Archive / August 2013
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Island Bay cycle routes
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- The good news is that Wellington City Council is consulting on a preferred safe cycle route between the city and Island Bay. Cycling Aware Wellington organised a successful public meeting to garner local support and got quite a turnout. To get a good feel for the ride between the Island Bay and town have a […]
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All Your Save The Basin Submission Resources In One Place
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- With less than a week till the deadline of 5pm on 6 September 2013 to make a submission on the …Continue reading »
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Club and college finals wins today for MSP, Petone, Upper Hutt and Wellington College
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: the victorious MSP Blues team after winning their fourth straight Paul Potiki U85 kg Division 1 second round title today, beating Tawa 16-3 in the finalFinals wins for Marist St. Pat’s, Petone and Upper Hutt and Wellington College and some more hotly contested representative matches in and around Wellington a bit further afield in club, college and representative rugby today.Wellington College defeated Napier Boys’ High School 22-15 in the final of the Hurricanes region First XV competition at FMG Stadium in Palmerston North...
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Island Bay cycle routes
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- The good news is that Wellington City Council is consulting on a preferred safe cycle route between the city and Island Bay. Cycling Aware Wellington organised a successful public meeting to garner local support and got quite a turnout. To get a good feel for the ride between the Island Bay and town have a […]
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Kelly Sports Latest News
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A message from Zane Fulljames
- Go Wellington
- It is important to reassure you that we take the safety of our customers and staff seriously. Accordingly I thought it might be helpful if I told you what happened, why it happened but most importantly what we are doing about it.
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Council candidates – we have some questions for you!
- The Wellingtonista
- Running for mayor or council in Wellington? We wanna know about it. If you’re a candidate in the Wellington region, we would like you to answer some questions for us. Questions were compiled by the Wellingtonista, in consultation with our readers. You get 25 words per answer, and you better believe we’ll be publishing only […] The post Council candidates – we have some questions for you! appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Press - Capital Magazine
- Iko Iko
- Our Prism Mugs and Teapot featured in Capital Magazines colourful 'Indoor' Spring page! 1. Prism Mug $24.902. Prism Teapot $84.90
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Wellington College gunning for National Top Four honours this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington College and Napier Boys’ High School at the start of their pre-season Hurricanes Festival and Amner Cup clash at Porirua Park in May. Napier won this match 32-30. Win and go to the National Top Four, lose and the season is over. This Saturday at FMG Stadium in Palmerston North that prospect faces Wellington College and Napier Boys’ High School (NBHS) who meet in the final of the Hurricanes regional qualifying tournament.Both are eager for a seat at the Top Four in Rotorua the following Saturday, against the winners of the Blues, Chiefs and combined South Island finals which are all also taking place this weekend...
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Points to Morrison as he announces Rings museum
- WCC Watch
- Reports in the Dominion suggest mayoral candidate, John Morrison, has had a points win over Celia Wade-Brown. Earlier this week we highlighted that an internal tussle was unfolding around the Lord […]
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Unleashing pent up demand for cycling by building separated cycle lanes
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Here’s an infographic from Momentum Mag of how building separated cycle lanes in certain North American cities has unleashed pent up demand for cycling along those routes. Building quality cycle infrastructure seems to get bums on bike seats, which means less bums on car seats. They improve cyclist safety and reduce congestion. Smart cities build […]
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Unleashing pent up demand for cycling by building separated cycle lanes
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Here’s an infographic from Momentum Mag of how building separated cycle lanes in certain North American cities has unleashed pent up demand for cycling along those routes. Building quality cycle infrastructure seems to get bums on bike seats, which means less bums on car seats. They improve cyclist safety and reduce congestion. Smart cities build […]
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Christchurch’s Cycle Design Guidelines
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- If you’ve not seen the Christchurch City Council’s Cycle Design Guidelines yet they make for some very interesting reading. It gives hope that we are going to end up with quality, safe cycle infrastructure in New Zealand cities. Now central government should come to the party, wind back the wasteful spending on its RoNS monstrosities […]
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Christchurch’s Cycle Design Guidelines
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- If you’ve not seen the Christchurch City Council’s Cycle Design Guidelines yet they make for some very interesting reading. It gives hope that we are going to end up with quality, safe cycle infrastructure in New Zealand cities. Now central government should come to the party, wind back the wasteful spending on its RoNS monstrosities […]
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Petone hotel
- Eye of the Fish
- I’m unsure about this. Is it right? Is it in the right place? Is it the right building in the right place? So many questions, so few answers. The architects / architectural designers are Design Club, and there are refererences to local pa in the palisading, local tukutuku weaving in the cladding, and a ships [...]
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Newtown Meets the Local Election Candidates
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- St Anne’s Parish Hall Emmett Street, Newtown 7:00 pm Wednesday 4 September Newtown Residents’ Association and St Anne’s Parish invite you to meet the Candidates for Mayor and for the Southern Ward in the forthcoming Local Body Elections. Candidates for Mayor are: Rob Goulden John Morrison Karunanidhi Muthu Celia Wade-Brown Jack Yan Nicola Young Southern […]
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Mike Garner and Andrew London play the blues
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- Mike Garner & Andrew London come to Kapiti Playhouse on Thursday September 26th to play the blues along with percussionist Warren Houston. The performance kicks of at 8pm and tickets are available for $25 from Coastlands and also online at TicketDirect (service fees may apply). Andrew’s previous shows have been very well attended so don’t […]
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MSP Blues and Tawa Titans both set for U85 kg Division 1 final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The MSP Blues and Tawa Titans teams in action when they met back in June at Te Whaea in the decider of the first round JC Bowl, which MSP won 16-12. Photo courtesy of MSP Rugby. To the fair-weather supporter, one thing that has seemingly been a given all season has been that the MSP Blues will march to another Paul Potiki Shield U85 kg Division 1 title. After all, the Blues have been the dominant team of this grade for the last few seasons and indeed the most consistent performing team across all of Wellington Senior rugby in this time...
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Mayor scrambles to patch relations with government
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- We are hearing that Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown, has realised that her poor relationship with central government will likely be her downfall when the votes are counted this year. We’ve been […]
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Young and Pannett leading Lambton?
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- We have had word that there have been at least two polls in the hotly contested Lambton ward, and while the results haven’t been made public, we have been told […]
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San Francisco and Bay cities now have bikeshare
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Of interest is that the Bay Area Bike Share scheme has started up this month in San Francisco plus some surrounding cities like Palo Alto and San Jose. They’re using Bixi bikes. Bixi is now known as the Public Bike System Company. In Wellington bike share coupled with greenlaning some separated cycle lanes through the […]
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San Francisco and Bay cities now have bikeshare
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- Of interest is that the Bay Area Bike Share scheme has started up this month in San Francisco plus some surrounding cities like Palo Alto and San Jose. They’re using Bixi bikes. Bixi is now known as the Public Bike System Company. In Wellington bike share coupled with greenlaning some separated cycle lanes through the […]
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School Exam Timetable 2013
- Wellington High School
- Date: Start: Monday 16th September Finish: Friday 20th September Timetable: School Exam Timetable 2013 (PDF) The post School Exam Timetable 2013 appeared first on Wellington High School.
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New (temporary) home for Capital E
- Iona Pannett
- Great news that temporary premises have been found for Capital E after their building was found to be earthquake prone. But this is a compromise space so a new venue must be found and space identified for a new indoor play area for the pre-schoolers. Working on the latter issue with members of the community. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Shortage of builders and engineers in the capital
- Iona Pannett
- Anticipated trend and worrying given that a great deal of work will need to be done in Wellington to build more houses and to earthquake strengthen buildings. Will be interesting to see if the Government takes action and puts more effort into recruiting people for these important professions. Photo courtesy of pcc.govt.nz
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Social Justice Week 2013: Unemployment – the local face of a global concern
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- Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 Unemployment affects everyone, particularly young people whose ability to find work has been hindered by the loss of jobs after the 2009 economic recession. Four years on, youth unemployment remains high throughout the world. In New Zealand, 75,000 Kiwis agead 15-24 are not in employment, education or training. For young people on the margins, the repercussions of long-term unemployment can be scarring. Each year New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops use Social Justice Week to consider Catholic social teaching on a specific social justice issue relevant to our society. This year the focus for 8 to 14 September is on ‘meaningful work for the young worker’. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has provided resources for Catholic parishes, schools and the wider community. The core booklet Walk Alongside: Meaningful work for the young worker helps us to consider what it is like to be a young worker today and the difficulties young people face as they look for stable work. The bishops also challenge individuals and communities to consider how they can accompany or ‘walk alongside’ the young people around them. Other resources include posters, prayer cards and liturgical resources, as well as a special website on the issue. Now more than ever, young people need the encouragement of their wider community and of the church. The local face of a global concern On his way to World Youth Day last month, Pope Francis talked with journalists about his concern for the impact of the economic recession on young unemployed people. In New Zealand, one in six young people looking for work cannot find a job. This is a concern for the whole community. Work that is meaningful enhances human dignity. It gives people enough to live on and leads to lifelong, secure employment. New Zealand’s labour market has been slow to recover from the economic recession and the number of jobs available is still below pre-recession levels. Young people are often at the end of long job queues. New entry jobs for young graduates are few. A baby blip in the early 1990s means there are now 42,000 more people aged 20 to 25 entering the labour force than five years ago. Fact – 42 percent of all casual workers are aged 15 to 24. Young people tend to work in casual employment with no fixed hours or job security. These jobs tend to be the first to go in times of financial hardship. Many tertiary graduates are struggling to find work in their field of study. In 2012, the Ministry of Education told Victoria University primary teaching students that only a fifth of graduates would find work within a year of graduating. A recent graduate, Nicole Jenness, has applied for more than 60 teaching roles and, after 10 months of searching, has yet to find a teaching job. Pope Francis has said, ‘We have all become accustomed to this disposable culture... With all the young people out of work, even they are affected by a culture in which everything is disposable.’ Government responses such as the Starting-Out Wage and the 90-day probationary period continue to reinforce a disposable culture where young people may be seen as a source of cheap labour and deprived of a just wage. Economic recessions come and go, but the impact of insecure work and unemployment on young people and our community can be long lasting. For young people on the margins, job insecurity and unemployment further pushes them towards disengagement because they miss out on a sense of belonging in society. Reflecting the sentiment of Pope Francis we, as a community, are called to walk together towards a culture of inclusion where the skills and contribution of everyone can be recognised and realised.
