Archive / March 2009
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Welcome to the 2009 Season
- Island Bay United AFC
- This weekend sees the kick off for 2009. The club hopes that this season shows a vast improvement in weather, so that everyone gets to play some decent football, on grass laiden parks, and on most weekends!We wish all of our teams playing with a Shark on their chest the very best of luck. Get out there and enjoy the beautiful game!The Capital Premier side kicks off against the Newly crowned Hilton
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A Brutal Pageant Indeed
- Gliding in and out of the adoring crowd, soaked in sweat, their costume make-up smeared and running, and even with bruises clearly rising to the surface of their skin, the skater's faces showed that joyful emotion of exhaustion mixed with elation seen after any tightly fought contest. And that was both the losers and the winners. This was the first bout of the Richter City Roller Derby – Wellington's first roller derby organisation – and so naturally called The Grudgemaker.
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Expressions of Interest for Fundraising Opportunity
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- We are is seeking expressions of interest from suitable groups and organisations to provide services in return for a donation equivalent to $10pp/hr. Services are required for approximately 7 hours to cover the Shoe Clinic Harbour Capital Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km events to be held on Sunday 28th June 2009. Services required are: Course Marshalling Approx. number* Section 1 Westpac to Fr
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Easts, University win Wellington club cricket titles
- Cricket Wellington
- Eastern Suburbs and University are the 2008/09 Dominion Post Premier and Senior club cricket champions after outright wins over Karori and Johnsonville respectively in the finals played over the weekend.
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Northern finish season with victory over Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- The State Northern Knights ended their summer on a high with an eight-wicket State Championship cricket defeat of the State Wellington Firebirds in Whangarei.
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Welcome to "Bes"
- Stop Out Sports Club
- With preparation for the 2009 season well under way, we are pleased to announce an exciting initiative at Stop Out. Besim Balicevac has joined the coaching staff as our High Performance Coach.
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Petone and Poneke impress in their bonus point Gala Day wins
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The first day of the 2009 Wellington club rugby season was sizzling and so was the rugby, as Petone and Poneke both impr...
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Democracy, be very afraid: the argument against “supercity Wellington”
- Wellington Scoop
- Some of our local civic leaders have, not surprisingly, jumped on the ‘Supercity Auckland’ bandwagon. If Auckland, they say, why not Wellington? Anyone with a concern for democracy in local government should be afraid, very afraid.
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2009 Swindale Shield season preview
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A much-anticipated 2009 Wellington club rugby season kicks off with this Saturday's Gala Day at Porirua and Trentham...
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Draw for 4/5 April 2009
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Capital Soccer reminds us:The draw below is an indication only and should not be taken as fact for the date listed. The only confirmed draw will be found in Thursday Mornings' The Dominion Post. Cancellations, additions, changes from the paper will be broadcast on NewstalkZB (1035am) on the day of the match. SATURDAY (2.30 unless stated) CAPITAL 1: Brooklyn Northern Marist Wakefield 2;
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2009 Swindale Shield season preview
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A much-anticipated 2009 Wellington club rugby season kicks off with this Saturday's Gala Day at Porirua and Trentham...
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Teams for week one now live
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Visit http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/games-results.php to see which of your favourite players are lining up for...
