Archive / August 2014
September 2014 | July 2014-
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60HP outboard stolen from rescue vessel
- Coastguard Mana
- Coastguard Mana has been taken out of action by thieves! Thieves have shut down our Unit overnight Sat 30 Aug by stealing an outboard motor from the back of our small rescue vessel "CRV Pelorus". The 60HP motor was unbolted from the back of the rescue boat during the night and removed through a hole cut in the fence around the Mana Marina boat park. read more
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Sixteen prizes for WHS at 2014 Science Fair
- Wellington High School
- Wellington High School students gained sixteen prizes at the NIWA annual Science Fair awards for 2014.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Conservatives: ‘The Chinese’ are coming! It’s the yellow peril!
- Jack Yan
- We hear from certain parties that proclaim that they want one law for all New Zealanders, yet they’ll resort to targeting ethnic minorities anyway.
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U85 kg Finals both thrillers as representative games yield contrasting results
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Tawa Titans clearing the danger close to their line once more in today's U85 kg Division 1 final at Evans Bay Park Today's two Wellington club rugby U85 kg championship grade finals went down to the wire, while the Wellington Pride lost emphatically to the Otago Spirit and the Wellington U19s thrashed their Bay of Plenty counterparts in two representative matches today.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wins for Wellington Maori and Wellington City in Festival matches
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington Maori won the inaugural Festival competition by beating the Wellington Samoans and winning their third straight game and Wellington City defeated Wellington Suburbs in today's two matches at Hataitai Park.
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Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Scots College create further rugby history, into National Top 4
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The outstanding season continues.
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Hurricanes region secondary schools finals tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Scots College will be celebrating a spot in the National Top 4 tournament in Rotorua should they overcome Palmerston North Boys' High School tomorrow.
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U85 kg club finals, Festival matches and Women’s NPC tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Close quarter action from the MSP Blues -Tawa Titans clash earlier in the season.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Uber Duper?
- The Wellingtonista
- Plenty of Wellingtonians are getting excited about the arrival of the rapidly-growing quasi-taxi service Uber.
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From the NPC archives: Wellington v Manawatu 1981
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Wellington Lions team photo in 1981.
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Walking in Light
- The Wellingtonista
- We’ve already previewed the LUX festival, but now we’re a bit over halfway through and the weather’s looking kind, it’s worth reminding you to See.
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WHS 1st XI win the Youth Championship Division 1 trophy
- Wellington High School
- A lot of us are still trying to recover from last night’s game (Wednesday 27 August) played under lights at Petone Memorial Field against St Patrick’s Silverstream.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ballasting operations 23 August 2014
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- On Saturday 23 August 2014 we were fortunate to have Peter O'Flaherty, local Upper Hutt Contractor, load up ballast wagons for us at Maymorn.
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Maymorn, Parkes Line Road, Te Marua, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Mary McCallum
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Headlice Alert - August 2014
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- We have received reports of cases of head lice from some of our students.
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Island Bay 'Seawall, Road Closure and Traffic Diversion Plans'
- Keith Johnson
- A LONG, WINDING AND DUPLICITOUS (?) ROAD I strongly urge Island Bay residents to read the Wellingtonian article: ‘Seawall plans halted’
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Polar experts to speak in Christchurch
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Antarctic scientists from Victoria University of Wellington will visit Christchurch next month to give free talks as part of the University’s 2014 Public Lecture Series.
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Tawa's Tolu Fahamokioa making his mark in ITM Cup rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tolu Fahamokioa takes on Manawatu's Chris Eves in a recent pre-season match at the Hutt Recreation Ground.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Pat White
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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3D printed nose wins design award
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington design student is the New Zealand finalist for the James Dyson Award 2014 for his Master’s project—a 3D printed prosthetic nose.
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Save the Basin Campaign Media Release: Greater Wellington and the NZ Transport Agency need to learn from their mistakes
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Save the Basin Campaign has criticised the paper that Greater Wellington will be considering on Tuesday about the implications of the Basin Bridge Board of Inquiry’s draft decision to decline consent for a Basin Reserve flyover.
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Do you like our new website?
- Te Motu Kairangi
- So, now we have been live for about a week and have some really good feedback about the new website.
