May 2011 - Wellynews

Man jailed for starving his dog to death
- 31 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- You may recall earlier this month we told you about a cruelty case which was brought before the courts following investigations carried out by a Wellington SPCA Animal Welfare Inspector.
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Go and see it: The Lead Wait
- 31 May 2011
- Circa Theatre
- A sound editor on many major films, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Chris Ward returns to take the reigns on the sound design for The Lead Wait, after revolutionizing surround sound for the original production at BATS 14 years ago.
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Weekly Report for Sunday June 5
- 31 May 2011
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone I would like to start this weekly report by talking about sex.
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A celebration at Unity Books, and other favourite places
- 31 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
- Wednesday will be a day of celebration at Unity Books in Willis Street, marking the end of months of renovations. Bigger! Brighter! Even better! The new Unity Books has a wider, more welcoming facade, a lot more window space to entice pedestrians to stop, and a lot more space for browsing and buying.
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BNU Pretenders v Wainuiomata 29 May 2011
- 30 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 1 - 1We played at our favourite ground today – Happy Valley.
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Sandhills Motorway cycleway provisions
- 30 May 2011
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- The NZTA has released a video with a fly-through of the proposed Kapiti Expressway/Sandhills Motorway/ Mackays to Peka Peka route: Here are my observations of what I can see in the video with regards to the cycling provisions: The cyclepath seems to follow close to the motorway along the bottom of the Raumati Escarpment north of Mackay’s Crossing.
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AGM - Tuesday 14th June, 2011
- 29 May 2011
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- All welcome. Residents are encouraged to arrive early (from 6:30PM), network with refreshments from the bar. Venue is the Thorndon Club, 4 Katherine Ave. Click here to link to the draft agenda or financial statement. Minutes of the 2010 AGM are here.
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2011 WMC Time Trial Results
- 29 May 2011
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Here are the results of the 2011 WMC Time Trial held on Sun 29 May.Conditions were ideal; sunny and warm with just a light northerly breeze. Now bring on the Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon.
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Deep water
- 29 May 2011
- Architectural Centre Inc
- The WCC Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 was out for public consultation recently. In these tight financial times the plan was generally about maintaining affordable rates through prioritising spending and reducing costs by $6 million, through reducing some services, improving the efficiency of other services and deferring non-urgent work. Although it’s not all cost cutting, there is an allowance to spend $650,000 on a feasibility study for a new deep-water pool in Kilbirnie.
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Wellington Police investigate attempted abduction and robbery of 18 year old woman
- 29 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are investigating an attempted abduction and robbery of a young woman in the central city in the early hours of Saturday morning. The 18 year old was walking home on Taranaki Street around 6:20am, near the Salvation Army store and the old Amalgamated Video building, where she noticed two men acting suspiciously.
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Stalla
- 29 May 2011
- Eye of the Fish
- Well, I was about to post something up on the tall tower proposal for the corner of Manners St, when this little number popped its head above the parapet, and it got me thinking. It is the latest proposal for Wellington – and no point debating it, because it has already been granted Resource Consent, without having to ask the public, despite being over 30% higher than the “permitted height”.
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Mamea brothers fire Wainuomata to historic win at Evans Bay Park
- 29 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It was a Mamea triple act at Evans Bay Park on Saturday with the brothers, wing Isaiah, m...
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BNU Platoon Red v Karori 8 May 2011
- 28 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Wot the dickens??!! It’s a Sunday afternoon and we’re playing football….
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Notional Significance: Gorge
- 28 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- [See all Notional Significance posts] The stretch of Hutt Rd from Kaiwarawhara to Ngauranga is a long, dry slog through an artificial valley.
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Awards for Cricket Wellington and Ian Wells at Sports Awards
- 28 May 2011
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington and Stephen Fleming won the Radio Sport Fair Play award for Fill the Basin and Board Director and former Chairman Ian Wells won the Community Trust of Wellington Lifetime Contribution to Sport award at the recent 2011 Sport Wellington Awards
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The PR disaster: it was evident last year, but the airport didn’t see it coming
- 27 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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Wairarapa Police investigating dairy aggravated robbery
- 27 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of Eastside Superstore in Colombo Road,...
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News for Sunday 29 May 2011
- 27 May 2011
- Karori Anglican Churches
- JAM (Jesus and Me) Lunch Families with children who are part of JAM (2 - 6 year olds) are invited to a shared lunch.