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Earthly
- The Wellingtonista
- We Wellingtonistas have been strong supporters of Earth Hour in the past, and even though Keith Ng gave it a damned good fisking over on Public Address, we're still behind the concept. And so, it seems, are a lot of local bars and restaurants, with Wellingtonista favourites Fidels, Sweet Mother’s Kitchen, the Southern Cross, Caffe Italiano and Trade Kitchen among the many places offering can
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- The Wellingtonista
- Pick of the week at the movies must be The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke's triumphant return to major leagues after years wandering in the wilderness. It's a comeback of sorts for director Darren Aronofsky, too. His last film, The Fountain, was a strange and beautiful fable about trying to escape death but he's probably best-known for Requiem for a Dream, nine years ago. Rourke plays a rung-out and stru
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News for Sunday 29 March 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Next SundayST MARY’S8.00 am Said Communion9.00 am Sung Communion10.30 am Worship with children’s activities5.30 pm Evensong7.00 pm Vive Informal Evening ServiceST MATTHIAS’10.00 Communion ServiceKARORI ANGLICAN CHURCHES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7.00 pm, Monday 30 MarchThe evening begins at 7.00 pm with shared dessert and coffee. Meeting starts at 7.30 pm. Please note: No impromptu business will be
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NZCT Junior Boys Cup Best Named
- Cricket Wellington
- 2009 NZCT Junior Boys Cup best players named
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Sunday March 29
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneSkyline track run 29 Mar; Chiang Mai mini marathon; Welcome back; and Welcome to...;
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Colenso’s collections
- Te Papa's blog
- This amazingly comprehensive compilation of archival material relating to William Colenso’s botanical collections has just been published by the New Zealand Native Orchid Group. The material has been researched by Ian St George and includes unpublished work by the late Bruce Hamlin (former Curator of Botany at the National Museum of New Zealand), who was [...]
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Radio New Zealand Recording
- Karori Anglican Churches
- A reminder that the recording for the Radio New Zealand recording of our Easter Sunday service is this Thursday at St Mary's. Please be seated by 7.20 pm for a 7.30 pm start.If you have bells, please bring them with you to the recording.
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Disruption to GO Wellington bus services
- Go Wellington
- Due to a scheduled stop work meeting for the Wellington Tramway Union’s AGM, all GO Wellington bus services will be disrupted on Monday, 30 March between the hours of 10am and 2pm. Read more...
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Easter Services
- Karori Anglican Churches
- 5 April—Palm Sunday Usual Services but a donkey at the 10.30 am service. 24/7 Prayer Prayer Vigil will take place again this year. Clipboards with times will be circulated so you can book your slots. 9 April—Maundy Thursday 7.00 pm Traditional foot washing service and institution of Lord’s Supper. 10 April—Good Friday 10.00 am Family friendly service. 12.00—3.00 pm Three hour Stations of
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Wellington Waterfront 5k, Summer Series - Race 22, Queens Wharf
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- In the walkers, Tim Dutton made it 3 weeks in a row as he won tonight’s race walk emphatically – but even more satisfying no doubt was that he race walked a lifetime PB shaving a huge 19 seconds of his previous best ever time.
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Weedy ferns
- Te Papa's blog
- Chris Horne of the Wellington Botanical Society recently sent me a fern frond they collected on one of their trips. Although the frond is small and lacking the diagnostic reproductive characters, I think it is the introduced holly fern (Cyrtomium falcatum). It looks like the shining spleenwort (Asplenium oblongifolium), but the flanges, or ‘teeth’, of the [...]
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The impetuous passions of “marathoners” on Valentines Day
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- On 14th February 2009 Leang and I were “spicing up” our Valentines night by attending a concert in Chiang Mai, Thailand which was billed as “Romantic Italian and Spanish classical guitar serenades”. However, when parking the family truck at the concert hall, we suddenly both looked at each other, as across the road from us there appeared to be a “gantry” being set up on the University entrance drive-way. In unison we said, “That must be a start/finish line for a race event.”
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Mens and Womans masters
- Squash Wellington
- There will be both Mens and Womans masters divisions played this winter. This will be the same format as per last year, and will be played on Wednesday night. Entries will close one week later than the open divisions (10th April) Check the interclub page for more details
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Basin Reserve Historic Walk
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- On Sunday the Mt Victoria Historical Society hosted a walk around the Basin Reserve, highlighting the heritage of this important precinct. The walk was hosted by Joanna Newman and Alan Olliver from the Historical Society. Thanks to the Wellington wind and the bells of the nearby Carillon, the audio quality is a bit patchy in parts, but the tour is an interesting insight into the heritage of the Basin Reserve.