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Miramar Peninsula, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Simpkins relishing New Zealand Sevens Opportunity
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington Pride fullback and now fulltime New Zealand Sevens player Kat Simpkins recently presenting medals at the Wellington Secondary Schools Division 2 Finals at Te Whaea The Women's NPC kicked off last weekend, but a first choice player who will be missing from the Wellington Pride's line-up when they host the Otago Spirit in their first home game this Saturday at the Petone Recreation Ground is the side's regular fullback from recent seasons, Kat Simpkins. Instead, Wellington's only New Zealand Sevens contracted player, Simpkins, has her sights set on the upcoming second Women's World Cup Sevens series and possibly a berth in the 2016 Olympic Games squad...
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When the parties uploaded their opening statements to their YouTube accounts
- Jack Yan
- This is when each political party uploaded their opening broadcasts to their official YouTube accounts.
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Michael Harlow
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Conference to explore New Zealand’s classical influences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The first conference to explore New Zealand’s relationship with its Greco-Roman heritage will be hosted by Victoria University of Wellington’s Classics programme next month.
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PUBLIC PROGRAMME: Kim Pieters/ RELOAD Kirk Gallery Series 2014
- Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
- Public Programme May – September 2014 what is a life? kim pieters RELOAD | Kirk Gallery Series 2014: Shannon Te Ao/Hito Steyerl/Eddie Clemens 27 May – 21 September 2014 Opening performance Tuesday 27 May 6pm Experimental ensemble Eye (Peter Stapleton, Peter Porteous, Jon Chapman) launch the exhibition what is a life? kim pieters with an improvised performance featuring the live projection of Pieters’ moving-image footage. Lunchtime talk and tour Wednesday 28 May 12pm Join artist Kim Pieters on a tour of her exhibition, what is a life? for rare insights into her practice. Discussion Friday 4 July 5.30pm Join Martin Patrick and Sophie Jerram for a collective viewing of Hito Steyerl’s Is the Museum a Battlefield?, our second installation in the RELOAD Kirk Gallery Series, and discuss the responsibilities of art in an era of rampant neoliberalism. Working the Gap Occasioned by Kim Pieters’ subtle interpolation of words into her visual practice, this day symposium and workshop series investigates the complex relationships between words and art and brings to light alternative models of writing in, on, and alongside art. Working the Gap is designed to encourage new writers and emerging critics to understand their craft and critically reflect on its multidimensional potential. Day symposium Saturday 9 August 11 – 4pm Adam Art Gallery and venue tbc Art writers, poets, critics, and academics present short papers on the responsibilities and possibilities of writing in, on, and about art now. Workshops 13 & 20 August 12pm Two lunchtime workshops coordinated by poet and PhD candidate, Therese Lloyd, use Kim Pieters’ exhibition as cue and backdrop for students and new and established writers to explore and extend their writing practice. Discussion Friday 15 August 5.30pm Join artist Eddie Clemens and curator Rebecca Boswell to gain insights into Clemens’Collector’s Edition Glitch, the third and final installation in RELOAD | Kirk Gallery Series 2014. Insight Wednesday 17 September 6pm Join experimental sound practitioner, Rachel Shearer for a free-ranging conversation about women working in the arena of experimental sound/music.
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Adam Art Gallery, Hunter Car Park, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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National and Labour to outline economic visions at Victoria University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The deputy leaders of National and Labour will outline their visions for the New Zealand economy in two upcoming public lectures hosted by Victoria University of Wellington.
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Time will tell whether book should have been published
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Simon Keller, Professor of Philosophy, discusses ethics, public interest and whether Dirty Politics might make politics less dirty.
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Facebook loves spammers
- Jack Yan
- Can Facebook please explain why these obvious bot accounts, all of which have been reported, are allowed to remain on their website? (I have asked Facebook this directly already on Twitter and Facebook.
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Are our beaches safe to swim in? Yes
- Iona Pannett
- Front page story in The Dom today highlights issues around water quality at Wellington beaches.
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Don’t stop the cycleway
- Wellington Scoop
- At its meeting on Wednesday, the Wellington City Council will vote on a motion lodged by Councillors Nicola Young and Paul Eagle that could delay the development of the Island Bay Cycle Way (Section 1 of the full route to the city) indefinitely.
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Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Banquet of representative rugby coming up
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from the Hurricanes U20s final last year in Palmerston North.
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Renée
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Do I look like a burger yet?
