December 2009 - Wellynews

Blaze clinch thriller
- 31 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- An outstanding display in the field has secured the narrowest of wins for the Wellington Blaze over the Otago Sparks in the Twenty20 match at Molyneux Park, Alexandra.
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HRV Cup Twenty20 competition starts Saturday
- 31 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The series will be launched at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui, on Saturday [2 January] as the Northern Knights host the Auckland Aces.
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Blaze romp to nine wicket win
- 30 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze have completely outclassed the Otago Sparks with a comprehensive nine wicket win at Molyneux Park, Alexandra.
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Wellington U14 team for Vines Tournament
- 30 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington U14 team for Vines Tournament
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Red Hot Martin sets up win for Sparks
- 29 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Otago Sparks have chased down 234 to beat the Wellington Blaze at Molyneux Park, Alexandra.
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Bars to spend summer in
- 29 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- This is the extended version of today's piece in the summer section of the Dominion Post.read more
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Wellington Blaze squad to play Otago Sparks in Alexandra
- 28 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze meet the Otago Sparks in Alexandra this week in round three of the domestic Women's competition
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Wellington win rain affected match
- 28 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds have beaten the Northern Knights by 22 runs in a rain affected match at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
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Intensive Upgrade Of Wellington Train System Starts
- 27 Dec 2009
- Auckland Trains
- Work has begun on KiwiRail’s intensive period of construction on the Wellington rail network.
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Hitchcock in Firebirds team to meet Kinghts
- 27 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- All-rounder Paul Hitchcock will reunite with the Wellington Firebirds in Monday's One-Day clash against the Northern Knights
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Benjamin Foster- new addition to the QRM at Mark and Liz Foster's QTH
- 26 Dec 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, Steve Jepson wrote: Congratluations to Mark and Liz Foster , on the arrival of baby Benjamin , 7lbs on 22 December Wish you all the best ZL2KG
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WCC propose removing the Mercer St motorcycle park
- 23 Dec 2009
- Scoot NZ
- If you had heard of the recent proposal to change Manners Mall from it’s current pedestrian only status to being a glorified bus lane – and weren’t very interested, think again. Buried in the details are a proposal to remove the current Mercer St motorcycle parking area.
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Kitten crisis grabs media attention
- 23 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- With almost 250 kittens currently in our care, we are still in desperate need for people to offer homes to these adorable animals, on either a temporary or permanent basis.
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The spirit of Christmas!
- 23 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Jenna entertaining the crowds Jenna Siladi wanted to do something to help Wellington SPCA help the animals over our busy Christmas period.
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Christmas specials at Newtown animal centre
- 23 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Jasper with some of his toys This Christmas we have some fantastic offers in our shop at Newtown animal centre – just purrfect presents for your pets! Puppy and dog starter kits for just $219.
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Aces cruise to 81 run win
- 23 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Auckland Aces have trounced the Wellington Firebirds by 81 runs in the fourth round One-Day match at Colin Maiden Park.
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Wellington U19s beat Northern in final match
- 22 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington U19s beat Northern in final match
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Firebirds team to meet Aces on Wednesday
- 22 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds travel to Auckland to meet the Aces in round four of the One-Day competition on Wednesday from 11am
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Twenty20 Summer begins January 6 at the Basin
- 22 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Twenty20 Summer: Its cricket plus so much more
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Two Wellington players in New Zealand U19 squad
- 21 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Two Wellington players in New Zealand U19 squad
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The run merchant
- 21 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Appearing in his first season for the Firebirds, Australian Cameron Merchant has been making his mark on the run total for the Wellington team.
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Strong finish for Wellington Women’s Development team
- 21 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Strong finish for Wellington Women’s Development team
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Gateway Sculpture Call for Submissions
- 21 Dec 2009
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
- The Trust is seeking submissions for a new Gateway Sculpture for Wellington. The brief below gives all the information required. The close off date is 19 March 2010.
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O'Brien's last wicket
- 21 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Fittingly, Iain O'Brien took a wicket with his last ball in his last match for the Wellington Firebirds on Sunday.
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Big win for Easts in Premier club cricket
- 21 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Defending Premier champions Eastern Suburbs enjoyed an innings and 118 run win over Onslow on Saturday in the first round of two-day cricket of the season to open up a 15-point lead on the points table to the rest of the field
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Art sites around Newtown?
