April 2009 - Wellynews

Sian Ruck selected in White Ferns for Women’s Twenty20 World Cup
- 30 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- State Wellington Blaze left-arm opening bowler Sian Ruck is Wellington's newest international cricketer
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Borthwick to help White Ferns at Women’s Twenty20 World Cup
- 30 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- State Wellington Blaze coach Mark Borthwick joins the White Ferns management team as Video Analyst in the upcoming T20 World Cup
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Women's first team Fundraiser 14 May 2009
- 30 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Come and support the Women's Division One team by purchasing a ticket to see Angels and Demons (the prequel to the Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks) on its opening night!! When: Thursday 14 MayWhere: Reading Cinema, Courtenay Place, Cinema 8Price: $20 (includes goodie bag and spot prizes). Prize for best dressed Angel and Demon Tickets can be purchased by contacting Laree Taula on lar
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Video: Wellington's massive wind farm is switched on (29 April)
- 30 Apr 2009
- IN-Business News: New Zealand's most advanced wind farm named "West Wind" was switched on this morning.
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Nz music month kicks off today
- 30 Apr 2009
- Wellington Live Music
- 1/05/09 NZ Music Month takes over stages, airwaves, and stereos today for the ninth successive year. Commencing with a live performance in Wellington by Fly My Pretties, providing a taste of what to expect from their upcoming nationwide tour, NZ Music Month sees the spotlight firmly back on this country’s numerous fine musicians. Each year there is a vast array of new releases spanning a range of
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Creekfest 2009 (29/04/09)
- 29 Apr 2009
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
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April General Meeting - 30 April.
- 29 Apr 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- This month our guest speaker is Tony Philp-Wright of Capital Communications. He'll be speaking to us about Tetra, and providing an update on the new Kordia KorKor network. Tony is working closely with the Motorola team and the Kordia team on this project, this will be a very interesting presentation. For more information on KorKor please check out their website. Please feel free to join us at the
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Indoor community sports centre may force flyover
- 29 Apr 2009
- While I certainly don't want to give up on fighting to stop the flyover being built at the Basin Reserve, a friend recently pointed out that there is another issue that I had not yet considered. And, it is one that could quite likely lead to construction of both the flyover and duplication of the Mt Victoria Tunnel.
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Tokelau Mission
- 28 Apr 2009
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- Wellington Hospital nurse consultant Bronwen Markham is back on dry land after agreeing to be part of a Ministry of Health response to a suspected influenza outbreak threatened to overwhelm health services on the isolated atolls.
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BNU Div 16 26/04/2009
- 28 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- A classic local derby full of controversy, goalkeeping howlers, total commitment, raucous home support and a fortunate 4-3 victory for the Pints. The absurd length of the Pints subs bench meant there was a continuous rolling sub situation and what seemed often to be a minimum of 13 players on the pitch for them at any one time.
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Tawa wins 1st Challenge
- 28 Apr 2009
- Squash Wellington
- Tawa is the inaugural winner of the Ma Hribar Shield with a convincing win over Island Bay at the Tawa Squash club on Sunday.
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Weekly Report Sunday May 3
- 28 Apr 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone, Rotorua Marathon on Saturday Best of luck for those who have been training all year. Carole, Kathy, Ann and others. The weather report is for ‘occasional showers’ – with the somewhat foreboding addition of ‘some heavy’. Hopefully it won’t be rained out again. But you can run around the lake in the knowledge that while you are basking in 16+ degrees, we in Wellington will be lucky to m
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How to make a sea urchin toy
- 28 Apr 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Dogs love playing with this toy made out of scraps of material. They can play tug of war with another dog or can throw this around and try to catch it. Cats like to attack the strips of material and you can spray cat nip on it to make it more enticing to cats. To make this toy, cut the binding off the edges off old towels or sheets and the seams off old clothes. Cut close to the seam or binding
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Caring for your pet on a budget
- 28 Apr 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- A pet is a luxury item and Wellington SPCA advocates responsible pet ownership which includes not only having the time and love to give a pet, but the money to properly care for them both on a daily basis and should they need urgent veterinary treatment. With the recession people are often trying to cut back on their costs. Wellington SPCA has the following tips on how to care for and entertain y
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Sos newtown
- 27 Apr 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- A press release from the New Zealand Police today revealed community constables are going to be working with Tranz-Metro and talking to commuters about problems in their areas, while in transit on the train. If this is what the police is going to do with their "precious" resources we need to build a railway station in Newtown!
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Minutes of a Meeting of the Wellington Residents' Coalition
- 27 Apr 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Minutes of a Meeting of the Wellington Residents' Coalition Held at 83 Wilson Street, Newtown at 11am Sunday 26 April 2009.
