Archive / December 2015
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A long time ago (you know the rest)
- Jack Yan
- Those great, shared cultural experiences.
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Tons Of Fun At The Basin
- Cricket Wellington
- Runs, wickets, unexpected plot twists — and every emotion under the sun.
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Blaze Squad Announced For ‘Do Or Die’ Round Against Hearts
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze squad to play in the third round of the Women’s Domestic Competition against the Auckland Hearts at the Basin Reserve, from January 2 to 4 is: Sophie Devine (captain) Rachel Priest (vice-captain) Rebecca Burns Whetu Charteris Rosemary Cockle Dee Doughty Allex Evans Emma Fulbrook Melie Kerr Suzie McDonald Jess McFadyen Liz Perry Eimear Richardson Co-Coaches: Mark Borthwick and Ivan Tissera Notables: The matches can be followed on live scoring; cricketwellington.co.nz
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Drones on the escarpment
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- Recently we had an experimental drone flyover of part of the escarpment.
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Open Nationals underway in Christchurch
- Tawa Bowling Club
- The annual Bowls NZ Open Nationals gets underway today with 288 men competing in singles qualifying.
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A Win For Woody
- Cricket Wellington
- A five-wicket win to home team the Wellington Firebirds made for good times on the banks at the Basin Reserve as the 2015/16 Ford Trophy got underway in Wellington — and it proved the perfect way to celebrate Luke Woodcock’s 100th Ford Trophy game in gold and black.
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Wellington Firebirds squad announced for Second Game of Ford Trophy
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their second game of the Ford Trophy against the Devon Hotel Central Stags at the Basin Reserve, Wellington on December 30, 2015 is: Michael Papps (Captain) Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Craig Cachopa Grant Elliott Dane Hutchinson Matt McEwan Stephen Murdoch Jeetan Patel Michael Pollard Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: Michael Papps will bring up 150 List A matches Brent Arnel requires a further five wickets to achieve 100 in List A matches Match starts at 11am, gates open at 10am Ticket prices are; Adults $10, Children $5, Family $30
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Happy New Year with the All Blacks
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Billy Wallace opens up on his rugby career later in life.
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2015 University Champs Results + Trans Tasman Team
- Victoria University Rowing Club
- VICTORIA UNIVERSITY ROWING CLUB RESULTS SUMMARY Recently the Victoria University Rowing Club travelled to Whanganui to compete in the New Zealand University Championship Regatta on the Whanganui River.
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The fall and rise and fall of Kim Dotcom, and why, according to the US, watching YouTube makes us all criminals
- Jack Yan
- In response to a friend’s Facebook post applauding the possibility that Kim Dotcom would get extradited, two days ago.
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2015 University Champs Results + Trans Tasman Team
- Victoria University Rowing Club
- VICTORIA UNIVERSITY ROWING CLUB RESULTS SUMMARY Recently the Victoria University Rowing Club travelled to Whanganui to compete in the New Zealand University Championship Regatta on the Whanganui River.
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VURC Christmas Newsletter 2015
- Victoria University Rowing Club
- Newsletter Find attached our recent newsletter. Merry Christmas everyone and hope you have a happy and safe holiday
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The Dan Bolton Quartet at Kapiti Playhouse
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Dan Bolton is a New York-based Australian jazz pianist who is touring Australia and New Zealand in early 2016 and wants to include Kapiti, where he lived for a time, in his itinerary.
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Wellington Firebirds squad announced for First Game of Ford Trophy
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their first game of the Ford Trophy against the SKYCITY Northern Knights at the Basin Reserve, Wellington on December 27, 2015 is: Michael Papps (Captain) Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Craig Cachopa Grant Elliott Dane Hutchinson Matt McEwan Stephen Murdoch Jeetan Patel Michael Pollard Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: Grant Elliott returns to the side after recovering from a broken wrist Match starts at 11am, gates open at 10am Ticket prices are; Adults $10, Children $5, Family $30
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Wellington Blaze squad announced for Round Two of the Women’s Domestic Competition
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze squad to play in the second round of the Women’s Domestic Competition against the Canterbury Magicians at Lincoln, from December 27 to 29 is: Sophie Devine (captain) Rachel Priest (vice-captain) Erin Burns Deanna Doughty Allex Evans Emma Fulbrook Amelia Kerr Gemma Krebs Suzie McDonald Jess McFadyen Elizabeth Perry Eimear Richardson Co-Coaches: Mark Borthwick and Ivan Tissera Notables: The matches can be followed on live scoring; cricketwellington.co.nz The Blaze head to Lincoln leading the Domestic Women’s One day competition after 2 emphatic bonus point wins over Northern Districts in the first round. The team is joined by Erin Burns from Australia for this round after having a successful debut season for the Blaze last year.
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Merry Christmas
- Taita District Cricket Club
- Christmas Messages from Taita Cricket (Dave Gillespie and Mark Houghton) I would like to wish all members a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2016.
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Merry Christmas
- Taita District Cricket Club
- Christmas Messages from Taita Cricket (Dave Gillespie and Mark Houghton) I would like to wish all members a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2016.
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Happy Holidays Eastern Suburbs
- Peninsula News
- Happy holidays Eastern Suburbs. This is our last post for a while and we just wanted to say thanks for your support. Since we started only a few weeks back more than 20,000 of you have visited and enjoyed the... Read More ›
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Why a Google self-driving car worries me
- Jack Yan
- Ford With Google and Ford announcing they will team up to make self-driving cars, I have some concerns.
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Toxic algae in Waipoua River
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Toxic algae has been found parts of the Waipoua River, near Masterton, prompting authorities to warn dog owners to keep their dogs on the lead and people to take care.
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Greater Wellington shines at Christmas with tremendous support for charity
- Cricket Wellington
- The spirit of Christmas has been expressed and celebrated by the Greater Wellington community again this year through the joy of giving.
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2016 Programme Announced
- Circa Theatre
- 2016 is a special year for us, as Circa Theatre celebrates 40 years as a champion of New Zealand Theatre. We are relishing the chance to acknowledge the theatre makers, playwrights, directors and actors that have made our first 40 years such a joy. The beginning of our year will be remarkably festi...
