October 2010 - Wellynews

Wellington Seminar and Grading
- 31 Oct 2010
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- Takase-Shihan (7th Dan) will be visiting Wellington for the weekend of 6-7 November 2010. Registration and training will start at 9am Saturday. Sensei will arrive at 10am. Seminar times for both days are 9am – 4pm (tbc). Registration fee (tbc).
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New councillor says: bike to the future
- 31 Oct 2010
- Hutt Chick
- Hutt City’s new Councillor, Lisa Bridson puts her bike where her mouth is.
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Bits and pieces…
- 31 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post ran with a front page story on Lonely Planet rating Wellington the 4th coolest capital in the world.
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Remember, remember your pets on the fifth of November
- 31 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Please remember your pets during the firework festivities.
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Remember, remember your pets on the fifth of November
- 31 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Please remember your pets during the firework festivities.
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Who’s the coolest of them all?
- 31 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- So, the news is out – on the front page of the DomPost, an advertising colour supplement, and banners all along the Golden Mile: Wellington is the “coolest little capital in the world”.
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End of Year Community Celebration
- 30 Oct 2010
- Brooklyn School
- The end of year community celebration will take place on Monday 13 December 5.30pm. (Weather permitting)
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Wellington Firebirds trial matches on Sunday and Monday
- 30 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Firebirds trial matches on Sunday and Monday
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More Halloween fun in Thorndon ...
- 30 Oct 2010
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- For those of you who didn't make it to Hill St Farmers Market today for the Halloween festivities (or even if you did!), we're throwing an impromptu Halloween Party in Katherine Mansfield Park in Thorndon at 3pm tomorrow (Sunday).
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Year 9 and 10 HRV Zone tournaments in January
- 29 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Year 9 and 10 HRV Zone tournaments in January
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NZCT Secondary Schoolgirls Wellington Regional Playoff this Sunday
- 29 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- NZCT Secondary Schoolgirls Wellington Regional Playoff this Sunday
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Junior club cricket starting this weekend
- 29 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Junior club cricket starting this weekend
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Trotman Trophy 2010
- 29 Oct 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 29 October 2010: After much verbal sparring in earlier rounds, the final of the Trotman Trophy for impromptu debate was decided today.
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Welllington Region Gillette Cup Semi-finals on Sunday
- 29 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Welllington Region Gillette Cup Semi-finals on Sunday
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Trotman Trophy 2010
- 29 Oct 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 29 October 2010: After much verbal sparring in earlier rounds, the final of the Trotman Trophy for impromptu debate was decided today.
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Do I cry or do I smile?
- 29 Oct 2010
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- As a citizen, rate payer and long time resident of Thorndon I would like to seek clarification from the Thorndon Residents Association (TRA) on the progress made by the Wellington City Council to resolve the issue of the historic precinct and the matters relating to its proposed requirements to ‘police’ renovation and building within the area.
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Its IT stupid
- 28 Oct 2010
- Mark Greening
- 100 billion pounds. Roughly 300 billion NZ dollars. That’s what the IT sector is worth in the UK. It is nearly rivaling the UK’s financial sector. Will those in central and local government realise they need to be fostering a similar industry in Wellington? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/oct/28/net-worth-100bn-uk
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On the increase
- 28 Oct 2010
- Mark Greening
- Library fines at Wellington library are going up from 1 November.
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Slash and burn: Dom Post talks up councillor pay cuts
- 28 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post reports that Mayor Celia Wade-Brown may cut councillors pay but also give each councillor at least one portfolio.
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3rd Matangi Arrives
- 28 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- The third new Matangi electric train unit has arrived in Wellington.
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Wairarapa Area Commander to take up role of Director of Sport
- 28 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Area Commander Inspector John Johnston is to take up the role of Director of Sport,...
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News for Sunday 31 October 2010
- 28 Oct 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Next Sunday 7 November, Alistair Davis, CEO of Toyota New Zealand will be speaking at the 10.
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Wade-Brown makes her mark
- 28 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- I find it somewhat frustrating that much of the reporting on the new council structure will focus on councillor’s remuneration, but I guess given the modern political environment of expense scandal after expense scandal, we should hardly be surprised.
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The not-so-secret lives of dancers
- 28 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- The Royal New Zealand ballet’s been getting itself all kinds of attention lately, like with their Lady Gaga dance on YouTube, and the TV show The Secret Lives of Dancers.
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Firebirds to the fore in club cricket
- 27 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- A century to Wellington Firebirds skipper Grant Elliott helped pave the way for Naenae Old Boys’ opening One-Day Pearce Cup win over Karori on Monday.
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Fran Wilde re-elected as GW chair
- 27 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- While they haven’t updated their website yet (the new councillors are yet to be added), Greater Wellington Regional Council have just announced that Fran Wilde has been re-elected as the council’s chair for the coming triennium. I doubt anyone will be surprised.
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Dom Post wait until swearing in day to rain on new mayor’s parade
- 27 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Today we posted on the Wellington City Council’s plans to cut 10% from its budget to pay down debt.
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Government Minister goes troppo over council’s poison plans
- 27 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Government Minister and United Future leader Peter Dunne has attacked the Wellington City Council and Kaori Wildlife Sanctury’s plan to poison Zealandia’s upper lake and streams with Rotenone.
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Wellington Blaze news 27 October
- 27 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze squad concluded their winter work with a very good victory over a Central Districts selection at Manaroa Park in Palmerston North over Labour weekend.
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Weekly Report 31 October
- 27 Oct 2010
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone, I trust everyone appreciate the wry humour of the Met Office who told us that we would be having three days of glorious sunny weather last weekend. It is such wit and jest that brings joy and pleasure into our otherwise drab and dreary lives.But I digress.
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Art Monsters
- 27 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- If you’re yet to venture down into the catacombs of Mygalaxi gallery at 39 Dixon St, this weekend might be a good opportunity.
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Flim Wellington!
- 27 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- We get to keep The Hobbit.
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An orderly handover of power
- 27 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- In a democracy the handover of power can be fast and brutal.
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K Records documentary & Mirah at Happy
- 26 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- A double dose from the influential and inspiring K Records out of Washington DC.
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Big cuts coming at Wellington City Council
- 26 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- It looks like Chief Executive Garry Poole is taking a leaf out of George Osborne’s (British Chancellor of the Exchequer) book rather than compatriot Bill English and is seeking 10% cuts at the council to fund a growing debt balance, projected to be $360 million next year.
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Jackson will never make the Hobbit on my watch
- 26 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Who said that? a) Simon Whipp; b) Robyn Macdonald; c) Arthur Scargill; d) The Chairman of NewLine cinema The answer is d).