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Lincoln update
- 27 Apr 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Lincoln was back to visit Wellington SPCA’s vets yesterday to have the wound on his neck checked. Emma the vet said it is healing nicely and there isn’t any sign of infection. A few more staples holding other smaller wounds were also removed as they are healing well. Janet and Joe, Lincoln’s owners, report he is getting back to his old self and has been playing with golf balls,
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Heading West
- 26 Apr 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- This is my last article as President . While I am sad to be leaving The Group I am pleased to say Dick Greenbank ZL2TGQ will be stepping into the President’s role. Dick’s co-optation by the Committee was supported at the last General Meeting and I am confident we will be in safe hands. read more
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WVCC's Annual Club Awards function
- 26 Apr 2009
- Wellington Veterans Cycling Club
- Hi everyone,This email serves as a heads up about the WVCC's Annual Club Awards function.The awards function will be held on Saturday evening 16 May 2009, at the Angus Inn, Lower Hutt, starting at 6pm. Very soon each club member will receive a letter inviting them and their partner to the function. The letter will also provide details about payment and how to RSVP. The success of functions like th
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Dale Lang selected for the NZ Black Jacks
- 26 Apr 2009
- Tawa Bowling Club
- Dale Lang is now a member of the NZ Black Jacks Womens' Team. Dale has been selected to represent New Zealand in the Asia Pacific tournament being played in Malaysia during August. Within this 5-person team, Dale is playing 2 in the Triples & 3 in the Fours. The wider NZ squad of 9 also includes Kaaren Guildford from Johnsonville and Clare McCaul from Silverstream.
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Classic Triples Tournament
- 24 Apr 2009
- Johnsonville Bowling Club
- On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May 2010, the Johnsonville Bowling Club will be hosting the second annual invitational "Classic Triples" tournament.
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- 23 Apr 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Clive Owen has his second big film of the year in cinemas now, following the romantic-thriller Duplicity in March. The International is a full-time thriller about an international banking conspiracy and it's directed by Run Lola Run's Tom Tykwer. Naomi Watts plays second-fiddle. What happened to her career? Readings, Sky City Queensgate and the Empire, Island Bay. All the other releases this week
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Upper Hutt Junior CC wins 2009 NZC Development Award
- 23 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Upper Hutt Junior Cricket Club is one of five winners of New Zealand Cricket’s 2009 Development Awards that were recently announced.
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Cricket Wellington Awards evening
- 23 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2008/09 Cricket Wellington Awards evening was held at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve on Wednesday 15 April. Here are some selected PHOTOS.
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Weekly Report 26 April
- 22 Apr 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone,What is going down with the 5 ¼ pack that Kelvin took out last Sunday? Stefan came back dripping blood from his knee and apparently two others fell over during the run. What are you doing to them Kelvin? Three Peaks coming up this Sunday, and the Rotorua Marathon the next weekend. So many of our runners will be participating. And also
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Doing the right thing for Thorndon
- 22 Apr 2009
- Wellington Scoop
- The survival of the little narrow streets and the old houses of Thorndon is a miracle. And at last the city council is doing the right thing for this lovely heritage area.
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War memorials for Anzac Day
- 21 Apr 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- To the left is a war memorial that I discovered in Nelson. It is on the grounds of St Marys Catholic Church in Manuka Street. I don’t know anything about this memorial and it’s not listed on the register of war memorials on NZHistory.net.nz. Any information about it would be gratefully recieved. It would also be great to receive your [...]
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WMC Forms is now available
- 21 Apr 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- A new "WMC Forms" page is now available for WMC members to register seats for South Pacific at the Times Cinema, Lyall Bay, April 27, 6pm, $20. Go to WMC Forms.
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Lincoln’s road to recovery
- 21 Apr 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- After a check up with Wellington SPCA's vets Lincoln went home on Friday to continue his recovery. His owners, Janet and Joe, report he is very happy to be home. He is also very happy with the electric blanket that someone donated for him. Instead of getting up at around 6am and wanting to go for a walk, Lincoln is happy to spend a little longer in bed in the mornings! He was back to see th
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BNU Womens 2nd Team 19/04/2009
- 20 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU Ladies come away with the booby prize (North Wellington 4 – BNU 1) Apparently you learn more in defeat than in victory… key lesson learnt this Sunday is that you can’t always trust your boobs to put it in the back of the net... Also, a mental note for next time – one of their goal scorers was called Smurf and we need to be ready for her next time.
