July 2008 - Wellynews

Counting the days
- 31 Jul 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- The impending sale of Crossways is entering its final days, with tenders due to close on 6 August.Moves are afoot with the Crossways Community Trust to finalise details of the tender the community intends putting in for the building.According to Bill Southworth, Chair of the Trust, “We are close to arriving at what we think is a fair price for Crossways, and we intend making a strong bid to
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Rock Show!
- 31 Jul 2008
- Texture
- Boys Wanna be Her, girls wanna be her, I Don't Give a....because Peaches is going to Shake Yer Dix...Get It?Yes that's right, the queen of electro-smut PEACHES is heading OUR way for the very first time. It is a great time to be alive.Peaches owns electro-clash and her smutty tracks are often echoed through Wellington any given weekend at any rad party the city may harbour.This very special Berlin residing dreamboat is loved the world over. Her mix of punk, pumping beats, deep dirty synths and special guests, not to mention her super hot style will be getting all sorts of hormones pumping, bodies twisting and minds exploding on Thursday the 25th September at the San Fran.Tickets at Real Groovy.-Stacey
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Baudinet Cup handicap race, Whitireia Park, Cole Land Walking Cup
- 31 Jul 2008
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- Wet weather held off for our four races, although the off-road event did have plenty of mud and water underfoot. Seven trophies were on offer today. The Cole Land Walking Cup was awarded to David Cooke as the first Scottish club member to finish the 7k road race.
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Semi-finals previews
- 31 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- JUBILEE CUP Marist St. Pat's v PonekeIt will take a sterling effort from Poneke to overcome Marist St. Pat's on ...
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Thumped
- 31 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers were soundly beaten today by an in form Don Logan team at the Shed of Dreams. "We had two players on debut and George coming back from surgery" said Hall "but they turned out a strong team and simply took us to the cleaners".
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From Mike’s Desk …
- 30 Jul 2008
- Karori Baptist Church
- This week has been birthday week in the Enright household. In a period of four days, we have celebrated the birthdays of three of our daughters! This has reminded me of two important things … Firstly, I’ve been reminded what a precious gift family is, and how good it is to celebrate together the milestones in the lives of family members.
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Nats chilly on Hutt train-building
- 30 Jul 2008
- Petone Herald
- Will Nats slam door on train-building boost for Hutt? A $200,000 report on the feasibility of building locomotives in Woburn might get buried if National gains power in this year’s elections. Finance Minister Michael Cullen announced the report last week as part of an $80 million package upgrading the re-nationalised rail service.
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Mark Kozelek - San Francisco Bathhouse, Thursday 31 July
- 29 Jul 2008
- Texture
- Some eight years ago, a friend handed me a CD he had just bought. He said, "you should have this. I don't like it, it's probably more your sort of thing."It was a double album called Retrospective by 90s San Francisco group Red House Painters, a band I'd not heard of.
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Tough Road Ahead
- 28 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall said today that one more win should see Rovers through to the final but warned that notwithstanding Rovers had beaten Harp Shooters and Don Logan in the first round, both teams were tough opponents.
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BRANCH MEETING Thursday 31st July
- 28 Jul 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HIGH DEFINITION TV Doug Ingham ZL2TAR, well known broadcast engineer, speaker and author, will inform and entertain on the subject of High Definition TV. Don’t race out and buy any HDTV gear until you’ve heard Doug’s presentation.
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Counting Down The Days
- 28 Jul 2008
- Mt Victoria Residents Association
- The impending sale of Crossways is entering its final days, with tenders due to close on 6 August. Moves are afoot with the Crossways Community Trust to finalise details of the tender the community intends putting in for the building. According to Bill Southworth, Chair of the Trust, “We are close to arriving at what we think is a fair price for Crossways, and we intend making a strong bid to retain ownership of our community house.”
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Premier v Karori - 26/07/2008 - L 8-3
- 27 Jul 2008
- Island Bay United AFC
- Up 1-0 within 2 minutes, only to be 2-1 down at half-time and absolutely thrashed 8-3 at the end of 90 minutes by a waterside team desperate to stay up, and who's commitment to that task coupled with some great touches constantly overpowered our midfield and defense.
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SAREX Makara South Coast Exercise July 26-27 2008
- 27 Jul 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- This was a weekend SAREX designed to test comms on the South Coast, as well as the ability of the teams to handle the conditions! And with the "10 Year Storm" going on, it was a test. A lot of work had gone in over the week before to get the new cross band repeaters built, as you would have read in Q-Bit. These were installed on Mt Misery on the Saturday morning. The base was set up and the teams dispatched. We did a HF radio test with a Pulsar, and learnt a few things about getting wet. read more
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Don’t forget the Netball Wellington Fashion Show - 29 Aug
- 27 Jul 2008
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- Piri Weepu, Hosea Gear and Corey Jane from the Hurricanes will be joining our netballers Jaimee Sorenson (SMOG), Cushla Lichtwark (Wn East) and Miss New Zealand runner up on the catwalk on Friday 29 August at the TSB Arena. The fashion show is in support of grass-root netball and Wellington region’s high performance program.
