Archive / October 2013
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Junior Cricket Field Days next two Saturdays
- Cricket Wellington
- The future of the game is fostered on the Saturday morning playing fields of junior cricket, which starts for most grades this weekend and kicks off in earnest in all grades the following Saturday.
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Thursday 31st October, Johnsonville Line Disruption
- Tranz Metro
- A special timetable will be in operation this afternoon on the Johnsonville Line, services will be operating on a half hourly basis.
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ICC Cricket World Cup returning to New Zealand
- Cricket Wellington
- The ICC Cricket World Cup will return to New Zealand and Australia in early 2015. Registrations for tickets are open now
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Ab745 arrives at Maymorn
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- After five long days of effort by Trust volunteers, steam locomotive Ab745 arrived at Maymorn on Wednesday 30 October.
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Minutes of October 2013
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Minutes of the October meeting here. Matters discussed included: efforts to gain funding for a fence to make the russell tce basketball court more usable; update on the ‘Basin Bridge’ Board of Inquiry; the planned “ling Tree” dance and music performance scheduled for 24th November at Carrara Park; the future of Keep Newtown Clean; the […]
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Blue lines for Tsunami Awareness
- Hataitai Community Website
- Wellington City Council, in conjunction with the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office and GNS Science are about to roll out the Blue lines project for the Lyall Bay / Rongotai / Kilbirnie area.
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Keep Newtown Clean – this saturday
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The monthly Keep Newtown Clean working parties have so far been a huge success. Not only are we gradually getting rid of the ugly random tagging from the suburb but the working parties are starting to take on a life of their own as a chance to meet other people from the suburb and discuss […]
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Inaugural New Zealand Marist Colleges match on Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Father Paul Kane SMs, the first of two ordained Marist priests who became All Blacks in the early 1920s.
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Cricket Wellington Fan Day
- Cricket Wellington
- Show the Wellington Firebirds and Wellington Blaze your skills at the Cricket Wellington Fan Day! There will be plenty of giveaways for all the family and a chance to meet Pyro, our new mascot!
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Firebirds and Volts share honours
- Cricket Wellington
- The final day of the opening Plunket Shield match between the Wellington Firebirds and Otago Volts hasn’t been able to separate the two teams, with both having to settle for a draw.
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MFV Jennifer
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Wed, 30/10/2013 - 00:00 - 11:15 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 4 Total Volunteer Hours: 33 Fishing vessel MFV Jennifer defective gear box anchored. Location : Kapiti Island, Fisherman Island anchorage. Transfer Diesel mechanic from Mana to Kapiti Island to Repair gearbox. Vessel Details Length: 24.00m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch Peter Feely Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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Tawa Premiers rewarded for outstanding season at WRFU awards
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 2013 was momentous for the Tawa Premiers.
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Matairangi Community Kindergarten Market Day
- Hataitai Community Website
- The Matairangi Community Kindergarten in Hataitai is holding its annual Market Day on Sunday 3 November 10am-12pm. There will be pony rides, face painting, lucky dip, a silent auction, bouncy castle, yummy food and more. Come and support this community event, on rain or shine at the Kindy, 112 Waipapa Road, Hataitai.
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Community Market - 2nd November
- Hataitai Community Website
- The community market is on again on Saturday 2nd November between 10am and 1pm. Come along to the Hataitai Bowling Club, 157 Hataitai Road to see what's new, pick up something tasty to eat, or to find a bargain! See you there!
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Wilkinson Insurance Brokers Premier Team of the Week 26 and 28 October
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Insurance Brokers Premier Team of the Week for the opening round of Ewen Chatfield Cup club cricket One-Day matches played on Saturday and on Labour Day Monday
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The ImpoSTAR is SHOW STOPPING!
- Circa Theatre
- Director Lyndee-Jane Rutherford tells drama on the waterfront about Jason Chasland and his phenomenal one man show, The ImpoSTAR.
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Inaugural meeting and swearing in ceremony livestream
- WCC Watch
- Wellington City Council’s swearing in ceremony and inaugural meeting will be held tonight, starting at 5.30pm. The meeting is also being livestreamed (see below). Details and reports are here. Hopefully […]
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Firebirds take brave gamble with declaration
- Cricket Wellington
- Despite a bold declaration from the Wellington Firebirds, it looks as if their opening Plunket Shield match against the Otago Volts is destined to end in a draw.
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Tuesday 29 October, Johnsonville Line Disruption
- Tranz Metro
- Due to an unforeseen extension to this weekend's track maintenance, Johnsonville Line services will run half hourly and are bus replaced.