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Karori score crucial win over Hutt and make Pearce Cup move
- Cricket Wellington
- Karori took a step closer to qualifying for the Pearce Cup in week 10 as they scored what could prove to be a valuable victory over Hutt District.
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Festive terror from Miramar
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Strathmore Park Crash like an explosion
- Peninsula News
- An eighteen year-old Lower Hutt male is dead after driving into a tree on Monorgan Road late Sunday. A witness to a crash that killed a Lower Hutt teenager has described the impact as like an “explosion”. An 18-year-old boy... Read More ›
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Tributes for Wellington club rugby player Willie Collins
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Former Petone, Avalon, Hutt Old Boys Marist and Upper Hutt Rams club rugby player Willie Collins passed away in a diving accident on Sunday afternoon.
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Trust to Shelly Bay to Developer
- Peninsula News
- The Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust wants to sell its Shelly Bay land to The Wellington Company. The sale would enable property developer Ian Cassels to push ahead with plans to transform the former defence base into a replica of Sausalito... Read More ›
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Man dies after diving in Lyall Bay
- Peninsula News
- A diver has been prounounced dead after being found off the south coast of Wellington. Police recieved a call about a missing diver around Lyall Bay at about 4.45pm on Sunday. At 5.23pm the diver was found, unresponsive, in the... Read More ›
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Man dies after crashing car in Strathmore
- Peninsula News
- A man has died after crashing his car into a tree in Monorgan Road last night. The Dominion Post reports: A man has died after the car he was driving hit a tree. On Sunday about 11pm, emergency services were... Read More ›
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A look back at 2015: a year that was harder to laugh at
- Jack Yan
- I’ve done this a few times now: looked through my year’s Tumblr posts to get an alternative feel for the Zeitgeist.
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Club Rugby’s Battlers XV
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Crowd Goes Wild television show has been running a very entertaining and thought provoking competition entitled the “Rugby Battlers XV.
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The vanishing trolley buses: cheaper to keep them than scrap them
- Wellington Scoop
- Detailed independent analysis by an experienced Wellington engineer has provided financial evidence which shows that retaining the city’s trolley buses would be more economical than scrapping them, as the Greater Wellington Regional Council is intending.
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Courts taking environmental protection seriously
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Two recent convictions for environment-related offences in the greater Wellington region have provided a warning to would-be rule breakers that they can expect significant punishment when they are caught.
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See you next year!
- Kilbirnie School
- Have a great holiday and we will see you back at school at 9am on Tuesday 2nd February 2016. Stationery lists are available here - please have stationery ready for the start of school term. Update your diary with term dates for 2016 here.
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Battle on at the Basin
- Cricket Wellington
- DAY ONE stumps score: Wellington Firebirds 279/8 Contending with a southerly, let alone the Firebirds’ potent top order, proved no sweat for veteran Bradley Scott as the visiting SBS Bank Otago Volts took an early upper hand on day one at the Basin Reserve.
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Collection of poetic biographies wins the Biggs Family Prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A collection of five poetic biographies of famous and lesser-known historical New Zealand women has been awarded the 2015 Biggs Family Prize for Poetry.
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Victoria’s new degree to fill gap across multiple industries
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The first group of students from Victoria University of Wellington has successfully completed the country’s only university course in actuarial science.
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Rhodes scholars are leaders for the world’s future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Chemistry student Kimberley Savill has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship to carry out post graduate study at the prestigious University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
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Preferred operator selected for Wellington’s rail service
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has selected Transdev Australasia in association with Hyundai Rotem as its preferred future operator for Wellington’s metro rail service.
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Regional Council forges path for transition to all-electric bus fleet
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The Wellington region now has a clear path to an all-electric bus fleet after the Regional Council made some decisions today on how best to get there.
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March 13: The Mummies
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- March 13: The Mummies FINALLY! A BAND THAT DOES NOT DRESS STUPIDLY ANNOUNCES NZ SHOWS IN MARCH THE KINGS OF BUDGET ROCK ..... THE MUMMIES! 1 Those bandaged bards of garage rock THE MUMMIES make their way to NZ for their first EVER shows in this part of the world. … Continue reading
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Australian government grant to study the impact of digital technology
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington researcher has won a prestigious grant from the Australian government to study the impact of digital technology on relationships between organisations and their customers.
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Is it time for an Amateur Rugby Union Association?
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Is it time for an Amateur Rugby Union Association? In 2016, it will be 125 years since the initial meeting to form the New Zealand Rugby Union occurred (in 1891) and 20 years since rugby first went professional in New Zealand (in 1996).
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Week 10 Preview
- Cricket Wellington
- Week 10 of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy sees the opportunity for some sides to either qualify or get a foot in the door of Pearce Cup qualification.
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Remarks on the typography of Star Wars
- Jack Yan
- Star Wars is in my feed in a big way.
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Victoria University's Confucius Institute recognised as one of the best in the world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Chinese Vice Premier Madame Liu Yandong has awarded the Confucius Institute at Victoria University of Wellington (CI VUW) the accolade of 'Outstanding Confucius Institute' of 2015.
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First Ruapehu Writers Festival on sale
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tickets are available for the first Ruapehu Writers Festival, to be held at Ōhakune from 17-20 March 2016.
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Wellington against international teams: versus British and Irish Lions 2005
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Match Details Result: British and Irish Lions 23 – Wellington Lions 6 When: 15 June 2005Where: Westpac Stadium, Wellington Weather: Showery and slippery underfootCrowd: 39,500 The Tour The 12th tour by a team representing combined sides of the British Isles and Ireland and the first of the professional era was one of the most eagerly anticipated by a Lions touring team to New Zealand.
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Merry Christmas from Wellington Sakai Association
- Wellington Sakai Association
- On 8 December members from Wellington Sakai Association (WSA) and Wellington Xiamen Association (WXA) joined together at Ozeki Japanese restaurant to celebrate the end of 2015.
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Tawa College successfully defends NZCT title
- Cricket Wellington
- In a great week for Wellington school cricket, Tawa College retained the title of NZCT Secondary School Girls Champions with an impressive unbeaten run of five from five, while Amelia Kerr (Tawa College) was named Player of the Tournament for the second year in a row.
