Archive / May 2008
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Rest in peace, dearest Chipper
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- Thanks H. for giving me a call last night to let me know that dear old Chipper was euthanised yesterday. He really was a great old age, and I know that his final years in the shelter really were happy....
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Another tasty tit bit
- The Wellingtonista
- Enjoy gallery is hosting the penultimate event in their performance workshopping series tonight. Of course, dear reader, it would be outrageous to suggest that you have no other social engagements lined up for the Saturday of a long weekend, but if you can forgive me once again for the short notice, may I suggest that you nip up to the Enjoy gallery on Cuba St (upstairs near Scopa).
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Welcome back! Ginette McDonald is starring in My Brilliant Divorce @ Downstage from tonight on
- Downstage Theatre Blog
- Downstage is delighted to welcome Ginette McDonald back to the theatre starring in My Brilliant Divorce from 30 May.
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Hannah Playhouse, 12, Cambridge Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Frantic Final Fortnight In Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The teams at the top of the Swindale Shield still have everything to play for over the closing two rounds starting this ...
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Rising Prices, Poverty and Peak Oil
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Come and hear about - bus fare increases - GST - child poverty - Peak Oil and say what you think we should do about these problems. Newtown Hall (Cnr Constable and Daniell Streets, Newtown) 10am Saturday 7 June There will be light refreshments afterwards. Issued by Campaign Against Rising Prices
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tash Hind named Wellington Sportswoman of the Year
- Swimming Wellington
- Tash Hind (Capital) was named Sport Wellington Region Sportswoman of the Year at last night’s award function at the Wellington Town Hall. Hind’s award was recognition for her performances in swimming and surf lifesaving - having represented New Zealand at international level in both codes - culminating in her naming in the NZ Olympic swimming squad to compete in Beijing.
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SW Premiership points released
- Swimming Wellington
- After three meets in the inaugural SW Premiership competition, Capital Swim Club leads the 13 & over division with 103.08 points from SwimZone Racing with 83.02.
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This should be more popular: Chef's Cafe
- The Wellingtonista
- At the top of Cuba Street, opposite Fidel's and next to a sex shop is what appears to be a crappy little tea room named Chef's Cafe. You might think that they're going to try and sell you a pie and a custard square, but you couldn't be more wrong. See that little sandwich board outside that says "Takeaway Curry $10"? That's right, this is an Indian restaurant. And it's good. And it's insanely cheap*.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Are you racing?
- To help things run easly can you please give us an idea if you are interested in racing in the club's winter series on the14th June at 1.30pm.
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New Zealand National Futsal Appoints National Coach for OFC Championship.
- Capital Futsal
- The New Zealand national futsal team, the Futsallwhites, has appointed Erkin Osman as it's coach for the upcoming OFC Championship which kicks-off in Suva, Fiji on 8th June. Cypriot-born Osman comes highly recommended and replaces Brod Crighton.
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The Pelorus Trust Wellington Open results
- Squash Wellington
- Squash Wellington in association with The Pelorus Trust & Mana Squash present the 2008 Wellington Open results.
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Results 24 May
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- There were some very close games on Saturday with SMOG 11, 13 and 17 all winning with a couple of points or so. SMOG 17 also had a close game, neck and neck with McLaren’s Daughters until the very last quarter where they were just edged out. SMOG 1 and 2 played eachother for the first time this season with a fab amount of support from the sideline given the weather!
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Supreme and Enduring Awards
- Eye of the Fish
- Two central Wellington buildings have won awards at the NZIA’s national awards ceremony in Auckland, according to the Dompost. Both of them are pretty fantastic, and have won awards before - there’s the new Conservation House by Architecture + (completed only a year or so ago) and then there is Massey House by Cedric Firth and Ernest Plishke, some 50 years before.
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Burn Off
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall denied this afternoon that Nigel Burn was set to leave the club.
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Swimming Wellington gets new home
- Swimming Wellington
- Swimming Wellington have now have a permanent office at the Pelorus Trust Sports House, Hutt Park, Seaview
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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Elated Ories Make Jubilee Cup For First Time In Five Years
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Jubilee Cup rugby will once again return to Miramar this year after Oriental-Rongotai cemented a top eight finish in the...
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Top Eight Scramble Now On For Mid Table Protagonists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The race for the 2008 Swindale Shield looks set to go down to the wire over the next three weeks with just a bonus point...