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Social Justice Week 2013: Ka'isa's story
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- Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 One of my first jobs was cleaning in a home for the elderly. There was a strong union presence. I didn’t think much of [the union] and didn’t see the point of joining at the time. The home for the elderly was a pleasant place to work. I took all of this for granted. In my second job at a hotel, I found we were not given the cleaning products and tools we needed to do our job properly. My hours were constantly changed without notice. I felt as if I was doing my job to the best of my ability, but every day the manager would tell me off or put me down. I didn’t want to question the boss even though I knew he was wrong. My fellow workmates felt the same as me. I was the youngest employee, so to see my older workmates just as scared as I was made me feel insecure. At my uncle’s suggestion, I joined the Service and Food Workers Union and became involved. My experience at the hotel improved and I felt more confident being able to give advice to and support my workmates. The manager continued to put me down every day saying I was lazy and useless – until I handed in my resignation after two years when he told me I was his best worker and asked me to stay to train new staff! So few young people are involved in unions because there is currently not much awareness or education about what unions can offer ... I see the main point of unions as creating and upholding the dignity of workers in their jobs. Ka’isa Beech is currently a student at Victoria University studying for a degree in Public Policy and Music while working part time. She is a member of the Justice, Peace and Development Commission in the Wellington Archdiocese.
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Social Justice Week 2013: Youth wage far from a just wage
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- Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 Earlier this year, the government reintroduced a youth minimum wage called the Starting-Out Wage. This allows employers to pay young workers 80 percent of the adult minimum wage during their first six months on the job. The Starting-Out Wage can apply to all 16- and 17-year-olds, and to 18- and 19-year-olds if they have been on the unemployment benefit for more than six months. Economically there are conflicting arguments about whether this policy helps to create more jobs and if it truly benefits young unemployed people. Regardless, the Starting-Out Wage makes a sweeping assumption that young people do not need a wage that meets their basic living expenses. It assumes that the work of a young person is worth less than the same work of an older person. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states ‘a just wage is the legitimate fruit of work’. A just wage should be able to meet a worker’s basic living costs (#2434). Caritas told the select committee considering the Starting-Out Wage legislation that young people contribute their income towards wider family costs, as well as to personal costs of living and study. For some young people dependent on public transport, simply getting to work is costly.
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Social Justice Week 2013: Don't give up – bishops
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- Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops warn that young unemployed people may face decades of disadvantage. Introducing the Social Justice Week booklet, they write, ‘To young people experiencing difficulties in finding permanent, secure work, we say, "Do not give up hope.... Each of you is a precious and valued member of our society. We are not giving up on you – please don’t give up on yourself". ‘To employers, we say, "Do not give in to stereotypes that young people may be unreliable or unmotivated. Employers tell us that often their youngest employees exceed their expectations. Make a commitment to give reliable and secure work to your young workers and expect loyalty and commitment in return. ... ‘To our parishes and the wider community, we say, "Get to know the young people in your community who are looking for work. Talk to them about your experiences of work and support them in their job search." ... ‘In Social Justice Week this year, it would be great if we all make an effort to talk to those around us about our experiences of work and of looking for work. We may all be surprised at what we learn from one other and how we can help one another.’
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Social Justice Week 2013: Resources for schools (2)
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- Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 Catholic schools’ resources focus on the nature of work as an important part of life. The teacher’s booklet Justice at Work draws on key ideas from the core Social Justice Week booklet Walk Alongside, adapting them for a younger readership. Learning is underpinned by the enduring understanding of how God works in our lives to make us more Christ-like. We are in God’s creative and loving hands. Primary school materials explore the meaning of work, why people work, and different kinds of work. Older students (Years 7-13) are encouraged to research and engage in topics such as workers’ rights and responsibilities, and using our gifts in working towards the Reign of God. The schools poster sent out this year doubles as a board game, using commonly heard phrases by those seeking work. It aims to encourage conversations about the uncertain future of work for many young people. These conversations are important as preparation for the challenges ahead. Prayers, liturgy and worksheets are available for downloading from the Caritas website. School visits are planned for September.
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Social Justice Week 2013: Resources for schools
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- Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 Catholic schools’ resources focus on the nature of work as an important part of life. The teacher’s booklet Justice at Work draws on key ideas from the core Social Justice Week booklet Walk Alongside, adapting them for a younger readership. Learning is underpinned by the enduring understanding of how God works in our lives to make us more Christ-like. We are in God’s creative and loving hands. Primary school materials explore the meaning of work, why people work, and different kinds of work. Older students (Years 7-13) are encouraged to research and engage in topics such as workers’ rights and responsibilities, and using our gifts in working towards the Reign of God. The schools poster sent out this year doubles as a board game, using commonly heard phrases by those seeking work. It aims to encourage conversations about the uncertain future of work for many young people. These conversations are important as preparation for the challenges ahead. Prayers, liturgy and worksheets are available for downloading from the Caritas website. School visits are planned for September.
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Miramar v BNU 1sts - 25th August 2013
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- 2pm, David Farrington Park We headed to David Farrington Park to play Miramar in the final game of the season. Following Saturday's results, we believed a solitary point would be enough to keep us clear of the relegation places. The game kicked off with the intensity of a cup final. The Brooklyn crowd were vocal in their support, the large travelling contingent of fans certainly made the lads feel 10 feet tall. The game was being played at a cracking pace: a strong Miramar side featuring former All White Campbell Banks and current Solomon Islands International Henry Fa'arodo, was being matched by the heroes in red and black. The first 30 minutes was fairly even. Both sides were spraying the ball around with confidence and great speed, the Miramar coach admitting the game was being played at Capital Premier standard. The deadlock was broken when Miramar smashed a volley from the top of the box after 32 minute s, a quality strike that left Zen no chance. Miramar doubled their lead 10 minutes later from a free kick, the Miramar player's run not being picked up, leaving him unmarked at the far post for an easy finish. 2-nil down and all to play for. BNU were awarded a penalty right on half time for a handball in the box. Paul Sanchez, who has been great from the penalty spot, strode forward with purpose, only to watch his shot go wide of the left hand upright. The score remained 2-nil to Miramar at half time. There was calm in the changing room, as we were creating a number of chances and our covering defence had prevented Miramar from testing Zen with shots on goal. We believed if we kept to our standards we could get back into the game. The next goal would be the most important of the match. The 2nd half started at the same pace as the first. We continued to press high up the pitch to prevent Miramar from getting into any kind of rhythm. Their increased ball speed certainly tested us and the class and experience of their players was stretching us right across the pitch. However, we were not giving up without a fight and were rewarded for our efforts when Paul Clune smashed home after 58 minutes to bring the score back to 2-1. This also bought the crowd back into the game, they had been fantastic throughout. Ben Goodwin, who had been introduced at half time, went close on two occasions shortly after, with almost identical shots from the edge of the area. His pace and direct style were causing problems for the Miramar back four. We were dealt a blow on 70 minutes when Campbell Banks finally got the better of Damian Gurnick, turning on the edge of the area, to beat Zen in the left hand bottom corner. 3-1 down, with 20 minutes to play. It was time to gamble and throw numbers forward. We had nothing to lose and everything to gain. 2 minutes later Banks was at it again, losing his marker and slotting his 2nd to make it 4-1 with 15 minutes to play. You would forgive BNU if heads dropped, but not with this team, the lads weren't prepared to throw in the towel, and in true BNU fashion they fought for every possession and continued to push forward. Tom Bisley and Ben Purser were introduced, giving us 4 strikers on the pitch for the final 15 minutes of the season. Tom Bisley went close, not once but twice, but unfortunately shot wide on both occasions. As we pressed forward, there were inevitably gaps left at the back and Banks completed his hat-trick with 3 minutes to play. Just to rub salt into the wound, Miramar scored a 6th with the last kick of the game. 6-1 the final score which in no way reflects how close the game was. As the lads left the pitch, and rightly applauded the large BNU crowd, our attention now turned to the Island Bay vs Seatoun match being played at Wakefield Park. A Seatoun win would see us clear of the bottom 2. We received update after update from our Chairman Martin Gray, who was finally able to phone through the result we had all been waiting for, 2-1 victory to Seatoun. Back in the Miramar clubrooms, there was a mix of cheer and relief as we believed we could now reflect on a season of highs and lows. Strong performances, in this our last game, from Captain Andy Cochrane, who was all industry and quality in the middle of the park, Damian Gurnick, who put his body on the line time and time again, and Man of the Match Simon Barker, who won everything in the air and reminded everyone of his undoubted talent. A special thanks to the crowd who really helped the lads dig deep right to the end. You guys were fantastic! I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Martin Gray, Adam Brownie and the Committee for all of their support over the last 2 seasons. Special thanks needs to go to our physio Dan Sainsbury and my team manager Annie Bannister for all of their hard work and high standards set and maintained throughout the season. Finally, I would like to publicly thank the playing group for their contribution to the 2013 season. It has been a pleasure working with you all this year. You have represented this club in the best possible way, on and off the pitch. You all bought into the plan and genuinely wanted to play football the way it's meant to be played. Andy Cochrane and Simon Barker led the team each week with class and integrity. Without them, the task would have been so much harder. Thank you both. I look forward to seeing you all this weekend at the Prize Giving. Hopefully we can sit down over a beer and celebrate what has been an eventful season. Dene Bannister
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Fr Dennis Nacorda ordained