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Birthdays, beer and burgers
- The Wellingtonista
- I hope you all had wonderful long weekends (or at least parts of it if having to work). So many memorable eats and drinks this week, I’ll try and be succinct. But what a wonderful reminder of the diversity and opportunities in Wellington City. Matterhorn are having their 50th birthday celebrations over the next month, […] The post Birthdays, beer and burgers appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Scots College defend Wellington Secondary School Sevens title
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A slick Scots College team ran out deserved winners in this afternoon’s Wellington Secondary Schools Condor Sevens tournament at Naenae College, beating Wellington College 24-17 in their Cup semi-final and then St Pat’s Silverstream 31-12 in the Cup final.
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Windsurfer board recovery
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 22/10/2013 - 19:30 - 20:30 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 14 Following the successful rescue of a windsurfer that had been in the cold water near Tokaapapa Reef for over an hour, Pelorus and Trust Porirua Rescue were redeployed to assist in searching for and recovering his board. It had been left behind so that he could be transported quickly to awaiting paramedics for checks at Mana Cruising Club. The board was successfully loacated and recovered back to base. Resources Attendees: AlanFisher Ben Ryan nixon Carolyn Jameson Chris Darch Jann Askew Lorna_Rolston Mark Presling Paul Craven Peter Feely Peter Francis Peter Tse Steve_Rolston Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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Windsurfer rescued
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 22/10/2013 - 18:45 - 19:30 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 6 A windsurfer who had been out with a group failed to return and was drifting in the water near Tokaapapa Reef unable to get back on his board or make way. TPR was deployed and recovered him just on dusk and returned him to Mana base for a checkup by paramedics. He had been in the water for over an hour. Pelorus and TPR returned to the scene to recover his board later. Resources Attendees: AlanFisher Ben Ryan Carolyn Jameson Chris Darch Jann Askew Mark Presling Peter Feely Peter Francis Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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Responding to blog comments—and where to from here?
- Jack Yan
- WordPress, with its automatic deactivation of Jetpack after each update, messed up, so I have no metrics for the last two months of this blog. Nor did it send me emails notifying me of your comments. It would have been useful to know how the last couple of posts went, to gauge your reaction to [...]
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Broken down dinghy
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Mon, 28/10/2013 - 19:30 - 21:30 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 12 A small dinghy/runabout broke down while returning to Titahi Bay from fishing nearby with 2 people on board. They were able to contact Police via mobile phone who dispatched Coastguard Mana to locate them. Vessel Details Length: 3.30m Resources Attendees: AlanFisher Ben Ryan nixon Carolyn Jameson Mark Presling Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Trust Porirua Rescue read more
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Daily Blog from Rhys Morgan's visit to Cricket Fiji
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington's Community Co-ordinator, Rhys Morgan, is in Fiji to assist Cricket Fiji with coaching and administration. Rhys will producing a daily blog.
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Batsmen dominate in Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- Day two of the opening Plunket Shield match between the Wellington Firebirds and Otago Volts has seen runs galore at Hawkins Basin Reserve, with Jesse Ryder smashing 117 in his debut for the Volts.
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Individuals star in One-Day club cricket openers
- Cricket Wellington
- A host of star performances by individuals highlighted the opening round of Wilkinson Insurance Brokers Premier club cricket One-Day matches on Saturday.
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Wellington Firebirds squad for opening Plunket Shield match
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds squad to play the Otago Volts in the first round of the Plunket Shield on Sunday at the Hawkins Basin Reserve has been announced.
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College Sevens Condor tournament on Monday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The final act of the 2013 college rugby season will be played out at Naenae College on Labour Day Monday with the College Sevens tournament.
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Wellington welcomes healthy homes Bill
- WCC Watch
- Via the Wellington City Council: Labour MP Phil Twyford’s Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill was drawn from the Parliamentary ballot yesterday. The Bill aims to legislate that every rental home in […]
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Tararua Shield teams named
- Cricket Wellington
- The Hutt Valley and Wellington side has been named to play in the Tararua Shield.
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All go for Village Kings tournament on Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s the perfect lead-in to Saturday night’s ITM Cup Premiership final.
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XKeys in Concert
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Be at Kapiti Playhouse on November 2nd for the XKeys concert featuring some cool, laid back jazz standards.