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Wellington Firebirds squad announced for Round Three of the Plunket Shield
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds squad to play in the third round of the Plunket Shield against the Otago Volts at the Basin Reserve, Wellington from December 17 to 20 October, 2015 is: Michael Papps (Captain) Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Craig Cachopa Dane Hutchinson Matt McEwan Stephen Murdoch Jeetan Patel Michael Pollard Luke Ronchi Anurag Verma Luke Woodock Notables: Luke Ronchi replaces Matt Taylor. Anurag Verma will make his Wellington debut if selected in the starting XI
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Save The Basin’s Meeting With The Ngauranga to Airport Governance Group
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Last week, the Ngauranga to Airport Governance Group met with a number of the groups who had been closely involved in the Basin Reserve flyover hearings – including Save the Basin.
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Wellington Under 17 team is named to attend the 2015/2016 National Tournament
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Under 17 team to attend the National Under 17 Tournament to be held in Lincoln from January 13th to the 21st is as follows: Rachin Ravindra (HIBS) (Captain) Zac Aldridge (St Pats Town) Niko Brooky (Wellington College) Jakob Bhula (Wellington College) Tim Campbell (Wellington College) Luke Georgeson (St Pats Town) Nick Greenwood (Wellington College) Hamish Johns (St Pats Town) Chris Leitch (Onslow) Callum McLauchlin (St Pats Silverstream) Nick Pile (Onslow College) Gareth Severin (Wellington College) Hayden Smith (Newlands College) Five players return from last year’s team while Captain Rachin Ravindra will be attending his third Under 17 tournament. Ravindra was last week named player of the tournament during HIBS outstanding win at the National Secondary School 1xt XI finals. Nick Pile is another returning player who has been in outstanding form this season. Both Nick and Rachin will also be representing Wellington at the Under 19 Nationals this week.
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Junior Prize Giving – Term 4 2015
- Wellington High School
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Singing and student wellbeing researched
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A research project by Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) has been selected by the government’s Teaching and Learning Research Initiative as one of six projects to fund in its 2015 round.
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Graduation address by Peter Biggs
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This following is the graduation address given by Peter Biggs given to Victoria graduands, friends and family at Civic Square in December 2015.
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Wellington Aiport allegedly bans Uber Drivers
- Peninsula News
- In a post on Reddit it is alleged that Wellington Airport has banned Uber Drivers from the Airport Grounds with one user of the service reporting they had to walk to the local service station to catch a ride. Peninsula... Read More ›
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Pak n’Save Kilbirnie Alcohol License under pressure
- Peninsula News
- At a hearing yesterday the liquor license for Pak n’Save Kilbirnie came under some pressure with opponents suggesting that the supermarket take some responsibility for alcohol related harm in the area and that no alcohol be sold after 10pm. Do... Read More ›
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On top of the world
- Zealandia
- Panoramic view over Zealandia and Wellington City from the top of the Fuchsia track (Photo by Judi Miller) Due to my own whānau/family commitments, I could only go on November’s fortnightly Monday Walk Group’s Fuchsia Trail/Discovery Centre outing.
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News: Summer Run/Walk - Silly Season
- Olympic Harriers
- Christmas run/walk from the clubrooms,andnbsp;19 December,andnbsp;1:45pm Time t...
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Hutt International Boys School win the National 1st XI Competition
- Cricket Wellington
- Hutt International Boys School (HIBS) became just the third Wellington school to win the national 1st XI competition in its 25 year history last week.
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Year 8 Zone Tournament A Success
- Cricket Wellington
- Once again the Year 8 Zone tournament was played at Fraser Park and Kilbirnie Park on Sundays from the 8th of November to the 13th of December.
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Result: Central League Meet, round 3
- Olympic Harriers
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Around the City (December 14th 2015)
- Peninsula News
- It is getting perilously close to Christmas with the summer weather starting to arrive. As such, the events around the city are dominated by the festive season. Hi Kittens! As we sail into the end of the year, the silly... Read More ›
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Mondiale Auckland Aces crowned Georgie Pie Super Smash champions
- Cricket Wellington
- The Mondiale Auckland Aces are New Zealand’s new Georgie Pie Super Smash champions after a performance well worthy of a national T20 Grand Final.
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Rain plays havoc with round 9
- Cricket Wellington
- Rain played havoc with round 9 of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy.
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2016 Production Schedule Announced
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- It’s the end of another year and we’ve brought you three great shows that we hope you thoroughly enjoyed! We are now looking forward to 2016 and are very pleased to be able to announce the 2016 Production Schedule.
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Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu win Central Region Sevens
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu won the respective men’s and women’s finals at today’s Central Region qualifying tournament at Playford Park in Levin.
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change of date for next funding round
- Armstrong and Arthur Charitable Trust for Lesbians
- Because of current financial constraints, there will not be a funding round closing on 31 January 2016. The trustees expect that the next funding round will close on 31 July 2016. [...]
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Trump a creation of the media, not of ad spends
- Jack Yan
- This is by no means a blog post in favour of the Republican poll front-runner, although this graphic from Vox (not the old Vox that I used to be on) was very interesting: Jeb Bush's operation appears to have set $32.
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Nonu wins supreme accolade; Stokes Valley pair volunteer award
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ma’a Nonu (Oriental-Rongotai) has won the Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year award at tonight’s 2015 New Zealand Rugby Awards.
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Premier Vs Wellington U19's
- Taita District Cricket Club
- Do you have some spare time, want to watch some quality cricket? On Sunday your Premier team takes on the Wellington Under 19's, two days before they depart for their national tournament in Christchurch.
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Excitement already for 2016 Swindale Shield as draw released
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Members of the Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles celebrating with the first round Swindale Shield earlier this year.