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Invest in cycling as fuel prices rise, say cyclists
- Cycle Aware Wellington (CAW)
- Wellington cyclists are calling for increased investment in cycling facilities, education and promotion to provide a viable alternative to driving, meet the City Council's climate change goals, and help solve traffic congestion. As petrol crosses the $2 mark people are looking for alternatives to driving.
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Karori Slapperz 5 - Upper Hutt 2
- Karori Slapperz AFC
- This week saw the Slapperz up against the fine specimens of Upper Hutt. Home at Karori Park, the boys were looking to continue with their rich vein of football that people have come accustom to in the last few weeks.
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Club Old Timer's Days - 24 May 2008
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Avalon RFC, Stokes Valley RFC and Western Suburbs RFC will be holding their Old Timer's Days this weekend. Check out the listings below for details and get along to the Club Rooms for a yarn.
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Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Commodore's Trophy Race - Saturday 24th May
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The Commodore's Trophy Race, which marks the end of the 2007-2008 Sailing Season, is scheduled for Saturday 24th May.
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Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wairarapa Bush 0 Wellington XV 98
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Wellington retained the Jimmy Cotter Memorial Trophy in impressive style, proving too strong for a Wairarapa Bush side which lacked the firepower to compete up front.
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Wellington Hospital - the 800lb gorilla sitting in the corner that no one admits is there
- Eye of the Fish
- For the last two years since the demolition of the antiquated Wellington hospital, a massive construction has been taking place in Newtown, balanced on its giant rubber base-isolated foundations. Yes it’s too late to ignore it anymore - the hospital has reached a state of completion that, while still some way to go, affords us a chance to review the progress so far.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington XV v Wairarapa Bush
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- The following 22 players have been selected to play in the annual Jimmy Cotter Memorial Trophy match against Wairarapa Bush at Masterton on Tuesday 20th May, kick off 3pm.
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2008 SW Relay Champs flyer released - change of date
- Swimming Wellington
- The SW Relay Championships have been brought forward on the calendar and will now be held on Saturday 14 June at WRAC. Click here for flyer and events files.
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SMOG 1 vs SMOG 2
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- SMOG 1 & 2 will be playing each other this weekend (24th). Come along to catch the action as our top two teams compete on Court One at 9:30am.
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2 Wellington Juniors in NZ Team to Worlds
- Squash Wellington
- The New Zealand team has been announced for this year's Junior Men's World Squash Championships in Switzerland. Wellington's Evan Williams and Keegan Burkhart and Aucklanders Cameron Jamieson and Lui Syder will represent the country in both the individual and teams events, which will be held in Zurich from July 27 to August 7.
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Slick Students Overrun Norths At The Basin
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Old Boys-University are within sight of their first Swindale Shield title after beating Northern United 37-26 in an abso...
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Results for Sat 17th
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- We had some beautiful weather on Saturday and some good results. Check out the new photos from Saturday on our Flickr page. SMOG 3 & 4 both had extremely tight games, each winning by two points. They were good games to watch and thanks for all the support from the sideline as they battled it out.
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OBU And Norths to Square Off In Battle Of The Basin In Eighth Round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It's the battle of the Basin Reserve this Saturday where home team Old Boys-University will take the Swindale Shield...
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General Meeting - May
- Wellington VHF Group
- The next General Meeting of the Wellington VHF Group will be held on Thursday 29 May at the Tawa Community Centre. Our guest speaker will be Mr Rex Aubrey of the New Zealand Red Cross. Rex is actively involved in assisting the Red Cross from a communications and technology perspective and this has synergy with what Amateurs are already active with in the world of AREC - Rex is well known to many AREC participants through his involvement in Search and Rescue and we look forward to hearing his presentation on this most relevant of subjects, considering recent events in Burma and China.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Womens Premier vs. Waikanae at Jim Cooke 11.5.08
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Waikanae haven’t won a game all season. BNU have won three in this new fangled premier division and are convinced they’re going to win the league…in a nutshell, Brooklyn should win and win well…if only things always went as they should.
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Bikes free on trains from July 1
- The Wellingtonista
- In an effort to encourage people to leave their cars at home, Greater Wellington has announced that from July 1 this year, bikes can ride on trains for free. At the moment, travelling by rail with your bike will cost you another adult fare. Sounds like a good idea to us.
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Electro-rock overload
- The Wellingtonista
- Expat Wellingtonian keytar-toting fashionista sexpots Charlie Ash are back in town and playing at Bodega this Saturday.
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Division 2 Champions
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers were crowned Division 2 Champions this morning at the Shed of Dreams after the skillfully dismantled the Don Logan FC team in a competitive final. "I knew we'd be up for the match because we didn't play them at full throttle last time when they beat us 9 -5" said Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall.
