October 2009 - Wellynews

Wellington Firebirds trial this weekend
- 30 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington and Hutt Valley cricket rivalries to resume in Wellington Firebirds trial at Fraser Park
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Club Cricket Cancellations and Ground Transfers
- 30 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Club Cricket cancellations and ground transfers for 31 October 2009
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Fiesta sa Wellington
- 30 Oct 2009
- The Sidestrip
- Fiesta sa Wellington, a Filipino cultural weekend jam packed with market days, cultural performances and even a beauty pageant! Posted in Arts and Music, Film and Entertainment, Peoples and Society Tagged: arts, cultures, wellington
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News for Sunday 1 November 2009
- 29 Oct 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Today READINGS 8.
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Weight Watchers
- 29 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to Parallel Dance Ensemble (and their video making team) for taking out the top award at this year's Handle the Jandal music video awards.
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Under the Southern Cross
- 29 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- A safe place to avoid all the ghouls and zombies this Saturday night will be the Film Archive cinema.
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Transmission Gully should be top of the list
- 28 Oct 2009
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture Leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne has challenged Labour and National to start ‘walking the talk’ over major infrastructure projects by committing the necessary additional funding for Transmission Gully.
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Free Darwin Lecture Series
- 28 Oct 2009
- Downstage Theatre
- Downstage and The Royal Society are proud to present a free lecture series alongside Collapsing Creation.
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Moore Wilson
- 28 Oct 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- It seems like an absolute age since it was started, and who knows really if it has actually been finished, and who knows why they didn’t take the opportunity to go up another 10 floors with some rinky-dinky inner-city flats while they were there but I’m glad they didn’t, and all that aside: the Moore Wilson’s shop / empire that we all love to shop at seems to have reached a state of equilibrium at long last.
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Mufti Day for Samoa Relief
- 28 Oct 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 28 October 2009: Streamers used mufti day to raise funds for relief in Samoa.
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Weekly Report 1st November
- 28 Oct 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- White rabbits and all that! Just when you thought you’d got rid of me, I find out that Rob’s still trying to work out which way is up, so you’ve got me for another week. There’s not a lot on my list of things to say, so I’ll go with a few reminders and the Rimutuka bus info.
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Wellington Police concerned by motorists' drink driving attitude
- 27 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police say too many motorists wrongly believe they can get away with drinking and...
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Protect Your Pets from Fireworks/Loud Noises
- 27 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA wants to alert pet owners to the best methods of alleviating the fear and distress caused to many animals by the sounds, smells and bursts of bright light that the fireworks produce.
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SPCA Cupcake Day raises over $20,000!
- 27 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington individuals, businesses, schools and teams raised a grand total of $20,511.
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Small Animal Veterinary Position
- 27 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Do you want to make a real difference? Wellington SPCA animal hospital and care centre provides a seven-day-a-week service for abandoned, lost and neglected animals alongside private clients.
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Water Front
- 27 Oct 2009
- Architectural Centre Inc
- With the final unveiling of the winning solutions for the Outer Tee being announced next week, at a breakfast function on 4th November, it is time that we looked at what might actually be likely to win.
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Call for expressions of interest.
- 26 Oct 2009
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
- The Wellington Sculpture Trust is seeking expressions of interest for the Katherine Mansfield Sculpture project in Wellington.
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Craft 2.0 in Wellington
- 26 Oct 2009
- The Sidestrip
- Craf 2.0 fair in New Dowse theater in Lower Hutt ,Wellington last October 24,2009 Craft2.0 is an indie craft fair featuring the best and brightest of the New Zealand craft scene. http://thesidestrip.wordpress.com http://micosantos.co.nz http://www.craft2.org Posted in Arts and Music, News and Events, Travel and Places Tagged: arts, cultures, wellington
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What's the story, old sport?
- 26 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- While buzzing around Courtenay Place recently, I noticed that the Sports Café was closed for renovations.
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Campers motor on in
- 25 Oct 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- 23-26 October 2009: Stream was over-run during Labour Weekend as two hundred motor homes from the lower North Island attended a rally. Organised by the local branch of the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (www.nzmca.org.nz) the campers spread out across the Number 2 Rugby field, enjoying the facilties that Stream, and the local community, has to offer.
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Defending One-Day champions make winning start
- 25 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Defending champions Hutt District, Eastern Suburbs, Karori and Naenae Old Boys opening weekend club cricket winners.