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Wellington On Screen
- 26 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- NZ On Screen – the brilliant website dedicated to putting New Zealand film, television and music video online – is celebrating its second birthday.
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Rocky for sure
- 26 Oct 2010
- Eye of the Fish
- On a lovely summer day like today, the last thing you want to be doing is sitting inside – but there is one conversation going on today that we should be talking about – The Rock.
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Porirua Station Upgrade Starts
- 26 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- Porirua is next in line for Wellington’s train improvements.
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Test debut beckons for McKay against India
- 25 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Left arm fast bowler Andy McKay is one of three Wellington Firebirds players named in the BLACKCAPS 15-man Test squad for November’s three-Test series against India
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McKay in Test Squad for first time
- 25 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Left arm fast bowler Andy McKay is one of three Wellington Firebirds players named in the BLACKCAPS 15-man Test squad for November’s three-Test series against India
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Eastern Suburbs begin Pearce Cup defence with 10-wicket Twenty20 win
- 25 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Eastern Suburbs begin Pearce Cup defence with 10-wicket Twenty20 win
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Yacht requiring assistance returning to Mana
- 25 Oct 2010
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Mon, 25/10/2010 - 15:00 - 18:00 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 2 Yacht returning from Marlborough Sounds.
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get excited and buy things
- 24 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Spring is in the air and Craft2.
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Small runabout broken down amongst the rocks
- 23 Oct 2010
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 23/10/2010 - 17:25 - 19:30 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 3 Coastguard were called by police to assist a small runabout that had loss it's engine.
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A place for blokes to be blokes
- 22 Oct 2010
- Menz shed Wellington
- Grab this Dominion Post article about Wellington MenzShed guys. Just ignore the photo!TOP
- Accepted from Menz shed Wellington posts 133 months ago
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Porirua Police locate Jessica Ross
- 22 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police have located missing teenager Jessica Ross earlier this afternoon.The 15 year-old,...
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Deputy Mayor elect Ian McKinnon prepares to cane Ray
- 22 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post reports that Celia Wade-Brown has nominated Holden Astra fan Ian McKinnon as Deputy Mayor.
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A mouse calls Mayor Celia a dragon
- 22 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
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YWCA movie fundraiser: Made in Dagenham – Tues 2 Nov, 8pm at Penthouse in Brooklyn
- 22 Oct 2010
- YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley
- The YWCA of Greater Wellington invites you to join us for a fundraising screening.
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Book launch 31 October - A Tingling Catch: A Century of New Zealand Cricket Poems 1864-2009
- 21 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Book launch 31 October - A Tingling Catch: A Century of New Zealand Cricket Poems 1864-2009
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Woodcock not resting on laurels
- 21 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2009/10 season was a successful one for Wellington Firebirds all-rounder Luke Woodcock but he’s not resting on the accomplishments of seasons past as he prepares for the season opener in Napier on 9 November
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Roads not light rail looks set to dominate short-term agenda
- 21 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Troops in mud – not unlike a visit to the Buckle Street war memorial on a rainy day.
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Concerns growing for missing Porirua teen Jessica Ross
- 21 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police are growing concerned for the safety of missing teenager Jessica Ross.The 15 year-...
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Ms Wade-Brown goes to Parliament
- 21 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Something Kerry Prendergast would never do but new Mayor Celia Wade-Brown went down to Parliament on Wednesday to join the 22,000 protesters showing their distain for National’s pro-employer industrial relations policies.
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Labour weekend opening times
- 21 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Our Newtown animal centre is open as usual this Saturday and Sunday (23 and 24 October). On Monday 25 October it will be open from 10am to 4pm for adoptions and retail only. Our Waikanae animal centre will be open as usual from Saturday to Monday. A full list of our normal opening times are available here.
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News for Sunday 24 October 2010
- 21 Oct 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Next Sunday Guest Preacher Nigel JukesWe are privileged to have Archdeacon Nigel Jukes preach at our service on Sunday 31 October, 10.
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MenzShed 22 October
- 20 Oct 2010
- Menz shed Wellington
- Tom Says Make More Use of the Shed Tom White the Wesley Community Worker who is one of our founding members wants to see the more use made of the Shed.
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Will you play, baby?
- 20 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Wellington five-piece The Thomas Oliver Band have spent the past few years touring and playing live throughout New Zealand with the likes of Fat Freddy’s Drop, Gin Wigmore and Britain’s Oli Brown.
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A leading Wellington artist Barry Thomas is being evicted by WCC for his art
- 20 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Barry Thomas has been on the Wellington art scene since the 1970s.
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Litigation mad WCC fights 758 tenancy cases in less than 4 years
- 20 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Government report Bigcities showed that 10 of New Zealand’s 12 largest cities have council supplied social housing.
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Wellington Police urge motorists to take it easy this long weekend
- 20 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Police are urging motorists to take it easy on the roads in and around Wellington this Labour...
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What If; The council elections had been FPP
- 20 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post today reports that businessman Graham Bloxham wants “to start a conversation” about the single transferable voting system.
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DomPost reports on WCC 2040 report
- 20 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Following on from our comprehensive coverage of the report on Tuesday, the mainstream media have picked up on the report today, Thursday.
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Get 65% off Wellington Firebirds HRV Cup tickets
- 20 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Starting at 12noon today (Wednesday), and finishing at 11.59am tomorrow (Thursday), you will be able to purchase tickets to all five Wellington Firebirds’ home Twenty20 matches for the amazingly low price of $35.
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Who got tha funk?
- 20 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Fancy some funk? Want to support Wellington SPCA? Well now’s your chance. Giving up Food for Fido is a huge night of funk, soul and afrobeat with Dunc tha Funk, Kenese, Don Luchito, Radar, Colynjah and Howie D. Entry is by donations of tinned or boxed animal food and towels or blankets which will all go to the SPCA. Easy. See you there.
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Bumper season of club cricket starting this weekend
- 20 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- The club cricket season starts this Saturday with a Twenty20 round for all Intercity Men’s grades. The Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy grades will also play a One-Day 50-over round on Labour Day Monday
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Weekly Report 24 October
- 20 Oct 2010
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneTwo items concerning members for this week –End-of- Year DinnerCommittee member Bill Buxton has been assiduously beavering away at organising this.I have visited the Istanbul Restaurant in Cuba Street and pencilled in booking for 60 people.
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Cards, Calendars & Diaries
- 20 Oct 2010
- Brooklyn School
- Order forms for the items showing your child's artwork need to be in by 28 October. Download an order form from the News page.