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March 16: The Buzzcocks
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- Original, iconic and hugely influential, English punk greats Buzzcocks will play four razor-sharp New Zealand concerts from 16-19 March, as part of their 40th Anniversary World Tour. Fans in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin will be there to celebrate with the Buzzcocks – part of the original holy trinity of … Continue reading
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January 28: Refused with Hollywoodfun Downsta!rs
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- First ever time in New Zealand, Valhalla Touring and ODR Productionspresents, Refused! They told me that the classics never go out of style..... Swedish rock band REFUSED wasn’t just ruminating about the lasting impact of popular culture when it began its 1998 album “The Shape Of Punk To Come” with … Continue reading
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January 14: Kate Tempest
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- KATE TEMPEST is a Mercury Music Prize nominated recording artist and an award winning poet, playwright and novelist. She was born in 1985, grew up in South-East London and put simply is mind-bogglingly talented. Kate Tempest and her four piece band will play Wellington Bodega Thursday 14th January. In 2014 … Continue reading
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JAN 15: Mac Demarco
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- Like the days of Steely Dan, Harry Nilsson or Prince releasing a classic every year (or less) comes Mac DeMarcos Another One, a mini-LP announced almost one year to the date of the meteorically successful Salad Days. Conceived and recorded entirely by himself in a short period between a relentless … Continue reading
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Sisters are doing it for themselves
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- What started as a blog to share ideas with fellow young academics turned into much more for three of Victoria University of Wellington’s latest graduates.
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New grocery store in Lyall Bay
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- Two Wellington men with a flair for food have opened a gourmet grocery store on Wellington’s south coast. Pete van Schaardenburg and Roger Archibald opened the doors to World Market on Wednesday at Wellington International Airport’s shopping centre in Lyall Bay.... Read More ›
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Central Region Sevens in Levin on Saturday
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- Playford Park in Levin comes alive on Saturday with the Men’s and Women’s Central Region Qualifying tournament for the Sevens Nationals in the New Year.
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Regional council decides on Hutt CBD flood protection scheme
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- Greater Wellington Regional Council has decided that Option A is the preferred approach to providing flood protection in the stretch of the Hutt River between Ewen Bridge and Kennedy-Good Bridge, accepting the Hutt Valley Flood Management Sub-committee’s recommendation on the options.
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Global and local writing showcased in Turbine
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- New work from emerging and established writers, including the latest graduates of Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), features in online literary magazine Turbine.
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Memoir of music’s outlaw heroes wins Adam Prize
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- A coming of age music memoir about the 1970s and the outlaw heroes of the Wellington and New Zealand rock scene has been awarded the 2015 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Award winning Victoria designed app
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- A Māori language learning app, released by Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kura Māori, based in the Faculty of Education, has won the tertiary sector award at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2015 (Māori Language Awards).
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REBLOG Croaking Cassandra: Further thoughts on the Wellington Airport Part 2
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REBLOG Croaking Cassandra: Further thoughts on the airport Part 1
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- Shortly after the release of the cost-benefit analysis of the proposed Wellington airport runway extension, prepared by Sapere for Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) I wrote a post in which I posed the question “If they build it, what if no one comes?” Since that post, I’ve been to one of the open day/public consultation meetings, have read and thought about the documents more thoroughly, and have read various pieces written by others, including the new one by Ian Harrison that I linked to yesterday. I have also had some engagement with Sapere and WIAL, which has helped to sharpen my sense of what the issues really are. The cost-benefit analysis is not a business case document. It has been prepared in support of a resource consent application. What I hadn’t known when I wrote earlier (and was advised of by Sapere) is that under the RMA the applicants will need to be able to demonstrate national benefits to get permission to fill in some more of Lyall Bay, to extend the runway. I’m sure that the cost-benefit analysis is not serving as a business case for Infratil, the major shareholder in WIAL. But since this project is generally accepted to be viable only if there is significant public funding, and any such funding can only be defended if there would be material net public benefits , the Sapere cost-benefit analysis is by default serving as something of a business case at present. If the numbers don’t stack up, neither the Wellington region councils nor central government should be putting any money into the project (beyond WIAL’s resources, and of course Wellington City Council is a 34 per cent shareholder in WIAL). In this post, I will offer a few thoughts on the plausibility of the assumed increase in international passenger traffic to/from New Zealand as a result of the extension. Extending the runway at Wellington airport could materially reduce the cost of some forms of international travel in and out of Wellington. If long-haul flights were offered, lower costs could result by reducing the time taken (eg. by eliminating the one hour flight to Auckland and the stopover time in Auckland, it might reduce the total time for a trip to Singapore (and onward points) by perhaps 2.5 hours). For those travelling anyway, those gains could be material – time has an opportunity cost. In addition, by allowing long-haul aircraft to fly into Wellington, the direct cost of international airfares in and out of Wellington could also be expected to fall – quite materially, if the numbers Sapere quotes are correct. Those gains apply not just to long haul routes themselves – a Wellington-Singapore direct fare should be materially cheaper than the current options via Auckland, Christchurch or Sydney – but also to trans-Tasman flights, as the longer runway would also facilitate used of wide-bodied aircraft on trans-Tasman routes (as for examples, the Emirates flights between Christchurch and Australia). Of course, simply building the runway extension does not bring about any of these savings. They depend on airlines finding it profitable to run additional services. And although international air travel has increased enormously to and from New Zealand in recent decades, provincial New Zealand is littered with the dreams of local authorities (airport owners) with aspirations to have an international airport. New Zealand has plenty of attractive places, but one main international airport. Wellington, of course, has a significant business market, and business travel is typically much more profitable for airlines than leisure travel. And unlike the predominantly leisure travel into Christchurch, the Wellington business travel probably isn’t very seasonal. So the idea the long haul flights into Wellington could be viable isn’t self-evidently absurd. But, on the other hand, the economic cost of making such flights technically feasible – lengthening the runway – is far higher than in many other places. At $1m a metre, it is considerably more costly than putting some asphalt on some more grassy fields in Christchurch. Wellington isn’t a natural place for a long-haul international