Archive / August 2010
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Celia Wade-Brown answers the questions
- The Wellingtonista
- Yay, we have our first response! Thanks to Celia Wade-Brown for her answers to our questions.
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Capital’s Buses Go Battery Power
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s inner city electric buses will have to run on battery power for over 2 months – with people stationed around the city employed to just take the bus poles up and down.
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Pooch Professors
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA’s Kid’s Club takes place every month and children aged 6-12 years can come along to take part in an afternoon packed with fun, educational games and activities and time spent meeting some special animal friends.
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Looking for some fun over the holidays?
- Wellington SPCA
- The school holidays are just around the corner and Wellington SPCA’s Kid’s Club has the perfect way for any animal-mad kid to fill their holiday-time! We are going to be holding our first-ever school holiday programme and places are available to book now! The holiday programme will be held at our Newtown animal centre, so there’ll be heaps of activities and games as well as plenty of chance to meet some of the animals we are caring for. You can get all the information and booking form by clicking here [PDF 146KB]. Places are limited so get in there quick!!
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Nigel Latta
- Muritai School
- Accepted from Muritai School principals blog by feedreader
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Muritai Primary School, Oroua Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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We will ask the questions!
- The Wellingtonista
- Now that we have a definitive list of mayoral candidates, we thought it was time we send them some of the questions we'd crowdsourced over Twitter ages ago.
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Serepisos – the name that won’t go away
- Wellington Scoop
- The Terry Serepisos name re-appeared today as an election issue – this time for the mayor of Hutt City who seems to have said too much about the property developer’s overdue rates. But in Wellington, since Mayor Kerry Prendergast’s meetings with the Serepisos-owned Phoenix football team to discuss its request for financial support from ratepayers, the city council has tried to make the Serepisos name go away, by saying nothing at all.
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Records a plenty at SW SC Champs
- Swimming Wellington
- There was no shortage of records at the Swimming Wellington 2010 Short Course Swimming Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie at the weekend.
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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I wanna be a Shweeb Dweeb
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Yet another cool idea at the design intersection of bikes and public transport.
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On preferences and endorsements
- WCC Watch
- It’s going to be very interesting over the next three weeks to see endorsements – which candidates will support each other and who will give who the nod.
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Are you disappointed by the National Cycleway?
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Last November I predicted we’d soon be seeing the then new logo for the New Zealand Cycle Trail on signs up and down the country.
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The Princess and the Sausage
- The Wellingtonista
- Most "pop-up shops" emerge in vacant retail spaces, but The Princess' Bedroom was different: the shop itself popped up, in the form of a brightly-painted caravan in a gravelly old Ghuznee St carpark.
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Senior One title for Old Boys-University
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Old Boys-University are the 2010 Senior 1 Ed Chaney champions after beating top qualifier Orient...
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A second Mt Victoria tunnel in ten years – yes, no, maybe?
- Wellington Scoop
- Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast took everyone by surprise this week by enabling a headline which stated uncategorically: Green light for second Mt Vic Tunnel. The headline is in The Wellingtonian, above a report written by Rebecca Thompson. But there’s no evidence of a green light, or even an orange one.
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Mt. Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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For sale: a home of the little blue penguins
- Wellington Scoop
- Consistency must count for something in Mayor Kerry Prendergast’s strategy, but it was conspicuous by its absence in a 24-hour period this week. On Tuesday, she honoured Forest & Bird and their project to save little blue penguins. One day later came her action to remove from city ownership and protection a piece of land that is a home for some of those same little penguins.
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News for Sunday 29 August 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Next Sunday: ST MARY’S 8.
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SH2 - Silverstream to Moonshine safety improvements update
- NZTA's State Highways Manager Rob Whight says NZTA needs to put in place speed restrictions for northbound road users while this work is being done. "From Monday 6 September, to facilitate the road widening work on the western side of the highway and ensure the safety of road users, all traffic travelling north beyond the Silverstream intersection will be restricted to one lane only. A 70km/hr speed restriction will apply until further notice.
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Stockpiling of soil started at Amesbury School
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- The stockpiling of soil for the sub-base of the sportsfield has begun on the new Amesbury School site in preparation for future landscape design work.
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Welcome to Wellington Lady Liz IV
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The new Lady Liz arrived in Wellington on Saturday to be greated by a group of local Wellington boaties. She is a catamaran and is slightly larger than the previos Lady Liz. Capable of speeds in excess of 30 knots she looks set to provide a great platform for the Wellington Harbour Police to continue their outstanding service to the Wellignton commnuity. She will be officially welcomed to the city at a function at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club later this month.
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Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Fisking the Candidates: Southern Ward
- WCC Watch
- As mentioned on Tuesday, there is going to be tough competition in the Southern Ward with 10 candidates vying for the two council seats, and with the retirement of Celia Wade-Brown (from at least her council seat).
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One last post on Goulter…
- WCC Watch
- Okay, when Jevan Goulter decided to not stand for the Lambton Ward, and instead focus on Whanganui, we were a little disappointed, from the point of view that he certainly would have spiced up the competition.
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Election issues: bigger and briefer
- Wellington Scoop
- This is the first Wellington election billboard that I’ve seen since nominations closed. It’s above the empty space at the back of Reading Cinemas, facing five lanes of northbound traffic on Wakefield Street.
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Being Bird Smart on the radio
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA’s animal welfare inspector Brett Lahman was recently interviewed on Access Radio’s Animal Rights and Wrongs programme.
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Fisking the Candidates: Eastern Ward
- WCC Watch
- The Eastern Ward of the WCC will be another interesting ward to watch come October 9th.
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WOP Review: the $35 lunch at Foxglove
- The Wellingtonista
- Sometime last week I took my sister to lunch at Foxglove.
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Sail carts, land yachts and recumbent trikes
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- On old maps of Asia, where as medieval cartographers would draw sea monsters in the oceans, they would sometimes draw Mongol sail carts in the middle of the steppe.
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Helene Ritchie writes
- Eye of the Fish
- Johnsonville Neglected by Council.
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… quiet Modernism
- Architectural Centre Inc
- He might not be well-known, but if he was it would be for the design of the Freyberg Pool (1963). But Jason Lewis Francis Smith (1917-1964), who was born in Wellington, India, only to end up working in Wellington, New Zealand, was “closely associated with,” as his NZIAJ obitutary so delicately puts it, with several other large and significant Wellington buildings.
