We are an incorporated society established in 2008 by a group of concerned citizens. We saw the need for an active and effective body to communicate and help Thorndon residents to express their collective views to local authorities and similar community entities.

Our Vision for Thorndon Residents Association

  • To improve amenities and facilities in Thorndon area for Thorndon residents
  • To encourage a sense of community in Thorndon
  • To provide an information hub about Thorndon
  • To represent and communicate the majority views of Thorndon residents about matters affecting Thorndon to any local authority, Government Department or similar entities
  • To co-operate with any other associations, groups, bodies, local or civic authorities with similar goals

Projects & Portfolios

The Thorndon Residents’ Association Committee has established the following portfolios. These groups meet as required. Each group is led by a member of the main Committee but other group members need not be members of the main Committee.

Community Facilities

  1. Bringing more community activities, classes and events to Thorndon
  2. Working with the WCC to make improvements to the Thorndon Community Facilities
  3. Facilitate a sense of Community within Thorndon

Community Safety & Graffiti

  1. You may have noticed the dramatic increase in graffiti in Thorndon of late. The TRA Committee has been on the case and has plotted graffiti sites on a public google map.

Traffic and Parking

  1. Pedestrian safety
  2. Traffic in and around Thorndon village, schools, community facilities etc
  3. Parking, resident parking zones, parking time limits, commuters

Planning and Environment

  1. Submissions on proposed WCC district plan changes
  2. Seeking information on any new building proposals
  3. Character zone
  4. Planning changes

Contact Us

If you have any suggestions, feedback or other comments regarding the TRA and its activities in Thorndon we would love to hear from you. The Secretary, Thorndon Residents Association Inc, PO Box 12587, Wellington 6144

Click here to view the TRA Committee Members list

Chair’s report to the Members of Thorndon Residents’ Association for the year ended 31 March 2017.

click here to view, print or download the PDF version

Community Response Plan

This year the Association has continued to develop the Community Response Plan in conjunction
with Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO).

We held a successful planning meeting with members of the Thorndon Community in June 2016 < https://www.thorndon.org.nz/community-resilience-workshop/

Graffiti

We continue to support the Wellington City Council’s initiatives towards Graffiti removal and commend their initiatives and mobile app for reporting – see http://wellington.govt.nz/services/rates-and-property/property/graffiti/report-graffiti

Traffic Report

Progress on changes to parking zones and the anomalous Thorndon parking restrictions remains frustratingly slow. We are grateful to Councillor Young for her help in facilitating meetings with Council staff.

Finances

The financial statement in the simplified format approved for small charities is circulated with this report. We did not apply for a Wellington City grant during the financial year and maintained our services to the community from subscriptions, reserves and newsletter sponsorship. Website maintenance is high as two annual payments were made during the financial year. Receipts totalled $805, payments $2981 and the end of year position is a balance at the bank of $1131.

General

Your committee has continued to monitor activity around Thorndon and has met with Cr Young to discuss these and other matters impacting on the Thorndon Community with a view to seeking suitable solutions.
Sometimes we co-opt members or residents to help. A recent example has been representation of the TRA at a series of WCC initiated community meetings about impacts on Thorndon following the

2016 Kaikoura earthquakes. We appreciate Chrissy Murcott’s representation at recent meetings. The result has been the interesting insights published on our website https://www.thorndon.org.nz/thorndon-community-meetings/

We thank our past Chair, William Neal for his support and service.

We also extend our thanks to The Thorndon Hotel for providing us with a venue for our AGM, WREMO for its support of our community resilience planning and our newsletter sponsors, Katie Underwood of Leaders, Matthew Underwood, Chartered Accountants and The Chippery.

In the coming year we are embarking on a new partnership to produce the community newsletter and we look forward to the opportunity that will provide.

Marion Cowden
Chair – May 2017