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Shock as more people visit Zealandia when admission prices cut
- WCC Watch
- The Wellingtonian report: Zealandia enjoyed a bumper weekend after drastically reducing its admission prices. Zealandia marketing and sales manager Peter Laurenson announced last Thursday that the cost of an adult […]
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Council committee appointments unveiled
- WCC Watch
- Below are the proposed council committee chairs, portfolio leaders and committee memberships due to be confirmed at the next Council meeting. The Dominion Post reported last week that Celia Wade […]
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MKRC October News
- Mana Kayak Racing Club
- 23 October 2013 Hi all I trust you are all enjoying the warmer and lighter days, when its not blowing it certainly is very pleasant out there on the water. Its fantastic to see so many people coming along to the sessions especially in the weekends and on Wednesday’s. Saturday was awesome […]
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Rubber Ducky 4
- Mana Kayak Racing Club
- Great race this evening as paddlers headed south to cobham drive from Greta Point. Good numbers allowed for some close racing at the 2 minute handicap groups and gave the back markers plenty to chase whilst the front groups were able to keep away for the most part. Line honours to Chester Burt for his […]
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Crawl For Breast Cancer with Elevate+
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Today seven New Zealand women, on average, will hear that they have breast cancer.
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Rubber Ducky 4
- Mana Kayak Racing Club
- Great race this evening as paddlers headed south to cobham drive from Greta Point. Good numbers allowed for some close racing at the 2 minute handicap groups and gave the back markers plenty to chase whilst the front groups were able to keep away for the most part. Line honours to Chester Burt for his […]
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MKRC October News
- Mana Kayak Racing Club
- 23 October 2013 Hi all I trust you are all enjoying the warmer and lighter days, when its not blowing it certainly is very pleasant out there on the water. Its fantastic to see so many people coming along to the sessions especially in the weekends and on Wednesday’s. Saturday was awesome […]
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AGM, Sunday 24th November 2013
- Stop Out Sports Club
- The Stop Out Sports Club 2013 AGM is on Sunday, November the 24th.
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Premier Grade Team of the Week
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Premier Grade Team of the Week is back this season. Each week the Team of the Week will be selected based on their statistical performances from the weekend.
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More smart youngsters
- The Wellingtonista
- I’ve been away this weekend, so not too much to report about what’s been eating in the city other than it’s Matterhorn’s 50th birthday month (yep I was a bit slow cottoning onto that one), the Bureau is open on the Terrace (prior Liquidate folks), and Charley Noble is up and running (check out more […] The post More smart youngsters appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Junior Cricket Coordinator Vacancy
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington seeks an enthusiastic sports administrator with a passion for cricket. The purpose of the Junior Cricket Coordinator position is to design and manage the effective delivery and implementation of the junior club and primary school component of Cricket Wellington’s Development programme.
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Future of local government public meetings
- WCC Watch
- From the Local Government Commission: Residents and ratepayers are being invited to public meetings in the Wellington region to share their views on the future shape of local government. The […]
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Volunteers recognised at Annual General Meeting
- Cricket Wellington
- Long-time scorer and statistician Ian Smith was awarded Life Membership of the association at the recent Cricket Wellington Annual General Meeting.
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University Blues awards for Wellingtons top swimmers
- Swimming Wellington
- A University Blues Award is the highest recognition Victoria can present to a student who has by their sporting achievements brought credit to Victoria University since their introduction in 1902. Emily McGill received a Blue for Swimming and Samantha Lee receive a Blue for Swimming and Life Saving and was awarded Sports Person of the Year Samantha, [...]
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Porirua Community Trust recognise Swimming in annual awards
- Swimming Wellington
- Swimming in wellington once again featured in the Porirua Community Trust Sports awards in 2013. Coach Nevill sutton from Porirua City aquatics was named as Coach of Year, a well deserved award after many years of dedication to our sport. Ben Walsh was a finalist in the Under 19 Sportsperson of the Year. Steven Kent who [...]
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AGM, Sunday 24th November 2013
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- The Stop Out Sports Club 2013 AGM is on Sunday, November the 24th.
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Transport Spine Study – a continuing story
- Newtown Residents' Association
- During September the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities hald a seminar on the Spine study. This included some interesting challenges to the options evaluation that had previously been published. You can check out the powerpoints presetned at the seminar here. While the official study came down clearly in favour of bus rapid transit over […]
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WCC Engagement Policy
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Over the course of the year several NRA contributed to Wellington City Council’s review of its enegagement policy,, The resulting new policy was adopted during September. You can check it our here.
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Board of Enquiry on the basin bridge aka “the flyover”.