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Disasteradio
- Wellington Live Music
- 11/03/09 | San Francisco Bathhouse Words by Larissa McMillan Photos by Nick Salmon Luke Rowell aka ‘Disasteradio’ electrified the San Francisco Bathhouse on Wednesday night with lashings of super-sonic sound waves and laser beams. Disasteradio wasted no time in working his audience into a hypnotized state, by seizing the human eye with projections of disco style video of pulsating retro rainbow s
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Two Handed Offshore Race Away
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Eight boats started in the Two Handed Offshore Race at 10am this morning in a light North Easterly.
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Help us celebrate the expansion of 40 metres... !
- Wellington VHF Group
- From ZL2TAR: Yes, the broadcasters have finally got tossed out of 7100 to 7200 kHz and we are now Co-Primary with Fixed and Mobile. We are still Secondary, on a non-interference basis, from 7200 to 7300 kHz. Please join Branch 74 in celebrating this momentous occasion, by checking in as above.
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HMS New Zealand: ‘A grim and formidable fighting machine’
- Te Papa's blog
- One hundred years ago, Britain’s Royal Navy was threatened by the modern fleet being built by Germany. In March 1909, the New Zealand Premier, Sir Joseph Ward, responded to the defence crisis by promising that New Zealand would underwrite a ship for the Royal Navy. He declared: ‘We distant sons desire to stand in any [...]
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Squid - done and dusted!
- Te Papa's blog
- Breaking news from our squid fix-it team - the work is complete and we are on track to reopen the colossal squid exhibition to the public from tomorrow 21 March 2009. Yesterday Robert Clendon our Conservator and Hutch Wilco, one of our exhibition preparators finished the last few tweaks to the squid itself. They managed to draw the [...]
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Save Manners Mall / 20 March 2009
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
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Lucky, lucky, lucky.
- Squash Wellington
- Brendan Bartlett from the Island Bay Squash Club, who won the first two tickets to the Rugby World Cup Final in 2011, with wife Monica at Westpac Stadium. Congratulations from Squash Wellington
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Die! die! die!
- Wellington Live Music
- 11/03/09 | San Francisco Bathhouse Words by Larissa McMillan Photos by Nick Salmon DIE! DIE! DIE! burst onto stage at San Francisco Bathhouse on Wednesday night, to engineer the rock savvy crowd with a bit of Dunedin grind. DIE! DIE! DIE! launched into full swing on that bitterly cold Wellington night, not disappointing the audience by giving a hearty dose of the trademark new-wave-neo-punk sound
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Works on Paper
- The Wellingtonista
- The window at Bowen Galleries in Ghuznee Street is often chocka with all sorts of interesting tidbits of visual art, and right now is no exception with the Works On Paper "group-show".
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- The Wellingtonista
- It's a busy week at the Paramount: exclusive seasons of Atom (The Sweet Hereafter) Egoyan's new drama Adoration and the documentary The Spirit of the Marathon started today along with a shared season of Al Pacino Shakespearean vehicle The Merchant of Venice. Pacino plays Shylock, and fans of his Richard III doco Looking for Richard will already know Pacino's facility and enthusiasm for Shakespeare
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News for Sunday 22 March 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- KARORI ANGLICAN CHURCHES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7.00 pm, Monday 30 MarchThe evening begins at 7.00 pm with shared dessert and coffee. Meeting starts at 7.30 pm. Nominations closed yesterday. Nomination forms are available in the Gathering Area.Please note: No impromptu business will be accepted on the Meeting’s Agenda. Please note, only those on the Parish Electoral Roll can vote. Parish Elec
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Matt Langley
- Wellington Live Music
- Genre:Alt/Folk/Blues/Country/Rock-stuff Links: www.myspace.com/mattlangleymusic Facebook Contact:matt.langley.management@gmail.com Band Members:Matt Langley Scott Mead Shane Ryan Andrew Driver Bio:Matt has been writing and performing music in bands and as a solo artist in N.Z. for over a decade.In 2007 Matt released his solo debut E.P. ‘Lost Companions’on local indie label Hometown Records NZ.Re
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Renee Maurice
- Wellington Live Music
- Genre:Pop/Ballads/Country Links: www.reneemaurice.com www.myspace.com/reneemaurice iacmusic.com/artist.aspx?id=77011 iacmusic.com/stations/KIAC6542.htm www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IqVWWkJnQM Contact:mauricelot@clear.net.nz Bio: Born in 1991, Renee enjoys lisening to and writing a wide range of music genres, now with approx 170 songs written. Renee always manages to leave a lasting impression wit
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Walk2Work Wellington 2009 - March 18 7AM to 9AM at FRANK KITTS
- Calling all Wellingtonians! Be healthier, save money on petrol and parking fees and be friendly to the environment! Walk2Work on March 18, 2009 from 7am to 9am. Invite all your friends or colleagues to walk to work with you or meet up at the FRANK KITTS PARK, Jervois Quay.
