Archive / June 2013
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United Nations donation marks million dollar milestone for Wellington charity
- Wellington-based charity, the Refugee Family Reunification Trust, has now raised over one million dollars since its inception in 2001.
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C - A Musical: A Great Journey
- Circa Theatre
- Writer/director/costume designer Paul Jenden talks to drama on the waterfront about the journey from page to stage for C - A Musical.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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From the Pastors
- Karori Baptist Church
- During the last 5 weeks at youth group we have been hearing the testimonies and thoughts of some of the wonderful people in our community.
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Casino Royale (with cheese)
- Eye of the Fish
- I mentioned this project in passing the other day, in a post about the return of the cranes to the city skyline, and thought its worth having a bit of a closer look at it this morning. I’ve been sneaking off into Moore Wilson’s car park to take photos every so often, and so this first photo is from a few months back, when just a skeletal framework is showing. There is, to my eye anyway, something quite beautiful about the clear simplicity of the structure on this building: there’s an insitu concrete wall, and then there’s some steelwork. The columns are relatively small and slender – the work is being done by the concrete wall, and so all these babies have to do is cope with gravity.
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Tory Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Man in Police custody after Karori stabbing
- Wellington District Police
- A 22-year-old-man is in Police custody after a 21-year-old man received multiple serious stab...
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Eagles soar to three-point lead; Axemen qualify for next year’s Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Upper Hutt blindside flanker Murphy Taramai charging up field against Northern United today.
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Manawatu Veterans Doubles Tournament (Sat Aug 17)
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Himatangi Transport Veterans Graded Open Doubles This annual Veterans event hosted by the Manawatu Veterans Table Tennis Club will be held on Saturday 17th of August. It is open to anyone over the age of 40. Get some friends together and drive up in the same car and make a day of it! It will […]
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Board Notes
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- Summary of information from BOT meeting 26 June 2013BOARD:New members: Simon Law was welcomed as the newly elected Board member, and Matt Ives as the staff representative.
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Our next production – The Shakespeare Revue
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Look! Listen! Laugh!!! Come and be entertained by Kapiti Playhouse’s forthcoming production of THE SHAKESPEARE REVUE Compiled by Christopher Luscombe & Malcom McKee This collection of humorous skits, sketches and songs takes a lovable but irreverent poke at the life and works of William Shakespeare.
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Important fourth round for playoff hopefuls
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s a crucial afternoon for several teams in Wellington club rugby tomorrow, not least Rimutaka (above) who will be hunting their first win of the season against Old Boys University B.
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First Junior development Tournament Results
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Earlier in June (June 16) we had the first Junior development Tournament of 2013, I’m a bit late in posting this report from Kevin Haines who managed this event… On a generally wintery day, 33 players played in the first of the Junior development tournaments for 2013. The level of entries meant for some good […]
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It’s Election Season
- The Wellingtonista
- The local body elections are soon upon us Well not super soon but it makes your life easy if you are enrolled to vote by Friday 16 August 2013, that way you get your voting paper in the mail.
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New-ish at the Movies: World War Z, After Earth and The Hunt
- The Wellingtonista
- Bloodless zombies would appear to be that latest trend if April’s Warm Bodies and this week’s World War Z are anything to go by.
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Thanks Ref round referee profile: Patrick Shepherd
- Wellington Club Weekly
- This Saturday 29 June, the WRFU is holding its annual ‘Thanks Ref’ round of club rugby.
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2.5% rates increase
- WCC Watch
- It must be an election year.
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Public transport fare changes
- WCC Watch
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has ignored the campaign for fairer fares for tertiary students as it drafted a new fare structure for all bus, rail and ferry trips.
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June 2013 Meeting - Wellington Repeater Sites
- Wellington VHF Group
- Our trustees will talk about the repeater sites the Group operates from and a few more that are used by other branches and radio users.
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Ope Peleseuma looking forward to next stage of career
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Ope Peleseuma playing for Hutt Old Boys in their recent Jubilee Cup round one win over Marist St Pat’s.
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City Watch #6
- WCC Watch
- Our sixth round up of recent news and events around Wellington.
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June 2013 newsletter
- Wellington Civic Trust
- Read the latest Wellington Civic Trust newsletter here.
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Next Training Course for Wellington Samaritans 2013
- Samaritans
- Wellington Samaritans are currently seeking volunteers (Sams) for their next training course beginning in July 2013. We are looking for people who are good listeners, non-judgmental and empathetic, to help us operate our 24-hour helpline. If that sounds like you CONTACT US NOW. Call us on 472 3676 or click here to apply now.
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Eight questions with the captain: Eugene Smith Petone
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Petone hooker Eugene Smith leading the charge in the mud on Saturday against Hutt Old Boys Marist.