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The Weeks Ahead
- 25 Oct 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- A quick look at some upcoming events in the world of architecture and urbanism:
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Ope Donates NZ Secondary School's Jersey
- 25 Oct 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- 20 October 2009: At Tuesday's assembly, Ope Peleseuma presented his NZ School Boys' Rugby Team jersey to the school. After playing for the team this season in Australia against various sides, including a very tough game against the Australian School Boys' side, Ope presented the jersey to be framed and hung in the Sports Pavilion.
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Manners Street: the council is running a misleading and one-sided campaign
- 23 Oct 2009
- Wellington Scoop
- The Wellington City Council’s advertising about the future of the Manners Mall is misleading and biased. There are different opinions about its controversial plan to wipe out the pedestrian mall in Manners Street. But the council is promoting only one of them, as if its point of view is the only one which can be considered by anyone who accepts the invitation to “have your say”.
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Finding our voices
- 23 Oct 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- Earlier this week Hongoeka marae in Plimmerton was filled with the sounds of taonga pūoro (Maori musical instruments) – accompanied by the buzzing of sanders and the call of tuis flitting among the flaxes. I was one of twenty Te Papa staff who took part in a three day wānanga on taonga pūoro, tutored by members of Hau Manu.
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SPCA shop has all you need for your pet
- 23 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- The shop at our Newtown animal care centre stocks a comprehensive range of cat and dog food, and a good selection of small-animal supplies including cat beds, dog leads, and cat and dog toys.
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Climate of Fair
- 23 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- I know, I know, super-bad pun but the folks here at Wellingtonista seem to have really really high pun thresholds.... Anyway, this Saturday being part of a long weekend there are a lot of events competing for your attention out there in Wellington.
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Major Awards for Ryder and Devine
- 23 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Congratulations to Wellington cricketers Jesse Ryder and Sophie Devine for winning major awards at the National Bank New Zealand Cricket Awards dinner at the SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre in Auckland on Thursday night.
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Cross Country Trials for 2010 World Championship
- 23 Oct 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hello, Athletics New Zealand with the assistance of Hutt Valley Harriers will be holding a Cross Country Trial at Trentham Memorial Park, Upper Hutt on Saturday 30 January 2010. The purpose of the trial is to assist the Cross Country & Road Selectors to select teams to attend the 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Poland on 27 March 2010
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News for Sunday 25 October 2009
- 23 Oct 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Today READINGSHebrews 2:14-18Matthew 26:36-45 COLLECTAlmighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Rusty needs a special home
- 22 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Rusty came to Wellington SPCA from Porirua Animal Control with a fractured elbow on his left front leg.
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Reminder: get your suggestions in for 4TAWA
- 22 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
-  You have one more week in which to make suggestions about who should be nominated in the TAWAs this year, so hop to it!
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the 5th Scenario
- 22 Oct 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- A short update on the public meeting in Kilbirnie regarding the fate of the Maranui Surf Life Saving Club.
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The Smartest Snapper
- 22 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Voted by you the public as winner in the smarten your snapper competition is wave by Yana from Chromatophobic.
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Recognising a Great Worker
- 22 Oct 2009
- Downtown Community Ministry
- Downtown Community Ministry stalwart and passionate supporter Patricia Booth was recognised yesterday with a Pride of Workmanship award from the South Wellington Rotary. Pat is nearing 20 years of service at DCM as Treasurer. Her involvement with DCM began way back in 1976 as convenor of the then ICM Refugee Resettlement Committee.
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- 22 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- It's Labour Weekend and, as such, you can pretty much guarantee that the weather will be filthy and the movies will be the place to be.
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Maranui meeting report from Eye of the Fish
- 22 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Over at Eye of the Fish, Maximus has a good report of last night's public meeting about what should be done about the Maranui surf club.
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A reminder about Beans
- 22 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- A quick reminder about Beans, appearing on Sunday night at SFBH in Cuba St. (previous post here.) Support is from fmr-Trinity Roots-man Riki Gooch's Eru Dangerspiel outfit, and DJ Alphabethead! Tickets are $25 and available from Slow Boat Records or Under The Radar... updates and more info from Galesburg.
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Congratulations
- 21 Oct 2009
- Raumati Swimming Club
- Well done Kate Forster Winner of kapiti College’s overall Sport’s Person of the year.
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Weekly Report 25th October