- The Wellingtonista
- So a further update on the WOAP menus and burgers (some just because they’re within easy striking distance of one’s corporate workplace)… Pan de Muerto’s Mollete (pictured minus its lid for photographic purposes) was pretty good but could have done with more pork in proportion to the nasty beans.
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Eva Tinga selected for JENSYS Japanese exchange program
- Wellington High School
- Eva Tinga (Yr 11) has been selected as one of 3 Wellington students to go to Japan as part of the JENYSYS exchange program which is fully funded by the Japanese government.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Junior Young Physicists Tournament – 13-17th 2014
- Wellington High School
- This year’s JYPT team of Shakked Noy (C), Joseph Ivory, Jack Tregidga and Callum Davidson were again a very strong force.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Deep Alpine Fault sensitive to nearby earthquakes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington researchers have discovered that seismic waves produced by earthquakes happening several hundred kilometres away trigger activity deep beneath the Alpine Fault.
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Destination Beehive: Newest Electorate Hotly Contested
- Circa Theatre
- The brand new electorate of Port Nicholson, located in the heart of Wellington City, has proved to be a highly contestable area, with no clear leader coming through in local polls.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Why community consultation is needed, not melodrama, after flyover rejection
- Wellington Scoop
- The Architectural Centre, one of a number of groups opposing the Basin flyover, urges the region’s mayors and the Transport Agency not to shut the community out of discussions on possible future options for the Basin Reserve and other future Wellington transport projects.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Celebrating the liberation of Paris
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One of Paris’ biggest parties of the year will be marked in Wellington by Alliance Française, with a Victoria University academic at the forefront of the celebrations.
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Jo Thorpe
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Season complete
- Drama Christi
- Thank you to everyone who attended our very successful production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. We're sorry if you were turned away due to full houses.
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The Appeal goes on - you can TEXT 2014 to 2446 to donate $3
- Samaritans
- Thank you to everyone who gave so generously on 22 and 23 August! We met and spoke to many people, some of whom also thanked us for being there when they needed someone to listen. Hearing those snippets makes it so worthwhile. If you missed us, it is not too late! You can still TEXT 2014 to 2446 to donate $3 to the Samaritans!
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I thought political division got you nowhere in New Zealand
- Jack Yan
- A week and a half ago, I appeared on Back Benches to talk about Winston Peters MP’s “two Wongs” joke, and confined my comments to that.
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‘Planet Key’ is good old-fashioned Kiwi satire
- Jack Yan
- Fed up with the Electoral Commission barring Darren Watson from expressing his valid view with his satirical song ‘Planet Key’, I made a spoken-word version of it for my Tumblr a week ago, with copyright clearance over the lyrics.
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Tawa College, Poneke and the Upper Hutt Rams win college and club finals
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Tawa College First XV celebrating winning the Wellington secondary school Premier 2 title today, beating Wairarapa College 15-11.
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Community Market on 6th September
- Hataitai Community Website
- See you at the market at Hataitai Bowling Club, 157 Hataitai Road, between 10am and 1pm on Saturday!
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Fiona Kidman
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Amesbury School Board of Trustees Agenda 27 August 5.30pm
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- Amesbury School Board of Trustees Meeting: Wednesday 27 August, 2014 at 5.
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The Appeal goes on - you can TEXT 2014 to 2446 to donate $3
- Samaritans
- Thank you to everyone who gave so generously on 22 and 23 August! We met and spoke to many people, some of whom also thanked us for being there when they needed someone to listen. Hearing those snippets makes it so worthwhile. If you missed us, it is not too late! You can still TEXT 2014 to 2446 to donate $3 to the Samaritans!
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Wairarapa-Tawa Colleges game top billing in College Finals Day
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Defending Premier 2 champions and undefeated Wairarapa College should be well supported again in their Murray Jensen Cup final against Tawa College tomorrow afternoon at St Pat's Silverstream.
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Club and Festival rugby to continue tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from the Wellington Maori v Wellington City match last Saturday.
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Caveat emptor: Facebook’s click farm problem is worsening
- Jack Yan
- Many people will remember this video, which exposed Facebook using click farms to inflate customers’ likes (I would have used Veritasium’s original, but YouTube won’t show embedding codes at the moment): Facebook Fraud Exposed: Does Facebook Advertising Lead to Fake Likes? from Reputation911 on Vimeo I won’t repeat what they exposed, as the video does a far better job.