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Civic pride
- 27 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- It may not be Wellingtonista Awards season just yet, but here's another chance to put in a plug for your favourite things in the Wellington built environment. The Wellington Civic Trust Awards are coming up, and the trust wants your nominations for the best recent contributions in the following fields: Building Heritage Environmental Public Space Street Art Nnominations close on the 18th of August, and nominated projects must have been completed since the previous awards in 2005. There's also a separate voting form for best new sculpture, and if the sculpture that does it for you isn't on that list, you could always nominate it in the Street Art category.
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Tawa and Wainui book home semi-finals
- 26 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hardham Cup round seven: It was hardly a day for champagne rugby, as Wainuiomata, Wests Roosters, Avalon and MSP B battl...
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One-point results decide Jubilee Cup semi-finals places in epic last round
- 26 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Jubilee Cup round seven: A one-point loss is frustrating at any time. But a one-point defeat becomes heartbreaking when ...
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Bellies Down
- 25 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers sent of Jamie Johnston today in style by beating Jimmie Five Bellies at the Shed of Dreams.
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New Exhibit at Manky Chops Gallery: Sole
- 25 Jul 2008
- Texture
- Manky Chops gallery is at it again, with locally based artist, Sole, showing off his new exhibition at the home of Wellingtons underground arts scene. Sole is a stencil artist/graphic designer who has produced works for a multitude of well-known performers, retailers, organizations and events.
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Last Round Humdinger Expected In Hardham Cup
- 25 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hardham Cup followers will be on the edge of their seats during this weekend's last round set of matches to determin...
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Pressure On Norths In Final Week Of Jubilee Cup
- 25 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The pressure is on Northern United in this weekend's final round of 2008 Jubilee Cup matches to beat Poneke or risk ...
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Round 3 Draw & Details for Inter Club
- 25 Jul 2008
- Squash Wellington
- The draw for round 3 of the Winter interclub competition for those divisions whose third round depended on the results of round 2 is now available.
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New Zealand Cricket seeks National Selector
- 24 Jul 2008
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand Cricket is currently looking for nominations for a National Selector.
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Wellington Construction corpses
- 24 Jul 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- The DomPost reported recently that Wellington Construction Ltd has bit the dust, owing various creditors money as it dissolved into a pile of construction rubble. We’re saddened by that, but its not completely unexpected: you run with wolves, you might just get bitten: although in this case its not really clear who is doing the biting. The saviour of Wellington football club Phoenix, our favourite spiky-haired developer Terry Serepisos has been hit by collateral damage - WCL were building Terry’s Century City development, leaving it in a state of limbo. Perhaps it may even have a a roll-on effect on the next Serepisos project in Dixon St. So, is this the start of the end of Wellington’s construction boom, or is it completely unrelated?
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Back Home Laddie
- 23 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers Chairman George Nash (pictured) and Manager Steve Hall attended a farewell function for Jamie Johnston last evening.
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Farewell to this land’s cheerless marshes
- 23 Jul 2008
- Karori Slapperz AFC
- In true Wellington Council style, the games that they should axe go ahead and visa versa, so it was with no surprise that following torrential rain on Friday night and Saturday morning we’d be playing. Now I ain’t grumbling about it, cos we ain’t played since 26th June and anymore cancellations means that we have to play ‘double headers’ (Saturdays and Sundays). So I was as happy as an octopus with sixteen legs and given the state of the water on the park, maybe being a cephalopod would have faired well.
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Wise old man says: Self Service China
- 23 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- The guy at the CHINA outlet in the Courtenay Central complex has twice claimed to me that his BBQ pork is the best in town.
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Talking 'bout the weather
- 23 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- Apparently all hell is breaking loose in the Hutt: rumours of heavy rain warnings abound, and messages are going around offices advising people living in Eastbourne to head home NOW. Certainly the radar shows some nasty stuff around, the result of the southerly making its way northwards, and the rainfall sensors and stream flows are starting to pick up. If anything dramatic starts to happen, do let us all know!
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MTB in Wainuiomata
- 22 Jul 2008
- Wellington Orienteering Association
- Andrew McLellan narrowly won the open mens field with John Randal and Bryce Lorcet finishing in exactly the same time for second place. Craig Starnes riding Mens Vet was.