- 21 Dec 2009
- Newtown Art Project
- Planning for the Newtown Art Project is ticking along nicely. We now have a full schedule of artist workshops which will be advertised and open for people to sign up from sometime in early February. All workshops will be just a gold coin donation to participate.
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Office Closed
- 20 Dec 2009
- Johnsonville Salvation Army
- The office will be closed from 25 December to 11 January. If you have any pastoral matters, please contact Paul & Raewyn until Monday 28 December, and then Beth & John Elliot until Thursday 21 Janaury.
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Making Christmas wishes come true
- 20 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Adoption day at Maungaraki Community Centre For some of the animals in our care, this Christmas is going to be one of their best yet.
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Martin on target as Canterbury beat Wellington
- 20 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Chris Martin backed up the great work of the batsmen to help Canterbury demolish the Wellington Firebirds by 140 runs in the One-Day match at the Basin Reserve.
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Simla Crescent Station to re-open
- 19 Dec 2009
- Tranz Metro
- Simla Crescent station will re-open for morning peak services on Monday December 21 following upgrading work on the platform to ensure the station can handle the new Matangi units due in mid 2010.
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O'Brien in Firebirds to face Wizards
- 19 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Champion fast bowler Iain O'Brien plays his last game for the Wellington Firebirds against Canterbury on Sunday
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O'connor elected chair of amesbury drive school board
- 19 Dec 2009
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- Rory O'Connor has been unanimously elected as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for the new school at Churton Park - currently called Amesbury Drive School.
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Master Katz Seminar
- 19 Dec 2009
- International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand - Wellington Region
- Master Alberto Katz, 8th dan, is accompanying the ITF Technical Committee to New Zealand for the International Instructors Course, and has agreed to conduct a seminar in Wellington on Tuesday 9th March 2010.
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New HRV Cup uniforms break with tradition
- 18 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand Cricket today launched the new-look playing kit for the inaugural HRV Cup Twenty20 competition.
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Woodcock delighted with double century
- 17 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Scoring a century can be hard enough, but for Firebirds batsman Luke Woodcock, 100 just wasn’t enough for him in the latest round of the Plunket Shield against the Stags.
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Wellington U19s miss out to Auckland
- 17 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington U19s miss out to Auckland
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Firebirds chase down 217 to beat Stags
- 17 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds cantered to a 6-wicket over the Central Stags in their round two domestic One-Day competition match at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve on Thursday.
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Architecture of the Basin
- 17 Dec 2009
- Architectural Centre Inc
- The Architectural Centre, having just put in a submission on the future of Wellington in the year 2040, where we had the pleasure of looking at the city as a whole, are of the opinion that in 30 years time the city will be very different from what we have now.
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Photo Competition Winners in Gallery
- 17 Dec 2009
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- The 2009 Photo Competition winners are now located in the Gallery. Enjoy!
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Franklin guides Firebirds to victory
- 17 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington all rounder James Franklin made a composed half century to guide his team to a comfortable six wicket win over the Central Stags at the Basin Reserve
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Personal best - Luke Woodcock
- 17 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Scoring a century can be hard enough, but for Firebirds batsman Luke Woodcock, 100 just wasn’t enough for him in the latest round of the Plunket Shield against the Central Stags.
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Over Christmas buses are replacing trains - but where do you catch the bus?
- 17 Dec 2009
- Tranz Metro
- With buses replacing trains over Christmas, where do the buses stop to pick up and drop off our passengers?
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Wairarapa line Christmas Eve services
- 17 Dec 2009
- Tranz Metro
- Just a quick reminder that the last service from Wellington to the Wairarapa on Christmas Eve is the 6:18pm service from Wellington.
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Photo Competition Winners in Gallery
- 17 Dec 2009
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- The 2009 Photo Competition winners are now located in the Gallery. Enjoy!
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The total so far is …
- 17 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- This weekend (18th to 20th December) we want to try and find homes for (at least) 12 animals in 5 different locations over 1 weekend.
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So we had some awards
- 17 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- In fact some of us right now are celebrating those awards, at the most lovely of locations, TheMighty Mighty.
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Swim Camp Update
- 17 Dec 2009
- Raumati Swimming Club
- Danyon Loader spent the day swimming with RSC swimmers today at Camp. They are having a great time by all accounts. Danyon did a fantastic turns class as well as some stroke correction.
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News for Sunday 20 December 2009
- 17 Dec 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Make St Mary's Gleam for ChristmasBring your cleaning materials and join "The Team".
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Chanukah and the Rabbi in the news
- 17 Dec 2009
- Beth El Wellington Jewish Community Centre