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Meet the Candidates meeting: 7pm Thursday September 4th, St Anne’s Hall
- Newtown Residents' Association
- At St Anne’s Hall, 22 Emmett Street, Newtown The General Election 2014 is on September 20th Newtown Residents Association and St Anne’s Newtown are hosting an evening to meet some of the candidates for the Rongotai electorate Among the candidates who have agreed to attend this gathering are: Sultan Eusoff, Chris Finlayson, David Kent, Annette King, Russel Norman & Bruce Welsh The meeting will be moderated by Patrick Morgan. All are welcome to attend this meeting to listen to what they have to say and to ask questions. The formal part of the meeting will be followed by supper
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Vincent O’Sullivan
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Plenty of Hurricanes region age-group rugby coming up
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington's Henry Stowers makes his presence felt in last year's Hurricanes Youth Council U18 final in Palmerston North against Hawke's Bay.
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This is Leila Adu. Leila rocks. Leila is in Ghana researching...
- Orchestra Wellington
- This is Leila Adu. Leila rocks. Leila is in Ghana researching international trends in electronic music and hip-hop. Leila is our 2014 Emerging Composer-in-Residence. Orchestra Wellington will debut a piece currently being written by Leila as part of our 2015 Concert Series. We are very excited. That is all.
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New office building for the waterfront, unfortunately, the debate continues and continues
- Iona Pannett
- Another debate on whether we should allow commercial office space on the waterfront today. I have consistently opposed this sort of development but unfortunately was not supported by my colleagues except for a few. The commercial arrangements will be debated next week at full Council. Photo courtesy of Wellington City Council
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Samuel Marsden Collegiate Information Session at Amesbury School
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- If you would like to find out more about what Samuel Marsden can offer your daughter for year 7, your family is cordially invited to attend an information session to be held at Amesbury School on Tuesday 2 September at 5:30pm.
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Conjoint degrees for engineers and architects - great idea
- Iona Pannett
- In the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes, the suggestion from academic John Chapman today that a conjoint degree for architects and engineers be offered is common sense.
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Meet Kieran Rayner, our guest for the upcoming SONGS OF A...
- Orchestra Wellington
- Meet Kieran Rayner, our guest for the upcoming SONGS OF A WAYFARER "His voice, projection, singing and stage presence were a revelation … He is a young talent to watch.
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Jennifer Compton
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Scots TV Snapshot
- Scots College
- Cast: Scots College Tags:
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Social inequality still rife in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Social inequality has worsened over the past decade in New Zealand, a new study from Victoria University of Wellington shows.
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Give us a reason to care
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Marc Wilson, Head of the School of Psychology at Victoria.
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2014 Joola Wellington Open Result Summary
- Table Tennis Wellington
- The 2014 Joola Wellington Open was held over the weekend of 16 and 17 August 2014. We appreciate the support the Open was given by our major sponsors: We are also appreciative of donations of prizes by the following: Chapellis Eatery & Wine Bar Lower Hutt Shanghai Kitchen, Petone New World Wellington City Results were […]
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The Northland Taniwha: A tough opponent to crack
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Underneath a pile of bodies is John Schwalger, who has just scored the winning try in Wellington's 31-28 win over Northland in 2010.
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Let It Rain Beer
- The Wellingtonista
- Last night I sat down and drank a glass of my very own home-brewed IPA (India Pale Ale).
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Public talk on global sustainability
- Victoria University of Wellington
- How human pressure is changing the planet is the topic of the only Wellington public lecture being given by Professor Yuan T Lee, President of the International Council for Science, during his visit to New Zealand.
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$10million in exchange for demolition?
- Wellington Scoop
- Wealthy developer Mark Dunatschik has offered to pay $5m to help strengthen St Gerard’s, and another $5m to help strengthen St Mary of the Angel’s. But there’s a condition. He’ll write the cheques only if he’s allowed to demolish the heritage Harcourts Building in Lambton Quay.
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Five myths about the Island Bay cycleway
- Wellington Scoop
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Wellington winter seminar 23 – 24 August 2014
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- 23 – 24 August 2014 Guest instructor: Simon Puffett 5th Dan, Auckland Cost: full weekend $50, one day only $30 Sat: 9am – 4pm, Sun: 9am – 3:30pm See flyer for details
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Randell Cottage Writers Trust online poetry festival — Maggie Rainey-Smith
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is marking National Poetry Day (22 August 2014) with our own online poetry festival, a series of poems by Randell Cottage poets (a term encompassing our residents, trustees and committee members).