- 21 Oct 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Welcome back Rob, hope you had a great break. We get Rob back only to lose Betty – it’s all go! Betty goes in for a hip operation this week so will be out of action for at least 4 weeks (it’s meant to be 6, but you can’t hold a good woman down for that long!). Good luck with the op Betty, and enjoy your rest while you can.
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Bring your speedos
- 21 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Tomorrow night at the St Catherine's College Hall in Kilbirnie, the WCC is holding a public meeting to gauge community opinion on the fate of the Maranui Surf Lifesaving Club and the adjacent three waterfront buildings, and to discuss the options.
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Satisfaction survey positive for Wellington District Police
- 21 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- The Citizens' Satisfaction Survey indicates public perceptions of Wellington District Police are...
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Humanising the City
- 21 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Among the opening exhibitions at the brand spanking new City Gallery is Regan Gentry's installation Make Way.
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Raising Funds for Samoa
- 20 Oct 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Tuesday 20 October 2009: In a very moving talk this morning at Assembly, Aniseko Sio, one of our Samoan students, spoke from the heart about the loss caused by the tsunami in Samoa.
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Telecom wiggles in
- 20 Oct 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- Following swiftly on from the post about the hole they’re digging, today I wanted to look at what is going to fill it.
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Driver checkpoint catches high alcohol readings
- 20 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Police say a number of motorists processed for drink driving at a Lower Hutt checkpoint on 16...
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Simla Crescent Station to close for upgrade from 19 October
- 19 Oct 2009
- Tranz Metro
- As part of the ongoing upgrade to the Johnsonville line, Simla Crescent Station will be closed for approximately 10 weeks from October 19.
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Tranz Metro Performance
- 19 Oct 2009
- Tranz Metro
- We know that the single most important part of our business is to get our passengers where they want to go on time. Because this is so important we will post this information on our site on a regular basis.
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Emergency food for animals in tsunami-stricken Samoa
- 19 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA chief inspector Ritchie Dawson was part of a World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) led disaster response team which travelled to Samoa to assist the hundreds of dogs and cats caught up in the devastating tsunami that hit on 30 September, and to provide emergency food for the surviving animals.
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Nothing to See Here
- 19 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- As Robyn has rightly pointed out, tonight is Pecha Kucha at Downstage at 7.
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Audition Notice - Summer School 2010
- 19 Oct 2009
- Downstage Theatre
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Pecha Kucha was tonight
- 19 Oct 2009
- Architectural Centre Inc
- If you wanted to see the latest Pecha Kucha night in Wellington, then : apologies, because you’ve just missed it. I presume that you know what I’m on about? Pecha Kucha, known for its egaliterian treatment of all and sundry, with 20 seconds for each of 20 slides, treats every one and every image the same. The line-up tonight was great -
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Tell us your stories!
- 19 Oct 2009
- Downstage Theatre
- Next month Downstage celebrates its 45th Birthday. To mark the occasion, we'd like to hear your stories about the experiences you've had here (good or bad). We'll be printing these and displaying them throughout the building to signify how many people have shared in our theatre's story.
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Lincoln sentencing delayed
- 19 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- William Campbell, who pleaded guilty to seven animal cruelty and dog fighting charges in the Porirua District Court last August, has had his sentencing on these charges delayed.
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Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th October SAREX – Kapakapanui
- 18 Oct 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- More than 70 people gave more than 3,000 hours to this successful and enjoyable SAREX.
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Club cricket cancelled 17 October
- 16 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Premier and Senior club cricket has been cancelled for Saturday 17 October due to the inclement weatherthroughout the Wellington region.
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News for Sunday 18 October 2009
- 16 Oct 2009
- Karori Anglican Churches
- TodayREADINGS Hebrews 5:1-10Mark 10:35-45 COLLECT Deliver us, Almighty God, from the service of self alone: that we may do the work you have given us to do, in truth and beauty, and for the common good; for the sake of the one who comes among us as one who serves.
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Year 10 Retreat 2009
- 16 Oct 2009
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 15 October 2009: Through a range of activities, the school's chaplain, Chanel Wright, together with staff from the Religious Studies faculty, focussed this year's Year 10 Retreat on the themes of Acceptance and Forgiveness.
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Street Footy Team Shatters Stereotypes
- 15 Oct 2009
- Downtown Community Ministry
- Wellington’s Street Footy team won the Fairplay award at a recently completed ‘Mini World Cup’ tournament in Lower Hutt. The multi-ethnic tournament, organised by Sportzone, provided helpful game experience in the 11 a side format.
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Downstage tribute to Martyn Sanderson
- 15 Oct 2009
- Downstage Theatre
