Archive / April 2007
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Film Screening for the Soccer Mad
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Dear soccer lovers of the Wellington community, Don’t miss a once-only opportunity to see this spectacular film; screening to be attended by members of Team Wellington.
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Wellington RC 5 May Meeting Transferred to Otaki
- Wellington Racing Club
- Following a meeting of Wellington Racing Club officials, Chief Stipendiary Steward Cameron George and NZTR’s National Venue Inspector Garry Foskett, at lunchtime today (Monday) a decision was made to transfer Saturday’s Wellington Racing Club’s race meeting to Otaki.
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CPL Website updated with our newest cats
- Cats Protection Wellington
- Joining us in the last few weeks have been: 4 year old Bella, Her buddy, 5 year old Milly, The lovely 10 year old Buster, The gorgeous 2 year old Cleo, and the fantastic 10 year old Strawberry
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Bouncing back 5
- WellUrban
- In the time since my summer shakedown post, there's been the expected revival in the Wellington hospitality scene, but it's a little slow and tentative so far. There are, however, several imminent or promised arrivals, so things do seem to be looking up.
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In Memoriam
- WellUrban
- I can finally mention what I've known about unofficially for a while: it's been publicly announced that New Zealand Memorial Park will be built in front of the old Museum on Buckle St. It's not quite what I originally speculated about when demolition of the service station first started, since it will be where Buckle St is now rather than on the north side of it, and there's an additional nice touch in that the "Greening the Quays" project will be extended up Taranaki St to the park.
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2006 Cup Carnival a Finalist at Wellington's Gold Awards
- Wellington Racing Club
- The 2006 Century City Developments Wellington Cup Carnival has been shortlisted as finalist for the Wellington Gold Awards. Held in association with The Dominion Post, the awards are Wellington’s most prestigious, and recognise enterprise and excellence in local business.
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Shops that pass in the night 12
- WellUrban
- The stretch of upper Cuba St shops being redeveloped as part of The Wellington apartment and hotel complex is now almost completely tenanted. As I noted a couple of months ago, Eyeball Kicks and the superette have already moved in, and Mojo coffee and Caffé Italiano are both supposed to be on the way.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Bennington swims Cook Strait
- Swimming Wellington
- Stephanie Bennington (Capital) completed a successful Cook Strait swim on Sunday. The 13 year old completed the North to South crossing in a time of 8 hours 10 minutes 35 secs. Congratulations Stephanie.
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Man Cat Monday - Sooty
- CataBlog
- This week on Man Cat Monday, I'd like to introduce you to Sooty (or Sooty I as he was known as for the period we had 3 Sooty's in the shelter). Sooty's about 12 years old and has been with...
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BNU v. Kapiti Coast United, 0-2
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- The results haven’t been that flash but the weather continues to be. Another cracking day for football had a reasonable crowd turn up to hopefully see BNU get their season on track. Wakefield number two was looking it usual lumpy self as the two bottom placed sides in the league faced up.
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Salary Cap Unchanged
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall (pictured) said today that he was restricted by the current salary cap in recognising the performances of his players. "We don't set the salary cap" said Hall "it is set by the fact that we don't have any money to spend on players outside of match fee sponsorship".
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Playing favourites #1: Wellington City Library
- WellUrban
- This may be the highest achievement of Athfield's "Mies meets GaudÃ" phase, though it's perhaps more Foster than Mies (a sinuous curtain wall straight out of Ipswich), and more Rossi than Gaudà (all those rag-rolled walls, small square windows and heavy Bolognese arcades).
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Free motorcycle parks under review
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Alert! Alert! Wellington City Council has commenced a General Parking Review that includes free motorcycle parks. If you value your free motorcycle parks then now is the time to make your views known to Wellington City Council.
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Playing favourites #2: Racing Conference building
- WellUrban
- This one's bound to be uncontroversial: surely everyone loves the Racing Conference building, even if they just know it as "that building with the Lido in it and the curvy verandah".
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Big Skink finished today.
- T3 Track Blog
- The skink is basking in the sun with its new treads fitting well.
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"I Know I'm Good" Says White
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Ben White today expressed disappointment that he didn't get the media exposure he deserved for his role in Rovers winning run that has now extended to four Division 3 matches. "I know I'm good" said White "and the media didn't even mention that I scored the first two goals in the win on Wednesday".
