Archive / July 2010
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At the People's Market - Good Folk who Want a Change
- Keith Johnson
- A GREAT MORNING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILI set up stall this morning at the Newtown People's Market and chatted to a very large range of local folk - raising the issues that I think frame the forthcoming Local Elections for the Wellington City Council (WCC):CARING ABOUT COST - Making sure that the Council improves its financial governance and acts more prudently given:1.
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Last round dogfight for Jubilee and Hardham Cup playoff places
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 22 Vodafone Wellington Lions players selected for this Sunday's ITM Cup opener against Tasma...
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NZ Labour - Curry & Quiz at the Island Bay Bowling Club
- Keith Johnson
- A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALLI have to report that the Ranchod-led 'Gandhi's Warriors' table only came second in the Quiz - even though it included the two candidates Paul Eagle and Keith Johnson.
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Jack Yan: youngest mayoral candidate has ambitious plans for Wellington
- Wellington Scoop
- Although well acquainted with the business world, Jack Yan is a new face in Wellington politics. At 37, Mr Yan is the youngest mayoral candidate this year. He was born in Hong Kong before moving to Newtown at the age of 3, speaks four languages and has traveled widely. With a background in the fashion and environmental industries, he definitely intends to shake things up if elected after his first mayoral campaign.
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Hoko Kai on the Waterfront
- The Wellingtonista
- Te wiki o te Reo Maori is drawing to a close, with the finale being held at the markets on the waterfront this Sunday.
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Ideas for Wellington #1 – Bikepaths across the Cake Tin concourse
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This is the first in a series of ideas for Wellington, which will be mostly bicycle, and public transport related.
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1st Matangi Train Arrives
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s first Matangi electric train has arrived in New Zealand.
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Mayor Ogden and credit card use
- Hutt Chick
- Credit card spending by our elected officials has been in the news quite a bit recently.
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Team Lists for Saturday 31 July
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Team lists are now available for tomorrow's round Seven Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup games.
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Last round dogfight for Jubilee and Hardham Cup playoff places
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- The 22 Vodafone Wellington Lions players selected for this Sunday's ITM Cup opener against Tasman won't be playing club rugby this weekend, but the rugby played in the final round of Jubilee and Hardham Cup matches without them promises to be as hard-fought as ever.
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James Franklin commits to Wellington Firebirds for 2010/11 season
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds have secured the services of James Franklin for the 2010/11 domestic cricket season.
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Wellington Waterfront Park gets Seal of Approval
- Keith Johnson
- SLEEPY SEAL SNOOZES IN CENTRAL WELLINGTON [by Hannah Hurely, The Dominion Post, 29/07/2010]Wellingtonians may have noticed a surprise visitor in Waitangi Park this morning - a sleepy seal.
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Cupcake countdown
- Wellington SPCA
- There’s only one month to go until we all go cupcake crazy!! This is your chance to show your support for Wellington SPCA - and it’s so easy to get involved! You can register online to become a Cupcake Day cook or just get baking and donate the proceeds from your sales to us.
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Set your brain on fire with Ignite
- The Wellingtonista
- So many presentations are like really really weak broth, with only a hint of actual content floating around in far too much weak sauce.
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Weekly Report 1 August
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneA report from Jillian on the Novelty event last Sunday. I had caught yet another cold and went to the gym and stayed inside the rest of the day feeling sorry for myself.
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Island Bay School - Te Kura o Tapu te Ranga
- Keith Johnson
- ABOUT ISLAND BAY SCHOOLIsland Bay School has a roll of over 400 pupils aged 5 to 11 years, in classes Years 1 to 6 (Standard 4) distributed over about 17 class rooms.
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Celia for Mayor website launched…
- WCC Watch
- Just a quick post, we’ve noticed that Celia Wade-Brown has launched her campaign website. It looks rather, uh, good. Anyone seen any signs of Kerry’s campaign yet?
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Still Off its Trolley
- Keith Johnson
- I have been out an about 'on the stump' campaigning and will splice in a few local issues that are coming up in conversations with voters.First, those clanking Trolley Buses are becoming even more unreliable as they constantly de-wire.