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Busy Month ahead for Youth Scheme
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The Youth Scheme has a very busy month ahead. There are regattas being run in the Elliot 6's every weekend back to back until the end of September. Although challenging it will be a great kick start to the season for the sailors.
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Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Cupcake day on Good Morning
- Wellington SPCA
- Check out us out on our regular appearance on the Good Morning show this morning.
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Celebrate your birthday with us!
- Wellington SPCA
- Fancy a birthday party with a difference? Wellington SPCA is now hosting children’s birthday parties! Parties are heaps of fun and are packed with activities including loads of time to meet some of our adorable animals. Birthday activities can include bunny massage, pom pom making, kitty cuddles, clicker training with puppies, dog biscuit baking, creating chocolate animals, a shelter tour and heaps more!! We have a room all set up with everything you need for a party – you just need to bring the food and drink (there is a kitchen for any preparation needed). Every child at the party takes home their very own Wellington SPCA party bag and the birthday child also receives an extra special gift. So, why not give your animal-loving child the party that everyone at school will be talking about for weeks to come?! Email Jennifer or Angela today or call them on 04 389 8044 for more information and to chat through your requirements.
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Weekly Report 29 August
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneBack to Kilbirnie Meeting Room 3This coming Sunday we are back at the Aquatic Centre BUT in Meeting Room 3- through the main entrance and upstairs. I presume there is a swimming event on at the main pool, in which case the usual carpark will be full. Best to enter the back carpark from the Evans Bay Parade entrance.
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Local body politics as a retirement hobby?
- WCC Watch
- The entry of Sir Michael Fowler into the race for the Lambton Ward has got me thinking.
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Andy Foster writes
- Eye of the Fish
- “There’s been a lot of angst from some people in Johnsonville about Plan Changes 72 and 73.
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Wellington Firebirds boosted by inclusion of Boam and Tugaga
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2010-11 Wellington Firebirds squad was finalised this week with Harry Boam (aged 19) and Malaesaili Tugaga (20) named as the final two players in the 12-player contracted group.
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Cricket Wellington supports Andrew Walklin in Kiwi Battler competition
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is proud to be supporting Andrew Walklin in the final of the Wellington region Kiwi Battler competition. Walklin, who has cystic fibrosis, has been a Cricket Wellington coach for the past 10 years and is currently the coach of the Onslow College first XI.
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Porirua Police make arrest in connection with recent spate of commercial...
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police have arrested and charged a man with seven commercial burglaries in the Elsdon and...
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Third wheel or serious contender?
- WCC Watch
- A campaign billboard for Jack Yan on Victoria Street.
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Threat to Johnsonville property values? Planning changes become election issue
- Wellington Scoop
- The Johnsonville Progressive Association has today been describing a basic fear of property owners whose savings are in their houses. The association says that Johnsonville residents are upset by the Wellington City Council’s District Plan Change 72, which councilors will be voting on tomorrow. It fears that the changes will push their suburb down the socio-economic ladder. And if Johnsonville goes down, down with it will go the value of the houses.
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Competition heating up in the Southern Ward?
- WCC Watch
- A reader has sent us a rather amusing link to a job being advertised in Student Job Search.
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New Dojo!
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- Yesterday morning, Richard, Shane and I laid the high-density underlay onto the new dojo floor. There is still a bit of trimming to do to fit the pieces into the tight spaces, but most of it is down. Richard will … Continue reading →
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Prince of Wales Park Water Reservoir, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Fisking the candidates – starting in Onslow-Western
- WCC Watch
- In Friday’s announcement of the final canidate list there were a number of people who came out of the wood work.
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Wellington hotel worker confronted by gunman
- Wellington District Police
- Police are investigating an incident in Wellington this morning where a hotel employee had a gun...
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Capital Fetish Ball
- The Wellingtonista
- Once again, we are leaving it waaaaaaay late to let you know about an upcoming event.
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WOP: Cupcakes and Cocktails
- The Wellingtonista
- On Monday night my sister and I went to our first Wellington on a Plate event - the way sold-out (they added a couple more sessions even) Cupcakes and Cocktails at Martha's Pantry.
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Semi-Finals Time at Stream
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Saturday 21 August 2010: Today, eight Stream rugby teams and two Stream football teams were playing at home to win a place in the Grade Finals next weekend.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Patrol
- Hutt Chick
- wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I arrived at the police station. The others were waiting. I got into the waiting patrol car, and buckled up. I was going out on community patrol in Naenae. Community patrols work alongside police to build safer communities, providing an extra set of eyes and ears. We drove a random route but to some set areas, through schools, up alleyways behind businesses, making sure the streets were safe and providing a visual deterrent for tagging and other crime.
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Meet the candidates
- WCC Watch
- The WCC have updated their page with the list of meet the canidates forums. Take a read here. They are all in the weeks starting on the 13th and 20th of September and we will be doing reminders first thing on the Monday morning.
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Fisking the Candidates: Lambton Ward – Fowler’s Folley
- WCC Watch
- No doubt a few of you will have seen this morning’s Dom Post.
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Whither Johnsonville
- Eye of the Fish
- There’s some big news from the Council this week, as they debate whether or not to adopt District Plan Change 72 and 73.
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Who are these people?
- WCC Watch
- Just quickly, are Gareth Morgan (standing in the Northern Ward) and Michael Fowler (in Lambton) who I think they are? If so, that came out of the blue!
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HOBM, MSP claim lower grade titles
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Two more 2010 Wellington club rugby titles were decided on Saturday, with Hutt Old Boys Marist winni...
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The Syntax of Public Transport
- Eye of the Fish
- Following on from previous discussions on all things transport and urban, I’ve had a play round and tried to depict some of the issues that are striking the city planners and traffic engineers – as well as causing wrangles between Mayor Kerry and Sir Bob Jones.
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Cupcake countdown!!
