Archive / February 2015
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Book your Motel now!
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Tickets are now on-sale for Kapiti Playhouse’s first 2015 production, Motel. Rehearsals are going well for the show that opens on Wednesday 18th March. The tickets are available either at Coastlands or online. See the Motel page for more details including pricing. The post Book your Motel now! appeared first on Kapiti Playhouse Inc..
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Karapoti calling
- Upper Hutt Community Rescue
- Late summer-autumn is always a busy time for the team, as we provide lots of community events with first aid and logistics support. One of our favourites and biggest is the Karapoti Classic mountain bike race, […]
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Workshops
- Drama Christi
- We are running five free workshops on the various aspects of putting on a show, including acting, directing, sound, lighting and more. Everyone is welcome!
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Drought declaration sought for Wairarapa
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Mayors, regional and district council officers met with farming representatives last night to discuss the latest monitoring data and the status of a drought declaration for the Wairarapa.
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FCC rules in favour of ’net neutrality (at least we think it has)
- Jack Yan
- I’ve gone into the reasons I support ’net neutrality elsewhere, but it was nice to hear about this on the wireless: even though we still don’t know the specifics, as the FCC has kept this to itself for now.
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We are not Auckland
- Wellington Scoop
- The Local Government Commission’s draft proposal for local government reoroganisation in our region is very much modelled on the Auckland supercity model. But we are not Auckland. We are already a super duper City, and the only one in the country with a metropolitan heart.
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Over 250 Boys & Girls Bring Cricket to Kilbirnie Park
- Cricket Wellington
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Kilbirnie Park, Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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New Zealand’s Iraq Deployment: Motivations and Interests
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary by Robert Ayson, Professor of Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, was based on a talk to a Diplosphere forum at Parliament House and published in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 26 February 2015.
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Survey reveals signs of tuatara recovery
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The tuatara population on Hauturu ō Toi/Little Barrier Island may be recovering, according to results from a recent survey carried out with help from Victoria University of Wellington researchers.
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Junior Hurricanes blitz Blues in Taupo fixture
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A Hurricanes Under-20 selection has recovered from a sluggish start to thrash the Blues 38-13 at Owen Delany Park in Taupo this afternoon.
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Anti-terror laws and homelessness
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- How anti-terror laws promote homelessness in NZ Barney Wikitera, Kaihāpai Hapori/Community Educator and Advocate, Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley You’re homeless. To get a house, you need an income. To get an income from Work and Income, you need … Continue reading →
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Draft 10 Year Plan includes fare freeze for 2015/16
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Draft 10 Year Plan includes fare freeze for 2015/16 Greater Wellington Regional Council today voted to continue its public transport fare freeze for another year, including it into its Draft 10 Year Plan.
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Are you Super? Will you Submit
- The Wellingtonista
- The local government commission has proposed a reorganisation of the Wellington region, which you can read more about over on the local government commission site.
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McEvedy Shield can't come quick enough for St Pat's sprinter Alex Haye
- College Sport Wellington
- Alex Haye intends to lead from the front next week. The McEvedy Shield ignited Haye's running career and the St Pat's Town sprinter hopes that both he and his school can reach new heights at Newtown
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Skipper's century tips Onslow to victory
- College Sport Wellington
- Daniel Pile has had the Midas touch this month. In the space of nine days, the Onslow College skipper guided his team to three wins and picked up his first century and first five-wicket haul for the first XI. Pile has had to wait for both milestones, as the year 13 student is in his fourth year with the senior team. A five wicket bag had looked a matter of when, rather than if, but the 17-year-old could have got long odds on his chances of scoring a premier one century.
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School Holiday Programme April 2015
- Zealandia
- Bookings are now open for the ZEALANDIA school holiday programme! The ZEALANDIA school holiday programme is tailored for children ages 5 to 12 with a love for nature, getting outside, and mucking in to make a difference.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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I spy with my little eye
- The Wellingtonista
- With a large number of the Tuatara brewery staff being based in Wellington it does make sense for Tuatara to start something more centrally so that at least not everyone has to spend a couple of hours everyday driving to Kapiti.
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Be sure to pop down to Queens Wharf TOMORROW 12.30, Thursday...