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Weekly Report March 22
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone, Walk2Work The Clinic was well represented at Frank Kitts Park on Wednesday morning. Bill Buxton, Sue Hamlett, Jean and Bruce Campbell, Jane O’Connell, Milne, and Leang Hayes were down there at 5.45 getting the buns buttered and filled and coffee organised for the Walk2Work Participants.
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Some Thoughts on the Botanic Gardens
- The Wellingtonista
- Ahem … climbs up onto soapbox. I have something to say about the Botanic Gardens, the Council & Garden staff & some of the people who go there. 1. To the Wgtn City Council & Garden staff: Many thanks for the doggy-doo bag dispensers at the main gates, cable car & Rose Garden – I'm not sure if all dog owners have noticed them yet (more on that later), but even thos
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Fat Freddy's Drop
- The Wellingtonista
- So, Simon Sweetman's live review of Fat Freddy's Drop (he really, really didn't like them) seems to have touched a nerve amongst some in the Wellington music scene. A few (actually, quite a lot) have come out in support of Sweetman - says Josef... the perfect music for the iPod generation who wouldn't know good music if it bit them in the ass. And Hugh... Thank goodness someone has seen the elepha
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Whirimako Black
- Wellington Live Music
- 07/03/09 | Ilott Theatre Words by Sara Greig Photos by Pat Shepherd A karakia (Màori prayer) filled Ilott theatre awakening an original type of jazz – only attainable by Whirimako Black. As she entered, her warm presence was immediately felt. She smiled and greeted her audience with a moko spread across her chin, which shone visibly through the stage lighting. Dressed all in black except for a
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Eric Bibb
- Wellington Live Music
- 07/03/09 | Wellington Town Hall Words by Crispin Anderlini Photos by Pat Shepherd It was an excited, expectant crowd that welcomed the bluesman in the panama hat to the darkened atmosphere of the Pacific Blue Note Room in Wellington’s Town Hall. As the clapping subsided, Eric Bibb’s silk-wrapped-gravel voice acknowledged the welcome and swiftly developed an easy, charming rapport that
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Bill Buxton's group 'away' walk Sun 05 Apr 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- On Sunday 5 April Bill Buxton's walking group will be having an 'away' walk. We will meet at the main gates of Central Park, in Brooklyn Rd, at 8.00am.
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2009 SW Fairbrother Cup team announced
- Swimming Wellington
- The team to compete at the Fairbrother Cup, to be held in Masterton on Sunday 05 April, has been named. Congratulations to these swimmers.
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Dhafer Youssef
- Wellington Live Music
- 07/03/09 | Pacific Blue Note Words by Crispin Anderlini Photos by Pat Shepherd Hypnotic, haunting and majestic - and that just describes Tunisian-born singer/oud-maestro (a form of Arabic lute) Dhafer Youssef’s voice. With the backing of three superb musicians from all over the world, Youssef’s appearance at the Wellington Jazz Festival was a captivating introduction to a welcome blen
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Thank you!
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- …to the following organisations for their generous support of the centre: March 2009 Endeavour Community Trust $1,000 Two child sized toilets for new bathroom in building project New Zealand Community Trust $3,000 Building new external sun-shade on north-west corner of centre Bill Brown Trust $910 new outdoor play equipment, spider climbing net and wiggly plank
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News for Sunday 15 March 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- KARORI ANGLICAN CHURCHES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7.00 pm, Monday 30 MarchThe evening begins at 7.00 pm with shared dessert and coffee. Meeting starts at 7.30 pm. Nominations and any items to be raised at the AGM must be given to the Vicar no later than 21 March midday. Nomination forms are available in the Gathering Area.Please note: No impromptu business will be accepted on the Meeting’s Agenda
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More rare maidenhair spleenwort.
