Kōrero newsletter issue 4 is out
Hopefully local households should have received the September issue of our Kōrero newsletter in the mailbox by now. It is also available as a PDF download on our Kōrero page.
Work to commence on Takutai Road slip
Porirua City Council is scheduling work to commence next week on repairing the slip damage on Takutai Road, aiming to start on Tuesday 21st September.
The alert level two rules have changed for delta
Kia ora e te whānau o Pukerua. The alert levels have changed – yeeha! What does Level 2 mean for us? As you know, the headlines are about wearing face coverings, keeping track of where you’ve been, and practising basic good hygiene. This short article breaks it down further:
https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/07-09-2021/the-new-rules-for-alert-level-two-updated-for-delta-explained/
Please be mindful during lambing season
A request from Carrad’s farm, to please keep off the farm during lambing season until December. Walkers and bikers can disturb the sheep which can sometimes result in lambs being abandoned, especially by the younger ewes. This includes all farm access from Rawhiti Road, Kapekape Place, and Raroa Place. Please respect this request; we are allowed access to the private farm at the discretion of the owners.
Paint our lovely Chorus cabinet!
Kia ora Pukerua Bay, calling all our talented local artists!
Chorus is asking for artists to come up with designs to transform cabinets in Porirua with art, and have extended their deadline for submission to 5pm on 17 September. We have a Chorus box in Pukerua Bay that can really do with a face lift (pictured) on the junction of Wairaka Road and Rawhiti Road, so if you are feeling inspired and want to share your vision with the rest of our community, please enter!
New COVID Courier poster
Here’s a flyer with some basic messages that you might find helpful. We’re also putting some of these up around the Bay. Please feel welcome to forward it to any of our locals who might find it helpful. Kia kaha, Pukerua Bay!
A message from the Pukerua Bay dairy
Due to illness and the lockdown conditions, opening hours may vary. Most days, the dairy will be open from 9am till 7pm. Please remember to use the COVID-19 Tracer App or sign in. The QR code is on the door. Please wear a mask or bring evidence if there is a medical reason not to wear one.
And a message from our community: Thank you Chandry and Cheryl for keeping the store open at this difficult time – we are grateful!
COVID-19 response update
Pukerua Bay’s COVID-19 response group has now met several times. It’s all systems go for activating our network of support. We have 18 street champions covering all of the Bay.
Last year, we also had a layer of volunteers. This became a little too complicated but what did work really well was all the support neighbours gave each other. If you had a local Facebook group or phone tree last time, maybe you could start it again?
For more information, please go to the community website COVID-19 page at pukeruabay.org.nz/coronavirus
To access help, please:
- use the “ask for help” link on pukeruabay.org.nz/coronavirus
- email us at hello@pkbhub.org.nz
- phone Helen on 0211466421.
Stay well, Pukerua Bay!
Community response to the Level 4 lockdown
Pukerua Bay’s 2020 Covid-19 response group has met online to re-establish and discuss suitable local responses to the present Level 4 alert.
- There is a need to plan for escalation beyond 3 days, which would involve reaching out to volunteers.
- We have agreed it is best to contact street champions to see if they would be keen to help again, and review of geography may be needed. Note that for privacy reasons, the broader volunteer contact details were deleted as agreed in 2020.
- Porirua City Council has been in touch with the Pukerua Bay Residents’ Association. Speed has meant they haven’t been able to activate anything yet but if you hear of anybody in immediate urgent need, please let us know so we can alert teams that are still working on site at the Council and at the Wellington Regional Emergency Operations Centre. Any links that we are advised of will be made available.
Village Plan survey drop-in session this Saturday!
Hi everyone, a reminder that there will be a drop-in session for completing the Village Plan survey this weekend:
10am-12 pm, Saturday 17 July 2021
at St Mark’s, Rawhiti Road (with Greedy and Co. bikkies to entice you!)
If you prefer to work on paper, we’ll bring printed copies to the drop-in sessions and leave some at the library. They can be returned to the library or dropped off at 2 Pukerua Beach Road. See our Village Plan page for more information.
Do you wish the Council would stop cutting down apple trees? Wondering about what happens to our community when Transmission Gully goes through? Or do you have a great idea for a new facility? Please share your thoughts – this is our chance to make plans for how we want our place to be! ?