- Orchestra Wellington
- Be sure to pop down to Queens Wharf TOMORROW 12.30, Thursday 26th February for some great Havana Coffee and our very own Brass Ensemble!
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Wellington against international teams: versus Australia 1905
- Wellington Club Weekly
- In the second of our series documenting Wellington’s tussles against international touring opposition, here’s a look at the first ever international match Wellington played against Australia.
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March 4: Felix III
- Bar Bodega
- Felix Moses Kudakwashe Mpunga, known as Felix, III (Felix the Third) is an unsigned acoustic singer-songwriter based in Wellington. The Age of Uncertainty is the debut EP by Wellington based singer-songwriter Felix, III. "The EP is called The Age of Uncertainty because to be honest I was unsure if the … Continue reading
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Bar Bodega, 101, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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March 11: IHI
- Bar Bodega
- IHI are a four-piece band, formed out of the Māori Students Club (Ngā Tauira Māori) at The University of Auckland. In the space of 10 months, IHI have built up a following of over 7000 people on Facebook and over 1000 subscribers on Youtube. Their cover of UB40's 'Homely Girl' was a Youtube … Continue reading
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Bar Bodega, 101, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Theatre review: Brave
- The Wellingtonista
- One of the few shows on in Wellington that are not part of the Fringe Festival, The Brave is showing at the Hannah Playhouse until the end of February.
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Downstage Theatre, Courtenay Place, Mt. Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Academic warns against authoritarian solutions to conflict in divided societies
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A professor of comparative politics from Victoria University of Wellington will examine methods of resolving conflict in deeply divided societies, in his upcoming inaugural lecture.
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School Holiday Programme April 2015
- Zealandia
- Booking now open for the ZEALANDIA school holiday programme! Tailored for children ages 5 to 12, this unique programme feature a different theme every day. An opportunity to behind the scenes and see some of New Zealand’s rarest species – all while contributing to our ongoing conservation project.
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Paper 4 Trees
- Kilbirnie School
- Well done Kilbirnie School! Last year we recycled 19200 litres of paper and cardboard. We saved 2.5 tonnes from landfill, which is 20 cubic metres of landfill space. This equates to 13.8 tonnes of carbon emissions reduced from landfill.... ... and we earned 10 trees for our school!
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"Grab a wine, grab a seat, and make sure you see Yep, Still Got It!"
- Circa Theatre
- This week on drama on the waterfront, co-writer Sandy Brewer talks about working with Jane Keller on Yep, Still Got It! Sandy Brewer.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New Student Welcome at Kelburn Park cancelled
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Due to unfavourable weather conditions the New Student Welcome at Kelburn Park scheduled to start today at 12.30pm has been cancelled. There is no postponement date for this event.
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Suzie McDonald sets New MP T20 Record
- Cricket Wellington
- In the only game of the 4th round, Suzie McDonald played a dominant innings at Fraser Park to score a record 135*, the highest ever total in the Maureen Peters T20 Plate.
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Read our excellent ERO report!
- Kilbirnie School
- Click here to read our latest official ERO report - excellent reading!
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Cities we want: toward sustainable urban transport
- Cycling in Wellington
- This one-day seminar held on Monday 2 February.
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New RDO position at Poneke Football Club
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Poneke Football Club is seeking a Rugby Development Officer.
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March 21: Cosmic’s 18th Birthday Party – Chelsea Jade, Race Banyon, The Shocking & Stunning, Skymning & guests
- Bar Bodega
- It’s Cosmic’s 18th birthday, come celebrate with us! Cosmic has a slammin history of hi octane parties. This event will be something a bit different, with a focus on good vibes and a ‘trippy’ atmosphere with some of New Zealands best up and coming musical talent. Featuring: Bodega Bar – … Continue reading
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Bar Bodega, 101, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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March 20: A Guy Called Gerald
- Bar Bodega
- http://www.guycalledgerald.com/ Tickets available from undertheradar.co.nz
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Bar Bodega, 101, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Toa topple Tawa White at Tawa Sevens
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Toa (pictured above at the end of the day) are the inaugural Tawa Sevens champions, defeating Tawa White 10-7 in the Cup final at a festive Lyndhurst Park this afternoon.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Inaugural Tawa Sevens tournament tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- There promises to be no shortage of excitement on and off the field at tomorrow’s inaugural Tawa Invitational Sevens tournament.