- Click here to see a great article about the Chanukah, the Rabbi, and the WJCC.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Manners Mall Next Stop The Environment Court
- 16 Dec 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- With the final passing of the revocation of pedestrian status of Manners Mall and creation of shared space in lower Cuba Street at the Council meeting on Friday, December 11, 2009, one battle has ended.
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Weekly Report Sunday Dec 20
- 16 Dec 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone Well WOW!!!- what an AGM!! It had everything.
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Franklin in Firebirds for One-Dayer
- 16 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- BLACKCAPS all-rounder James Franklin returns to the Wellington Firebirds for Thursday’s opening One-Day match at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve against the Central Stags.
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One Day cricket returns to the Basin
- 16 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- One-Day cricket lights up the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve this Thursday and Sunday when the Wellington Firebirds take on the Central Stags and the Canterbury Wizards
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Dunne: Transmission Gully great Christmas present for Wellington
- 15 Dec 2009
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne is hailing the decision to proceed with Transmission Gully as a great Christmas present for Wellington. The long-time Transmission Gully campaigner says that while he never really doubted it would get the go-ahead – “It’s always been the only real viable option” – he is relieved the decision has been confirmed.
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School’s out!
- 15 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Love animals? Want to do something fun this summer? Then we’ve got the answer! We’re running our first ever holiday programme for animal-loving children in Waikanae and it will be packed full with loads of exciting animal activities.
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Trannie Gully
- 15 Dec 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- Wonders will never cease. According to the newspaper front headline today, Transmission Gully will go ahead, and will be announced today, along with the so-called “Improvements” around the Basin Reserve.
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Montana winners
- 15 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
-  So recently we asked you where you would drink Montana's new-label Sav Blanc, and you told us. The randomizer.org threw the numbers 2 and 8 at us, so congratulations to Cat and Marshall. If you could please send an email to johubris at gmail with your address, I'll get your wine out to you. Cheers!
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Day 1: Two centuries dominate U19 opening day
- 15 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Auckland and Canterbury recorded comfortable wins in the opening round of the National Under 19 tournament in Auckland today, with two players scoring centuries.
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Day 1: Women’s Development Tournament short scorecards and match reports
- 15 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Auckland and Central Districts recorded big wins with Canterbury coming out on top in a tight encounter in the first round of the Women’s Development Tournament at Ilam Fields, Christchurch.
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Day 4: Record partnership sets up nine wicket win
- 15 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Central Stags have completed a remarkable nine wicket win over Wellington at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
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BLACKCAPS pay tribute to O’Brien
- 15 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Iain O’Brien’s BLACKCAPS team mates have paid tribute to the 33-year old medium pace bowler, who retired from international cricket today.
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50 million reasons to save the basin
- 15 Dec 2009
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The decision to deface the Basin Reserve with a hugely expensive flyover is a slap in the face to Wellingtonians who have overwhelmingly opposed it, says the Save the Basin Reserve campaign.
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the 12 Pubs of Christmas
- 15 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- People say, sometimes with even a hint of concern in their voices, that we at the Wellingtonista are overly concerned with drinking.
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it's time to fight
- 15 Dec 2009
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Yesterday Transport Minister Steven Joyce announced a massive roading project, running from Levin in the north to the Airport in the south, that will cost taxpayers more than $2.5 billion, disrupt communities, demolish homes, and destroy the Basin Reserve as a test cricket venue. Within the Wellington CBD It includes the construction of a flyover at the Basin, two tunnels at The Terrace and Mt Victoria, a four-lane expressway across the city, the four-laning of Ruahine Street, and much more.
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The 12 ’strays’ of Christmas extravaganza!!
- 15 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- I'm Opal and I need a home! This weekend you could make an animal’s Christmas wish come true! We currently have over 700 animals in our care and we urgently need to find homes for all of them.
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It’s Not’s Cricket!
- 15 Dec 2009
- Auckland Trains
- A sideshow to the Transmission Gully issue is cricket, involving one of the country’s most famous grounds.
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Route announced for Wellington Northern Corridor
- 15 Dec 2009
- The NZ Transport Agency Board has announced key decisions on the route for the Wellington Northern Corridor, marking a major milestone in the strategic development of this section of State Highway 1. The corridor, identified by Government earlier this year as one of seven roads of national significance, will be developed as a four lane expressway from Levin to Wellington Airport. The corridor will be built in sections with the overall route substantially completed within the next ten years. Today’s announcement includes the decision to progress Transmission Gully rather than the Coastal Highway Upgrade as part of the Wellington Northern Corridor.
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Wellington Girls College win NZCT Cup
