Celebrity Debate-Politicians versus the Media

Our fundraising team gave 100 plus attendees to its Celebrity Debate a night to remember as a team of politicians battled a media team on the topic – FAKE NEWS IS ALIVE AND WELL IN NZ.

Dame Annette King was in full witty mode moderating the debate. A true professional, she fielded a barrage of comments from both sides, and of course, not showing any Labour bias.

The politicians – Justin Lester, Maryan Street and Paul Eagle all gave as much as they received from the media line up of Dave Armstrong, Brent Edwards and Simon “Swampy” Marsh.

Did you know that Matariki the Whale was in fact Justin Lester out for a swim? He challenged us by asking were there any photographs taken of him and the whale together? No. He rested his case.

The audience voted by noise volume and decided the win went to the politician team. While everyone was having a great time, $3,400.00 was raised toward the upkeep of the Hataitai Bowling Club. Special thanks to all the sponsors who provided items for the silent auction held on the night and all the supporters.

Making Hataitai Hum Update - Community Consultation

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We are sharing the results from the community consultation survey, interviews, workshops and focus group meetings. Many thanks to all of you who provided their time and views. The Feasibility Project is reviewing your comments as the ‘Voice of the Hataitai Community’. Our next step will be to consult with an architect for designs to meet your ideal wants and needs.

We will keep you posted.

Results from the Community Consultation Survey

Changing the face of Hataitai

Fifth year students from Victoria University School of Architecture and practicing artists from around Wellington gave Hataitai residents an idea of a "new look" Hataitai, on Friday 20th July.

The exhibition at the Hataitai Bowling Clubrooms, included maps, structures, paintings and drawings of places in Hataitai.

Hataitai resident and student tutor, Sam Kebbell was thanked for the excellent work provided by his students.

Hataitai Management Committee Appoints New Chair

Hataitai resident Barbara Benson was elected last week as the first chairperson of the newly formed Joint Management Committee, which will manage the former bowling club and the Hataitai Community House.

Her Appointment follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between two organisations, the Hataitai Community Recreation Trust and the Hataitai Community House, transitioning them under one management system.

"It is an exciting time for Hataitai and its residents. We have a Feasibility Study in progress in the suburb to find out how residents see the bowling club and its services developing in the future," says Barbara.

She spent 34 years in Dunedin where she led teams of people throughout her working life as a secondary school science and biology teacher and teacher educator.

In 2008 she moved to Wellington to the national position of Manager Teacher Education at the New Zealand Teachers Council (now the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand).

Barbara's voluntary work over 40 years included being the Chief Judge of the National Science and Technology Fair and latterly she was the chair of its advisory board.