Archive / February 2006
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Park life
- WellUrban
- Waitangi Park's first public weekend went off with a bang, as large crowds turned up to see the Phoenix Foundation (among others) at Saturday's Capital Celebration concert.
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Shortsighted stadium
- WellUrban
- Well, they've gone and done it. Today'€™s Dominion Post has a front page story announcing that the council is going with the Evans Bay site for the indoor stadium, rather than next to the Westpac Stadium.
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Westpac Stadium, Waterloo Quay, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Treble for Franklin on Firebirds return
- Cricket Wellington
- James Franklin returned to the State championship with three wickets as State Championship holder State Auckland Aces struggled in Wellington.
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Wellington Airport highlights package
- The Wellingtonista
- For those of you who haven't experienced the 'thrill' of landing at or taking off from Wellington Airport when there's a decent breeze blowing, the video below will give you an idea of what to expect. Which is terror.
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Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Stalemate for Firebirds and Knights
- Cricket Wellington
- Brad Wilson’s half-century helped State Northern Knights to a draw at the Basin Reserve against State Wellington Firebirds.
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Road Delays "Unacceptable", Says Hutt City Mayor
- Hutt City Council
- Hutt City Mayor David Ogden today labelled the Government's decision to delay new road projects in the Wellington region as "unacceptable".
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Eastbourne Pipeline back in operation
- Hutt City Council
- The Eastbourne main outfall pipeline is operational again, ahead of schedule, and discharges of treated wastewater into the Waiwhetu Stream have now ceased.
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Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Economic Stats show Hutt City economic turnaround
- Hutt City Council
- Commercial building consents issued by Hutt City Council have shown a dramatic increase.
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Firebirds set Knights large target
- Cricket Wellington
- State Northern Knights will return for the final day seeking 439 runs to complete an unlikely victory over State Championship-leading Wellington Firebirds at the Basin Reserve.
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Quartz Hill Annual Report
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- It is 9 years since we first started developing the amateur radio station at Quartz Hill. The station continues to be a source of challenge and enjoyment for everyone involved.
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Group Supports for 'Third Option' For Wgtn Roads
- Calls to review the need for substantially increasing road capacity to the north of Wellington have been supported by the cycling umbrella organisation BikeNZ. A temporary alliance of Wellington citizens and organisations known as Option3 is questioning whether enough work has been done on exploring transport options to help alleviate growing commuter congestion.
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ALL HARBOUR BEACHES CLEARED FOR SWIMMING AS BACTERIA LEVELS FALL
- Hutt City Council
- Bacteria counts at all Hutt City beaches have now fallen back to levels that are safe enough for swimming.
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CITY GEARING UP FOR WORLD-CLASS CYCLE RACE
- Hutt City Council
- The world's best female cyclists will line up in the Lower Hutt CBD for the opening stage of the Trust House Women’s Tour of New Zealand on Wednesday 1 March at 7:00pm. However, an alternative start time of 6.30pm will apply for wet and/or dark conditions.
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Falling Bacteria Levels in Harbour - Petone Beach opened
- Hutt City Council
- Latest bacteria counts for Wellington Harbour show levels are falling and returning to normal safe levels after the discharges from the Pencarrow sewerage pipeline last week.
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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Treated Sewerage Discharge in Harbour
- Hutt City Council
- The first testing of Wellington Harbour since the discharge of treated sewerage late on Wednesday shows higher than normal bacteria levels near the sewerage outfall at Waiwhetu and in a plume effect at Western Petone.
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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hurricanes beat Blues
- The Wellingtonista
- I would have used some sort of pun based on the word 'Hurricane', but, well...
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Island Bay Festival
- The Wellingtonista
- As mentioned earlier in the week, the Island Bay Festival kicks into gear this weekend. Tomorrow (Sat 11 Feb) we get some of the best stuff: a Street Parade (all welcome - kids in costumes are recommended), Bands in the Park, and a new event which shapes to be a particular favourite of ours: Pimp my Bike.
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Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Main Outfall Sewer Emergency Repair
- Hutt City Council
- Hutt City Council is undertaking an emergency repair of a failed joint in the Main Outfall Sewer pipeline.
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Native frogs reintroduced to the mainland
- Karori Sanctuary Trust
- The Sanctuary has reached yet another conservation milestone, with the return of 21 Maud Island frogs/pepeketua into the wild on mainland New Zealand after an absence of many hundreds of years.
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Wellington Teams to Tour Overseas Announced
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Cricket Trust will again this year be involved with co-ordinating and organising Cricket Wellington development teams to tour overseas either later this year or early next year.
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TROUBLE ON THE WATERFRONT-WAITANGI DAY
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Waterfront Watch was out in force on Waitangi Day-and joined by Dr Ngatata Love? I asked Pauline Swann, chair of Waterfront Watch, what the protest was about. Here is her reply.
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Trouble on the Waterfront
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Waterfront Watch was out in force on Waitangi Day-and joined by Dr Ngatata Love? I asked Pauline Swann, chair of Waterfront Watch, what the protest was about. Here is her reply.
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Wellington Sevens Fever!
- The Wellingtonista
- If you happen to see a group of large, fit, young lads wandering about the Wellington streets this week, chances are you've either stumbled across the cast of Downstage's latest play 'The Boys in the Band' , or, and more likely, one of the Rugby Sevens teams that are in town for this weekend's tournament.
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