- 14 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Girls College became Wellington's newest national champions on Sunday by winning the NZCT Cup secondary schools girls' title
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Woodcock and Tugaga create history against the Stags
- 14 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- More history was created at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin on Sunday.
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ASB Gardens Magic - Summer City
- 14 Dec 2009
- Feeling Great - Events listings
- Sun 10 - Sun 31 Jan 2010 You're already familiar with this massively-popular series of gigs at the Botanic Garden. And you also know that you'll hear wonderful music every night as the sun goes down and the colourful lighting comes on to capture the trees and mirror balls...
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Buy Enjoy
- 14 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Not that we want you to wear yourselves out before the T4WAs on Thursday but we thought it would be only fair to tell you that Enjoy Gallery is having a cut-price art bash in time for Christmas.
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More on Friday’s Killer whales in Wellington Harbour
- 14 Dec 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- Here’s proof that there were indeed Orca’s or Killer Whales in Wellington Harbour on Friday. Proof too of what a small, interconnected world we live in! This photo was sent to us by Jochen Flöthe from Kiel, Germany! Jochen’s daughter is back-packing in New Zealand and had sent family back in Germany photos of the six Orca [...]
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Blaze romp to 88 run win
- 13 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze reversed the trend of their weekend with a solid win over the Auckland Hearts at Upper Hutt's Barton Oval.
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Day 2: Central Stags trail the Wellington Firebirds by 304 runs with 8 wickets in hand
- 13 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds are in a strong position with a 304 run lead at the end of day two against the Central Stags.
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Blaze beat Hearts in second one-dayer
- 13 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze reversed two earlier losses in the weekend with a pumping 88-run win over the Auckland Hearts in Sunday’s second one-dayer at Barton Oval at Upper Hutt.
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Volunteers BBQ
- 13 Dec 2009
- Johnsonville Salvation Army
- Just to let people know that the meat left over from the Volunteers BBQ last weekend was gratefully received by the Men’s Night Shelter in Taranaki Street.
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Killer whales again today, Owhiro Bay
- 12 Dec 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- There were killer whales (orca) hanging around Wellington harbour yesterday – as reported by Anton van Helden, Te Papa’s marine mammal specialist. More killer whales were seen this morning, though I’d don’t know if they are the same animals. After a txt from Anton I raced down to the South Coast at Owhiro Bay, not far [...]
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Hearts clinch eight run win
- 12 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- It was a nail biting end, with the Auckland Hearts edging out Wellington Blaze by eight runs.
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Day 1: Wellington Firebirds 265 for eight
- 12 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds have made 265 for eight on day one of the Plunket Shield match against the Central Stags at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
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Day 2: National Secondary School Girls’ short scorecards and match reports
- 11 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Match reports and short scorecards from the second day of the National Secondary School Girls’ NZCT Cup.
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Gillette Cup day two results: PNBHS batsman hits 81 in comfortable win
- 11 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- An aggressive 81 not out from Palmerston North Boys High batsman Dane Cleaver was the top score on day two of the Gillette Cup secondary schools national tournament, in fine, warm but increasingly overcast conditions.
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Change in format for two-day club cricket this year
- 11 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Change in format and return of Cook Shield mark the start of two-day club cricket
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Changes to Manners Mall and Cuba St confirmed
- 11 Dec 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- On Thursday, the Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee voted — 9 vs 5— to approve the proposed changes to Manners Mall and Lower Cuba St.
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Ngaio Repeater Site Open Day
- 11 Dec 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- Attached are some additional photos taken during the recent open day at the new Ngaio repeater site. Solemn contemplation over a lemonade... Dick ZL2TGQ declares 'it's all good' Final Adjustments care of Peter ZL3TC Official "Opening Ceremony" is completed with Dick ZL2TGQ, President of the Wellington VHF Group, cutting the ribbon. read more
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Hearts win with three balls to spare
- 11 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Lynch contributed 23 before and Perkins top scored with an unbeaten 43 with the winning runs coming with three balls to spare.
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My NewYork Journey
- 11 Dec 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- It was amazing being part of an estimated 43000 starters in the 40th New York marathon on the 1 November 2009. The conditions for running were ideal, the course was challenging, the pavement was unforgiving, the crowds were phenomenal and the whole New York experience for my self and Kathy was fantastic.
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Manners Mall Bus Proposal Approved But Fight Continues
- 11 Dec 2009
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Manners Mall will have buses going through it again after the council voted 9 to 5 on the plan.
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Water the next ratepayer rip-off?
- 10 Dec 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- The history of privatisation of public assets has been a concern of the Wellington Residents Coalition since its inception over 12 years ago.
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Cricket Wellington capping ceremony for age grade sides