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BNU Public Service 18/04/2009
- 20 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Stokes Valley 0 - Brooklyn Northern 13 The Public Servants more than made up for their lack of goals in the previous game, shipping in thirteen without reply against a woeful Stokes Valley side.
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Premier v Wests - 20/04/09 - L 3-0
- 20 Apr 2009
- Island Bay United AFC
- Sundays match report for the match against Western Suburbs is summed up using imagery, as most of my written text would most likely have been censored.For those of you who did not participate at the pictionary world champs.[Down 2, 10 Men after, 5 minutes = A POUNDING]It was a tough ask of the ten players left on the pitch to hold a bottom placed team who were desperate for points, and at home for
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BNU Thirds 18/4/09
- 20 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- North Wellington 0-0 BNU Thirds Scoreless draw at Alex Moore Just like Aretha Franklin, all Capital Football are after this year is a little bit of R-E-S-P-E-C-T, and for us this means lining up in formation Champions League style, applauding the crowd (and his obligatory dog) and shaking hands with the opposition prior to kick-off. So bemused were we with our new pre-match routine the game was al
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BNU Div 16 18/04/2009
- 20 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU 16 2 v Karori Kittenz 7 Karori were certainly no pussies, demonstrating deadly skills on the counter attack on a hard McAllister Park pitch. With five changes to the lineup, BNU were again guilty of a sluggish start and found themselves chasing the game from as early as the tenth minute. Despite controlling the game in midfield for the majority of the first half, the home side went in at the b
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Emma Millar - NZ Junior Girls Open Champion
- 20 Apr 2009
- Squash Wellington
- Emma Millar from Kapiti Squash has won the NZ Girls Junior Open Championship in Auckland.
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Cougar Cougar Cougar
- 20 Apr 2009
- Wellington Live Music
- 17/04/09 | Mighty Mighty Words by Petrina Bonnington-Evans Photo by David Arcus Three piece Wellington band Cougar Cougar Cougar continued Mighty Mighty’s run of hosting great Friday night gigs, by kicking off with smashing renditions of songs Heart Attack, and Hey Sugar. Vocalists David Murphy and Shannon Boyd, who also play guitar and drums respectively, pack a lot of punch into their delivery
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Petone retain McBain Shield in high scoring fourth round
- 19 Apr 2009
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Swindale Shield round four review: Petone beat Hutt Old Boys Marist 15-0 to retain the McBain Shield at the Hutt Recreat...
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Carless City For Wellington
- 19 Apr 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- With the recent dialog on the issues of retailers and town planners would now be a good time to consider engaging the New Zealand Property Council in our debate. Or better still is there an option for them to call a meeting now that we know Sir Robert Jones is in favour of "pedestrianization from the Railway Station right to the Embassy Theater"?
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Great War memorials
- 19 Apr 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- In February I was in Collingwood, a small town in Golden Bay at the top of the South Island. Like many towns and cities around New Zealand, Collingwood has war memorials dedicated to local men who died in both world wars. My grandfather, who was born in Collingwood, was only eight years old when WWI started in 1914. [...]
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O’Brien and Doolan big winners at Cricket Wellington Awards
- 16 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Iain O’Brien and Lucy Doolan won the top awards at Cricket Wellington’s end of season Norwood awards evening on April 15.
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Second placed finish for Hutt District at National Club Championships
- 16 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Hutt District finished second at the end of season National Club Championships played at Cornwell Park in Auckland over six days last week.
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World Amateur Radio Day - 18 April 2009
- 16 Apr 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- This year the theme of World Amateur Radio Day is: "Amateur Radio: Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency Communication". The New Zealand National System is one of our Disaster and Emergency Communication resources. In recognition of World Amateur Radio Day, Branch 74, The Wellington VHF Group, has organised a special activity on the National System, between 00:00 and 24:00 NZT on the 18th of Apr
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Mouthwatering McBain Shield match top billing in round four
- 16 Apr 2009
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Please note that all Swindale Shield matches this weekend are at the earlier time of 2.15pm so fans can head to Westpac ...