- It is with great sorrow that the Board, Staff and Members of Downstage Theatre, received news of the passing last night of founder and former director, Martyn Sanderson. Martyn was one of several visionary Wellingtonians who worked together in 1963 and 1964 to start Downstage, New Zealand's first professional theatre, and he appeared in or directed many early productions, including starring with Peter Bland in the first production on the Cambridge Terrace site: Edward Albee's Zoo Story.
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Wastebustas
- 14 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Spotted near the Mt Vic lookout. I dunno about the Greater Wellington guys, but I reckon the Wellingtonista could have put all this information on one sign - the only differnce between the two is the name of the poison, and the colour of the pellet.
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Live Brazil Festival this weekend
- 14 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- A lot of people don't know that Wellington has quite a sizable Brazilian expatriate community.
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Weekly Report 18th October
- 14 Oct 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Well, with some of the weather we've been having, there’s not much to do, so why don’t you check out the photo gallery on the website – Stan has some great photos posted, with a recent ‘old’ one of Mike Candy – taken so long ago he doesn’t look old enough to have been taken away from his mother…
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Robots in Scrap metals
- 14 Oct 2009
- The Sidestrip
- For 5 days only, Wellington will have the unique opportunity to explore the wonderful world of robots as never seen before. Sixteen artists from all over New Zealand will be transforming Thistle Hall into a veritable legion of robots including tasty metal beasts made from scrap, textile bots and clay models. Artists include Wellington favourites Sam Broad, Michele Irving, Mary Laine and Stephen Templer
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Rotary Wellington South Scholarships – due 1 Nov 09
- 14 Oct 2009
- YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley
- Applications are sought from people in the Wellinton region seeking financial support to enable them to undertake a tertiary, vocational or life skills programme.
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Rhian Sheehan at Soundstage
- 14 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- This Sunday's Soundstage @ Downstage is a goody - Rhian Sheehan plays his album Standing in Silence from start to finish with accompanying filmic elements by Gareth Moon (Nektar).
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Wellington Motorcycle School 1957
- 13 Oct 2009
- Scoot NZ
- This film is from Archives New Zealand’s collection of twentieth century National Film Unit films. Date: 1957 Creator: National Film Unit Description: 16mm Black and White Print with Sound Archive… Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: 1950s, Video, Wellington
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Katherine Mansfield to be Celebrated with Sculpture in Capital.
- 13 Oct 2009
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
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A Fabulous New Sculpture for Waterfront.
- 13 Oct 2009
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
- The Trust is pleased to announce that it is advancing arrangements for the sculpture Nga Kina by Michel Tuffery to be installed on the Kumutoto feature of Wellington's Waterfront. The Trust's Chairman, Neil Plimmer, says it is the right art work on the right site. “The initial public response has been fabulous. The work will transform and strengthen the appeal of this northern part of the waterfront.
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A New Gateway Sculpture for Wellington.
- 13 Oct 2009
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
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White Ferns Selection Panel
- 13 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Details of the White Ferns selection panel for a new-year period, commencing in October 2009
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Exposive Expression and Missed Opportunities
- 13 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Our "coverage" of events here at Wellingtonista can be a bit scatter gun at times, like the tagline says "random stuff about New Zealand's capital city since 2005".
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Full buffet of cricket for Wellingtonians this summer
- 13 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington cricket fans can look forward to a feast of domestic cricket this 2009/10 season, including an extended men’s four-day competition and a dedicated window for the new HRV Cup Twenty20.
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Cinephilia: Italian Film Festival
- 13 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- The Italian Film Festival once again surveys the best of recent Italian commercial cinema.
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Volunteer at the YWCA today!
- 12 Oct 2009
- YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley
- Volunteering with us can be a great opportunity to meet interesting people and give back to young women as well as learning for and about yourself. We are always looking for people who can help with the following:
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Operation Christmas Child
- 12 Oct 2009
- Johnsonville Salvation Army
- A reminder that shoe boxes need to be returned to The Salvation Army Johnsonville Office no later than Sunday 25th October. There is an Operation Christmas child table set up in the foyer where you can leave your filled shoe boxes. This will be set up every Sunday through to Sunday 25th October. Alternatively boxes can be dropped off during the week at the church office upstairs.
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Pecha Kucha Night - 19 OCT @ Downstage
- 12 Oct 2009
- Downstage Theatre
- Downstage will be hosting the 6th annual Pecha Kucha Night on Monday 19 October. Pecha Kucha - a presentation format for creative work originally devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein-Dytham Architecture (KDa) in Tokyo, Japan - is a unique, rapid-fire format in which each speaker shows 20 images, each for 20 seconds.
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The Quinovic Waikanae Golf Club Pro Am Classic
- 11 Oct 2009