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Dojo damage update
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- We’ve had two major leaks on one half of the Dojo during last week’s storm. The landlord has been notified to fix the roof, but we don’t know how fast he will action it. For the time being we are … Continue reading →
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Next Training Course for Wellington Samaritans 2013
- Samaritans
- Wellington Samaritans are currently seeking volunteers (Sams) for their next training course beginning in July 2013. We are looking for people who are good listeners, non-judgmental and empathetic, to help us operate our 24-hour helpline. If that sounds like you CONTACT US NOW. Call us on 472 3676 or click here to apply now.
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Result: Wellington Marathon
- Olympic Harriers
- Great conditions after a week of storms and rain; a big turn out from Olympic me...
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House fire - Horoeka Street
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Late last night, the brigade was alerted to a house fire in Horoeka Street, Stokes Valley. The house was fully ablaze when the brigade arrived. Well done to neighbour, Andrew Stephen, for dragging an elderly resident through a window to safety! Stuff.co.nz have posted an article about the fire and Andrew's heroics here.
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Horoeka Street, Stokes Valley, Upper Hutt, Wellington, 5018, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Official commissioning of shunt loco Tr189
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- On the morning of Saturday 22 June a small crowd of people braved the tail end of the southerly storm to see our shunt loco Tr 189 officially recommissioned.
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Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Subscribe to Library Text Messages
- Victoria University Library
- Library users are now able to sign up to receive Library text messages. You will receive messages from the Library when a book you have on loan is recalled, or an item you have on hold becomes available for you to collect. It’s a great way to avoid overdue fines. To get more information, or to register, click here.
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Book into our next School Holiday Programme now!
- Aro Valley Community Centre
- Our not-for-profit community school holiday programme has been running for over thirty years.
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Early Heads-up – Wellington Transport Spine Study – Implications for Newtown
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Regional Council has just published the results of the study.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Service disruption - Monday 24 June
- Tranz Metro
- Due to last week's storm and subsequent damage to the rail network, there are disruptions to some services this week.
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Sermon 23 June 2013
- Karori Baptist Church
- Chris Marshall 23 June 2013
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Hatton Street, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Keep Newtown Clean
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Newtown Community are organising a monthly event to make a difference in Newtown David Wilcock and his team are inviting residents, business owners, property owners, schools, sports clubs, churches and organisations who are based, or use facilities in Newtown to take part in our first KEEP NEWTOWN CLEAN event on Saturday 6 July, from 8am to 12.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Costume Design in TU
- Circa Theatre
- Notes on Costume Design for TŪ currently playing at Circa One: Clare Bowden Photo by Matt Grace.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Unreal estate
- Eye of the Fish
- Do Estate agents live on the same planet as us? Have a look at this: Immaculate Investment Tidy Price This is an extremely well presented investment or home for the discerning purchaser, offering two double bedrooms and a location that will see you conveniently placed for all necessities. Close to transport, shopping and the city, [...]
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Little birds make big decisions
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research carried out at Victoria University into New Zealand’s North Island robin has uncovered a remarkable ability to recognise different human beings.
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SVVFB kept extremely busy during Wellington storm
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
- The Wellington region took a battering from a southerly storm on Thursday and Friday, which resulted in the Fire Service being called out to literally hundreds of weather-related emergencies across the greater Wellington region.
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Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Book into our next School Holiday Programme now!
- Aro Valley Community Centre
- Our not-for-profit community programme has been running for over thirty years.
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Wellington Male Voice Choir Concert
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- On Sunday 14 July we are hosting the Wellington Male Voice Choir, in which long-time KP member Colin Payne is a participant.
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Rugby heats up on worst Saturday of the year
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Ories and Tawa lineouts near the end of their match at Kilbirnie Park.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Greens lining Kedgley up for Regional Council
- WCC Watch
- After a rather roller-coaster start to the year, the Green Party is apparently looking to bolster its local government line up.
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Fran attacks Celia
- WCC Watch
- The Dominion Post report: Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown’s support for a bigger and better bus rapid transit system through the city has left Greater Wellington Regional Council chairwoman Fran Wilde “gobsmacked”.
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Book into our next School Holiday Programme now!
- Aro Valley Community Centre
- Our not-for-profit community programme has been running for over thirty years.
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Aro Valley Community Centre, even, Aro Street, Aro Valley, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Storm
- Eye of the Fish
- Well, wouldn’t you know it – the storm of the century in Wellington, and I’m not there to see it. From all accounts, it was a real doozy – I’m glad to hear that Wellington has pulled through, even if various seaside properties are minus fences and stretches of roads. Best quote for me came from that bloke in Lyall Bay, who was quoted as saying “you think you’ve got a fence, and then you don’t” which for some reason I found very funny. I was a little distressed to hear of some of my fellow fish found flapping their last across a stretch of highway though.
