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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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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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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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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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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Simple solution breaks up boredom for kids
- Wellington Health Foundation
- A children’s waiting room in the nuclear medicine department of Wellington Hospital has undergone a dramatic transformation, with some paint, artistry and donated equipment. The Foundation worked with others to provide funding for the paint, new television, DVD player with DVDs, table and chairs, and other toys, making the room bright and interesting.
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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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”Buggies for Good” campaign launched at Children’s Hospital on 4th December 2006
- Wellington Health Foundation
- phil&teds, a Wellington nursery products company, lauched their “Buggies for Good” hospital/community campaign by donating 2 buggies to the Foundation for use in the Children’s Hospital. These buggies have been donated by parents back to phil&teds through their revolutionary “buggies for good” charitable programme. The programme enables phil&teds’ buggies to be rejuvenated by the company [...]
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Christmas Carols support the Wellington Children’s Hospital
- Wellington Health Foundation
- The Carols at the Stadium presented by Nick Tansley and MoreFM was a great success on Saturday. With the help of over 40 Volunteers funds were collected to support the Children’s Hospital. The Foundation would like to thank all the Volunteers and the public for their help and to Nick Tansley and his [...]
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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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Christmas Parties for our Volunteers
- Wellington Health Foundation
- The Volunteers are always improving the experience for patients and visitors to the Hospital. On 22 November and 1st December, Christmas parties were held at Kenepuru and Wellington Hospital to thank our Volunteers for the wonderful contribution throughout the year. Both parties were will filled with music, laughter and fascinating stories of many [...]
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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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