- Wellington SPCA
- There’s only one week to go until we all go cupcake crazy!! Here’s your chance to show your support for Wellington SPCA – and it’s so easy to get involved! Just bake and sell a batch or two of yummy cupcakes and donate the proceeds to us. Official registrations to become a cupcake cook have now closed but you can still go to the website for all the information about how to get involved. Please remember to use free-range eggs in your cupcakes!! So why not get your friends round for a baking party, make some cakes to sell to your schoolmates or treat your colleagues to a coffee time treat?! Thanks for your support and happy baking!!
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First the nominations, and now the issues
- Wellington Scoop
- Now that the nominations for the October elections have been received, it’s time to consider the issues, and whether candidates are identifying themselves with any of the topics which are concerning the voters.
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Interloper spotted in Southern Ward
- Keith Johnson
- LEOPARD SEAL VISIT PROMPTS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WARNING[By Tom Hunt - The Dominion Post, 21/08/2010]The public have been advised to stay well clear of a leopard seal that has been spotted on Wellington's south coast.
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What to do with parking fines?
- Wellington Scoop
- After claims that Wellington parking wardens were given ipods and overseas trips to encourage revenue gathering, the Wellington City Council put an end to the speculation – there was just one ipod, and one overseas trip. Both prizes were gifted in a warden’s competition which had nothing to do with how much revenue they’d collected. Fair enough, too. Many employees are offered rewards for a whole range of reasons. But public perception is hard to shake. So, what should the council do? Here’s an idea that’s guaranteed to please everybody. Well, nearly everybody.
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Donate your doggy’s old digs!
- Wellington SPCA
- Part of animal welfare inspector’s role is to ensure that animals get appropriate care from their owners.
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Laying a campaign trail
- Keith Johnson
- I am afraid that I have become caught up in my electioneering – such that I have now committed myself to walking every street in the Southern Ward, dropping a calling card in every letter box, and talking in an open and friendly way to those fellow citizens who are out and about. Since I am largely a house husband at present and the boys are at school, my week-day mornings are pretty much free. So the map is a report back on progress so far.
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Kapiti Expressway Opposition
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Kapiti expressway debate is hotting up with a three-hour public meeting attended by 300 people and Labour calling on it to be a local election issue next issue over stopping the project.
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Hataitai Tunnel To Be Bus Only
- Auckland Trains
- Should buses only be allowed to use Wellington’s Mt Vic bus tunnel, which runs between Pirie Street in Mt Victoria and Waitoa Road,Hataitai? It’s been a hotly debated issue – just like Auckland’s debate about when cars should be allowed to use Grafton Bridge.
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Hataitai bus tunnel, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Final candidate list
- WCC Watch
- Well nominations for the WCC 2010 election have closed and the list of candidates has been announced. Take a read here. We’ll be doing much more analysis over the weekend.
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APRS Project Bulk Purchase
- Wellington VHF Group
- At the APRS round-table meeting a number of members expressed interest in buying tracker devices, including a suitable GPS.
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Follow us on Twitter
- Wellington SPCA
- You can now follow Wellington SPCA on Twitter! We have set up a rather nifty tweet service that automatically sends out a Tweet each and every time an animal becomes available for adoption.
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Yelling and screaming
- WCC Watch
- The face of 'Vibrant' Wellington Politics can be an interesting business, but when people think of political scandal, local government does not often come to mind.
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WOP Review: the $25 lunch at Finc
- The Wellingtonista
- For my first Wellington on a Plate meal deal, I decided to go to Finc, with the delightful company of a friend I'd just seen killed twice on Saturday night.
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Artificial turf is the election battleground?
- WCC Watch
- An article in today’s Wellingtonian has Cr John Morrison promoting his ‘ambitious plan’ to speed the development of artificial sports grounds in Wellington.
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Police investigate incident where woman dragged along a Johnsonville street
- Wellington District Police
- Police are investigating an incident in Johnsonville yesterday where a woman had her handbag...
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Changes to national age grade tournaments for 2010/11 season
- Cricket Wellington
- In significant changes to the New Zealand Cricket hosted national age grade tournaments for the 2010/11 season, the Men’s Provincial A, Under 19 and Under 17 national tournaments will be replaced by U18 and U23 tournaments.
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Seaweed and Green Bananas
- Keith Johnson
- MARGARET DAVIS FROM THE ISLAND BAY BEACH ASSOCIATION WRITES: Hi WCC Southern Ward CandidatesIn November 2008 we presented a petition to the WCC with 600 signatures (collected in two weeks) to have the beach cleaned at least in the summer months and after the Southerly Winter and Spring storms.
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Lambton Poll Results
- WCC Watch
- Well after a week of very intense voting, the Lambton poll results are in.
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Fields of dreams
- Mark Greening
- But as a coach of a Division 7 football team in Brooklyn, its been a frustrating year with the weather. All to often grounds are closed or games are called off. This is understandable, as its better not to cut the grounds up, and miss out on training or playing on those very same grounds for another 2 weeks or more.
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Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Environmental assistance for buildings
- Hutt Chick
- Eco Design advice is now available for those building residential housing in Lower Hutt.
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Why councils should be more responsible about resource consents
- Wellington Scoop
- The Wellington City Council seems to have found a very effective way of processing applications within a short time-frame – accept the application as it comes over the counter and approve it without notification. How simple is that?
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Martin Bosley's Yacht Club Restaurant wins Cuisine award
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
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Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Last chance to register for Cupcake Day!
- Wellington SPCA
- Today is your last chance to register to become a Cupcake Cook (and don’t forget, it’s free to register)! Cupcake Day is a fabulously fun way to support your local SPCA – bake some yummy cupcakes, sell them to your work mates, friends or family and raise much-needed funds.
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Super Friday!
- WCC Watch
- Well today’s the day nominations close.
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News for Sunday 22 August 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- ONE SERVICE NEXT SUNDAY 10 AMThere is only one morning service next Sunday.
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Future of Education
- Muritai School
- Accepted from Muritai School principals blog by feedreader
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Muritai Primary School, Oroua Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Cricket survey provides plenty to consider over the winter months
- Cricket Wellington
- At the conclusion of last season, Cricket Wellington surveyed its cricket community, seeking feedback as to how it was delivering grassroots cricket. The results provided plenty of material with which to analyse its performance, and improve upon certain areas of its delivery.