- Te Papa's blog
- The rare, tetraploid maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens) has only recently been rediscovered in New Zealand. Several people have contacted me with possible additional sightings. As described by the Scoop website, Jack Ritchie had a maidenhair spleenwort self-sow on a rock used to construct a water feature in his nursery, Tree Guys, in Otane. Jack [...]
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Autumn Interclub results
- Squash Wellington
- Result cards are starting to come in After two rounds: Khandallah Berkys Bunch lead Mens Division One and Khandallah W1 lead Womans Division One Check the interclub page for full results
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Champion of Champion registrations begin this Weekend
- Squash Wellington
- The official Squash tournament season for Wellington commences this weekend with two Tournaments underway. Squash@Upperhutt are hosting their B Grade & Takaka their very popular Open.
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Double pumps and improved circulation
- Te Papa's blog
- We have men at work on the squid tank again today. Working on the squid and its tank I caught up with Don, one of our contractors, just before he was heading off to lunch after a hard morning’s work on the tank. He’s putting in a second pump and filter system into one end of the [...]
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Go Bus Wants No Big Guts
- The Wellingtonista
- I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw this today, down by the Cenotaph: Could it be true? Can't quite read it? No worries, there's a zoomed-in version after the jump... read more
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Disappearing hooks, or not?
- Te Papa's blog
- More news from the squid tank. This morning I caught up with Robert Clendon the conservator who is looking after the work on the squid. Over the past few weeks we’ve been a bit concerned about the hooks on the tentacles and the arms. It looked as though the hooks could be disappearing. Not something we wanted to [...]
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VHF Convention - Easter 2009 - Register now!
- Wellington VHF Group
- Hi Everyone, Just a reminder to those going to the VHF Convention in Hamilton over Easter , you need to register before March 21st . The registration form can be found on the NZART Website. The Draft Timetable as found on the Hamilton ARC website is here. A contingent from Wellington VHF Group will be attending - we look forward to seeing you there!
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Urban isolation
- The Wellingtonista
- Terry Urbahn has spent a lot of time in bars and hotels, just the kind of guy we love here at the Wellingtonista. He has an exhibition of selected works from 1994-2008 on show at the Film Archive mediagallery until 9 April, with the opening taking place tomorrow - Saturday 14 March at 5pm. This is a bit of a departure for the gallery. A weekend opening! Come along and start your Saturday night rig
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How they voted on switching commercial rates onto your rates bill
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- At this week's Strategy and Policy Meeting for the LTCCP (Long Term Council Community Plan) Councillors voted on setting of the rates.The following is a list of how Councillors voted to continue to switch the commercial rates onto the residents' rates bill.
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Einstein Music Journal
- Wellington Live Music
- www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz EMJ is a New Zealand based indie music web-blog. Started in 2006, the web-blog was initially called Nickystardust and was hosted by blogspot. In 2007 the website was renamed Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood after a line from Bob Dylan’s ‘Desolation Row’. With gaining popularity, I could no longer manage to maintain the site myself. Sarah answered a myspace advert an
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Fat Freddy’s Drop
- Wellington Live Music
- 06/02/09 | Pacific Blue Note Words by Lucy Wyatt Photos by Pat Shepherd The epitome of soulful smoothness is now a ten-man band that is far too cool for school. Fat Freddy’s Drop can hold the stage with an energy and presence that can powerfully capture the audience in a magical spell. The soft lighting and elegant setting enhance this special experience. The classy vibe is reinforced with ten in
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The Waiting For God Commission
- The Wellingtonista
- Let's have a little competition - the NZ Retirement Commissioner, Diana Crossan, says she's wanted a change of name for the Commission for several years, but no-one has coined a suitable name. Waiting for God, and The Golden Years were suggested at Select Committee, but rejected (Un. Be. Lievable.) We'll think of a prize as we go along, maybe a bag of Kapiti Macadamia nuts, I'm sure we can l
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Good news from the squid inspection
- Te Papa's blog
- On Tuesday we started remedial work on the colossal squid and her tank. Things are going very well and to schedule. Yesterday we put up the barriers around the tank and lifted up the huge lid, using a forklift. We then drained most of the liquid out of the tank. That’s not as simple a task [...]
