Archive / August 2017
September 2017 | July 2017-
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An Interview with George Watson and Hamish Win
- Enjoy Contemporary Art Space
- Since launching in 2008 as a modest 20pg, staple bound publication, Matters has established itself, intermittently, as a critical, non-commercial and independent arts journal in Aotearoa New Zealand. Following the release of Issue 7, our Communications and Publications Manager Louise spoke with editors George Watson and Hamish Win on the journal’s history, ethos, and where it might go next.
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Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 211, Left Bank, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Notes from Assembly 31 August 2017
- Kilbirnie School
- Thank you to Cara and Hugo for doing a great job as comperes.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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U21 Trans Tasman Series
- Petone Rowing Club
- This morning saw the end of the Under 21 Trans Tasman Regatta, with Australia retaining the Rusty Robertson Trophy for 2017.
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Public meetings on proposed transport fare changes begin next week
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is about to hold eight public meetings throughout the region over the proposed changes to public transport fares.
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WIN WITH ORCHESTRA WELLINGTON, THE CIRCUS HUB & IKO IKO!In...
- Orchestra Wellington
- WIN WITH ORCHESTRA WELLINGTON, THE CIRCUS HUB & IKO IKO! In celebration of our upcoming show UNDER THE BIG TOP! Saturday September 2nd alongside The Circus Hub, we have this amazing HAMPER OF GOODIES from iconic Wellington business Iko Iko and a FAMILY PASS to the SHOW to GIVE AWAY! ENTRY IS SIMPLE, just follow the instructions on our FACEBOOK PAGE HERE Includes tickets for 2 Adults & 2 children to the event, Six Barrel Soda Co., Baron Hasselhoff’s Chocolate, Misery Guts Flag, Poppy & Olive Peanut Butter & everything else you see in the pic! We look forward to seeing you for death-defying aerial performers, sensational stilt, tumblers and clowns alongside Orchestra Wellington in a spectacular family show 2nd September at the Michael Fowler Centre. *ENTRIES CLOSE 6PM WEDNESDAY 30TH AUGUST* UNDER THE BIG TOP press release and Ticketek New Zealand HERE> https://goo.gl/3y2CsM
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Netsafe Meeting
- Kilbirnie School
- AN EVENING WITH NETSAFE.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Next Working Bee – Sunday 27 August
- Upstream: Friends of Central Park
- Join us this coming Sunday 27th August for some social gardening in Central Park! Meet at The Jetty at 10am. If you enter the park through the main gates at the bottom of Brooklyn Road, Wellington, The Jetty is a few hundred metres along the main path. Just follow the stream! We provide, gloves, equipment and morning tea. We hope… Read more
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Central Park, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Porcelain Cup
- Wellington Badminton Club
- We won the cup back! A massive effort to win 31-29 after 3 years of being too nice to University club.
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Increasing biodiversity on the escarpment
- Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project
- By Paul Callister, August 2017 One of the aims of Ngā Uruora is to increase biodiversity on the escarpment.
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Now With Speaker Details: Public Meeting: For A More Liveable Wellington, Monday 28 August
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Our speakers are: Roger Blakeley: Introduction – Let’s Get Welly Moving’s principles and objectives Paula Warren: The sustainable transport hierarchy and why LGWM’s outcomes should reflect it Barry Mein (LGWM): LGWM’s progress towards meeting its objectives Russell Tregonning: Transport, climate change and public health: transport choices are health choices When: Monday 28 August, doors open 5.30pm, 6pm sharp start, 7.30pm close Where: Wellington Central Library, Mezzanine Floor Meeting Room All welcome to hear how sustainable transport design for Wellington benefits everyone—walkers, cyclists, public transport users, and drivers—reducing traffic volumes, lowering carbon emissions, and making a healthier city. Doors open 5.30 for 6pm sharp start. We’ll hear from our speakers, then have a panel discussion, with time for one-on-one discussions afterwards. Facebook event.
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Invitation to the dancesaturday 9 september, 7:30pmmichael...
- Orchestra Wellington
- INVITATION TO THE DANCE SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER, 7:30PM MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE, WELLINGTON Maurice Ravel Noble and Sentimental Waltzes - Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor - Carl Maria von Weber Invitation to the Dance (arr.
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Weekend seminar & grading 18 – 19 November 2017 with Simon Puffett 6th Dan
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- Grading & spring seminar with Simon Puffett, 6th Dan, 18-19 November 2017, Wellington Venue: 2 Bell Rd, Wellington Time: 9am – 2:30pm Saturday & 9am – 2:30pm Sunday.