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Spaced Out
- The Wellingtonista
- The Film Archive Traveling Film Show is back in Wellington this week with a brilliant selection of space films sourced from their extensive collection. read more
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Board member applications open for YWCA Greater Wellington, due 8 Sept
- YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley
- Our YWCA is looking for two experienced women with business development, legal and finance skills – any age, any culture, any background.
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Porirua Police looking for man who exposed himself to teen in Tawa
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a teenager the weekend before last....
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Book yourself into the book fair this weekend
- The Wellingtonista
- Normally around this time our lovely Sue would be getting all rapturous about the Downtown Community Ministry's Annual Book Fair, but since she's rather busy, let me just tell you that the fair is happening again this weekend (August 21 & 22) at the TSB Arena, with doors will open from 9am to 4pm each day.
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First XI Wins Premier Final 2-1
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
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Candiate updates
- WCC Watch
- Nominations to stand for WCC close tomorrow, so expect a lot more news on candidates in the next few days.
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Weekly Report 22 August
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneOnly two things this week.REMINDER: CHANGE OF LOCATION SUNDAY 22 AugustWe are once again meeting at the Newtown Stadium this coming Sunday. Last Sunday Jillian went to Kilbirnie to collect all those who either didn’t know or forgot.
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Beating Rate Rises - If you cab afford it.
- Sharon Blaikie
- The WCC has sent out a notice reminding ratepayers of the GST increase in October and suggesting a way of avoiding that increase at least for this year by paying installments 2, 3 and 4 right away. A good idea - if you have the ready.
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Father’s Day - 5th September 2010
- Johnsonville Salvation Army
- Don’t work this Father’s Day - God gave you the day off! Instead, join us at The Salvation Army Johnsonville. We have giveaways and great coffee. You won’t want to miss the special morning tea. Take the day off and join us at 10:00am for this exciting Sunday for the whole family!
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Stop …
- Architectural Centre Inc
- Almost every time I catch a bus the thing that strikes me (other than the almost always lateness of Wellington buses), is how inadequate bus stops are in their design for shelter. It seems that I’m not the only one thinking this way …. With the invention of Adshel and its nasty advertising props parading, inadequately, as bus shelters, is there really any hope that public transport might become the prime mode of moving people around the city?
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Wgtn Rail Rap
- Auckland Trains
- A group of Wellington law students and graduates has created a You Tube clip about Wellington’s rail service and current level of service!
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
- Coastguard Mana
- Members are advised that the Annual General Meeting for Coastguard Mana will occur on: Thursday 16th September 2010 at 7.00pm (Upstairs meeting room) Mana Cruising Club Ngatitoa Domain Agenda items must be received in writing by the Secretary by Friday 27th August 2010. read more
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St Pat’s Silverstream Wellington Secondary Schools champions
- Wellington Club Weekly
- St Pat's Silverstream won the Premier 1 Wellington secondary schools final 21-13 against St Pat&...
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The knight and the mayor – the city elections start to become more interesting
- Wellington Scoop
- The Wellington election campaign just got a lot more interesting, with a report of a business leader shouting at the mayor during a press conference called to announce that Vibrant Wellington would not be nominating any candidates. It’s a complicated story.
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BNU Masters 3 v Seatoun PPL - 31st July 2010 at Adventure
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 1-1 (HT 1-0) This was a "home game" - Capital Football decreed that even Happy Valley was inadequate for the likes of us, and relocated the match to Whitby.
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Communication, non-communication
- Wellington Scoop
- Fifteen days ago we reported that the Wellington City Council had breached its design brief for the waterfront. Because this was a serious allegation, I referred it to the council and invited a response. Perhaps, I thought, the council might admit it had made a mistake. But since then: silence. The lack of response seems to be a sort of guilty plea from the council, which is usually quick to speak out in its own defence.
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Wellington City Council – Little Miss Muffet and Pinocchio
- Keith Johnson
- Just to follow on a little from my previous story about the Te Kopahou (Red Rocks) Reserve and the alleged treasonous behaviour of the voting public in Southern Ward in wanting to preserve its integrity. At the Strategy and Planning Committee meeting that I attended a couple of weeks back, senior Councillor Andy Foster (who is a sort of Pinocchio look-alike Muppet) laid it on heavily that the community owed the Council for the $750,000 that it had spent in purchasing the obsolescent Owhiro Bay Quarry for the Reserve.
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Wellington Secondary Schools Programme Underway
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The 2010 Wellington Secondary Schools Match Racing Programme has begun with seven schools currently training every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Each School team is using these sessions to prepare for the 2010 College Sport Wellington Match Racing Championships on the 18th and 19th of September.
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Matangi Train Launch Sept 9
- Auckland Trains
- Want have a look inside Wellington’s new Matangi electric trains? You will need to be at the Wellington central rail station on Thursday September 9.
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The Syntax of Wellington Political Space
- Eye of the Fish
- A quick post today to briefly introduce the subject that seems to have got some people excited: that the WCC has hired Space Syntax to map out conditions in Wellington’s CBD.
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Samaritans support suicide awareness
- Samaritans
- Samaritans have issued a media release in response to the coverage by the Chief Coroner on suicide rates. Please download the attachment to read more. To open this attachment you will need Adobe Acrobat which can be downloaded here.
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The Wellington mayoral election: how 17 per cent became a mandate
- Wellington Scoop
- If the first preferences of voters in the 2007 Wellington mayoral election could be illustrated, the photo would be a stampede away from Mayor Prendergast – 65 per cent for all other candidates to 35 per cent for the mayor. The numbers: 33,418 for the others, 17,910 for the mayor. The see-saw was firmly tilted away from her.
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Celia under fire
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post is reporting that Celia Wade-Brown is being investigated by the council for sending unsolicited campaign emails to council employees.
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Witnesses sought to Porirua hit and run
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police are seeking witnesses to a hit and run early last night on Mungavin Avenue....
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Do we need light rail to the airport?
- WCC Watch
- View This Pollcustomer surveys
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Getting burgered at WOP: The Greenman
- The Wellingtonista
- As my first taste of Burger Wellington, I decided to check out The Greenman because I had errands in the area, and their offering sounded quite delicious: Whiskey and Maple Lamb Burger Local lamb patty with lettuce, tomato and pineapple salsa on a shawarma bun, served with friesread more
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Wellington Police investigating firearm incident in Miramar
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington CIB is investigating an incident in Miramar on Friday night where a young man in his...
