Guides, tips and resources
These resources provide ideas to start or maintain connections in your local community.
Neighbours contact cards
Use these cards to record your neighbours' names and / or support person's details. Keep a card in your wallet ready for use in a crisis or civil defence emergency. You never know when you may need to call upon your neighbours.
Printable neighbour contact card (1MB PDF)
Call us on 04 499 4444 to have some neighbours cards sent to you. Alternatively, you can pick the cards up from:
- Community Centres
- Libraries
- Recreation Centres
- Wellington City Council Service Centre, 12 Manners Street.
Offer of Support Cards
This is a neighbourly gesture inspired by a worldwide movement to help those living close-by who might be in self isolation. You can download the card, print it out, fill it in and drop it in your surrounding mailboxes. If you’re willing and able, this is great way to let your neighbours know that you’re there for them, should they need groceries picked up, mail delivered or just a friendly chat.
Support card (329KB PDF)
Neighbourhood resources register
Make a register of people's skills and needs, and the resources in your neighbourhood, so you can be ready to help each other out.
Neighbourhood resources register (203KB PDF)
What is a 'resilient' neighbourhood and how do you get one?
A resilient neighbourhood is one that's prepared for anything – from a power outage to an earthquake.
What's a 'resilient' neighbourhood? (176KB PDF)
Knowing your neighbours
Knowing your neighbours is good for your mental and physical health, and for everyone that lives around you. It is a key step in building your community resilience and finding ways to build social support around you.
Find small ways of reaching out to neighbours, creating or joining online neighbourhood groups, and setting up ways of supporting each other. Our Neighbours Day page also has some good ways that you can get more involved in your neighbourhood. And when you’re ready to get together or organise activities with your neighbours, our Getting Together Guide has some simple steps to get your started. You can also print off one of our customisable event posters to put up around your neighbourhood, or pick up these helpful mailbox invite cards to invite your neighbours to your activity or event.
Getting Together Guide (22MB PDF)
Printable event poster (2.7MB PDF)
Mailbox invite card (4.4MB PDF)
Join your local Neighbourhood Support group at neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz
Emergency preparedness
The Council works with the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) to support emergency preparedness in the community. WREMO works directly with individuals and organisations to improve their readiness for emergencies.
See this handy poster to remind you of what to do in the event of an earthquake. This includes alternatives if you can’t do the standard 'drop, cover, hold' for mobility reasons. You can also see a list of items to store in your emergency kit.