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- 16 Apr 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- At last I get some time to preview this week's new releases and, frankly, it hardly seems worth it. I've just got in from two of the most dispiriting experiences I've had in a cinema in some time. Full reviews will come when I've had a chance to find the right kind of language to describe precisely how unambitious Fast & Furious and 17 Again are, a challenge I must rise to before Capital Times
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Quiz Night Wed 29 April 2009
- 16 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- To start off the fund raising and social events this year a quiz will be held at the Realm in Hataitai, loads of prizes and discounts. Please support this event as it contributes much needed funds to the club and ensures that we remain viable. Its also a good way to meet members of other teams and to show where the intellectual muscle in the club resides. Kick off is 6:30(ish). Teams can be up to
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BNU Womens 1st v University 12/04/2009
- 16 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Brooklyn (1); University (1) Brooklyn girls arrived at Wakefield Park on Easter Sunday with keenness and fervour. What more could make you happy, a beautiful blue sky day, a game of soccer and a holiday the next day. Once the girls were kitted up, warmed up, and knew our positions, we were given the “grand walk on the pitch” drill by Bronwyn. The young University girls looked less than impress
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Weekly Report April 19
- 15 Apr 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone New Plymouth Mountain to Surf Marathon Results The new website that Stan had to construct to meet the Council requirements does not yet have the option of members to record their results of events entered. Consequently some outstanding achievements go unrecognised. I have browsed through the results of the above event and hopefully have identified the Clinic members participating.
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BNU Thirds v Eastbourne 11/4/09
- 14 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU Thirds 2 – 3 Eastbourne Eastbourne at home saw us playing at the loveable Happy Valley for the first time this season, the rock hard playing surface together with the familiar gusting northerly meant conditions played a part in the entertaining, although ultimately disappointing 3-2 loss. The decision to battle the wind and sun in the first half looked to have paid off as we finished the half
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BNU Womens 2nd Team v Naenae 12/04/2009
- 14 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Top of the table clash (BNU 2 – Naenae 3) The BNU Ladies B Team were sadly denied their second win of the season when they stepped up for their top of the table clash with Naenae… The first half was tough going with the ball going from end to end and chances missed by both teams. A scary defensive moment saw Toni showing excellent promise by blocking a low, hard ball that was well on the way to t
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Public Service 11/4/2009
- 14 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Brooklyn Northern Public Servants first home game of the season started well - aided by the ferocious wind at Happy Valley, they laid siege to the Karori goal for much of the first half. Unfortunately the football gods were on Karori's side, who despite barely leaving their own half for the first forty-five minutes, took the lead on the stroke of half-time after a mistimed back-pass. Brooklyn did
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Ex-Wellington players primed for Masters tournament
- 14 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- A host of former Wellington representative and club players including Ewen Chatfield and Robert Vance are winging their way to Queenstown this weekend to play in the Mercure Masters tournament, organised by the New Zealand Cricket Players’ Association.
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Black Nightshade - it’s (nearly) everywhere
- 14 Apr 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- Black nightshade has been in the news recently, after its berries turned up masquerading as peas in packs of frozen vegetables. Without wanting to be seen to cast aspersions on your aptitude for gardening, there is a good chance black nightshade is in your garden. Black nightshade is a small plant (less than 75 cm tall) that is [...]
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Napier second in inaugural MVP competition
- 14 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The State Wellington Firebirds’ Graham Napier has finished second in the inaugural Most Valuable Player (MVP) competition behind winner Matthew Sinclair of the State Central Stags.
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BLACKCAPS v India in photos
- 13 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The BLACKCAPS and India drew the third and final Test of their series from 3-7 April 2009 at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve. Here are some selected photographs from the five days
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Premier v Stop Out - 13/04/09 - W 2-0
- 13 Apr 2009
- Island Bay United AFC
- Easter Monday came around all too quick for my liking, considering only 48 hours prior we'd had a physical encounter against a youthful Lower Hutt side. Still, it's the same for both sides, and both Stop Out and Island Bay turned up at Hutt Park Raceway determined to put in a good showing despite the windy weather.We started in to the wind, and tried to play Football by keeping the ball on the dec
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State Wellington Firebirds 2008/09 Season Summary
- 13 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Despite finishing the season third in the State Championship, fifth in the State Shield and fourth in the State Twenty20 competition, there were numerous highlights and milestones throughout the 2008/09 summer.
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BNU Div 16 v Porirua City - 11/4/09
- 12 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU 2 - Porirua City 5 BNU came up against a youthful and skilled Porirua City side at Adventure Park, eventually going down by 2-5 scoreline. In an open, attacking first half BNU found themselves 3 goals down after half an hour but, as last week, fought back well with a strike from John Lee after a determined run into the box and a deft near-post header from Carl Roberts after a concerted period
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Seconds v Kapiti Coast United - 11/4/09
- 12 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU Seconds 0 - Kapiti Coast United 3 It was a lovely day for football. The Kapiti Coast had put on a nice day, Weka park was in good nick and the Second team looked strong. However, we got off to a pretty slow start and Kapiti were putting on the pressure by playing simple through-ball football. And their strategy worked. We got caught out by not clearing the ball well enough and Kapiti put one p
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Watt and Ngatai star, while Norths and Wainui grab opening wins
- 12 Apr 2009
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Swindale Shield round three review: A sensational five tries to Marist St Pat's left wing Brendan Watt, four tries t...
