Blogs / July 2023
August 2023 | June 2023-
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All scramble, no lolly
- Eye of the Fish
- A few initial thoughts on National’s transport plans for Wellington, from a fresh new author on The Eye of the Fish – Captain Haddock. Captain...
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Review: Lightscapes
- The Wellingtonista
- Imagery by Stephen A’Court. The Royal New Zealand Ballet is back with another series of four ballets to warm you up this winter. Celebrating the power and possibility of dance, these four ballets range from the classic to the experimental, a wonderful tableau that accurately sums up the RZNB’s 70th anniversary. Opening the show is […]
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July’s New Music for Te Awe: Part 1
- Wellington City Libraries
- via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading July’s New Music for Te Awe: Part 1 →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Law for Lunch is Back!
- Wellington City Libraries
- Law for Lunch is back at Te Awe Library, Tuesdays in August at 12-12:30pm. Join us for this series as experts… Continue reading Law for Lunch is Back! →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Songs and colours of water and earth: Mahler, Schoenberg, and Orchestra Wellington
- Wellington City Libraries
- Continuing the series of posts that explore links between the WCL music collection and Orchestra Wellington’s 2023 Inner Visions season, today’s… Continue reading Songs and colours of water and earth: Mahler, Schoenberg, and Orchestra Wellington →
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Got a bad street? Good news: it’s now easier to reshape it!
- Talk Wellington
- As of today it’s finally way easier to try out retrofits to our bad streets – you know, the ones that make it generally yuk to do anything except be in a car. Get onto your local council – they’ve now got all the tools! Last year you raised your voices with “A Big Fat...
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Three housing things
- Talk Wellington
- Fixing our housing crisis: it’s a hot topic and it’ll be one of our election deciders… but it’s also really easy to misunderstand. Here are three useful things about housing to add to your brain food this week 1. Rates and more homes One symptom of politicians showing they’re In Touch With The Populace is...
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Matariki: a time to share your aspirations for the coming year
- Te Papa's blog
- In 2022, we created an exhibition experience, Mānawatia a Matariki, a place for manuhiri to reflect and look to the future. Here are some insights into the types of pledges and aspirations shared in 2022.Read more
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June’s new music for Te Awe: Part 2
- Wellington City Libraries
- Here is part two of our new music picks for June. You can catch up with Part 1 here. Do… Continue reading June’s new music for Te Awe: Part 2 →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Reserve now our Power Meters!
- Wellington City Libraries
- You can borrow a POWER METER to test your home appliances and get a better breakdown of your electricity usage.… Continue reading Reserve now our Power Meters! →
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A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha: Event video
- Wellington City Libraries
- Recently at our Newtown Library, in conjunction with Massey University Press, we staged a very special launch event celebrating the… Continue reading A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha: Event video →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Bag a Bargain at the Library Book Sale
- Wellington City Libraries
- If you love a bargain and also love literature, music and movies, you won’t want to miss our book sale! Bag a bargain, find a gem! The sale will be held at St Patrick’s College Hall (581 Evans Bay Parade) from Friday 7 July to Monday 10 July, 10am-4pm daily. Come and browse books, CDs and DVDs! Thousands of avid readers and book lovers have used our book sales to find the best book deals, to complete their personal collections or just to rummage and find a gem. Books on every topic imaginable are replenished at regular intervals during the sale ensuring there are always fresh bargains to be found. Prices start from just $1. We’ll see you at the sale!
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Saint Patrick's College, 581, Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Brooklyn Hill cycleway
- Eye of the Fish
- I’m all in favour of cycleways – they are a great addition to the city, and may even allow me one day to ride a...
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Brooklyn Road, Fitchettown, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Review: Prima Facie
- The Wellingtonista
- By Nadia Freeman Prima Facie shares an authentic story of a woman’s experience of assault and navigating the judicial system to seek justice. The nearly sell-out season demonstrates that despite the raw and challenging subject, there is a strong calling for stories like this. Rape is a word people don’t want to say, and for […]
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