Archive / December 2006
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Now that work isn't interferring with my blogging....
- CataBlog
- Two updates in two days! Not bad eh? So, Angel went to her new home yesterday, and I homed Boy this afternoon. He's gone to live with a family with a cat friendly 5 yr old lad, which I think...
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Christmas Timetables
- Tranz Metro
- From December 24 to January 13 Tranz Metro are operating a special Christmas timetable.
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I know, I know! I suck at updating this!
- CataBlog
- Once again my apologies for the length of time between posts. Tis the blasted season and all that ;o) Anyhow, I've got some good news on our recent homings for you. First up, the lovely Dish, who's settling into his...
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Disability Advisory Group set up in Hutt Valley
- Hutt City Council
- The recently established Disability Advisory Group for the Hutt Valley had their first meeting earlier this month (12 December eds) at Orongomai Marae in Upper Hutt.
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Hutt City Council celebrates Normandale RMA conviction
- Hutt City Council
- Hutt City Council is celebrating a successful prosecution of a Normandale man for breaches of the Resource Management Act 1991.
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Open day - be there!
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- There will be an open day at Quartz Hill for supporters, all radio amateurs, SWLs, their families and friends, on Sunday 4 February 2007 - from 11:00 am onwards. You will be able to view the Quartz Hill facilities. This may be your last chance to see this fabulous facility in its current form as it is likely that we will have to dismantle antenna infrastructure over the coming year (to make way for the wind farm project).
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Join Kev The Kiwi at a Park Near You!
- Hutt City Council
- Bring the family and join Kev the Wandering Kiwi this summer has he explores the regional parks and forests right on your doorstep, with four great walking events suitable for all ages.
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Plum position
- WellUrban
- As anyone who frequents Cuba St should know, Plum has been undergoing renovations for a while. The old Plum had been well-liked (as these reviews attest), but was starting to feel a little tired: perhaps somewhere between the late Krazy Lounge and Mr Bun. I expected little more than a lick of paint and some new furniture, so it's a bit of a surprise to see it in its sleek new incarnation by Alistar Cox of Matterhorn, Mojo and Mighty Mighty fame.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Far Flung Adventures at your local Library
- Hutt City Council
- Know any kids aged 5 to 12 that are hungry for books? Get them into some far flung reading adventures these holidays. Win prizes while reading and earn a ticket to a grand finale adventure party.
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Back on track: a missed opportunity
- WellUrban
- A few weeks back, there was an article in the Dominion Post entitled "Commuters return to cars". The trouble was, since it only showed relative figures ("Peak-time passenger growth soared 11.6 per cent in mid-year as fuel prices peaked. This had slowed to about 9 per cent by September."), it was hard to tell whether passenger transport numbers were actually falling, or just growing more slowly.
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25 reasons why Hutt City’s a great place to live
- Hutt City Council
- We all know Hutt City is a great place to live, work and raise a family. As the billboard says, "The place where you can have your pavlova and eat it too". Just to prove it, I’ve put together a list of 25 reasons why it’s good to live here (in no particular order).
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Holiday hours and children's programmes
- Wellington City Libraries
- Remember to check our Christmas & New Year holiday hours. Children's holiday programmes are on this week in our libraries - come along for Christmas storytimes and crafts.
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Fiction and magazines still for sale
- Wellington City Libraries
- At discounted prices. Come into Central to pick up some bargains - magazines 20c and fiction $1.
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Player Umpire Training in 2007
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- Netball Wellington Centre have advised that Player Umpire Training will be compulsory for all Premier, Premier Reserve and Senior Players in 2007.
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Car-o drive
- WellUrban
- As I said I would, I took a walk along the bypass on Saturday. I was too late to see the protests, but some of the protestors were still there chalking slogans on the pavements, and there a certain tension remained in the air.There's a lot of things I don't like about the bypass, but the thing that struck me the most about it on the weekend is that it just doesn't look like Wellington.
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The light at the end of the tunnel
- The Wellingtonista
- Although we would hate you to think that we had an unnatural love for tunnels, we think it's only fair to warn you that new lights have been installed at either end of the Hataitai/Mt Vic tunnel that are so bright that you'll think you are outside in the sunshine already, even at night. It doesn't make people honk any less though.
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Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Waterfront update
- WellUrban
- must be a sucker for punishment, since on Monday night I attended the latest Waterfront Development Subcommittee meeting.
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Holiday hours
- Wellington City Libraries
- Our holiday hours are up on the website. Ones to remember - all WCL libraries are closed Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th December and Sunday 31st December to Tuesday 2nd January. Check the site for our reduced opening hours. On 3rd January, all libraries resume normal hours.
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Brave New World
- WellUrban
- With plenty of hoopla, including three full pages in the Dominion Post, New World opened their fourth inner-Wellington store this week. It's a New World Metro at the the railway station, and while it looks tiny from the concourse, it expands Tardis-like into the forgotten parts of the station and is actually larger than the Willis St Metro.
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Help Fight Gnomelessness!
- The Wellingtonista
- Cool prezzie alert - Locally made Gnome Homes & Gnomaloos.
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Sleep well little one
- CataBlog
- Dahlia had a lovely day out in the sun in the yard yesterday, pottering about with her mates. However today she really wasn't interested in food, and for the first time wouldn't purr when cuddled. S took our wee love...
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Coaches required for 2007
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- JPSMOG is seeking coaches for the Premier Reserve and Senior grade teams in 2007. In 2006 we had 3 teams in Premier Reserve and 3 teams in Senior grade that required coaches. If you are keen to be involved in a coaching role with a forward-thinking, dynamic netball club, then please [...]
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Looking like it'll be time soon to say goodbye to our dear little Dahlia
- CataBlog
- Well, I guess all of you who work at the shelter have been wondering what's up with Dahlia. And you're not alone. She's lost a lot of weight (although she has been stable in that regard for quite a few...
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