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- Archdiocesan News September 2013 The chapel at St Patrick's College Silverstream was packed on Saturday afternoon 10 August when Fr Dennis Nacorda started his priestly ministry. Archbishop John Dew ordained Fr Dennis for the Archdiocese of Wellington. Quoting Pope Francis at World Youth Day in Brazil in July, Archbishop John invited Fr Dennis to 'Warm the hearts of God's people' with his ministry. Pope Francis had asked the bishops gathered in Rio, 'Can the Church today still "warm the hearts" of its faithful with priests who take the time to listen to their problems?' ... 'We must train ministers capable of warming people’s hearts, of walking with them in the night, of dialoguing with their hopes and disappointments, of mending their brokenness.' Archbishop John said 'Dennis, if you make it your life’s task to “warm the hearts” of God’s people, you will be doing what Jesus asks you to do as his priest and what the church expects of you. 'Those tasks can clearly be done only by “being with” God’s people. 'Just as Jeremiah the Prophet was called, so you are called, too, and the Lord also says to you, “Go now to those to whom I send you. Do not be afraid, for I am with you to protect you.”' Earlier Archbishop John asked Fr Dennis whether he was 'resolved with the help of the Holy Spirit to discharge without fail the office of priesthood as a conscientious fellow worker with the bishops in caring for the Lord’s flock. 'Are you resolved to celebrate the mysteries of Christ faithfully and religiously for the glory of God and the sanctification of Christ’s people? 'Are you resolved to exercise the ministry of the word worthily and wisely, preaching the Gospel and explaining the Catholic faith? 'Are you resolved to consecrate your life to God for the salvation of his people, and to unite yourself more closely everyday to Christ the High Priest….?' Such questions are part of every ordination ceremony. 'We priests are privileged to do that'. In speaking about Fr Dennis consecrating his life to God, Archbishop John told Fr Dennis he could be of help to God’s people only by uniting himself more closely to Jesus every day. 'Dennis, know that God is always with you and has chosen you for this. 'Think of those questions and as you prepare to answer them do so in the context of “warming hearts”. 'It’s a wonderful expression and says so much more than doing priestly tasks. It’s about getting out there and being with people.' You will 'warm hearts' by, 'discharging without fail the office of priesthood by caring for the Lord’s flock. 'This means being with people in their homes, where they socialise and re-create – we respond to every opportunity to be with parishioners even if we don’t always feel like it. 'You will also “warm hearts” by “celebrating the mysteries of Christ faithfully and religiously for the glory of God and the sanctification of Christ’s people”. 'When you exercise the ministry of the word worthily and wisely, when you preach the Gospel and explain the Catholic faith you will touch hearts. Your love and kindness, your compassion and listening ears will be the way to show people you are interested and care for them…that our priesthood is about them and not about us.' Archbishop John advised Fr Dennis to listen often to the advice in one of the scripture passages he had chosen for his ordination ceremony, the letter to the Ephesians. 'Be on your guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you the overseer, to feed the Church…. 'Now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace that has the power to build you up. 'Today, we are delighted to commend your priestly ministry to God and his grace, which has the power to build you up,' Archbishop John said. 'Remember, too, that there will be challenges, but listen often to the words of Jesus “Peace be with you". He also says to you “As the Father sent me, so am I sending you".' Fr Dennis will remain in Heretaunga and Stokes Valley until the end of the year.
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Archbishop’s column: Facing a future full of hope
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- Opinion Archbishop John Dew September 2013 Since early May many, if not most, people in the archdiocese have responded to my invitation to discuss the future of the archdiocese. I am grateful to all parishioners, lay pastoral leaders and clergy who have generously given their energy to reimagining the archdiocese in a consultation process using the document A Future Full of Hope. Submissions from pastoral areas and parishes were due at the end of last month, after Wel-Com went to print. I do not know what has been proposed yet, but from what I have heard, I am thrilled that so many people have seen this consultation as an opportunity to grasp a new understanding of the mission of the Church. People have seized this chance to ask questions that enable each parish community to dream of a new and vital Church, to embrace new opportunities to evangelise and re-evangelise, to re-commit themselves to realising the kingdom of God more fully. They have talked about the diocesan commitment to the fact that we are God’s priestly people who share a responsibility to witness to God’s unfailing love and to bring Christ’s healing presence into our needy world. Change is unsettling under any circumstances, but even more so when it affects our faith and spiritual home, the parish. I sometimes wish that we did not have to ask these hard questions and make such changes.But, as I looked across the archdiocese, I could see that some change was inevitable and we needed to start now, for all the reasons you know: limited financial resources huge insurance premiums the uncertain future of some parish buildings, and fewer clergy. If we approach planning and change from a negative standpoint, our proposed solutions could be reactive and focused on the present, whereas approaching the future based on faith, vision and mission will reveal wonderful new possibilities. As together we face both opportunities and challenges, we are asked to be open to the spirit of God. It is not easy for the spirit to work with illusion and elusion, but God revels in reality. Cardinal John Henry Newman once said, ‘In a higher world it is otherwise, but here, to live is to change, to be perfect is to have changed often.’ Therefore, as we look at our, as yet uncertain future, let us remember that God is with us. As Jesus said in John 14: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled, trust in God still and trust in me’. Our reality is that we are the people of God who, through baptism, are called to be Church, to witness to the presence of Jesus in our midst and to live the radical call to discipleship that the gospel demands. Therefore ask yourself the question: What do I need to do today to create the condition for the possibility of belief and witness for myself and for those who will come after me? Remember, we face a future full of hope. Be not afraid.
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Palmerston North's Year of Faith Mass
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- Palmerston North Cecily McNeill September 2013 Imagination is key to growth in the diocese and to people becoming what God wants us to be, Bishop Charles Drennan told the more than 2,000 people gathered for a Year of Faith Mass in Palmerston North’s Pascal St Stadium on 4 August. ‘Satisfaction with stagnation is a death wish; the opposite of love… [but] if we pray, if we hope, if we expect, if we work and if we shepherd for growth it will come. And by growth I mean a deepening of our faith and also, today, I want to say let’s grow in numbers, too.’ The imagination, he said, leads us into the reality of how God wants us to be. ‘Imagination releases our creativity, liberates us from bureaucracy and sameness, transforms obstacles into challenges, lethargy into energy, laziness into passion, and allows us to experience afresh, through the sometimes worn out symptoms of Christianity, the living reality of God himself.’ We were people of hope, he said. ‘The Spirit was God’s imagination at work which she experiences as play, crafting his world, carving us, reworking us, into characters ready to play out a new page of God’s unfolding story for our world.’ Visiting in the diocese, Bishop Charles said he met people who dared ‘to imagine new outcomes, to embrace new initiatives, to imagine an even deeper faith, shaping every aspect of their person, their life’. Turning to the 50 candidates for Confirmation, he read a letter from one explaining their wish for the sacrament. ‘…to announce myself in front of my Catholic Community is something I am proud to do for it is part of my hikoi tapu – sacred journey – to God. I have always enjoyed seeing and participating in the Eucharist because of the unity I sense when everyone partakes of the body and blood of Hehu Karaiti. With his own body and blood he forgives me and draws me closer to himself, and to his teachings. I am in my final year at College. I am now ready. It is fitting that I be confirmed so that I establish myself as an adult in my religion of Catholicism katorikatanga. ‘Confirmation candidates, today the Holy Spirit comes to you bearing seven extraordinary gifts that will shape you for the rest of your life: wisdom, understanding, right judgement, courage, knowledge, reverence, and awe. These gifts are not skills or talents or achievements. They are extraordinary because they are nothing less than God’s own life, God’s way of being, placed by the Holy Spirit in you. ‘And those seven divine gifts once opened and lived, grow within us into what we call the 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit: charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control and chastity. Shaped by these gifts and fruits you will become the true you, the real you, the you of your soaring imagination, your highest aspirations, your greatest dreams. ‘With your sponsors and whanau we all say thank you for your courage to step up and embrace our shared life of faith. ‘Inspired by today’s great liturgy, great sacrament and great festival of faith may we all be deepened in our faith, and experience more joyfully the great workings of God within us. ‘Accompanied by our forebears in faith and all the Saints may we bring hope and renewed purpose to our family members, our schools and our communities both Church and civic of Manawatu and Tararua.’
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Quake survivors count blessings and God's guardians
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- News Cecily McNeill September 2013 One parishioner in the tiny town of Ward near the epicentre of last month’s 6.6 earthquake is planning to teach her grandchildren about their guardian angels because she says someone was certainly looking after them. Mary Hickman who, with husband Ossie, and their three sons form the nucleus with the West family of the parish in Ward, says they are all counting their blessings. Her husband, who is disabled, was lying on the bed alone in their brick house when the quake struck at 2.31pm on Friday 16 August. He said it was like being in a very violent storm at sea. ‘Things were ‘flying off the walls’ during the violent and prolonged shaking ‘but he wasn’t hit,’ she said. When the shaking stopped he managed to get himself into the nearby sitting room to wait for one of the sons to help him to safety. All the families gathered away from the houses and power lines until the first of the numerous aftershocks had subsided and one of Mary’s sons, whose wooden house needs its chimney demolished, has moved his family with four children to temporary accommodation in Blenheim. She and Ossie moved to a motel. Another branch of the family most of whom farm between Grassmere and Ward have sustained ‘massive damage’. ‘One of their homes, a brick house, is red-stickered (uninhabitable).’ Mary says the experience has been numbing. ‘You know you have to manage but it’s one day at a time.’ And as for those guardian angels, ‘it’s a good opportunity to learn that God has special people he sends to take care of us’, says Mary. Meanwhile, the quake has also rendered the town’s Catholic Church unsafe. The top third of the bricks on the steeple of the church, which celebrated 75 years recently, have loosened. The tower is over the entrance to the church. Scientists say last month’s quakes came from a fault line lying under Lake Grassmere about 40 kilometres south of Blenheim whereas the July shocks were centred more in Cook Strait. The more than 3,500 aftershocks since the 5.7 on 19 July have given seismologists a clearer idea of the larger fault system, the Dominion Post reported on 20 August. It appears seismic activity is moving away from Wellington. GNS geoscientist Bill Fry said it was more important to think in terms of a seismic network. ‘There are a lot of faults in the upper South Island that could potentially give rise to earthquakes,’ he told the Dominion Post. And the archdiocese is still awaiting confirmation of the extent of minor damage to others of its buildings in the wider region. Structural engineers have inspected the Catholic Centre and other archdiocesan workplaces and say the damage appears from initial assessment to be cosmetic. Director of Archdiocesan Support Services David Mullin is asking parishes to look for any signs of damage to assess the need for an engineer's inspection. These earthquakes are a timely reminder of the need to do what we can to improve the strength of buildings for people’s safety and confidence.