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snapped? (toru)
- 22 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- Today, reader DaveK let us know that Snapper cards have finally gone on sale at a couple of retailers in town, at least. They're also available, along with the card readers that allow WinIE types to do refills at home, from the Snapper website.
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Bledisloe Cup Screening!
- 22 Jul 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- ALL BLACKS vs. WALLABIESCongratulations to the AB's for their fantastic game play in the last match!Watch the FINAL game LIVE on the BIG screen at Crossways.Saturday 13 September: 9.30pm - Contact Bill on 385 6090, email us for information. Doors open from 7pm.BYO for shared bar. Scrumptious food provided.Koha at the door to go towards the Crossways Campaign - NOW IS THE HOUR!
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Fire In Their Bellies
- 21 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall said Zephyr Rovers would have to play with "fire in their bellies"" if they were to get a result against Jimmy Five Bellies.
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It's a celebration!
- 21 Jul 2008
- Texture
- The Mighty Mighty, Wellington's staple of fun, crazy nights of drinking Castle Points is about to give Wellington a gig overload which may not be good for your immediate health, but doctors have given the all clear over lasting effects.
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Change of time & venue of Tawa Meet
- 21 Jul 2008
- Swimming Wellington
- The Tawa Club have advised that due to problems with the starting blocks at Tawa, the venue of their Signature meet this Saturday has been changed to the Naenae Pool. Also, note the earlier start time (warm-up time 4pm, with racing starting at 4.30pm).
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Team Wellington Seniors for 2008 named
- 21 Jul 2008
- Squash Wellington
- Coach Development Manager, Nick Mita today named the Wellington Senior Team to contest the Nationals in Auckland next month.
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Wynton Rufer Tournament Update
- 21 Jul 2008
- Stop Out Sports Club
- To All Junior Clubs.It is with great regret that Stop Out have decided to postpone the 14th Wynton Rufer tournament for August / September 2008. The impact of weather on the ground availability this season is clear to all of us involved in sport. Stop Out have worked very hard with Excel and with schools and colleges to come up with a viable alternative proposal, but it has proved impossible.
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Cheap Treasures at the New Zealand Affordable Art Show 2008
- 20 Jul 2008
- Texture
- Some people find art a little intimidating and very mystifying. Well for those people and others a little unsure about the murky world of art - fear not! For the Affordable Art Show 2008 is here to make all things art-related, accessible and pretension free. Not to mention cheaper than the proverbial chips, as it hits the Queens Wharf TSB Arena on Friday, the 1st of August.
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Premier v Tawa - 19/07/08 - D 2-2
- 20 Jul 2008
- Island Bay United AFC
- Draws - The plague of the Premier sides season. (Personal Opinion - How can Capital Football pressure Tawa into playing on a waterlogged field in which neither us nor them had could play football, with only two refs, and then allow Lower Hutt to postpone, who have played as few games as Tawa?)Match Report to follow.Go Sharks!
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Mitchell Park take 5 Titles
- 20 Jul 2008
- Squash Wellington
- Mitchell Park have won an unprecedented 5 of the 8 Titles contested at the recently concluded Wellington District Super Champs.
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Feet Second
- 19 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers never looked in much danger today at the Shed of Dreams as they dispatched Ten Left Feet 7 - 2.
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MSP and Petone book home semi-finals in Jubilee Cup quagmire
- 19 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Marist St Pat's and Petone will host this year's two Jubilee Cup semi-finals, following wins on Saturday over Ol...
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The bloggers who drank Molesworth
- 19 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- It's one thing to look for food in the government quarter, but what a politico barfly wants to know is "Where can I get a decent Champagne within crawling distance of Parliament?".
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Out in the Mid-day Sun
- 19 Jul 2008
- Karori Baptist Church
- Andrew Butcher 20th July 2008
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“NOW IS THE HOUR”
- 18 Jul 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- NOW is the chance to make a contribution to the campaign, as we only have three weeks remaining so if you would like to contribute to the campaign here's how!A one-off donation via cheque, cash, direct credit or bank deposit to Kiwibank; 38-9006-0800237-00;Set up an AP to the above account; A pledge to provide a donation subject to the purchase of Crossways from St Andrews Presbyterian Church by
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Frantic Final Fortnight In Jubilee Cup
- 18 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A frantic final fortnight of regular season Jubilee Cup rugby is in store for supporters with six of the chasing seven t...
