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July 2024

Greenhithe Census Map
 Greenhithe Census Map 800 566 Greenhithe Community Trust
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Important Contact Information
 Important Contact Information 1024 684 Greenhithe Community Trust
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Defibrillator locations:

  • Greenhithe Fire Station outside wall dial 111 for access code
  • Wainoni Pony Club outside main gate dial 111 for access code
  • Greenhithe Medical Centre access 8am to 4pm weekdays
  • Upper Harbour Primary School access 8am to 4pm weekdays

Important numbers:

  • Fire/ambulance/crime in progress/emergency 111
  • Crime that has happened call 105
  • Road incident or unsafe driver *555
  • Greenhithe Medical Centre ph 413 8562
  • Fire station ph 413 9847
  • Greenhithe Dentist ph 413 5109
  • Community Patrols ph 470 7044

Justice of the Peace:

  • Elaine Utting 027 486 1023
  • Cheng Goh 021 133 6763
  • Rod Gordon 0274 242 671
  • Linda Schrey 027 474 7075
  • Albany Library Monday 12-2pm  Saturday 10am-12
  • Glenfield Mall Friday 4pm-8pm
Tax Implications
 Tax Implications 1024 574 Greenhithe Community Trust
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  • If you are self-employed, your tax is up to you, not your employer.
  • If you are under 15 years the first $2,340 earned in one financial year (1 April to 30 March) for one off jobs is tax-free.
  • If you are aged between 15 and 17 years the first $2,340 earned in one financial year (1 April to 30 March) for one off jobs is tax-free as long as you have attended school the same financial year. 
  • The current minimum wage for starting out workers in NZ is $13.20 an hour before tax
  • If you have a student loan, or paying child support or on a benefit or eligible for Working for Families or if you are going to be employed rather than self-employed please contact the IRD about your tax situation through www.ird.govt.nz
Need HELP?
 Need HELP? 1024 625 Greenhithe Community Trust
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Helping Empower Local People (HELP) is a free local system that matches people in Greenhithe needing help to local volunteers and groups offering support.

Sign up to receive help or offer help by clicking on the green HELP registration button below.

Sign up for HELP

A Neighbourhood Support facilitator will match the person needing help with a suitable volunteer or group facilitator from the database and ask the volunteer to call them.

We plan to get back to you within two working days to begin the matching process.

Feedback will be sought from both parties. This is for quality control.

Examples of potential helping:

If you are new in the area or feeling isolated and need help connecting to the many support and friendships groups in Greenhithe.

If you are unwell and need help picking up and dropping off groceries, medications or transport to a doctors appointment.

If you are unwell and need help with pets.

Help with computer technology.

Help with invasive pests, both animal and plant.

What our facilitator will do – keep personal information strictly private. Act as an initial liaison between a helper and a person needing help. You can contact the HELP facilitator on –gctsuzanne@gmail.com

What our facilitator won’t do –

Be involved with discussion about payment. This is volunteerism.

We wont provide advice, especially medical advice.

We wont be responsible for safety. Parents are unwise to ask people they don’t know to mind or transport their children.

People asking for help need to have reasonable expectations of what a volunteer can do. Otherwise consider giving a young person or a local business a paid job.

For further information about Neighbourhood Support in Greenhithe or to find out who your street contact is, email gctsuzanne@gmail.com

Know Your Street … And Love It!
 Know Your Street … And Love It! 800 405 Greenhithe Community Trust
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Every street in Greenhithe is encouraged to gather together for a street BBQ over summer. The purpose is to have fun getting to know your neighbours.

The first 20 streets to sign up receive a $50 Pak and Sav voucher to go toward the event (serviettes, tomato sauce, paper plates etc).

Each street (or part of street for those long streets) can pick a time from October to March. Then it can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be! eg meet in a culdesac or empty section and the odd numbers bring a dessert, the even numbers bring a salad and everyone brings their own meat and drink. EASY PEASY!

Here are 3 cool things you could discuss at your street BBQ-
1. Neighbourhood Support – do you know your immediate neighbors and know how to contact them if there was an emergency?
2. Civil Defence – have you got a simple family plan and a simple home disaster kit and do you know the local resources around you (water tanks, chain saws)
3. Love Your Environment – How about a street/gully/beach cleanup? (Pick a date to clean up litter and weeds) Plant some natives?

Help your neighbour in their garden? Share plants?
Plant some veges, inspire a child?
Do some composting? Think about sustainable living?
Trap some pests?