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Social Justice Week 2013: Resources for schools
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- Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 Catholic schools’ resources focus on the nature of work as an important part of life. The teacher’s booklet Justice at Work draws on key ideas from the core Social Justice Week booklet Walk Alongside, adapting them for a younger readership. Learning is underpinned by the enduring understanding of how God works in our lives to make us more Christ-like. We are in God’s creative and loving hands. Primary school materials explore the meaning of work, why people work, and different kinds of work. Older students (Years 7-13) are encouraged to research and engage in topics such as workers’ rights and responsibilities, and using our gifts in working towards the Reign of God. The schools poster sent out this year doubles as a board game, using commonly heard phrases by those seeking work. It aims to encourage conversations about the uncertain future of work for many young people. These conversations are important as preparation for the challenges ahead. Prayers, liturgy and worksheets are available for downloading from the Caritas website. School visits are planned for September.
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Social Justice Week 2013: A website on work
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- Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 Archbishop John Dew and Wellington Sister of Mercy Marcellin Wilson feature in a video of first job experiences on Caritas’ special website 'Meaningful work for the young worker'. Video and personal stories from workers of all ages and walks of life are designed to promote reflection on what constitutes meaningful work in today's environment. The website also features information on finding work, workers’ rights, and facts and policy about young people and employment. Find out more about the Starting-Out Wage. Does it help or hinder efforts to find work? Is it fair? What does the 90-day probationary period say about our society’s willingness to provide young people with stable, secure employment. Join us online, debate the issues and share your story. The website is updated regularly.
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Press - Homestyle Magazine
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- Homestyle Magazine's colour special issue. Featuring a number of colourful Iko Iko products! 1. Angus & Celeste Jelly Planter $89.00 2. Prism Butter Dish $66.903. Wallpaper City Guide $18.90 (In-store only) 4. Two Tone Bookend $69.90
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Tug o’war over Rings museum causes angst
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- We understand that Wellington is set to get a permanent Lord of the Rings/Hobbit museum which has the potential to boost tourism numbers and further build on the reputation of […]
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Auditions – Taking Off by Roger Hall
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- Auditions for Kapiti Playhouse’s last production of 2013, Taking Off by Roger Hall, will be held at 2pm on Sunday 15th September at the theatre on Ruahine Street.
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What’s the best way forward for Wellington club rugby?
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- The following is an opinion piece written by Club Rugby news and story contributor Scott MacLean:It’s become something that’s as certain as night following day; the end of the club season being accompanied by calls to review the structure of Wellington’s Premier and Senior club competitions.The current structure has been in place for 20 years, following a period of club amalgamations that created Northern United, Old Boys-University and Hutt Old Boys-Marist.Reports since the Premier finals day three weeks ago has a number of the WRFU’s Club Coaching Co-ordinator Officers proposing an expansion of the Swindale Shield from the current 12 teams to 14...
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When the bus doesn’t come…..
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- One thing I have been hearing from residents in various parts of the Eastern Ward is frustration with the bus services. This ranges from non-existent bus services to buses that run late, to buses that are so full that they can’t let more people on. Now before I go any further, let me say that […]
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Why add lanes to Cobham Drive?
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- Anyone else think 6 lanes for cars on Cobham Drive is just overkill? There’s not that much stuff over on the Miramar Peninsula, and it’s not like people are missing planes at Welly airport because of heavy congestion. Is 6 lanes on an arterial road that is perfectly fine at 4 lanes indicative of […]
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Why add lanes to Cobham Drive?
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There just aren’t enough bicycle lockers in Wellington
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- You may be familiar with the style of bike locker that is used across the Wellington rail system. They are double ended, with a plywood divider diagonally across each block, hence what looks like 6 lockers can actually store 12 bikes. You can apply to hire one on a long term basis and here is […]
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There just aren’t enough bicycle lockers in Wellington
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- You may be familiar with the style of bike locker that is used across the Wellington rail system. They are double ended, with a plywood divider diagonally across each block, hence what looks like 6 lockers can actually store 12 bikes. You can apply to hire one on a long term basis and here is […]
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Men's Central League playoff details
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- Confirmation of the Men's Central League playoff sees us travel to Palmerston North where we take on Marist Palmerston North - who have already wrapped up the Federation League with two matches to play.
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Brooklyn TV August 23
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Men's Central League playoff details
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- Confirmation of the Men's Central League playoff sees us travel to Palmerston North where we take on Marist Palmerston North - who have already wrapped up the Federation League with two matches to play.
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August 2013 Monthly Meeting
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Game of Thrones – Wellington’s Golden Crown
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- One of our readers, Notorious DLB, sent this amusing post in yesterday. For all the Game of Thrones fans out there, this is for you. As anyone who has read […]
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Council slashes jobs, pumps up managment salaries
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- Katie Chapman at The Dominion Post reports: The Wellington City Council has cut 110 fulltime jobs since last year – while the number of managers in the top pay bands […]
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LCB, TK and Sunday Stroopwafels
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- LCB. Le Cordon Bleu. Learned culinary bestowers. Legends of creativity and bonhomie (yeah yeah enough already…). The LCB WOAP Haute Cuisine du Terroir on Friday night was pretty impressive (not least for being nearly five hours of imbibing instead of the planned three!). Seven courses of French food matched with each an old world Burgundy […] The post LCB, TK and Sunday Stroopwafels appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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The words of Arthur Miller: “The theatre is so endlessly fascinating because it’s so accidental. It’s so much like life.”
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- The cast of The Price have assembled their favourite Arthur Miller quotes for drama on the waterfront - most are from The Price, but some are from his other works or interviews he gave.
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Alexandra Road as a commuter bicycle route
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- The earthquake of Friday before last held some interesting lessons.
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The Houghton Bay shortcut
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- Today I rode my bike up Mt Albert Road and turned down Southgate Road and saw the Southern Walkway descend down the hill and thought it is a nice short cut down to Houghton Bay.
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Submission Guide: Proposed Basin Bridge (Flyover)
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SuperChamps results 22-8-2013
- Round One – Men Otago University beat Panmure 4/1 Surf City beat Mitchell Park 3/2 Cambridge beat Timaru 4/1 Whangarei beat Mt Maunganui 3/2 Round One – Women Khandallah beat Mangakahia 4/1 Cambridge beat Tokoroa 4/1 Manurewa beat Herne Bay 4/1 Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis beat Te Puke 3/2 Round Two – Men SquashGym Palmerston North beat Otago University 4/1 Royal Oak beat Whangarei 3/2 Cambridge beat Panmure 4/1 Round Two – Women Cambridge beat Mangakahia 3/2 Te Puke beat Herne Bay 3/2 Manurewa beat Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis 3/2 Khandallah beat Tokoroa 4/1 Round Three – Men Surf City beat Royal Oak 3/2 SquashGym Palmerston North beat Timaru 5/0 Whangarei beat Mitchell Park 4/1 Cambridge beat Otago University 4/1 Round Three – Women Khandallah beat Cambridge 3/2 Mangakahia beat Tokoroa 4/1 Herne Bay beat Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis 3/2 Manurewa beat Te Puke 3/2 Round Four – Men SquashGym Palmerston North beat Cambridge 5/0 Timaru beat Panmure 5/0 Royal Oak beat Mitchell Park 3/2 Round Five – Men SquashGym Palmerston North beat Panmure 5/0 C Grades: SquashGym Palmerston North Round One – Men Eden Epsom beat Hokitika 4/1 Hawkes Bay beat Whangarei 5/0 Geyser City beat Cromwell 4/1 SquashGym Palmerston North beat Wanganui 5/0 Round One – Women Island Bay beat Otago University 5/0 Manurewa beat Taupo 4/1 SquashGym Palmerston North beat Hawkes Bay 4/1 Kamo beat Christchurch 4/1 Round Two – Men Marlborough beat Wanganui 4/1 SquashGym beat Geyser City 4/1 Hamilton beat Whangarei 4/1 Hawkes Bay beat Hokitika 5/0 Round Two – Women Kawaroa Park beat Kamo 4/1 Hamilton beat Otago University 5/0 SquashGym beat Christchurch 4/1 Taupo beat Island Bay 4/1 Round Three – Men Hamilton beat Eden Epsom 5/0 Whangarei beat Hokitika 3/2 Marlborough beat Cromwell 4/1 Geyser City beat Whanganui 3/2 Round Three – Women SquashGym beat Kamo 4/1 Kawaroa Park beat Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis & Squash 3/2 Taupo beat Otagto University 4/1 Hamilton beat Manurewa 3/2 D Grades: Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre Round One – Men Hamilton beat Squash City Invercargill 4/1 SquashGym Palmerston North beat Whangarei 4/1 North Shore beat Tawa 4/1 Hawkes Bay beat Otago University 4/1 Round One – Women Geyser beat Mt Maunganui 3/2 Maungaturoto beat Henderson 4/1 Hawkes Bay beat Khandallah 4/1 Te Puke beat Royal Oak 4/1 Round Two – Men Devoy S & F beat Tawa 5/0 North Shore beat Hawkes Bay 3/2 SquashGym Palmerston North beat Squash City Invercargill 5/0 Whakatane beat Hamilton 4/1 Round Two – Women Cambridge beat Mt Maunganui 3/2 Henderson beat Geyser City 3/2 SquashGym Palmerston North beat Khandallah 5/0 Hawkes Bay beat Royal Oak 5/0 Round Three – Men Whakatane beat Whangarei 4/1 SquashGym Palmerston North beat Hamilton 5/0 Hawkes Bay beat Tawa 5/0 Devoy S&F beat Otago University 4/1 Round Three – Women Royal Oak beat Khandallah 4/1 Henderson beat Mt Maunganui 4/1 Maungatoroto beat Cambridge 4/1 Palmerston North beat Te Puke 5/0 E Grades: Whanganui Squash Club Round One – Men Whangarei beat Katikati 3/2 Henderson beat Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis 5/0 Thorndon beat Alexandra 4/1 Wanganui beat United Matamata 4/1 Round One – Women Devoy Squash & Fitness beat Omakau 3/2 Papakura beat Red Star 3/2 Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis beat Thorndon 4/1 Ohakune beat Lugton Park 5/0 Round Two – Men Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis beat Whangarei 3/2 Thorndon beat United Matamata 3/2 Wanganui beat Christchurch 5/0 Henderson beat SquashGym Palmerston North 5/0
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Cocktail of college, club, representative and international rugby tomorrow
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- Above: Wellington Samoans first five-eighth Fa’atonu Fili gets a pass way in last week’s match against the Wellington U20s.