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Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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that thing called weather
- The Wellingtonista
- Wellington is having a bit of weather at the moment, sure we get weather 24/7 but this weather, it’s Spectacular Southerly Weather! I’m not sure what would justify all caps weather but here’s a little trip around the south coast to show you how things roll into Wellington when we have Weather if you are looking for updates, or for planning how to be safe in the future here’s some good sites The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office The post that thing called weather appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Rugby to stay tight in third round as winter bites
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tough conditions are expected to keep games tight around Wellington this weekend.
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Numerous changes to club rugby fixtures tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s carnage out there.
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Chance to meet your local sporting heroes
- Cricket Wellington
- Meet Firebird Luke Woodcock and Whiteferns and Blaze players Sophie Devine and Sian Ruck.
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Kaiwharawhara Station closed until further notice
- Tranz Metro
- Kaiwharawhara Station is closed from 7pm on 13 June 2013 until further notice.
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Kaiwharawhara, Westminster Street, Wadestown, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Quick Headlines from Newtown Residents’ Assn Monthly Meeting 17 June 2013
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Big interest in the cycling presentations lead by Patrick Morgan, supported by Martin Hanley and Kate Zwartz.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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MSP Blues favourites for second round U85kg grade starting this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: MSP Blues captain David Rice accepting the first round U85kg JC Bowl on behalf of his team last weekend following their last round win over the Tawa Titans.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Driest Little Capital In The World
- WCC Watch
- Wellington City Council have voted to make major changes to the City’s alcohol laws.
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Review: Tu
- The Wellingtonista
- Rimini and Benedict are visiting their uncle Tu in order to find out about their family history.
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Rugby to stay tight in third round as winter bites
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Winter rugby.
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School Closed today Friday 21st June 2013
- Island Bay School
- Schoolwill be closed today following the storm. We are without power and heatin a number of classrooms, so need to close for safety of children.Stay safe and warm.
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Island Bay School, 6, Thames Street, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Women’s rugby Gala Day this Saturday at Te Whaea
- Wellington Club Weekly
- As part of the third week of round two Victoria Tavern Trophy (pictured above) women’s matches this Saturday, Wellington Rugby is holding a Women’s Gala Day.
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Basin flyover an iconic structure opportunity
- WCC Watch
- Like it or not, the recent announcements by the Government mean the Basin Reserve flyover will be happening and what we now need to do is shift our thinking towards what it looks like.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Morrison caught out
- WCC Watch
- Wellington.
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Hitler loses the plot with the three Wairarapa Mayors re: Wgtn Super City
- WCC Watch
- It was only a matter of time until this happened – a reader sent this version associated with the Better Wairapapa lobby group in to us this afternoon.
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Kapiti-Mana Police seeking sightings of alleged arsonist
- Wellington District Police
- Kapiti-Mana Police want to locate 38-year-old Randall URE after a warrant was issued for his arrest...
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Mary Varnham Tells Dominion Post Readers Why Flyover Madness Must Stop
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Dominion Post has a firmly – some might even say rabidly – pro-flyover editorial stance.
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There will be change
- Mark Greening
- New laws enacted last year will have a significant impact on the operation of local government after this years local body elections.
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Eight questions with the captain: Misipalauni Moananu Poneke
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Poneke captain Misipalauni Moananu (centre) rallies his troops ahead of their Swindale Shield match against HOBM earlier this year.
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There will be change
- Mark Greening
- New laws enacted last year will have a significant impact on the operation of local government after this years local body elections.
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BNU 1sts v Kapiti Coast United - 15th June 2013
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Another week and another must win game as we travelled to Kapiti for what we knew would be a tough encounter. The boys had looked tired in training during the week and with Kapiti having lost their last 3 games, we knew they would be desperate to find some form. The warm up did nothing to ease my concerns, as we looked a bit off the pace.
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Weka Park, Weka Road, Paraparaumu Beach, Paraparaumu, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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City Watch #5
- WCC Watch
- Our latest round up of recent news and events around Wellington.
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Hutt Valley Mayor wants a bigger office
- WCC Watch
- You will remember WCC Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown, came under fire from the Dom Post for the $350k upgrade of her office to ‘luxury nest’ status.
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Billion dollar Bicycle Brown now backing buses
- WCC Watch
- Quelle surprise, it turns out Celia Wade-Brown’s flagship policy of light rail for Wellington is unaffordable with the price tag creeping towards the billion dollar mark.
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They’ve Got the City Council Blues
- WCC Watch
- The yawning (and obvious) gap between what Wellington City Council management thinks the workplace culture is, and what the rest of its employees believes has been confirmed by a damning survey.