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Targeted consultation has positive results for Broadmeadows, Khandallah and Ngaio bus users
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Proposed changes to Broadmeadows and Khandallah bus services have been modified, and now include a full seven days a week bus service for Broadmeadows, after targeted consultation with residents.
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New bus network will give better access to Victoria University
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- More students will have greater access to Victoria University, via connecting ‘shuttle’ services from a range of hubs around the city, when the new Wellington City bus network is introduced in 2017.
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Consultation delivers expanded bus service for Churton Park
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Two new bus routes - to provide a more convenient, affordable service that meets the needs of rapid growth - are being proposed for Churton Park residents after extensive community consultation.
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Churton Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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ASA ruling
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- ASA ruling could impact local democracy Greater Wellington Regional Council disagrees with the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) ruling and is disappointed that some of the Hutt City Council’s complaint has been upheld.
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Foundations laid for Wainuiomata’s National Sevens success
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Success starts with building a foundation, and this is especially so for the newly crowned national champions Wainuiomata Sevens team that started in 2006 when the club’s current Sevens Rugby programme was created (the team several years ago pictured above – many of the same players are still involved).
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Victoria opens state-of-the-art student accommodation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has opened a new state-of-the-art student accommodation complex on Boulcott Street.
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Boulcott Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Less than a month to go until Motel
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- It’s now less than a month to go until Motel, Kapiti Playhouse’s first production of 2015, opens.
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New Composer-in-Residence at Victoria University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) has announced the appointment of John Elmsly as the School’s next Creative New Zealand/Jack C. Richards Composer-in-Residence.
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Lecture to highlight Alan Turing’s genius
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A lecture about the work of Alan Turing, often dubbed the father of modern computing and the subject of the film The Imitation Game, will be given at Victoria University of Wellington next week.
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Saving the Town Hall, and more great ideas
- Wellington Scoop
- Our city councillors have this week been reviewing their eight great ideas, as part of the debate on their long-term plan. A longer runway and a convention centre have stayed on their list. But Ian Apperley reports that some new items have emerged and others have disappeared.
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Wellington Town Hall, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Review: The two farting sisters
- The Wellingtonista
- Dad is visiting China.
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Dick Greenbank, ZL2TGQ. 1943-08-21 to 2015-01-08
- Wellington VHF Group
- Dick was educated at Stratford Technical High School, Taranaki, then joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force at Blenheim as a Boy Entrant.
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Wellington gets into Seaweek
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Wellington gets into Seaweek Greater Wellington is the place to be for this year’s national Seaweek, which will run between Saturday 27 February and Sunday 8 March to encourage people to “Look beneath the surface – Papatai ō roto – Papatai ō raro“.
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Result: Paekakariki Road Races
- Olympic Harriers
- Tineke and Annie both did the 16.1km event.
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Study finds need for education about online privacy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Providing better access to knowledge about online behaviour, including an 0800 helpline, are among the recommendations in a report from Victoria University of Wellington about New Zealanders' online behaviour.
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Wellington against international teams: Great Britain 1888
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Thomas Ellison, one of three Poneke players in Wellington’s side that met Great Britain in 1888 who went on to tour with the inaugural New Zealand Natives side later that year.
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Ortega Fish Shack’s Davey McDonald
- The Wellingtonista
- This guest piece from Alexander Bisley Davey McDonald, the affable 29-year-old father of two young kids, manages/co-owns Ortega Fish Shack and Bar.
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The Performance Arcade 2015
- The Wellingtonista
- The Performance Arcade is one of those delightful yearly Wellington events that happen come rain or shine, wind or gale.
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Regional Team Manager Applications
- Swimming Wellington
- Regional Team Manager Applications are now open for the following meets: Division II 18th March- 21st March.
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Conference to examine Pacific perspectives on China
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A conference examining Pacific Island perspectives on China’s evolving relations with countries in the Pacific region will take place in Apia, Samoa next week.
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Chemistry graduate to research green alternatives
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington chemistry graduate has joined forces with her former PhD supervisor to create safer and more stable natural hair dye, and help preserve handmade paper from China.
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Meet Pre-approval Information
- Swimming Wellington
- Meet Pre-approval - attached is the template for all Clubs to complete and return for the 2016 Calendar year.