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BNU Masters 3 v Petone Leftover Stu 30 April 2011 at Fraser
- 27 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 0-7 (HT 0-3) A crushing end to our explosive start to the season.
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DCM Bulletin - Thanks, Wellington
- 26 May 2011
- Downtown Community Ministry
- Wellington really is a generous community. The Downtown Community Ministry (DCM) foodbank has gone from having bare cupboards to stocked shelves thanks to a wide range of donations. In April, we asked for donations for our foodbank. We were down to the last few cans of food, and were even out of basics like toilet paper. The past three years have shown a consistent increase in food parcels provided by DCM. In 2009, we provided 2366 parcels. This increased to 2978 in 2010, and if the current numbers continue for 2011, we estimate providing 3460 parcels.
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Our new opening times
- 26 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- [Show as slideshow] Our Newtown animal centre opening times are changing soon.
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Let the handmade revolution begin
- 26 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- Well ok it’s already started, but Wellington is making a giant leap forward in celebrating all things you can make by hand this Queens birthday weekend at HANDMADE 2011.
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Police locate stolen vehicle linked to Wellington crime spree
- 26 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Police have found the stolen vehicle they were hunting in connection to a series of overnight...
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Much at stake for Jubilee Cup hopefuls in tenth round
- 26 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 2011 Swindale Shield champions Northern United will be presented with the Shield for the third con...
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Last Day to Submit: Government Policy Statement On Land Transport Funding 2012/13 – 2021/22
- 26 May 2011
- Sustainable Wellington Transport
- From our friends at Save Kapiti: Submissions are due in by 5pm tomorrow the 27th of May 2011 on the.
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Wellywood: Celia provides leadership
- 25 May 2011
- WCC Watch
- Last night at Council, Celia Wade-Brown moved a motion asking the airport to reconsider it’s proposed Wellywood sign.
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Social networks kick in over wellywood sign
- 25 May 2011
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- I was not surprised when Mayor Celia Wade-Brown sought the approval of the full council last night to put a new item on the agenda.
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Saturday 28 May 2011 – grading seminar
- 25 May 2011
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- Where: 12 Kent Tce Dojo When: 8:30am – 3:30/4:00pm Bring: Your grading application form Cash to pay your grading and seminar fee, unless you’ve already paid by bank transfer Aikido Shinryukan annual membership form and payment if you haven’t done … Continue reading →
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Dairy owners and individuals to beware of stolen liquor, following overnight...
- 25 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police investigating a series of overnight offending, including the arson attack on the...
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Stream Students Help at Rise Up Christchurch Global Telethon
- 25 May 2011
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Sunday 22 May 2011: A group of Year 13 students volunteered their time to assist at the Rise Up Christchurch Global Telethon held at Te Papa on Sunday 22 May.
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Three men linked to series of overnight offending, including Karori Police Base...
- 25 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are looking for a stolen vehicle and three men believed to be responsible for a...
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More Wellywood updates…
- 24 May 2011
- WCC Watch
- A few quick updates on the Wellywood issue… Quite a few people are asking about legal issues around a high court challenge.
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Get your SPCA Companion Card and support us
- 24 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Diners Club New Zealand are fantastic supporters of the SPCA through their Charge Card Partnership – a credit card that allows you to donate to the SPCA, without any additional cost to yourself.
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Court appearance for three Wainuiomata men in connection with alleged kidnapping
- 24 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Three men are appearing in the Lower Hutt District Court this morning charged in connection with an...
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Well, we would
- 24 May 2011
- Eye of the Fish
- It seems almost inevitable that if this Wellywood sign goes ahead (all perfectly legal, the bloke from the Council tells me), then it is going to get some “special treatment” metered out in due course. And because we are such a creative lot in Wellington, and because the interwebs is here, let’s see how good [...]
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Lower Hutt Police seek help from public to locate misplaced body armour
- 24 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Lower Hutt Police need assistance from the public to help locate two sets of body armour, which...
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Weekly Report for Sunday May 29
- 24 May 2011
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone A lot of detail this week, so sharpen you synapses and pencils and take notes in your diary.
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Wellington as a leader of biodiversity
- 23 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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Boomers Behaving Badly
- 23 May 2011
- Circa Theatre
- Jane Keller tells drama on the waterfront all about her show, Boomers Behaving Badly.
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You save with USave
- 23 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- We are very pleased to announce the arrival of a new community focused online auction site www.
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Wellywoodgate: Celia – where for art thou?