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Basin Pavilion and Spine Study
- Eye of the Fish
- I did have a small post scheduled for tomorrow morning, but the release of both of these today sort of takes precedence! It never rains, but it pours! Seems kind of appropriate, considering the weather we have been having lately. So: seeing as the Basin Reserve “mitigation” study / blatant bribe to the Reserve Trust has been released, and the Passenger Transport Spine study, and the material for the EPA from NZTA have all been released today (there is no coincidence here, it’s all been carefully planned out), and that’s just al too much for me to post on – I thought I’d just throw it open for you to comment on.
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Save the Basin Campaign Press Release: Proposed Flyover Ugly, Unnecessary and Unjustified
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Save the Basin Campaign today said that the New Zealand Transport Agency could spin its proposed Basin Reserve flyover however it liked, but the very fact NZTA felt it necessary to come up with various new cosmetic measures to try to hide the flyover showed that the project remained ugly, unnecessary and unjustified.
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Fixing a problem: why Wellington needs light rail, and why it’s not too expensive
- Wellington Scoop
- Wellington’s transport model has failed to deliver, and all the recent studies show more of the same is going to make things worse. We need a different approach if we want a vibrant, economically successful city.
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Getting rid of the desks
- Wellington Scoop
- There were surprises and challenges in Kevin Laverty’s much-discussed speech to Wellington employers last week. The new CEO of the city council has reinvigorated a number of key debates, and has shown he’s ready to make changes. One of the biggest surprises is his plan to do away with desks.
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Peck’s problems with pay
- WCC Watch
- Labour Lambton Ward candidate, Mark Peck, has (predictably) been getting a hard time over at Whaleoil on what he pays his cafe staff and up till now we haven’t covered the issue and have given him a pretty fair run on here so far.
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WCC Twitter Banter
- WCC Watch
- Who knew that a local government Twitter feed could be so amusing while they deal with burst water mains and traffics delays? Nice to see the Wellington City Council communications team have a sense of humour buried in amongst all the press releases and job vacancy listings they have to tweet.
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Aitken Angst
- WCC Watch
- We got a rare insight into Greater Wellington Regional Council-Wellington City Council dynamics when regional councillor Judith Aitken posted this odd statement on Celia Wade-Brown’s Facebook about her (last time I checked, fellow Labour Party) colleague Daran Ponter: This prompted the following stinging rebuke from Daran Ponter and Wellington City councillor Paul Eagle: Good on Ponter for calling her out. Oh, Baby Boomer with a 100% subsided Gold Card, please tell me more about how we can’t increase public transport subsidies. This is staggering. If you’re a Regional Councillor, you would need to have been hiding under a rock for the past few years not to be aware of the issues around public transport. And you’d expect someone who has been on the GWRC since 2001 to already be discussing issues with their WCC colleagues and community stakeholders. Aitken doesn’t even live in the constituency area she is elected to represent (Wellington City), enjoys fully subsidised public transport with her tax-payer funded Gold Card, and is one of those local government shapeshifters, like Helene Ritchie, who get elected to both a council and a health board purely on name recognition, then aren’t in a hurry to leave anytime soon. She should retire and let a new, fresh, and forward thinking person take her seat and actually represent Wellington City. They deserve better.
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A history of Theatresports
- Circa Theatre
- Improvisor Jennifer O'Sullivan talks to drama on the waterfront about the current season of Theatresports.
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Strange bedfellows: Franks <3 Pannett
- WCC Watch
- Reading Stephen Franks’ latest blog post, I almost choked on my granola and soy as he seemingly endorsed Iona Pannett’s re-election.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Hayley Robinson
- WCC Watch
- When we restarted this blog we said that we’d let candidates or readers submit a guest post or two.
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News: Wellington selection for North Island Cross Country Champs
- Olympic Harriers
- The following have been selected to represent Athletics Wellington at the North Island Cross Country Champs in Taupo on 6 July. Congratulations to all. Olympic members in bold.
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Phantom of the Opera – a Magical Musical
- The Wellingtonista
- There’s nothing like a show, and Phantom of the Opera is certainly one of those.
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Aqua Black Results
- Swimming Wellington
- Great results to date for the Aqua Blacks Team … for full results for the Aqua Black click here SNZ for full information. You can also follow their results by connecting to the following link here
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Kelly Club July School Holiday Programme
- Island Bay School
- This is the programme for the Kelly CLub July School Holidays.For More information look in the Newsletters section of our webpage under newsletters term 2.
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OBU and Tawa win well as Ories steal win over Poneke at the death
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: OBU halfback Chris Smylie gets a pass away in his side's 46-18 win over MSP.