If you would like to get more involved in Neighborhood Support, you could contact Suzanne on gctsuzanne@gmail.com

If you would like you get more involved in environmental care you could contact Nicola the Greenhithe Eco Facilitator on gctnicola@gmail.com

View web page here

Troy’s Blog for June 2024
 Troy’s Blog for June 2024 1024 683 Greenhithe Community Trust
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Kia ora Greenhithe

As usual Greenhithe is having up to 5 crimes reported weekly, usually letter box thefts, vehicle thefts and sometimes burglaries. Sign up to Greenhithe Neighborhood Support if want to see the local statistics.

For a list of stolen vehicles in our area please check out https://www.police.govt.nz/can-you-help-us/stolen-vehicles

Here are the numbers to call if anything suspicious is seen – call 111 if crime is happening now. Cal 105 if it has already happened.

During the winter months, as conditions change, you’ll need to adjust your driving to keep safe.

Here are some top tips-

-Adjust your speed to suit the conditions—when icy or snowy, drive slower than you normally would to reduce the risk of losing control or skidding.

-Be seen—use your headlights in rainy, icy, snowy and dark conditions.

-Increase your following distance during poor weather such as rain, hail, snow and fog—it takes longer to stop on slippery roads.

-Always check the weather and road conditions before you head out.

Nga mihi, Troy

(this information was put together by Suzanne with my permission, thanks Suzanne!)

Brent’s Blog December 2023
 Brent’s Blog December 2023 1024 683 Greenhithe Community Trust
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As we head towards the holidays thanks everyone for being kind, driving safely and looking out for each other’s safety and property.

Car theft is a common problem. Here are some useful tips to make your vehicle less attractive to thieves:

  • ALWAYS lock it – even if you are just stepping away from your vehicle for a short time.
  • Whenever possible, park your vehicle off the street.
  • Park your vehicle in a well-lit area.
  • Install an immobiliser and alarm system.
  • Install a GPS tracking system or air tag.
  • Use a steering wheel lock.
  • Never leave spare keys inside your vehicle.
  • Never leave any valuables inside your vehicle.

If you notice anyone acting suspiciously around parked vehicles, call 111.

If you notice a vehicle that appears to be abandoned, please advise Police by calling 105.

If your vehicle is stolen, call 105 or report it online at https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105.

Call 111 if you see your vehicle being stolen and it’s happening now.

You will need to provide the registration number, make, model, colour, and owner details as well as the location of where the vehicle was stolen from.

Here are the numbers to call if anything suspicious is seen – call 111 if crime is happening now. Call 105 if it has already happened or call me on 0211914227.

Nga mihi, Brent

(this information was put together by Suzanne with my permission, thanks Suzanne! The police dog image is thanks to NZ Police )

Greenhithe Life Magazine Dec 2023
 Greenhithe Life Magazine Dec 2023 1024 683 Greenhithe Community Trust
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Check out the latest issue – click on the cover:

Brent’s Blog for October 2023
 Brent’s Blog for October 2023 900 600 Greenhithe Community Trust
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Kia ora Greenhithe

Greenhithe is having less than 5 incidences of crime reported a week so let’s hope that keeps up.

Sign up to Greenhithe Neighbourhood Support if you want to see the local statistics.

Here are some great tips on preventing doorstep parcel theft
Tip 1 Require a signature
Tip 2 Specify ‘not visible from road’
Tip 3 Hve it delivered to your workplace
Tip 4 Pick it up from the courier

Here are the numbers to call if anything suspicious is seen – call 111 if crime is happening now. Call 105 if it has already happened or call me on 0211914227.
Nga mihi, Brent
(this information was put together by Marie with my permission, thanks Marie! The police dog image was thanks to NZ Police. That was 5-year-old beloved Oden who sadly passed away recently)

Farewell to Marie
 Farewell to Marie 624 467 Greenhithe Community Trust
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The lovely Marie Bishop is retiring at aged 84 from her Neighbourhood Support role in Greenhithe. She has been in the role for over 7 years and has been a wonderful asset to our community. She has done an amazing job running weekly International Friends and our Neighbourhood Support database and regular newsletter. Also Mainly Music and plenty of other things. We had a lovely party for her where she launched her book about her life story mid-year.

Greenhithe Community Trust has engaged Suzanne Piper about 10 hours each week to take on the Neighborhood Support role. We are all enjoying getting to know her. She and Marie have overlapped their roles for a few weeks.

Meanwhile our beloved Marie is still local so it’s not a full goodbye, just a morphing as she steps back.

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