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- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Ben White today expressed disappointment that he didn't get the media exposure he deserved for his role in Rovers winning run that has now extended to four Division 3 matches. "I know I'm good" said White "and the media didn't even mention that I scored the first two goals in the win on Wednesday".
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Playing favourites #8: Freyberg Pool
- WellUrban
- There's been some debate over on the Architectural Centre blog about whether or not the Freyberg Pool belongs among Wellington's ten best buildings, but for me, there's never been any doubt.
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Escape To Victory
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers were today 3 - 0 down against Datacom after about five minutes of the second half. "It was looking grim as we'd had the better of the first half and went in at half time losing 2 - 0" said Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall.
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Carnage on the corner
- The Wellingtonista
- Fancy a little accident spotting while you enjoy a nice pizza? Word on the street is that the best seat in town is at Scopa.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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OLIVIER RIVOALAN / Simply Paris - This is the real thing in Cuba Street
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- After the Resident's Coalition Meeting on Saturday I went to Lunch at Simply Paris and met Olivier Rivoalan. This is a wonderful place with delicious food and delightful people serving.Cheers Olivier, I'll be back.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Residents Coalition take a break after discussing up coming Council elections
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Are you tired of local body elections just being about personalities and not about the things that affect you? The Wellington Residents' Coalition intends to run a campaign running up to the elections this year, that will focus on the issues.
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Game times for 21 April
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- Come along and support your fellow Smoggies at the opening games of the season. Good luck and have fun!
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Whose lane is it, anyway?
- WellUrban
- The media reaction to the council's plans for bus priority measures was sadly predictable: instead of headlines like "Public transport to be improved", all the focus was on the loss of some parking.
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SNZ Age Group Development squads named
- Swimming Wellington
- Swimming New Zealand has announced their 2007/08 Age Group Development squad. The squad comprises the top 24 swimmers (based on XLR8 points) born in each calendar year from 1992 to 1994 plus wildcards. 20 Wellington swimmers have been selected.
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Alt.country at the Bathhouse
- The Wellingtonista
- American alt.country legends Richard Buckner and Edith Frost are playing together at the San Francisco Bathhouse on Wednesday night.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Beautiful Mash
- The Wellingtonista
- We all know that in Wellington, everyone and their dogs are already busy making films of some description already, but for any aspiring film-makers not currently up to their eyeballs in digital video, here's your chance. LOOP Recordings want you to make a video for Adi Dick's song "Beautiful View".
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What up, weekend?
- The Wellingtonista
- Wanting to stalk us this weekend, and/or find something for yourself to do? Here are our suggestions:
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It takes tua to tango
- Karori Sanctuary Trust
- Less than 18 months ago, tuatara were extinct in the wild on mainland New Zealand. However, in December 2005 an arrangement between Ngati Koata and Wellington’s award-winning Karori Sanctuary saw 70 Cook Strait tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) transferred from Stephens Island (Takapourewa) to the 225ha wildlife sanctuary in the capital.
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Fundraising quilt for auction on TradeMe
- CataBlog
- As you can probably imagine, building the new shelter hasn't been cheap, so the Cats Protection League is looking a ways to rebuild our finances. Lynn (adoptive mother of wee Gemma) has made this fabulous hand made 1.10 meter square...
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Our online library
- The Wellingtonista
- Your Wellington Central library (or 'sanctuary' as it's know here at the Towers) was been quietly expanding its online offerings and today has added a handy wee email notification service ... or is it just another way for 'big brother' to keep tabs on ya?!?
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Mollly the PolyDACTyl
- CataBlog
- Molly (who is now Dax, which is short for PolyDACTyl, as well as alluding to both Star Trek and my favourite obscure goth singer, Danielle Dax) is doing well. She spent her first day with us hiding with such prodigious...
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Shooting fish at the bottom of the barrel
- WellUrban
- The Architectural Centre has had a go at identifying Wellington's worst buildings, and the results are featured on pages A8 and A9 of yesterday's Dominion Post. While I might quibble about the precise rankings, I agree that they're all pretty hideous and deserve to be singled out for criticism.
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Get your library notices by email
- Wellington City Libraries
- We have introduced a new service for hearing about reserves and any overdue items on your card - you can now get these messages by email. If you want to switch to this option, all you need to do is complete the online form or ask at your local library. And of course if you find you prefer paper or phone notices you can switch back again at any time.