- 10 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington held its capping ceremony for the U15, U17 and U19 age grade sides in the Long Room at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve on Wednesday.
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Wellington SPCA achieves landmark sentence
- 10 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA is quietly celebrating following the sentencing yesterday of William Kain Campbell who was involved in a sickening dog fight earlier this year.
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WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL DEBT END 2010 $287m
- 10 Dec 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- By 2019 the City Council's Debt is forecast to reach $355 million. In a time of high unemployment and increasing costs such as ACC and energy to run the house and car the household disposable income is on a steep decline for many ratepayers.
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Gillette Cup day one results: Christchurch and Palmerston North claim big wins
- 10 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Christchurch Boys High School, with a 143-run win, and Palmerston North Boys High, who romped to a nine-wicket victory in their game, were the big winners on day one of the 2009 Gillette Cup tournament.
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Day 1: National Secondary School Girls’ short scorecards and match reports
- 10 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Match reports and short scorecards from the first day of the National Secondary School Girls’ NZCT Cup.
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Manners mall opened to buses at $11.5m
- 10 Dec 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Wellington City Council makes the final decision today with a rubber stamp approving the revocation of Manners Mall after 30 years of being closed to vehicles. The cost is $11.5 million at a time when many ratepayers are struggling to pay their bills.
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Wellington Women��s Development team for National Tournament
- 10 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Women��s Development team for National Tournament
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News for Sunday 13 December 2009
- 10 Dec 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Cards Advertising Christmas ServicesPrinted cards advertising our Christmas services, are available in the gathering area.
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Junior Prizegiving 2009
- 10 Dec 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 11 December 2009: The last hurrah for the school year was the Junior Prizegiving, recognising the achievements of our students in Years 9 and 10.
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Cobblestone Rex
- 10 Dec 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- A story in the Capital Times has been intriguing us here at Eye of the Fish world headquarters, and I’m surprised no one else has picked it up. The Cap Times (with a nicely renovated website - good work guys!) interviews a “local businessman” who is unhappy with the Council spending over a million bucks on ripping apart the old Cobblestone Park outside the big red building of Arch and Design.
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Junior Prizegiving 2009
- 10 Dec 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 11 December 2009: The last hurrah for the school year was the Junior Prizegiving, recognising the achievements of our students in Years 9 and 10.
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Mixing it up at the Havana Club Cocktail Grand Prix
- 9 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Those of you who follow us on Twitter might have noticed a reoccuring hash tag yesterday of “cockchamp”.
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Uniform Shop Holiday Hours
- 9 Dec 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- The Uniform Shop will be open at these times: December 15 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm December 16 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm December 17 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm January 26 10.00 am to 2.00 pm January 27 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm January 28 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm January 29 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
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Tawa Intermediate wins MILO Shield
- 9 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Tawa Intermediate are national champions, winning the MILO Shield Years 7 and 8 cricket tournament at Palmerston North this week.
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Wellington Aeroclub 80th Jubilee Flight Scholarship
- 9 Dec 2009
- Wellington Aero Club
- In celebration of our Club’s 80th Anniversary, the Wellington Aero Club is offering the unique opportunity to win a flight scholarship. Buy a Scholarship Trial Flight today and you could be in to win!
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Wellington SPCA events this Saturday
- 8 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- We are holding three ‘grrrreat’ events in Wellington this Saturday (12th December) and we would love for you to come along! At St.
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Broom leads Otago to six wicket win
- 8 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds lost to the Otago Volts by six wickets in a rain affected match at the Queenstown Event Centre.
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News from Waikanae Women’s Golf – December 2009
- 8 Dec 2009
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Closing and prize giving was held on 25 November with a good field of 9 hole and 18 hole women playing 9 holes, followed by lunch, Christmas cake made by Jennifer Small, a celebratory drink and then prize giving.
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Room at the inn?
- 8 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- We are desperately searching for volunteers who can offer a temporary home to some of our fabulous dogs. With Christmas just around the corner, we really need to find a place to stay for some of our pups. Dog fosterers play a very important role at Wellington SPCA by providing short-term accommodation to dogs in our care, when we just simply don’t have the space for them at our shelters.
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Weekly Report Dec 13
- 8 Dec 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone  AGM! AGM! AGM! And Turkey Trot Make sure you are at the Clinic this Sunday.
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- athletics
- wcn-hosted