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The Aesthetics Bring Skronking Noise to Wellington
- 18 Jul 2008
- Texture
- I'd heard stories about The Aesthetics' Matthew Middleton long before I heard his music. A mutual friend told me about the time Middleton had a fancy computer and one day decided to pour red wine all over it. Just to see what would happen. It's safe to say the computer was screwed after that. I've since (but not necessarily because of) become a fan of Dunedin's The Aesthetics and I reckon you should go and see them on Friday at Happy when they bring their bratty and savage din to Wellington in a rare northern excursion. Formed in 1995 by enigmatic frontman Middleton, The Aesthetics play fearless, primitive punk rock with vintage synths and free-form noise guitar. The fiercely DIY and unstoppable outfit supported Sonic Youth in 1998. Sonic Youth's hip priest Thurston Moore liked The Aesthetics so much he released their LP My Right to Riches on his Ecstatic Peace label. There, is that enough indie cred for you?And if seeing The Aesthetics wasn't enough of a treat for you, they're playing with the Traveling Wilbury's of Wellington noise - The Stumps. Sort of a superband featuring Antony Milton (of label Pseudo Arcana), James Kirk (Dead C, Sandoz Lab Technicians, King Loser) and Stephen Clover (Seht), The Stumps is a band to be experienced live. I've seen The Stumps play scores of times, and each show is completely different yet always fantastic. Their sprawling, psyched-out improvised rock has drone and Krautrock leanings and is always sublime. Also on the bill is Panda Battle Battle Panda and Newtown. I haven't heard either of them before, though.Friday 25 JulyHappy118 Tory Street9pmwww.myspace.com/theaestheticswww.myspace.com/stumpsthe- Kiran 
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SH2 cycle solution 10yrs or more off -NICHOLAS BOYACK - Hutt News -
- 18 Jul 2008
- I just found this on Stuff. Its a week or so old. Read it. You might be interested in looking at the petition (link below), being circulated by Robert Ibell from CAN.
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Cluttered Points Table Ensures Close Finish In Hardham Cup
- 18 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The coaches been reaching for their calculators across the training fields of the Hardham Cup this week, busily adding u...
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Carillon Club Event
- 18 Jul 2008
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- The Carillon Club Committee give their time & effort to support young Wellington athletes to achieving their sporting potential. They are holding a fundraiser on Thurs 31st July. See the attached flyer for more info:
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Wellington Under 21s into final
- 18 Jul 2008
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- The Wellington under 21 team has won through to the final of the Under 21 grade at NZ Age-Group Championships in Hamilton. They defeated the unbeaten Canterbury team 33-29 to take out an outstanding win. This is the first final Wellington has played in since the under 21 team played Waikato in the 2005 NZAGC.
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We’re making changes to the way you pay for your bus fare.
- 18 Jul 2008
- Why?
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Jolly Green Giants
- 17 Jul 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- In a break away from discussing the whys and wherefores of a proposed small road to the north of Wellington, lets return for a moment to the heart of the city to present and discuss a building proposal by The Wellington Company.
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Champagne Breakfast July 27th, RPNYC Wardroom
- 17 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Greetings from the Rear Commodore, Please help us to solve a problem, ticket sales have stalled and sit at 55 for our event that can cater for 120. The first week of sales saw 45 sold, that was encouraging and then over the next fortnight a further 10 have been bought....
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More Left Feet
- 16 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers would again be playing old enemy Ten Left Feet this Friday at the Shed of Dreams.
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Khandallah Arts Theatre Newsletter
- 16 Jul 2008
- KAT Theatre
- Jo Bean is directing the second major production for the year with The Miracle Worker. The play tells the true story of Annie Sullivan and deaf, blind and unable to speak Helen Keller. Two houses have already been presold for Friday 18 July and Thursday 24 July. You will need to book early.
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Cinephilia: Film Festival preview
- 16 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- The Film Festival has been a fixture of Wellington's winter calendar for nearly 40 years and for those of us who organise our lives around glowing rectangles of one kind or another there is no better way to spend a cold and wet afternoon than in the comfy leather chairs at the Embassy, engrossed in a work of art. Programming a Festival like Wellington may seem easy but I can assure you it's getting tougher every year.
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Have a think about it.
- 15 Jul 2008
- Texture
- It's time to put that thinking cap on, as Wellington's premier think-fest is around the corner. This year sees a return to the 7x7 ideas forum, called "The Big Think: New Zealand 2008" where seven leading thinkers are given seven minutes to convince and inspire their audiences- there for only $7 - their ideas.
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Firebirds Contracts Announced
- 15 Jul 2008
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington has released its list of contracted players for the 2008/09 season.
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See Strike on Wotzon.Tv
- 15 Jul 2008
- Downstage Theatre Blog
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snapped? (rua)
- 15 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- So we can confirm that yes, the new Snapper cards do work pretty well in the buses (based on the small sample of one attempt earlier today using our trial USB snapper pictured).