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Radio Spectrum Management Items of Interest
- 11 Apr 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- This from ZL2AMJ: Information about two important new documents appears in the 9 April 2009 issue of "RSM Newsflash", an online release from Radio Spectrum Management (RSM): 1. A discussion paper on spectrum management in the radio licensing regime. Submissions in response close on 19 May. Please note the format required and the 28 questions for which answers are sought. 2. A technical re
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Premier v Lower Hutt - 11/04/09 - W 3-1
- 11 Apr 2009
- Island Bay United AFC
- Easter is upon us, and Saturday saw the start of our double header weekend, with Island bay looking to get the best start possible to what's sure to be another long season, full of tough games.Despite half of Island Bay United's players being out with pulled Holidays, (Holidays, during Footy Season?!?) and management having to strategically pick players to cover the top three teams, we started wel
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Plenty at stake at the Polo Ground in round three
- 10 Apr 2009
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Swindale Shield round three: For this week's teams click here: http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/games-results.p...
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How Good is Your Club Really?
- 10 Apr 2009
- Squash Wellington
- Please find linked below details of Rules & Information, Entry Form & Challengers list for a new Inter Club Challenge. The MA-HRIBAR Shield has been donated by Mahina Hribar, Life Member of Tawa Squash. This concept although not new is exciting, a similar completion has been running in the Bay of Plenty for over 15 years and creates great fellowship within Teams.
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Man of sorrows
- 9 Apr 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- Te Papa has a strong collection of Colin McCahon’s early religious works, including three paintings from 1947 that depict events from story of the Passion: Christ taken from the cross, Entombment (after Titian), and King of the Jews. One of the enduring myths surrounding McCahon’s early paintings is that were rejected by critics. This is summed [...]
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BNU Thirds v Petone 4/4/09
- 8 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Petone 0 – 2 BNU Thirds First game of the season saw us playing at the “home of football”, no not Wembley, it turns out that the home of football is actually Memorial Park, Petone. Although new opposition for us, Petone having been relegated down from Capital 3, their goalkeeper seemed strangely familiar. It struck me towards the end of the game (I obviously had too much time on my hands with us
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Enigmatic
- 8 Apr 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Die-hard Espressoholic fans seem to be happy that it will continue in a new location, taking over from Dorothy's Patisserie in Cuba St. There are still grumblings about its previous location being taken over by "another godawful Courtenay Place bar", but there are signs that its replacement, "Enigma", might not be another Shooters or Electric Avenue.
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The Septembers
- 8 Apr 2009
- Wellington Live Music
- 27/03/09 | Mighty Mighty Words by Rebecca Robinson Photos by Alan Raga What can happen at the edge of the working week? a lot it seems… Fossett and Badger, the support act for the night were tight from the get go. The happy angelic drummer sparkled amongst the enticing individuals who performed their hearts out. By the third song of their performance the crowds were up supporting what it se
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Impact of pipeline failure not huge on Waiwhetu, says HCC
- 8 Apr 2009
- Petone Herald
- As the latest round of repairs to the main outfall pipeline near completion, the public have been urged to avoid the Waiwhetu and Eastern Bays areas.
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Interesting discussion over at Eye Of The Fish
- 8 Apr 2009
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Wellington architecture blog Eye Of The Fish has an interesting discussion on the Memorial Parkway, the strip of land in front of the War Memorial in Buckle Street that was intended by the last government as an extension of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. Given the proximity of this area to the Basin Reserve, there's been some conjecture that the two projects would end up being linked by the transport planners. It's worth taking a look at both the original article and the comments that follow.
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Capital Football AGM
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- The Capital Football AGM is at 7.00pm, 4 May 2009 at Capital Football, Memorial Park, Bracken St, Petone. Clubs and members are welcome to attend. Nominations for Elected Board members close 11 April 2009. BNU's Regan Dooley (formerly Deputy Chairman of Capital Football; nominated in 2007 by Brooklyn Northern United) retired from the Board late 2008 and is not standing for re-election. The follow
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BNU Div 16 v SV Destroyers
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU 2 - SV Destroyers 3 A very encouraging start for a team with many new young faces plus a few older ones from last year's 14b side. BNU dominated the game from start to finish on a hard, but grassy, narrow Velodrome pitch, hitting the woodwork on four occasions. Down 0-2 at halftime through a sloppy opener and a disputed penalty for handball against Richie Fail, the team fought back well in the
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Masters 1 v Seatoun 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- The dawn of a season beckoned on the Masters team with a discovery that we had been promoted to the A division. With despair amongst the team, a letter of protest was sent off to Capital Football asking why the team that finished second was promoted and the team that finished first for the last two seasons was remaining in Division B. As with Capital Football, the letter was not even acknowledged.