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Campaign for Lambton
- WCC Watch
- Uncertainty around Ian McKinnon’s future and only three people so far contesting three seats isn’t holding back candidates in their campaigns for the Lambton Ward with 98 days until ballot papers go out.
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How long is too long at the Council table?
- WCC Watch
- We’ve made a number of references recently to the length of service by some of the Councillors, in particular Helene Ritchie’s rather drawn-out career.
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$300 million airport extension and Light Rail for free with every second Mt Vic tunnel built…
- Eye of the Fish
- OK – Hear me out here people. There’s been a lot of kerfuffle over a couple of things this week – one is the proposed $43m strengthening of the old Town Hall, and the other is the proposed $300m extension of the airport. First things first : where have those figures come from? Put them [...]
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New-ish at the Movies: The Great Gatsby, Bekas, Fast & Furious 6 and The Last Sentence
- The Wellingtonista
- For all the digital glitter and anachronistic hip-hoppery that signifies our latest re-entry into Luhrman-land, The Great Gatsby itself takes fundamental inspiration from a black and white classic from 1941.
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Jubilee and Hardham Cups Round Two preview: momentum a big factor in early weeks
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Try time for Northern United second five-eighth Siaosi Anamani last week against OBU B in the Hardham Cup.
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Annual Report 2012/13
- Wellington Civic Trust
- The full annual report and financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2013 are available here.
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Man pleads guilty to six intimate filming charges
- Wellington District Police
- Today a 36-year-old male has pleaded guilty to six representative charges of making intimate covert...
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City’s Chief Bean Counter Quits
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- In another break from the Kerry Predergast-Garry Poole era, Wellington City Council’s Chief Financial Officer Peter Garty has quit.
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Jockeying for position
- Mark Greening
- What an extraordinarily interesting mayoral race Wellington can expect to watch over the coming months.
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National Volunteer Week 2013
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Next week is National Volunteer Week. According to the 2006 census data, Newtown, Berhampore and Mt Cook all have lower rates of volunteering than the averages for Wellington City and the Wellington Region. Regard that as a challenge, people!!
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Draft Minutes of May 2013 Monthly Meeting
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- You can access draft minutes from the May 2013 Monthly Meeting here.
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Truby King Park – review of reserve management plan
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Wellington City is reviewing reserve management plans for several reserves around the city, including Truby King Park.
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The John Street Protocols
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Association’s paper looking at the lessons to be learned from last year’s major works around the intersection of John and Riddiford Streets and, Adelaide Road has been further refined.
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High hopes for Upper Hutt says Upper Hutt halfback Hammington
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: chasing the title.
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Jockeying for position
- Mark Greening
- What an extraordinarily interesting mayoral race Wellington can expect to watch over the coming months.
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Smart solution for seismic shaking
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Pioneering technology developed at Victoria University has been shown to protect valuable equipment from up to 90 per cent of the forces generated by earthquakes.
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Amesbury Netball Report - A Good Win!
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- With the grading games finished we headed into Round 1 against Thorndon Black, the team we drew with in our first match.
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I am a believer
- Mark Greening
- There I said it.
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Silverstream win well in Traditional at Wellington College
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Silverstream openside flanker Josh Svenson running away to score his side's second try of the second half and the match winner, giving the visitors an unassailable 20-6 lead with about 10 minutes to play.
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A Living Wage for Wellington City Council
- WCC Watch
- Wellington City Councillors today supported in principle to become a ‘Living Wage Council’ and a ‘Living Wage Capital’.
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Wellington Town Hall’s Future
- WCC Watch
- Debate around the future of Wellington’s earthquake-prone historic town hall is rearing its head again after Wellington City Council CEO Kevin Lavery asked councillors to seriously consider whether it’s worth upgrading: As Mr Lavery briefed councillors yesterday on plans to strengthen the 109-year-old building at a cost of $43.
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At a Kapiti hui, advice about fighting a flyover at the Basin Reserve
- Wellington Scoop
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A weekend of old things treated in new ways
- The Wellingtonista
- It’s shaping up to be an interesting Wellington weekend – sure when is one not, but mine is looking a little like this.
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I am a believer
- Mark Greening
- There I said it.
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Eight questions with the captain: Andrew Smith Old Boys-University
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: OBU captain Andrew Smith (on left with headgear) arrives at the scene to help teammate Stu Simonson take down Petone's Andrew Quinlivan, with Petone lock James Saolele and OBU lock Augustine Escalona also in support.
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Wellington Police refer death of 33-year-old woman to the Coroner
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police have now referred the death of 33-year-old Senzeni Tamarah MLOTSHWA, known as...
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Breakfast with Bryan
- WCC Watch
- Thanks to the reader who sent this gem of a video in.