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Crossways Listed
- 15 Jul 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- The day many local residents and Crossways users have dreaded has arrived, with Harcourts beginning its marketing of our iconic neighbourhood house. The sales process is being run as a tender, with bids due to close on Wednesday 6 August.Bill Southworth, Chair of the Crossways Community Trust, is remaining upbeat about the chances of the community purchasing the building, and said that a strong
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Aberdeen Calls
- 14 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Jamie Johnston has announced today that he will be returning to Scotland for family reasons and is unsure when or if he will return to New Zealand.
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3 Titles to Wellington Juniors
- 14 Jul 2008
- Squash Wellington
- Wellington Juniors won 3 Titles at this weekends North Island Junior Age Groups at the Henderson Squash Club.
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Airport Flyer Increased Services - effective
- 14 Jul 2008
- Go Wellington
- There are some Airport Flyer timetable changes effective from Monday 14 July 2008. The changes affect the Monday to Friday services.
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Come on Mount Victoria
- 14 Jul 2008
- The Mount Victoria struggle to keep its community centre, Crossways, is inspiring but now desperate. Cathy and I went to a fundraising Victorian-themed dinner on Saturday night.
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Premier v Miramar - 12/07/08 - L 0-2
- 13 Jul 2008
- Island Bay United AFC
- Coming off the back of earning a hard fought point the previous weekend against Wairarapa, to play Miramar (the only team we'd failed to score against in the first round) was going to be a true test of the Premier side's commitment to keeping their league lead.
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Ories down Poneke to stay in Jubilee Cup top four reckoning
- 13 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A late converted try to openside flanker Paul Halafihi carried Oriental-Rongtotai to a sensational 20-16 win over Poneke...
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Boondoggle Gully
- 12 Jul 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- Following on from our recent post dissing the likelihood of the “Transmission Gully” project ever getting off the ground, Transit made a big splash with a 4 page advert in the local rag (sorry DomPost, but your quality has been on a solid downwards trajectory lately and you no longer deserve the epithet of national newspaper), setting out improvements:
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Stuffed Tigers
- 12 Jul 2008
- Karori Baptist Church
- Liz Johnstone 13th July 2008
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Mercy Mercy Mercer
- 11 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- A depleted Zephyr Rovers today took on fellow leaders Mercer at the Shed of Dreams.
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Here come the 2008 NZ Bar Awards!
- 11 Jul 2008
- Texture
- The premier bars throughout Aotearoa are about to do battle for top honours at the 2008 New Zealand Bar Awards. The final will be held on Wednesday 6th of August at Auckland’s Hilton Hotel. Last year Matterhorn took out the award for best bar, and they are again favourites to take out number one spot in a bid for national domination of NZ's burgeoning bar scene. In fact, Wellington establishments have a strong representation across many of the categories, not to mention a ton of Wellingtonians putting up their hand for bartender of the year as well.
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Crunch Time For Hardham Cup Hopefuls
- 11 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The playoff credentials of the five teams still in contention to join runaway leaders Tawa are set to become a lot clear...
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Must Win For Defending Champions In Jubilee Cup
- 11 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hutt Old Boys Marist and Petone will resume their neighbourly rivalry in this week's fifth round set of Jubilee Cup ...
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Netball Wellington Fashion Show
- 11 Jul 2008
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- On the 29th of August, Netball Wellington are again putting on their fabulous Fashion Show to raise funds for their High Performance Programme. The show was heralded as equal in quality to the NZ Fashion Show last year and Netball Wellington look forward to at least equalling that this year.
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Slapperz mid season report
- 11 Jul 2008
- Karori Slapperz AFC
- Our game has been cancelled so I had a choice of either watching a DVD of Mermaidtopia (featuring a mermaid Barbie) with my three year old daughter or write up a mid season report, so here I sit typing.
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Seaside cycling and walking route the best solution
- 10 Jul 2008
- Cycle Aware Wellington (CAW)
- A route on the seaward side of the rail line is the best way for cyclists and walkers to get between Petone and Wellington, say cyclists. Cycle Aware Wellington spokesperson Alastair Smith says, "We welcome initiatives from Transit NZ and local authorities to address the immediate problems but a long-term solution is needed."
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Weather Station Live Again
- 10 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Telecom has repaired the line fault, so Pt Jerningham weather data is now live again.
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It's time to book your tickets..
- 9 Jul 2008
- Texture
- Every year when the Wellington Film Festival rolls around, I do the same stupid thing. I read the programme, circle what I want to see, and then forget about it until it's too late, the films I want to see are sold out or I've run out of money to see them. Well, this year I will be trying my hardest to get organised enough to see my picks of the bunch!