- 23 May 2011
- WCC Watch
- More on Celia vs Wellywood, this time straight from the Wellingtonista… As a side note, it’s particularly distressing to see Celia Wade-Brown admitting her total powerlessness: Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said yesterday that she did not support a sign of any kind.
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Wellywoodgate: Where is the Mayor?
- 23 May 2011
- WCC Watch
- Given that the Wellywood sign, which has thousands and thousands of Wellingtonians up in arms, is being put up by a company which is 34% owned by the council, and requires a resource consent from the council, you’d have thought that the Mayor would be showing a bit of leadership on the issue.
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We'll no longer be clipping tickets between Woburn and Petone stations before you board
- 23 May 2011
- Tranz Metro
- From Wednesday 25 May, if you're boarding the train on the Hutt Valley Line between Woburn and Petone, you'll no longer see extra staff clipping tickets and checking monthly passes at your platform.
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Western Suburbs v BNU Pretenders 22 May 2011
- 23 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- More than 1-1We played the top of the table today, who had been beating other teams in the grade by around 8 goals or more.
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Wellywood updates
- 23 May 2011
- WCC Watch
- This morning Cr Helene Ritchie is calling for a High Court review of the decision to grant resource consent for the Wellywood sign.
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De Gregorio helps keep Olympic in the hunt
- 23 May 2011
- Olympic Afc
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Has the airport company lost the plot?
- 22 May 2011
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- SAY NO TO WELLYWOOD SIGNOur brand as the creative centre of New Zealand is in the process of being downgraded. To even have a lengthy public debate is corrosive. Adopting this tacky imitation makes us look deeply shallow and builds a perception that will leave a sense of discomfort for many years to come. We are so much better than this. Bryan PepperellWellington City Councillor
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Norths seal Swindale Shield with intercept try
- 22 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It took a 75th minute intercept try for Northern United to diffuse Oriental-Rongotai's challenge...
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Wellywood Sign Is A Joke
- 22 May 2011
- Auckland Trains
- In 2009, the Infratil-run Wellington Airport company began investigating the construction of a monument on an unused piece of land on the Miramar Peninsular to add another high profile attraction to Wellington.
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The sign that should have been illegal
- 22 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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Wellywood Sign Song
- 22 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- Comedian Robbie Ellis – who you may remember for his show-stopping performance of Manners Mall Emo Song (Buslane Through My Heart) at the 2009 TAWAs – has a new video. In reaction to the hugely unpopular plan by Wellington Airport to erect a “WELLYWOOD” sign, Robbie has put his feelings into song. Sing along!
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A sign of the times
- 21 May 2011
- Mark Greening
- Unbelievable! Why are we telling the world our creative film industry are just wanna be copy cats of Hollywood? Even the film industry think its a joke.
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Out with wellywood sign
- 21 May 2011
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- WELLYWOOD SIGN MUST NOT GO UP SAYS BRYAN PEPPERELL- Wellington City Council's rep on the Airport company is Deputy Mayor Ian McKinnon and for his representation on behalf of the ratepayers he receives an extra $40,000. If Cr McKinnon cannot put up a good argument opposing such tasteless negative branding he really should resign from the airport company.
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A sign of the times
- 21 May 2011
- Mark Greening
- Unbelievable! Why are we are telling the world our creative film industry are just wanna be copy cats of Hollywood? Even the film industry think its a joke.
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News for Sunday 22 May 2011
- 21 May 2011
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Bishops’ Earthquake AppealSo far over $540,000.
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Result: Vosseler Shield
- 20 May 2011
- Olympic Harriers
- Provisional results available from Wellington Harriers. Olympic was third in the Barry Everitt Plate competition, which is scored based on all finishers' placings. We had far more points than we did last year, so well done to everyone who raced.
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Our brave adventurers need a permanent home
- 20 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Remember Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus, our two brave little pups who were snatched from our Newtown animal centre? Well, they’re safe and sound in our care, but are looking for their forever home.
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A conversation with Bernard Beckett
- 20 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- If you went to a high school in Welly during the last couple’o decades, you may have been taught by Bernard Beckett, and if you were a smart, articulate student, you might have got to actively participate in his classes (too bad if you weren’t).
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Oh god no
- 20 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- Remember when Wellington Airport, after the howls of protest and outright mockery, backed off on its cringe-inducing Wellywood sign idea and promised to go away and think of something better to celebrate our film industry? Well, they’ve had a good, long think about it, and this morning’s paper announces that they’ve come up with a brilliant idea: A Wellywood sign.
