Leaders for Education scheme - I am proud to support Karori Normal School under the Leaders for Education scheme. If you or someone you know is thinking of selling your home, arrange for a free, no obligation appraisal from Martin Binks. If you sell your home with me I will make a donation of $250 to the school. This is only available from Martin Binks at Ray White in Karori. I can be reached by e-mail at martin.binks@raywhite.com, and Ph: 022 066 3170 or 04 212 3170. Martin Binks, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, REAA 2008, Ray White Karori.

Is "Clean the Windows" on your To Do list? Save time & hassle, get the job done professionally & support the KNS by getting Karori local Bernard from Ultimate Cleaning 0277550107 to do them for you. $150 for inside & out ($120 for small house with easy access). Bernard will donate $10 from every job to KNS. Referee: Stacey Wilson 0274154849 or fin.stacey@xtra.co.nz

Celebrate that next birthday, graduation, baby shower, or Friday with a Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Cake. Available in 3 sizes the cakes can be made to order with 48 hours notice. Go to https://www.benjerry.co.nz/wellington to order and enter KNS Cakes in the special instructions and we will give $5 for every cake ordered back to KNS. As proud parents of a KNS student and owners of the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shops in Wellington we are thrilled to be able to give back to the Karori community. 

Girl Guiding

Do you want your daughter to have fun whilst trying new things, learning leadership skills, exploring the outdoors and much more? We have spaces available in Karori for Pippins (5-6 years), Brownies (7-9 years) and Guides (9-12years). For more information, visit www.girlguidingnz.org.nz or email: 

Otari Wilton’s Bush Open Day

Ōtari Wilton’s Bush is hosting an open day from 10am -2pm on Saturday 17th September. Activities will include “behind the scenes” tours of our nursery and the Lions Ōtari Native Plant Conservation Laboratory, plus a weaving workshop where you can also try some traditional Māori herbal teas. There’ll be a giant raffle, and lots of information about how you and your family can get involved in the ongoing preservation of Ōtari Wilton’s Bush.

Karori Community Centre Management Committee is looking for a secretary.

The Community Centre works towards making Karori a vibrant place to live, work and play. Our facilities are used by community groups, individuals and small business. Our building is behind the Mobil Station, and we host the Citizens Advice Bureau, St Johns Op Shop, Karori Toy Library and the Foodbank.

The Management Committee meet on Tuesdays at 5pm once every six weeks.

The role involves taking and distributing minutes plus contributing to the work of the Management Committee.

This is an opportunity to make a contribution in our community and is a volunteer role.

For more information, send us an email

info@karoricommunitycentre.org.nz

SKids St. Teresa’s specialises in delivering quality before school, after school and holiday programmes. We strive to create a fun and safe environment that our kids just love! We are now taking bookings for Term 3. For more information, please call Jools Da Silva on 021 0254 3249 or email jools@skids.co.nz

Drama Club - We run fun weekly speech and drama classes to help your child express themselves creatively as well as learning some valuable performance skills along the way. Our drama classes work alongside the Trinity College London syllabus. Classes are based in Karori. Two week free trial available for all new students. Email admin@dramaclub.co.nz or check out our website - www.dramaclub.co.nz for classes.