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Ragtime beats old Tahiti record and its rivals
- 9 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Ragtime the wooden wonder boat added to its legend Monday when, undeterred by a disabled engine, a torn main sail and broken gooseneck, it finished the Transpacific Yacht Club’s Tahiti Race not only faster than the old record already beaten by two other boats but in strong position to claim...
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Blackwash in OK Dinghy Pre-worlds at Warnemunde
- 9 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The Kiwi Hamburg-Sud team at the 71st Warnemunde Woche, the pre event for the 2008 OK Dinghy World Championship, dominated the event, winning 6 of the 7 races and finishing with 5 boats in the top 6; the prize-ceremony was saw 3 black shirts on the podium.
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Something smells like fish
- 8 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- For those of you who've never heard of Nanook, Thursday night's screening at the Film Archive is unmissable. Widely considered the first feature length documentary ever made (shot in 1922) it's an exceptional account of Inuit life on the ice.
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Kean breaks 3 NZ records in 2 sessions at Tri Series
- 8 Jul 2008
- Swimming Wellington
- Gareth Kean (Capital, 16) broke 3 NZ records in the first sessions of the Trans-Tasman Tri-Series being held in Australia. In the heats of the backstroke 50m skins event, Kean set a new NZ record of 26.31secs. Then in the later semi-final, he set a new record of 25.57secs. He then set a new NZ 100m age group record of 54.44secs.
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Real-time Bus Information
- 8 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- I'm a big fan of real-time bus information - electronic signs that use GPS technology to tell you precisely when the next bus is coming, rather than having to rely on the theoretical arrival time of the printed timetable. These have been up and running in Auckland for a few years now, and when I was living there it made catching a bus just that much easier. So it's exciting to see that the Greater Wellington regional council are in the process of planning a real time bus info system.
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A Classy Evening - a Victorian themed dinner at Crossways
- 7 Jul 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- Saturday 12 July - View photos hereWinners of the Nouveau Victorian Chic 2008 - Joanne Newman, Ralph Pannett, Elaine HamptonEntertainment from Sheba Williams, Ben Parsons, Amiria Grenell & Tola from Harriet & the Matches, Paula Hunt DanceCuisine from local restaurants and local chef's - Strawberry Fare, One Red Dog, Kai in the City, Kosmos Greek Taverna, Caffe L'affare Rugby screened upstairs
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Dude, where’s my gas station?
- 7 Jul 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- There’s something curious going on in Wellington at present, with a reduction in the number of gas stations going on.
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snapped?
- 7 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- So maybe it's been easy to escape, but next week the new Snapper cards come into circulation.
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Wellington Crew wins World University Match Racing Champs
- 7 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The Wellington Crew of Josh Junior, Matthew Steven, Carl Syman and Chris Jones have just won the World University Match Racing Champs in Gdansk, Poland.
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What's happening with Crossways and the Campaign?
- 6 Jul 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- There has been some confusion about the current goings on around Crossways and whether the community is going to be able to keep our community house. The Crossways Community Trust made an offer to purchase the property for $1.2m based on an independent valuation. The church hopes to settle the sale of the house in October and has just announced the property will go to tender. The council is
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Holidays In The Sun
- 6 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers will be without a "galaxy of stars" for their match against Mercer this Thursday at the Shed of Dreams.
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Return of the Fleece!!
- 6 Jul 2008
- Texture
- It all started with a joke that went too far in Salient last year, but with winter being unduly cruel this year, animals needing saving, and Wellingtonians needing to party in the warmest possible way, they couldn't help but bring it all back... VUWSA and the New Money Country Club present Polar Fleece Day II: Return of the Fleece.
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Premier v Wairarapa - 05/07/08 - D 2-2
- 6 Jul 2008
- Island Bay United AFC
- Gutsy Comeback - Match Report to Follow.Go Sharks!
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Tawa Stay Clear Of Hardham Cup Logjam
- 6 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Tawa kept their unbeaten run in this year's Hardham Cup intact and maintained their icy grip on the top of the point...
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Winter Series Racing Postponed
- 6 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Race 1 of the Winter Series has been postponed to next race day, Sunday 20 July.
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Watch this AMAZING SHOW
- 5 Jul 2008
- Downstage Theatre Blog
- Don't miss our current show STRIKE: ELEMENTAL, described as "amazing show" by Simon Sweetman. Founded in 1993 as a classically trained percussion ensemble, Strike has evolved into a high-energy drumming group combining movement and theatre-based performance. "Filled with movement, shadow, space, light, darkness, mime and - most gloriously - loud, clattering drums, Strike's ELEMENTAL is the best show I have seen from the talented quartet.