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Results – Tuesday 19th August 2014
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Midweek Men Congratulations to Denys Wright who won the Stableford Competition with 48 points. Runner up with 45 points was Steve Scott and in joint third was Jim Lynch, Roy Leitch & Ken Watt 46 in the field
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Talk to explore fate of Antarctic ice sheet
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Antarctic ice sheet’s contribution to future sea-level rise will be explored by a world-leading polar scientist who is giving the 2014 S.T. Lee Lecture.
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SCTV: Battle of the Bands
- Scots College
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SCTV Ep 2.1
- Scots College
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Awards success
- Upper Hutt Community Rescue
- UHCR is the Runner Up in the category of Health and Wellbeing for the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards – Upper Hutt. Well done team! This is in recognition of the service we provide to Upper Hutt; […]
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The All Black Dirt-Trackers XV
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tom Ellison's picture hangs proudly on the Poneke FC clubrooms staircase wall.
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Regional Team Manager short course
- Swimming Wellington
- Urgently required is a Team Manager for the Wellington Regional Team. TM Application Form Short Course 2014
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“This building should not be there at all”
- Wellington Scoop
- Waterfront Watch notes with interest the re-designed building planned for Site 10 on North Kumutoto. The main concern of Waterfront Watch, and most of those who submitted to the city council in opposition, is that this building should not be there at all.
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Wellington club players in ITM Cup and Heartland Championship rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Southland Stag and Hurricane Cardiff Vaega crashing in to Tawa's James So'oialo, who came off the bench for the Wellington Lions against Waikato on Saturday and whose brother Steven is assistant coach of Horowhenua -Kapiti in this year's Heartland Championship getting underway this weekend.
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Changing views
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When reading a book or watching a film or television show, many of us expect to be taken on a journey involving a character who changes. But where does this desire to see a transformation come from?
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Victoria student scores feature film role
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington theatre student George Fenn has scored something many students only dream about—in November, he will walk straight from his classes into a leading role in a feature film.
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2014-15 Events
- Mana Kayak Racing Club
- Check out the list of 2014-15 has been posted in the Upcoming Events page. Put these in your dairy and get up to speed for the 2014-15 season.
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Entries now open for the third Auckland 7s
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from the Auckland 7s last year.
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Victoria academics contribute to innovative online election tool
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University researchers have played a significant role in the shaping of Vote Compass, a new interactive online tool that helps voters see how closely their own opinions match up with the various political parties.
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2014-15 Events
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A new beginning
- Te Motu Kairangi
- Kia ora After being online since February 2013, our old website was in need of a face lift.
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The Happy Place: What Robin Williams Means to an Improvisor
- Circa Theatre
- By: Aaron Alexander Robin WilliamsThe shock came and the sadness lingered.
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A stomach explosion…
- The Wellingtonista
- And not as a result of the Cooking with Ice: Liquid Nitrogen demo.
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75th Jubilee dinner pre-registration now open (former brigade members only)
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade would like to invite all former members (and their partners) to register their interest in attending next year's 75th Jubilee dinner.
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Orchestra Wellington presents “Songs of a Wayfarer”Sunday...
- Orchestra Wellington
- Orchestra Wellington presents “Songs of a Wayfarer” Sunday September 7 The Opera House 4pm Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei Featuring: Kieran Rayner, baritone Haydn: Symphony No.
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75th Jubilee dinner pre-registration now open (former brigade members only)
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade would like to invite all former members (and their partners) to register their interest in attending next year's 75th Jubilee dinner.
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A really positive earthquake strengthening story of a heritage building
- Iona Pannett
- This made me smile today, a great story in The Dom talking about the restoration of the substation on Kate Sheppard Place which is earthquake prone. A great example of how our precious heritage can be strengthened for its next life. Photo courtesy of The Dominion Post
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Wins for Petone, Ories, HOBM and OBU in club rugby finals
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above:Petone celebrating their hard-fought 9-6 Senior 1 final victory over Poneke today.
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Wellington Festival matches get underway in Porirua Park sunshine
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Halftime in the Wellington Samoans and Suburbs match at Porirua Park today The first two matches of the WRFU Festival of Rugby got underway at Porirua Park with Wellington Maori side beating Wellington City 37-31 and Wellington Suburbs beating Wellington Samoans 22-14.