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Board of Inquiry is currently hearing evidence from submitters. For those interested in following thos one there is a page on the Environmental Protection Agency website where regular updates are posted. Check it out here.
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Double header Twenty20 opener for Wellington Premier club cricket
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2013/14 Wellington Premier Wilkinson’s club cricket season got underway on Saturday with a double header round of Twenty20 matches.
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Gareth Morgan Calls For An Urgent Review Of Wellington Region Roading Policy
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- If you read one article online today, make it this one: Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons: An urgent review of …Continue reading »
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CON: A world we never get to see
- Circa Theatre
- In this week's post, CON playwright Gavin McGibbon tells drama on the waterfront about the inspiration for his new play, opening in Circa Two this weekend.
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Tawa, Wests and Norths take Open club Sevens titles
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Tawa, Western Suburbs and Northern United took out the three trophies up for grabs at today’s WRFU Open Club Sevens tournament held at Evans Bay Park this afternoon.
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Overturned dingy and three people in water
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- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 19/10/2013 - 16:00 - 18:30 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 3 Total Volunteer Hours: 5 Aluminium dingy upturned and three people in the water. Helicopter called and winched three people off rock surrounded by water. One person suspected injured and another hypothermic. Winch operation completed on arrival and helicopter departed for Wellington hospital. Vessel Details Length: 2.00m Resources Attendees: Ben Ryan james bass CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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Kapiti Playhouse Open Day
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Been to the theatre and wonder what goes on out the back? Or perhaps you’ve never been to the theatre and you’re interested in what goes on in general? Or perhaps you are somewhere in-between! Kapiti Playhouse is holding an open day on Sunday 27th October from 10am to 4pm. Come on in and talk […] The post Kapiti Playhouse Open Day appeared first on Kapiti Playhouse Inc..
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Wellington Pride, U18s and U20s wind up seasons tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Wellington U20s packing down against Manawatu last weekend.
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Campaign 2013 recap – the fashion faux pas
- WCC Watch
- Over the next few weeks we will look back on the campaign and focus on some of the highlights and lowlights. First up I thought I would take an entirely […]
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Wade-Brown taps Lester for Deputy Mayoralty
- WCC Watch
- Congratulations to Northern Ward councillor Justin Lester on being appointed the new Deputy Mayor. Wellington Scoop have a good look at the appointment. A notable point is this: After her […]
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Young makes the big time with parody twitter
- WCC Watch
- You know you’ve made it when someone sets up a parody Facebook or Twitter account about you – and barely seven days after polls closed, newbie Lambton Ward councillor, Nicola […]
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Fresh spring changes at Zealandia
- Zealandia
- Spring always brings changes at Zealandia.
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A dose of vitamin N
- Zealandia
- Tīeke – back on the mainland 10 minutes from town.
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Open Sevens tournament on Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s a rugby bonanza.
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Checking up on kākā… or are they checking you out?
- Zealandia
- “Sometimes there’s a one hour wait but I like taking in the sights and sounds of the valley – things you might otherwise miss” – Allison McPherson Allison McPherson is, among other things, a volunteer kākā monitor at Zealandia.
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Mayors generally shouldn’t be a punchline
- WCC Watch
- Sometimes it is really good to be a Wellingtonian, huh? While Len Brown’s mess is for Auckland to worry about, and nothing to do with our patch, it would seem […]
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Some thoughts on voter turnout
- WCC Watch
- Thanks to Harry Chapman for letting us share some of his thoughts on voter turnout in local government elections on WCC Watch. There’s been heaps of discussion recently about the […]
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Council recommends using Bebo, Myspace
- WCC Watch
- Had to chuckle when we read this Wellington City Council event promotion guide someone sent in: No mention of Twitter, but pushes Bebo and Myspace, both of which pretty much […]
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Blow, Wind! Come, Wrack! NZTA’s Flyover Planners Ought To Get The Sack
- Save the Basin Reserve!
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Ritchie clings to Northern Ward seat
- WCC Watch
- Stuff report: Wellington’s longest-standing councillor can add another three years to her tenure. The final election results for Wellington City Council have been released this afternoon, ending a nervous wait […]
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Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle
- WCC Watch
- When we first reported that Ian McKinnon wasn’t seeking reelection we profiled some potential future Deputy Mayors. Of those Paul Eagle was the favourite: Paul Eagle – relatively young, first-term […]
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Leonie Gill – a bloody good sort
- WCC Watch
- One of the most noteworthy results from the weekend was the defeat of Labour candidate and incumbent Eastern Ward councillor, Leonie Gill by Sarah Free of the Green Party. Gill […]
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The Low Hanging Fruit of the Kapiti Coast
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- I had to go do something at Coastlands and it was a nice day for a ride so I thought I’d ride down and take some photos of the new bike lanes around Rimu Road. I started from Waikanae Beach and crossed the bridge to Otaihanga, which now a sign says it is ok for […]
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The ImpoSTAR: Q & A with Jason Chasland
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- The ImpoSTAR himself, Jason Chasland, tells drama on the waterfront about the new version of his hit show, revamped especially for the Circa season.