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NZC seek Team Manager, Physiotherapist, Trainer
- 20 May 2011
- Cricket Wellington
- We have fixed-term vacancies for a BLACKCAPS Team Manager, BLACKCAPS Physiotherapist and BLACKCAPS Trainer.
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fabric-a-brac
- 19 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- It’s the third year for fabric-a-brac and demand is still as strong as when they began as a quirky little event for die hard fans of fabric.
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Gideon needs a home
- 19 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Meet Gideon. He’s awesome. He needs a home. NOW. Gideon’s an eight month old Labrador cross and has been in our care for six months now. He’s a super-loving, super-friendly guy but he’s not coping very well with centre life.
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Justin Lester responds to Library usage statistics
- 19 May 2011
- WCC Watch
- Councillor Justin Lester has replied to our story on Tuesday.
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Norths set to retain the spoils if they beat Ories in ninth round showdown
- 19 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Northern United will win the 2011 Swindale Shield with two rounds to spare if they beat Oriental-Ron...
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The Budget: Wellington public servants get a stay of execution for another year
- 19 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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Auck vs Wellington Train Performance
- 19 May 2011
- Auckland Trains
- In April, 90% of Wellington trains were on time to within 5 minutes in April.
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What are 5 Green Stars?
- 18 May 2011
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- The Green Star rating system was developed by the NZ Green Building Council in partnership with the building industry.
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Don’t break the Rugby World Cup rules; council warns of fines up to $150,000
- 18 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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PHOTOS: If you’re cold, it’s because there’s snow on the Tararuas
- 18 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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Wellington College pull clear to beat St. Pat’s Town 29-10
- 18 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington College ran out 29-10 winners over St. Pat’s Town in their annual traditional match at Evans Bay Park Wednesday. In entertaining game in fine, sunny conditions, Wellington College out scored St. Pat’s five tries to two, with fullback Andrew Quinlivan and left wing Campbell Cowie each grabbing two tries and strong running second five-eighth Jonny Tevita one.
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Dogz!
- 18 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Our next Animal Crew Animal Night is just around the corner.
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Black Gold star in Wellington Friday 20th May
- 18 May 2011
- Fair Trade City Wellington
- Tadesse Meskela, General Manager of Ethiopian Coffee coop Oromia, featured in the movie Black Gold, is in Wellington at the Trade Aid store on Friday evening 6 – 7.30pm. Come along and hear about the difference fair trade is making for coffee farmers and their families in Ethiopia.
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Stream Takes Top Oratory Prize in O'Shea Shield 2011
- 18 May 2011
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 May 2011: Each year teams from the sixteen Catholic colleges in central New Zealand come together over one weekend for a spiritual feast known as the O'Shea Shield.
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Matthew Hall murder investigation remains an active one
- 18 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- It's three months since Johnsonville man Matthew Hall was murdered in a ferocious and personal...
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Pamela’s Pounds for SPCA Pets
- 18 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Pamela Geurin is a fantastic supporter of Wellington SPCA and she needs your support! On 20th April, with support from LA Fitness, Pamela started on an awesome sponsored weight loss challenge – her aim is to lose 25 kilos in just 3 months.
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Restricted access to Central Library Level 0, 19–20 May
- 17 May 2011
- Victoria University Library
- Books on Level 0 of the Central Library with callmarks beginning HB through KN will be inaccessible between 8:00am–5:00pm on Thursday and Friday, 19–20 May, due to work on the Campus Hub project. If you need access to books in this area during this time, please ask at the Issue Desk on Level 2.
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WeeklyReport for Sunday May 22
- 17 May 2011
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone Well what a day that was last Sunday!.
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Riding like Superman
- 17 May 2011
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Here at Wellington Region Cycleways we love bike technology and there are many different ways to ride a bike or trike.
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Annual Plan: Central library changes
- 17 May 2011
- WCC Watch
- A reader has sent through some interesting research they’ve done in support of their submission on the draft Annual Plan 2011/12.
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Financing infrastructure post bust
- 17 May 2011
- WCC Watch
- The Government’s appetite to sell state and local assets is growing faster than China’s economy in the boom years.
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The main road runs through Newtown, but the criticism is about a traffic island
- 17 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
- The main streets of Newtown are being converted into State Highway One for four nights every week from now till the end of the year, while the NZ Transport Agency is closing the Mt Victoria tunnel for repairs. But it wasn’t all the extra traffic that upset Newtown locals last week – it was the Agency’s decision to remove a traffic island from Riddiford Street.