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Pounding the Broken Pavements
- Keith Johnson
- There are plenty of broken footpaths out there which present dangerous obstacles for mum's with strollers and their toddlers - and those who are infirm or disabled (examples from Eden Street).
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Traffic Conflict at School Pick-up
- Keith Johnson
- School drop-offs and pick-ups are a nightmare for distracted working parents.
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National Education Standards - Rush Scores ++
- Keith Johnson
- AT A PACKED MEETING TONIGHT .
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July Meeting at the Porirua Emergency Management Office
- Wellington VHF Group
- July Meeting is at the Porirua Emergency Management Office.
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Strong representation of Wellington club players in ITM Cup squads
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The ITM Cup kicks off this Thursday night with Taranaki hosting Northland in New Plymouth and Wellin...
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Its a money grab
- Mark Greening
- Anyone have a balcony on their apartment? Does it encroach over council land (eg, footpaths, roads, etc)? Well, if you do you might be interested to learn that our council is proposing to substantially increase encroachment fees.
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Assembly - Jazz Band, Language Excellence and Football Caps!
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Tuesday 27 July 2010: Today's assembly acknowledged the achievements of sports and language students, with the school jazz band "strutting their stuff" under the direction of Mr Eddie Petersen, Director of Music.
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Band Substances
- The Wellingtonista
- An unfortunate number of Wellingtonistas are rather fond of making rather terrible puns quite frequently, which means a lot of my time is spend making "Badoom chish!" sounds.
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Less Mahi, more Kai
- The Wellingtonista
- You know how there is often cool free stuff happening at lunchtime if you have your ear to the ground (actually Twitter may well be the modern digital jungle drum or smoke signal if you know how to fossick and filter, or you could just just follow us on Twitter).
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WSC International student Hareen Silva enjoying Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington School of Cricket’s new international student Hareen Silva has quickly adapted to life in Wellington, where he is studying at Whitereia Polytechnic and waiting for the start of the cricket season
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Island Bay / Southern Ward - It's just So Beautiful !!
- Keith Johnson
- PHOTOS FROM 2010 'PAUL WADE-BROWN MEMORIAL PHOTO COMPETITION'
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Eat and eat and eat: win a voucher for the General Practitioner
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to Nicole and her fantail for winning our Rata competition.
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Weekly Club Roundup - 24th July 2010
- Oriental Rongotai Football Club
- A disappointing 36-22 loss to Petone sees our Premiers in sixth place and out of semi-final contention but in the early game at Petone our S1st’s kept up their charge to the semis with a good win over Petone and continue to lead the grade! All other grades including the Juniors were cancelled but Premier College Rugby was played with a win for Scots and a loss for Rongotai.
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Indoor Stadium options
- Eye of the Fish
- In the interests of being a good citizen, and supporting the search for another possible site for the TSB Arena should it chose to relocate away from it’s foreshore-grabbing frontline position (surely the most pointless place for a ‘black box’ to be), I thought it may be useful to research some other sites around town that have been mooted.
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Interislander Special
- Vodaphone Wellington Lions
- Interislander and the Vodafone Wellington Lions have created an exciting and affordable opportunity for you to join us at Westpac Stadium on Sunday 1 August for the Vodafone Wellington Lions first game of the ITM Cup season against Tasman.
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Noodle noodle noodle
- The Wellingtonista
- Not that it needs any pimping by us, but thought you should know that Wagamama in the Meridian building on the Waterfront is giving away free noodles today from 12 - 2.00pm. We are talking don buri, udon and beef noodle salad here people, well worth waiting in line for if you have the time. Behold the line at 11.30am last year....
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Wicket keeping sessions with Chris Nevin available
- Cricket Wellington
- Chris Nevin, former BLACKCAP, is willing to share his wicket keeping secrets with you. With more than 100 first class games for Wellington, he is our most experienced wicket keeper and he has many tips that can help improve your game.
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No Go Partly Tomorrow
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington bus drivers’ wage talks are hopefully coming towards a successful end.
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Leighton Burtt joins Wellington for 2010/11 season
- Cricket Wellington
- Fast bowler Leighton Burtt will play his cricket in Wellington during the 2010/11 domestic cricket season. The 26-year old former New Zealand U19 player Burtt joins Wellington from his home province Canterbury, whom he has played four consecutive seasons for since his debut for the Wizards at the start of the 2006/07 season.
