August 2020 Residents’ Association meeting
Agenda TBC; refer to the draft July minutes.
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Matariki Celebration 2020: Te Ara Matariki
Pukerua Bay’s Matariki Celebration is back for 2020! Nau mai, hoki mai. This year PKB Hub presents:
“Te Ara Matariki – a hikoi to remember those who have passed and the impact of each footprint as we reflect on new beginnings and rebirth for the New Year, te tau hо̄u Māori Matariki, e ara e…”
Te Ara Matariki will be open between 4-8pm, approx 20-30 minutes duration.
Please make your own way safely to the Secret Valley Kōawa Ngaro entrance at the north end of Takutai Road. Bring a lantern, head-lamp or torch, wrap up warm and wear sturdy footwear. Children must be supervised at all times.
Gold coin koha entry, rain or shine.
Proudly brought to you by Pukerua Bay Hub with support from Porirua City Council’s Creative Communities Scheme.
More event details here (Facebook)
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Coffee in Pukerua Bay!
Pukerua Bay now has a café of sorts – the new coffee caravan from Greedy & Co. on the grounds of the former St. Mark’s chapel on 98 Rawhiti Road, opposite the school (map).
Open 8am – 1pm, Tuesday–Saturday. Fresh roasted coffee, hot drinks and home-made baking including pies, scones, muffins, and gluten-free banana loaf.
After the successful opening day on the 4th of July, Renée and Sarah said on Facebook:
“WOW what an amazing day! We cannot believe all the support we received from all of you wonderful people! Thank you for all your patience while we found our way around our new space, it meant the world to us! See you all on Tuesday for round two”
“Thank you” photo message, from the Greedy & Co. Facebook page
Contact by phone +64 27 473 3391 (SMS) or email, greedyandconz@gmail.com
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New drinking fountain installed and ready to use!
The school kids proposed it, the skateboarders wanted it, the escarpment track walkers will be glad of it, and dogs will also benefit from it. The new long-awaited drinking fountain and refilling station by the skate park and playground is installed and ready to use! Check it out next time you’re out for a walk.
Work on driving the pipe down the pathway from Sea Vista Drive and building the concrete pad and small retaining wall was completed this week.
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Have your say on Plimmerton Farm development
Submissions close 5pm, Thursday 2 July
Porirua City Council (PCC) is changing its District Plan to use a fast-track process for the Plimmerton Farm development, and is asking for the public to give their views on it.
This is our only chance to influence the outcome of this development by persuading the Minister for the Environment (who makes the final decision on the plan change) to protect the unique values of the Taupō Swamp and wetlands in the area. We will have to live with the decisions made now in perpetuity.
The Residents Association is working with the Friends of Taupō Swamp and Catchment (FOTSC) to help protect this environment.
You can help, too.
Everything you need to know is now up on the FOTSC website https://www.tauposwamp.org/plimmerton-farm-development.
Have a look at the “Have some more questions…?” document on the website. This is the culmination of input from many sources, and you can use it to help make a submission with the environment a priority, not a casualty, of planned development. There’s a lot there because there’s a lot to say.
You are free to use the words on it, but make them personal and write about the things you value the most.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UoA6uXzutlMBvunaFwkHdTSuz__TrG1s/view?usp=sharing
FOTSC has prepared an example of the submissions you can make. This will help simplify the process.
All the development information from PCC is on their website, along with links to the online submission page.
Remember: submissions are due 5pm Thursday, 2 July
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He Ara Pukerua T-shirts and tote bags for sale
T-shirts and tote bags are back on sale again. We are taking orders now for personal delivery. You can pick your desired size and colour as described in the product descriptions (although we have run out of the pink T-shirts). Please allow a short delay for printing.
Funds go to support He Ara Pukerua, the Pukerua Bay heritage project.
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July 2020 Residents’ Association meeting
Pukerua Bay Residents’ Association
Agenda for Tuesday, 14 July 2020
7:30pm Meeting Pukerua Bay RSA, Wairaka Road
Refer to the draft June meeting minutes.
