Archive / January 2006
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Winner-takes-all for Firebirds and Stags
- Cricket Wellington
- State Wellington Firebirds visit State Central Stags with the winner progressing to the latter stages and the loser dropping out of contention.
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TOXIC ALGAE ALERT IN HUTT REGION DOWNGRADED
- Hutt City Council
- Inspections of Hutt region waterways over the past few days have shown a marked decrease in incidence of toxic algae, though not all rivers in the region are clear.
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Kirk's Sale, now on
- The Wellingtonista
- WellUrban probably sums up the effect of the annual Kirk's Sale best when he writes... Expect worse than usual queues of SUVs between Karori and Lambton Quay this morning: the Annual Kirks sale is on.
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Junior Registrations
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Junior Registrations for boys and girls aged 5-13 will be held at Brooklyn School, Washington Ave, Brooklyn from 6-8pm on Tuesday 14 February.
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CQWW 160M CW CONTEST - POST CONTEST REPORT
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- Last year's spectacular propagation (according to ZL6QH contest lore) clearly didn't eventuate this year. Summer static was a problem at times, and our score is down 50% of last year's.
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ZL6QN in 2006 CQWW Contest Update
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- Conditions were only average on Saturday night. We entered around 150 QSOs in the log, mainly from North America and Japan.
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Fleming guides Firebirds to victory
- Cricket Wellington
- Stephen Fleming hit an unbeaten half-century to lead State Wellington Firebirds to a vital State Shield victory at Eden Park.
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New pumping station can pump enough water to fill six bathtubs every second
- Hutt City Council
- Work has begun on a new major pumping station for Hutt City Council’s stormwater network. The new pumping station, at the outlet of the Opahu Stream near Whites Line West, will significantly reduce the flood risk in the Opahu Stream catchment.
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Stories Told to Me by Girls, second season
- The Wellingtonista
- Those of you who missed out on the first season of Julie Hill's play 'Stories Told to Me by Girls' should head down to Happy tonight or tomorrow (or yesterday or the day before that, if you have the technology), to catch a special return season.
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Wellington Summer Afterwork Rogaine Series Results
- Wellington Orienteering Association
- After a bad weather start the weather improved for a while then got steadily windier. The 52 competitors reported a cryptic course with a couple of misplaced controls. Many competitors completed the diving pool control (adjacent to the start at Keith Spry Swimming Pool) but suggested that with fine weather it could have been an excellent control.
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Akatarawa Attack
- Wellington Orienteering Association
- 80 mountainbikers attacked the Akatarawas on Saturday, armed only with a map. And 78 emerged more or less unscathed, close to the 4 or 8 hours each team had chosen for their battle with the rugged bush area between Upper Hutt and Kapiti. The final team of 2 pulled into the base at the end of Bulls Run Road three and a half hours late - battered but unbowed.
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Trott too hot for Firebirds
- Cricket Wellington
- Jonathan Trott continued his good form as State Otago Volts scored a six-wicket win over State Wellington Firebirds at the Basin Reserve.
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Jackson Street set to party with Fat Freddys Drop
- Hutt City Council
- Jackson Street in the heart of Petone is gearing up for the annual Jackson Street Fiesta of the Arts and it’s going to be huge!
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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hutt City Mayor to help replace stolen Gridiron team gear
- Hutt City Council
- Hutt City Mayor David Ogden is to contribute $400 from his Mayoral Discretionary Fund to help replace gear stolen from the Hutt Valley Spartans last week.
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The world of Chinese Opera
- Hutt City Council
- As part of Fusion 06, the Petone Settlers Museum will be offering a fascinating insight into the traditions of the Chinese Opera.
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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Chinese New Year is coming soon
- The Wellingtonista
- January 28 until February 11. And listen up folks, it’s the Year of the Dog! What we’re particularly looking forward to is the Asian Market (11am-3pm) at the Events Centre on the waterfront on Festival Day (Feb 11). The food! The crowds! But mostly the food.
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EXPERIENCE THE TOUR DE HUTT
- Hutt City Council
- Pumped. Primed. Perfectly positioned. And that’s just the crowd who turn out in Hutt City every January as New Zealand’s cycling superstars fight for glory in the Trust House Cycle Classic.
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Pre Season Training
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Pre-season training is on every Monday and Thursday nights at 6:15pm at the top field of Prince Of Wales Park, Mt Cook.
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2006 annual summer open day and BBQ
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- The 2006 annual summer open day and BBQ was held on 15 January. Quartz Hill lived up to its reputation and turned on a brisk and cool northerly wind, so it was not the best day for bathing in the sun! Howver this did not deter 27 people, including four children, who made the pilgramage to the event.
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Firebirds focus on Shield progress
- Cricket Wellington
- State Wellington Firebirds lead the State Shield table at the half-way stage but captain Matthew Bell is remaining focused on the challenges which await in the second half of the programme.
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New CafeNET Location!
- CafeNET
- CafeNET is now available in the Southern Cross Bar and Restaurant at 35 Abel Smith Street
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Nevin fires Wellington to victory
- Cricket Wellington
- A powerful century from State Wellington Firebirds’ Chris Nevin ensured an 81-run State Shield win for the home side at the Basin Reserve over State Northern Knights.
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Quartz Hill Open Day
- 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 15 January 2006 - from 11:00 am onwards. You will be able to view the Quartz Hill facilities. This is your chance to see what we have been raving about ... and maybe you will get hooked as well!
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Knights overcome shock to triumph
- Cricket Wellington
- State Northern Knights overcame an early shock to record a five-wicket victory in the State Twenty20 competition opener at the Basin Reserve.
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Wellington Speed Traps
- The Wellingtonista
- So, Wellington's busiest urban speed camera is situated down Ohiro Road (which, for those unfamiliar with this road, starts down in Aro Valley, works its way up to Brooklyn, the meanders down through Happy Valley to Island Bay).
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Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Twilight hours over long weekends
- Karori Sanctuary Trust
- Over Wellington Anniversary and Waitangi Weekends (Sat 21 - Mon 23 January and Sat 4 - Mon 6 February), we’re extending our hours to 10am – 8pm (last entry 7pm). So round up your friends and family, pack a picnic, and enjoy the Sanctuary at twilight!
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Twenty20 party hits the capital
- Cricket Wellington
- Twenty20 cricket arrives in Wellington on Friday 13 – and this Black Friday will be one to celebrate at the Prime Finance Basin Reserve.
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Firebirds shocked by Volts
- Cricket Wellington
- State Otago Volts’ Warren McSkimming took five wickets for only nine runs as State Wellington Firebirds collapsed at Carisbrook.
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Wind Damage to Antenna Farm
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- Mike ZL2BCW, Brian ZL1AZE and Doug ZL2AOV visited Quartz Hill today (7 January 2006) to find that severe gales over the New Year holiday period had caused significant damage to the antenna farm. The following is a summary of the situation.
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Firebirds continued winning start
- Cricket Wellington
- Iain O’Brien took five for 26 as State Wellington Firebirds completed a 50-run triumph over State Central Stags at the Basin Reserve.
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Inaugural Harbour Capital Marathon Report
- Shoe Clinic Harbour Capital Half Marathon
- Atrocious weather - but a great course and the feeling of having had an adventure, with an almost pleasant last 5k meant most of the marathoners still had a smile in the finishing photo.
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First Pic of 2006 on Flickr?
- Wellington Photo Blog
- Civic Square, Wellington, New Zealand, 1 January 2006.
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Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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