nz, or follow us
He’s overcoming his rough background on the on Facebook/CPWgtn to see daily pictures and
SPEAKERS – WEDNESDAYS 1:30-2:30PM mean streets of Wellington, and is now ready videos of our beautiful cats.
3 APRIL – Ann Dalziel (Age Concern)
Strength & Balance Exercises
10 APRIL – Easter Lunch (at off site venue)
17 APRIL – Easter Bingo
24 APRIL – Joanne Smith and Bobby the
dog to visit
If you have a special interest, hobby or something
you would like to share with others - please
contact Jenny to be a guest speaker.
During April there are two public holidays and
we will be holding Wednesday Circle as usual
each week. We wish you all a safe and happy
Easter Holiday break and extend our thoughts
to family and friends of ANZAC veterans.
Jenny Swan, Coordinator
NOTICE OF A GENERAL MEETING A
of the BRC Society Inc.
Sunday 14th April, 2019 at 2 pm P
E
St Matthew’s Church W
Members to discuss the next phase of the
BRC Society Inc.
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from the books cannot be reserved from Central at
present. Because of this there are no reserve
LIBRARY or return fees for the whole of the Wellington
Libraries system from Tawa to Miramar at
the moment so feel free to reserve from the
catalogue for pick up in Brooklyn. We will
continue to receive new material but there
may be a brief hiatus while the necessary
teams are relocated around the city and the
logistics are worked out. Please feel free to
contact us if you have any questions.
We are looking at having a Baby
Rock’n’Rhyme at Brooklyn so keep an eye on
our notice board for any advertising. April is
a busy month with a long weekend for Easter, friends of
We are going to open until 2pm on Saturdays
from now on.
Anzac Day, and school term holidays. Here
at Brooklyn we will have at least one holiday OWHIRO STREAM
activity and are hoping to get more.
As you will be aware, the Central Library Alarming what we find in Owhiro Stream landfill, we collectively need to let them know
is closed and will be for quite some time. Please bear with us at this very disruptive
Over the last sixteen years, Friends of Owhiro that it is not okay.
Because of this we anticipate an increase time as we settle into a new rhythm and
Stream (FOOS) have pulled almost a hundred Confronting these people directly may not
in patronage at Brooklyn Library and may routine.
tonnes of rubbish from the stream. The types be the best line of action but dumping can be
increase some of our other opening hours. Na mihi of rubbish are extensive and have included
We have set up a display of books returned reported to the:
large concrete blocks; asphalt left over from
for Central that you can borrow however Heather, Sue, and the team at Brooklyn
roadworks; building waste; car parts; a Wellington City Council 499 4444
CATS PROTECTION WELLINGTON motorbike; drums of chemicals; trailer loads or particularly if it is going into the water,
of domestic and garden rubbish; and sadly a
designed as both kitchen and “maker continuing large volume of plastic bags and Greater Wellington Regional Council
BROOKLYN space”. Work has also started on the
new emergency exit from the library;
polystyrene bits. The photo above shows
an alarm clock found in Owhiro Stream in
Pollution Hotline
0800 496 734
SCHOOL this is important as this area may be
used for classroom space during the
February 2019. Both are 24 hour services. Photographs are
PROPERTY The good news on dumping is that more and great and vehicle registration numbers can
next stages of the construction. more people are seeing how precious our few be useful if you see dumping in progress.
UPDATE The new pedestrian access from remaining urban streams are and are taking Do ask WCC or GWRC for an incident
Harrison Street will be developed in action to protect these venerable ecosystems. or job number and let FOOS know what
early April. This will allow for walking Owhiro Stream has additional significance as has happened. This is important to FOOS
The building progress is tracking it is the main freshwater feed into the Tapu Te so we can follow up, better understand the
access when the contractors start
well and is on target for stage one to Ranga marine reserve. overall pollution issues in the catchment, and
work on the access way to the double
be completed mid-May. The roof is effectively advocate for the stream.
courts. For the few individuals and, we suspect, some
now on with services including power
and water currently being installed. Again we thank you for your patience contractors, that continue to illegally dump You can make a difference. Kia kaha!
The new area that has been created regarding this redevelopment. their waste into the stream and onto public land Martin Payne for Friends of Owhiro Stream
enlarges the hall and includes a space to save a buck or a few more kilometres to the owhirostream@gmail.com
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