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Web devs welcome in Wellington at WDCNZ
- 17 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- WDCNZ is tech talks for web developers happening on July 14.
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Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon Volunteer Registration
- 16 May 2011
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Do you want to help out as a volunteer at the Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon on Sunday, the 19 June 2011? You don't need to be a WMC member to do so.
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The Improvisors present Greg Ellis in Snake Oil
- 16 May 2011
- Circa Theatre
- Citizens of Port Nicholson it is with great cordiality that esteemed pharmacologist and adventurer Dr.
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We'll no longer be clipping tickets at your station before you board
- 16 May 2011
- Tranz Metro
- From Wednesday 18 May 2011, if you're boarding the train on the Kapiti Line between Paremata and Takapu Road, you'll no longer see extra staff clipping tickets and checking monthly passes at your platform.
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Wellington on-licenses flout the Sale of Liquor Act
- 15 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Police are disappointed with Wellington city on-licenses who sold to underagers in a controlled...
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Who binned our wheelie bins!
- 15 May 2011
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- As avid recyclers my household has been anticipating the convenience of new suburban recycling scheme.
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WOW - Have you seen the new sign?
- 15 May 2011
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- The construction consortium have erected a new sign on the site which includes a colour image of what the school will look like.
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Hauraki Rail Trail progress
- 15 May 2011
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- On Auckland Trains is a post with great news about the Hauraki Rail Trail.
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More Maidstone heartbreak for Upper Hutt as Wainuiomata also wins at the death
- 15 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Spare a thought for the Upper Hutt faithful. Three times they’ve watched their Swindale Shi...
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World Fair Trade Day 14th May
- 13 May 2011
- Fair Trade City Wellington
- Fair Trade Your World by supporting fair trade and the fair trade declaration and come along to Trade Aid store for a celebration of Indian culture and the Global Poverty Project Scavenger Hunt
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Food Show, Glorious Food Show
- 13 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- You don’t have to buy us breakfast to wax lyrical about the Food Show, but they did anyway.
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Join our fundraising team
- 13 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- We have two exciting voluntary positions available within our fundraising team.
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A poor lookout on the waterfront
- 13 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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Muralitharan spins in for Wellington
- 13 May 2011
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington has confirmed that Sri Lankan spin ace Muttiah Muralitharan will join the Wellington Firebirds next season.
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Police investigating Kilbirnie bank robbery looking for witness
- 13 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police investigating a robbery at the Post Shop/Kiwibank in Bay Road, Kilbirnie late...
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News for Sunday 15 May 2011
- 13 May 2011
- Karori Anglican Churches
- FlowersThe flowers today are in memory of John Mawson and have been donated by his family.
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Wellington Police seeking Paul Lund
- 12 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are looking for 23 year old Paul James Harrington Lund in connection to a recent...
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Welcome to May-lasia
- 12 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- Dosai from Rasa.
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Big weekend on and off the field for MSP
- 12 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s the biggest weekend of the season so far for Marist St. Pat’s, both on and off th...
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Wellington Police investigating Kilbirnie bank robbery
- 12 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are investigating a robbery at the Post Shop/Kiwibank in Bay Road, Kilbirnie just...
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They’re wasting money on the waterfront
- 12 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
- The Wellington City Council will today be deciding to spend money preparing to review its ten-year-old waterfront framework. The council will be wasting the money. It’s planning to ask questions to which it already knows the answers. There’s no need for a review.
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Wellington Police looking for sightings of stolen vehicles
- 11 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are looking for sightings of two vehicles stolen from the garage of a Hataitai...
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Sign Language Interpreted C'mon Black! Jun 25
- 11 May 2011
- Downstage Theatre
- We believe in making our work accessible to our community. Last year we received funding to purchase a set of telemagnetic receivers to support users of digital hearing aids in accessing the hearing loop audio in the theatre. This June we’re going one step further. With the help of the Wellington City Council we have scheduled a sign language-interpreted performance of Roger Hall’s C’mon Black!.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Man pleads guilty to neglect
- 11 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- A man whose starving dog resorted to eating grass, sticks and dirt before it died has pleaded guilty to neglecting the animal.
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Lamason
- 11 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- There are many many ways to make a decent cup of coffee.
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Bananas that are “all good”
- 10 May 2011
- Fair Trade City Wellington
- The good news about fair trade bananas and the difference they make… it’s Allgood!!
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BNU Men's 1st v Marist Capital 1 Saturday 7th May 2011
- 10 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- A very sad week for the club with the loss of Ella Sperring the daughter of the club stalwart Chris.