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Still the 12th nicest city in the world
- The Wellingtonista
- Not much movement at the top of the Mercer Human Resource Consulting "Most Livable Cities" rankings this year, with, like last year, Wellington coming in 12th, trailing our northern neighbours Auckland, who come in at a very credible 5th.
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Strategy and policy committee thursday 12 april 2007
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Report 1 Bus Priority Plan. 5.3 Estimated cost to be $33 million Dollars but is expected to be reduced to $16 million with innovative use of lane lines.
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Report on 7 April Activity Day
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- It turned out to be a brilliant day for Quartz Hill activities - plenty of sunshine and no wind. The main project was to rebuild the NA 20M yagi which was damaged in high winds that battered Wellington in March.
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Blackie the jet setter
- CataBlog
- Hi again everyone. Heather's sent through another update on our lovely Blackie, now happily ensconced in his new home in Germany! "Enclosed some pictures from Blacky in his new home, my sister made this pictures. I hope you can open...
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Let's hear it for Easter!
- CataBlog
- Except for the fact that everyone in Wellington seems to have gone away, so no homings on Saturday or Sunday this week. Molly did go to her new home on friday night tho. We had a bit of a panic...
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Swag of age group medals for Wellington swimmers
- Swimming Wellington
- Wellington swimmers secured a total of five age group medals during the Day 4 finals session at the Swimming New Zealand Youth & Open championships in Christchurch this morning.
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Quartz Hill activity day - 5 may 2007
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- The next Quartz Hill Activity Day is on Saturday 5 May 2007, starting at 9:00 am. As usual, the objective is to catch up on project and maintenance work as well as providing an opportunity to look around the station, try out the big antennas and have some eyeball QSOs. Visitors are always very welcome and there is no requirement to participate in the more "physical" activities.
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Gatfield and Cameron claim open medals
- Swimming Wellington
- John Gatfield (Watties) and Kirsten Cameron (Capital) claimed open medals during the second morning of finals at the Swimming New Zealand Youth & Open championships in Christchurch this morning.
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Stretching anatomy
- Wellington City Libraries
- Morning workouts, body image, unseen illness, anxiety disorders and stretching anatomy are among the subjects of our latest health recent picks.
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Eleven metre anacondas
- Wellington City Libraries
- Among our most recent science books this month we have: the complete history of the universe, how to cut a cake (and other mathematical conundrums), eleven metre anacondas, and a story of arctic tragedy and continental drift.
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Tawa Splash Dash & Cash meet - Flyer now on site
- Swimming Wellington
- Click here
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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URGENT: Coaches Required
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- We are still urgently seeking coaches for JPSMOG teams 4, 5, 9, 10 and 14. Remember that coaches get subs paid, or if you co-coach you pay half subs. This is a really valuable way to give something back to your club. The club provides plenty of support and training opportunities for coaches.
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Deco delights
- WellUrban
- The development of Chaffers Dock may be dragging on interminably (the ground floor shops and public area have been "just about to open" since last year), but there's recently been a very welcome little bit of progress. The long-promised public viewing platform on the roof is finally open, and it provides wonderful elevated views of the harbour, city and Waitangi Park.
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Mayor Ogden renews call for more police
- Hutt City Council
- Mayor Ogden renews call for more police
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Zm2e 137 khz activity
- ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- There is a bed and mattress firm in Wellington with a slogan: "You get more Zeds at Wellington beds". How that compares with ZM2E can be checked out from any listener reports. We would hope that you get more Zeds from Quartz Hill, but the last laugh may be on us with the threat of watching eyelids during the third night.
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Game of Two Halves
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr FC struggled today in the first half of the match against the G Shots at Shed 6. "I thought we didn't really fire in the first half although we had the territorial advantage" said Zephyr fullback Ben White "we seemed to lack a bit of structure and gave a way a couple of easy goals whilst firing a fair few shots wide ourselves".
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U-turn
- WellUrban
- In a surprise decision, Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast today announced that the inner-city bypass will be scrapped. "We had faith in roads to solve all life's problems, but it hasn't turned out like that at all. It seems that while east-west commuters are saving a few minutes, north-south commuters have had to pay for it with increased delays, and overall, the project hasn't been worth all the money and hassle."The council and Transit NZ are now working to repair the damage.
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Compulsory Player Umpire Training
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- It is compulsory for all Premier-Senior players to attend umpire training and pass a short test this year. Training is on Saturday 14 April at Netball Wellington. See this page for information and for practice tests If you absolutely cannot make this day please let us know by emailing us as we will arrange one alternate date.
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