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A pedestrian’s view of the world
- Mark Greening
- A lot of heat is coming from citizens, and now businesses, over the manners st debacle.
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Light ideas
- Mark Greening
- Where do I stand on light rail? If its 20 years away, its a red herring for this election.
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Upper Hutt draw with Norths; wins for Poneke, HOBM and Petone in sixth round thriller
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The battle for semi-final spots in the 2010 Jubilee Cup will intriguingly go down to the last round ...
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Upper Hutt draw with Norths; wins for Poneke, HOBM and Petone in sixth round thriller
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- The battle for semi-final spots in the 2010 Jubilee Cup will intriguingly go down to the last round after a dramatic day of sixth round matches, that saw Upper Hutt hold on to draw with title favourites Northern United and decisive wins for Poneke, Hutt Old Boys Marist and Petone.
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A note on the regional council
- WCC Watch
- Daran Ponter, a Labour candidate for the Wellington constituancy of the Greater Wellington regional council has left a note asking if we will also be covering the regional council elections (and I’m sure it won’t be long until someone asks about the DHB!).
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Go West – Looking at Onslow-Western
- WCC Watch
- The Onslow-Western Ward must be a daunting beast for any prospective candidate.
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Wgtn Rail Milestone
- Auckland Trains
- I’m blogging from the Wellington Railway Station where Wellington’s rail development reaches a milestone this weekend. At the entrance to Wellington Station, new railway signalling systems are being commissioned as one of the final steps in the installation of a third main line.
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Bad Manners
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s $11.1m Manners St bus project is taking shape but local businesses are complaining.
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Elliott will lead Firebirds in 2010/11
- Cricket Wellington
- Grant Elliott has been named as Captain of the Wellington Firebirds for the 2010/11 domestic cricket season.
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The misery of Manners Street, and Willis Street, and Taranaki Street
- Wellington Scoop
- There were lots of men at work in the disintegrating Manners Mall this afternoon. But after Matt Calman’s exposé in the DomPost, I didn’t see any of them asleep on the job. I did notice, however, that some of the workers were saving the bricks which had been ripped up from the pedestrian mall – perhaps they’ll be used again when councilors next change their minds about Manners Street.
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News for Sunday 25 July
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Evening Alpha CourseHave any of your acquaintances been asking questions about faith? Alpha is an opportunity for anyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting over ten thought-provoking weekly sessions.
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Rebels in so many ways
- The Wellingtonista
- Remember the good time y'all had last year at the TAWAs? Sure, a lot of that was us up on stage, but also, it was the Klezmer Rebs, playing rollickingly good tunes.
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Vodafone Wellington Lions beat Canterbury in Pre-season match
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- The Vodafone Wellington Lions defeated Canterbury 25-19 in Christchurch on Friday afternoon as part of their preparations for the 2010 ITM Cup.
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'Blakey'
- Brooklyn School
- Tickets are available for the screening of 'Blakey' which is produced and directed by Mark Albiston. Thursday 5 August at 7.45pm at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets are $20 and available from the school office. (See flyer on news page)
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Semi-finals assured for frontrunners if they win this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Leading trio Poneke, Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist will all be assured of places in the J...
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Vodafone Wellington Lions team to play Canterbury in ITM Pre-season match
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- The Vodafone Wellington Lions team to play Canterbury at Christchurch in an ITM Cup pre-season Cup match on Friday 23 July is:
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Semi-finals assured for frontrunners if they win this weekend
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Leading trio Poneke, Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist will all be assured of places in the Jubilee Cup semi-finals with a round to spare if they win this week, but the fates of the other four remaining playoff contenders are wide open heading into the sixth and penultimate round set of matches.
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Team lists for Saturday 24 July
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Team lists are now available for Round 6 of the Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup.
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Vodafone Wellington Lions team to play Canterbury in ITM Pre-season match
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- The Vodafone Wellington Lions team to play Canterbury at Christchurch in an ITM Cup pre-season Cup match on Friday 23 July is:
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Men Behaving Badly
- Hutt Chick
- In Auckland there has been a completely dysfunctional relationship between the Auckland City council and Auckland Regional Council.