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Notional Significance: Reclamation
- 10 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- [See all Notional Significance posts] Kaiwharawhara is a node, a knot, a tangle of paths and histories.
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Weekly Report for Sunday May 15
- 10 May 2011
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone In order to make sense of this report, you will need to read last week's. It was posted last Thursday and Stan sent out the noticifation twice, but it didn't get to members. He is liaising with the service provider to sort out the problem. Click on 'articles > Robjuliorum' and you can access last week's report.
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Councillor Morrison is angry
- 10 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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The duchess’ nice frock
- 10 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- “Oh, look! It’s Kate Winslet’s wedding dress!” On the night of the royal wedding, while most of us were drinking gins and making snarky tweets about Princess Beatrice’s hat (or pointedly not), fashion designer Jane Yeh was hard at work furiously sketching and sewing a replica of Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, ready to go on display at 3pm the next day.
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The Lead Wait: A show that comes out of the heart of New Zealand
- 9 May 2011
- Circa Theatre
- By Jo Randerson It is a strange experience to have a play re-mounted from 14 years ago.
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We are winners!
- 9 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- This weekend the Royal New Zealand SPCA held its annual conference at Te Papa in Wellington.
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BNU Masters 3 v Stop Out McCreadie, 25th April at Hutt Park
- 9 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 2-2 (HT 1-2) Given the relative forms of us and Stop Out so far this season, we were expecting a straightforward win against a usually disorganised side.
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Scavenger Hunt – get in to win bananas for a year…
- 9 May 2011
- Fair Trade City Wellington
- …if you can win the World Fair Trade Day Scavenger Hunt.
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Hobbit annoys Councillors
- 9 May 2011
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- It seems some of the Wellington councillors are annoyed they’re getting a bit of unwanted feedback about their support for Steven Joyce’s (and lets not forget John Key’s) support of the Roads of National Significance.
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Hawkins Basin Reserve and Jesse Ryder come out tops in annual survey
- 9 May 2011
- Cricket Wellington
- The Hawkins Basin Reserve and the batting of Jesse Ryder came out tops in the recent New Zealand Cricket Players’ Association (NZCPA) annual survey.
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Integrated ticketing for public transport – Wellington dragging the chain
- 9 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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BNU Pilsner 2 v Marist Inter 4 – 02/05/11
- 8 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Football - it's a funny old game "We must have had 99 percent of the game.
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Contrasting Old Timers’ Days as Tawa pip Ories and Petone thrash MSP
- 8 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- There were contrasting Old Timers' Day Swindale Shield matches at the Polo and Petone Recreation...
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Low Band DX Contest - Results Announced
- 8 May 2011
- Wellington VHF Group
- The following from ZL2TAR, Contest Manager: read more
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Stolen pups are safe and sound
- 8 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
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Celebrity Challenge – fairest of them all?
- 7 May 2011
- Fair Trade City Wellington
- Grant got in an early post to start his run in the celebrity challenge but Celia wasted no time in joining the challenge as she joined the challenge – follow on Facebook at Fair Trade City Wellington
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Could the Capital Connection run 3 times a day?
- 7 May 2011
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Auckland Trains has been discussing putting rail to Hamilton.
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The sad demise of Valparaíso’s ascensors
- 7 May 2011
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- I’ve visited Valparaíso a couple of times, the last time being in 2008, and I made a day of riding all the ascensors, which are, and increasingly were, cable cars for getting up onto the surrounding hills.
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New Wellington Train Contract
- 7 May 2011
- Auckland Trains
- The contract Auckland train operator Veolia has with Auckland Transport is being used to help frame a new contract for the provision of Wellington’s passenger train services.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Matangi Rollout Still Slow
- 7 May 2011
- Auckland Trains
- The implementation of Wellington’s new Matangi trains is still slow – a sign of what Auckland may expect when the city’s new electric trains eventually appear.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Swimming finalist for the Dominion Sports Awards
- 6 May 2011
- Swimming Wellington
- Swimming Wellington has a great showing as finalists named for the Dominion Sports Awards 2011. They are ; Finalist Sportsman of the Year - Gareth Kean Finalist Sportswomen of the Year - Tash Hind Finalist Coach of the Year - Gary Hurring Finalist Club of the Year - Capital Samanth Lee is also a finalist as Emerging Sportswoman of the Year for Surf Congratulations to all
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Mayor launches Wellington Fair Trade Fortnight
- 6 May 2011
- Fair Trade City Wellington
- Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown is a fan of fair trade and so she was always keen to host members of the Wellington fair trade community for an afternoon tea to launch Fair Trade Fortnight in the Capital.