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wairarapabike.org.nz
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
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SNZ Coaches & Parents Meeting
- Swimming Wellington
- Swimming New Zealand would like to extend an invitation for all parents and coaches to attend a presentation by Donna Bouzaid at the NZ Junior Championships regarding future planning for the national events programme.
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Feedback helps shape the draft Natural Resource Plan
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Thousands of points of interest have been raised by the public in response to the release of a draft Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington region.
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Climate change law an example of ‘policy failure’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, former Minister for the Environment and Distinguished Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law.
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Result: Wellington Track and Field Champs
- Olympic Harriers
- Olympic results: Libby Leikis: 4th Women 17 & under 200m (36.97s), 100m (18.48s); Callum Wilson, 5th Men 17 & under 200m (26.05s); Izzy Hegan, 1st Women 17 & under 400m (58.75s), 1st 800m (2:16.10);
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News: Olympic members selected for national track and field champs
- Olympic Harriers
- Well done to the following club members who have been selected to represent Well...
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Wake Up Tomorrow: Chicken’s off the menu
- Circa Theatre
- This year as audiences embark on the journey of a lifetime with Wake Up Tomorrow, chicken or fish won’t be served.
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Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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February 21: Perfume Genius
- Bar Bodega
- Seattle native Mike Hadreas – aka Perfume Genius – brings his four piece band to New Zealand for the first time in February 2015 to delight audiences & perform songs from his profoundly beautiful new album Too Bright, out now on Matador Records.
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Bar Bodega, 101, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Make a Quick and Easy Submission on Wellington’s Draft Regional Land Transport Plan – Submissions close on Friday 20 February
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- In an earlier post, we told you about the importance of submitting on Wellington’s Draft Regional Land Transport Plan, which local body politicians use to set transport priorities for the city.
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Wainuiomata win National Club Sevens Championship
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 2016 National Club Sevens tournament will be played in the Hutt Valley.
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Seven things: Jason Webley
- Webstock
- 1) Who are you? I’m a musician and storyteller from the town of Everett, Washington, which is a town about thirty miles outside Seattle. 2) What do you do? I used to tour around all the time stomping and screaming songs. But these days I’ve been building a houseboat, fixing up some old houses and […]
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Hunt for tui killer cat
- Te Motu Kairangi
- Kia Ora! Some of you might have seen the article in Cook Strait news from February 2th.
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Miramar Peninsula, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The First Residents’ Association Meeting for 2015
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Monday 16th February at 7.
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The Newtown Festival is underway!
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Get updates at anytime from newtownfestival.
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Hurricanes rugby: 20 of the best
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Hurricanes are hours away from embarking on their 20th season of Super Rugby, which kicks off for them against the Lions in Johannesburg at 6.
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VHF Convention Easter 2015
- Wellington VHF Group
- Hosted by The Wellington VHF Group and Kapiti Amateur Radio Society.
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After Partying
- Webstock
- To celebrate the Webstock Week that was, the fine folks at Serato are putting on a shindig at the grand Embassy Theatre on Friday night. Thanks Serato! There’ll be lashings of hearty food, an excellent assortment of drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), and The Amazing Travelling Photobooth will be in action to capture your precious party […]
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National Club Sevens tournament this Saturday in Tauranga
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Rangataua Sports and Cultural Club in Tauranga is hosting the annual New Zealand Club Sevens tournament this Saturday.
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Wellington local knocks New Zealand’s Favourite Cricket Umpire competition for six
- Cricket Wellington
- Budding young umpire and Porirua local, Stuart Hope, has been announced as ‘Specsavers’ Favourite Local Cricket Umpire’ after a nationwide search by Specsavers and New Zealand Cricket.
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New Zealand Fringe Festival
- The Wellingtonista
- The New Zealand Fringe Festival is coming at you with their 25th year of exciting, frightening, amazing, and puzzling works.
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Basin Reserve Flyover Decision Has Positive Consequences In Auckland
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Basin Reserve Flyover may be primarily a Wellington issue, but the Board of Inquiry’s decision to decline resource consent for a Basin Reserve flyover has led to flyover plans being delayed, and public transport improvements brought forward, in Auckland.