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Epitaph for the Zephyrometer
- Keith Johnson
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Battle of the Bridge at Ngatitoa Domain this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Teariki Kie Tonga (Paremata) and Tane McMillan-Parata (Plimmerton).
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Rugby Festival matches at Porirua Park tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington Maori No.
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15 August 1959: The day they packed Athletic Park
- Wellington Club Weekly
- They came in their droves.
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Youth Olympics, China
- Swimming Wellington
- 16-28 August, China – for further information go to the Swimming New Zealand website.
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Women’s, Senior 1 and Senior 2 club rugby finals on Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Finals football continues around the club rugby fields of Wellington on Saturday, with the Victoria Tavern Trophy Women's, Ed Chaney Cup Senior 1 and HD Morgan Memorial Cup Senior 2 finals being played.
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Leni Apisai: Youngest in the Pride
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Young Lion Leni Apisai playing for Northern United recently in their Hardham Cup semi-final against Avalon.
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The Plates of Wellington on a Plate
- The Wellingtonista
- What you put on the plate is up to you… Wellington on a Plate starts today, hurray! You will no doubt be hearing more from us on this subject, so let’s kick off our coverage with an event that caters to every palate and every dietary requirement.
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Promising new treatments for multiple sclerosis
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) using common anti-psychotic agents have been discovered by Victoria University of Wellington researchers.
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Result: New Zealand Cross Country Championships
- Olympic Harriers
- Olympic had five members representing Wellington at the NZ Cross Country Champs ...
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Wellington club rugby team profile: Petone Brotherhood
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Petone Brotherhood team earlier this season celebrating a 62-0 win over the Johnsonville Cripples.
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Curl up with a good Bookfair
- The Wellingtonista
- It’s true i get excited by books, and every year i get excited by the Annual DCM Bookfair, which lucky for my excitement meter (which dipped a bit post film festival) is on this weekend.
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Meet the candidates
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- We are holding a Meet the Candidates meeting on Tuesday, 2 September 2014 at 8:00pm in the Ngaio Town Hall. Come early to get a seat. Candidates will speak for 3-5 minutes followed by questions from the floor. Supper afterwards.
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Competition helps student combat thesis doldrums
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Taking part in last year’s 3 Minute Thesis Competition helped winner, Keely Kidner, out of her mid-PhD slump—a phenomenon known as the ‘thesis doldrums’.
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13- Aug Freshmeat and Greet
- Richter City Roller Derby
- Keen to get involved with roller derby? Do you want to be a derby girl? Or maybe even a referee? Join us at San Fran on Cuba Street for our Freshmeat &Greet Come and meet up with us, talk through your fears and fantasies, and find out how to start skating or how to get involved in the exciting sport of roller derby. If you...
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30 Aug- Home Season Final: Brutal Pageant vs Smash Malice
- Richter City Roller Derby
- Roller Derby season final goes old school.
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Hewson reflects on Ranfurly Shield win
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington's five All Blacks, from left to right Stu Wilson, Allan Hewson, Murray Mexted, Jamie Salmon and Bernie Fraser, emerge on to the tarmac with the Ranfurly Shield after their 22-4 win over Waikato.
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A club that would have us as a member
- The Wellingtonista
- Tim handles his meat Everyone has different reasons for being in the Wellingtonista, and one of mine is that it means I get invitations from lovely people to do cool things.
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Opening this Friday!
- Drama Christi
- Our winter production of A Midsummer Night's Dream opens this Friday. Door sales available (cash only), or reserve a seat to avoid disappointment.
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10 magic seasons in Wellington representative rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Victor Vito holds the Ranfurly Shield aloft at the start of the street parade that welcomed the victorious Lions home in 2008 after they had beaten Auckland 27-0.
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Brooklyn TV 8 August
- Brooklyn School
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Shields to captain Wellington Lions
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington Lions head coach Chris Boyd has named his 2014 squad ahead of the team's first home match against Waikato this weekend.
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Regional security multilateralism and Darwinian principles
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Jim Rolfe, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
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Eddie Clemens reimagines the void in new installation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Eddie Clemens combines his fascination for the architecture of the Adam Art Gallery with his knowledge of James Cameron’s films in a new video installation that launches this Friday.