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Peck responds
- WCC Watch
- A couple of weeks ago NorthernWCCWatch looked at Labour’s officially endorsed slate of candidates for this year’s election and questioned if Lambton Ward candidate Mark Peck really wanted to be a Wellington City councillor.
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Coughlan and Lester ponder Ohariu
- WCC Watch
- While debate is swirling over whether the Greens and Labour will lay a Privileges Committee complaint against the hapless, Peter Dunne, already the chatter around town is shifting to his electorate and who could take over.
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BNU 1sts v Miramar Rangers - 8th June 2013
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
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Tu
- Circa Theatre
- Playwright and director Hone Kouka tells drama on the waterfront about the creation of TU, opening in Circa One on 15 June.
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Access to Exam Papers
- Victoria University Library
- If you are having trouble accessing the Library's Past Exam Papers Database from off-campus, then please click on the link provided under "Troubleshooting". We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Afternoon tea party
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Financial members and past committee members are invited to an afternoon tea to celebrate our recent name change and being an incorporated society for 30 years. Venue: Ngaio Scout Hall, 30 Waikowhai Street, Sunday 16 June, 2.30-4 pm. RSVP for catering purposes to Viv Chapple ph 479 1998.
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Mainline extension June 8th
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- Our mainline at Maymorn was extended a further two tracksets on Saturday 8 June, now just 10m shy of the pedestrian crossing gates. We're keen to shift the rake of Yc ballast wagons along - to give a little more running track length ahead of our official commissioning of shunt loco Tr189 on 22 June. All photos by Glenn Fitzgerald
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Assisted dismasted yacht
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Thu, 25/04/2013 - 10:00 - 13:00 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 3 Total Volunteer Hours: 30 CRV Trust Porirua Rescue and Pelorus responded to a Police callout for a dismasted yacht 2 miles south of Mana Island.The yacht had gear failure and the mast, boom and mainsail were hanging over the port side.Porirua Rescue passed bolt cutters to the yacht so they could cut away the rigging. On cutting away the rigging an attempt was made to marker buoy the gear with a buoy from Pelorus, this was unsucessful. Once the gear was freed from the yacht she made her own way under power to Mana Marina attended by Porirua Rescue and Pelorus. Vessel Details Length: 12.00m Resources Attendees: Ben Ryan Chris Darch ChristopherPye james bass Lorna_Rolston Mark Presling Peter Feely Peter Tse Steve_Rolston Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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Three men in a dinghy with engine failure
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Wed, 01/05/2013 - 15:30 - 17:00 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 3 Total Volunteer Hours: 10 CRV Trust Porirua Rescue responded with six crew to a Police callout.An aluminium dinghy with three men on board had engine failure east of Mana Island.On reaching the scene the vessel Millicent had the dinghy under tow. The tow was transferred to Porirua Rescue and two men were also transferred from the dinghy to increase free board on the dinghy. The dinghy was towed to the Paremata Bridge launch ramp. The two men on Porirua Rescue were dropped off at the Mana Marina Coastguard berth. Vessel Details Length: 3.20m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch james bass Matt Annear Peter Feely Rod Hall Trevor Burgess Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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Wellington Police release name of woman found deceased in inner city apartment
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police can now release the name of the 33-year-old woman discovered yesterday as Senzeni...
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Thrilling rugby opens second round of Wellington club rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Petone openside flanker Jack Wolfreys catches his Ories opposite, Pau Halafihi, while former Ories skipper and now Petone prop Donal McNamara (left) and Hurricanes No.
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Where will Ritchie go?
- WCC Watch
- As we have previously noted, Northern Ward Councillor, Helene Ritchie, likes to pop up all over Wellington.
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The 7 Minute Guide to Happiness
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- I’ve been looking for a while for a good, short yet comprehensive full-body workout that could be used either as a warm up routine or as a full workout when repeated in multiple sets. I’ve finally found something really good … Continue reading →
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Cliff Rescue
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sun, 09/06/2013 - 01:30 - 05:00 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 31 Two people fell over a cliff along the coastline near Boom Rock. One person was recovered but the other could not be found. Coastguard were tasked to search along the shore and cliff face using night vision equipment.Person found injured by on-shore search party on the cliff. Resources Attendees: Chris Darch Lorna_Rolston Mark Presling Matt Annear Neil Cornwell Peter Feely Peter Tse Steve_Rolston Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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Barcelona Bound
- Swimming Wellington
- Four swimmers from the Wellington High Performance Programme, Samantha Lee, Samantha Lucie-Smith , Emma Robinson and Gareth Kean head off today on a 7 week build up to the Barcelona World Champs. They will be joined by Coach Gary Hurring. Swimming Wellington wish the team well.