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Wade-Brown standing for Mayor only
- WCC Watch
- Today Celia Wade-Brown has put all her cards on the table.
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Raising debt
- Mark Greening
- Do you get the feeling our city might have suddenly realised its in a bit of a financial hole? Only a few days after the announcement parking wardens will be armed with cameras to bill more unsuspecting offenders of public safety, we now learn 4 experts from the USA are here to teach the council about alternative ways to raise more debt to fund development.
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So’oialo to lead Vodafone Wellington Lions in ITM Cup
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Vodafone Wellington Lions have named their squad for the ITM Cup which kicks off at Westpac ...
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Weekly Club Roundup - 17th July 2010
- Oriental Rongotai Football Club
- Mud Mud Mud A 14-8 loss to Hutt Old Boys Marist leaves our Premiers having to beat Petone and MSP in the next two weeks-we did it in the first round so fingers crossed! Elsewhere our Senior 1st remain top of the table and our Colts secured a hard fought 6 point win over HOBM.
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The Good Morning show
- Wellington SPCA
- Once a month we have a slot on TV One’s Good Morning show when we get to talk about animal welfare and take along some of our animals in need of homes.
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Eat and eat and eat: win a voucher for Rata Cafe
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to Angus who won last week's prize.
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Questions and answers for the fishheasd magazine interview
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- An interview with Mayoral candidate Bryan Pepperell1.
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In Touch - July
- Johnsonville Salvation Army
- To read the latest “In Touch” Click here The latest Issue contains articles titled: “The Solidarity of Sin” “Just Economics… The big business of punishment” “Just Courts and prisons…” “Just theology…The great interrupter” And “Just thinking… The streets and suites of crime”
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The Big Shwop in Wellington, 25 July @ St James Theatre
- YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley
- Just one week to go till The Big Shwop – New Zealand’s largest eco-fashion event! The Big Shwop brings together lots of great people and their wonderful wardrobes for an afternoon of shopping – shopping that doesn’t make a dent on your bank account or your conscience.
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2010 Town-Stream Exchange Programme
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 21 July 2010: The annual Stream-Town Exchange happens today in venues across the city.
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2010 Stream-Town Traditional Exchange
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 21 July 2010: Results from today's annual exchange with St Patrick's College Town: Badminton - Lost 0-6 Road Race - Lost on countback 2nd XI Hockey - Won 4-2 Under-15 Rugby - Won 25-22 Colts Football - Won 11-0 Senior Basketball - Lost 30-104 1st XI Hockey - Lost 1-2 1st XI Football - Won 1st XV Rugby - Lost 3-19 {gallery}2010/TownExchange/gallery{/gallery}
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Weekly Report 25 July
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneTwo important notices this weekFirstlyTimes Theatre Moulin Rouge(1952) Wednesday July 28 6.
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Mt Victoria/Mt Cook candidates meetings
- The Mt Victoria Residents Association and Mt Cook Mobilised are convening joint community events for local residents to meet and question the candidates for the upcoming local body elections. This year there will be two meetings, both held at the Crossways Community Centre in Roxburgh Street: Local Lambton Ward candidates meeting on Tuesday 14 September at 7:30pm Mayoral candidates meeting on Thursday 16 September at 7:30pm
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Cats on the radio
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington Access Radio 783am was the first community radio station to be established in New Zealand and has been broadcasting since 1981 from studios based in central Wellington.
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Name change for new school
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- On 7 June the Board Chair, Rory O’Connor, said that the Board was considering the name for the school.
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Review: Mark Twain and Me in Maoriland
- The Wellingtonista
- In 1895, an elderly, ill Mark Twain embarked on a world lecture tour, in order to earn enough money to pay back the $100,000 debt he held.
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Don’t shelve community libraries
- Hutt Chick
- The seven community libraries have been under threat by Cr Roger Styles in the past, and now Cr Max Shierlaw is suggesting they go.
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Bonus point wins see Poneke on top, Petone stay alive
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Bonus point away wins for Poneke and Petone and other results going their way have seen these two clubs emerge as the significant winners of a sodden fifth round set of Jubilee Cup matches played around Wellington on Saturday.