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Red Machine Rolls On In Jubilee Cup
- 5 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 2008 Swindale Shield champions Marist St. Pat's took a major step towards their 12th Jubilee Cup title in defeating ...
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Norths - MSP Showdown Top Billing In Jubilee Cup
- 4 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The clash of the week for the fourth round of the Jubilee Cup is at Porirua Park between Northern United and Marist St. ...
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Roosters Searching For Hardham Cup Spark
- 4 Jul 2008
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ten years on from winning the Jubilee Cup, the Wests Roosters enter the fourth round of the Hardham Cup in search of a b...
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Duke Carvell's - A new, cosy and tucked away bar
- 4 Jul 2008
- Texture
- It's easy to get a bit tired of going to the same old bars in the 'grid' of central Wellington. You know, sometimes you just want to have a quiet drink where you won't bump into everyone you know. Times like that, you need somewhere that's tucked away and a bit intimate. For this, Duke Carvell's, the new bar on Swan Lane where Imbibe used to be, is the ideal joint to visit.
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Wellington Junior Rankings for July 2008
- 4 Jul 2008
- Squash Wellington
- The latest Junior Rankings as at 4th July 2008 have just been released.
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RUGBY TRI NATIONS SCREENINGS
- 3 Jul 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- RUGBY SCREENING: NZ vs. AUSTRALIA Watch the game LIVE on the BIG screen at Crossways. Saturday 26 July: 9.30pm - Contact Bill on 385 6090, email us, door sales available. BYO for shared bar. Scrumptious food included.
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Judges Course
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Yachting New Zealand is running a Judges Course at Heretaunga Boating Club on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July (this weekend). The Course will be presented by Ross May. There is a shortage of Judges in the Wellington Region and for this reason we would encourage any RPNYC Members who...
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Moore Wilson's Winter Series Race 1 - Attempt 3
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Another attempt to get the Moore Wilson's Combined Clubs Winter Series underway will be made on Sunday with an on-water-start at 1210 hours. The Race will finish back at RPNYC, so we look forward to seeing you all in the Wardroom afterwards.
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Slipway Bookings
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Fabrice will be overseas from next week until the 21st August. In his absence the role of Slipmaster will fall on the shoulders of Club’s CEO - Brian can be contacted in the office on 939 7045, mobile 027 2813660 or email ceo@rpnyc.org.nz
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Wardroom Hours
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Apart from this Saturday, when there is a Marine First Aid Course in the Wardroom during the day and a private function in the evening, normal Wardroom hours will apply. Members can use the Board Room this Saturday through until the end of the rugby, which will be showing on the...
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Return of Trophies
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Prizegiving was great on Saturday night and those who attended obviously had a great time into the small hours. We have a few gaps in the trophy cabinet which would indicate that a number now hold pride of place on mantel pieces around Wellington. Enjoy them for a few days but...
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Team Puppy Guts fingers their way to the top of 48Hours film comp
- 3 Jul 2008
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to team Puppy Guts who have only just gone and won the grand final of the 2008 48Hours film competition with their dance short F*DANCE, making them the first Wellington team to do so.
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All Blacks v the World Champions
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- All Black rugby is on the agenda again, but why freeze your butt off at the Cake Tin when the action can be caught in the comfort of the Club? See the game on the big screen in the Boardroom, from 7:30pm Saturday night.
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Marine First Aid Course
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The Academy is running a one day Marine First Aid Course this Saturday 5th of July. This course would be ideal for anyone who involved in racing or wishes to become involved in on the water race management and doesn’t have any formal first aid training.
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Champagne Brunch
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The Annual Awards Brunch, at which the Personality of the Year and Boat of the Year will be announced, will be held in the Wardroom at starting at 1000 hours on Sunday 27th July.
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Wagamama joins Mojo at Kumutoto
- 3 Jul 2008
- Eye of the Fish
- In what appears to be one of Wellington’s more anticipated restaurant openings for years, a branch of the international noodle bar Wagamama has opened in the Meridian building, and already queues are forming out the door: indeed, breaking all Australasian records for turnover in a first week, despite it being the middle of a very bleak winter. It evidently has been a phenomenal success.
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Clyde Quay Boat Harbour Meeting
- 3 Jul 2008
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The Club and the Wellington City Council have called a meeting of Clyde Quay Boat Harbour mooring and boat shed licence holders to discuss the Council and the Club’s vision and ideas for the Clyde Quay Boat Harbour. These are ideas that we believe will enhance the area for everyone...
