Archive / March 2006
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A whirled of pain
- The Wellingtonista
- Now that the wind's gone (calloo callay!) and the sun's out (oh frabjous day!), wouldn't it be a lovely time to wander down to the waterfront and see the much photographed Water Whirler do its thing? Not so fast, matey boy, someone has had other ideas.
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Water Whirler, Queens Wharf, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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STATE Championship final
- Cricket Wellington
- State Wellington Firebirds and State Central Stags will contest the 2005-06 State Championship final. The Firebirds claimed home advantage by topping the State Championship table after eight matches of round-robin play.
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Rain hampers Firebirds chase
- Cricket Wellington
- State Championship leaders State Wellington Firebirds made little progress in their run chase at the Basin Reserve after a weather-affected day in the capital.
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Hutt City wins two awards at Putaruru Water Festival!
- Hutt City Council
- Water quality in Hutt City has been recognised as among the best in the country. Packaged samples have recently won in two categories at the Putaruru Water Festival�??s Great NZ Water Tasting Competition.
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Woodcock responds to Wizards resistance
- Cricket Wellington
- Luke Woodcock led State Wellington Firebirds� charge to the first-innings points which would confirm their place in the State Championship final.
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Mayor Ogden toasts Hutt City United's softball success
- Hutt City Council
- Hutt City Mayor David Ogden today congratulated local softball club, Hutt City United, for winning the national interclub men's softball title in Hastings yesterday.
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Six for Gillespie as Firebirds eye top spot
- Cricket Wellington
- Mark Gillespie claimed six wickets as State Wellington Firebirds overcame a healthy opening stand by State Canterbury Wizards at the Basin Reserve.
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Indoor Soccer
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU is pleased to announce that the Bell Rd Gymnasium will soon be available for indoor soccer. Competitions will be held on the following nights. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
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Bell ton helps Firebirds claim draw
- Cricket Wellington
- A captain's innings from Matthew Bell helped save State Wellington Firebirds from defeat to State Auckland Aces at the Eden Park Outer Oval.
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Firebirds set tough total for victory
- Cricket Wellington
- State Wellington Firebirds must reach 416 with eight wickets to spare on day five at Eden Park�s Outer Oval to complete victory over State Auckland Aces and confirm their place in the State Championship final.
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Hutt City to become EnergyWise
- Hutt City Council
- Hutt City Council has today (Tues 14th Eds) become the 25th local government authority in the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), EnergyWise Councils Partnership.
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Ban the ban!
- WellUrban
- Central Wellington currently has a liquor ban in place on Friday and Saturday nights, prohibiting drinking in public spaces. This might seem draconian enough, but the council doesn't think so, and is planning to extend it.
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Tuatara Day at Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
- Karori Sanctuary Trust
- Come face-to-face with our unique living fossils and talk to the experts who study them. Some people call the Sanctuary �Jurassic Park�, referring to our trademark 2-metre high predator-proof fence. But recently this nickname has become even more appropriate, because the Sanctuary is now home to a prehistoric animal whose close ancestors were around with the dinosaurs.
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2nd Team coach required
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- We are still looking for a coach for the 2nd team.
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Parlane century lifts Firebirds
- Cricket Wellington
- Michael Parlane struck 154 to guide State Wellington Firebirds through a middle-order wobble against State Northern Knights at Hamilton�s Westpac Park.
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MTBO Programme Announced
- Orienteering Hutt Valley
- From humble beginnings in 2000 the Wellington Series now has the luxury of picking and choosing from a dozen venues. Seven have been selected for 2006, and a second long-distance rogaine-style Akatarawa Attack is planned towards the end of the year.
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Toxic algae warning not reduced with arrival of autumn
- Hutt City Council
- Upper Hutt City Council Business Services Director Chris Upton is advising the public that growth of potentially toxin forming algae have returned to the Hutt River in the areas adjacent to River road in the Trentham and Totora Park South areas.
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The Fountain Dead
- WellUrban
- The Arts Festival is a time to showcase the best of Wellington to scores of influential visitors. So why is one of our most iconic public artworks, The Bucket Fountain, currently looking sad, lifeless and encrusted with grime?
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Report on Activity Day
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- As forecast we were greeted by a cold southerly blast at the Quartz Hill Activity Day on Saturday 4 March. The wind was extremely strong and the gusts often made it difficult to stand upright. The odd hail shower also made working outside less than comfortable :-)
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Wellington City Council switches business rates onto residents in DLTCCP
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- The following was my address to the Mayor & Councillors over the Rates Differential in the Draft Long Term Council Community Plan for 2006/2016.
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Guess where?
- WellUrban
- Many of you have already discovered the fun of Flickr, and there's a new group there which is special interest to Wellingtonians. The Guess Where Wellington group was created by local photographers, based upon similar groups for overseas cities like London and New York.
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The new Dowse – innovation from the ground up
- Hutt City Council
- The new Dowse, scheduled to re-open in February 2007, will be a showcase for creativity and innovation both on, and under, the gallery floors and within the structure of the building itself.
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