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Umpires announced for Superleague Finals
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- Don’t forget that the finals for the Regional Superleague are on this Sunday at the TSB Arena - and SMOG’s playing!
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Scooter racing – Wellington
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- Calendar and directions.
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Wellington Cricketers first to play in the Adriatic
- Cricket Wellington
- Inaugural cricket relations between New Zealand and Croatia will break out in the Adriatic on 14 June this year when Wellington’s Kelburn Park XI takes on the Sir William Hoste Cricket Club on the Croatian island of Vis.
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Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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U21 - goal keeper of the tournament
- Congratulations to Tae Samuels who was voted Goal Kepper of the Tournament in the Womens section of the National U21 Tournament.
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OBU and Norths Swindale Frontrunners After Seven Rounds
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Old Boys-University and Northern United emerged as the significant winners at the end of the seventh round of the Swinda...
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Don Logan In Final
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers will face top qualifier Don Logan FC in the grand final of Division next Wednesday at the Shed of Dreams. "This is a really tough assignment as these guys only were beaten once in the round robin and gave us a hiding" said Zephyr Rovers Manager Steve Hall "so we'll really be up against it and we'll have to be on top of our game to be in the running".
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Why I voted against Mayor Prendergast for Local Government New Zealand
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- The position of president of Local Government New Zealand is too important to be held by a peak oil denier. That is why I would not support Mayor Prendergast in her bid for the position. Peak oil is the most serious issue that we face on a local and global level. I made that clear while the Dompost reporter was recording proceedings. Furthermore, the mayor has shown nothing of the balancing qualities needed in a democratic role. Democracy is much bigger than one person getting their way. Majority rule is always to be balanced with minority protection and sharing the benefits.Bryan Pepperell Wellington City Councillor for Southern
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Wellington to host leg of FINA Marathon World Cup
- Swimming Wellington
- Swimming New Zealand has announced that Wellington’s Oriental Bay will host a round of the burgeoning FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup in 2009.
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Regional Super League Finals
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- The finals for the Regional Super League will be played on Sunday 18th May. Come and support top level netball in Wellington and check out the action as the best Club teams in the Region compete for the Inter-Centre Regional Super League Cup. Wellington East will play SMOG for 3rd and 4th place at 1.00pm, followed by the final at 3.00pm.
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Whores Hosed
- Zephyr Rovers FC
- Zephyr Rovers today took a huge step to the Division 2 when they turned around a previous loss to Hayden's Whores to take out the semi-final 9 - 5. "It was a game of three thirds" said Zephyr Manager Steve Hall.
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Congratulations Team Wellington Men
- Squash Wellington
- The Team Wellington Men are finalists in this years Dominion Post Sports Awards "Outstanding performance by a team of two or more persons within the qualifying period" Squash Wellington & all the Members & Clubs of our district wish the Team the very best for the Awards night.
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Newsflash: lower hutt subways
- Inspirationaltv - Wellington video blog
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Sue Bradford opens Pataka Exhibition
- Pataka
- We had the privilege of having Green MP, Sue Bradford, open Pataka's The Inventor Next Door exhibition. the opening was well attended and the exhibition showcases some of our regions most talented inventors and creative ideas people.
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Pātaka Art + Museum, Parumoana Street, Porirua City Centre, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Long Term Athletic Development Programme
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington School of Cricket is taking enrolments for an exciting new initiative - a ‘Long Term Athlete Development’ (LTAD) programme - to be run in May/June over a period of five weeks.
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The Pelorus Trust Wellington Open
- Squash Wellington
- Squash Wellington in association with The Pelorus Trust & Mana Squash present the 2008 Wellington Open Great Cash Prizes, Entertainment, Top Squash, Great Club Enter early to avoid disappointment.
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NZ Community Trust supports SW Premiership
- Swimming Wellington
- The NZ Community Trust have supported the Premiership series to the tune of $5,900 to cover the cost of pool hire for all meets - meaning a greater return for host clubs! SW ask host clubs to include the NZCT logo on their flyers.
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New Photos!
- St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
- here are some new photos on the website from the courts on Saturday.
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Premier v Miramar - 03/05/08 - D 0-0
- Island Bay United AFC
- On Saturday Island Bay Capital Premier played Miramar, who had recently been thumped by both Tawa and Wairarapa. It was clear early on that our oppositions confidence had been shaken by the previous weeks experiences and we looked by far the more capable team.