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Second Māori language learning app developed for beginners
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Education has released its second te reo Māori learning app—Puna—which is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.
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See the person, share the road photo from Go By Bike Day Breakfast
- Cycling in Wellington
- Check out the fabulous pictures from 11 February’s Go By Bike Day Breakfast – here’s the link to the album! Thanks to Greater Wellington Regional Council for organising the photoshoot!
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February 18: King Missile IV with Lovey Dove, Vorn and Dan West
- Bar Bodega
- King Missile IV is making their first ever visit to perform in New Zealand in February 2015. The latest, perhaps greatest version of the unique and hugely influential King Missile is led by poet, songwriter, author, and intellectual property analyst – whatever that is – John S. Hall, who will … Continue reading
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Remember the sunhat!
- Kilbirnie School
- Please make sure your child has their sunhat. We are a sun smart school, and sunhats are compulsory for Terms 1 and 4. If your child does not have a hat with them at morning tea or lunchtime, they are asked to play under the shade sail near Room 7. There are 2 styles of sun hats available for purchase from the School Office: Slouch $14, Bucket $12
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Cycling makes you smarter!
- Cycling in Wellington
- If you cycle enough you might even be able to understand this article that found cycling increased “brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)”, one of “a family of neurotrophic factors that participates in neuronal transmission, modulation and plasticity”.
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2015 Swindale Shield draw released
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The WRFU has today released the confirmed first round Premier Swindale Shield and Premier Reserve Harper Lock Shield draws, New Zealand’s hottest club rugby competition.
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Richardson & Fenton guide Collegians to Victory
- Cricket Wellington
- In the only match of Round 3, Collegians Eimear Richardson played a match winning innings against a youthful Johnsonville side in Alex Moore Park hitting 131* from 61 balls.
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Populations benefit from having different kettles of fish
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Having weaker individuals in a population can strengthen its long-term stability and reduce likelihood of extinction, according to new research from Victoria University of Wellington.
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Results – Wednesday 11th February 2015
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Midweek Women Congratulations to Helen Booth who won the Stableford Competition with 41 points, and Judy Symonds runner-up with 40 points and in third place Frances Allen with 39 points.
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Insects of Takapourewa / Stephens Island
- Te Papa's blog
- Te Papa vertebrate curator Dr Colin Miskelly recently led a team that visited Takapourewa / Stephens Island Nature Reserve, to select and gather up 100 fairy prion chicks to move to Mana Island near Wellington. This is the fourth in a series of blogs about the project and the wildlife of Takapourewa. Takapourewa holds a... Read more »
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April 17: Midge Ure – Live at Bodega
- Bar Bodega
- The voice of Ultravox, Midge Ure will perform four New Zealand shows in April 2015 – remarkably his first concerts here since electro-pop legends Ultravox visited our shores for the Sweetwaters festival in 1982. Special guest on the tour is Boh Runga performing material from her solo and stellar* albums. … Continue reading
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February 17: UK Band Forleigh at Bodega
- Bar Bodega
- Forleigh is an indie-alternative band from Southampton, UK. In November 2014, Forleigh and a team of multinational creatives started the first leg of a yearlong independent world tour – The D.I.Y Global-Local Tour (www.DIYGLTOUR.com). Over the next year they will travel around the globe to play at a variety of … Continue reading
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Seven things: Frank Chimero
- Webstock
- 1) Who are you? This is a weird question—you sent me this email, you should know who I am. Anyway, I’m Frank Chimero. I’m a designer who writes. I live in New York. 2) What do you do? See above. I also spend a lot of time thinking about dogs and music. Again, another weird […]
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New Zealand Super Rugby teams preview
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Hurricanes and the Crusaders packing down in pre-season play in Eketahuna recently.
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A little bit country…
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Kapiti Playhouse is going a little bit country on Saturday 21st February when Andrew London, Legal Tender (Ian Campbell & Moira Howard) and Carylann take to the stage to present an evening of country music.
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Priest Reaches NZ Milestone
- Cricket Wellington
- Rachel Priest has today achieved a great milestone in taking the field for her 50th One Day International match for the NZ White Ferns against England, the first of three matches as part of the ICC Women’s Championship.