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Divided over the flyover
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- The city council has voted in favour of a flyover at the Basin Reserve, in spite of the fact that the city continues to be deeply divided over the issue. The vote, by 7 to 6, is a disappointment for Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, who has argued against the flyover since she successfully campaigned for the mayoralty against the pro-flyover mayor Kerry Prendergast. It was a narrow win, and for a while the new council had a one-vote majority against the flyover. But then Andy Foster changed sides.
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Success for Junior Cricket Upper Hutt
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- Junior Cricket Upper Hutt took out the Sport and Leisure category in last night’s Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards for the Upper Hutt region.
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Firebirds support Funrazor for child cancer
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- Harry Findlay, a member of the Porirua City Junior Cricket Club, decided he wanted to help children suffering from cancer. Approximately, three children a week in New Zealand are diagnosed with cancer.
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Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards
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- Wellington Airport joins forces with Wellington Community Trust each year to recognise voluntary organisations that do so much to make our community a better place.
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Team Manager Application - New Zealand short course
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- Application are now invited to be submitted for the NZ short course champs in Wellington from 29th Sept – 3 October 2013. Applications close on Monday 2nd of September at 7pm with Operations@swimwn.co.nz and mhnewall@paradise.net.nz TM Application Form NZSC champs 2013
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College sport Finals Day at Silverstream on Saturday
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- The College Sport Wellington school Finals Day returns to St Pat’s Silverstream after being held at Rongotai College for the last two years. Although the major prize – the Premier 1 title – has already been decided, along with both Girls divisions, there are still no fewer than 14 grade and division titles to be decided on a full day of action across all five fields at Silverstream.
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ArtSplash 2013
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- Music Performance Tuesday 10 September at 7.45pmMichael Fowler Centre Tickets are available now from the school office at $5 each.Maximum of 4 tickets applies.
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They didn’t like it but they voted yes
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- I wish I’d been at yesterday’s Regional Council meeting. I would like to have heard more about why two regional councillors voted to support the Basin Reserve flyover after explaining why they didn’t like it. The DomPost reports from the meeting about the reluctant “yes” votes from Judith Aitken and Chris Laidlaw.
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Meanwhile in Hutt Valley – Wallace rolls on
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- After covering Porirua I got asked if we were going to do anything on the Hutt… naturally my immediate response was, uh why? But then I found Mayor Ray Wallace’s Facebook page – and boy has he been busy.
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Sarah Free: Graffiti takes a financial and emotional toll
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- Green Party candidate for the Eastern Ward Sarah Free has proposed 3 solutions to curb tagging in Wellington.
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Campaign update: videos three to five
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- I have been posting these on the videos’ page as they became public, but maybe I should have added them to this blog, too, for those of you following on RSS.
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Being answerable to your public (or, if you can’t engage now, can we expect you to in office?)
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- One of my supporters Tweeted to say I was the only candidate at Vote.
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Digital Television Tests – Bulletin No 9
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- The 502 to 510 MHz Digital TV Transmitter is being prepared for the final series of spectrum compatibility tests, to be witnessed by users of the adjacent spectrum.
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Our friends in the north: a look at Porirua
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- The announcement that Porirua Mayor, Nick Leggett, is standing for the DHB in an area that creeps into Wellington, provides the opportunity to take a closer look at what’s happening over the border.
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City Watch #12
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- The twelfth round up of recent news and events around Wellington.
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Updated Nelson Bays D & Below points table
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Emergency Procedure Information for Parents
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- We have updated our school emergency evacuation procedures in the event of an earthquake.
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Wellington club players in representative rugby
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- Above: Petone’s Neemia Tialata (left), now playing in France, is one of well over 100 current or former Wellington Premier club players currently playing around New Zealand and overseas, while Northern United’s John Schwalger (right) has recently returned from France to re-join the Wellington Lions.
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Galaktoboureko, kakapo and orange ginger jam
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- Oops, its already Tuesday.
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Get hitched
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- Freshly minted Northern Ward candidate Jacob Toner wants to foster resilient communities to make sure Wellington is ready for many risks it faces by introducing Hutt Valley inspired ‘Hitching Posts’ around the city.
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This Sunday, 2pm: Save the Basin Workshop on Basin Flyover Submissions
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- In recent posts we have highlighted the importance of campaign supporters making their own voices heard in the upcoming Board of Inquiry.
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Drumming up support
- The Wellingtonista
- In Wellington, which continues to be the cultural capital, no matter what Auckland might try to pretend, there are probably a lot of conversations to be had about Boosted, which was set up by the Arts Foundation as a rewards-free Pledgeme, or another tax-deductable Givealittle, except that they take a cut.
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Call for Nomination of Directors
- Cricket Wellington
- This notice is formal advice that nominations for the position of Director are now open. The Annual General Meeting of Cricket Wellington will be held in the Long Room, RA Vance Stand, Hawkins Basin Reserve on Wednesday 9 October 2013 at 7.00pm.
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Public Trust building
- Architectural Centre Inc
- There are many buildings that the Architectural Centre has championed the cause of over the years, but for me there are two that stand out from the rest. They are Old St Paul’s Cathedral in Thorndon, and the Public Trust building in Lambton Quay.
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Wade-Brown does a Boris and renames Mayoral twitter
- WCC Watch
- On the back of a story on this blog, Nicola Young complained to the Auditor General over Celia Wade-Brown’s use of the @WellingtonMayor twitter account during the campaign period.
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Amesbury Ferns Post Match Report - Championship Round 3
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- As the season draws to an end it was another tough match for the Amesbury ferns on Saturday 17 August. They were up against the Johnsonville Royals again, having lost to them in the previous encounter. The girls were fired up for the game and their performance on court did not disappoint. It was a tight match in which the Amesbury Ferns trailed until Phoebe slotted a long goal right on the half time bell to even the score. The teams were evenly matched and the ferns were solid on defence as always. Parents watched nervously courtside as we trailed heading into the last quarter, managing to even the score at 4-4 with minutes to go to come away with a hard fought draw.
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BNU 1sts v Victoria University - 17th August 2013
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- Wakefield Park #2, 3.
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Theatresports Freestyle: Explained
- Circa Theatre
- Improvisor Greg Ellis explains to drama on the waterfront the concept of Theatresports Freestyle.
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Where are the cycleways?
- Wellington Scoop
- Though I’m only occasionally asked about it, I’m aware of an underlying question in the cycling community about “why isn’t there more evidence of progress for cycling under a ‘green’ mayor?” Questions are also occasionally asked about how this all fits with overall transport planning
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Brookyn TV
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Gospel Reflections: 21st in Ordinary Time C
- Welcom
- Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Luke 13:22-30 We all know people or groups who seem to have an ingrained sense of entitlement or privilege, people who put themselves first without regard for the feelings or rights of others.
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Winning Ways continue!
- Stop Out Sports Club
- Fresh on the heels of our Women Premiers winning the league our Men's team demolished University 6 - 0 to claim the Premier League with a match to spare.
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WOAP: what I’ve dined on so far
- The Wellingtonista
- It’s been a week of eating, and I tell you, I’ve definitely got the meat sweats.
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Impossible dreams
- Wellington Scoop
- The news that Wellington Airport wants $200million of public money to pay for most of the cost of extending its runway seems to have relegated the proposal to the list of the city’s impossible dreams.
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Eastern Suburbs Community Bike Ride
- Sarah Free
- When: 10am Sunday 1st September 2013 Where: Meet at Burkes Cycles, 16-30 Coutts Street, Kilbirnie Why: To raise awareness of the popularity of cycling, to note things needing improvement along the route, and to have fun!! Join and share the Facebook event on my page https://www.
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Poll has Celia 6 points ahead
- WCC Watch
- Newstalk ZB have done a poll on the Wellington mayoralty, which shows things are quite competitive.
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Winning Ways continue!
- Stop Out Sports Club
- Fresh on the heels of our Women Premiers winning the league our Men's team demolished University 6 - 0 to claim the Premier League with a match to spare.
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Netball Firebirds - Saturday, 10th August
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- The weather was great but the competition was tough. Although the Amesbury Firebirds lost to St Brigid's Green, the Firebirds were very pleased with their passes. Congratulations to Mycke for being player of the day. Her work in defensive was great.
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Services have resumed this morning, Saturday 17 August.
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- Following the earthquakes yesterday, network inspections have been completed.