Day 2: MILO Cup & Shield Results and Match Reports
- 8 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Match reports and short scorecards from the final day of the MILO Cup and Shield tournament in Palmerston North.
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- cricket

2009 Winner Jarvis Cup
- 8 Dec 2009
- Raumati Swimming Club
- Nine year old Boston Hunt wins the Jarvis Cup! He also took 4 seconds of his PB time. Shame the times are unofficial) Great work Boston.
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- swimming

Wellington’s Redwood Station Closes For 4 Months
- 8 Dec 2009
- Auckland Trains
- Another Wellington rail station ugrade. Redwood Station in Tawa will close temporarily in early February to allow for more than $1m worth of improvements to the station platforms.
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- tawa
- matangi-trains

BLOG: Anthony Stuart
- 7 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- My tip for coaches heading into a cricket season is to ensure your preparation is sharp and specific. You need to maximise the time you’ve got. Players need to work hard and be ready to go game one.
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- cricket

Club cricket round-up 5, 6 December
- 7 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Saturday saw two rounds of Twenty 20 cricket played, with Naenae Old Boys, North City and Onslow each recording two wins
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- cricket

Day 1: MILO Cup & Shield Results and Match Reports
- 7 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Match reports and short scorecards from the first day of the MILO Cup and Shield tournament in Palmerston North.
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- cricket

Secondary schools battle for Gillette Cup honours
- 7 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand��s top eight secondary school cricket teams will vie for the prestigious Gillette Cup this week in Palmerston North.
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- cricket

PREVIEW: Men's One-Day
- 7 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- With the men's one-day kicking off around the country we take a look at how the domestic team stack up.
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- cricket

A fair to remember
- 7 Dec 2009
- The Sidestrip
- The Thorndon Fair, organised by Thorndon School, is being held on 6 December 2009. It is noted as being Wellington’s oldest, biggest, brightest and best street fair.
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- video

Des Boyle - 40 years service
- 7 Dec 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 4 December: Staff, Old Boys and Friends celebrated Des Boyle's 40 years of service to Stream on Friday evening.
- Automatically tagged as:
- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Green Island Sculpture Finds New Home.
- 7 Dec 2009
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
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- sculpture

Silent Key: Henry Cuttriss ZL2TUQ
- 6 Dec 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- It seems appropriate to report on news just to hand, Henry Cuttriss ZL2TUQ joined the ranks of Silent Key this morning.
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- amateur-radio

An Adagio Christmas
- 6 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- There's a moment very early on in An Adagio Christmas when the whole theatre gasped in unison, and both our daughters stood up in shock.
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Cricket Wellington pays tribute to Iain O'Brien
- 6 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington would like to acknowledge Iain O'Brien's superb contribution to cricket in Wellington.
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News for the Week Starting 7th December
- 6 Dec 2009
- Raumati Swimming Club
- Oh and the point cup for most PBS went to Raumati this time! Well done guys.
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- kapiti