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Following its success in 2008, the Waikanae Golf Club will again host the very popular Pro Am tournament that will be run under the auspices of the Professional Golfers’ Association of New Zealand.
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Stand up against Poverty: Sat 17 Oct, 12noon
- 11 Oct 2009
- YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley
- In Wellington on Saturday October 17th from 10am-2pm, Stand Up Kiwis, led by the Art of Living will be active in Civic Square with live music and free yoga. At midday we’ll be spelling out the words Stand Up with a human chain, reading the Stand Up Pledge and counting the Wellingtonians who stand up for the global Guinness World Record attempt.
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Review: Biography of My Skin
- 11 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Miranda Harcourt's new one-woman play "Biography of My Skin" has just opened at Downstage, and, crikey, it's good.
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Police seek owners for recovered property
- 11 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Upper Hutt Police are holding recently stolen property which needs to be linked back to their...
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WIA Diwali 2009 Photos
- 11 Oct 2009
- Wellington Indian Association
- Photos from WIA Diwali 2009
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The WOW that was
- 10 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Well WOW's 21st is officially over, although the decorations from the party are still up with the frufru pink tutu posters adorning bus stops around Welly.
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Winners of Norton Cup
- 10 Oct 2009
- Wgtn U-13 Hatch Cup Team 2009 Blog
- Another good win 3-0 vs Taranaki. Fantastic to finish the week on a high.
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Otis Frizzell at Te Papa next week
- 9 Oct 2009
- Te Papa's blog
- Givealittle approached artist Otis Frizzell to incorporate these messages of support into a special artwork to be gifted to the people of Samoa. Limited editions of the work will also be made available with the monies raised going to the Red Cross. Otis will be in Te Papa’s Wellington Foyer on Level 2 working on this very special artwork from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October so come along, have a chat to Otis and see art in progress! If you can’t make it in to Te Papa, check out our flickr site for progress pics!
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Convent Old Girls celebrate 75 years on the court
- 9 Oct 2009
- Welcom
- Convent Old Girls Netball Club the oldest club still in existence in the Hutt Valley recently celebrated its 75th Jubilee at the Angus Inn in Lower Hutt with more than 100 past and present players and friends.
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Preview photos - Biography of My Skin
- 9 Oct 2009
- Downstage Theatre
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Chris Watson tomorrow night
- 9 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Altmusic is proud to present Chris Watson, a founding member of influential experimental music groups Cabaret Voltaire and The Hafler Trio.
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2008/09 Annual Report now online
- 9 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- 2008/09 Annual Report now online
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Police appeal for collision witnesses
- 9 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are appealing for witnesses to a motor vehicle crash that occurred on 9 October 2009 at approximately 6.45 am. The collision occurred at the intersections of Riddiford, Hall and Mien Streets in Newtown. One vehicle spun around 180 degrees following the impact.
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- 8 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- As that old war film quote goes, "it's quiet, too quiet": only three films opening this weekend as the mad rush of the last few weeks works its way through the system.
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Wellington club cricket season preview 2009/10
- 8 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2009-10 Premier (Pearce Cup) and Senior (Hazlett Trophy) club cricket season gets underway on Saturday, with some exciting changes following off-season consultation with players and clubs.
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Stabbing on Tory Street, Wellington
- 8 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Police are appealing for witnesses and information concerning a stabbing that occurred at about 5:...
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New Zealand Cricket and Ford drive new partnership
- 8 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company of New Zealand have formed a new commercial partnership which links the global car manufacturer with all levels of the game in New Zealand.
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October 2009 Update
- 8 Oct 2009
- Maranui Surf Life Saving Club
- On Monday 5th October 2009 there was a meeting held between Maranui Surf Life Saving Club and Wellington City Council officers. This meeting was called by the council to discuss a new proposed outcome for the fire damaged Maranui building; as revealed by the Dominion Post on Friday the 2nd October. The concept they put to the Maranui members was to demolish the 4 council buildings on the Lyall Beach and replace them with a purpose built “Super Building” which would incorporate Lyall Bay surf club, Maranui surf club, NZAAT Beach House Art Gallery, toilet and shower facilities etc. Maranui Surf Club members were surprised and disappointed with yet another delay and are unsure how this new concept is relevant to the repair of the Maranui building.
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New Community Constable starts work
- 8 Oct 2009
- Downtown Community Ministry
- From tsunami relief to peacemaking in conflict zones Wellington’s new Community Officer, Senior Constable James Patrick, holds great experience in understanding crisis. He comes into his new position, replacing Wellington Community Sergeant Matt Boyce, after several policing roles in disaster and conflict situations in Asia and the Pacific.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- emergency-services