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Tawa win Ed Chaney Cup final with wholehearted performance
- Wellington Club Weekly
- They’ve got the Swindale Shield and the Jubilee Cup.
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Result: Athletics Wellington Road Championships
- Olympic Harriers
- Calm but drizzle on and off all afternoon; conditions probably kept a few at hom...
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Serial complainer standing for Southern Ward
- WCC Watch
- Not to be outdone by the Eastern Ward, the good people of the Southern Ward will have their fair share of oddball candidates with the news Donald McDonald is standing for council.
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All Tranz Metro services suspended until further notice
- Tranz Metro
- Due to an earthquake, ALL services are suspended. Network inspections are necessary prior to resuming services. This could take several hours.
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Lower grade finals and semi-finals this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Knockout club rugby continues in earnest around Wellington on Saturday.
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One Sleep till Bookfair
- The Wellingtonista
- Saturday is Wellington’s most amazing, most awesome, most excellent, book related event of the year - The DCM Annual Bookfair Take 90000+ books, add LPs, CDs, DVDs, Cassettes, Magazines, Jigsaw Puzzles & Games galore.
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Early Settlers built Wellington in wood for good reason
- Sarah Free
- We can all be thankful that our homes sustained so little damage in yesterdays scary sequence of shakes, and we can partly thank the earthquake of 1848 for that.
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La Donna Ideale (The Ideal Woman)
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- Madeleine Pierard, Soprano Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei On Sunday 8 September, Lexus Song Quest winner Madeleine Pierard joins Orchestra Wellington to present two song cycles bridging the divide between popular and classical music.
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Higher earthquake strengthening standards?
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- Question The DomPost poses today and I agree. For a long time, I have said that the standards need to go higher. Given the Government has rejected this idea over the country, I hope that they will reconsider this position as they consult on new sections of the Building Act. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Community input for Kilbirnie drainage reserve wanted
- Sarah Free
- I have some really exciting news! After having had some feedback from a Lyall Bay resident that there weren’t many parks or public gardens in the Kilbirnie/Lyall bay/ Rongotai area.
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Naughty Morrison
- WCC Watch
- Here’s reason #32 branded candidate cars are not always the best idea. Mayoral opponent and Lambton Ward candidate Nicola Young snapped this “irresistible‘ photo of John Morrison’s monster truck flouting the Council’s own parking rules on Thursday evening. According to Young he was parked up for more than 45 minutes on her first sighting in the 10 minutes zone.
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Wade-Brown officially nominates
- WCC Watch
- Celia Wade-Brown today finally joined Jack Yan, Nicola Young and John Morrison as official mayoral candidates.
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Will Lyn of Tawa end Pepperell’s political career?
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- Ginette McDonald’s surprise entrance into the Southern Ward race is a real game changer and finally breathes some life into an otherwise boring sausage fest .
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Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa to contest Senior 1 final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Paremata-Plimmerton team on Ngatitoa Domain at the start of last week’s semi-final win over Hutt Old Boys Marist.
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2 Books, 2 Scholars - A JC Beaglehole Event
- Victoria University Library
- Come along to an interdisciplinary seminar from two VUW scholars on Wednesday 21st of August. Nick Hoare (Masters Student, History) will speak about Labour Party member (1918-1933) H.E Holland’s devotion to issues of justice in Samoa, and the pamphlets (all held by the JC Beaglehole Room) he used to educate the public about his opposition to New Zealand’s Samoan policy.
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Construction on Library Lifts
- Victoria University Library
- We are pleased to report that the first stage of our lift replacement is almost complete and the Southern lifts will be operational from Monday 19th of August.
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2013 Open Auditions
- Orchestra Wellington
- 9th & 10th September 2013
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Graffiti- What to do about it?
- Sarah Free
- The last few years seem to have seen an increasing problem with tagging- and its really soul-destroying if you are the one whose property is getting regularly targeted.
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Morrison’s tache borrows Blumsky’s brow
- WCC Watch
- Here’s an idea for the next ‘Things Wellingtonians Never Say‘ YouTube clip – “John Morrison has really original ideas” lol.
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City Watch #11
- WCC Watch
- The eleventh round up of recent news and events around Wellington.
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Farcical Alternative Giving Fund costs revealed
- WCC Watch
- Thanks to an official information request by rumoured-almost-Lambton-Ward-candidate Jackson Wood we now know that Wellington City Council invested wasted almost $40,000 in to its “Alternative Giving Fund” campaign that raised $452 in its first two weeks.
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Peck launches first video
- WCC Watch
- Labour’s Lambton Ward candidate Mark Peck has released his first (very well made) campaign video focusing on park, rates and the Living Wage. Check it out.
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Player Profile: Hugh McIlwrath – Perseverance pays dividends for late starter
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Hugh was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (1931). He left school at 14 and worked in the shipyard (2 years). Hugh then served a 5 year apprenticeship to qualify as a baker. His grandfather, Warmington, was a champion baker in Belfast. Hugh lived in Bisley Street and started playing football at 15 for the Bisley […]
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Victoria researcher solves 40 year-old math problem
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University mathematician has experienced his own eureka moment, solving a 40 year-old mathematical problem.
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Representative season just around the corner
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Wellington Maori and Wellington Samoans clash at the end of August is one of many representative matches coming up to look forward to.
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WOAP: Bitchinheat
- The Wellingtonista
- When the amazing people behind Wellington on a Plate offer you tickets at the last minute to the very popular and sold out collaboration between La Boca Loca and Parrot Dog Brewery, you might be surprised at how hard it is to find someone to go along with you, because apparently there is a plague in town, but then you might remember that your poor public servant father is having a shit of a time lately and deserves a special treat, so all is well. Wellington’s ParrotDog Brewery plays host to a delicious evening in partnership with Miramar’s La Boca Loca Restaurant. They are serving up several hot and fresh Mexican dishes, prepared on-site at the brewery amongst the shiny stainless steel tanks. Each dish will be matched with its own flavoursome craft beer. There will even be some Mexican music courtesy of DJ Chefito and local beer with locally made Mexican cuisine: Vamos! This would have been a gorgeous event to be at in summer, with little stalls set up for each food & beer pairing, and keg tables set up to rest your glasses on. The bunting and the lighting was lovely (though not suitable for taking photos with your phone), but with concrete floors and big stainless steel tanks, even with the number of people around, we were all wearing our coats. Me being me, when Will took the microphone and told us there were five things to taste and we could have two each (at least), I wondered if that would be enough to eat, but I had forgotten the filling power of beer! So, on entry we were each given a taster of a specially brewed beer made with a Mexican herb that is as yet unnamed (the beer, that is, the herb has a name which I have very usefully forgotten EDIT: but now they’ve told me on Twitter, I can tell you it’s Epaozte), then each of the five dishes were matched with another beer. Steak & mushrooms served on thick polenta-ish pancakes was served with a Bitter Bitch IPA, wild boar was shredded and matched to a Dead Canary Pale Ale, dessert which was like a deep-fried crunchy whoopie pie came with a Dogg dark Ale, and the Bloodhound red IPA came with a slightly odd but still delicious Kina soup, done in a chili sauce with a special kind of corn. That one definitely left a spicy tingle. My favourite beer and food though was the butterfish ceviche topped with crunchy grasshopper salt (actually made from grasshoppers), served with the Flaxen Feather blonde ale. The grasshoppers were really tasty. My dad got tipsy and requested Mexican songs from the guitar player/singer, who obliged, the brewers and the chefs floated around answering questions, and all together it was a super pleasant evening. I’m pleased the ladies got to use the inside toilet while men were relegated to the portaloos outside in the wind. What surprised me though was that there was also a beer & food event at Garage Project tonight as part of Wellington on a Plate (where they were keeping all the beards normally associated with craft beer) which surely would have made it a bit of a Sophie’s Choice for hop heads – except that the Garage Project do was with Monsoon Poon, and you know how we feel about that. But while we’re on that subject, last week, we were at the Localist Jam at the City Gallery, and in between bacon donuts, we were astonished to hear Mike Egan from Monsoon Poon and also head of the hospitality association (EDIT) Restaurant Association say there is no Mexican restaurant scene in Wellington. That would probably come as a bit of a shock to La Boca Loca. And Viva Mexico. And Caliente. And Tequila Joe’s (even if that’s Tex-Mex). And Sweet Mother’s Kitchen. And Hot Like a Mexican. Perhaps what he meant was he has yet to open an expensively designed venue to serve a bastardised version of the cuisine at inflated prices to cater to the Churton Park crowd? But there’s already a Flying Burrito Brothers, so we’re mystified… The post WOAP: Bitchinheat appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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They Who Drink Beer Will Think Beer
- The Wellingtonista
- So Beervana is done for another year.
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Save the Basin Flyover Presentation – Full Of Good Submission Ideas
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The closing date for submissions on the proposed Basin flyover is 5pm on Friday 6 September.
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Inevitable? Why one Basin flyover will be followed by a second Basin flyover
- Wellington Scoop
- The NZ Transport Agency should come clean on its flyover plans. Our practice believes that one flyover will pave the way for a second. The Agency’s proposed options for mitigation of the flyover, which it has developed in agreement with the Wellington City Council, include a “commitment to consolidate state highway traffic away from Vivian Street and into a single east-west corridor.”
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The two-faced flyover
- Wellington Scoop
- The flyover at the Basin Reserve will have two faces. The Basin Reserve face is too terrible to seen by cricketers, so it will be hidden by a new $12million building paid from roading funds. The other face won’t be hidden from anyone. Its ugliness will be seen by everyone else in the city, 24 hours a day, till the flyover is eventually demolished.
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My forty film festival awards
- Wellington Scoop
- I’ve been going to the Wellington Film Festival for every one of its 42 years, even before it was rebranded as the NZ International Film Festival. So I’m claiming the right to offer my own personal festival awards.
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Just call me Witi – Morrison borrows again?