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Back On Form
- 3 Jul 2008
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- The return of Matty Cantwell (pictured) and Jamie Johnston provided firepower for Rovers in a return to form at the Shed of Dreams. "I probably should confess it also saw the return of Player Chariman George Nash who played part of both halves up front" said Hall "but he looked a bit underdone and struggled to find both the net and his breath".
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Serious public transport disruptions expected tomorrow - Media Release
- 3 Jul 2008
- Go Wellington
- Major delays to bus travel and severe crowding of peak hour trains are expected tomorrow (Friday 4 July) morning, due to the truck drivers’ protest. Wellington motorway and CBD is expected to be gridlocked from 7am-10am.
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Lovely Rita a Massive Success!
- 2 Jul 2008
- Keep Crossways Community House
- Residents from around Wellington made a big event of the special Crossways screening of “The Lovely Rita” at the Paramount Cinema on Sunday. The theatre was packed - more than 400 people attended - and the documentary was very warmly received. Gaylene Preston spoke before and after the movie, and said that the film had been more than 30 years in the making.The attendance of so many people was
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SW Premiership update
- 2 Jul 2008
- Swimming Wellington
- Porirua Swimming Club has leapt from 3rd place into 1st in the 12 & under competition of the 2008 SW Premiership competition following the Raumati Matariki meet. Previous leader, Mana, is hot on their heals. No points were awarded in the 13 & over competition, leaving Capital in first position. 2008 SW Premiership - placings at 28 June
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A Performance of Elemental Proportions
- 2 Jul 2008
- Texture
- Being rather old-school, I have quite the longstanding love for all things involving fire and brimstone. If you like a little raging inferno in your entertainment diet, then look no further than the return of drumming sensations, Strike, as they bring the thunder with their apocalyptic new show ‘Elemental,’ starting on the 3rd of July at Downstage theatre.
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U16 Boys Representative tour to NSW - Fundraising Dinner Event
- 2 Jul 2008
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Regional Cricket Development Society, which is aligned to Cricket Wellington, is currently fundraising to send a Wellington U16 representative team to New South Wales in October.
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Landslide Victory - Pylon Access Track Open
- 1 Jul 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- The slip on the pylon access track has been cleared. After walking in it took ZL3TC and ZL2BRF approximately 4 hours to remove enough of the slip for a 4WD line service vehicle to get past. The slip before and after clearing can be seen in the two pictures below. Before... read more
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Without a Soul to Move - Book Launch, Saturday 5 July at Unity Books
- 1 Jul 2008
- Texture
- Colorado born novelist William Dewey has roamed around New York, Montana and Colorado. But in 2007, he relocated to Wellington where he completed his intricately structured but elegantly written second novel Without a Soul to Move. Set in Denver over a swift ten days, the novel illustrates a slice of the lives of three men: Howie, who is haunted by an unrequited love; Wayne who is detached, and Adam who has his own ambitious plans.Dealing with themes of love, suffering, loss and absence during a bitter winter, Dewey's narrative is dazzling, clever and funny with a subtle and dry wit. The fifth release from fiercely independent Wellington publishing collective Lawrence and Gibson, Without a Soul to Move will be officially launched with wine and nibbles at Unity Books.Unity Books57 Willis Street5pmFree- Kiran 
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Website Tweaks and Fixes
- 1 Jul 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- G'day everyone, A quick note to point out a couple of changes to the website. Firstly, can advise that the Wellington VHF Group position paper on is now available for download. This was missing for a while, and was redirecting people back to the front page. We invite your comments on this document. Also it may have been noticed that the menu structure in the left hand frame of this website has shrunk. As we've been populating the site with more and more static content, it became necessary to activate the 'collapse' option on the menu items - they're still there, you just need to click on the appropriate category and the list of sub-options will appear. read more
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SAREX 26/27 July 2008
- 1 Jul 2008
- Wellington VHF Group
- There is an overnight SAR exercise being planned for the weekend of 26/27 July. Further details will be available closer to the time. Individuals who wish to participate must register by 19 July read more
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Riders Brave 130k Winds
- 1 Jul 2008
- Wellington Orienteering Association
- Mountainbikers braved cold southerly conditions at Makara Peak today - including an Aucklander! Claude Dabaliz flew down specially for the event, as he did for the MTBO Series opener three weeks ago. Karori was not as bad as elsewhere in the region, and planners Andrew McLellan and John Randal shortened the courses at the last minute to stay off the tops.
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Wellington Masters 2008
- 1 Jul 2008
- Squash Wellington
- With the World Masters being held in Christchurch in conjunction with the NZ National Masters Championships in October, the Board has appointed Neville Fyfe as Coach / Selector for our District Team.
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