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First XV Wins Premier 1 Final 21-13
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
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Encroachments Episode Four (Final)
- Sharon Blaikie
- Councillors hearing submissions on the encroachment policy said that they hadn't realised the proposed changes would have on individual ratepayers.
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Quiet Frenzy at Wellington City Council
- Keith Johnson
- I went along to the Wellington City Council’s Strategy and Planning Meeting held on the 5th August. Among the items discussed was the future of the Owhiro Bay entrance to the Te Kopahou (Red Rocks Reserve). I have previously reported on the issue in a post dated 1st March 2010.
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Just Manners …
- Architectural Centre Inc
- Just as Manners Street is being ripped up (with the sort of silliness which means that the sunny side of the street will have the smallest width of footpath) it’s perhaps timely to have a think about the role the road has played in Wellington’s history. Just after the turn of the century (when Perrett’s chemist [...]
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Review: The December Brother
- The Wellingtonista
- The December Brother is the newest production from the SEEyD Theatre Company. It comprises of three mini plays, all linked with the common form of family and the search for truth. read more
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Single issue ticket fails to find a single candidate
- WCC Watch
- I was surprised to see in the news yesterday that Sir Bob has announced he won’t be backing (*cough* bankrolling *cough*) a candidate for the Mayoralty this year.
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Wellington is a cycling city
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- An early drizzly weekday morning in Wellington and there are still hundreds of people riding on the waterfront: There is some suggestion to make the cyclists go along Jervois Quay instead of the waterfront.
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Samaritans support suicide awareness
- Samaritans
- Samaritans have issued a media release in response to the coverage by the Chief Coroner on suicide rates. Please download the attachment to read more. To open this attachment you will need Adobe Acrobat which can be downloaded here.
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Wellington Rail Work Problems
- Auckland Trains
- In Wellington, work to upgrade the rail signalling system in preparation for the new Matangi trains ran into unexpected complications today.
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Popoalii helps spark Norths to a 24-5 Jubilee Cup final win over Poneke
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Two electric Buxton Popoalii tries and committed second half defence carried Northern United to thei...
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Wainuiomata capture second Hardham Cup with 31-10 final win over Avalon
- Wellington Club Weekly
- An ecstatic Wainuiomata won their second Hardman Cup since 2007 with a comfortable 31-10 victory ove...
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Huge disappointment for Sam
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- Parafed Wellington is deeply disappointed that one of its top elite athletes Samantha Eddie has been disallowed from competing at the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Canada.
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News for Sunday 15 August 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Healing Service Next Sunday 10.
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Kerry fires open salvo…
- WCC Watch
- Kerry Prendergast has launched a campaign website.
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More food reviews that you can stomach
- The Wellingtonista
- So y'all asked for more food reviews with pics, so today I am going to do short reviews of the following places: The Ambeli The Grill at the Duxton Lagerfield as a function venue St John's Restaurant I hope you don't mind that I've put them all in one post. read more
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Mass of the Assumption
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 13 August 2010: Formally attired and singing with pride, the College Chapel was filled for today's Mass of the Assumption.
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Victor Vito Speaks to Stream's Polynesian Students
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 12 August 2010: "Make your own plan, because you don’t want to a part of someone else’s plan" were the wise words of current All Black Victor Vito.
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Tin-foil hat candidate for the Southern Ward
- WCC Watch
- Seann Paurini has announced he is running for the Southern Ward. He is against “the proliferation of surveillance technologies” and the parking enforcement camera car. Oh well, at least he’s got a niche.
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It’s time for a spring clean
- Wellington SPCA
- Our Newtown animal centre is in dire need of a spruce-up! We’d love to brighten up our cat and dog runs, freshen up the rabbit hutches and clean up the cat houses. So, we’re on the hunt for donations of paint – unwanted tester pots, half tins, full tins - whatever you can spare will be gratefully received. You can drop in your donations to eitjer one of our animal centres anytime. Thank you!!
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A few quick bits and pieces…
- WCC Watch
- An interview on Wellington.
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Ideas for Wellington #2 thru #11
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- I pinched a map from this page on the Greens website.
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Lizzie has come home
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Just over one hundred years after she was built, in almost the same spot, Lizzie has returned home. On a lovely Wellington afternoon and with a spring tide sailing academy manager Matthew Wood joined Gavin Pascoe and his team of Lizzie supporters to tow her around to Clyde Quay Boat Harbour from Evans Bay. With a few strategic hits of a hammer the slipway jumped back into action and before you knew it Lizzie was back in her birth place. Gavin and his team will now begin restoring her back to her former glory and we look forward to her flying the club burgee and sailing again on the Harbour.
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“I think I’m in the running” says Bryan Pepperell
- Wellington Scoop
- Wellington is at a crossroads, with important decisions looming about the future of the city, says Wellington city councillor and mayoral candidate Bryan Pepperell. He lists Wellington’s pressing problems as council debt, energy and transport provision, and protecting the city’s natural and built heritage. We visited Councillor Pepperell at his home and asked him about his policies, his aspirations and his opinion of his fellow mayoral candidates.
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Adopt a pet from us today!
- Wellington SPCA
- We have over 300 animals currently in our care and many of these animals are available for adoption and in need of a new home right now! So, here’s your chance to make a fantastic addition to your family and to give an animal another chance in life. There are a number of ways you can check out our animals who are just waiting for their new forever home:
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Its about being smarter
- Mark Greening
- Smart cities attract smart people. And information technology (IT) is the power engine of smarter cities. From an economic point of view, cities have to rely on a smarter, more skilled workforce for competitive differentiation. Wellington cannot afford to have all its eggs in the “home of government” basket.
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Eat and eat and eat: win a voucher for the Occidental
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to Richard who you will find hiding away at Munchen Burger getting his borsct on. This week we've got our last prize to give away, thanks to celebrate Wellington on a Plate, thanks to the lovely Positively Wellington Tourism, we have a $100 voucher to The Occidental to give away.read more
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Mayoral poll results
- WCC Watch
- I’ve just closed our very first poll, concerning the mayorlty.
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Jubilee and Hardham Cup finals previews
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Jubilee Cup final preview: Northern United v Poneke A gladiatorial final between is predicted i...