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Womens A - Kelly Cup Default 5/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Unfortunately the women's first team could not field a team for Sunday's Kelly Cup match against Karori, due to a number of injuries and a couple of absences. The team is looking forward to first league game on Sunday, albeit a little short due to Easter. If you know of anyone who would like to play in Women's Division One and help us build our squad numbers please get in touch with Rose at rartem
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Public Service v Uni Wanderers 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- University Wanderers 1 - Brooklyn Northern 4 A convincing start to the season for Brooklyn Northern, defeating University Wanderers 4 - 1. Brooklyn started strongly, and were two goals to the good after the first twenty minutes. The first came from a powerful long range drive from imperious central-midfielder Carter. The second was a well-worked counter-attack finished off with a rasping shot fro
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Masters 2 v North Wellington Vindaloos 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- North Wellington Vindaloos 2 BNU 2 Once again the value of intense pre season training gave the masters 2 team an advantage in fitness when at half time we were down 2 nil. A penalty, and a second from a corner drew us level and the last 15 minutes saw BNU dominate and pressure the ever tiring North Wellington team. Goals:Matt Woods PenaltyJames Ward Keith Allen
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Psychos v North Wellington 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Yo Brooklyn massive! Unfortunate start to the season with Div 6 psychos finishing with a 0-1 loss to North Wellington. We played a lovely mixed game of seasonal football and look forward to training harder for game 2. Till next time. James BrownDiv 6 Team Manager/Player
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Womens B v Wanuiomata 5/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Ladies Second Team Delivers! No one was more surprised about the Ladies B team 6-1 win against Wainuiomata than the Ladies B team themselves…! After going down 1-0 in the first ten minutes to a scrappy goal from the opposition, the comeback began... Despite a bit of a dodgy start, BNU held their nerve against a younger (but perhaps less experienced) Wainui team. Confidence started to grow after
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Masters 3 v Petone 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Masters 3 lost to Petone 2-5 at Sladden. All round a bit rusty! CheersSteve O'Malley
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Seconds v North Wellington 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU Seconds 1 - North Wellington 1 The BNU Seconds managed to field a good competitive side for Saturday's game. Dave Tompkins and newcomer Noel Raggett combined well at centre back with Steve Dimakis in goal. The first half, however, was mostly North Wellington's. They combined well at times and had quite a few shots - mostly from outside the box fortunately. As the pressure mounted, North Wellin
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Reggaeton on a boat
- 7 Apr 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Jinetero MC is a locally based Cuban reggaeton artist (yeah, one of those) and part of Olmecha Supreme. But as a solo artist, he has a new song called "Wellington", his danceable ode to the city. Sample lyrics: I say thank you, thank you very much.  Wellington, you have give me lotta lotta luck. But more importantly, the video is AWESOME. It manages to transform this windy city in
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BNU Firsts v Marist 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU 0 - Marist 0 After some promising displays in pre-season, we looked forward to our first game of the season with fervour. The fact that it was against Marist and our good old mate Brian Blellock (not sure of spelling sorry) was just the tonic we needed to be well and truly up for the match. Marist hit the ground running though and played exceptionally well in the first half, putting us under
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BNU Div 16 v SV Destroyers
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU 2 - SV Destroyers 3 A very encouraging start for a team with many new young faces plus a few older ones from last year's 14b side. BNU dominated the game from start to finish on a hard, but grassy, narrow Velodrome pitch, hitting the woodwork on four occasions. Down 0-2 at halftime through a sloppy opener and a disputed penalty for handball against Richie Fail, the team fought back well in the
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Womens A - Kelly Cup Default 5/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Unfortunately the women's first team could not field a team for Sunday's Kelly Cup match against Karori, due to a number of injuries and a couple of absences. The team is looking forward to first league game on Sunday, albeit a little short due to Easter. If you know of anyone who would like to play in Women's Division One and help us build our squad numbers please get in touch with Rose at rartem
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Womens B v Wanuiomata 5/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Ladies Second Team Delivers! No one was more surprised about the Ladies B team 6-1 win against Wainuiomata than the Ladies B team themselves…! After going down 1-0 in the first ten minutes to a scrappy goal from the opposition, the comeback began... Despite a bit of a dodgy start, BNU held their nerve against a younger (but perhaps less experienced) Wainui team. Confidence started to grow after
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Masters 3 v Petone 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Masters 3 lost to Petone 2-5 at Sladden. All round a bit rusty! CheersSteve O'Malley
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Masters 1 v Seatoun 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- The dawn of a season beckoned on the Masters team with a discovery that we had been promoted to the A division. With despair amongst the team, a letter of protest was sent off to Capital Football asking why the team that finished second was promoted and the team that finished first for the last two seasons was remaining in Division B. As with Capital Football, the letter was not even acknowledged.