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Volunteers needed for our Annual Street Day Appeal
- 19 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Can you support Wellington SPCA? Our Annual Appeal Street Collection is just over three weeks away and we need your help! Because we don’t recieve any direct government funding, the donations we receive from our supporters are really vital to us and allow us to continue with our work. Last year we raised a record $52,000 and it would be simply fantastic if we could beat that record this year. We will be collecting on Friday 12th November in Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti and on Saturday 13th November in Lower Hutt. We’ve heaps of places available for volunteers on the day – you can collect for an hour or two or be a coordinator looking after a team of collectors at a particular site. If you want to support Wellington SPCA – this a great way to get involved. Please contact Trina at Trinah@wellingtonspca.org.nz or phone her on 04 389 8044 ext 816. Thank you!!
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Kaitoke walk fund raiser for landmine survivors
- 19 Oct 2010
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Despite howling gales and rain it was a pleasant walk in the dense bush of the Kaitoke Regional Park (Waterworks) on Sunday morning 19th October at 9.00 a.m.
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Why I Want To live In Wellington!
- 19 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- Good, fast, reliable, frequent public transport including light rail -and a more pedestrian-friendly city including banning cars into the inner city.
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Kerry’s $46 million swansong causing blinding rage
- 19 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The DomPost reports that Kilbirnie’s half-built indoor sports centre has a roof producing dangerous levels of glare for nearby residents, and potentially pilots at the nearby international airport.
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The man in the pub
- 19 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Have I mentioned that the 14 foot poster guy Adam Cunningham got 380 first preference votes in Lambton Ward, 15 more than the bottom ranked guy Kris Price who didn’t campaign at all. No. Well I just did.
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Screaming Jets play Wellington, Sept/Oct 2011
- 19 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- No, this is not a post on the Aussie hard rock band Screaming Jets.
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Upcoming Adam Art Gallery exhibitions…
- 19 Oct 2010
- Architectural Centre Inc
- DESIGNS FOR LIVING Long Live the Modern New Zealand’s New Architecture, 1904-1984 Mladen Bizumic From Cube To Ball (Chapter 2) Lisa Crowley National Projects Louise Menzies Letters to Students of the Radiant Life Adam Art Gallery Victoria University of Wellington 23 October—17 December 2010 / 25 January—6 March 2011   Opening this Friday 22 October 2010, 6pm   Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Professor of Fine Arts and [...]
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Looking at Wellington with 2040 vision
- 19 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Feedback on the Council’s 2040 project has been released this week.
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It’s the final countdown
- 18 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Wellington City Council announce that it’s only six weeks until Manners Mall is no more and the buses will be zapping back and forth under their shiny new wires.
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Who owns the heritage Norfolk Pine at high risk of extinction?
- 18 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- On October 21, we posted a story about a rare public notification process for a resource consent being sought to chop down a heritage tree in Khandallah.
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Gordon Campbell’s take on local body politics
- 18 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Veteran journalist Gorden Campbell’s analysis of the local government election results is well worth a read.
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Lower Hutt Police seek woman on warrant to arrest
- 18 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Lower Hutt Police are looking for 22 year old Tessa Peka, who has a warrant for her arrest....
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Lone ranger shoots back
- 18 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post reports that Prime Minister John Key told TVNZ’s Breakfast programme the suggestion he was becoming a lone ranger was “a load of rubbish”.
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Wellington’s super secret super city report set for release in November
- 18 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- In the leadup to the recent local body elections, the regions’ mayors met in secret in October to consider a report on amalgamation.
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Getting hooked on cricket with the Firebirds
- 18 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- A nationwide Cricket Players’ Association initiative called Hooked on Cricket that introduces cricket to non-traditional cricket communities came to Porirua in Wellington last Friday and the Wellington Firebirds squad was part it.
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Brett Lee joining Wellington Firebirds in HRV Cup
- 18 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Champion Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is joining the Wellington Firebirds for December’s HRV Cup domestic Twenty20 competition and will play five round-robin games and also be available for the final on 2 January.
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Review: Inuit Time
- 18 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- While the Wells Group’s pro-unemployment installation piece continues to anger and bewilder ordinary, hardworking Kiwis, artistic mastermind Tao Wells continues to, er, work.
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Manners Buses In 6 Weeks
- 18 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- Problems have plagued the planned Manners Mall bus route development but the Wellington council is still working on it starting in six weeks, on Sunday November 28.
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Parliamentary inquiry into 2010 local government elections
- 17 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- On Thursday, 14 October the Justice and Electoral Select Committee resolved to initiate an inquiry into the 2010 local authority elections, a regular inquiry it undertake every three years.
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Amesbury School Proposed Enrolment Zone
- 17 Oct 2010
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- Amesbury School, Amesbury Drive, Churton Park will open in Term 1 2012.
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Attack of the greenie hordes
- 17 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Celia Wade-Brown’s campaign adviser Kent Duston has made a big impact this year and last.
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Community meeting in Churton Park
- 17 Oct 2010
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- Amesbury School is on track to open in Churton Park in Term 1 2012The Establishment Board of Trustees is holding a meeting to:• introduce the foundation Principal, Dr Lesley Murrihy• present plans for the design of the school• share information and respond to questions about the proposed enrolment zone.
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Light Rail - How Much and Who Pays?
- 17 Oct 2010
- Keith Johnson
- COSTS ON THE HEAVY SIDE FOR LIGHT RAILFurther to my post of 6 July 2010 ‘Light Rail and avoiding a Heavy Burden’ and the recent election of our new ‘Green’ Mayor of Wellington on a Light Rail development manifesto, I will be keeping a strict eye on cost issues on behalf of ratepayers over the coming months.
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Japan City: the fruity fruits of globalisation
- 17 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- The former Hallensteins building on Cuba Mall has been undergoing a bit of a facelift, getting rid of its cute and interesting 1980s post-modern facade and replacing it with something that looks a lot less interesting (sob!) But what’s lost in the building has partly been made up for with its cheerful new tenant, the [...]
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Getting off parking tickets – ask your council how
- 17 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- This year’s Ombudsmen annual report to Parliament, tabled last week, had an interesting discussion on the disclosure requirements around the rules governing parking ticket waivers (page 39).
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Sir Ken Robinson - Animated.
- 16 Oct 2010
- Muritai School
- Accepted from Muritai School principals blog 148 months ago
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Metropolitan city council polls are becoming our ‘mid-term’ elections
- 16 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The people have spoken and the last two years may not have been the easy ride polls have indicated.
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Paul Eagle tells the truth about DomPost howler
- 16 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- In response to our post on the “six rebel” councillors story, Cllr Eagle has replied and put a bomb under the entire Dompost article on Friday, which I see has been repeated again on Saturday.
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Garry Poole is our dear leader, for now
- 16 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Weekend Dom Post ran a story about the outgoing Mayor’s final day, farewell tour of council offices, and drinks with staff.