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Onslow too strong for Johnsonville as the Khandallah club win Back-Back trophies
- Onslow Cricket Club
- Defending champions Onslow proved the dominant force in the Joy Lamason One Day final held on Sunday in Nairnville Park.
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Onslow collect maiden One-Day Title
- Onslow Cricket Club
- Onslow collected their maiden premier one-day title when they beat Johnsonville at a packed Nairnville Park on Sunday.
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Seven things: Shelley Bernstein
- Webstock
- 1. Who are you? I’m a thinker who believes people and community can change everything…if we listen. 2. What do you do? I work at the Brooklyn Museum on projects that explore the intersection of public participation and digital. We’re often developing projects that use crowdsourcing as a means to learn more and we aim for deep participation among […]
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Plant Wellington road islands with natives, not exotics
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council spends time and money continuously re-planting its road islands e.
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Swimming Wellington – Facebook page
- Swimming Wellington
- Swimming Wellington is now on Facebook, follow us and share our news and information. Here is the link. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swimming-Wellington/281973298659524?ref=hl
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Zonal Wrap up
- Swimming Wellington
- The Harlequins, from Northland, Auckland and Counties-Manukau, took the honours in the second New Zealand Zonal Championships at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Auckland tonight.
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Tickets are still available for the upcoming Lower Hutt &...
- Orchestra Wellington
- Tickets are still available for the upcoming Lower Hutt & Paraparaumu Fringe 2015 shows BABY POPS - ABRACADABRA! To secure yours, head to FRINGE.CO.NZ or TICKETEK NEW ZEALAND
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Seven Things: Cory Doctorow
- Webstock
- 1. Who are you? Cory Doctorow. 2. What do you do? I am currently working on a project with the Electronic Frontier Foundation to end all DRM, everywhere in the world, within 10 years. It’s called Apollo 1201. I write science fiction novels for adults and kids, as well as graphic novels and nonfiction books. Some recent ones: […]
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Seven things: Harper Reed
- Webstock
- 1. Who are you? Harper Reed 2. What do you do? I am a hacker. That, obviously, could mean anything. Right now it means that I am the CEO of a startup called Modest. We build delightful commerce experiences for mobile. Before this, I was the CTO of the Obama Campaign. We helped re-elect the […]
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St Pat’s Silverstream defend Marist College Sevens title
- Wellington Club Weekly
- St Pat’s Silverstream have defended their New Zealand Marist College Sevens title this afternoon at Evans Bay Artificial, running away at the end to beat Christchurch’s St Bede’s College 29-12 in the Cup final.
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Entertainment at your fingertips
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Home entertainment could soon be experienced in four dimensions as a result of upcoming research at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Victoria student creates NCEA app
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tracking NCEA credits is now a whole lot easier thanks to a new mobile phone application (app) developed by Wasim Talim, who is currently finishing his studies at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Behind-the-scenes of The Demolition of the Century: a producer’s perspective
- Circa Theatre
- Show Pony's Adrianne Roberts tells drama on the waterfront how she came to be involved with The Demolition of the Century.
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Have Your Say on the Draft Wellington Regional Land Transport Plan 2015
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The Regional Transport Committee’s Draft Regional Land Transport Plan is currently open for submissions.
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Hardly an abomination
- Wellington Scoop
- While most of us have been admiring the new look in Bond Street, one of our elected councillors is claiming that it’s an abomination.
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Hutt Old Boys Marist fall to North Harbour in Marist Sevens final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Two of the players of the tournament, North Harbour Marist’s captain Ben Paltridge beats the Ardmore Marist defender and the corner flag to score a try in their Cup semi-final, as teammate Michael Little comes across in support.
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New Zealand Marist College Sevens this Saturday and Sunday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Local teams St Pat’s Silverstream and hosts St Pat’s Town met in the final of this tournament in its inaugural playing last year.
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The eating of food & the drinking of drink at Webstock 15
- Webstock
- Your nourishment and sustenance while at Webstock’s main event on Thursday and Friday is important to us. We want the offerings to be auspiciously nutritious and ambitiously delicious. Much of the food available will be locally and sustainably sourced and there’ll be a wide range of organic, plant based, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free and […]
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Fare increase unlikely this year due to rising rail patronage and lower oil prices
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- It’s unlikely a public transport fare increase will be needed for the Wellington region this year, thanks to increasing numbers of people taking the train and lower than anticipated international oil prices.
