Archive / February 2013
March 2013 | January 2013-
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Tranzmetro, this is what could be achieved
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Tranzmetro‘s new Matangi trains have an internal width of about 2.4 metres, and a bike on average is 1.8m long, so parking on a slight angle will give plenty of room for a bike to be stored on a train.
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Review: Touched
- The Wellingtonista
- Contact improvisation is a dance form in which the points where bodies touch provide a start for physical improvisation.
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DIGITAL TELEVISION TESTS – BULLETIN No.5
- Wellington VHF Group
- Transmission of the unmodulated CW carrier continues on 506 MHz, with horizontal polarisation. The maximum EIRP is +20 dBW (100 Watts) towards the North East. Calibrated coverage measurements, at more than twelve locations, confirm that the transmit antenna is performing as expected. Additional reception reports are welcome. read more
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The kids are just fine at the Capital E National Arts Festival
- The Wellingtonista
- While the urbanites of the ‘ista are all currently abuzz about the Fringe Festival, those amongst us who are parents (yes, we exist) are more excited about the Capital E National Arts Festival set to happen from March 11-23.
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Stags win despite more Papps heroics
- Cricket Wellington
- Just two days after scoring a career high 162 not out, Michael Papps has done the near unthinkable and backed it up with another 150 plus score in round two of the Ford Trophy.
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Love to Roll – 2nd March
- Cycling in Wellington
- The annual Love to Roll date ride is here again on the 2nd of March. Join Frocks On Bikes for a fresh, fun and summery cruise to the Fringe Festival in the city (either busking circus show, Campground Chaos outside St Johns, or Wheels of Justice at Bike Barn – must pre-book tickets).
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Thrilling win for Firebirds over the Volts
- Cricket Wellington
- The few hundred spectators ringing the Hawkins Basin Reserve on a beautiful Wellington day on Tuesday witnessed one of the most thrilling 50-over cricket matches on the ground ever. Otago scored 349 for 7 off their 50 overs and then the Firebirds came out and chased this down - with 8 balls to spare no less - to score 352 for 4.
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Former Wellington Lions coach Bill Freeman passes away
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington flanker Graham Williams, who captained Wellington in Freeman's last year as coach of the Lions in 1970, is unable to haul in Hawke's Bay wing Mick Duncan neat the corner flag in a famous Ranfurly Shield challenge in Napier in 1967.
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New Zealand ahead of the world in EFTPOS use
- Newswire.co.nz
- NEW ZEALANDERS are increasingly choosing to swipe their eftpos cards rather than fumbling with coins, and more so than overseas purchasers.
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Ford Trophy records shatter at the Basin
- Cricket Wellington
- Three centuries, a high-scoring match, a remarkably successful chase and New Zealand record-shattering partnership saw the Firebirds get a first up win.
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Harcourts decision
- Eye of the Fish
- For those that are interested, the following is the text of the final paragraphs of the decision on the Harcourts building: (302) In the end, for the reasons we have outlined, we have concluded that the demolition of the Harcourts building would not constitute sustainable management of an important physical resource, namely a heritage building [...]
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Result: WHAC Relays
- Olympic Harriers
- WHAC versus Olympic!
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Premier Grade team of the Week for 23 February
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Premier Grade team of the Week for 16 February after the first day's play of round three Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy matches on Saturday
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Domestic One-Day competition starting at the Basin this week
- Cricket Wellington
- The Ford Trophy domestic One-Day competition starts with two games at the Hawkins Basin Reserve this week, with the Wellington Firebirds hosting the Otago Volts on Tuesday, the Central Stags on Thursday and the Auckland Aces on Sunday.
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Karori edge out Taita in club Twenty20 Final
- Cricket Wellington
- Taita ran defending champions Karori close in Sunday’s Wilkinson Premier club Twenty20 final, before missing out by 5 runs and handing the Karori their seventh straight short format win.
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Demolition not the Answer
- Eye of the Fish
- So: the results are out from the Commissioners: Mark Dunajtschik may not demolish the “Harcourts” building. That’s an interesting result – and opposite to that recommended by the Council’s own planning officers – and Mr Dunajtschik is furious. We wrote about it here, and also here, and this decision sets out quite clearly that demolition [...]