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Visiting old friends…
- The Wellingtonista
- I feel like I’ve been visiting old friends this week, while I wait for some new ones to arrive. A Deluxe cafe cookie, a Nikau brunch, a Zibibbo platter, and a Capitol breakfast (can you tell it was a teenage-free weekend??). My cookie at Deluxe was enlivened by an interesting discussion with a fellow customer […] The post Visiting old friends… appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Not much Local Govt Progress from Cunliffe
- WCC Watch
- After running a re-cap of how Labour did over the weekend, The Progress Report blog questioned on twitter why the newly elected Labour Leader, David Cunliffe, had been quiet over […]
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The Low Hanging Fruit of the Kapiti Coast
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- I had to go do something at Coastlands and it was a nice day for a ride so I thought I’d ride down and take some photos of the new bike lanes around Rimu Road. I started from Waikanae Beach and crossed the bridge to Otaihanga, which now a sign says it is ok for […]
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Wairarapa service disruption – Tuesday 15 October
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- Due to adverse weather conditions, buses will replace trains on the Wairarapa Line tomorrow morning.
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Introduction to Aikido
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- We are very happy to announce our new regular feature: Introduction to Aikido. Introduction to Aikido course is a great way to learn first-hand about the martial art of Aikido. The course is suitable for anyone 16 years or older and does not require any prior experience in martial arts. To register please fill out the […]
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To be Pacific, it’s Beer Expo time again!
- The Wellingtonista
- Getting to try lots of beer in a nice warm space that’s not a concrete tunnel sounds like a bloody good idea, which is why I’m looking forward to the Pacific Beer Expo which will be on Sunday October 27 at the St James Theatre. In typical fashion for organiser Dom from Hashigo Zake, he […] The post To be Pacific, it’s Beer Expo time again! appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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New-ish at the Movies: Blue Jasmine, Riddick, What Maisie Knew, Romeo & Juliet: A Love Song and The Best Offer
- The Wellingtonista
- When did “late-period: Woody Allen start? Was it with Match Point (when he finally left New York for some new scenery)? Or should we consider these last ten, globe-trotting, years as late-r Woody? The last ten years have certainly been up and down in terms of quality.
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Positive Signs Around The Council Table
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- It looks as though the outcome of the local body elections is, for the most part, good news for opponents …Continue reading »
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Sinking launch in Mana Marina
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- Operation Details Date/Time: Thu, 10/10/2013 - 19:15 - 20:45 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 9 A large catamaran launch berthed in Mana Marina sprung a leak somewhere in the engine room. It was noted to be sitting low in the water and when inspected the water was found to be half way up the engine in one of the hulls. Coastguard Mana was asked to assist and a crew pumped out the vessel on behalf of the owner. Vessel Details Length: 12.00m Resources Attendees: AlanFisher Jakesae101 Neil Cornwell mustang Trevor Burgess Trevor Farmer
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Some good election results for cycling
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- There are some good results for cycling in the region with Celia Wade-Brown re-elected as Mayor in Wellington. This term is hopefully going to be more productive than the last since there are some fresh faces on council including new Greens councillors Sarah Free and David Lee. Well done to them all. Cr. Paul Bruce […]
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#Wgtn2013 Preliminary Results
- WCC Watch
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Some good election results for cycling
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- There are some good results for cycling in the region with Celia Wade-Brown re-elected as Mayor in Wellington. This term is hopefully going to be more productive than the last since there are some fresh faces on council including new Greens councillors Sarah Free and David Lee. Well done to them all. Cr. Paul Bruce […]
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Wellington U18, U20 sides miss out in finals; Wellington Development finish season on a high
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: James O’Reilly (6) and Andrew Wells look on as Wellington U20 halfback Luke Campbell gets a pass away against Manawatu U20There were defeats to two of Wellington’s three sides this afternoon at Arena Manawatu in Palmerston on Finals Day of the Hurricanes Youth Council competition.