airport. The WIAL proposal uses modelling by international consultants to estimate likely growth in traffic and passenger numbers with and without the extension. There are some questions about the baseline forecast, including for example around the potential future impact of climate change mitigation policies. But my main interest is the difference between these two – the increase in traffic that would result from the runway extension itself. It is hard to pick one’s way through all the numbers, but the bottom line appears to be that the cost-benefit analysis is done on the basis that by 2060 there will be an additional 400000 foreign international passengers per annum arriving in Wellington, and an additional 200000 New Zealand international departures per annum through Wellington[1]. Many of these are people who would otherwise have travelled via Auckland or Christchurch, so that the net gain in international travel numbers to New Zealand is around 200000, with an additional 100000 or so New Zealanders travelling abroad. Many of the gains are forecast to occur early in the period. Thus, by 2035, the analysis assumes an annual net gain to New Zealand of around 125000 international visitors (relative to the no-extension baseline). How plausible is this? The various reports highlight the phenomenon of “market stimulation” – putting on new air services tends to stimulate total passenger numbers. That shouldn’t be surprising. Not only do point-to-point services lower the cost of visiting a particular place, but marketing expenditure raises awareness of the destinations concerned. On the other hand, one can’t just take for granted that such market stimulation will render long haul flights into and out of Wellington viable. After all, there are plenty of cities around the world with few or no long haul flights. Closer to home, Rotorua is an attractive tourist destination and can’t sustain direct flights even to Sydney. What of Wellington? The modelling exercise involves lowering the cost of foreigners visiting Wellington – to some extent artificially, because the costs of providing the longer runway are not passed back in additional charges to those using long haul flights – but not the cost of them visiting New Zealand (since Auckland and Christchurch fares would stay largely unchanged). Any long-haul flights into Wellington will almost certainly be from cities that already have flights to Auckland (and possibly to Christchurch). Is it really plausible that an additional 200000 people per annum (or even 125000 by 2035) will visit New Zealand simply because they can fly direct to Wellington, or (in respect of trans-Tasman traffic) fly into Wellington more cheaply than previously? Perhaps I’m excessively negative on Wellington. I reckon it is a nice place for a weekend, but not a destination that many long haul leisure travellers would choose. What is there to do after the first two days? And there is little or nothing else in the rest of the bottom of the North Island. So it is plausible that lower fares resulting from additional competition would attract more weekend visitors from Australia. But no one is going to come for a weekend in Wellington all the way from China or Los Angeles. And since the principal attractions of New Zealand are either in the upper North Island or the South Island, how many more people are likely to come to New Zealand just because they can choose Wellington as the gateway for their New Zealand holiday? And what of New Zealanders travelling abroad? Since the costs of Wellingtonians (and others in the nearby areas) getting to desirable destinations abroad would be cheaper if there were direct flights from Wellington, it is credible that the total number of New Zealand overseas travellers would increase. In fact, whereas the modelling suggests twice as many new foreign visitors as new New Zealand international travellers (and in total there are twice as many international visitors to New Zealand as travelling New Zealanders), in this case I wonder if the putative new routes would not be more attractive to New Zealanders than to foreigners? One can illustrate the point with a deliberately absurd example: put on long haul international flights to Palmerston North, and they would be quite attractive to people in Manawatu (much easier/cheaper to get to desirable places like New York or London) but not very attractive at all to foreigners (for whom Manawatu has few attractions). But even if wide-bodied aircraft flights from Wellington did make overseas travel more attractive to New Zealanders, is the effect really large enough to be equivalent to one more trip every year for every 10 people in Wellington and its hinterland? And would the effect still be remotely that large if passengers (users) had to cover the cost of providing the longer runway (which should really be the default option)? Reasonable people can differ on these issues. In my discussions, a lot seems to turn on just how attractive people think Wellington is. I’m pretty sceptical that long haul tourists will ever come to New Zealand to see cities. Perhaps if one is thinking of visiting New Zealand cities, Wellington is more attractive than our other cities, but even if so Wellington still has the feel of being a logical gateway to nowhere much. It isn’t an obvious starting point for a “whole of New Zealand” trip, or a North Island one (given that most of the attractions are further north), or a South Island one. So I’m left (a) sceptical that the net addition to visitor numbers to New Zealand will be as large as the analysis assumes even if the users don’t bear the costs, and (b) suspecting that the boost to the demand for New Zealanders to travel abroad might be greater than the boost to the demand for foreigners to visit New Zealand. On that latter point, the experts point out that they assume that the new long haul services will be provided by foreign airlines, and that the evidence of recent new air services to New Zealand provided by foreign airlines is that they disproportionately boost the number of foreigners travelling. I have no reason to doubt the numbers, but I still wonder if the same result would apply to routes into Wellington. New flights into Auckland are often the first direct flights offered into New Zealand (as a whole) from that city or country. My impression is that “New Zealand” is the destination marketed to long haul passengers. But direct flights to/from Wellington do more to open up the world (more cheaply) to Wellingtonians than they do to open New Zealand to foreigners. And if so, would the foreign airlines be keen to offer the Wellington services at all? This post has been about the sort of increased passenger numbers that might be expected if the runway was extended. In some sense, that should be largely an issue for WIAL. If they can extend their capacity and attract sufficient users at a price that covers the cost of capital of WIAL and its shareholders, the rest of us might not care much (I’m not much bothered about environmental issues, although my family enjoys the waves at Lyall Bay beach). But the cost-benefit analysis being used to lure ratepayers and taxpayers into funding much of the proposed expansion suggests that there are very large economic benefits to New Zealand which cannot be captured directly by airlines or airports. I think they are wrong, and my next post will explain why. [1] From tables 5.11 and 5.12 in the InterVISTAS report.
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Wellington against international teams: versus Western Samoa 1996
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- Above: Wellington Lions fullback Kelly Rolleston running in one of his two tries in this match against Western Samoa.
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December 16: Saint Drogo, Greene King, Gen 77 and The uncools
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- 4 BANDS 5 BUCKS. So were braking the mould on this one ! Usual door price is equivalent to how many bands on the bill ...but since Christmas is just round the corner , we've chucked another $1 on the door - those light up hello kitty shoes ain't gunna … Continue reading
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Week 9 Preview
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- A rest from representitive cricket will see the Firebirds filter back into help their clubs push for Pearce Cup qualification.
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Tracking Tunnels
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- How much does your gym membership cost? Bronwen Shepherd’s is free! Every week this valued volunteer gets her dose of high-intensity interval training monitoring ZEALANDIA’s tracking tunnels – the key to keeping us pest-free.