Wellington Blaze red hot at Christchurch
- 6 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze opened their domestic women’s season with a trifecta of wins against the Canterbury Magicians in Christchurch over the weekend.
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- cricket

Wellington Blaze win tight match
- 6 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze completed back to back wins over defending champions the Canterbury Magicians in a repeat of last years one-day final.
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- cricket

Day 4: Comfortable nine wicket win for Otago
- 6 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Otago Volts coasted to a nine wicket win over the Wellington Firebirds in the Plunket Shield match at the Queenstown Event Centre.
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- cricket

Open Day – Ngaio 955
- 5 Dec 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- This new addition to Group facilities was open for inspection on Saturday 5th December, from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
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Day 3: Wellington Firebirds 190 for nine lead Otago by 110
- 5 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Otago Volts declared after lunch after putting on 471 for nine and have the Wellington Firebirds on the ropes at 190 for nine at the end of day three.
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Devine and Ruck dominate Canterbury
- 5 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Blaze strike bowlers Sophie Devine and Sian Ruck ripped through the Canterbury Magicians line up to set up a dominant nine wicket win in their opening one-day match.
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Summer Break
- 5 Dec 2009
- International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand - Wellington Region
- Most clubs take a break over December/January. Here is a list of the known dates for 2009/10.
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Big Boys' Breakfast 09
- 4 Dec 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 4 December 2009: Stream's ranks were swelled today by 130 extra "students" as dads, uncles, grandads, and other significant males joined their sons for the Big Boys' Breakfast.
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- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Wellington is facing rising sea levels
- 4 Dec 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- At the Wellington City Council Strategy and Policy Committee briefing of December 1 we were shown a computer model of the areas of Wellington that would be flooded by sea level rise as a consequence of global warming. One of the areas that may be impacted is the site of the Indoor Sports Centre. There is no doubt there will be consequences that will be beyond our control even if Wellington were to reduce green house gas emissions.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- indoor-sports-centre

Wellington Blaze cruise to victory
- 4 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze have crushed the Canterbury Magicians by eight wickets in the Twenty20 match at Redwood Park in Christchurch.
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- cricket

News for Sunday 6 December 2009
- 4 Dec 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Adult Baptisms and ConfirmationsBishop Tom will be baptising Stephen Hazlewood, Natalie Shaw and Troy Foster, and confirming Stephen, Natalie, Troy, Nicola Drayton-Glesti, Peter McTavish, Katrina Munro, Jemma Hartley, Tom Poland and Scott Snaddon.
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Day 2: Otago Volts 247 for six trail Wellington Firebirds by 144 runs
- 4 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds added 135 to their overnight score before declaring on 391 for six at lunch.
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- cricket

Dunedin & Wellington Become New Zealand’s First Fair Trade Cities!
- 4 Dec 2009
- Fair Trade City Wellington
- Dunedin and Wellington are bringing North and South together in more ways than one as they are announced as New Zealand’s first Fair Trade Cities by the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ).
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New Zealand v Pakistan Test match Information
- 3 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand v Pakistan Test match Information
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St. Pat’s Silverstream First XI set for Gillette Cup
- 3 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The St. Pat’s Silverstream first XI is representing the Wellington region in this year’s 20th running of the prestigious Gillette Cup competition in Palmerston North next week.
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- cricket

Wyvern Hunt to see 50th Test at the Basin
- 3 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Basin Reserve plays host to its 50th Test match against Pakistan, starting Thursday at noon. Wyvern Hunt has seen them all.
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- cricket

Wellington parking update
- 3 Dec 2009
- Scoot NZ
- from Jon Visser of WCC: “I have confirmed with our parking contractor that: “For parking restrictions indicated with a blue & white sign, these restrictions only apply between the hours of 8am and 6pm unless the sign specifies a different time period or ‘at all times’. While the law now allows this to be enforced seven [...]
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- parking
- motorcycling

100 Dollar Bills Y'all
- 3 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Tonight from 6.00 until 8.00pm Thistle Hall is holding their annual $100 art sale. Support the artists, the venue *and* get something unique for the important people in your life just in time for Christmas. Check out pictures of some of the pieces for sale here.
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Day 1: Wellington Firebirds 256 for four
- 3 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds got off to the worst possible start losing captain Matthew Bell first ball after he decided to bat on day one of the Plunket Shield match against the Otago Volts.
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- cricket