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The small engine menace and what we can do about it
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This is a cross post with my other blog – Clean Air New Zealand. The ideas in this post have been kicking around in my brain for a while, but the thing that is spurring me into action is this post at Crikey’s Urbanist Blog by Alan Davies “Can scooters make our cities work better?” […]
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Hurricanes Finals Day tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Right wing Fereti Soloa scored a hat-trick of tries for the Wellington U18s last Saturday at Westpac Stadium.
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The small engine menace and what we can do about it
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This is a cross post with my other blog – Clean Air New Zealand. The ideas in this post have been kicking around in my brain for a while, but the thing that is spurring me into action is this post at Crikey’s Urbanist Blog by Alan Davies “Can scooters make our cities work better?” […]
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Wellington grading seminar Saturday 7 December 2013
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- Time: 9am – 4pm Cost: $20 for the seminar, your grading fee is on top of this. If you are invited to grade, please add your full name, grade applying for and contact email to the list on the Dojo white board. … Continue reading →
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Keep fit, have fun and register now to play Total Touch this summer
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Are you looking for a way to stay fit over summer, enjoy time with your friends and teammates and prepare for the 2014 season of rugby all at once? Our cousin sport Touch is the perfect way to do all of that.
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2013: A season of champions
- Wellington Club Weekly
- With the XVs season drawing to a close and Sevens rugby just around the corner, here’s a recap of the champion teams in Wellington club rugby this year.
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Eagle vs Jesus
- WCC Watch
- Heh, given how many hoardings the man has across the ward he’d give Jesus a run for his money. Some would argue his attempts at saving KFC is the work […]
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Closing mayoral candidate statements – Get out the Vote!
- WCC Watch
- The Dominion Post have finally put online their story (below) from its Saturday print edition. It’s effectively the closing statements of all the mayoral candidates. No doubt many of you […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Ginette McDonald – The WCC Experience
- WCC Watch
- Thank you to Ginette McDonald, the first candidate for the Southern Ward to provide a piece for the WCC Watch Soapbox. Comments and questions for Ginette can be left below. […]
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City Watch #15
- WCC Watch
- Here’s our fifteenth and last round up of recent news and events around Wellington before polling day. Remember to vote and check to see if friends and family have too! […]
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Young answers the call because politics runs in her blood
- Newswire.co.nz
- Mayoral candidate Nicola Young wants to see Wellington get it's buzz back. JOHANNA CLELAND reports.
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The last post- a letter to my supporters
- Sarah Free
- The last post- or least the last post before the election! Before I continue I’d just like to say that I appreciate all the comments on the site and also all the feedback I’ve received privately. Your insights are valuable. Your support has been much appreciated. The challenge for me as a Green, is that […]
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Labour Weekend means u19 football !!
- Stop Out Sports Club
- If the long weekend sees you out of town, perhaps to the Hawkes Bay or south to Christchurch you might want to keep an eye on the club's u19 boys and girls teams.
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Graffiti clean-up day in Newtown
- Sarah Free
- My sister, son and I went along for an hour on Saturday to help out with graffiti removal in Newtown. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown was there too, along with a team of council staff. We were given water, scrubbing brushes and scrapers and were asked to help remove the illegally pasted posters on one of the […]
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Raising the Creek in Houghton Bay
- Sarah Free
- Many people may not realise that Houghton Bay is part of the Eastern Ward. However, it is in fact a very special little community, with strong social networks, quietly getting on with some exciting and innovative resilience initiatives. I had the privilege last Sunday of joining in a Sunday working bee at the lush community […]
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Labour Weekend means u19 football !!
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Sridhar Ekambaram – Green technology innovations
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- We have another candidate, Sridhar Ekambaram, standing for the Onslow-Western Ward up next on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for Sridhar can be left below Green technology innovations Wellington has […]
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Basin Flyover Board Of Inquiry Member Resigns Over Alleged Conflict Of Interest
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- We’ve just received word that one of the members of the Basin “Bridge” Board of Inquiry has resigned. Here is …Continue reading »
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Alpaca Morrsion
- WCC Watch
- Brilliant little election webcomic from @megapope. The world needs more John Morrison alpacas.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Chris Lipscombe – Holding the line on the Health Board
- WCC Watch
- We have another candidate, Chris Lipscombe, standing for the Capital and Coast District Health Board up next on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for Chris can be left below. […]
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Big poll bounce for Wade-Brown
- WCC Watch
- The Dominion Post have released another pointless, but interesting “reader survey” (239 respondents) on the mayoralty. We covered the earlier one here. The latest results are: John Morrison: 34% (+7) […]
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A new bru, whisky scones and L’Affaire au Chocolat
- The Wellingtonista
- The old Fringe Bar on the corner of Vivian and Cuba has morphed into Bru on Cuba.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: John Dow – Making things happen
- WCC Watch
- Independent candidate for the Lambton Ward John Dow is up next on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for John can be left below. Making things happen This morning we […]
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Tranz Metro services for Monday 7 October
- Tranz Metro
- There will be a half hourly timetable put in place for this evening’s peak services, reduced seating and some bus replacement.