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BNU Pilsner v Miramar Rangers 17 July 2010
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- At 2.25pm Miramar Rangers comprised a sorry rain-soaked crew of six players, so how easy it would have been for Pilsner to claim the points and warm up for the rugby with a few jars in the comfort of the pub. But hey, you turn up and you want to play, rain or shine - and amazingly so did they. By 2.45pm the home team had amassed ten players, one of whom was a mate of Carl’s who had just come along with us for a look-see, so it was game on, reffed by Smithy, albeit in the wrong colour jacket.
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BNU Masters 3 v Naenae Pace 3 July 2010 at Naenae
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU Masters 3 v Naenae Pace, 3/7/10 at Naenae 0-2 (HT 0-0) As I complained last week, we only seem to get cancelled when scheduled to play the teams down at our level.
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Wellington's rates out of control
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Recently I asked for the compounding rate increase for residential property over the last five years from the city council´s CFO. My records from 1 July 2003 to 30 June to 2004 show my rates at $1275.69. They are now $2204.52. That’s close enough to 73 percent and I pay for my own rubbish. The figure I was given by the CFO was 45 percent.
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Film festival frenzy
- The Wellingtonista
- I am not going to see a single film at the Film Festival.
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Bonus point wins see Poneke on top, Petone stay alive
- Wellington Club Weekly
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Marion’s a Good Sort
- Wellington SPCA
- Marion hard at work ... Marion Stretch is one awesome woman. Watch last night’s ’Good Sort’ on TV One to find out just why Wellington SPCA (and plenty of others) think she is simply fabulous!! Watch the show here (best viewed in ’HIGHER QUALITY’)
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Its time to address some problems
- Mark Greening
- Everyone in our city supports a good cause.
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Have a wander around some wool
- The Wellingtonista
- There are craft markets that happen occasionally like Craft 2.
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Wellington Gully Progress
- Auckland Trains
- The NZTA will begin exploratory work soon on identifying solutions to address congestion and improve traffic flows on the Ngauranga to Aotea Quay section of the planned Wellington Northern Corridor Road, which extends from Wellington Airport to Levin.
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1st Wellington Train Shipped
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s first new Matangi electric train has left on a ship from South Korea and will to arrive in the capital in about three weeks.
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Term 3
- Brooklyn School
- We look forward to seeing our students on Monday 19 July for the start of term. We welcome new staff members Bex Lintott and Suzy Pfahlert.
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Lizzie almost back home
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Lizzie has arrived! Thanks to many generous donations, she was trucked down from Auckland yesterday and is now on the hard at Evans Bay, stirring up a great deal of interest. Before long, she will be sitting on the slipway at Clyde Quay for her restoration, no more than 20 feet away from where she was built 101 years ago.
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Expressions of Interest called for Ngauranga to Aotea Quay Project
- The NZTA will begin exploratory work soon on identifying solutions to address congestion and improve traffic flows on the Ngauranga to Aotea Quay section of the Wellington Northern Corridor Road of National Significance.
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Wellington XV v Manawatu Pre-season Opener
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- Wellington is set to embark on their much-anticipated 2010 campaign.
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Deb and Sam’s Cupcake extravaganza!
- Wellington SPCA
- Two of Wellington SPCA’s fantastic volunteers, Deb and Sam, are lending huge support to Cupcake day on August 30. Not only are they going to be baking beautifully designed cupcakes but they have also created a website specifically for the event, where you can pre-order your cupcakes online. Check out their website for all the information.
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Wellington Film Festival opens tonight!
- The Wellingtonista
- It’s never been a tougher time to be running a film festival.
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Massive weekend for rugby in Wellington
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- The best of grassroots and professional rugby is on show in Wellington on Saturday. A mouth-watering fifth round set of Jubilee and Hardham Cup club matches in the afternoon is followed by the second Tri-Nations Test at night between the All Blacks and South Africa at Westpac Stadium.
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Massive weekend for rugby in Wellington
- Wellington Club Weekly
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July 2010 Newsletter
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- Important dates Mid Term Break The centre will be closed for the whole of next week.
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Matariki Celebrations 2010
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- This year’s celebration of Matariki culminated on the last day before mid-term break with a trip to Te Papa where the children (and teachers!) thoroughly enjoyed a special Matariki session at Story Place.