- Welcome & introductions
- Apologies
- Approval of minutes of 9 June 2020
- Councils Updates
- PCC update: Cr Nathan Waddle
- GWRC update: Cr Jenny Brash
- Responses to PCC Proposals updates
- Plimmerton Farm Development
Action: Paul/Iain to write a submission on behalf of the RA as well as working with the other groups on a joint submission.
- Plimmerton Farm Development
- Matters arising from previous minutes
- Financial report
- Correspondence
- Progress on Action Items (not included in project updates)
Action: Jon to add the information about memorials to the RA website once Margaret has collected the information.
Action: Jon and Pauline will meet as the new Fundraising committee, and present proposals to the Committee at the next meeting.
Action: Pauline/Iain/Kate to organise a silent art auction.
Action: Iain to circulate link to (Village Plan) survey for Committee to check.
Action: Margaret to remove Brian Sullivan and Pauline Morse as signatories from the PKBRA bank account as they are no longer committee members.
Action: Paul to write a proposal about changing the RA structure and the Constitution.
Action: Iain to ask PCC to send their monthly updates to secretary@ and chair@ and remove all other names from their mailing list.
Action: Jon to ask Dave Pepperell about posting information on the website about the Surfers Seat event.
Action: Kate to feed back to Beccy Davis re suggestions about offering training in Zoom etc.
Action: Nikky to send email message from Marie Miguel to Iain, Kate and Paul. - Projects Update
- Muri Platform Building
Action: Iain to confirm with KiwiRail that we would like to include the additional space in the lease. - Food Forest/Community Garden
Action: Paul/Jon to talk to Bill Inge about getting QR code plaques printed.
Action: Iain to send list of plants to Jon. - He Ara Pukerua
Action: Jon to create a page on the RA website. - Community Centre, MenzShed Proposal
Action: Kate to feed back to Beccy Davis.
Action: Kate to include some questions about the community centre proposal in the Village Planning Survey.
- Muri Platform Building
- General Business
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Taupo Swamp volunteer planting and weeding day
Friends of Taupo Swamp & Catchment need your help – even an hour will make a difference! They are ready to go to get another 1800 wetland plants into the ground this season, having raised the money and ordered the plants from local nurseries. Stage two of the Taupo Swamp Wetland Restoration starts this Saturday, June 6.
When: 9am, Saturday, 6 June 2020 (ics, Facebook)
Where: Taupo Swamp, via Ulric Street, Plimmerton (map)
Work this weekend will be continuing to weed last year’s planting (some trees are now over 2 metres tall) and preparing the ground for the upcoming planting season. Gloves, gear and a morning snack can be provided thanks to Roger at Plimmerton Deli. Want to get in touch? Contact the organisers at tauposwamp@gmail.com or +64 21 263 9844 (?).
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Taupo Swamp volunteer planting and weeding day
Friends of Taupo Swamp & Catchment need your help – even an hour will make a difference! They are ready to go to get another 1800 wetland plants into the ground this season, having raised the money and ordered the plants from local nurseries. Stage two of the Taupo Swamp Wetland Restoration starts this Saturday, June 6.
Work this weekend will be continuing to weed last year’s planting (some trees are now over 2 metres tall) and preparing the ground for the upcoming planting season. Gloves, gear and a morning snack can be provided thanks to Roger at Plimmerton Deli. Want to get in touch? Contact the organisers at tauposwamp@gmail.com or +64 21 263 9844 (?).
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New water fountain and bottle filling station
The Residents’ Association have engaged Porirua City Council to install a new water fountain and water bottle filler by the playground and skate park, just up from the railway station east car park. Installation will begin on Thursday 18 June and involve driving a water supply pipe under the concrete path from a new water connection on Sea Vista Drive. This means the footpath link to the station will be closed for two days. There will be a temporary sign put up a week before works start, to let commuters know of the slightly longer walk to the station.
The model of water fountain and bottle filler to be installed is similar to the one pictured in Plimmerton. It will be registered on the RefillNZ national database, which lets visitors know where fountains and bottle refill stations are all around New Zealand; a good thing for escarpment track walkers.
The RA thanks Porirua City Council and its Village Planning and Waste Minimization teams for their support and for funding the installation.
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