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Eat, greet and learn how to cook
- The Wellingtonista
- You know from our drunken conversation that we love Beth of Eat, Greet & Blog, and we have written many times about our love for La Boca Loca too, so when Beth invited me along to one of their cooking classes, this time taught by Will from La Boca, it was an instant yes, even though […] The post Eat, greet and learn how to cook appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Newtown Festival 2014 – promotional video
- Newtown Residents' Association
- You can check out the new video on you tube
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Minutes of 2013 Annual General Meeting
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- The AGM was held on Monday 30 September, followed by a brief monthly meeting. Download the minutes – note these are draft until conformed by the next AGM. A new Executive and other office holders for the year were elected. They are: President: Martin Hanley Vice–presidents: Jeanie McCafferty, Kate Zwartz and James Coyle Immediate Past […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Rob Goulden – VOTE FOR THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE
- WCC Watch
- Eastern Ward and Mayoral candidate Rob Goulden is next up on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for him can be left below. VOTE FOR THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO […]
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Your City Council Loves You!
- WCC Watch
- Here’s the latest from the people that brought you this. Get those ballots in!
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Celia Wade-Brown – Warm, dry, affordable housing is a fundamental right
- WCC Watch
- Seeking reelection to a second term as Mayor of Wellingotn, Celia Wade-Brown is next up on the WCC Soapbox, outlining her housing policy. Questions or comments for her can be […]
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MIDSUMMER – “Laugh your way into wisdom” The Listener
- Circa Theatre
- Midsummer director Lyndee-Jane Rutherford talks to drama on the waterfront about her process for this delightful play (with songs).
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Why sarcasm doesn’t work online
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- A reader sent this (now deleted) post from Onslow-Western candidate Malcolm Aitken’s Facebook: I don’t know what possessed him to post this, but I get what Aitken’s trying to say. […]
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Wellngton Pride hold off Counties Manukau in 11-try match
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington Pride lock Jackie Patea soars high against her Counties Manukau opposite Cynthia Taala in today’s fifth round Women’s NPC match, won 42-29 by the Pride.
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Explosion of rugby on Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- There’s nine hours of representative rugby to look forward in and around Wellington on Saturday, involving several Wellington representative age-grade sides, the Wellington Pride and the Ricoh Wellington Lions.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Martin Wilson – We need climate action
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Grant Brookes – Putting Health First at Capital & Coast DHB
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- It is great to have another district health board candidate, Grant Brookes, up on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for Grant can be left below. If your a reader, candidate […]
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Circling in a holding pattern- the car parking experience at Wellington airport
- Sarah Free
- On Tuesday, I went to the airport to collect my aunt, visiting from Seattle in the US. I spent a totally frustrating (and dangerous) 10 minutes circling narrow laneways, fruitlessly looking for a car park, witnessing near collisions as cars tried to turn into blind corners, and finally finding a car park at the remotest […]
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Roger Hall’s Taking Off
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Rehearsals have started for Kapiti Playhouse’s final production of 2013 – Roger Hall’s Taking Off. The play, directed by Tony Tait, flies onto the stage in November. Keep an eye out on this website and also our Facebook page for more information as it comes to hand including when you can get hold of your […] The post Roger Hall’s Taking Off appeared first on Kapiti Playhouse Inc..
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Getting Stewart Duff Drive back
- Sarah Free
- I recently received via email some questions about the proposed runway extension from a concerned Miramar resident. I’ve reprinted the questions and my answers below: 1.Do you personally support the plans for the runway extension at Wellington airport? I cannot support an airport extension at this stage. I think there is a lot that needs […]
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Celia Wade-Brown on jobs
- WCC Watch
- Celia Wade-Brown has released a campaign video on jobs. You can watch one about transport and a general campaign video over on YouTube.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Mark Peck – The time has come… to talk of many things
- WCC Watch
- Labour candidate for the Lambton Ward Mark Peck is next on the WCC Watch Soapbox. Leave him your comments or questions below. If you want to contribute your own post […]
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Voters put in the naughty corner
- WCC Watch
- Today’s media release from the Electoral Officer tells voters off for voting at a .4% and .6% slower rate than in 2010 and 2007: Better than Auckland, shamed by Christchurch […]
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Candidates: Malcolm Aitken in Onslow Western Ward
- The Wellingtonista
- We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer.