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Cricket well represented at annual Wellington Sports Awards
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket will again be well represented at the Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards, with finalists in four categories at the prestigious event.
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Cricket Wellington Recruits Brent Arnel
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington has signed former ND seam bowler Brent Arnel as its Bowling Coach, with responsibility for specialist bowling advice across the High Performance programme. Arnel will also be available for a domestic playing contract in the 2013-14 cricket season.
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An Evening with Martin Crowe
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellingtonians are invited to share an evening with one of New Zealand's greatest ever cricketers on Tuesday 18 June
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Luke Woodcock Batting Clinic
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington School of Cricket is excited to announce that New Zealand Black Cap and Wellington Firebirds all-rounder Luke Woodcock will be conducting an intensive four day Batting clinic at the Westpac Stadium Centre.
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Hataitai Labour community quiz night
- Hataitai Community Website
- Hataitai Labour is holding a community quiz night from 7:00 pm on Wednesday 19th June at the Hataitai Bowling Club. There will be a cash bar, but the first drink is free.Entry is $20 waged / $15 unwaged. Contact Tim Hope on 027 302 3068 for more information, or check out the Facebook event here.
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Andrew London Trio Album Launch
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Kapiti Playhouse are very proud to host the launch of the Andrew London Trio’s new album Middle Class White Boy Blues.
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Wairarapa Police need help to identify machete-welding man and his accomplice
- Wellington District Police
- On Monday at around 6.00pm two masked males, one armed with machete, robbed a Lincoln Road dairy in...
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Wellington on a Plate is here again, hurrah!
- The Wellingtonista
- Right now we’re knee-deep in delicious wine and food at the Wellington on a Plate launch at Prefab so if all’s going well, this post will go live right after the media embargo ends.
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Interest high for second round competitions
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Unfamiliar territory.
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Wellington Breaks Free
- WCC Watch
- Great to see Celia Wade-Brown taking the initiative and showing some leadership on the march towards amalgamation.
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Cities are, or at least should be, driving globalization
- Jack Yan
- My friend and colleague William Shepherd directed me to a piece at Quartz by Michele Acuto and Parag Khanna, on how cities are driving globalization more than nations—a theme I touched upon on this blog in March 2010.
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Simplified PTOM will help plan Wellington’s public transport network
- Go Wellington
- NZ Bus has today welcomed the passing of legislation introducing a new Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM). NZ Bus CEO Zane Fulljames says the changes incentivise local authorities and operators to form strong partnerships and work together on long-term strategies to plan the shape of New Zealand’s public transport networks.
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Eight questions with the captain: Jason Risdon Hutt Old Boys Marist
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: HOBM captain Jason Risdon (left) celebrates a try to blindside flanker James Wall in last month's McBain Shield win over Petone, beating Petone's Thomas Tupuivao (foreground) and Petone flanker Mateaki Kafatolu to the punch.
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Fluoride Fundies
- WCC Watch
- In a huge victory for the anti-fluoride, anti-public health and anti-science lobby, Hamilton has become the the second-largest unfluoridated population in the country following a 7-1 vote by its city council.
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Exciting Opportunities at Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- Two opportunities within our Community Cricket Team are now available.
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Planting bee fever hits Ngaio
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Restoration groups in Ngaio and Crofton Downs are planting seedlings in our parks and reserves again this winter.
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Annual Hataitai Cleanup is ON - this weekend!
- Hataitai Community Website
- The Hataitai annual cleanup is ON - this weekend, Saturday 8th June.
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Priscilla Cresent Landslip
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Association extneds its sympathy to our near neighbours affected by the Priscilla Crescent lanslip.
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Board Notes 22 May 2013
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- Summary of information from BOT meeting 22 May 2013PROPERTY:Romaine Road entrance: The Principal is liaising with the Ministry of Education (who have been negotiating with the WCC) to find out what is happening with regard to the possibility of a turning point at the end of Romaine Road.
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Staying a step ahead: the economic benefit of gimmicks
- Jack Yan
- Wifi on the waterfront is now a normal part of Wellington life—but in 2009 some felt it was a gimmick.
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Johnsonville hoping to soar again in Premier rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Somewhat lost amongst the resurgence of the Wellington Axemen and former Premier powerhouse Avalon during the Senior 1 competition have been the quiet performances of Johnsonville in taking out the first round Harper Lock Shield (see photo above), bringing with it Hardham Cup rugby and the opportunity to return to the Premier grade.
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Shambolic Social Media
- WCC Watch
- In the latest City Watch update we touched on the social media efforts of a couple of current councillors – in particular that Celia Wade-Brown had made good use of her Facebook profile to update residents on the awful situation with the landslip.
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City Watch #3
- WCC Watch
- Our third round up of recent news and events around Wellington.