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Hollywood That Was
- The Wellingtonista
- This very happy looking young man is New Zealander Ron Tonkins (pictured with Margaret Chapman) who travelled to Hollywood in 1946 and worked as a publicity photographer. Interesting thing is, during his time in Hollywood he shot reels and reels of Super 8 film footage like any usual tourist. Completely Bizarre thing is, he had unlimited access to the stars of the day and the majo
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Change of venue - Gold Coast Carnival
- Swimming Wellington
- The Gold Coast Carnival scheduled for the Tawa this Sunday (March 15th) has been transferred to the Cannons Creek Pool (warm up 5pm, 5.30 start), due to the state of the starting blocks at Tawa.
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News for Sunday 8 March 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- KARORI ANGLICAN CHURCHESANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7.00 pm, Monday 30 MarchThe evening begins at 7.00 pm with shared dessert and coffee. Meeting starts at 7.30 pm. Nominations and any items to be raised at the AGM must be given to the Vicar no later than 21 March midday. Nomination forms are available in the Gathering Area.Please note: No impromptu business will be accepted on the Meeting’s Agenda.
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Crew Duty Roster 2009
- Wellington Volunteer Coastguard Inc
- The crew duty roster for 2009 is available for download in PDF format (see the members page).
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Information from the Referees Convenor
- Squash Wellington
- Squash Wellington Referee Convenor, Sandra Tinkler, wishes to draw your attention to the important services being offered from our National & District referee's to all Club's this year. If you are playing Inter Club and do not attend a Rules evening, points can & will be deducted from your Team.
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We Need Junior Coaches
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Several junior coaches are moving on so the BNU Juniors need more coaches. Two coaches are moving on from Div 11, two from Div 10, and one each from Divs 9 & 8. Senior players, the juniors would welcome your help. If yor interested please give Ian Paterson a call on 04 384 1938 or send him an email ipaterson@paradise.net.nz.
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Missing Man
- The Wellingtonista
- Have you seen Craig Osborne Wallace? He's been missing since March 1. He was last seen at Chaffer's Marina area on Sunday 1 March, dressed in a red jacket and blue and green horizontally striped polo shirt. Anyone with any information should contact Wellington Police CIB on 0800 TIPOFF (0800 847 633) or the Wellington Central Police Station on 04 381 2000 There's more de
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Gary Kirsten
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Gary Kirsten, former South African opening batsman, once batted almost 15 hours to save a test match, Gary has now landed the biggest cricket coaching job – that of the Indian team. We invite you to meet the man personally and to keep an eye on the improvement he brings to India’s cricket team in his two years coaching stint.
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We Need Junior Coaches
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Several junior coaches are moving on so the BNU Juniors need more coaches. Two coaches are moving on from Div 11, two from Div 10, and one each from Divs 9 & 8. Senior players from mens and womens teams, the juniors would welcome your help.
