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Santa Parade 2024

For the last 40 years Santa has visited Normandale on Christmas morning. He’ll be here again this year for visit number 41, spreading his special brand of joy to residents of all ages as he travels our suburb in his sleigh. The parade is a highlight on the local calendar since it began on Christmas…

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Inorganic Rubbish Collection

This year’s collection will be held next Saturday, 9th November Where: Two Jumbo sized bins will be positioned at the bend of Normandale Rd, (near 141) where Normandale residents can dispose of their inorganic rubbish. NRA members and helpers will be in attendance for transferring the rubbish. For safety reasons, please approach the bins from…

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St. Aidan’s fundraising garage sale

There is a fundraising garage and jumble sale at St Aidan’s on the Hill on Saturday 12 October 2024 from 9 to 12 noon. St Aidan’s is on the corner of Poto Road and Stratton Street in Normandale. There will be heaps of white elephant bargains, yummy homemade cakes & sweets and jams & preserves,…

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NRA AGM 2024

The Normandale Residents Association AGM will soon be upon us. Please join us on 20th June at St. Aidan’s Church, 7:30 pm After the formal meeting a representative of Wellington Water will give us an overview of their work in relation to drinking water supply, and answer your questions. Refreshments will be provided    

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Council long term plan meeting – 21 March

The Maungaraki Community Association is hosting a meeting on 21 March to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Hutt City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council as they prepare their draft Long Term Plans for the next ten years. Councillors Quentin Duthie (GWRC) and Chris Parkin (HCC) will be there, and are keen to get…

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Get together with Wellington Electricity

Your Committee and Wellington Electricity are hosting a community gathering at St Aidan’s on the Hill. The event offers an opportunity to learn more about Wellington Electricity and engage with their team. Please join us for a short presentation and light refreshments. There will be a Q&A session, but we also welcome questions by email…

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New Message from Wellington Electricity

The month of September saw more unplanned outages affecting Normandale than in recent memory, so we’re keen to share with you what caused them and what we’re doing about it. The primary cause of each of the five recent outages has been the high winds. The most recent, on 2 October, was the result of…

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Notification from Wellington Electricity

Wellington Electricity would like to notify residents that the planned outage scheduled for today Tuesday 3 October between 9am to 4pm in Stratton Street and Normandale Road has been cancelled for today. It will be rescheduled for a future date. We appreciate that the power outages you have experienced recently owing to the weather conditions…

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Power Outages in Normandale

From the NRA President I have just contacted Wellington Electricity, the company responsible for the local electricity distribution network regarding the number of outages we have been experiencing in Normandale over the last week. They advise that they were all related to the stormy weather, with clashing wires and contact between wires and vegetation the…

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St Aidan’s on the hill garage sale

There is a fundraising garage and jumble sale at St Aidan’s on the Hill on Saturday 30 September 2023 from 9 to 12 noon. St Aidan’s is on the corner of Poto Road and Stratton Street in Normandale. There will be heaps of white elephant bargains, yummy homemade cakes & sweets and jams & preserves,…

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