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July 2010 Newsletter
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- Important dates Mid Term Break The centre will be closed for the whole of next week.
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Matariki Celebrations 2010
- Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre
- This year’s celebration of Matariki culminated on the last day before mid-term break with a trip to Te Papa where the children (and teachers!) thoroughly enjoyed a special Matariki session at Story Place.
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SuperLink - Transport 2000
- Architectural Centre Inc
- We’ve recently been given a copy of the SuperLink proposal by Transport 2000, which was a well thought-out proposal for Light Rail transport in Wellington. All rights are reserved to the original authors : Daryl Cockburn, Brent Efford, & Kerry Wood for Transport 2000, and the Inter-Professional Group. We are very grateful for the chance to publish this scheme again, and get some more publicity for the Light Rail concept.
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Weekly Report 18 July
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneMessage from Rob Sutton, one of the co-founders of the ClinicHello from Western Australia & a big thankyou for keeping the Marathon Clinic dream alive.
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BNU Masters 3 v Uni Bombers, 19 June 2010 at Nairnville
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 0-2 (HT 0-1) Thanks to creative scheduling by Capital Football, our second meeting with Uni Bombers was only 4 weeks after the first, and with a couple of cancelled games as well, we had played only once in the interim.
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Making our communities safer
- Mark Greening
- Council have recently proposed a change to the Mt Vic bus tunnel that will allow more buses to use it.
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Rex Richardson
- Wellington Brass Band Inc.
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Purchase tickets for Brendon McCullum's book launch
- Cricket Wellington
- Twenty20 cricket is a phenomenon that has taken the world by storm and there are few people as qualified to offer an insiders look as Brendon McCullum. Join us for the launch of McCullum's new book and meet the man in person.
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White Ferns on The Erin Simpson Show today
- Cricket Wellington
- Looking for something to do these school holidays? Then make sure you tune into The Erin Simpson Show on TV2 today to catch a glimpse of White Ferns Sophie Devine and Nicola Browne.
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Rex Richardson
- Wellington Brass Band Inc.
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Bunny bonanza!
- Wellington SPCA
- This week (10 - 18 July) is ‘Bunny Hop’ week.
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Pet Paramedics
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA’s Kid’s Club takes place every month and children aged 6 to 12 years can come and take part in a whole heap of animal-related fun educational games and activities.
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Eat and eat and eat: win a voucher for Elements Cafe
- The Wellingtonista
- We already told you how excited we are about the upcoming Wellington on a Plate festival, and now we're even more excited to announce that we're working with Positively Wellington Tourism to help you get the most out of the event.
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10 Steps to Downstage with Maaka Pohatu
- Downstage Theatre
- Maaka is one of the Faces to Watch in our new season brochure, and with good reason. He was last featured at Downstage in Taki Rua's Strange Resting Places, and we're delighted to have him back for Mark Twain and Me In Maoriland.
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Team members wanted
- Downstage Theatre
- The recruitment market is still pretty tight, but we've got just over 3000 vacancies for Mission Control staff here at Downstage in Nov and Dec this year.
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Weekly Club Roundup - 03rd July 2010
- Oriental Rongotai Football Club
- Those Saveas’ are something else! Not only was Ories IRB World Under 20 Player of The Year Julian strutting his stuff on Polo 1 but next door on Polo 2 father Masena was showing why he is remembered so fondly by the older members.
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Where did I stick my Stadium?
- Eye of the Fish
- Following swiftly on from the news that Wellington Waterfront is even thinking of demolishing the existing stadium, comes the question: If not there, then where? Its clear that the current site can’t cope with much more expansion, given that it is quite a large building already, and I can’t see anyone being particularly happy at the big shed getting even bigger or shedier.
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A Tale of Four Matches This Time...
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Oops - I have been a bit lazy with the write-ups! Las Vegas is now a distant memory and I’ve forgotten a lot of what happened in the games so I’m thinking this will be brief (and hopefully not too fictional)…! It’s also worth noting that we’re still waiting for some proper commentary from somebody who actually played on the Queen’s Birthday weekend game – any volunteers…?!? ;-)
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Basin Reserve Solution
- Architectural Centre Inc
- At last - Basin Reserve, the Movie: ac-basinreservecomp It has taken us a while, and we still haven’t got a sound track, but at long last we have uploaded our movie on a possible solution to the impasse on the Basin Reserve. Please feel free to forward this link to anyone you might think would be interested.