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Channelling Chinese investment into areas that benefit local development
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Jason Young, a lecturer in Political Science and International Relations and a Research Fellow at Victoria’s New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, which was published by interest.co.nz.
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Literary experts to explore the legacy of World War One writing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellingtonians will be given an opportunity to explore literature from the Great War era in the World War One Book Club, supported by Victoria University of Wellington.
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Victoria announces new strategic appointments
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has announced the appointment of New Zealand’s first Provost, Professor Neil Quigley.
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News: Olympic members part of 2nd placed team at NZ Cross Country Champs
- Olympic Harriers
- Olympic had five members representing Wellington at the NZ Cross Country Champs ...
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75 Flaming Years - S.V.V.F.B.'s 75th Jubilee (May 2015)
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Next year, Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade will celebrate its 75th Anniversary.
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75 Flaming Years - S.V.V.F.B.'s 75th Jubilee (May 2015)
- Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Next year, Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade will celebrate its 75th Anniversary.
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Constellations: An elegant production of this fascinating play.
- Circa Theatre
- CONSTELLATIONSOne Relationship.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Inside Bowls: The Mighty Johnsons
- Tawa Bowling Club
- Keith and Michael Johnson @ Bowls Tawa The August edition of Inside Bowls has a great article on Tawa's own top umpire Michael Johnson ... and quite a bit on the Commonwealth Games as well.
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Scots College make Rugby history
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Scots College first five-eighth TJ Va'a is hoisted aloft by his supporters at the end of the match.
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Village precinct enhancements
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- Pavers are going to feature quotes from creative people from Thorndon, such as Rita Angus, Katherine Mansfield and Douglas Lilburn. Other maintenance such as footpath resealing and new sections of kerbing in some streets is also included in the project. Read more here: http://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/news/2014/08/improvements-to-tinakori-village
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Special Community Meeting - resilience against natural events & community development
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- A community-led emergency response plan in Thorndon/Pipitea is this year’s major project for the Thorndon Residents’ Association.
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Keenly contested Women’s and lower grade semi-finals
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wainuiomata No.
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A conservative and cautious approach is required to concussion
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Force wing Dane Haylett-Pretty is tested for concussion during a Super Rugby match at Westpac Stadium a few years ago.
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Club Rugby Semi-finals continue this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tawa's Ed Chaney Cup captain Toa Madar making a break against Petone in their match several weeks ago.
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Swimming Sports Tuesday 12 August
- Brooklyn School
- The programme for the day will commence at 9.
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Silverstream and Scots both hungry for Premier 1 title
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: St Pat's Silverstream left wing Salesi Rayasi scoring one of his four tries when these two sides met in a thriller in round-robin play.
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Chicken Little versus Reality: Reactions to the Draft Flyover Decision
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- As you probably know, the Basin Bridge (i.
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Suburban Liquor Ban Needed Urgently.
- Wellington City Council
- If we can pass By Laws for 30 K speed zones in our Suburbs then we must also curb roadside drinking in our communities.
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Research priorities for Antarctic science
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Three Victoria University of Wellington researchers have contributed to defining the strategic priorities for Southern Ocean and Antarctic science research for the next 20 years.
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Victoria to play key role in National Science Challenge
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The world-class contribution of Victoria University’s climate and Antarctic research has been recognised with the University being named a key partner in New Zealand’s second National Science Challenge, the Deep South Challenge Te Kōmata o Te Tonga.
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We’re an awards finalist
- Upper Hutt Community Rescue
- We’re proud to announce that Upper Hutt Community Rescue is a finalist in the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2014 for the Upper Hutt region. To find out more about the awards, visit: http://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/community-awards
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2015 school term dates
- Brooklyn School
- TERM 1 Tuesday 3 February – Thursday 2 April TERM 2 Monday 20 April – Friday 2 July Teacher Only Day Friday 29 May TERM 3 Monday 20 July – Friday 29 September TERM 4 Monday 12 October – Thursday 17 December
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Let There Be Light
- The Wellingtonista
- lux — n , pl lux the derived SI unit of illumination equal to a luminous flux of 1 lumen per square metre.
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Wellington club rugby team profile: Tawa Titans
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington's club rugby competitions continue until the end of August.
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The 2014 General Election: the impressions the parties have left, so far
- Jack Yan
- A Kiwi friend, based in Australia, and I were discussing the General Election yesterday on the phone.