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Changing the city landscape: Celia Wade-Brown focuses on the mayoralty
- Wellington Scoop
- Meeting places speak volumes. A fair trade clothing sale at Zeal is where mayoral candidate Celia Wade-Brown is scheduled to be on a Monday afternoon, and so that is where we meet her, to hear her plans for a greener and more sustainable Wellington.
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2010 Wellington Development team named
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Development team for 2010 has been announced. The team is: TJ Ioane (Old Boys...
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4000 Wellingtonians not enrolled to vote
- WCC Watch
- The city council are reporting that 4,000 electors have been removed from the roll as they have moved without updating their details.
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Doug Gorman Memorial Frequency Measuring Contest
- Wellington VHF Group
- Monday 6th September 2010 at 2100 NZST (0900 UTC) This year the contest will blend the old school rules with some improvements suggested by contestants, in particular Papakura Brach and Murray ZL1BPU, along observation made by past contest organizers Gavin ZL2ACT and Neil ZL2TNG. Please read the rules carefully as there are some key changes to the format. read more
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Lambton Poll
- WCC Watch
- The Lambton Ward is already looking crowded, with a few strong incumbents, and many eager challengers.
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Andy Foster ‘probably’ not running for mayor: ‘race between Kerry and Celia’
- Wellington Scoop
- Councillor Andy Foster has all but ruled out running for mayor in the upcoming local body elections. But as a long-term Wellington city councillor, he said he would consider running for mayor in the future and it was a job he could do well. And he did have a clear opinion on how this year’s candidates were shaping up: “I think it’s going to be a race between Kerry and Celia and we’ll see how it goes.
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Hard work pays off for new Firebird Joe Austin-Smellie
- Cricket Wellington
- Joe Austin-Smellie was a delighted cricketer this week upon being offered his Cricket Wellington playing contract for the upcoming season and sees it as an opportunity to take his game to the next level.
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Cricket Wellington announces first ten contracted players for 2010-11
- Cricket Wellington
- Fast bowler Leighton Burtt and wicket-keeper batsman Joe Austin-Smellie are the new players selected in the first group of Wellington Firebirds contracted players that was announced on Monday.
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Andy Foster interview
- WCC Watch
- The good people at Wellington.
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Missing Porirua teenager found safe and well
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police have this afternoon located Jessica Ross, missing for over a month.The 15 year-old...
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Jazz 'n Jam with Christchurch Boys' High
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- Wednesday 11 August 2010: Stream's Jazz Band jammed with members of Christchurch Boys' High School today as the Christchurch school passed through as part of their 2010 Road Trip. The Road Trip included participation at Blenheim's jazz-focussed Southern Jam Festival and visits to schools in Palmerston North and Wellington. Tonight they perform a concert in Wellington.
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First XI Score Emphatic Win over Tawa
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 11 August 2010: In a mid-week catch up game, Stream's First XI Football team faced third placed Tawa as they aim for the Premier 1 title. In a game played at pace on a firm, well-prepared Silverstream pitch Stream's solid defence and powerful attack was too much for Tawa. Two goals from Mitchell Blair and a hat-trick to Hamish Watson gave Stream a 5-1 final result.
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RWC Meets Its Waterloo
- Auckland Trains
- In Wellington, work is starting on Waterloo Quay to transform the pedestrian route between the cruise ship terminal and the city before the Rugby World Cup 2011.
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First Caption comp - Winner!
- Downstage Theatre
- Thanks to all of the entries for our first image caption competition in our enewsletter E-Stage!
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Weekly Report 15 August
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneREMINDER: CHANGE OF LOCATIONA reminder that this Sunday we are meeting at the Newtown Park Stadium. Go straight through Newtown to the end of the road and there it is.
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Year 9 Team Wins Wellington Road Relay
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 11 August 2010: On home ground at the old CIT campus, Stream's Road Relay Teams today competed in the Wellington Road Relay Championships.
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SW Annual Report
- Swimming Wellington
- The Swimming Wellington AGM is to be held at Pelorus House, 93 Hutt Park Road, Seaview at 7pm. Agenda, Remits and 2009 AGM minutes are available from the events calendar on this website.
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bryan pepperell interviewed on Scoop
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- See the interview with text on www.scoop.co.nz
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Another disappointing result in recent controlled purchase operation in Porirua
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Concerns grow for missing Porirua teenager
- Wellington District Police
- Concerns are growing for a Porirua teenager missing for over a month.Jessica Ross, aged 15, was...
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The Demand Management Baby and the Privatization Bathwater
- Keith Johnson
- WELLINGTON’S WATEROur local weekly newspaper the ‘Wellingtonian’ has flagged Water as a central issue in the forthcoming Local Council Elections in October.
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A Do Nothing for Cyclists Mayor?
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- With the new trains coming the Greater Wellington Regional Council is reviewing its policies for bikes on trains.
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Lower membership fees for YWCA Greater Wellington
- YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley
- This year, the YWCA of Greater Wellington is celebrating International Year of Youth and making their organisation more accessible for young women to join. YWCA of Greater Wellington’s Executive Director Makere Derbyshire says, “The YWCA here in Wellington is maybe one of the only organisations that has reduced its membership fee in this day and age, making it more accessible for women to be a part of the YWCA movement locally.”
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Why Wellington needs light rail, and why we can afford it
- Wellington Scoop
- One of the biggest daily problems facing Wellingtonians is transport – the simple act of getting from A to B, especially at peak times. In some areas even quiet weekends can be difficult. Yet the current mayor and councillors seem to have little idea of the extent of the problem, let alone how to fix it.
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Encroachments Three
- Sharon Blaikie
- Well for many years the Wellington City Council has charged ratepayers who beautify or build garages over Council embankments or roadside verges anything from about thirty to a few hundred dollars a year.
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Goulter focussing on Wanganui?
- WCC Watch
- As you may be aware, the news of Michael Laws’ retirement from the mayoralty of Wanganui prompted the Lambton Ward candidate, Jevan Goulter, to also put his hat in the ring for Laws’ job.
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Highlights aplenty from club cricket last season
- Cricket Wellington
- It’s that time of the year when last season’s Cricket Wellington files are archived, and a good time to take a look back at the many Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy club cricket highlights and statistics from last summer.