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WCC’s angry communications
- 16 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Now that we have a new, inclusive and some say “cuddly” Mayor, can we expect to get more friendly and inclusive communications from the Wellington City Council itself.
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News for Sunday 17 October 2010
- 16 Oct 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Guest Preacher Nigel JukesWe are privileged to have Archdeacon Nigel Jukes preach at our service on Sunday 31 October, 10.
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The Beneficiary’s Office
- 16 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Artist and provocateur Tao Wells is causing a mighty ruckus with his new art installation project, The Beneficiary’s Office. As part of the Letting Space programme – which pairs artists with unused commercial spaces – Wells has established a corporate office for the Wells Group, a PR company which argues that the unemployed are more [...]
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Silver Hill Climb Ride Report (Clive B)
- 16 Oct 2010
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- Silver Hill Climb Ride Report 16 October 2010 I challenged myself, as one does, to ride up and over the Aka’s three times on Sunday 16 October 2010.
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- cycling

Tory paper smear campaign or inexperienced new Mayor
- 15 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- This morning the Dom Post reported that Mayor elect Celia Wade-Brown had not contacted a substantial number of councillors, despite having plenty of time to cycle round Civic Square on her push bike.
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- elections-2010
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- wellington-city-council

WCC Wifi: Restricted, censored, limited
- 15 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Back at the start of the election campaign, to much fanfare, the then Mayor Kerry Prendergast and Trade Me announced in September an initiative to bring free Wifi to the waterfront.
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Statement to WCC Watch from the Office of the Mayor
- 15 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- It appears the Dom Post’s story on candidate profiles was not entirely accurate.
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- wellington-city-council

Boat drifting and unable to start while diver in the water
- 15 Oct 2010
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 16/10/2010 - 09:30 - 11:30 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 2 Diver went for a dive from a 14ft fibreglass boat close to shore in Hongoeka Bay.
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Oriental Rongotai Sunday Showcase - 7th November
- 15 Oct 2010
- Oriental Rongotai Football Club
- Oriental Rongotai are putting together a 'skill showcase' on Sunday 7th November at The Polo Ground, Park Rd, Miramar at 2:00pm for 'rugby playing' school leavers or for anyone that just wants to 'have a go'.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Junior House Rugby 2010
- 14 Oct 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 14 October 2010: Junior House Rugby continued today with a fast and frantic match between Chanel and Trinity, a last minute try from Chanel tying the score at 15-all. With Marist beating Patrick 20-15 with a last minute try yesterday, the next few rounds promise to be very exciting.
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Wanted: room to rent – a very special plea
- 14 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- We want to make a very special plea on behalf of one of our very special dogs and a rather special volunteer.
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Cricket Wellington and Kilbirnie Sports extend partnership for another three years
- 14 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is pleased to announce that Kilbirnie Sports have extended their long term and loyal relationship with them for another three years
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Three new selectors on Wellington Firebirds panel
- 14 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Three new selectors on Wellington Firebirds panel
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Morrison and Morrison made life members of Cricket Wellington
- 14 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- John Morrison and Bruce Morrison were made Life Members of Cricket Wellington at the association’s twelfth Annual General Meeting, held at the Basin Reserve on 13 October.
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Wellington City parking supremo dies in Sydney
- 14 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The founder of Tenix, Carlo Salteri, died on Tuesday night in Sydney, aged 89 according to a Sydney Morning Herald report.
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New and Re-elected councillor profiles
- 14 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The DomPost today published mini profiles of all the new and re-elected Wellington City Councillors.
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Freedom of information – WCC is the worst city council in the country
- 14 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Wellington City Council is the worst city council in New Zealand accounting for 17% of all Local Government and Official Information Act complaints to the Ombudsman.
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Green MPs jump on the bandwagon, late
- 14 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- It’s amazing how people love success.
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Porirua Police investigating disappearance again of Porirua teenager Jessica...
- 14 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police are again investigating the disappearance of local teenager Jessica Ross.Porirua...
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Lower Hutt Police seek man after Prison Recall Warrant issued
- 14 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Lower Hutt Police are looking for 34 year-old Aaron Hamish Sullivan, wanted on a Prison Recall...
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Wheel Stylish: the Cycle Chic Fashion Show
- 14 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Fabulous fashion + beautiful bikes + Wellington women = Wheel Stylish! Bikes are back baby (not like they actually went anywhere) and there is *such* a range of cycling experiences to be had.
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Waikanae is celebrating!!
- 14 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- The weather’s not looking too flash for the weekend, so why not bring a little sunshine into your life? Head up to our Waikanae animal centre and help them celebrate their 20th anniversary.
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Bowden raring to go ahead of new season
- 13 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- A winter off freshening up and working part-time has left Wellington Firebirds all-rounder Dewayne Bowden hungry for action when the season starts in less than a month from now
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Cricket Wellington Annual Report 2009/10
- 13 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2009/10 Annual Report is now online
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Congratulations Celia
- 13 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Wellington has a new mayor in Celia Wade-Brown, ending Kerry Prendergast’s three term run. In the end she pulled through with a majority of 176 votes, which will hopefully be enough to starve off a recount – Wellington does not need that right now.
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Reports coming in that Celia has won
- 13 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Details to follow.
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Lunchtime Refuge
- 13 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Lunchtime Refuge, originally uploaded by dubh.
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Mayor Kerry’s last words
- 13 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Statement from Mayor Kerry Prendergast “It has been a fantastic honour to be Mayor of Wellington for the past nine years.
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All hail our new Green mayor
- 13 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Earlier this afternoon, final results for the Wellington mayoral election were released.
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Sun Araw (US) w, Orchestra of Spheres Thursday at Happy
- 13 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Another excellent show on this Thursday – you can even make it after Flying Nun at City Gallery Wellington.
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The College Cricket Review draft final report
- 13 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- The College Cricket Review draft final report
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Celebrate a green Wellington with a green weekend
- 13 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Admission to Wellington’s Kaori wildlife sanctuary, known by ad executives at the top end of town as Zealandia, is free for all locals this weekend. See your rates being spent and enjoy a breath of fresh air at the same time.
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Red-head Green Wade-Brown gets Gold
- 13 Oct 2010
- Eye of the Fish
- Well that was a surprise! Here in Fish City we get little in the way of advertising blurb from candidates, and so I was pleasantly surprised to see the result come through on the wire that we have a new Mayor.
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Weekly Report 17 October
- 13 Oct 2010
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneUpdate on the Quiz Night from Andrew JohnsonRob - just a quick note for the WMC newsletter from the trenches of the Khandallah Montheiths Pub Quiz this week:
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Greens Win Wellington Mayoralty
- 13 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- Another public transport advocate has taken one of the top metropolitan mayoralties.