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Another successful Operation Hope file completed
- 6 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- A man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment today in the Wellington District Court for...
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Smith wins Hutt Valley sports award
- 6 May 2011
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington’s Ian Smith was honoured last night at the Hutt Valley Sports awards, winning the Official of the Year award.
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My other blog is back in business
- 6 May 2011
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Sorry that I’ve been a bit quiet lately.
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Wairarapa Police looking for Jody Chambers
- 6 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Police are looking for Jody Chambers who has recently breached bail conditions.Detective...
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Kapiti Alignment Revealed
- 6 May 2011
- Auckland Trains
- Today was the day of reckoning for the north Wellington residents anxious to know what alignment the NZTA had chosen for the MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Some special Mother’s Day gifts for you
- 5 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Want to treat Mum to something really special this Mother’s Day? Show her how much you love her with one of these great gift ideas from Wellington SPCA.
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Key seventh round for title contenders
- 5 May 2011
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Can Northern United be stopped in the Swindale Shield? Who will win this weekend's Fleurs Trophy...
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Celebration of a Life
- 5 May 2011
- Downstage Theatre
- This Saturday 7 May from 4pm we will host a celebration of the life and work of Tim Eliott, actor, director and founding artistic director of Downstage. We extend an open invitation to all. A tribute will take place in the auditorium form 4pm, followed by an opportunity to enjoy a drink and continue sharing stories in our bar afterwards.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Open Day 2011
- 5 May 2011
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 5 May 2011: A packed Chapel was evidence of the keen interest shown in today's Open Day, with around 400 parents and their sons filling the school's spiritual centre.
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News for Sunday 8 May 2011
- 5 May 2011
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Bishops’ Emergency Appeal for Christchurch EarthquakeSo far over $510,000.
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First world fire protection – but third world emissions control
- 5 May 2011
- Mt Victoria Residents Association
- Representatives from the Wellington Tunnels Alliance met with the Mt Victoria Residents Association before Easter, so that they could inform local residents about the night closures of the Mt Victoria tunnel.
- Accepted from Mt Victoria Residents Association news 139 months ago
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Boston Marathon and the Royal Wedding
- 4 May 2011
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Boston Marathon 27000 entrants-YEH I have my medal, official time 5.39 although my watch said 5.30. I was apprehensive on how I would go as legs ached after cramming in 4 days of sightseeing
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How safe is the Mt Victoria tunnel?
- 4 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
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Weekly Report for Sunday May 8
- 4 May 2011
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone Rotorua Marathon Rach has sent in a report on how members performed.
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We need newspapers – and fast!
- 4 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Our stash of old newspapers is running dangerously low so we need as many donations as soon as possible!! We use newspapers every day as bedding for our puppies and rabbits, to put in the bottom of carry cages and to line the hundreds of litter trays that we get through every day.
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Police keen to return stolen property to rightful owners
- 4 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Upper Hutt Police have recovered a large amount of stolen property and are keen to return it to its...
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Wairarapa Police urge residents to be security conscious following spate of...
- 4 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Police are urging residents to be security conscious following a recent spate of rural...
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A herd of Elephants at Wellington Zoo?!
- 4 May 2011
- Downstage Theatre
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Theatresports 2011
- 4 May 2011
- Circa Theatre
- Theatresports 2011 A Message from the Wellington Improv Heavyweight Champion 2010 Many people would be filled with dread if they were told they had to get up on stage with no script and entertain an audience.
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Second attack on woman near Moera rail overbridge in Lower Hutt earlier this...
- 3 May 2011
- Wellington District Police
- Lower Hutt Police are investigating another attack on a woman in the vicinity of the Moera rail...
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Notional Significance: Skyway
- 3 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- [See all Notional Significance posts] The stretch of motorway that leaps out from the bluff was known in the Sixties as the “Kaiwarra-Thorndon Skyway”, incongruously combining the Jetsonian optimism of the term “skyway” with a mangled contraction of “Kaiwharawhara” that today would only be used by Pakeha blokes of a certain age.
