01/09/2026
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GENERAL NEWS:
- About Death Matters Alliance
- Commerce Commission to set binding performance requirements for Tiaki Wai for the next decade
- Community ideas spark action on waste minimisation
- Daffodil Day event at Summerset Trentham
- Devastating floods and landslides in Nepal: A Tragedy Felt Deeply in New Zealand
- From Aotearoa to Nepal: Two Young Hearts Keeping Their Heritage Alive Through the Teej Song
- Musical playground equipment now at Trentham Memorial Park
- Poetry Competition 2026: winners and shortlists
- Proposed speed limit change to 50 kph on State Highway 2 at Māoribank has been approved
- Upper Hutt City Council votes to establish Māori ward
- Classifieds
- Business Advertising
CLUB NEWS
- Grey Power – Party policy responses
COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MATTERS:
- Council Engagement and Helpful Contacts
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
SPORTS:
- Football results for the weekend: 29th / 30th of August
COMMUNITY EVENTS:
- 54th Annual Pinehaven Art & Craft Exhibition: 4th and 5th of September
- H₂O Xtream Holiday Programme: Bookings for Term 3 holidays now open
- Heretaunga Players Inc Auditions: Calculated Mayhem – Saturday 5 September, 2pm
- Hutt Valley Thunderbolts BMX open days: 13th / 20th / 27th of September, 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
- Hutt Sings: Saturday 5th of September, 3.00 pm
- Mainly Acoustic Presents: Tuesday 8th of September, 7.30 pm – 10.00 pm
- Nepal flood relief fundraising dinner in Upper Hutt: Thursday 3rd of September, 6.00 pm
- Swimtember at H₂O Xtream: Dive in and be in to win: 1st – 30th of September
- Upper Hutt Spring Festival: Saturday 12th of September, 9.00 am – 3.00 pm
- Wheels and Canes meeting dates in Upper Hutt - Last Wednesday of every month: 10.30 am - 12.00 pm
WEEKLY COMMUNITY EVENTS:
- Heather Newell community presentations
- Lane Park Church Drop-In Centre: Mondays, 10.00 am – 2.00 pm
- Oasis Centre – Healing mornings each Saturday, except the last Saturday of the month: From 9.30 am
- Taoist Tai Chi: Mondays, 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
- The Upper Hutt Chess Club: Monday nights, 7.30 pm
- Playgroup at St. Hilda's: Wednesday mornings during term time: 9.30 am - 11.00 am
- Rimutaka Baptist Church Playgroup: Fridays, 9.00 am - 11.30 am during term time
- St. Margaret's Playgroup: Tuesday Mornings, 10.00 am - 11.30 am (term time only)
- Upper Hutt Baptist Church playgroup: 9.30 am - 11.30 am, Tuesday Mornings
BEYOND UPPER HUTT:
- Wellington Brick Show 2026: 12th of September – 13th of September
- Belmont Tai Chi Class – Improve your fitness and coordination: 9.45 am – 11.00 am
- Laughing Yoga Club: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm, first and third Tuesday of every month
- Zumba Fitness in Stokes Valley: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
SITUATIONS VACANT
REVIEWS:
GARAGE SALES:
- Garage Sale: 630 Fergusson Drive Trentham | 11th – 17th of September, 7.00 am – 6.00 pm daily
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- Interested in becoming a Girl Guides volunteer?
- Legacy Sisterhood Empowerment: Wednesdays at Te Kupengo o Rongomai Maidstone Sports Hub, 6.00 pm
- Seniortech Skills: Tuesdays, 1.30 pm
- Strings Attached Ukelele Group
- The Upper Hutt Women's Carer's Group
- Upper Hutt Crafting Threads of Aroha: First Sunday of the month, 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm
CLASSIFIEDS:
PUBLIC NOTICES:
- Nilkanth Varni ON Licence renewal - Mayfair Cafe & The Boilerroom
- Brac & Bow New ON Licence - Aston Norwood
- Wild Kiwi Distillery Limited OFF licence renewal
- Wild Kiwi Distillery Limited ON licence renewal & variation
- Council and Committee Meetings - September 2026
RECIPES:
REAL ESTATE:
WORSHIP SERVICES:
- Heretaunga Community Church
- Hope Beacon Hill
- Rimutaka Baptist Church
- The Salvation Army - Upper Hutt
- St. Margaret's Presbyterian Church, Silverstream
- Silverstream Reformed Church
- St. Hilda's Anglican Church
- St. John's Trentham
- Upper Hutt Spiritualist Centre
- Upper Hutt Uniting Parish
ENTERTAINMENT:
- What’s new at Monterey Cinemas? Releasing 3rd of September, 2026