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Zealandia is freelandia
- 13 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- This weekend – 16 and 17 October, admission to Zealandia is free! Admission to Wellington’s world-first wildlife sanctuary, ZEALANDIA, is free for all locals this Saturday and Sunday! We are now 15 years into an incredible journey to restore a corner of NZ as closely as possible to the way it was before humans arrived.
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Live Brazil Festival 2010
- 13 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Oi Galera! The 2010 Live Brazil festival kicks off tonight and runs until Sunday night. There will be Brazilian music, dance, and food — what more could you want? Most events will be at Estadio on Blair St (the former Temperance) but tonight’s performances are at Te Papa. Check out the programme.
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Wellington district underage alcohol sales sting disappoints Police
- 12 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Two controlled purchase operations carried out across the district recently have disappointed...
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775 heart beats to go
- 12 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Radio NZ reports that election officials are checking 775 special votes to ensure they qualify for the counting stage, due to start on Wednesday afternoon. Some 963 special vote ballots were sent out, but 188 have been disqualified because they were not returned on time. It’s getting close to the end. Is your heart fluttering?
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Heritage tree to be axed in Khandallah
- 12 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- It’s time to stand up and be counted.
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Matangi Tested Under Own Power
- 12 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- The first new Matangi train has gone up the Johnsonville Line under its own power.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Free astronaut photo shoot this Thur!
- 12 Oct 2010
- Downstage Theatre
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What’s up between Onslow candidates Mike and Andy
- 12 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- What’s up between Mike Flemming and Andy Foster and why do some candidates feel the need to mass email the rest of the candidates post election with their gripes (see Thomas Morgan below)? Is it a case of sour grapes? And when will some tell Mike not to put the message in the title space? Mike contested the Onslow-Western Ward and obtained 567 votes.
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A poor politician blames the electoral system
- 12 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Following on from comments in yesterday’s Dom Post, they have followed up today with a front page story with Kerry blaming STV, not Celia, for any impending defeat (and her language seems to suggest she sees defeat as inveitable).
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Music vs Art = Open City
- 12 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Flying Nun artist Grayson Gilmour City Gallery is currently exhibiting Roundabout, a major collection of bold, bright and wicked-as works from emerging artists from around the world.
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2010 Freewave Round Two Results
- 11 Oct 2010
- Wellington Windsurfing Association
- The Freewave returned to Plimmerton for round two of the 2010 series.
- Accepted from Wellington Windsurfing Association News 72 months ago by feedreader
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2010 Freewave Round Two Results
- 11 Oct 2010
- Wellington Windsurfing Association
- The Freewave returned to Plimmerton for round two of the 2010 series.
- Accepted from WWA news 80 months ago by feedreader
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2010 Freewave Round Two Results
- 11 Oct 2010
- Wellington Windsurfing Association
- The Freewave returned to Plimmerton for round two of the 2010 series.
- Accepted from Wellington Windsurfing Association News 148 months ago
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Celia’s overtures to Labour
- 11 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Radio New Zealand has provided outstanding coverage of the local body elections, and have provided extensive coverage of the results.
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Play cricket for your school this summer
- 11 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand Cricket is calling for 2011 development tournament.
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National’s road building is an expensive white elephant
- 11 Oct 2010
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- You don’t have to be the Oracle of Delphi to know that NZ’s National-led (with Act clowns) government is going to spend a whole bucket of money to achieve very little in Wellington and it is going to do so building a slew of over-priced and unaffordable roads.
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Too crazy for words: Bly could toss Celia to victory
- 11 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The DomPost is reporting Wellington’s mayoral race could be decided by a coin toss.
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Poll mayhem has Kerry reaching for worry balls
- 11 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- At last coverage of the Wellington City Council elections is starting to heat up, two days after polls closed.
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Big Wednesday it is
- 11 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Herald reports that Wellington City Council spokesman Richard Maclean, a regular blogger on this site, said tonight counting the special votes was a “very complicated and extensive sort of process”.
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Complain, complain, complain
- 11 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Today unsuccessful, serial candidate Thomas Morgan, who received 96 votes in Southern Ward, emailed all councillors and candidates asking them to complain or raise issues about the election if they had any.
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Pardon our dust
- 11 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- We’ve got the movers in at Wellingtonista Towers. Please bear with us while we get things straightened out.
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Its a numbers game
- 10 Oct 2010
- Mark Greening
- As a campaigner, there were some interesting lessons.
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Fitting rear lights to a carrier
- 10 Oct 2010
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Handy hint.
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Deadly decisions
- 10 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- The thing with theatre is you have to make up your mind to go and not prevaricate, seasons are short and good shows sell out.
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Too close to call?
- 10 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post have finally decided to take a proper interest in the race to be the next Mayor of Wellington.
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Photo's from Tour of Waikanae
- 10 Oct 2010
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- Hi Team, It was a great, but windy and cold day out on the corner marshaling and taking photo's.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- cycling

Bereavement - Oriental Rongotai Patron | Jim Currie
- 10 Oct 2010
- Oriental Rongotai Football Club
- It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Life Member and Patron Jim Currie on Friday 8th October after a long battle with illness.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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District Health Board
- 10 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- It was good to see an article this morning discussing the Capital & Coast District Health Board results.
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10/10/10
- 10 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- I think it is safe to say a few of us were snoozing at 10:10 on 10/10/10 (I think it is also safe to say a few of us were snoozing as the deadline to register for local body elections passed…) However more than a few people have been spending the day taking some practical action against climate change the old fashioned way with the 350 Global Climate Working Bee.
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Soundstage: Strike Percussion and Warren Maxwell
- 10 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Wellington musical collaborations are so hot right now, with the pulsing funked out drama of Eru Dangerspiel cramming more than 15 musicians and a damn choir onto the stage at the Town Hall last night and Rhian Sheehan’s outstanding show at the Opera House in June it seems that being all lush and orchestral and big is, well, big.
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Deadly decisions
- 10 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- The thing with theatre is you have to make up your mind to go and not prevaricate, seasons are short and good shows sell out.
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Soundstage: Strike Percussion and Warren Maxwell
- 10 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Wellington musical collaborations are so hot right now, with the pulsing funked out drama of Eru Dangerspiel cramming more than 15 musicians and a damn choir onto the stage at the Town Hall last night and Rhian Sheehan’s outstanding show at the Opera House in June it seems that being all lush and orchestral and big is, well, big.
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The campaign is over
- 9 Oct 2010
- Mark Greening
- This post is to notify readers that the campaign is over. Thank you for following the local body election campaign on his blog. I hope to post results as soon as I am aware. Other results are being posted on NewsWire. http://www.newswire.co.nz/
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Results are coming in…
- 9 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The council will be announcing the preliminary result at 6pm. Any last minute predictions? Over the next few days we’ll be trying to do a few email interviews with new (and possibly re-elected) councillors. Does anyone have suggestions for questions?