Kapiti Coast Rail Project Takes Another Step
- 3 Dec 2009
- Auckland Trains
- On Wellington’s Kapiti Coast, the move to bring regular Tranz Metro commuter services to Waikanae has stepped up a notch.
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- kapiti

Wellington Blaze team named for Women’s domestic season opener
- 2 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze travel to Christchurch this weekend for a replay of last year's Women's domestic 1-Day and Twenty20 finals
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- cricket

50 Tests for the Basin Reserve
- 2 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- This week the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve hosts its 50th Test match when the Black Caps play Pakistan
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- cricket

Weekly Report for Sunday Dec 6
- 2 Dec 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone Only one more regular Clinic Sunday run/walk for the year. So where has the year gone? I want it back!
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- athletics
- wcn-hosted

Establishment Board appointed for Amesbury Drive School, Churton Park
- 2 Dec 2009
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- Media Release - 5 November, 2009 Establishment Board appointed for Amesbury Drive School, Churton ParkAn establishment board of trustees has been appointed for the new primary school in Churton Park, Wellington, the Acting Regional Manager of the Central South office of the Ministry of Education, Anne Devonshire announced today.
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Establishment Board holds its inaugural meeting
- 2 Dec 2009
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- We held our first meeting on Thursday 26th November and received briefings from Ministry of Education officials (and consultants) on a range of topics - including the resource consent process for school buildings, the need to include learning styles and curriculum into our thinking when it comes to school design and we discussed the land which is to be the site for the new school.
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Wellington Firebirds squad to play Otago Volts in Plunket Shield
- 2 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Firebirds travel to Queenstown today to take on the Otago Volts in round four of the Plunket Shield
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- cricket

Everyone wants a piece of the pie
- 2 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- So today the Dom Post has a story about how Verboom Badges in Left Bank is in trouble with MacDonalds for using its Georgie Pie brand. This story perplexes me for many reasons, but mostly because I'm wondering why the hell anyone would want to bring back Georgie Pie in the first place. Aren't there enough good pies in Wellington for you lot already?
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- pies

Bowlers take early lead in MVP
- 2 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- After three rounds of the Plunket Shield the Mitre 10 MVP competition is starting to take shape.
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- cricket

We URGENTLY need your help!
- 2 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- If you’ve been thinking about adopting a kitten, then now is the purrfect time to do it! We currently have hundreds of kittens in our care and we are desperate to find them forever homes.
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- animals

Year 9 in Retreat
- 2 Dec 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 2 December 2009: "Belonging" was the theme for the 2009 Year 9 Retreat. Through a range of activities, students reflected on the history of the college and what it really means to "belong". Unfortunately, the much-anticipated swim in the College pool was abandoned due to inclement weather. The day finished with a Mass led by Father John Greally.
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- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Matthew Bell - Captain's Blog, 4th Edition
- 2 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Captain's Blog will be updated regularly throughout the season so make sure you log on regularly to get all the latest updates and news from inside the changing rooms and out on the pitch.
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- cricket

sounds like shopping
- 1 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- You can try and deny it, but the season for shopping is upon us.
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- blogs
- featured

Marie Antoinette at Hippopotamus (Museum Hotel) for High Tea today @ 2pm
- 1 Dec 2009
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- theatre

Club cricketer suspended
- 1 Dec 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Club cricketer suspended
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- cricket

Wellington SPCA events this Saturday
- 1 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA is coming to Worser Bay this Saturday (5 December) and bringing along a special group of kittens, cats, dogs, puppies and rabbits currently looking for new homes.
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- events
- worser-bay

2010 Calendar now available!
- 1 Dec 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA’s 2010 desk-top calendar is now available to order.
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- animals

First class citizens at last
- 1 Dec 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- If you're a pedestrian, sometimes it seems as though you're the last to be considered. Other modes of transport get all the big bucks while we get to stumble along on our own, catching our heels on the cobblestones and dodging the seemingly interminable earthworks. So it's nice to see that there's a dedicated Cycling and Walking journey planner from the Greater Wellington Regional Council
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- transport
- cycling

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