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Domestic One-Day cricket at the Basin this week
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds are hosting the Otago Volts on Tuesday, the Central Stags on Thursday and the Auckland Aces on Sunday to start their Ford Trophy campaign.
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Karori in stunning Pearce Cup win on Saturday
- Cricket Wellington
- Karori came back from the brink to beat Wellington Collegians and register the only outright win of the third round of the Wilkinson Pearce Cup on Saturday, while in the Wilkinson Hazlett Trophy there were outright wins to Petone-Eastbourne, Johnsonville and Upper Hutt.
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Online resources now available: 25 February, 2013
- Victoria University Library
- Online resources are now available again through the library website and Te Waharoa. Please contact ITS (ext 5050) if you experience any ongoing issues with access. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this temporary outage.
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Karori win outright on Saturday; Easts still frontrunners
- Cricket Wellington
- Karori came back from the brink to beat Wellington Collegians and register the only outright win of the third round of the Wilkinson Pearce Cup on Saturday, while in the Wilkinson Hazlett Trophy there were outright wins to Petone-Eastbourne, Johnsonville and Upper Hutt.
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Catherine and Katherine
- Circa Theatre
- Performer Catherine Downes tells drama on the waterfront about her interest in Katherine Mansfield and why she has devoted a second solo show to one of New Zealand's most prolific short story writers.
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Keep safe in the city this weekend
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are encouraging people to take sensible steps to keep themselves safe when...
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Firebirds thwart Volts on third day
- Cricket Wellington
- Committed third innings batting has ensured that the Wellington Firebirds versus Otago Volts fixture at the Hawkins Basin Reserve goes deep into the fourth day after several of Wellington’s batsmen dug in at the crease in their third innings on Friday.
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Firebirds finish off Volts at the Basin
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds have beaten the Otago Volts by 54 runs at the Hawkins Basin Reserve this afternoon.
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Otago fall short, Central win
- Cricket Wellington
- The Volts chances came to an end when they were dismissed for 145 on the final day at University Oval, handing the Firebirds a 54 run victory.
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Summer Interclub Results – Week 1 Feb 20
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Here are the first week’s results for summer interclub! Summer Interclub 2013 Results – Individuals, wk 1 Summer Interclub 2013 Results – Teams, wk 1 Filed under: TTW:Clubs, TTW:Interclub
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Popoalii right at home as a Highlander in 2013
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Buxton Popoalii on his way to the tryline in his last game for Northern United - the 2010 Jubilee Cup Final at Westpac Stadium With a Rolls Royce back division, comprising no fewer than five current or former Wellington players, plus a sixth, Tamati Ellison, who is sidelined after having shoulder surgery but still very much part of the set-up, it’s little wonder that big things are predicted for the Highlanders this Super Rugby season. Their contracted players from Wellington that they can call on over the next five months are Old Boys-University first five-eighth Lima Sopoaga, Oriental-Rongotai second five-eighth Ma’a Nonu, Tawa midfielder Shaun Treeby, Hutt Old Boys Marist wing Hosea Gear and Northern United wing/fullback Buton Popoalii...
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Firebirds looking to fight back on third day
- Cricket Wellington
- A big day of batting looms for the Wellington Firebirds on the third day of their last round Plunket Shield match against the Otago Volts at the Hawkins Basin Reserve after Otago batted for much of day two and established a 123-run first innings lead.
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Senior women's league finale will go down to the wire
- Cricket Wellington
- With two weekend’s left in the Senior women’s league, competition is at boiling point as teams compete for the last few vital points to help propel them towards the 2012/13 Championship.
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Result: Wellington Centre and Masters Championships, Day 2
- Olympic Harriers
- Well done to Wellington Champions Jack Oliver (400m senior men), Kevin Pugh (1500m M40) and Mark Handley (1500 M55).
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Cyclists advised to wear clown suits and flashing neon glitter hotpants
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- With a recent coroner’s report into the 2008 death of a cyclist at the Petone roundabout there have been his and others’ calls for cyclists to wear hi-viz clothing.