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Overturned racing dinghy, Onepoto
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- Operation Details Date/Time: Sun, 06/12/2015 - 13:00 - 14:55 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 5 A 4 metre racing dinghy with 4 POB overturned in the Onepoto arm of Porirua harbour, 2 of the crew made it to shore whilst 2 stayed on board. Police responded Westpac helicopter, Wellington Free Ambulance and Coastguard Mana to assist. Coastguard shore crew of 2 were liaising wih police on scene and 1 radiocoms person in our base at the mana cruising club Vessel Details Length: 4.00m Resources Attendees: Ben Ryan Weedoogie Steve_Rolston read more
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Coles signs on as captain for 2016
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- Super Rugby is expanding to 18 teams in 2016 and the Hurricanes have selected the right man to lead the side into the dynamic new era.
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Time to celebrate the new Upper Hutt Station
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- Upper Hutt – it’s time to celebrate your wonderful, brand new railway station and gateway to the city! Mark the morning of Saturday 12 December in your diaries now.
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January 17: Radius Album Release with special guest Graham Wardrop
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- Radius – The Big Picture Album Release Tour Radius are back setting NZ stages alight with the release of their second album The Big Picture. Harry Harrison on Dobro, Banjo, Resonator Guitar, and Justine S on Saxophones and Flutes, utilise every combination of their instruments, as well as loops … Continue reading
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Victoria students end the year on a high note
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- Nearly 1200 students will this week mark the end of 2015, and years of hard study, by graduating from Victoria University of Wellington.
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From frying pans to finishing exams
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- Victoria University of Wellington graduand Stella Robertson-Hale had more to juggle than most students over the last few weeks of study for her Bachelor of Commerce degree—the 21-year-old was filming for the television cooking competition My Kitchen Rules New Zealand while also preparing for her final exams.
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Significant endowment for Victoria research institute
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- Victoria University’s Institute for Governance and Policy Studies (IGPS) has received a generous $7 million endowment from the Gama Foundation to support its ongoing work leading thinking and debate around issues at the heart of the democratic process.
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Inspiring overseas visit
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- Dr Carwyn Jones has returned to Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law inspired by the time he’s spent overseas learning about indigenous legal education.
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Timely story of war wins David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize
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- A gripping story of the effects of modern day warfare on both civilians and combatants has been awarded the 2015 David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting.
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ORCHESTRA WELLINGTON’S BIG REVEALOrchestra Wellington launched...
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- ORCHESTRA WELLINGTON’S BIG REVEAL Orchestra Wellington launched its 2016 season at its final subscription concert last Saturday, revealing at last what music they will perform.
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Anointing of the sick
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- ANOINTING OF THE SICK After each Mass next weekend, including the 8.30am Mass on Saturday (12/13 December), the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be available. This Sacrament is for those who are infirm, in any way, for the elderly and for those caring for the sick or aged. The Parish Liturgy Committee … Continue reading ANOINTING OF THE SICK →
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Hutt District win thriller while Petone upset Easts
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- A last ball thriller highlighted round 8 of the Ewen Chatfield trophy on the weekend.
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How sea level rise will affect the Wellington region
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- One of the great attractions of Eastern Suburbs is our proximity to the ocean. But along with that closeness comes that fact that most of The Peninsula is low lying land, vulnerable to sea level rises and storm surges. When monster... Read More ›
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Wanganella weather
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- Did you know that still weather in Wellington is known as Wanganella Weather? According to a wikipedia article, an Australian merchant vessel called the Wanganella ended up stuck on Barrett’s Reef just after the second World War. The Wanganella ended... Read More ›
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Mums join the coaching ranks in Upper Hutt
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- Upper Hutt Cricket Club have just held their first Intermediate SuperStar cricket day at St.
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Review says: economic benefits of Wellington airport extension overstated
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- A review of the Wellington airport extension cost benefit analysis shows that the net economic benefits of $2090 million have been substantially overstated. The Tailrisk Economics review found that the high benefit estimate relied on projections of long haul passenger... Read More ›
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Editorial: Beyond Paris: How can Wellington communities adapt to rising sea levels?
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- Professor Bruce Glavovic is a resilience and natural hazards planning specialist at Massey University’s School of People, Environment and Planning. He is lead editor and a contributing author of Climate Change and the Coast – Building Resilient Communities, published earlier... Read More ›
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Around the City (December 7th 2015)
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- The Christmas parade is this Sunday! Look out for heavy traffic and road closures. There is lots of Christmas related activities popping up for the week. The Wellington City Council is getting into the festive spirit with several different goodies... Read More ›
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Kilbirnie Sports Christmas Specials
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- Puma Batting Forever Training Net is available in store and online! A fantastic training tool and the Ultimate Christmas gift for any keen cricketer! Click on the image below to check it out! 33 Rongotai Road, Kilbirnie Wellington 6022 PH: 04 3879745 Web: www.kilbirniesports.co.nz Facebook: www.facebook.com/kilbirniesports Instagram: www.instagram.com/kilbirniesports
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A truly independent review of the Airport’s Cost Benefit Analysis
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- Ian Harrison, a highly respected Principal economist from Tailrisk Economics, has released a truly independent (i.
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Lecture highlights New Zealand’s changing political landscape
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- Six leading experts will come together at Victoria University of Wellington to discuss the impact immigration and emigration are having on electoral politics.
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Award music to Victoria’s ears
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- An album recorded at Victoria University of Wellington by a pianist with an Honorary Doctorate from Victoria, won a major accolade at the recent Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
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Victoria University Chancellor welcomes high-performing Council
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- Victoria University of Wellington’s Chancellor, Sir Neville Jordan, says members of Victoria’s new 12-person Council form a “high-performing team for a high-performing university”.