- WCC Watch
- John Morrison’s bold new policy looks to be another borrowed piece of work from Kevin Lavery.
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And so it begins…
- The Wellingtonista
- Like Joanna, I have a list of foodie delights to drool my way through over for the next couple of weeks courtesy of WOAP (although not as organised as that spreadsheet of hers!).
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BNU 1sts v Seatoun - 10th August 2013
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What's On at Circa August - December 2013
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Cricket Wellington acknowledges passing of John Oakley CBE
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington acknowledges the passing of former President John Oakley CBE, whom passed away on 9 August.
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Minor timetable changes to Hutt Valley and Kapiti Line
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- From Monday 12 August 2013 timetables for two Upper Hutt train services and one Waikanae service are changing slightly.
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Press - Capital Magazine
- Iko Iko
- The new Capital Magazine is out! Check out a selection of Iko Iko goodies, featured on their 'Indoor' winter indulgence page. 1. Citta La Boqueria Tea Towel $12.902. Rob Ryan Plate Other Planets $39.903. Jules Pansu Tigre Cushion $159.004. Miss Etoile Gold Tea Cup and Saucer $49.90
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The Andrew London Trio and special guest
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Up next at Kapiti Playhouse The Andrew London Trio is returning, along with special guest Neil Billington, to present an evening of musical entertainment on Thursday 15th August at 8pm.
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Morrison’s earthquake strengthening bond proposal
- WCC Watch
- John Morrison is starting to drop big policy ideas, with his latest garnering the support of key National ministers: A bond system to help Wellington building owners strengthen their properties is being touted by mayoral candidate John Morrison.
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Cooperative Council Candidates Collide
- WCC Watch
- From open invite candidate campaign bus rides, candidates signing each others nomination forms, liking their opponents Facebook pages, earnestly dispensing policy and campaign tips, to cross party billboard trailers, 2013 is shaping up as (for the time being) a cooperative love-fest rarely seen in political campaigns.
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Slow trickle of Greater Wellington Regional Council nominees
- WCC Watch
- Just like Wellington City Council’s list of nominations to date, the Great Wellington Regional Council list is pretty sparse less than a week before nominations close.
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Things Wellingtonians Never Say
- WCC Watch
- Not quite a Hitler parody, but no offense to Celia Wade-Brown or any other mayoral candidates .
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Wellington College beat St Pat’s Silverstream in Premier 1 final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: members of the Wellington College team celebrating with the trophy after their 25-22 win over St Pat’s Silverstream in this afternoon’s finalWellington College were singing in the rain at Porirua Park this afternoon after beating St Pat’s Silverstream 25-22 and winning the 2013 Wellington Premier 1 First XV title.
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Bikes on Buses – you can do it now*
- Cycling in Wellington
- *If you’ve got a folding bike! Back in 2010 I was lucky enough to spend some time in Vancouver, where all buses are equipped with bike racks, and it’s very easy to combine cycling with public transport. I blogged about this at the time, looking forward to some day being able to do the same thing in Wellington. GWRC and Go Wellington are slowly working towards putting bike racks on buses.
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Living in fear of a car parking fine
- Sarah Free
- Many have commented recently on the issue of over-zealous car parking wardens in the city, and some have stated a desire to see parking enforcement (and even parking buildings themselves!) bought back under direct Council control.
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Gospel Reflections: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
- Welcom
- Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Luke 12:49-53 Prophets can get a bad time, as today’s first reading from Jeremiah demonstrates (Jer 38:4-6, 8-10).
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Featherston St bike lanes
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- There is a need for a safe CBD cycle route south from the railway station that is faster than the waterfront.
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Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa to meet in Senior 1 final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from today’s Senior 1 semi-final between Wainuiomata and Tawa at William Jones Park.
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Result: Bays Relay
- Olympic Harriers
- Fourteen Olympic teams ran this favourite road relay this year in great conditio...
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Basin Flyover Submission Process
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The submission process for NZTA’s proposed Basin Reserve flyover has now been announced.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Brooklyn Quiz Night
- Brooklyn School
- Get your teams together for a fun night. Saturday 14 September - book this night in your diary. More details to follow
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Sit Rep - August 2013
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Hello Stokes Valley and welcome to August as we head towards Spring.
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Iain McPeake offered Wellington Firebirds contract
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds have completed the list of 14 playersto be offered contracts for the 2013-14 season, with Iain McPeake offered the final contract.
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Premier 1 First XV final and Senior 1 semi-finals this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Wellington College and St Pat’s Silverstream First XVs squaring off at the start of their midweek Traditional clash earlier in the season.
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Beer what you want to beer 2013 Edition
- The Wellingtonista
- As almost everyone is aware Beervana kicks off tomorrow.
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Blown away by the flyover
- Wellington Scoop
- There’s a new addition to the list of bad things about the flyover that the Transport Agency wants to build alongside the Basin Reserve – motorbikes or light trucks could be blown over in strong winds while they’re on it, and there’ll be problems for pedestrians too.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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What to eat during Wellington on a Plate
- The Wellingtonista
- We didn’t present you with suggestions for events to book, I know.
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When Wellington regularly defeated the All Blacks
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: spectators at Athletic Park in 1910, possibly watching the All Blacks scrape to a 26-17 win over Wellington in this encounter, one of 13 matches between the two sides.
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First council candidates revealed, convicted blackmailer standing
- WCC Watch
- With just over a week until nominations close, Wellington’s Electoral Officer Charlie Inggs has helpfully released a statement with the 11 people who have officially been nominated and reminding other candidates to get their nominations in on time.
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Womens Cricket Coordinator Vacancy
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington seeks an enthusiastic sports administrator with a passion for cricket to take on the role of Womens Cricket Coordinator
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Park(ing) for People
- The Wellingtonista
- Park(ing) Day is coming around again and this time there’s some official support.
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OBU player to celebrate 300th match in the boxing ring
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Members of the OBU 69ers Reserve Grade team, including new triple-centurion Andy ‘Kamate’ Clark (front right) with the Jackie Ruru Shield in 2012.
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Yan pushes innovation to protect economy
- WCC Watch
- Mayoral candidate Jack Yan believes his policies on creativity and innovation are needed more than ever in light of the recent Fonterra disaster and has released a statement and a new video (speaking in English, te Reo, French and Cantonese, no sign language sadly) highlighting the need for the next mayor to be able to bridge cultures at a global level: Wellington’s innovation can be a safety net when Fonterra-level scares hit If mayors aren’t part of this dialogue, talking to the top 40 cities in the world and opening doors for our exporters, then we’re going to be affected terribly when our nation brand is damaged,’ he says. ‘We have seen real evidence of this week.’ ‘In the meantime, Wellington is the home of companies like Weta and Xero, along with numerous independents¬ has a reputation that can stand head and shoulders above this scandal.’ Mr Yan, who issued his manifesto for the Wellington mayoral election in April, months before his opponents, has remained on message throughout about the need for Wellington to become a global hub for innovation and identifying export champions. Given Wellington’s urban base, those champions were likely to be outside the primary industries. ‘New Zealand is a primary products’ nation and I recognize the sector’s importance. However, this scare shows just why it’s important for cities to back up national economic activity and to have strong brands themselves.’ ‘Wellington is in an enviable place to deliver greater innovation, with high-growth firms and strong creativity, which will be more rigorously grown if I am elected,’ he says. Mr Yan has authored books on branding and has practised in the area since the 1980s. His work at the Swedish branding think-tank, the Medinge Group, has seen him lead the way on international brand thinking, making him better equipped to develop a proper city brand, get Wellington businesses exporting, and being an advocate for them globally. He agrees with earlier commentators, including Prime Minister John Key, that the scare has harmed New Zealand’s national brand. As he predicted in his 2010 and 2013 campaigns, strong city brands will have to come to the fore to promote economic activity in export markets. Mr Yan says, ‘There is a certain level of pride in saying something comes from Wellington, but we haven’t recognized this properly. We have export earners here and by promoting a diverse economy, we can ensure that we have more of a safety net when scandals in our primary sector occur. ‘I have long been concerned since the days of the “New Zealand Way” brand in the 1990s that we were missing the mark on promoting our nation. Even then, I was outspoken on saying that the likes of Karen Walker and Tait were being excluded. Yet Kiwi innovation is unique: it comes from a sense of isolation and independence,’ he recalls. ‘We have export markets criticizing our “100 Per Cent Pure” campaign again. I have to say we deserve every criticism and it is time for cities to step up.’ As they say, never let a serious crisis go to waste. You can watch here.
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NZC National Database and Competition Management Project
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand Cricket has engaged CricHQ to launch a national competitions and database system this season. The aim of this project is to have all cricket players (junior, youth and senior) in New Zealand registered on to the system, so as to improve the administration of our sport.
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City Watch #10
- WCC Watch
- The tenth, and very delayed round up of recent news and events around Wellington.
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Is this the world’s best set of bike lanes – Indianapolis
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Have a look at this movie from Streetfilms about Indianapolis’s new Cultural Trail. Wellington needs to do it too.
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10 days till DCM Bookfair
- The Wellingtonista
- I’m officially on DCM bookfair countdown, it’s only 10 days to go until the biggest, most amazing book event of the year in Wellington.
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More Dog Exercise Areas in the Eastern Ward
- Sarah Free
- Following on from my post about the enclosed dog exercise area at Evan’s Bay, It was great to get some feedback about a fantastic website run by Miraz Jordan.
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Use the WCC Fixit App to get stuff sorted
- Sarah Free
- Coming around Roseneath today on the bus, I spied a potential safety hazard- some missing wire netting on a fence, with a steep drop below.
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Dominion Post Puts The Wind Up NZTA’s Flyover Plans
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- In a front-page story today the Dominion Post raised serious questions about the safety of the proposed Basin Reserve flyover in strong wind conditions.
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Somewhere on Planet Earth
- The Wellingtonista
- In April 2012, Monica Yeoman and Dave Henley set out on a bicycle journey through Asia.