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Results – Wednesday 20th February 2013
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Midweek Women Congratulations to Judy Launder who scored nett 73 to win the Nett Competition, closely followed by Jean McAllister, also on nett 73.
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Hutt Valley Police seeking sightings after dairy robbery
- Wellington District Police
- Hutt Valley Police are seeking information relating to the aggravated robbery of a dairy in Petone...
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Scheduled Systems Outage: 23 - 24 February, 2013
- Victoria University Library
- A scheduled systems outage will affect your access to Library resources from 10pm on Saturday 23 February through to 10am on Sunday 24 February.
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Latest News, February 2013
- Downtown Community Ministry
- Dear DCM Supporters This is our first email update for 2013. Many of you added your names to our news list at last year’s Bookfair. Thank you for your support in 2012 and remember this year’s Bookfair will be at the earlier date of 17-18 August 2013. To catch you up on a bit of news here at DCM:
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Bambery Trophy and Janet Lynch Cup Sides
- Tawa Bowling Club
- Bowls Wellington has announced the following sides to play on Wednesday 27 February (order is skip to lead):
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New WCC Website
- Eye of the Fish
- Well blow me down – the Council has a new website. Well done! I was just looking at the old one yesterday, thinking how tawdry it was looking – and today a brand spanking new website has popped up – colourful and more interactive.
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Wellington trio help White Ferns to top four in World Cup
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington trio Sophie Devine, Sian Ruck and Lucy Doolan recently helped the White Ferns reach the top four of the 50-over ICC Women’s World Cup in India.
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The rise and rise of Ardie Savea
- Wellington Club Weekly
- From New Zealand Secondary Schools captain 18 months ago to Hurricanes hotshot on the cusp of making his Super Rugby debut, Ardie Savea has the rugby world at his feet.
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Orton century sets up Tararua Shield win for Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- A match winning century from Eastern Surburbs opener Ben Orton and four wickets and a key catch by Dane Hutchinson set up Wellington City’s Tararua Shield Final win over Hutt Valley at Karori Park on Sunday.
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Ronchi and Gillespie in New Zealand XI to play England
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Firebirds, wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi and strike bowler Mark Gillespie, have been selected in the New Zealand XI squad to play England in a four-day warm-up match next week in Queenstown. The side will be captained by Ronchi.
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Johnsonville rolled by Secondary School Girls
- Cricket Wellington
- Johnsonville, the current top club side in wellington female Senior cricket, got beaten by a determined Secondary Schools Girls (SSG) side on Sunday.
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Firebirds back home this week
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds are back home at the Hawkins Basin Reserve this week hosting the Otago Volts in the 10th and final round of the Plunket Shield.
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More current newspapers now available online
- Victoria University Library
- From 25 February, all current newspapers will be on line. Current print newspapers will no longer be held by the Library. For a full list of national and international newspapers and news wires – see our guide to Finding Newspapers. The Library’s Press Display subscription gives access to a full-colour, full-page collection of more than 2200 newspapers from around the world.
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Review: Fatu na toto
- The Wellingtonista
- There isn’t much of a description for this show on either the Fringe or the BATS website.
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Summer Day Out - This Saturday 23rd February!
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- The Amesbury Summer Day Out is fast approaching.
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Premier Grade team of the Week for 16 February
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Premier Grade team of the Week for 16 February after the first day's play of round three Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy matches on Saturday
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Roger Hall and Peter Skellern always hand them back
- Circa Theatre
- You Can Always Hand Them Back playwright Roger Hall talks about his collaboration with Peter Skellern on their new musical about grandparents.
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Hutt Valley Police investigating fake Facebook user 'Nick Davis'
- Wellington District Police
- The Hutt Valley Police have commenced an investigation into the inappropriate communications of an...
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Leading Pearce Cup teams on back foot on opening day of third round
- Cricket Wellington
- The opening day’s play of Round Three of the Wilkinson Pearce Cup saw the top three sides on the back foot in their matches. Leaders Eastern Suburbs were 113 for 4 in reply to Onslow’s first innings score of 278. Karori were 39 for 3 after Wellington Collegians made 236, while Taita were 53 for 1 in reply to University’s 305.