South Coast Surfs Up
- 7 Oct 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- Although not an overly frequent frequenter to the suburbs, there is a certain feeling about being by the beach that we quite like: if we weren’t an urban blog, we’d be a seaside blog. Lyall Bay, home of Wellington’s best surf break, and a special spot for windsurfing and kite boarding, is a virtual paradise right on the edge of the capital city. At the edge of the Cook Straight, at times civilised, at other times wild beyond redemption, Lyall Bay is a fantastic place to be in the ‘burbs. In short, the Fish liked to dine at the Maranui Cafe.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- maranui-fire

Wellington Master 10K road race and walk
- 7 Oct 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- WELLINGTON MASTERS ATHLETICS 10KM ROAD RACE AND WALK (Incorporating the Wellington Masters 10km Championships)* SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2009 at LOWER HUTT
- Tagged as:
- events
- hutt-valley
- athletics

Ambassador for Senshu International Marathon
- 7 Oct 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi everyone, Wellington Sakai Association is seeking a marathon runner to be an ambassador for Wellington City to compete in our Sister City's (Sakai) annual event, the Senshu International Marathon.
- Automatically tagged as:
- athletics
- wcn-hosted

Weekly Report 11th October
- 7 Oct 2009
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Spring is here - so why have I got my winter woollies out???... Lets hope Summer really is just around the corner!Meeting Room at the Aquatic CentreWe are back downstairs in our 'normal' meeting room, and barring any last minute changes we should be in this room until the end of the year.
- Automatically tagged as:
- athletics
- wcn-hosted

Taita to celebrate 75th Reunion in November
- 6 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Taita to celebrate 75th Reunion in November
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Automatically tagged as:
- cricket

Police appeal for taxi driver and witnesses
- 6 Oct 2009
- Police would like to hear from a taxi driver and witnesses after a male was injured from falling from a moving taxi on Sunday 4 October. The male and two female companions had got into the taxi on Courtney Place, opposite Burger King, at around 4.30am. Shortly after 5am the taxi stopped near Caltex petrol station on State Highway 2 Upper Hutt, where the incident occurred.
- Tagged as:
- taxis

Tee Total
- 6 Oct 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- Something on the crazy entries for the Outer Tee: we noted, a year ago, that there would be strong pressure for whatever went on the Outer Tee to be Iconic. And iconic certainly some of the suggestions are. Other ways to describe other suggestions may be “completely mad“.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- waterfront
- architecture

Announcing 4TAWA and a call for nominations
- 6 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Go get yourself a big thick permanent marker and put this date in your diary right now: Thursday December 17 will be the Fourth (The) Annual Wellingtonista Awards.
- Tagged as:
- blogs

Summer Football
- 5 Oct 2009
- SportZone Summer Football kicks off mid October for all grades and competitions. From kids aged 1-7 the Little Dribblers Football Club is the perfect introduction to sports. If you're bigger then the Twilight Summer Football Competition can be for you. Check out the information at the website and register online.
- Tagged as:
- sport

The future of Lyall Bay
- 5 Oct 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- Right now the Dominion Post is running a public opinion poll on the future of the Maranui Surf Club and Cafe.
- Tagged as:
- maranui-fire

“Lincoln” features in SPCA List of Shame
- 5 Oct 2009
- “Lincoln” the elderly Ridgeback stolen and used as dog fighting bait features in the Royal New Zealand SPCA List of Shame released today.
- Tagged as:
- dogs

Chief Inspector joins aid team to Samoa
- 5 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA chief inspector Ritchie Dawson has travelled to Samoa as part of a New Zealand animal welfare disaster response team.
- Not tagged

Prevent Cancer this Summer
- 5 Oct 2009
- Earnest is one of the many cats that has come to Wellington SPCA and needed to have both ears removed due to cancer.
- Not tagged