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Craig and Murray Smith Rose Bowl Races 19 Sept 2015
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- Craig and Murray Smith Rose Bowl Races Saturday 19 September 2015 Under 14’s 2km race Nathaniel Graham 9:02 Alexander Prichard 9:04 Joshua Allan 9:30 Henry Mellor 10:00 Oscar Strickland 10:29 Jonathan Roberts 10:31 Rylee watt 10:55 Ashton Tietjens 11:14 Una Strickland 11:22 Gemma Gordon 11:28 Emalise Alding 11:40 David Gordon 12:52 Lily Trompetter 12:56 Katherine Jameson 13:34 Tyler Rollo 13:59 Craig Rose Bowl (Mens Race) – 5km Murray Smith Rose Bowl (Womens Race) – 5km Mat Rogers 16:52 Tim Johnson 17:47 Grant Pritchard 18:21 Phoebe McKnight 19:08 Jayden McKnight 19:08 Jayme Maxwell 19:50 Matthew Roberts 20:00 Julie Johnson 20:28 Bill Trompetter 20:37 Neil Sargisson 20:49 Graeme Burr 20:57 Donald Coley 21:54 Stu Mckenzie 22:16 Paul Strickland 22:54 Mel McKnight 23:10 Keryn Morgan 23:48 Keith Holmes 23:57 Gary Maxwell 24:34 Martyn Cherry 25:08 Vanessa Trompetter 25:17 Alex Noonan 27:26 Albert Van Veen 27:49 Craig Rose Bowl Teams race Team A Tim Johnson 17:47 Matthew Roberts 20:00 Neil Sargisson 20:49 Stu McKenzie 22:16 Martyn Cherry 25:08 Total: 1:46:00 Team B Grant Pritchard 18:21 Bill Trompetter 20:37 Graeme Burr 20:57 Gary Maxwell 24:34 Keith Holmes 23:57 Total: 1:48:26 Team C Mat Rogers 16:52 Jayden McKnight 19:08 Donald Coley 21:54 Paul Strickland 22:54 Albert van Veen 27:49 Total: 1:48:37 Murray Smith Rose Bowl Teams race Team A Jayme Maxwell 19:50 Julie Johnson 20:28 Vanessa Trompetter 25:17 Total: 1:05:35 Team B Phoebe McKnight 19:08 Mel McKnight 23:10 Keryn Morgan 23:48 Total: 1:06:06 Alex Noonan 27:26
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Wellington Road Champs – 22 August 2015
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- Wellington Road Champs – 22 August 2015 Wellington Road Race Results 2015 (final results updated 24 August) Wellington Road Race TEAM Results 2015 (final results updated 24 August – all teams except senior men)z Wellington Road Race Senior Men’s TEAM Results (final results) HVH Results below Girls Under 9 – 1km Katharine Jameson 4:29 Boys Under 9 – 1km Jonathan Green 3:51 (2nd) Harrison Kowalczyk 4:09 Ashton Tietjens 4:12 Hunter Hughes 4:17 David Gordon 4:25 Bailey Rollo 4:46 Girls Under 11 – 2km Rylee Watt 7:46 (3rd) Emalise Alding 8:45 Charlotte Ross 8:57 Amy Murray 9:09 Boys Under 11 – 2km Nathaniel Graham 7:14 (2nd) Alexander Prichard 7:21 (3rd) Joshua Allen 7:27 Nick Drayton 7:31 Nicholas Green 7:40 Reegan Kowalczyk 8:06 Oscar Strickland 8:32 Tyler Rollo 9:23 Girls Under 13 – 2km Gemma Gordon 8:56 Una Strickland 8:56 Abbie Kincaid 9:20 Lily Trompetter 9:44 Amelia Adams 10:00 Boys Under 13 – 2km Logan Stoupe 7:18 Girls Under 15 – 3km Phoebe McKnight 10:24 (1st) Jessica Kincaid 13:55 Boys Under 15 – 3km Jonathan Roberts 11:02 Women Under 18 – 5km Jayme Maxwell 19:43 Ruby Heath 22:37 Men Under 18 – 6km Joel Carman 19:54 (3rd) Peter Roberts 21:07 Gus Reece 21:30 Matthew Roberts 23:15 Lars van Beusekom 24:15 Senior Women/Masters Women 35+ – 10km Kristi Perkinson 48:12 Keryn Morgan 49:39 Liz Gibson 51:07 Chloe Thorne 58:57 Isobel Franklin 1:03:05 Masters Women 50+ – 5km Julia Baron 24:53 Vanessa Trompetter 25:11 Trish Coley 25:51 Senior Men – 10km Mathew Rogers 34:59 Grant Pritchard 38:42 Masters Men 40+ – 10km Stephen Cummings 39:23 Brendan Quirke 39:46 Myles Carson 42:20 Tony Plowman 42:58 Mark Growcott 48:10 Masters Men 50+ – 10km Bill Trompetter 42:37 Donald Coley 44:29 Glenn Perkinson 48:01 Paul Cavie 51:38 Masters Men 60+ – 10km Peter Sparks 45:25 John Wood 45:50 Albert van Veen 55:56
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Workshop floor gets funding boost
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Grant Robertson: Time for a real say on Basin Reserve transport issues
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- The New Zealand Labour Party has just put out the following press release, setting out a community-driven proposed process for making decisions about the future of transport around the Basin Reserve precinct following the defeat of the Transport Agency’s flyover proposal.
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End of year report for region's transport: making steady progress
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Self-controlled connectivity good for workplace?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research by a Victoria University graduand is already gaining attention from Google, Microsoft and Australian academics, ahead of her receiving her PhD degree at her upcoming graduation ceremony.
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Putting cybersecurity centre stage
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington is kick-starting initiatives for championing cybersecurity in New Zealand with an industry briefing this week featuring a guest appearance from a world-renowned cyber-crime expert.
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St Mary’s win Bowl Final as two boys schools dip out at Condor 7s
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: St Pat’s Town’s Siosaia Paese running clear to score a try on the opening day of the Condor 7s against eventual Cup finalists Hastings Boys’ High School.
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Aaron McConnell seminar 27-28 February 2016
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- Early bird (before 31 Jan 2016): One day $60 Both days $80 Full rate after 31 Jan 16: One day $90 Both days $120 Venue: Drummond St Dojo. We will notify any location changes if/when they become available. Please register via our online form
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Prince of Wales Park Water Reservoir, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Summer Check for safety in the water during summer
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- With summer just around the corner, it’s important to be prepared before you head for the water.
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Alfie Kākā observes banding day
- Zealandia
- Alfie Kākā here, enjoying a warm Sunday morning at Zealandia.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Firebirds Named For Last Game Of 2015 Super Smash
- Cricket Wellington
- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their tenth and last game of the Georgie Pie Super Smash against the Mondiale Auckland Aces at Eden Park on Sunday December 6th is: Michael Papps (captain) Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Alecz Day Dane Hutchinson Iain McPeake Stephen Murdoch Ollie Newton Michael Pollard Luke Ronchi Matt Taylor Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: The match starts at 3:10pm and can be followed on Sky Sports
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Stephanie Johnson selected as 2016 Randell Cottage Writer in Residence
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- Auckland writer Stephanie Johnson is to be the 2016 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writer in Residence.