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Minutes of November 2012 meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- NRA November 2012 Minutes
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Wairarapa Police name female victim in vehicle crash with train
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Police have now released the name of the 15-year-old female who died this morning as...
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Meeting – Monday 18 February
- Newtown Residents' Association
- will be held on Monday 18th February 2013 at Newtown Hall, Daniell St (opposite Mediterranean Warehouse) at 7.30pm
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Wairarapa Police are investigating after vehicle hit by train
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Police are investigating a traffic crash after a vehicle was hit by a commuter train near...
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Knights finish off Firebirds
- Cricket Wellington
- They didn’t have it all their own way, but the Northern Knights were good enough to finish off the Wellington Firebirds on day four of their Plunket Shield encounter, beating them by five wickets.
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30ft launch with battery problems
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 16/02/2013 - 11:30 - 13:30 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 22 A launch with 7 people on board that was participating in the Mana Cruising Club fishing competition alerted CRV Pelorus, who were out training at the time, that they were having issues getting the engine started. Pelorus delivered a battery jump pack to them to attempt to start the engine but it was not powerful enough. Resources Attendees: Ben Ryan Chris Darch ChristopherPye james bass Jann Askew Lorna_Rolston Mark Presling Peter Feely Peter Tse Steve_Rolston Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue Attachments Image: read more
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Test Match Dinner with Sir Ian Botham
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is delighted to host Sir Ian at its Test Match Dinner, to be held on the eve of the second test match between NZ and England being played at the Hawkins Basin Reserve
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Results – 14th February 2013
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Midweek Men Te Marua where hosted at Waikanae in a Stableford Competion Congratulations to Richard Starke who won with 40 points, second with 39 points was Graeme Wallis and Terry Owen came third with 37 points 43 were in the field.
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Safer Speeds Consultation in Hataitai
- Hataitai Community Website
- Wellington City Council would like your views on its proposal to reduce the speed limit in the Hataitai shopping area and surrounding streets from 50km/h to 30km/h. This proposal to reduce vehicle speeds will make Hataitai's streets safer and more pleasant for all road users.
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New Chief Solomona Sakalia looking forward to Super Rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Solomona Sakalia packing down with his club teammates last year in a match against Tawa.
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Rainbow Warrior spotted during training
- Coastguard Mana
- The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior (the new one) was anchored up near the South End of Mana Island last night while our crews were out training on both vessels.
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Kelburn Library tours for Academic Staff
- Victoria University Library
- Would you like to hear about the changes to services and spaces at the Kelburn Library – and see the refurbished facilities? Then please join us for a 30 minute tour next week (18-22 February) – hosted by one of the Subject Librarians.
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Open Journal Systems Outage
- Victoria University Library
- Journals hosted on Victoria University of Wellington Libraries Open Journal System http://ojs.victoria.ac.nz will be unavailable on Friday 15 February, due to scheduled server maintenance. We apologise for the inconvenience.
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Tararua Shield Final to be contested between Wellington City and Hutt Valley
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington City and Hutt Valley will contest the Tararua Shield Final.
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Boam rescues Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- A maiden First-Class century for Wellington Firebird Harry Boam has seen his side to a respectable score of 412 for nine at the end of day one against the Northern Knights.
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Boam scores maiden First-Class century
- Cricket Wellington
- A maiden First-Class century for Wellington Firebird Harry Boam has seen his side to a score of 412 for 9 at the end of day one of their Plunket Shield match against the Northern Knights.
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Government needs to step up to the plate on cycle infrastructure funding
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Recent news stories, these last few days, in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch all show that there is a significant push in each city to improve cycle infrastructure.