Eating our way through the recession
- 5 Oct 2009
- Remember a few months ago, when doom and gloom dominated the hospo news? Well, there certainly have been a lot of closures in central Wellington, but many of those places have re-opened, and we've even got a few brand-new bars and restaurants to celebrate.
- Tagged as:
- bars
- restaurants

Muntu (=Humankind)
- 5 Oct 2009
- Downstage Theatre
- The distinguished Kenyan artist, playwright, theatre director and cultural activist Wakanyote Njuguna (known simply as ‘Wakanyote’) has arrived in Wellington to present theatre-going New Zealanders with an experience they will never forget.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Automatically tagged as:
- theatre

Pet Angels ‘Strut your Mutt’
- 5 Oct 2009
- Wellington SPCA
- Pet Angels ‘Strut your Mutt’ is a fun family day out for you and your dog/s.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- lyall-bay
- dogs
- events

Tattoo You Too
- 4 Oct 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- And so, with a big hello to all the ReMax twitterers out there receiving our feed, we bring you the latest incarnation of the site where the Tattoo Museum was in Abel Smith St - yes, it is now proposed to be the Tattoo Apartment site. Interestingly, it is to be just 4 stories tall - way below the 9 stories that the tacky Orange apartments have achieved just across the street (next to the Southern Cross).
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- developments

Pukerua Bay Station upgrade
- 4 Oct 2009
- Tranz Metro
- From 30 November Pukerua Bay station will close for up to 2 months so it can be upgraded in preparation for the new Matangi trains.
- Tagged as:
- kapiti
- matangi-trains

14-0 win vs Mid Canterbury
- 4 Oct 2009
- Wgtn U-13 Hatch Cup Team 2009 Blog
- The boys are off to a good start - they played as a team with 'goal' contributions from many. Great to see the positive team work, them using the pace of the ball and width of the field to beat defenders.The weather is surprisingly OK - cold, a freezing wind but no rain!
- Tagged as:
- hockey

Off to Invergiggle tomorrow morning
- 2 Oct 2009
- Wgtn U-13 Hatch Cup Team 2009 Blog
- The last Samoas have been sold; the bear has been washed and prepared for his journey, bags are packed, lunches made, and of course the hair bleached!The team is ready.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- hockey

Week Four - Foundations are done
- 2 Oct 2009
- Building Madness in Mt Vic
- The foundations have been largely finished now - fantastic! As you can see in the picture below, we've got a concrete ring wall foundation at the front, which sits over the piles that I posted in one of the pictures last week.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- mount-victoria

The Big Shwop on Sat 31 Oct, St James Theatre
- 1 Oct 2009
- YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley
- The Big Shwop – is setting up Shwop in the gorgeously splendid St James Theatre on Courtenay Place. The beautiful First Floor Gallery will be transformed into a Shwop Shop for one day only – Saturday 31st October. The Big Shwop-Wellington is clothes shopping for the ethically minded.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- fashion
- events

Special Interest Group Thursday 1st October
- 1 Oct 2009
- Wellington VHF Group
- An enthusiastic group continued modifying mobile radios, ready for the launch of the 32cm, (900MHz), repeater proposed for our Colonial Knob site.
- Automatically tagged as:
- amateur-radio

More Queens Wharf
- 1 Oct 2009
- Architectural Centre Inc
- Coincidentally, at long last the Wellington Waterfront Ltd have also posted the entries on line for the Outer Tee of our own Queens Wharf - thank you for taking our subtle hint - and may we say how pleased we are to see the full line-up presented, as Auckland have, on the web for all to see.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- waterfront

WIA Diwali Show 2009
- 1 Oct 2009
- Wellington Indian Association
- The WIA Social and Cultural Committee is proud to present “Chalo Aavo Band Bajavo” in celebration of Diwali. The show will be held at Bharat Bhavan on October 10th at 7.30pm. The feature of this year’s show is a live band from Gujarat, India.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- events

Join us at our annual CW Junior Cricket Forum
- 1 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Join us at our annual Junior Cricket Forum on October 8 to hear about the future of Junior Cricket.
- Tagged as:
- cricket

Notice of AGM
- 1 Oct 2009
- Cricket Wellington
- The Cricket Wellington AGM will be held on the 14th of October, in the Norwood Room at the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve, 7:00pm.
- Tagged as:
- cricket

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