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Rosy Tin Teacaddy
- Wellington Live Music
- 04/03/09 | Mighty Mighty Words by Jenah Shaw Photos by Robert Forster Wednesday night heralded the launch of The Homeward Stretch, second release of Rosy Tin Teacaddy, the dynamic indie-folk pairing of Billy Earl (Andy Hummel) and Betty Grey (Holly Jane Ewens). Having previously received glowing reviews for opening performances to Iron and Wine and Jose Gonzalez, the launch more then lived up to
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Weekend of 7 & 8 March
- Tawa Bowling Club
- Dave Richards, Dave Connell, Dave Calcott and Graham Young 19 beat Dave Nolan (subbing for Ben Abraham), Kit Chu, John Thorn and Ian Matheson 8
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DX Weekend (14-15 February 2009) Contest - Results
- Wellington VHF Group
- This from Doug ZL2TAR: Band Frequency Callsign Locator Points 6 m (50 MHz) ZL4DK RE54fe 95 2 m (144 MHz) ZL4DK RE54fe 528 ZL1SWW RF73kd 131 ZL2ALW RF73hb 2 70 cm (432 MHz) ZL4DK RE54fe 218 23 cm (1296 MHz) ZL1SWW RF73kd 18 TOTAL SCORES ZL4DK RE54fe 841 ZL1SWW RF73kd 149 ZL2ALW RF73hb 2 CHECK LOGS BEST DX 6 m ZL3ADC-ZL4DK 310 km 2 m ZL1SWW-ZL3TY 693 km 70 cm ZL3CU-ZL4DK 303 km 23 cm ZL1SWW-
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Newtown festival 09
- The Sidestrip
- Discovering the unique Newtown community – Wellington’s festive suburb through a series of outdoor events, performances in the Community Centre, the Carrara Park jazz picnic and the Newtown Street Fair.
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Three Daves and G Young take out Champ Fours
- Tawa Bowling Club
- It was very close after 13 ends of the Champ Fours final between Dave Richards and Lynn Fenwick on Saturday 7 March. Unfortunately for Lynn's team they proceeded to drop a 5 and a 7 and it was all over rover.
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What’s a punga?
- Te Papa's blog
- “Punga” is a quintessential Kiwi word, used to refer to tree ferns or, sometimes more specifically, the trunks of tree ferns. But, no tree ferns were recorded by James Beever in his book A Dictionary of Maori Plant Names as being called punga by Māori. I don’t know for sure, but I suspect that “punga” [...]
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Happy Birthday to the little station that could
- The Wellingtonista
- Well blow me down, the VBC is turning two! Bravo! Not entirely sure how they've pulled it off but the radio station continues to go from strength to strength (best listened to streaming at www.vbc.org.nz And they're throwing a whopper party to coincide with VUW Orientation 2009. See you at the Front Room TONIGHT (at 5 Hania St off Kent Tce) for the De
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March Special Interest Group – SMD techniques and 10 Mhz Oscillator kit construction.
- Wellington VHF Group
- Special Interest Group – SMD techniques and 10 Mhz Oscillator kit construction. The SIG meeting on Thursday was an unqualified success with a large turnout. For many, it was a start towards using Surface Mount Technology and there were members who managed to impart their experience very well. read more
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Weekly Report March 15
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone Tony O’s Anniversary DVD I have just been browsing through Tony Oakshatt’s DVD of the Anniversary. It is very good indeed. He has burned off copies of the disc and these are available on the front desk. Sign in for one and view it. Spirit of the Marathon Dave handed med a flyer for the film which is screening in theatres shortly. www.marathonmovie.com. To quote from the flyer – ‘an i
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Mid term break
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- This year, mid term break will be during the week of 6-10 July 2009. The centre will be closed for the whole week.
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April committee meeting
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- The next management committee meeting is on 7 April at the centre, 7-9 pm. All parents/whanau are welcome to join us at these meetings. Upcoming dates for all meetings are posted on the noticeboard.
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ERO visit
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- The Education Review Office will be visiting us on April 20. The last time we had a review from ERO was in 2006. That report is on the noticeboard if you would like to read it.
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February 2009
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- Tena Koutou, Namaste, Ni Hao, Talofa and Hello to all Bonjour, hallo and welcome to the Bromley-Ralph, Wislang, Menz, Kelly, Dee, Avelin, Streeter, Macey, Thornton, Henderson and Lee-Joe families! We hope you enjoy your time with us at BECC! Key Dates Upcoming dates for all meetings are posted on the noticeboard. All parents/whanau are welcome to join us at these meetings. Next Committee Meetin
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VUWSA Thanks and Open Day
- Victoria University Rowing Club
- The VicRowing executive would firstly like to give a big thanks to VUWSA for agreeing to provide a $4500 grant to help get us down to Twizel for the University Rowing Championships in April.