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Tight at the top after epic fourth round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Another hotly contested round of Jubilee Cup matches, including a 23-23 draw between Northern United...
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News for Sunday 11 July 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Evening Alpha CourseHave any of your acquaintances been asking questions about faith? Alpha is an opportunity for anyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting over ten thought-provoking weekly sessions.
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Tight at the top after epic fourth round
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Another hotly contested round of Jubilee Cup matches, including a 23-23 draw between Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist, has created a logjam at the top of the points table after a month of round-robin rugby. With just three weeks to play until the 2010 semi-finals, and with Vodafone Wellington Lions squad members unavailable for the last round, the race to the playoffs is all on.
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Apartments Dead
- Eye of the Fish
- As the song went, “there’s a fine, fine line between pleasure and pain”. And so it is with the apartment market in Wellington, and my compulsion to write on this blog. One minute it seems like its not worth continuing with the blog as nothing much is happening on the Wellington construction scene, and the next minute – oh my god, they’re reporting about possibly tearing down the Event Centre, about apartment projects going phut, about Soso Apartments causing the death of the entire apartment scene in Wellington, the end of the Parade Cafe, the luxurious Pet Palace costing pussy an arm and a leg, and many more.
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"The Battle of the Cutting" Oriental Rongotai v Poneke Preview
- Oriental Rongotai Football Club
- At the Polo Ground, Oriental-Rongotai and Poneke resume their eastern suburbs rivalry in another important clash for each of their semi-finals prospects, with the winner going a long way towards a playoff berth in a tightly bunched field.
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Drifting inflatable with nobody on board
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Fri, 09/07/2010 - 11:25 - 13:15 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 1 A shore-side witness reported a drifting red inflatable boat with no one on board.
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Water conservation in the pipeline?
- Hutt Chick
- It is great to see that Capacity is fixing water leaks, but we could be doing so much more to conserve water and save residents the cost of a $142 million dam.
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Good Manners - Just mind your step….
- Architectural Centre Inc
- Following the councils decision to ignore everyones advice except from those that agreed with them they have lost no time in commencing the change process in Manners Mall. New pedestrian calming measures have been introduced into the centre of the mall which also perform more than adequately as holding pens for paving contractors looking to gather up pavers from beneath the pedestrians feet and redistribute them to a place more deserving.
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Taekwon-Do world champs receives boost
- International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand - Wellington Region
- Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today that the government will contribute $100,000 towards the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships in March 2011, following news that New Zealand will host the event in Wellington in March next year.
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Saint Tait wins 2010 Most Valuable Player Award
- Wellington Saints
- Exodus Saints guard Lindsay Tait wins his second Most Valuable Player Award for his performance in the 2010 Season
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Team lists for Saturday 10 July
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup team lists now available for this weekends action.
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Crunch weekend for semi-final hopefuls in round four
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- With the business end of the 2010 Wellington club rugby season fast approaching, both the Hardham and Jubilee Cups look set to go down to the wire over the final month of round-robin play.
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Crunch weekend for semi-final hopefuls in round four
- Wellington Club Weekly
- With the business end of the 2010 Wellington club rugby season fast approaching, both the Hardham an...
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Hop to it!
- Wellington SPCA
- Wellington SPCA is experiencing a sense of déjà vu.
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Speak up
- Wellington SPCA
- Animal Talk TV is a new, live-streaming online TV channel supported by the SPCA and is dedicated to animals and features heaps of documentaries, programmes and cartoons.
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Undo the top button on your pants
- The Wellingtonista
- It's time to eat eat eat! The programme for Wellington on a Plate has been launched, and it is making us mighty hungry.
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Review: Mauritius
- The Wellingtonista
- I tried stamp collecting when I was younger.
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Weekly Report 11 July
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneNew Clinic Member! Lucas – four weeks old. Congratulations to committee member Aubrey Rota and his partner. (We may have to wait for a bit before Lucas turns up for a Sunday run).