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Billy Wallace competition Team of the Season
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Vaea Fifita on the burst for the Wellington Axemen against MSP B in a recent Hardham Cup match.
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Lecture to argue Gospels based on eyewitness testimony
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One of the world’s leading New Testament scholars will deliver a public lecture at Victoria University of Wellington this month, arguing that the Gospels are based on the eyewitness testimony of those who knew Jesus personally.
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Education a key to tackling obesity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Barrie Gordon, senior lecturer in the School of Education at Victoria University of Wellington.
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What’s going on at Te Papa?
- Wellington Scoop
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The Improvisors go to the Movies ... with Tim Gordon
- Circa Theatre
- This week on drama on the waterfront, The Improvisors Artistic Director Tim Gordon talks about their next show at Circa, The Improvisors go to the Movies, opening on Sunday 10 August.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Study shows consumers willing to pay for online news
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington student is exploring ways to fund quality journalism online, including developing a tool that allows people to purchase an online package of news from several publishers.
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Imagining the future of food
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Steak grown from stem cells in the laboratory or local produce from urban high-rises may be on our menus in the year 2050, according to Victoria of Wellington students.
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Clinical Old Boys University defend Colts title
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above OBU Green celebrate their Colts Division 1 final win today at the Hutt Recreation Ground It's a three-peat for Old Boys University Green.
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Hutt Old Boys Marist victorious in winning Jubilee Cup
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: HOBM wing Fereti Soloa leaps for joy as the Risdon brothers embrace - straight after HOBM had defeated Wainuiomata to win the Jubilee Cup final 14-11.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Outstanding Poneke defence seals Hardham Cup win
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Poneke celebrating their 19-9 win today under the stand at the Hutt Rec.
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Rare footage captured of tuatara hatching
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Extremely rare footage of a tuatara hatching has been filmed at Victoria University of Wellington. Last to hatch, the egg was one of 23 being incubated in captivity this year as part of a joint initiative that helped to save a threatened population of tuatara from extinction.
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News August 2014
- Menz shed Wellington
- We are quite busy at the shed currently.
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Haining Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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When referring to your Australian office might not be a smart thing to do
- Jack Yan
- There are some companies that do not realize that we live in a global community.
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Has Facebook admitted its servers ran out of resources?
- Jack Yan
- Those of you who follow this blog know that I believe Facebook’s servers are reaching their limits.
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Northern United and Ories to host Women's Semi-finals
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Ories left wing Jane Bryce scores her 24th try of the season today against OBU.
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St. Pats Silverstream and Scots College to meet in First XV final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Scots College centre Malo Tuitama about to break the line and score a try with his first touch of the ball this afternoon in his side's semi-final win over St Pat's Town.
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SW Winter Champs – Week 1
- Swimming Wellington
- Week 1 – 2-3 August 2014 - week 2 9-10 August 2014 Wgtn SC Champs 14 Final Meet Events-Wellington Short Course Champs 2014-02Aug2014-001 Seating Plan week 1 Seating_Allocation_Wk 1 2014 Winter Champs Session times – please use an approximate only – Session timing report week 1 Results Session 1 Results Session 2 Results Session 3 Results Session 4 Meet Results-Wellington Short Course Champs 2014-02Aug2014-001
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A familiar call after two mayoral campaigns on Wellington’s knowledge economy
- Jack Yan
- The latest Victoria University study, expressing that there is a shortage of creative people, sounds very familiar.
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Club rugby spectacle set for Sunday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The stakes will be high at Hutt Rec this Sunday, as six club rugby finalists dig deep to ensure the prized silverware ends up in their clubrooms.
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Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup finals preview
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Lower Hutt - Wainuiomata friendships and family ties will be temporarily cast aside on Sunday afternoon as the two sides on either side of the hill go head to head to decide the 2014 Jubilee Cup.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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August 2014: 4 Plinths 5 call for proposals
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
- The four plinths are the massive bollards situated on the waterfront between Te Papa and Circa Theatre. It is on this site that the Wellington Sculpture Trust showcases New Zealand sculptural practice with the biennial temporary sculpture installation: the 4 Plinths Sculpture Award. The chosen sculpture will form part of the New Zealand International Arts Festival’s visual arts programme and remain in place outside Te Papa for up to two years.
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