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Flash mob, flashed up
- 3 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- The park in Courtenay Place sees a lot of action during the day – random interpretive dances, fucking annoying people with megaphones who are apparently trying to recruit people to their gym (but I’m sure they must have been hired by the competition because there’s no way anyone who works on Courtenay Place would want to give their money to such loud annoying dickheads), people playing the drums or a piano on a truck – the list goes on. Most of the time, we snap a quick photo and tweet about it. Today, however, we have a video of a Bollywood-style flashmob who were promoting a show we didn’t cover (oopsie!). But it’s better with the remixed soundtrack. Enjoy.
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BNU Platoon Black v Wellington United 24 April 2011
- 3 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- After an incredibly tough game last week Brooklyn were keen to get back to winning ways.
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BNU Platoon Red v Upper Hutt 1 May 2011
- 3 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Can anybody tell me what happened to playing football on a Sunday afternoon, having a drink at the pub and then passing out on the couch for the rest of the day crying about how broken your body was??!! This week Brooklyn had a 7.
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Bunny bach appeal update
- 3 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Just before Easter we launched an appeal to raise funds to build a brand new bunny bach for the rabbits at our Newtown centre.
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Aro Valley Survey Results -November 2010
- 2 May 2011
- Aro Valley Community Centre
- Attached is the result of the recent Aro Valley survey and comments. aro_valley_survey_nov_2010_-_comments.pdfFile Size: 57 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File aro_valley_survey_nov_2010_results.pdfFile Size: 18 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
- Accepted from Aro Valley Community Centre - News/Blog 60 months ago by feedreader
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Aro Valley Survey Results -November 2010
- 2 May 2011
- Aro Valley Community Centre
- Attached is the result of the recent Aro Valley survey and comments. aro_valley_survey_nov_2010_-_comments.pdfFile Size: 57 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File aro_valley_survey_nov_2010_results.pdfFile Size: 18 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
- Accepted from Aro Valley Community Centre - News/Blog 48 months ago by feedreader
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Become a fosterer
- 2 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Check out this great blog from Nick at Stuff.co.nz all about being a fosterer. We are always in need of suitable temporary homes for the animals that come into our centres – especially when we have run out of space in our centres - much like we have at present. If you are keen to take on this very rewarding and absolutely crucial volunteer role, then check out our website for more information.
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Aro Valley Survey Results -November 2010
- 2 May 2011
- Aro Valley Community Centre
- Attached is the result of the recent Aro Valley survey and comments. aro_valley_survey_nov_2010_-_comments.pdfFile Size: 57 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File aro_valley_survey_nov_2010_results.pdfFile Size: 18 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
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What’s your favourite song from Wellington?
- 2 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- It’s NZ Music Month once again, so we wanna know what your favourite song by a Wellington artist is.
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Double-header imminent at Solander: Works on Paper
- 2 May 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- Solander Gallery: Works on Paper is Wellington’s contemporary works on paper gallery.
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Laid to rest
- 2 May 2011
- Wellington SPCA
- Back in February we featured an article in The Dominion Post highlighting a very sad issue.
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Things to come on the harbour’s edge
- 2 May 2011
- Wellington Scoop
- Amongst all the details of new roads and ramps and car parks, there’s some enthusiasm about cycling and walking in the Regional Council’s new ten-year plan for transport from Ngauranga to Te Marua. In particular, there’s a strong recommendation for a good quality cycling and walking route between Ngauranga and Petone. Regional Council chair Fran Wilde says it is one of the major projects in the plan.
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BNU Men’s First vs Lower Hutt Capital 1 Saturday 30th April 2011
- 2 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- BNU Men’s First vs Lower Hutt Capital 1 Saturday 30th April 2011 A bit like the manky hair/soap/sundry accumulation found in the drain when cleaning the shower, the week leading up to this game was a less than ideal build up.
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BNU Platoon Red v Seatoun 22 April 2011
- 2 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Week four and after a tough game on Wednesday night Brooklyn was back in action again on Friday morning!! Lucky we are such a youthful, energetic, fit bunch of semi-professional athletes….
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Stop Out v BNU Pretenders 1 May 2011
- 2 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 4-1 I mentioned in the last match report that we need to work on our second half, and we certainly did in this game.
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BNU Pretenders v Tawa 26 April 2011
- 2 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 2-4 The weather was almost the worst we’ve ever had; horizontal torrential rain and howling winds.
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BNU Pilsner 0 v Lower Hutt Sangham 2 - 30/04/11
- 2 May 2011
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Smash and Grab - Velodrome Job Goes Tits Up The Gaffer got the word from Keithy – the tools were in a blue bag stashed in the back of the white merc van parked up in a garage on Thorndon Quay.
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