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Pandemonium At Porirua As OBU Grab A Share Of The Swindale Lead
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Two time defending champions Northern United are no longer the sleeping giants of the Swindale Shield. Norths awoke from...
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Transport - the route ahead
- Eye of the Fish
- In what seems like a record fast time for Public Consultation, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Transit have turned out results from the public consultation round. As Transit’s “Phase 2 Consultation Report” notes, there was a total of 4673 submissions, including 3750 Option 3 “Green Alliance” postcards and 482 Chamber of Commerce postcards received, and a mere 71 actual written submissions from various bodies and organisations.
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Overseas Makeover
- Eye of the Fish
- Just quickly for now: the Athfield-designed Overseas Passenger terminal has just been granted resource consent, having satisfied previously held concerns related to construction issues.
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Jubilee Cup Rerun A Mouth Watering Prospect
- Wellington Club Weekly
- In a rerun of last year's Jubilee Cup final Marist St. Pat's host champions Hutt Old Boys Marist in round six of...
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NZ National Futsal Team To Take-on Australia In Friendly.
- Capital Futsal
- The NZ National Futsal team, the Futsallwhites, take-on their Tasman rivals, the Futsalroos on Saturday 3rd May at the Dural Leisure Centre, NSW, Australia. It will be the first time the two sides have met since the Oceania qualifiers in Canberra 2004 with Australia winning 4-0. The weekends clash sees only two players survive that encounter with many of the NZ squad making their international debuts including Assyrian-born Wellingtonian, Victor Zaia.
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Position Vacant @ Club Kelburn
- Squash Wellington
- We are looking to develop a new in-schools squash programme as a lead in for children aged five to eleven to get into squash. We are looking for a qualified coach to run this pilot programme, with the intention of developing a programme to roll out around New Zealand.
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The Rear Commodore Reports:
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The Ship Cove Race 2 was started last Friday as scheduled at 0900 but the breeze only visited from approximately 1500. For those that persevered we congratulate you and for those that withdrew in the middle of the afternoon they possibly regret it (I do).
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Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Furious Filmmaking
- The Wellingtonista
- Registration for this year's 'V' 48 Hours Furious Filmmaking competition closes in only 8 days and organisers are once again looking (somewhat apprehensively) at a record-breaking number of entries. 2007 saw more than 120 teams take part in the Wellington region alone, and this year extra capacity has been made available so no one will get turned away.
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My Brilliant Divorce Production Diary - Sound Design
- Downstage Theatre Blog
- Sound Designer, Gil Craig, recorded the voice overs on Wednesday morning and supplied a small set-up with the help of House Technician, Marc Edwards. This allowed us to test the recordings on a basic level in the rehearsals. From here Ginette and Geraldine discovered it didn't quite fit the picture they are trying to create.This is a technique often used by Sound Designers to test out their ideas and ensure they are on the same page as the Director.
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Hannah Playhouse, 12, Cambridge Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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April 2008 School Holiday Programme (10 -14 years)
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington School of Cricket is now taking enrolments for its upcoming school holiday programme aimed at children in the age range 10 – 14 years.
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Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2008
- Cricket Wellington
- Nominations for 2008 Nomination entry forms for the 2008 Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards will be sent out early April, so start giving some thought to who you will nominate. The entry form will also be available on www.sportwellington.org.
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Firebirds coach Stuart extends contract
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is pleased to announce that it has signed State Wellington Firebirds Coach Anthony Stuart for a further two years. Stuart has one year to run on his current contract and this extension will take his involvement with the Firebirds through to April 2011.
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2007/08 Wellington Premier and Senior Leading Run Scorers and Wicket Takers
- Cricket Wellington
- 2007-08 Wellington Premier and Senior Leading Run Scorers and Wicket Takers Naenae Old Boys’ Jesse Ryder and Taita’s Dave Scott scored the most runs and took the most wickets in the recently completed Dominon Post Premier and Senior 2007-08 season..
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Wishing for a better world
- The Wellingtonista
- Wishbone have put up the prices of most of its food by $1, so now you will pay $7.50 for their cranberry, chicken and brie sandwich (luckily, next door to my local Wishbone is the Concorde Cafe where I can get a crusty baguette filled with salami and cheese, and a mystical half olive for a bargain $3.50). They say that it is the rising cost of petrol that has forced them into it. We say that maybe if they investigated ways to reduce the ridiculous amount of plastic that their food comes in, the cost of petrol wouldn't affect them quite as much.
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