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Masters 2 v North Wellington Vindaloos 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- North Wellington Vindaloos 2 BNU 2 Once again the value of intense pre season training gave the masters 2 team an advantage in fitness when at half time we were down 2 nil. A penalty, and a second from a corner drew us level and the last 15 minutes saw BNU dominate and pressure the ever tiring North Wellington team. Goals:Matt Woods PenaltyJames Ward Keith Allen
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Public Service v Uni Wanderers 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- University Wanderers 1 - Brooklyn Northern 4 A convincing start to the season for Brooklyn Northern, defeating University Wanderers 4 - 1. Brooklyn started strongly, and were two goals to the good after the first twenty minutes. The first came from a powerful long range drive from imperious central-midfielder Carter. The second was a well-worked counter-attack finished off with a rasping shot fro
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Seconds v North Wellington 4/4/09
- 7 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU Seconds 1 - North Wellington 1 The BNU Seconds managed to field a good competitive side for Saturday's game. Dave Tompkins and newcomer Noel Raggett combined well at centre back with Steve Dimakis in goal. The first half, however, was mostly North Wellington's. They combined well at times and had quite a few shots - mostly from outside the box fortunately. As the pressure mounted, North Wellin
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Sunday April 12
- 7 Apr 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone Lots of information this week from the Committee Meeting on Monday.
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State Final attracts global audience
- 7 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The State Championship Final between Auckland Aces and Central Stags has attracted worldwide interest thanks to exclusive coverage on New Zealand Cricket’s official website.
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Wellington reclamation animation
- 7 Apr 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- From the 'Reclamation of Wellington Harbour' Wikipedia article, here's an animation by Matt Lane that shows the various stages of the city's expansion seawards over the last century and a half.
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Murdoch and Murray head 2008/09 club statistics
- 6 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Karori’s Stephen Murdoch was the leading run scorer and University’s Graeme Murray the leading wicket taker of the 2008/09 Dominion Post Premier and Senior Wellington club cricket season.
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Smith and Styles awarded ICC Centenary Medals during Test
- 6 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington scorers Ian Smith and Cheryl Styles were among eight Wellington-based volunteers to receive ICC Centenary Medals during the third New Zealand - India Test.
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Settlement the size of Mt Cook wiped out annually by smoking deaths
- 6 Apr 2009
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- Dr Julian Crane of Capital & Coast District Health Board says the equivalent of a settlement the size of Mt Cook is wiped out every year because of smoking. He was commenting on Face the Facts, a new series of messages to inform and educate the public about the health risks associated with smoking. Face the Facts is part of the Ministry of Health's ongoing tobacco control programme.
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Armageddon is Here
- 6 Apr 2009
- Thousands of people gathered together for 2009 Armageddon expo in Wellington.
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Tight round two sets up exciting season ahead
- 5 Apr 2009
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Swindale Shield round two: Wellington club rugby fans were kept on their edge of their seats on Saturday in a tightly fo...
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One lap Dick Johnson
- 5 Apr 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- The Nissan Mobil 500 may be a distant memory, but it still has made its mark on the city - check out the way that Jervois Quay feels more like a chute designed for cars to hurtle along at high speed than a pleasant harbourside city street. But those wishing the relive the glory days can do so over at YouTube, where petrolheads have uploaded a selection of choice clips. My favourite is "One
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Headsup: Belmont 710 off the air for a few days.
- 5 Apr 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- Peter ZL3TC advises that the Belmont 710 repeater (147.100 Mhz) is off the air for a few days for a well deserved holiday. 7075 at Colonial Knob remains availalable, and National System services at Belmont are unaffected.
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Meet Ken from Sydney
- 5 Apr 2009
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- We were handing out flyers at the Basin Reserve today and talking to some of the people attending the New Zealand vs India test match - and we met a great bloke named Ken Willcox from the Epping Bulls Cricket Club in Sydney.