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First XV Make Premier 1 Final
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Saturday 7 August 2010: On a muddy, water-laden Wellington College pitch, Stream's First XV stepped up and made amends for their Traditional loss by beating Coll 12-10 with a solid, determined game in the Wellington Premier 1 semi-final. They now go on to meet Town on Monday evening for the Premier title at Porirua Park.
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Norths and Poneke to meet in Jubilee Cup final as Avalon upset Wests at the Cage
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Top qualifiers Poneke and first round Swindale Shield champions Northern United will meet at W...
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Be Bird Smart this spring with Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA
- At this time of year we receive hundreds of calls from the public who are concerned about a baby bird they have found out of its nest. In most cases these birds are not injured and are not in need of any extra care. In fact they often have a much better chance of surviving to adulthood if they are left in their own habitat. Wellington SPCA has put together some key points about baby and young birds to help you decide what to do if you find a bird out of the nest.
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Candidate updates
- WCC Watch
- I’ve updated our candidates page following a few emails we’ve received… Updated website details for a few candidates. Removed Andy Foster from the mayoralty race, I’ve been told he is only standing for his council seat, and his website seems to suggest this. Removed Rob Goulden from the mayoralty race, I’ve been told he is only standing for his council seat. I don’t dare question him.
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Kerry’s thoughts on design for Wellington
- WCC Watch
- Without Kerry Prendergast’s campaign being launched, there are scant few things to look at when deciding if you want to re-elect her.
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New Zealand's Next Top City
- The Wellingtonista
- Writing recaps of New Zealand's Next Top Model is something that I'd normally do over at Pretty Pretty Pretty, but since the first episode of Season Two was filmed in Wellington (nice work, Positively Tourism!), I thought I might put up some thoughts on all the places that they shot.
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Paying our Respects to the Islamic Community
- Keith Johnson
- MOSQUE OPEN DAY Today, Chris Lipscombe (NZ Labour Party Candidate for the Wellington Regional Council) and I took up the ‘Open Day’ invitation of the Kilbirnie Mosque.
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At Annette King's Rongotai Electoral Clinic at the Baptist Church, Island Bay
- Keith Johnson
- Lovely food - lovely people.Photo of Annette and myself with Dr Demissie and his wife. She has been in New Zealand for 6 years and he has recently joined her. They are recent settlers in New Zealand from Ethopia.What about someone giving them a real start and helping to find Dr Demissie a real job? They are really nice folk.
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Encroachments - Episode Two
- Sharon Blaikie
- Sidewalk cafes have graced the pavements of Europe for centuries.
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Its our heritage
- Mark Greening
- Some time ago I spoke about protecting our heritage.
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Squidward Tentacles washes up in Houghton Bay
- Keith Johnson
- As we all know (or at least those of us who have small children) Squidward Tentacles is an arrogant and egotistical 'octopus' who lives in an Easter Island moai and dislikes his neighbors (especially SpongeBob) for their child-like behavior. He enjoys playing the clarinet and painting self-portraits. Well, one of his close relatives washed up this rainy morning just down the road from our house at Houghton Bay. Jane helped drag it up the beach.
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Young Animal Ambassadors
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA’s Kid’s Club takes place every month and children aged 6-12 years can come along to take part in an afternoon packed with fun, educational games and activities and the chance to meet some of special animal friends.
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Question?
- WCC Watch
- Can you really claim to be working behind the scenes, if you’re going to put out a press release about it? Adam Cunningham thinks so.
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A poll!
- WCC Watch
- Okay, so it won’t be scientific, and it’s still very early days, but I thought it might be interesting to see what people think. Voting is open for one week. View This Pollonline survey
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News for Sunday 8 August 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- PATRONAL CELEBRATIONWorship, Breakfast, Serve, Lunch!!! Sunday 15 August, 8 am-2 pm What’s the Plan? 8 am Traditional service9-10 am Bacon and Eggs!10 am-1 pm Work on projects or pray support1 pm Celebratory lunch Why? What a great way to celebrate our Patronal Festival by worshiping, eating together and serving our community.
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Search on for foundation Principal
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- The Board has advertised the role of Principal.
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Encroachments - Episode One
- Sharon Blaikie
- Wellington is a hilly place - it's part of its charm - but it doesn't lend itself to nice neat sections.
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Wellington roads need tolls for cars
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- It seems the NZTA is to waste another $29 million dollars on State Highway 1 between Aotea Quay and the SH1/SH2 split, which is barely more than 3 kilometres.
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Site upgrade
- The Wellingtonista
- Hey all, just did a site upgrade (from Drupal 5.
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Jubilee and Hardham Cup semi-finals previews
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Jubilee Cup For match details visit Games & Results across the top of this page (teams will ...
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Rare duck seen in Waiwhetu Stream
- Hutt Chick
- A rare Brown teal (Anas chlorotis), or pateke, was recently spotted on Waiwhetu stream which had flown in from Zealandia in Karori.
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Fearless feline freed by the SPCA
- Wellington SPCA
- An inquisitive tabby cat is recovering well at home following an ordeal that left him trapped between the walls of his new home – a home he had been in for all of one day! Wellington SPCA Inspector Brett Lahman was called in to help rescue the fearless feline after he had clambered up inside a sealed chimney and then fell into a tiny crevasse between the walls of the house and the fireplace.
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Photos from Moore Wilson's Winter Series race day four
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
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Core council functions
- WCC Watch
- There is an interesting article in the Capital Times.
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Dividing Kapiti in two: “it’s madness”
- Wellington Scoop
- This is part of the new $500million expressway which Kapiti Coast residents are concerned will slice through the heart of their district, dividing east from west. The four-lane expressway is being planned by the New Zealand Transport Authority, but the image – showing four lanes cutting through a residential area of Paraparaumu Beach – wasn’t seen till campaigners obtained it by using the Official Information Act.
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Dunne: new trains need to be matched by new attitude
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne today said he was appalled by Tranz Metro’s “cavalier disregard” for Wellington’s 15,000 daily train commuters. Speaking after passengers were told by Tranz Metro that it would get them from A to B, but with no guarantees on the timeframe, Mr Dunne said the subsidiary of State-owned KiwiRail “needs to wake its ideas up”.