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Broken down yacht assisted into marina
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 12/02/2013 - 20:50 - 23:50 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 3 Total Volunteer Hours: 33 A 35ft yacht with 3 people on board ran into difficulty when their engine broke down at Cape Jackson, at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound. They then had to make the decision whether to attempt to sail into Marlborough Sounds, sail across Cook Strait and moor up in the lee of Mana Island or attempt to get back into Mana Marina where their berth is. They decided to request assistance from Coastguard Mana to get back into Mana Marina as there was strong wind forecast for later that evening, followed by a southerly the following day. Vessel Details Length: 10.50m Resources Attendees: AngelicaT Ben Ryan ChristopherPye Jann Askew Lorna_Rolston Mark Presling Matt Annear Paul Craven Peter Feely Steve_Rolston Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue read more
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Firebirds heading North for Plunket Shield
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds play the Northern Knights at Cobham oval in round nine of the Plunket Shield from this Wednesday to Saturday.
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Review: The road that wasn’t there
- The Wellingtonista
- Oliver de Rohan’s mother’s neighbours think she is going mad.
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2013 Athletics Finals
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Tuesday 12 February 2013: After a full day of athletics on Friday, today was a chance for the top performers in each event (and age group) to make their mark.
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National Club Sevens Championship this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action between Upper Hutt (maroon) and Wainuiomata at Porirua Park in October in the Wellington American Ambassador’s Series.
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Whakuku a Nga Kina
- The Wellingtonista
- The art world is full of sharks[citation needed], but one recent public sculpture is attracting watery beasts of a different kind.
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Johnsonville and Hutt win well in Women’s club cricket
- Cricket Wellington
- Johnsonville and Hutt District had good wins in on Saturday to further cement the lead in the Women’s club competition. The two are heading for a showdown this weekend which could decide the outcome of the senior women’s competition.
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Career best figures for Gillespie against Aces
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Firebirds fast bowler Mark Gillespie took career best match figures of 11 for 149 in their ]Plunket Shield match with the Auckland Aces at the Hawkins Basin Reserve that ended in a draw on Sunday.
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Premier Grade team of the Week for 9 February
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Premier Grade team of the Week for 9 February after the second day's play of round two Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy matches on Saturday
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Support for House of Grace
- Johnsonville Charitable Trust
- The Trustees agreed at their February meeting to support the Rotary Club of Johnsonville’s project to upgrade the heating facilities at the House of Grace home in Newlands.
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Minskie and Ron explore the Gap: The Seemingly Impossible
- Circa Theatre
- By Gina Vanessi Less than a week to go now!! In the spirit of Minksie and Ron explore the Gap - A list of things which are seemingly impossible: *Licking your elbow.
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Outright win for Easts in Pearce Cup; wins for Hutt District, North City in Hazlett Trophy
- Cricket Wellington
- Playing through champions Eastern Suburbs were the only team able to get an outright win in the second round of the Wilkinson Pearce Cup as Karori and Onslow were held to drawn matches. In the Wilkinson Hazlett trophy there were outright wins to Hutt District and North City
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Firebirds pushing for victory on fourth day
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds enter the fourth and final day of their Plunket Shield match at the Hawkins Basin Reserve trailing the Auckland Aces by 153 runs after a hard-fought third day’s play that saw them earn an 80-run first innings lead and the visitors dig in at the crease in their second innings.
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Guest Post: Bike Everywhere helps you to bike everywhere
- The Wellingtonista
- During the last week, I’ve been out on my very first multi-day cycling tour, and it was an awesome adventure, seeing all kinds of beautiful parts around the Wairarapa and the Southern Coasts of the North Island.
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Coles preparing for another big year in 2013
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Dane Coles in action for the Hurricanes against the Chiefs last year in their last match of the season.
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On dooring
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- Cycle lanes should exist to keep cyclists safe.
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Gillespie, Ronchi lead fightback on day two
- Cricket Wellington
- Opening bowler Mark Gillespie and wicketkeeper batsman Luke Ronchi led the Firebirds fightback on day two of their four-day match against the Auckland Aces at the Hawkins Basin Reserve.
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Junior Cricketer smashes century
- Cricket Wellington
- Porirua junior cricketer, Flynn Foley-Clarke, scored a spectacular 121 not out, in his Year 6 Grade match against Kapiti.
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Nominations for the National Development Awards are now open!
- Cricket Wellington
- It is that time again! The nominations for the National Development Awards are now open. Closing date for all awards is March 22nd.