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Candidates: John Woolf for ?
- The Wellingtonista
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Candidates: David Lee for?
- The Wellingtonista
- We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer.
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Hawkes Bay Rides
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- A few moons ago I did a little ride up Hawkes Bay way from Havelock North to Napier, and in the years since they’ve spent a bit of money and improved cycle infrastructure considerably. Hastings has made a considerable effort in improving on-road cycling around the town. Here’s a map of most of the rides. […]
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John Key: Relationship between Govt – Wellington Council fine
- WCC Watch
- Newstalk ZB report: The Prime Minister is rejecting claims the relationship between Wellington City Council and the Government isn’t a good one. Mayoral hopefuls have accused the current council of […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: David Choat – Care Not Cuts on the DHB
- WCC Watch
- We don’t cover the Capital and Coast District Health Board as much as we should. So it’s great have Labour’s first term DHB member David Choat join the WCC Soapbox […]
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Blast from the past – Morrison’s pledge not to vote for a Basin flyover
- WCC Watch
- The good thing about the internet is that comments are hard to hide or make disappear. Just like this clanger from the 2010 debate around the Basin Reserve flyover: Not […]
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Councillor Morrison and the Basin Reserve
- Wellington Scoop
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Hawkes Bay Rides
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Cycling needs serious investment
- Sarah Free
- Recently, Mayoral and Council candidates were asked for their views on the amount that should be spent on improving the cycling experience in Wellington.
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City Watch #14
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- The fourteenth round up of recent news and events around Wellington. If you think we’ve missed anything or have any information please contact us. Thanks to those who have been […]
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Too many buses, too many queues
- Wellington Scoop
- Bus Rapid Transit was to run between three interchanges, at the Railway Station, Wellington Regional Hospital and Kilbirnie. Now it looks too light for the job, which probably means light rail.
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Hurricanes U16 Tournament Day Two results
- Wellington Club Weekly
- In cooler conditions than yesterday, Wellington and Hawke's Bay remain unbeaten in Pool A on Day 2 of the Hurricanes U16 tournament in Ruatoria.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Justin Lester – What Wellington needs: Less talk, more action
- WCC Watch
- Northern Ward incumbent Justin Lester is seeking reelection to a second term and is next up on the WCC Watch Soapbox. If organisations, readers or candidates want to contribute their […]
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Coughlan remembers there’s an election
- WCC Watch
- It seems that Onslow-Western councillor Jo Coughlan has remembered there’s an election less than two weeks away. She’s just relaunched her website that had been sitting “under construction” for a […]
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Basin Flyover Board Of Inquiry Issues Revised Hearing Timetable
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Board of Inquiry convened to run the hearing process on the proposed Basin Reserve flyover held a Pre-Hearing Conference …Continue reading »
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Peter Gilberd – Science for the City
- WCC Watch
- Looking to pick up one of three Northern Ward seats, independent candidate Peter Gilberd is next up on the WCC Watch Soapbox. Questions and comments for Peter can be left […]
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Call-out stats - September 2013
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
- After a reasonably busy last few months, with call-outs totalling 37, 15 and 13 for June, July and August respectfully, the Stokes Valley brigade were called out to just six incidents during the month of September.
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Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Candidates: Simon Woolf for Onslow Western Ward
- The Wellingtonista
- We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer.
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Te Waharoa - Intermittent Technical Issues, 1 October 2013
- Victoria University Library
- There are intermittent technical issues with our Te Waharoa search service. We are working to fix this problem and apologize for any inconvenience.
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New social housing for Miramar
- Sarah Free
- I received a twitter message this morning: “Marshall court flats coming down, whats happened to the residents?” After a quick call to one of the tenancy managers, I can report the following: The block of 46 bedsit units needed upgrading to make units warmer drier and more energy efficient. They also needed quite a […]
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newtown Festival Promo Video 2014
- Newtown Festival
- The Newtown Festival 2014 has started to build momentum, and over the next 3 months the team in Newtown will be building the performance and festival programme! The talented people at Adventure Artists have made a Promotional Video to help build the vibe for 2014, featuring a great track from local band Bella Cajon. The [...]
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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