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Stream Hosts Old Boys' Dinner
- 9 Oct 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Saturday 9 October 2010: For the first time in many years, tonight St Patrick's College Silverstream hosted the annual St Patrick's Colleg Old Boys' Dinner and was attended by over 130 Old Boys' from throughout the region.
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Reflection on the results
- 9 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Well after a very long wait the WCC have announced the preliminary results.
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Regional Council Results
- 9 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Let’s not forget that the regional council results also came out yesterday.
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40 votes: now what?
- 9 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- So after an intensely frustrating day for local politics anoraks, as every other city got to find out who its mayor was going to be, the preliminary Wellington results have been announced, and we have.
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Election Results in Southern - Many thanks to the Loyal 1,205!
- 9 Oct 2010
- Keith Johnson
- Election 2010 - Preliminary ResultsThe candidate at the top of the list received the most votes while the candidate at the bottom of the list received the least.
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Coloured Belt Grading
- 9 Oct 2010
- International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand - Wellington Region
- Coloured belt grading is being held on Saturday 20th November Plimmerton Hall, Sunset Parade, Porirua City...opposite Plimmerton Fire Station. AM & PM session...Time tbc
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Another Pro-Rail Brown Mayor
- 9 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- Lost in the Auckland north with all the attention to the Len Brown win is the fact Wellington may have a very pro-public transport Greenie mayor within days. The Greens’ Celia Wade-Brown is only 40 votes away from winning with 960 specials to be counted. Celia Wade-Brown, like her northern namesake, Len Brown, campaigned on a transport policy -and being a Greenie, it was all about choices such as walking and cycling. But central to her campaign was a promise of light rail for the capital.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Fuji Mae Junior Belt Tournament
- 9 Oct 2010
- International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand - Wellington Region
- This very popular tournament is being held on Saturday 30th October, at Wellington Boys College Main Gymnasium. It is open to white and yellow belts.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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40 votes: now what?
- 9 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- So after an intensely frustrating day for local politics anoraks, as every other city got to find out who its mayor was going to be, the preliminary Wellington results have been announced, and we have… …no winner? With all the other candidates knocked out and their preferences redistributed (this might be a good time to brush up on how STV works if you’ve forgotten) Kerry Prendergast is ahead of Celia Wade-Brown, 24,468 votes to 24,428. Yes, that’s a 40-vote gap. And what’s more—all the votes haven’t actually been counted yet. Say what? Update: The preliminary results are now up on elections2010.co.nz and the City Council website. And we’ve added a roundup of the council results down the bottom. What are the uncounted votes? There appear to be about 900 special votes still to be counted. We don’t have an exact number. Because the third-placed candidate, Jack Yan, is far behind the top two, all that matters is whether the special voters ranked Kerry or Celia higher. Additionally, votes that are postmarked today will be counted when they arrive. Nobody knows how many of these there are. So who’s going to win? Celia needs to get slightly more than half of the uncounted votes (about 55%, or 491, if there are 900 of them) to win. Otherwise, Kerry wins. Conventional wisdom says special votes usually favour ‘the left’. We’re sending a minion to research how the special votes broke in the last couple of elections and will post about that when we know. When will we find out who won? The only media coverage we’ve seen of this is a tweet from @NZStuff saying the election “may not be decided until Wednesday”. Update: The Dom Post is now reporting that special vote counting will begin on Monday. But the City Council Twitter feed said Kerry had been re-elected! Yes, and that’s very naughty of them. (Addendum: see this comment thread.) How many people voted? According to the Council website, 44,465 people had voted as of Thursday, about 33% turnout. That’s not counting however many more votes turned up on Friday and Saturday, but still—shame on the other two-thirds of you. Update: It appears the last two days of voting brought turnout up to about 40%. What about the Council? According to the preliminary results… Eastern Ward: Leonie Gill and Ray Ahipene-Mercer have been re-elected. Simon “Swampy” Marsh has knocked off Rob Goulden. Lambton Ward: Ian McKinnon and Iona Pannett have been re-elected. Stephanie Cook appears to have been re-elected as well, but she didn’t make it past Marcus Ganley until everyone else was eliminated, and if there are enough specials there’s an outside chance Ganley could sneak past her. Michael Fowler, if you’re wondering, came fifth behind Ganley. Northern Ward: Hayley Wain is out, pushed into fifth place behind Gareth no-not-that-one Morgan and newcomer Justin Lester, who topped the poll. Helene Ritchie and Ngaire Best have been re-elected. Onslow-Western Ward: Andy Foster, Jo Coughlan, and John Morrison have all been re-elected. Southern Ward: Bryan Pepperell has been re-elected. Paul Eagle has taken Celia Wade-Brown’s vacated seat.
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News for Sunday 10 October 2010
- 8 Oct 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Sunday 31 October—One Service Only at 10.
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Code of conduct complaint?
- 8 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- We’ve had a few emails regarding Rob Goulden’s behaviour over the last few days. In particular, a few people have asked if his masquerading as other people is a breach of the council’s Code of Conduct. One way to find out would be to lay a complaint with CE Garry Poole. Anyone want to test the water? Has anyone done so already?
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Heros and villians, winners and losers
- 8 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- We are now in the very final stretch, less than 24 hours until polls close, and we may have some preliminary results by this time tomorrow. Feel free to use the comments thread on this post to discuss who you think will win and lose. Even better if you can back your predicions up with a logic! We will attempt to do live blogging tomorrow, no promises though.
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Johnny: Back from top level meetings
- 8 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Sorry everyone for missing all the excitement last night and today.
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Electric bike share
- 8 Oct 2010
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This blog sits in the nexus of bicycles and public transport being interested in bike technologies and the real meaning of the word sustainability, not as some fancy buzz word used by limited ability politicians, but as a real fix the world, make it a better place kind of word.
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Voting returns update #5 – last minute surge
- 8 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The council have updated their voting returns page with the figures for Thursday.
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Dom Post on Rob/James/Kerry Goulden
- 8 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post have published a story on the news that Rob Goulden has been making up fake identities to push his own agenda… Wellington city councillor Rob Goulden used fake internet identities to issue a homophobic insult, personal attacks, and push his message that he’s a good, hard-working bloke.
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WCC website survey
- 7 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- We had some interesting discussions about open democracy the other day, flowing on from some policy ideas from Marcus Ganley.
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The Mayor finally discusses her ‘big picture’
- 7 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- A new story.