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Update: Mt Cook Mobilised notices and activities
- Mt Cook mobilised
- Kia ora, greetings from Mt Cook Mobilised Here is an update for you.
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Update: Mt Cook Mobilised notices and activities
- Mt Cook mobilised
- Kia ora, greetings from Mt Cook Mobilised Here is an update for you. Carol sent this out by email to local people on the Mt Cook Mobilised mailing list on the 27th of Feb and I (Geoff) have been slack in putting it up here. Consequently some things have passed - my apologies. Further interesting notices are invited; please send to mtcookmobilised@gmail.com, and you can also make comment on this
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- The Wellingtonista
- I expect there'll be an awful lot of disappointed 15 year olds when they discover that long-awaited graphic novel adaptation Watchmen has been rated R16 despite being trailered in front of every big movie since The Dark Knight. Evidently, it earns the rating being every bit as bloody as the book (not to mention featuring 50 foot high blue penises). Director Zack Snyder looks to have used plenty of
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Weekly Report March 8
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone News from the Committee Meeting last Monday evening Tony Oakshatt has made several DVDs of the Anniversary Celebrations – both videos and still pics. He is going to burn extra copies for the Sunday Info’ Table. Members can sign for one to take home and sign in again when they bring it back. He has also sent of copies to Peter Shackleton and Allan Thomson. Many thanks Tony.
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How they voted on mayor prendergast's travel
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Report 1. MAYORAL TRAVEL TO HONG KONG, EUROPE AND JAPAN Voting for the substantive: Councillors Best, Cook, Coughlan,Gill, Goulden, McKinnon,Morrison,Pannett,Wade-Brownand Wain.
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March 2009 Special Interest Group: 10MHz Reference Oscillator Kit building.
- Wellington VHF Group
- This Thursday (5 March) is the March SIG, and we will be building the 10MHz reference oscillator kit as described in Q-Bit. We have a kitset supplied by Tim ZL2RST that will be available on the night, as well as power, soldering irons, freq counter and a spectrum analyser to see the output. Plenty of hands will be available to help, and if you have not done surface mount device (SMD) work before
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Newtown People's Market a regular
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- The first Newtown People's Market and Boot Sale was such a success last year that organisers have decided to run it each month on the last Saturday, 11am to 3pm at St Anne's Church Hall, Emmett Street, Newtown.
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Auckland, Wellington and Madeleine Sami's awesome biceps
- The Wellingtonista
- You may have seen the cover of March issue of Metro magazine. Madeleine Sami, hanging off the Sky Tower, looking all glam while holding a miniature Peter Jackson/King Kong. "Auckland rules OK! How Wellington's losing the cultural wars" the headline reckons. Oh noez! Is it true? Are Bats theatre and Te Papa and the City Gallery and the Cuba Carnival mere piffle in the face of the mi
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Cost of flyover rises by $10 million (Updated)
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- In the original consultation documents for the Ngauranga to Airport Corridor Plan, the flyover was being costed by NZTA at $27 million - although they have declined to provide any substantiation for their figures, and are currently claiming "commercial sensitivity" for how these numbers were arrived at. But in the media coverage of the prioritisation of the flyover as the number 2 item on the regional transport wish-list, the cost has inexplicably risen by $10 million, to a quoted $37 million.
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Newslink - March 09
- Karori Anglican Churches
- March Newslink (monthly magazine) is available for download here.
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Junior Triangular Team announced
- Squash Wellington
- Coach Development Manager, Nick Mita has today announced the Junior Triangular team to travel to Ohakune in April to compete against Central & Bay of Plenty.
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Squash Wellington Newsletter 'The Backhander'
- Squash Wellington
- The latest newsletter from Squash Wellington 'The Backhander', Issue # 10, can now be viewed on the Squash Newsletter page.
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NZ Beer Festival in Wellington
- over 70 beers from more than 25 breweries, a wide variety of local brews, with a few notable overseas visitors. THe NZ Beer Festival Held at waitangi park last saturday.
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