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Trust mourns loss of Dame Margaret Shields
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- Dame Margaret Shields passed away on 29 May 2013, former Labour MP for Kapiti, Minister of Customs and Consumer Affairs, Women's Affairs, and Chairperson of the Wellington Regional Council.
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BNU 1sts v IBU Chatham Cup Round 2
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Wakefield Park, Monday 3rd June 2013 at 2pm A long weekend in New Zealand means 2 games in 3 days in the football world as we took on Island Bay 1sts in the 2nd round of the Chatham Cup.
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Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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BNU 1sts v Waterside Karori - 1st June 2013
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- Karori Park #2, 12. After promising results in recent weeks, we were looking to complete a trifecta of wins against the top 3 teams. 1st place Karori would pose a different threat, difficult to break down and dangerous at set pieces. BNU started the stronger side, quickly settling into our rhythm, knocking the ball around confidently and dominating midfield. There were appeals for a BNU goal after the ball may have crossed the line, a mass of bodies made it difficult for the ref to see and had to wave play on. After 20 minutes of dominance, we fell off the pace a little, inviting Karori back into the game. Karori were awarded a free kick after 27 minutes. They threw a number of players forward and made it count with a strong headed finish to go 1-nil up with their only clear cut chance of the half. We didn't panic and kept at Karori. Paul Clune squeezed home from a tight angle, to equalise seconds before the break. 1-1 at half time.
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Karori Park, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Results – Wednesday 4th June 2013
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Midweek Men Congratulations to Tom Royden who jointly won the Par Competition with a score of +3 with Keith Hendle, Terry Owen, Ed Isaac, Ken Kissling and Doug Stevens were equal third with +2. 43 in the field.
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97 Te Moana Rd, Waikanae Beach, Waikanae 5036, New Zealand
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2013 TTW Interclub Week 2
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Here are the second week’s results for Winter Interclub! Looks like some close and exciting matches took place. 2013 TTW Interclub Week 2 Filed under: TTW:Clubs, TTW:Interclub
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Tawa's maiden Swindale Shield win a triumph for community rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tawa players Jeff Makapelu (left) and brothers Taniela and Joketani Koroi celebrating with the Swindale Shield and a group of young fans on Saturday afternoon.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Fairtrade coffee that you make for yourself
- The Wellingtonista
- Fairtrade Fortnight may be over, but that doesn’t mean it’s not something to still think about.
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After Juliet
- Circa Theatre
- After Juliet director Sarah Delahunty talks to drama on the waterfront about the current Circa Two hit.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Road Stopping - Forres Street, Seatoun
- Wellington City Council
- The proposal is to stop a 933m2 area of unformed legal road in Forres Street. The land adjoins 91 and 93 Tio Tio Road, and 34 and 38 Ferry Street.
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Forres Street, Seatoun, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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News for Sunday 2 June 2013
- Karori Anglican Churches
- LIVING OUT OUR FAITHEvery Sunday until 24 June we will be exploring “Living out our faith”.
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Did You Know About the Newtown Gardeners Group
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Back at the start of 2011 the Newtown Festival tested the water about including a Newtown Garden Tour in the Festival programme.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Unsecured Wireless Internet in Newtown
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Dompost reports that Netsafe has surveyed Newtown and found 55 wireless internet connections they could access freely. Unsecured wireless internet means that your wireless router provides others with free downloads, and it allows hackers to access everything on your network ! The Dompost story on stuff has more details of Netsafe’s survey, and sensible advice on security.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Local Election Candidates Meeting and Questionnaire
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Council elections are coming up in October.
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Our Capital Spaces – Consultation
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Wellington City Council has recently opened consultation on “Our Capital Spaces”, which is the draft plan for managing the city’s open spaces over the next 10 years.
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The last stand of Prendergast’s old guard?
- WCC Watch
- Since hearing that Jo Coughlan attempted to heavy John Morrison out of the race, we have now been told by several people close to the Prendergast clique that they are desperately seeking a more right wing option for Mayor.
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Tawa win the Swindale Shield outright; Norths in Hardham Cup
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: One of MSP's best, lock Charlie Graham soaring high against Tawa today.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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June 2013: Glen Hayward selected to make forth iteration of the Four Plinths
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
- Glen Hayward selected for the forth round of the Four Plinths Temporary Sculpture project Glen Hayward's Rita Angus used to grow her own vegetables was selected by the Trustees and our Arts Advisors for the fourth iteration of the Four Plinths Temporary Sculpture Project. His work will be unveiled in February 2014 during the International Festival of the Arts and will remain in place for two years. You can view Glen's exhibition I don't want you to worry about me, I have met some Beautiful People in the North gallery of the City Gallery, Wellington at the moment.
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