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Startup offers access to property data – free for Wellington
- Peninsula News
- A new startup, Homes.co.nz, is offering free housing data to Wellingtonians that you otherwise would pay for. The data is made free through the use of advertising revenue on the site. You can also claim your own home and add... Read More ›
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Plans to create rejuvenation and new life in Strathmore Park
- Peninsula News
- The Wellington City Council and Housing New Zealand are leading a project to inject some new life into Strathmore Park. The Wellington City Council, with Housing New Zealand and the New Zealand Police, is supporting a community-led rejuvenation of Strathmore... Read More ›
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Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Eastern Suburbs house prices up again
- Peninsula News
- The latest Quotable Value data shows that Eastern Suburbs properties are still increasing in value with an average price of $608,460. That is still well under the national average increase of 15%. Wellington North and West continue to perform strongly... Read More ›
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Windy, drizzly weather set to continue?
- Peninsula News
- According to NIWA the next three months promise more wind, drizzle, with below average temperatures in Wellington from December through February. Recent talk of the strongest El Nino event since the devastating 1997-98 season – maybe ever – might have... Read More ›
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Dojo Xmas break 2015/2016
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- We’ll be taking a break from Monday 21December 2015 to Sunday 3 January 2016.
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Prince of Wales Park Water Reservoir, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Three Wellington schools at National Condor 7s this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- This weekend sees the playing of college rugby’s final event of the year, the national Condor Sevens championship at Kelston Boys’ High School in Auckland.
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Milestone for Victoria’s Pasifika students
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Four students from Victoria University of Wellington had the honour of being the amongst the first Pasifika students to graduate from the Victoria International Leadership Programme (VILP) at a special awards ceremony yesterday.
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Māori and Sāmoan language teaching resources aired
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Kohanga reo, Sāmoan kindergartens and schools around the country have access to a rich online audio teaching resource, thanks to restoration work by staff of the Victoria University of Wellington’s Language Learning Centre (LLC).
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Footage captures kiwi destroying robin nest
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A kiwi destroying a robin nest and causing the death of the chicks in it has been caught on camera by a Victoria University of Wellington researcher.
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Exploring the brain’s role in mystical experiences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research suggests that suppression of the brain’s inhibitory functions can result in openness to mystical experiences.
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Ferrier’s focus on the future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Three different projects focused on solving a variety of problems, which are being led by scientists at Victoria University of Wellington’s Ferrier Research Institute, have been awarded a total of $3 million in Government funding to develop their commercial potential.
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OPINION Dom Post: Wellington Airport’s runway extension plan struggles to pass the sniff test
- Guardians of the Bays
- PATTRICK SMELLIE Last updated 12:50, December 3 2015 ANDREW GORRIE/FAIRFAX NZ While there may be 679 long-haul passengers leaving and arriving in Wellington every day already – enough to fill nearly three planes – how many are heading to the same long-haul destinations? OPINION: Running an airline is still one of the hardest ways to make a profit.
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Hanami (Cherry Blossom Viewing) Picnic - 27 September 2015
- Wellington Sakai Association
- This year's hanami picnic was postponed a week due to bad weather on the original date. This may have lead to the smaller than usual turn out, but none the less we had a great time enjoying some lovely food catered by Yoshi Sushi and Bento, along with some beautiful bentos made by members who had attended the bento class several weeks earlier.
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Japanese bento (lunchbox) class - 5 September 2015
- Wellington Sakai Association
- After the success of a smaller class last year for JET Alumni Association (JETaa) members, Wellington Sakai Association (WSA) and JETaa joined together to present a bento making workshop, with a view to encouraging more people to make their own bentos to enjoy under the cherry blossoms at the annual WSA hanami picnic later in September.
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Big names confirmed for Victoria’s first Pacific climate change conference
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria’s first Pacific Climate Change Conference has attracted a top line-up of international speakers.
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News: Summer Run - Pants on fire
- Olympic Harriers
- Summer run/walk Onepoto Domain, Titahi Bay,andnbsp;1:45pm Happy to say I lied -...
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Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Firebirds Look To Finish Well In Georgie Pie Super Smash
- Cricket Wellington
- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their ninth game of the Georgie Pie Super Smash against the Devon Hotel Central Stags at McLean Park, Napier on Friday December 4th is: Michael Papps Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Alecz Day Dane Hutchinson Iain McPeake Stephen Murdoch Ollie Newton Michael Pollard Luke Ronchi Matt Taylor Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: The match starts at 7:10pm and can be followed on Sky Sports Jade Dernbach and Jeetan Patel are unavailable due to injury Scott Borthwick is unavailable for the last two games of the competition
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Firebirds Go Down To the Kings, Ending Their Title Run
- Cricket Wellington
- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds had needed to win all three of their remaining regular season games to stay alive, and were set an asking rate of 7.
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Desperate Times for Some
- Cricket Wellington
- Those dreaded 2 words that all teams hate to hear are starting to become mainstream in the Ewen Chatfield Trophy.
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Exploring the changing world of literary translation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nearly three weeks ahead of graduation and Victoria University of Wellington’s Sally-Ann Spencer has already won an international prize and secured a publishing deal for her PhD research.
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REBLOG Keith Johnson: Why can’t WIAL pay for the proposed runway extension?
- Guardians of the Bays
- BBC AND BBBC I was sort of retained as an ‘economist’ by the Guardians of the Bays ginger group that has been formed to contest the Wellington Airport Runway Extension Project – with our tiger-lady organizer Dr Sea Rotmann setting me to tackle the Notorious Business Case that has been recently developed by the consulting group Sapere.
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REBLOG Strathmore Park: Knowing better than the locals
- Guardians of the Bays
- by Lindsay Shelton The Wellington Airport campaign to promote a longer runway is similar to the Transport Agency’s campaign about building a flyover at the Basin Reserve.
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Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Advent Calendar
- Peninsula News
- The Wellington Annual Advent Calendar kicks off today online. Each day a new deal or special treat is revealed in the countdown to Christmas. Wellington Advent Calendar OnlineFiled under: Around the City
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