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Wellington Year 10 Rep Team thump Canterbury
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Year 10 Rep Team completed an astonishing clean sweep of rivals Canterbury after wins in all three formats in wonderful conditions down in the shaky city
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ANZ Super Camps in Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- Want to improve your cricket playing or coaching skills? Be trained by local experts and meet current and former BLACKCAPS at an ANZ Super Camp. Spaces are limited.
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Apply for an ANZ Cricket Grant
- Cricket Wellington
- Need equipment or uniforms for your cricket club, team - or just for yourself? ANZ are awarding $100,000 in grants this summer to help cricket clubs, schools and cricket lovers around New Zealand achieve more this season.
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Aces look to dominate
- Cricket Wellington
- Despite losing the toss, the Auckland Aces' batsmen started solidly against the HELL Wellington Firebirds to be sitting pretty at 319/5 by stumps on day one.
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Greytown Sevens this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from a recent Greytown Sevens tournament.
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Ngauranga to Wellington – Part 1 – Kaiwharawhara Bridges Proposal
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- (Note some of the images here are mine, some are screenshots taken from from GoogleMaps, and WAMS) There is a bit of a rumour that the WCC is looking at options for joining Ngauranga and Aotea Quay with bicycle infrastructure.
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Review: Perfectly wasted
- The Wellingtonista
- Long Cloud Youth Theatre Summer School have worked with A Slightly Isolated Dog to investigate then recreate a night out.
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Firebirds hosting Aces this Thursday to Sunday
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds are hosting the Auckland Aces at the Hawkins Basin Reserve this Thursday to Sunday in round eight of the Plunket Shield.
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Double hat-trick for club bowler Matt Lister
- Cricket Wellington
- First Grade Wellington Collegians Living Legends team bowler Matt Lister took a spectacular double hat-trick (four wickets in four balls) on Saturday on the first day of his side’s two-day match against the Eastern Suburbs Pykers at Kilbirnie Park.
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Wilkinson Twenty20 Final postponed
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Twenty20 Final between Karori and Taita has been postponed
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Pump out water on vessel at pole moorings
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 05/02/2013 - 13:00 - 15:00 Operation Type: Other People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 8 Vessel Pelous Lass was well down in the water at the pole moorings on the way to Onepoto. The Harbour Master said the owner required assistance to pump out vessel. 5000 litres of water was pumped and vessel was left floating evenly in the water. Pumping was done in two sections bow first stern second. Resources Attendees: Chris Darch ChristopherPye Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus
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Slipped anchor and colision at Onepoto
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- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 05/02/2013 - 09:00 - 10:00 Operation Type: Other People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 4 Harbour Master requested assistance. A Cat (Arcadia) had slipped its anchor and drifted into a tri (Fledermaus). both yatchs were caught together and the strong southerlies had caused the tri to puncture the cat above the water line. Vessel Details Length: 13.00m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch james bass Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus read more
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Ladies a Plate
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Kapiti Playhouse is proud to announce Ladies a Plate – a concert featuring Andrew London and Gilbert Haisman.
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Yacht full of water on mooring
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- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 05/02/2013 - 13:00 - 15:00 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 8 A derilect yacht was well down in the water at the pole moorings on the way to Onepoto. It had been filling with rain water over a long period and the severe rain overnight (which caused significant flooding in Porirua) had topped it up even more. The Harbour Master said the owner required assistance to pump out the vessel. Coastguard Mana pumped out 5000 litres of water and the vessel was left floating evenly in the water. Vessel Details Length: 6.00m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch ChristopherPye Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus
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Slipped anchor causes collision in Porirua Harbour
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- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 05/02/2013 - 09:00 - 10:00 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 5 The Harbour Master requested the assistance of Coastguard Mana to help resolve a situation caused by severe southerly winds overnight. A catamaran in Porirua Harbour had slipped its anchor and drifted into a trimaran moored nearby. Both yatchs were caught together and the strong southerlies had caused the trimaran to puncture the cat above the water line. The owners were on board and declined assistance. They preferred to wait until the wind had eased. No further damage was expected by either vessel. Vessel Details Length: 13.00m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch ChristopherPye james bass Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus read more
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Premier Grade team of the Week for 2 February
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Premier Grade team of the Week for 2 February after the first day's play of round two Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy matches on Saturday
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Wilkinson Premier Twenty20 Final takes place on Waitangi Day
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- Karori and Taita set to battle it out to be crowned Twenty20 Champions
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Ginette McDonald and the thrill of theatre
- Circa Theatre
- In this week's post, Kings of the Gym cast member Ginette McDonald talks about the siren call of theatre.