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Who to vote for – a hard left femisist view
- 7 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Maia at The Hand Mirror, a left wing feminist blog, has written a great post on who she’s chosen to vote for in the WCC elections (living in the Lambton Ward).
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Bishop and Ganley reflect residents serious concerns about city parking
- 7 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- One of the worst statistics in the WCC’s 2009/10 annual report is residents satisfaction with the availability of car parks.
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The many faces of Goulden
- 7 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- As readers of this blog will have noticed, there have been many times where councillors, council staff and members of the public have left comments voicing their own opinion, adding additional facts or to simply point or errors or omissions where we get things wrong.
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It’s time to get bird smart!
- 7 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Spring is here and we’re asking you to get Bird Smart! 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 and we have already had a huge influx of baby birds being brought into our centres.
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APRS SIG: New OpenTrackers Arrived!
- 7 Oct 2010
- Wellington VHF Group
- The October 2010 Special Interest Group (SIG) night looked at the new Opentracker units that were ordered as the APRS Bulk Purchase.
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It’s time to get bird smart!
- 7 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Spring is here and we’re asking you to get Bird Smart! 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 and we have already had a huge influx of baby birds being brought into our centres. 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. We have 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 – it could make the difference to whether a baby bird survives or not. Is the baby bird bleeding or injured? Yes – the bird needs to be taken to the nearest vet clinic or SPCA as soon as possible where it will be given veterinary care. Any vet clinic or SPCA will take the bird free of charge. If possible, call ahead to let them know you are on your way and explain the condition of the bird. No – if there are no signs that the bird is injured or bleeding, you need to identify if it’s a nestling or fledgling and then follow the advice below: Is it a nestling? A nestling is a very young baby bird which will have very few feathers, pinky-blue skin and will not be able to walk. Nestlings out of the nest are the most vulnerable, so try and locate its nest and place the bird back in it as soon as possible. Take extra care not to disturb the nest or any other nestlings or unhatched eggs that may be in it. If you cannot find the nest, place the bird in a small container (eg. an ice cream container) lined with tissue and secure it to a nearby tree. Leave the area and monitor the fledgling from a distance. The parents will return to care for the bird once they feel it is safe to do so and should continue to care for it. Is it a fledgling? A fledgling is a baby bird which is fully-feathered and can walk. After hatching, baby birds leave the nest and can spend up to two weeks on the ground before they are able to fly. During this time, the parents continue to care for them by bringing them food and scaring off predators. Human intervention is likely to lessen the fledgling’s chance of survival so if in doubt, leave the bird alone. The only time you should move a fledgling is if you find it in a potentially hazardous situation like a busy footpath or car park. In this case, you should carefully relocate the baby bird to an area with plenty of vegetation cover. If you need more advice or information read our Be bird smart information sheet [PDF 113KB] and if you’re still unsure of what to do, please call us anytime on 04 389 8044.
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Capital Times Best of Wellington 2010
- 6 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The Capital Times have released the results of their annual Best of Wellington survey for 2010.
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Its Celia
- 6 Oct 2010
- Mark Greening
- Having looked at the numbers – its pretty clear that Celia will win the mayoralty, unless Jack Yan gets more “No 1″ votes to beat Celia in the “challengers cup”.
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Many rewards in umpiring says Watkin
- 6 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Umpire Evan Watkin says seeing the world’s greatest players up close and personal is just one of many rewards of becoming an umpire. In July Watkin was made a Life Member of the Cricket Wellington Umpires and Scorers Association (CWUSI) and Cricket Wellington recently caught up with him to ask about of his umpiring career highlights and how aspiring umpires can get involved.
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Join us for a busy summer of cricket in Wellington
- 6 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- The countdown is on to a full summer of cricket in Wellington in 2010-11. There’s much to look forward to this season and a Cricket Wellington Membership is your best way to get your dose of cricket. Memberships start from just $99.
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WSC Pace bowling clinic with Firebird Andrew Lamb
- 6 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- WSC Pace bowling clinic with Firebird Andrew Lamb
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Cast your vote at the council offices or a library asap
- 6 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- All voting documents must be in the hands of the Electoral Officer by 12 noon on Saturday, 9 October 2010.
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It’s time to get involved
- 6 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Hey Kids! Our World Animal Day competition has now been launched.
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Who’s working the hardest for you?
- 6 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The table below shows the meeting attendance statistics for elected members of Wellington City Council for the 2009/10 financial year, as set out in the Council’s annual report governance section.
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Walking Event for Landmine Survivors
- 6 Oct 2010
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Walking event on Sunday 17th October.To raise funds for prosthetic legs for landmine survivors at Chiang Mai Prosthetic Foundation, Northern Thailand.
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Korokoro trip
- 6 Oct 2010
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- WOW – no, not World Of Wearable Arts .
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Weekly Report 10 October
- 6 Oct 2010
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneLast Sunday’s Away TripI gather went very well. There were some 40+ members on the bus and Bill Buxton gleefully reports that the largest groups were the walkers. Sue Hamlett has written a most readable report on the outing. Click on it and read.
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HRV Year 9 and 10 Zone Tournaments
- 6 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is delighted to announce extended playing opportunities for talented Year 9 and 10 cricketers through January.
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Our 2010 calendars are now available!
- 6 Oct 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- This year’s it’s all about dogs, dogs and more dogs! The calendar features just a few of the very special dogs we have cared for over the last year or so and who have now found loving forever homes.
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Mouse or lion? Time to speak up
- 5 Oct 2010
- Mark Greening
- Its about listening.
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Wellington Police sign relationship agreement with local Maori
- 5 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police have signed a relationship agreement with the Port Nicholson Block Settlement...
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Get out of jail free card
- 5 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Today it was announced by the Police that no offence has been disclosed regarding the free mayoral concert.
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Pre-election information enables freedom of choice
- 5 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- But does Wellington City Council think ignorance is bliss? The Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill is currently before Parliament’s Local Government and Environment Select Committee.
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Getting blind-eaten
- 5 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- The very choice Mattgeeknz has written a guest review for us, because we knew we'd be unable to write a review about being blindfolded and sticking everything put in front of us in our mouths without being smutty about it.
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Voting returns update #4 – great leap forward
- 5 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The council have now processed the votes that were sent in over the weekend, and it was a rather substantial number. From the council: “The latest batch of votes takes this year’s total higher than 2007 so far – when 23.6 percent of votes were returned.”
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WCC – Will the last one out turn off the lights
- 5 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Staff turnover in the last four years has accumulated to a shocking 100% at the Council, according to this week’s annual report.