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The runway extension, petrol tankers, and Evans Bay’s unique marine life
- Wellington Scoop
- Plans to extend the runway at the northern end of Wellington Airport involve a tunnel under the extension – with consequences that the City Council and the Regional Council have not yet taken into account. It’s against the law for fuel tankers to travel through tunnels, and there’s already a tunnel at the southern end of the runway.
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Wellington Telematics
- Go Wellington
- Wellington bus users will enjoy smoother, safer public transport services and reduced fuel emissions as a result of NZ Bus’ $3 million investment in driver training and new telematics technology, which is to be installed across its GO Wellington and Valley Flyer fleets.
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Casting the Devil out of the Detail – Public Transport Spine Study
- Newtown Residents' Association
- We had a great session on the study and its implications for Newtown at the July monthly meeting.
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A boat, a beer and a duck
- The Wellingtonista
- This week’s foodie musings take me back to Wednesday’s 2-4-1 dinner at the Boat Café, nibbles and drinks at The Hop Garden, and a Le Canard roast duck from the Harbourside Market.
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Wellington Rep teams out of contention
- Squash Wellington Men’s team lost to Bay of Plenty 4/0 in the quarter finals of teams event.
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Marlborough take out Rai Shield
- Marlborough won both Rai Shield 14 games to 2 (top juniors) Rooster Trophy 10 games to 6 (J-grade)
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Result: New Zealand Cross Country Championships
- Olympic Harriers
- Well done to our four members who ran at this national event; particularly to Michelle who won both individual and teams silver medals.
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BNU v Waterside Karori - 3rd August 2013
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Billy Wallace Best and Fairest Team of the Season
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: MSP’s Peter Sciascia (left) and Poneke’s Sam Tui are the halfback and No.
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Pre-election council report sparks fly
- WCC Watch
- Wellington City Council CEO Kevin Lavery’s pre-election council report is causing a bit of fuss, with everyone finding something in it to make a scene over.
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Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis
- Welcom
- Feature: Inequality a New Zealand crisis August 2013 It's arrived at last! This much awaited New Zealand book was officially launched at the National Library on Thursday 27 June with much fanfare, enthusiasm and goodwill.
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Skills mismatch creates income gap
- Welcom
- Feature: Inequality a New Zealand crisis Cecily McNeill August 2013 A skills mismatch is contributing significantly to New Zealand’s inequality crisis, says Lincoln University professor of economics Paul Dalziel.
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Wellington Catholics visit the mosque
- Welcom
- Feature Fr Bill Warwick August 2013 For 30 Wellington Catholics, Friday 19 July was an Abrahamic pilgrimage to the mosque in Kilbirnie, an opportunity in this Year of Faith to learn about Abraham, the father in faith of three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Seven sacred pauses for Launch Out candidates
- Welcom
- Feature Joan McFetridge August 2013 The liturgical rhythm of the hours gave gentle punctuation to the latest retreat Archbishop John Dew led for Launch Out candidates at the Compassioan Centre in Island Bay.
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Archbishop’s column: Shaped by God's word daily
- Welcom
- Opinion Archbishop John Dew August 2013 'Each of you should be shaped by God’s word every day.
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Kieran Garvey OFM.Cap RIP
- Welcom
- Obituary August 2013 Former prison chaplain Br Kieran Garvey died 9 July in his home county of Cork Ireland after a long battle with cancer.
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Catholic pioneers Fr Jean Etienne Pezant SM
- Welcom
- Church history Mgr John Broadbent Fr Jean was the son of a French farmer born in Chanonat in 1811 and worked for many years in both the dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington.
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Only the rich are getting richer
- Welcom
- Feature: Inequality a New Zealand crisis Cecily McNeill August 2013 Wealth has continued to be concentrated in the top one percent of incomes in Anglo-American countries despite the recession of 2007, says London School of Economics professor of political economy Robert Wade.
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Benefit cuts 'make no sense'
- Welcom
- Feature: Inequality a New Zealand crisis Cecily McNeill August 2013 Associate professor at the University of Auckland, Mike O’Brien, says welfare cuts that took effect last month make no sense.
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Quake too much for Seddon crucifix
- Welcom
- News Cecily McNeill Mass became rapidly more dramatic for parishioners in Seddon the nearest town to the big quake on Sunday 21 July.
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What next for the Hataitai Bowling Club?
- Sarah Free
- Fewer people play bowls these days it seems, and rather than see the Bowling Club sold, Hataitai residents worked together to see the assets of the club transferred into a trust-the Hataitai Community Recreation Trust-which will manage the assets on behalf of the community.
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What if Wellington had bike share that matched Brisbane’s in scope?
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- It’s 3 years since I rode on the Brisbane bike share scheme.
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Why Arthur Miller wrote The Price
- Circa Theatre
- In this abridged version of an article written for the New York Times in 1999, playwright Arthur Miller explains why he wrote The Price.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Workshop build advances
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- <!-- da2a.script_load(); //--> Another milestone was reached on Friday 2 August with a third portal frame lifted into position for our workshop extension. Two portal frames arrived by truck, fresh from blasting and priming at Steam and Sand Porirua, and welding at MJH Engineering. Fabrication of the steel beams and components had earlier been completed by trust members.
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Enclosed Dog Exercise Area- the only one in Wellington
- Sarah Free
- The enclosed dog exercise area in Evan’s Bay ( opposite Cogs park) is really popular with owners of small to medium dogs and is apparently the only one in the entire Wellington area.
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August 2013 Special Interest Group Meeting - Colonial Knob Project Planing
- Wellington VHF Group
- Planning what we are going to do at our Colonial knob site, what work needs to be done on the site and what our priorities are. Date: Thursday 8 August Time: 7:30 pm Location: Tawa Community Centre
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Aussie insurance firms benefit from our disasters
- Iona Pannett
- So Aussie insurance firms are benefiting from storms and earthquakes in New Zealand as reported in The Sunday Star Times today. The market at work again but shows need for the Government to show strong leadership in this space and at the very least look into Government entering into the insurance market again. Owners just cannot sustain increasing premiums. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Sitting is bad for your health (even if you exercise regularly)
- Iona Pannett
- More research in The Sunday Star Times today telling us how sitting is very bad for your health.
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Another plan for avoiding the flyover
- Wellington Scoop
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Paremata-Plimmerton earn top billing for Senior 1 playoffs
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Paremata-Plimmerton No.
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Just an Update - September 2013
- Menz shed Wellington
- We have had a busy time of it of late, with various requests for assistance, picking up gear, making and repairing toys, cabinets, for various originations and individuals around the Wellington Region.
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“Helpful” Government Gives Our Public Meeting On Saturday 3 August A Publicity Boost
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Want a good reason to attend the Save the Basin Public Meeting at St Joseph’s Church, cnr Brougham and Paterson Sts, Mt Victoria, from 4-5pm tomorrow, Saturday 3 August? Well, if our original invitation wasn’t enough, now you have a new reason: The Government has just announced that the resource consent hearing will be before an EPA Board of Inquiry hearing rather than before the Environment Court, as Wellington City Council had recommended. You can read the Minister’s announcement, and find out the names of those she has appointed to the Board of Inquiry, on Wellington Scoop. We’d rather the Minister had taken a few more months – or years – to make her decision, but now we know exactly what we’re up against. We were already going to tell you about NZTA’s flawed and sloppy flyover proposal, and what it means for you. Now we can also tell you with more confidence what the submission process will be, and how you can tell the Board, the Government, opposition political parties and the world at large that we do not want this ugly, outdated and unnecessary concrete monstrosity within a bull’s roar of the historic Basin Reserve.
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9 months for flyover application to be heard
- Iona Pannett
- Disheartening news that Minister Amy Adams has referred the flyover application to a Board of Inquiry. Members are political appointees and must report back within 9 months, whether this is enough time or not. Furthermore, given that no Board has ever turned down an application before, can we expect that opponents will get a fair hearing? Photo courtesy of odt.co.nz
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Is three or four terms enough for councillors?
- Iona Pannett
- In light of publicity around how long councillors have been at the Council table, maybe it is time to discuss term limits.
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Does Council need to be more agile?
- Iona Pannett
- I'm raising the question in response to our CEO's comments in the Pre-election report just presented to councillors.
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Jubilee Cup Final : Pick the Score
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Pick the score for Sunday’s Wellington club rugby Jubilee Cup final between Oriental-Rongotai and Tawa at the Hutt Recreation Ground and not only claim bragging rights but win double tickets to the Wellington Lions’ first two home ITM Cup matches.
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The ELF – a cheaper, but not quite perfect velomobile
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- The ELF is an interesting little electric assisted pedal trike.
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Whistleblowers Baker and Mexted set for finals
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Hardham Cup and Jubilee Cup finals day referees Tim Baker (left) and Hamish Mexted controlling matches earlier this year.
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ASB Sports Centre is impressive
- Sarah Free
- The ASB Sports Centre, located in Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, is pretty impressive and a great asset for the community.
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Keep Newtown Clean – Take 2
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The second monthly Keep Newtown Clean day will take place this Saturday morning – 3 August. Join the citizen army to get rid of tagging in our town. Just turn up outside Newtown New World in your painting gears from 8:00am onwards.
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Another Lambton contender
- WCC Watch
- As reported earlier, businessman John Dow has entered the Lambton Ward race.
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OBU and HOBM teams to meet in Colts Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s green versus green but only one will take the silverware.
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Eq200
- Eye of the Fish
- There have been hundreds of earthquakes, if not thousands, in the days following last week’s Seddonator (TM name courtesy of Eye of the Fish, conflation of Seddon and Dominator). A nice little wobbly number just then (11.10am) prompted me to go to the Geonet website and check – it was a 4.9 in the middle of the Cook Strait again – or, as Geonet say, 30km east of Seddon. There’s something big going on down there, even if the one remaining resident of Seddon could only just be bothered to report it in.
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