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Free online access to property valuation records
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- Here's an online resource that may interest Thorndon residents http://www.
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Pearce Cup team of the Week for 2 February
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup team of the Week for 2 February after the first day's play of round two Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy matches on Saturday
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Aaron McConnell seminar 11 – 12 May 2013
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- We are excited to announce Aaron McConnell from the Kimori Dojo, Japan. Aaron is living in Japan and has been training at the Kimori Dojo for many years. He is an inspiring teacher and is one of the top students of Sawada … Continue reading →
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Have you been tagged ?
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- Emma wrote to us .
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Eight centuries scored in Saturday’s club cricket
- Cricket Wellington
- Runs were the order of the day in the second Round of Wilkinson Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy games, with eight centuries and one double century being scored.
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Quiet summer for Coastguard Mana
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- Kapiti Island from Pukerua Bay, Wellington on Christmas Day Summer usually brings a steady increase in the Search and Rescue workload of Coastguard units around the country. However, Coastguard Mana has experienced an anomoly in the number of rescues and water-related incidents this year - even though we've had one of the warmest, driest and calmest summers in years. read more
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News for Sunday 27 January 2013
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- Rev Rosemary PolandRosemary passed away quietly on Tuesday morning at Mary Potter Hospice, after a long journey with Cancer.
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News for Sunday 3 February 2013
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Faith, Reason and the Foundations of KnowledgeIn this series of three talks, Christian philosopher and ethicist Dr Graeme McLean, explores the foundations and limits of human knowledge, and how these relate to Christian belief.
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Elliott, Franklin in BLACKCAPS
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Firebirds all-rounders Grant Elliott and James Franklin have both been named in the BLACKCAPS Twenty20 and ODI squads for the upcoming ANZ International Series against England starting next week.
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White Ferns, Devine thump South Africa in opening match
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Blaze captain Sophie Devine blasted a spectacular 145 not out and Blaze left-armer Sian Ruck took 4-31 to help the New Zealand White Ferns thump South Africa by 151 runs in their opening match of the ICC Women’s One Day World Cup in India on Friday.
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Police positive about fan behaviour as the final whistle blows
- Wellington District Police
- Although there were more evictions than the previous day the improved measures regarding...
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Easter Monday start for Wellington club rugby
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- Above: Hutt Old Boys Marist loosehead prop Simon Malaeulu lifting the Swindale Shield in June last year.
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Intruder arrested overnight in the Hutt Valley
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- Hutt Valley Police have arrested a 29-year-old male in connection with a number of incidents in the...
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Police appealing for witnesses after Porirua stabbing
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- At about 2.00am this morning, Police and Ambulance attended a residential address in Niagara Street...
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Blaze player to play men’s cricket
- Cricket Wellington
- Fresh off her unbeaten 164 not out last weekend for the Johnsonville women’s side, Wellington Blaze batswoman Leigh Kasperek is turning out for the Johnsonville Men’s 3rd grade side this Sunday.
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Firebirds fight back at Basin
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- Day two saw the wrestling continue between the HELL Wellington Firebirds and Canterbury Wizards, the match remaining in the balance.
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Barbara Neish
- Swimming Wellington
- It is with sadness that we advise that Barbara Neish passed away 1 February 2013. Barbara was the former Secretary and Records Secretary of Swimming Wellington and a Life Member of the Upper Hutt Swimming Club. Our condolenses to John and His family. Barabara’s funeral is scehduled to take place on Friday 8 February at 2pm at the Heretaunga Christian Centre in Upper Hutt.
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Murdoch and Ronchi Star at Basin
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- Day two saw the wrestling continue between the HELL Wellington Firebirds and Canterbury Wizards, the match remaining in the balance.
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