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Beastwars and Sexy/Heavy
- 4 Apr 2009
- Wellington Live Music
- 26/03/09 | Hole In The Wall Words by Leigh Owen Photos by Vanessa Smith and Cameron Smith When Valve bar on Vivian St closed it’s doors last November I was left wondering what would or could take the place of this niche venue, which served as a home to the punk and metal scenes in Wellington for over a decade. To my relief Hole In The Wall opened it’s doors to the public four weeks ag
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Premier v Tawa - 04/04/09 - W 1-0
- 4 Apr 2009
- Island Bay United AFC
- On Saturday Island Bays Premier squad had a show down with Tawa, who were going to come out onto Redwood Park fresh off a Hilton Cup Final win, and looking to avenge their 2008 season (we won and drew with them which hampered their push for 1st place).In blustery condition, neither team could dominate, with possession, and composure, swinging both ways constantly during both halves of play.
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News for Sunday 5 April 2009
- 3 Apr 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Today READINGSPhilippians 2: 5-11Mark 15: 22-39 COLLECT: Lord Jesus, acclaimed as king, crucified as a criminal, teach us to accept our sufferings and triumps for your glory alone. Amen. Lord Jesus, acclaimed as king, crucified as a criminal, teach us to accept our sufferings and triumps for your glory alone. Amen. Next Sunday ST MARY’S8.00 am Lighting of Easter Candle, Renewal of Baptisma
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Big guns to square off in round two
- 3 Apr 2009
- Wellington Club Weekly
- In two mouthwatering early season Swindale Shield encounters, four of this year's favoured teams are in action again...
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Six Blaze players in initial White Ferns T20 World Cup squad
- 3 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The success of the State Wellington Blaze this summer in winning in the State League Twenty20 competition has been reflected in the selection of six players selected in a 30-player squad to prepare for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.
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ICC President and Chief Executive meet New Zealand Cricket’s board
- 3 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- ICC President David Morgan and Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat met the board of New Zealand Cricket in Wellington on Thursday as part of their ongoing process of information sharing with members.
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Outstanding 1969 New Zealand side reunites after 40 years
- 3 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Forty years after producing some of New Zealand cricket’s most outstanding results on the sub-continent, the 1969 national team is to reunite in Wellington this week
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A new giant squid specimen!
- 2 Apr 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- A three-metre giant squid specimen washed up on a beach on Wellington’s South Coast yesterday (2nd April). In comparison with our colossal squid it’s a bit small, but because it’s small it’s interesting! Find out about the difference between Colossal and Giant squid. The squid was found in shallow water by Alana Spragg and her daughter Bella [...]
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BNU Womens A defaults Kelly Cup game
- 2 Apr 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- The BNU Womens A team has defaulted this Sunday's Kelly Cup game. The Womens team has five players injured and two away.
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Winter Interclub Entries
- 2 Apr 2009
- Squash Wellington
- Entries for Winter Interclub close today. If you haven't entered your Team's but are intending to, please contact the Interclub Convenor Murray Bruce as soon as.
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ABC smoking cessation approach (02/04/09)
- 2 Apr 2009
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
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Construction/rebuild of the facilities at Poneke RFC, Kilbirnie Park
- 2 Apr 2009
- Wellington Rugby Referees Association
- Please read the attached letter from the Poneke RFC relating to the construction/rebuild of the facilities at Kilbirnie Park Poneke RFC.
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Weekly Report Sunday April 5
- 1 Apr 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone, Daylight Saving Once again, it is that time of year. If you arrive at the Clinic on Sunday and find there is no one there, it is not that you are late and all the packs have gone. It will be because you have not put your watch back.
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New Zealand v India at the Basin Reserve
- 1 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- A history of New Zealand versus India Test cricket at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve
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Gillette Cup Elite Squad to play New Zealand Cricket Legends
- 1 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand’s top schoolboy cricketers will take on some of New Zealand’s former greats when the Gillette Cup Elite squad assembles in Wellington tomorrow for a 40 over match against a Wanderers XI in Upper Hutt.
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2008/09 Youth Awards winners
- 1 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2008/09 Cricket Wellington Youth Awards evening was held at the Norwood Room at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve on Tuesday 31 March.
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Firebirds player profile: Grant Elliott
- 1 Apr 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- State Wellington Firebirds and BLACKCAPS all-rounder Grant Elliott has had a whirlwind last twelve months, culminating in his oustanding ODI form in Australia
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Submission document for the Regional Land Transport Management Programme
- 1 Apr 2009
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Worryingly, the Council has placed the Basin Reserve flyover as number two on its list of priorities, which raises the very real danger that they will proceed with this ill-conceived project as a matter of urgency. We're therefore asking supporters to put in a submission reqesting that the project be dropped.
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