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Prince of Wales Park Water Reservoir, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Housing Manifesto
- Architectural Centre Inc
- After the success of our 2006 Manifesto for Architecture, written to mark our 60th anniversary, we have this year, in the spirit of an election year with a strong focus on housing needs, launched the Architectural Centre’s Manifesto for Housing. In addition to our tradition postcard medium, the manifesto will also be emblazoned on an […]
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Housing Manifesto
- Architectural Centre Inc
- After the success of our 2006 Manifesto for Architecture, written to mark our 60th anniversary, we have this year, in the spirit of an election year with a strong focus...
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Pollen’s not pollution – it’s Spring doing its thing
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Reports are already coming into Greater Wellington Regional Council of signs of yellow powder or paint residue lining streams and puddles and coating people’s cars, all of which are deposits of pollen and signs that hay fever season is about to start.
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Three Men to Lead Firebirds In 2017-18
- Cricket Wellington
- With the Burger King Super Smash schedule announced last week, the Wellington Firebirds continue their preparations for the 2017-18 season with the announcement of their captains for each domestic campaign.
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Spills n Thrills – quick fire tournament 30 Sept
- Richter City Roller Derby
- Richter City and Garage Project are hosting Spills n Thrills – a fun derby quick fire tournament for the re-release of Pils n Thrills on 30 Sept from 3pm-9.30pm at Kilbirnie Rec Centre in Wellington. The proceeds are going towards helping Richter put on Quake, Battle and Roll. Help us fundraise and have an epic day of derby! We are looking for people who would like to participate as...
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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August Meeting - AREC DMR Update & DMR Technology show & Tell
- Wellington VHF Group
- Update on AREC DMR as presented at NZART Conference followed by a show and tell on new DMR technology Date: Thursday 31 August 2017 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Tawa Community Centre WVHFG Categories: Meetings
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Notes from Assembly 17 August 2017
- Kilbirnie School
- Thank you to Jonty and Isla for being great comperes.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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BYOD information evening
- Kilbirnie School
- Join us for an information evening on the BYOD scheme to be implemented for next year's Years 5 and 6 students. 7pm at school, please RSVP at the office. Read the August Trustees News for more information on the scheme here.
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Aro Valley Meet the Candidates - General Election
- Aro Valley Community Centre
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Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Regional council votes to permanently chlorinate Lower Hutt drinking Water
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has approved the permanent chlorination of Lower Hutt’s drinking water.
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2017 President's Report
- Wellington Aero Club
- Unsurprisingly, weather and flying hours go hand in hand, and with the weather that we have experienced over the last 12 months it’s no wonder that the last year has been a challenging one.
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Public Meeting: For A More Liveable City, Monday 28 August
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- When: Monday 28 August, doors open 5.
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Hutt Minoh Teacher Exchange 2017
- Hutt Minoh House Friendship Trust
- Hutt-Minoh Teacher Exchange Programme - Part 2 On the 17th August two teachers will be arriving from our sister city Minoh, Japan.
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In Memorium - David Birdling
- Harbour Capital Chorus
- On July 6th 2017, David Birdling passed away. He was a core member of the chorus for many years, singing a wonderful bass. See his Memorial book here: David Birdling ...
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My Theme Going From Teenagers To Adults
- Cricket Wellington
- In the third post of Wellington Firebirds’ Assistant Coach, Glenn Pocknall’s ongoing reflection on his development as a coach, he looks at the move from coaching age-group teams to taking the reigns at an adult senior club side.
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WHITE FERNS Join Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington are pleased to announce the appointment of WHITE FERN and Wellington Blaze representative, Liz Perry, to the position of Special Projects Manager.
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Wellington will get significantly warmer, new climate change report shows
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Wellington city will have warmer autumns, almost a month of days over 25°C and up to 10 per cent more winter rain by 2090, according to a new NIWA climate report.
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Greater Wellington proposes better Metlink fares
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is seeking public feedback on a proposal for fare concessions and changes aimed at encouraging off-peak public transport use, helping disadvantaged groups and paving the way for improvements to the city’s bus network.
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Satisfaction Steady with Wellington Public Transport
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- An annual customer satisfaction survey of public transport in the Wellington region shows satisfaction on par with last year’s survey at 92%.
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New websites to help communities before, during, and after a crisis
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Two new websites, developed by the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), were launched this week.
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NZ Elite squad named
- Petone Rowing Club
- The 2017 Rowing New Zealand Elite team to compete at the 2017 World Rowing Championships was named at an announcement at Lake Karapiro today.
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Have your say on Wellington Riding for the Disabled developments in Battle Hill Farm Forest Park
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The Wellington Group of Riding for Disabled (WRDA) has applied to Greater Wellington Regional Council for a lease to develop a covered arena and other facilities at Abbots Field near the park’s Paekakariki Hill Road entrance.
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History Beckons for 2017-18 Summer
- Cricket Wellington
- NZC announces home international schedule and Wellington fans are in for an action-packed summer with three ODIs, two T20s, and a Test scheduled for the city.
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