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Mayor Kerry speaks
- Eye of the Fish
- In response to a recent posting here on Eye of the Fish, and possibly in response to my slightly provocative comment that …. “It is increasingly difficult to write about design in a city which pays only lip service to it,” I’m pleasantly surprised that Mayor Kerry Prendergast has taken the time to add a comment to the posting. In case people have missed it, and because it is, after all, from the Mayor, I think it deserves a little more prominence and so, here it is:
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BNU Masters 3 v Stop Out Black - 17 July at Hutt Raceway
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 1-4 (HT 0-0) Stop Out requested that as they were having a club anniversary day they wanted each of their teams to play at their new grounds at Hutt Raceway, and we were agreeable to this.
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Vote for your Next Top Cat Model!!
- Wellington SPCA
- The 10 finalists have now been announced for New Zealand’s Next Top Cat Model and an ex-Wellington SPCA moggy is one of the them! Omar is not only a finalist in the competition, but is also top of the fundraising leader board having raised a staggering $1,145.
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Weekly Report 8 August
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EverybodySeveral critical messages from the Committee meeting on Monday evening -Relocation Relocation Relocation Sunday 15 and 22 AugustOn these two Sundays, we will be meeting at Newtown Park Stadium.
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Porirua Police seeking whereabouts of missing teenager
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police are keen to find out the whereabouts of a local teenager, missing for nearly a month...
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Fancy a night at the movies?
- Wellington SPCA
- Waikanae SPCA is holding a fantastic night at the movies to help raise much-needed funds.
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Eat and eat and eat: win a voucher for Sojourn at the James Cook Grand Chancellor
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to Tracey who wants to be burgered senseless but will also be enjoying a good time at the General Practitioner as well.
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Art, energy and bicycles
- Mark Greening
- Sometime ago I suggested that it would be a wonderful idea if Wellington looked at the Parisian bike solution.
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Porirua Police seek help to locate high risk offender
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police need help to locate a high risk offender who has failed to report to Probations....
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Adopt a cute cat or kitten this weekend
- Wellington SPCA
- We currently have over 120 cats and kittens in our Newtown animal centre who are all in urgent need of a new home.
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2010 Palmerston North Boys' High Traditional
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 28 July 2010: The last of the Traditionals for 2010 saw teams head north to Palmerston North Boys' High School.
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Media invitation
- Wellington District Police
- Tomorrow Social Development Ministry Chief Executive Peter Hughes and Police Commissioner Howard...
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Art Students work with Michel Tuffery
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 30 July 2010: Today, senior art students worked with acclaimed New Zealand artist Michel Tuffery.
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Two more for Lambton…
- WCC Watch
- Two more candidates have announced they will stand in the Lambton Ward.
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Not quite Wellington…
- WCC Watch
- Okay, so it’s not quite Wellington, but I think it’s well worth a read. Russell Marshall (remember him?) has decided to run for Mayor of Porirua City. Like all fresh, modern politicians, he has set up a Facebook page. Enjoy.
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More Photos from the People's Market
- Keith Johnson
- COURTESY OF EVA KAPRINAY
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I'd like to lodge a compliment, please
- The Wellingtonista
- I spent two weeks living on the 28th floor of a hotel in Tokyo when I was ten, and ever since then, I have been obsessed with hotels. As you probably know, here at the Wellingtonista, we're also very fond of free food and drink, so when the Travelodge invited us to for Cocktails & Canapes, of course we responded enthusiastically.
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News for Sunday 1 August 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- PATRONAL CELEBRATIONWorship, Breakfast, Serve, Lunch!!! Sunday 15 August, 8 am-2 pm What’s the Plan? 8 am Traditional service9-10 am Bacon and Eggs!10 am-1 pm Work on projects at Karori Normal School or pray support1 pm Celebratory lunch Why? What a great way to celebrate our Patronal by worshiping, eating together and serving our community.
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Double cricket and rugby international Eric Tindill passes away
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington’s Eric Tindall, who played five cricket Tests in the 1930s and 1940s and one rugby international in 1937 and also umpired and refereed cricket and rugby Tests, has passed away. He was 99.
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National System Award 2010 - Historic Places
- Wellington VHF Group
- The Hamilton Amateur Radio Club Branch 12 NZART from 1 January 2010 to 7 February 2010 presented the National System Award 2010 - Historic Places, based upon the original idea by Wellington VHF Group, and in association with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
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Wellington rugby and cricket great EricTindill passes on
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Rugby Football Union and Cricket Wellington are this week paying tribute to Wellingto...
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New opening times for Newtown
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA’s Newtown animal centre is closed every Tuesday until 11.
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Yummy cha?
- The Wellingtonista
- A group of eight of us went to Yum Cha on Saturday at Regal, above SMK on Courtenay Place, because I had a massive craving for chive pancakes.
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Matangi Hits The Tracks
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s first Matangi electric train has landed on the Wellington tracks, its new home.
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Light rail – compare and contrast
- WCC Watch
- The Press is today running a story about Jim Anderton (Chch Mayoral aspirant) slamming Bob Parker’s (sitting Mayor) plans for light rail and an integrated underground bus interchange in the Christchurch CBD.
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The Northern Lights
- WCC Watch
- The Northern Ward could be one of the more interesting contests come October with the real likelihood of at least one new councillor from the area.
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A few small goings on…
- WCC Watch
- In lieu of any substantial news, here are a few tidbits… Allan Probert has announced that he is endorsing Celia Wade-Brown, and that is his main reason for withdrawing from the Mayoral race and focussing on the Eastern Ward.
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- Keep up the good work !!! 69417@gmail.com
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Poneke grab top spot and win Andy Leslie Trophy with gutsy win over HOBM
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Poneke held on to earn top spot for next week's 2010 Jubilee Cup semi-finals with a gutsy 21-14...
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BNU Pretenders v Tawa 1st August 2010
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- GONE WITH THE WIND… TAWA 7 – BNU PRETENDERS 3 (1st August) Hmmm – the gale force winds didn’t really work in our favour today.
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Uni Rowing Champs 2010 – Waihola
- Victoria University Rowing Club
- University Rowing Champs (previously known as University Games) 2010 was held on the beautiful Lake Waihola, a freshwater lake just north of Milton in Otago.
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