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AREC SAROP OPeration Coffey
- Wellington VHF Group
- Wellington VHF Group AREC was called in for Land SAR Operation Coffey in the Akatarawa Forest Park on Monday. A number of AREC members from the region assisted and the search had a successful outcome at 5:30 pm on Monday evening, with the missing party being found found by a SAR team on foot. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3886708/Lost-biker-used-ferns-for-warmth read more
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I just can't get you out of my garden
- The Wellingtonista
- Here at the Wellingtonista we'd like to think we have a fairly diverse range of readers, but perhaps we don't cover enough of the really pop side of pop culture.
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Smell the 'glove
- The Wellingtonista
- It may not be what we were expecting from a "West Hollywood lounge experience", but all that money certainly has ensured that Foxglove is a vastly more impressive visual experience than the ol' Loaded Hog. But a bar is not just about the pretty, so how does it stack up? See what the 'fly thinks after the jump. read more
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Saints Take Out 2010 Championship
- Wellington Saints
- Exodus Wellington Saints shut out an unlikely last-minute Waikato Pistons comeback to secure their first national basketball title since 2003 with an 82-79 win.
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Poneke end MSP’s unbeaten run with stunning come-from-behind victory
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Poneke grabbed one of the more sensational Wellington club rugby victories at Kilbirnie Park on Saturday, coming from behind late in the match to pip neighbours Marist St. Pat's 23-21. In a dramatic finish to their third round Jubilee Cup clash, Poneke came back from a 6-21 deficit after 75 minutes with two converted tries and a penalty at the death to complete a stunning turnaround.
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Poneke end MSP’s unbeaten run with stunning come-from-behind victory
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Poneke grabbed one of the more sensational Wellington club rugby victories at Kilbirnie Park on Satu...
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Winter Series 2010 - Race 2 RESULTS
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- A big turn out of 87 riders.
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Checking out the checkins
- The Wellingtonista
- Since location-based social media website Foursquare became available in here in November last year, iWellingtonians have taken to it with enthusiasm.
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News for Sunday 4 July 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Evening Alpha CourseHave any of your acquaintances been asking questions about faith? Alpha is an opportunity for anyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting over ten thought-provoking weekly sessions.
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Back to basics
- Mark Greening
- Its time to remove the smell.
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Sweet Voices Fill Chapel in House Singing Competition
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 2 July 2010: Stream's Chapel was an appropriate setting for today's House Singing Competition where each House sang Kyrie Eleison (Greek for "Lord have mercy") and a hymn of their own choosing.
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Wellington U18 Trialists named
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- The trial for the Wellington Under 18 Representative team will be held at Maidstone Park on Sunday 18 July. Players are asked to assemble at 11am for a 1pm kick off.Players will be provided with jerseys for the trial but are asked to bring all other gear they require. Showers will be available at the completion of the trial. A full list of trialists are:
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Call For Wgtn Light Rail By 2020
- Auckland Trains
- A Greens Wellington city councillor today announced she is standing for that city’s mayoralty – and on a light rail policy.
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Creative capital
- Mark Greening
- We need to make Wellington the creative capital of New Zealand.
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Vodafone Wellington Lions in the community… Where will they be next?
- Vodaphone Wellington Lions
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Julian Savea voted the world's best junior
- Vodaphone Wellington Lions
- Wellington outside back Julian Savea was on top of the rugby world recently when he won the 2010 IRB Junior Player of the Year award following New Zealand's emphatic IRB World U20 title win in Argentina in June.
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Jubilee and Hardham Cups to heat up despite wintry conditions
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The worst conditions of the season last week created some of the most gripping rugby to date, with t...
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Julian Savea voted the world's best junior
- Vodaphone Wellington Lions
- Wellington outside back Julian Savea was on top of the rugby world recently when he won the 2010 IRB Junior Player of the Year award following New Zealand's emphatic IRB World U20 title win in Argentina in June.
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Jubilee and Hardham Cups to heat up despite wintry conditions
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- The worst conditions of the season last week created some of the most gripping rugby to date, with the bands of hardy spectators ringing the sidelines of all the Jubilee and Hardham Cup venues treated to a series of pressure-cooker contests and tight results in trying conditions.
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Vodafone Wellington Lions in the community… Where will they be next?
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Team Lists for Saturday
- Wellington Rugby Football Union
- Team lists for tomorrow's Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup games are now available.
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