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Wellington Sevens tournaments: Five of the best
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The superheroes are happy as local star Victor Vito crosses for the winning try at the death against Samoa in 2008.
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New Zealand Marist Club Sevens this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from last year’s tournament between home team Marist St Pat’s and North Harbour MaristMany of New Zealand’s 29 Marist clubs, plus several more clubs and invitational teams, will descend on the Wakefield Park artificial grounds in Wellington this weekend for the annual New Zealand Marist Federation Club Sevens tournament.
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March 6: Jason Webley
- Bar Bodega
- Jason Webley is an American musician known for his fusion of folk, experimental and alternative music. He began as a street performer, playing accordion in the streets of Seattle, Washington, but has since moved in-doors and on stage, playing various venues. Listen to Jason Webley
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Overloading the rapid transit buses – potential foul-ups could cost $300m
- Wellington Scoop
- The regional council’s Regional Land Transport Plan is set to approve foul-ups costing nearly $300million, which will ensure that the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system is overloaded.
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Murphy Taramai – The Right Medicine
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A couple of months ago Murphy Taramai was working fulltime at the Trentham army base packing pills.
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Let’s liberate the Treaty
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Dr Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu and Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki), a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law.
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Getting to the bottom of tectonic plates
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research, led by Victoria University of Wellington and using underground dynamite explosions, has revealed previously unknown information about what happens underneath tectonic plates.
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Greg Foe relishing opportunity to play for Samoa in Wellington
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Greg Foe taking on Johnsonville for Poneke in Wellington club rugby last year Three years ago, then Samoa U20 openside flanker Greg Foe came down to Wellington from Auckland to attend the Wellington Sevens as a spectator and he stayed.
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Yellow light for forest-saving programme in Indonesia
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A programme to curb deforestation and carbon emissions in Indonesia has improved forest governance but more changes need to be implemented if its original aims are to be met, according to Victoria University of Wellington research.
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Result: Capital Classic
- Olympic Harriers
- Well done to Alisha Gilchrist, winner of the womenand#39;s 1500m. Club result...
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Town and Gown for summer
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A summer project designed to publicise more widely research by members of Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law, has involved Faculty staff and students working more closely with Woodward Street Chambers.
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Waitangi Day Holiday this Friday!
- Kilbirnie School
- Welcome back to school everybody! It's lovely to see you, but don't forget to have a holiday on Friday!
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Geoff Cridge on the rise for the Hurricanes
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Geoff Cridge is a six foot seven lock who has just signed a Hurricanes contract.
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Victoria connecting with Wellington’s tech industry
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington is running a workshop aimed at getting Wellington’s tech community up to speed with the latest in network technology.
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10 reasons to attend Webstock 2015
- Webstock
- So you want to go to Webstock but you need to convince your boss that it’s worthwhile. We’ve put together some reasons that will hopefully help make writing your business case a little easier. Good luck! Hey Boss person, here’s why you won’t regret sending me to Webstock 1) We (and our organisation) can’t afford […]
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World Wetlands Day – what can you do?
- Zealandia
- Looking out over the Keith Taylor wetlands at Zealandia by Janice McKenna Swamps, marshes, fens and bogs.
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Learning to love mathematics
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As a school student, mathematics was definitely not Sandi McCutcheon’s strong point—her memories of the subject at high school are mostly of being sent to sit in the corridor during lessons.
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Motel
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- By April Phillips – Directed by Gennie Barton Motels have historically had a reputation one way or another.
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Rain interrupts any progress in Round 2
- Cricket Wellington
- Rain interrupted any chance of progress on day 1 of the 2nd round of premier cricket on Sunday.
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Seed: "it’s entertaining, pure and simple"
- Circa Theatre
- Playwright Elisabeth Easther shares her thoughts about how Seed came about and what it’s like watching her writing performed on stage.
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Wellington Go By Bike Day – 11 Feb 2015
- Cycling in Wellington
- Bike-tastic-ablous Event! Go By Bike Day celebrates everyone who cycles in Wellington – whether you are a year-round ‘rain or shine’ bike commuter, you use your bike for fun and fitness, or you’re just trying it out for the first time.
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