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Great white shark new arrival at Te Papa
- 5 Oct 2010
- Te Papa's blog
- This morning, our fish team went to a small boatshed in Breaker Bay on Wellington’s south coast to pick up a great white shark. Not your normal morning mission and a bittersweet one at that as these creatures are endagered animals and a protected species.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Photo's from Tues racing 5/10/10
- 5 Oct 2010
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- Hi team,It was great to see a good turn out in the sun this evening.
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Getting blind-eaten
- 5 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- The very choice Mattgeeknz has written a guest review for us, because we knew we’d be unable to write a review about being blindfolded and sticking everything put in front of us in our mouths without being smutty about it.
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Miss Fag Hag 2010 – Club Ivy – Saturday 9 October
- 5 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- The search for a gay man’s best friend in Wellington is on again with Aaron and Andy’s fourth annual Miss Fag Hag taking place at Club Ivy, 13 Dixon Street, this Saturday, 9 October.
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Walklin joint winner of Regional Kiwi Battler Competition
- 4 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Walklin joint winner of Regional Kiwi Battler Competition
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Name of deceased found in Wainuiomata on Friday released
- 4 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Lower Hutt Police have released the name of the teenager, whose body was found near Black Creek in...
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Oi, have you voted yet?
- 4 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Y'know, it's not often that I'd ever consider running a Wellington City Council press release in full, but I'm going to do it right now, cos BLOODY HELL, Wellington, get your act together! PS: this is how to work your STV vote, explained quite simply. Now hop to it. read more
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BBQ season and Garry Poole needs a grilling
- 4 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- In August the DomPost ran an editorial calling for the Wellington CEO to get a grilling.
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Marcus Ganley has a good idea
- 4 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- I see that one of the Lambton Ward candidates is campaigning for more openess and transparency at Wellington City Council and has a poll running on the sorts of things that should be more open such as payments made to councillors and voting records. Might be worth a look and a vote. If he doesn’t make it, it would be good for someone to pick up these proposals.
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Meet Wellington’s Chief Mr Bean Counter
- 4 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- For most of this year the city’s chief financial officer Peter Garty has been in discussions behind closed doors about Terry Serepisos’ rates debt to the council.
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Fowler endorses Yan
- 4 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- 3 News (seriously) are reporting that Sir Michael Fowler has endorsed Jack Yan for the Mayoralty.
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Voting returns update #3
- 4 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- The latest voting returns are up on the council website.
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Oi, have you voted yet?
- 4 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Y’know, it’s not often that I’d ever consider running a Wellington City Council press release in full, but I’m going to do it right now, cos BLOODY HELL, Wellington, get your act together! PS: this is how to work your STV vote, explained quite simply.
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City Libraries closed for Labour Weekend
- 4 Oct 2010
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- The shutdown will enable the entire libraries' information system to be upgraded.Click here for more information.
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Super Wellington Update: Super good or super bad
- 3 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Today the regions mayors consider a PricewaterhouseCoopers report on amalgamtion.
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Term 4
- 3 Oct 2010
- Brooklyn School
- We look forward to seeing our students on the first day of term 4, Monday 11 October. It is compulsory for students to wear the school sunhats during terms 4 and 1. These are for sale at the school office.
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Missing Porirua teenager found safe and well
- 3 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Missing Porirua teenager Jessica Ross has been found safe and well over the weekend.Youth Aid...
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Cronyism or considered response?
- 3 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- This mornings Dom Post is reporting that WCC CEO Gary Poole has ‘cleared’ Kerry Prendergast over last week’s complain from Bryan Pepperell that she was abusing her power as mayor to secure her reelection.
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Mayor Kerry wants a GG for Christmas
- 3 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Sources close to WCC Watch have suggested that Prime Minister John Key wants to appoint a woman as next Governor-General, and Kerry Prendergast is high on his list.
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Do lies come with that shake?
- 3 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- You may have seen a lifestyle column in this weekend's DomPost where Hadyn Jones bemoaned the "fact" that you can't get milkshakes at cafés in Wellington, and blamed this on the idea that Wellingtonians are too cool and stuck-up for such things.
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Carry on abusing electoral law
- 2 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Just after we posted on excessive numbers of press releases and launches by Wellington City Council during the election period, featuring the Mayor and other elected respresentatives like John Morrison, it appears the Mayor is at it again.
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Business questions answered
- 2 Oct 2010
- Mark Greening
- Another survey have been published.
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Luke Wright to join Wellington Firebirds for 2010/11 HRV Cup
- 2 Oct 2010
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is pleased to announce the signing of England's Luke Wright for the 2010/11 HRV Cup Twenty20 competition. Wright will join the Wellington Firebirds for the HRV Cup which runs throughout December, with the final scheduled for 2 January.
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Dog on a bike
- 2 Oct 2010
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Woof!! I am sure it’s done the rounds, but if you’ve not seen it yet, here’s your chance.
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Something lighthearted for a Sunday…
- 2 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Wellington’s best dressed mayoral candidate.
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What's happened to Offbeat Originals?
- 1 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- What's happened to Offbeat Originals? A sign has appeared on the door of the TAWA-nominated cafe advising the popular joint is "closed until further notice".
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Kerry and the Audits – Their Greatest Hits
- 1 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Audit Office guidelines for the local government election period are quite clear.
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Porirua retailers continue to sell alcohol to minors
- 1 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- A Porirua supermarket and two other local premises have been referred to the Liquor Licensing...
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Wellingtonista on the telly
- 1 Oct 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- Last night, our fearless editoress Joanna appeared on Media7.
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Greytown man arrested for arson
- 1 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- A 50 year-old man will appear in the Masterton District Court this afternoon, following an arson in...
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News for Sunday 3 October 2010
- 1 Oct 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Doing Church, Being KingdomNigel Jukes, South AfricaCommunity, mission, hopes and dreams, struggle, heart-break and mystery.
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Man arrested in connection with theft of bronze plaques from Whenua Tapu...
- 1 Oct 2010
- Wellington District Police
- A man has been arrested and charged with theft following the disappearance of more than 40 bronze...
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Earthquake Weather in Wellington?
- 1 Oct 2010
- WCC Watch
- Cliffhanger is the only way to describe the mayoral vote in Wellington.
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Slip Taking Time To Clear
- 1 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- It will be Monday before Wellington’s rail services can get back to normal.
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Wgtn Gets Bus Lane Cameras
- 1 Oct 2010
- Auckland Trains
- Now it’s Wellington motorists’ turn.
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Annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser
- 1 Oct 2010
- Aro Valley Community Centre
- Come to Aro Valley and buy an ecologically sound, good ole' kiwi, locally farmed, pinus radiata Christmas Tree, and feel the nostalgia as you soak up that piney smell!Our annual Christmas Tree fundraiser is about to begin, with all profits going to the Aro Valley Pre-school, Te Aro School, and the Aro Valley Community Centre .
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