Archive / June 2018
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We’ve been nominated as a finalist for the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2018!
- Wellington Youth Choir
- Wellington Youth Choir has been nominated as a finalist for the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2018! We’re incredibly thankful for the support of the community and look forward to the Awards ceremony in July! About the Awards Every year, Wellington International Airport, Wellington Community Trust, and the five local councils come together to recognise the work carried out by community groups in the wider Wellington region. The focus of the Awards is to celebrate volunteers for their valuable contribution to society. Finalists from each region to compete for the overall award in their category, and the opportunity to be named Supreme Winner. Members of the public are invited to nominate any not-for-profit group or organisation working in the interests of the community.
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Church Update – 29/06/18
- Miramar Salvation Army
- Wow – check this out.
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FRONZ conference visit 4 June 2018
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- FRONZ conference visit 4 June 2018 Hugh McCracken Fri, 29 Jun 2018 - 10:51
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Farewell to Trustees Dawn & Jan
- Wellington Community Fund
- Next month we say farewell and a huge thank you to Dawn Sanders ONZM, QSM, and Jan Dowland who have both served the WCT board for 9 years.
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We’re looking for tenor and bass voices to join us!
- Wellington Youth Choir
- WE’RE LOOKING FOR TENORS AND BASS VOICES TO JOIN US IN THE SECOND TRIMESTER! Wellington Youth Choir is a self-run, mixed group of singers between the ages of 18 and 27. It is made up of around 50 university students and young professionals living in the Wellington region. Email your interest to wellingtonyouthchoir@gmail.com and we’ll see you there!
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Transportation 2040: Vancouver’s Blueprint for Sustainable Transport, with lessons for Wellington: Wednesday 4 July, 6:30-7:30pm
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Date, Time and Venue Wednesday 4 July, 6:30-7:30pm Sustainability Trust, 2 Forresters Lane, Te Aro (off Tory St) Who: Hosted by Congestion-Free Wellington What’s This About? Wellington is facing major transport and land-use choices as we decide on the Let’s Get Wellington Moving process.
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Concert master Amalia Hall tutoring Porirua teen Toloa Faraimo...
- Orchestra Wellington
- Concert master Amalia Hall tutoring Porirua teen Toloa Faraimo at Orchestra Wellington HQ as part of his internship. He’ll be receiving a number of private lessons from Amalia as well as sitting in on Orchestra rehearsals. We first discovered Toloa’s immense talent last year performing with Porirua’s Virtuoso Strings Charitable Trust and we can’t wait to see what the future holds! 👏🏼🎻✨
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Concert master Amalia Hall tutoring Porirua teen Toloa Faraimo...
- Orchestra Wellington
- Concert master Amalia Hall tutoring Porirua teen Toloa Faraimo at Orchestra Wellington HQ as part of his internship. He’ll be receiving a number of private lessons from Amalia as well as sitting in on Orchestra rehearsals. We first discovered Toloa’s immense talent last year performing with Porirua’s Virtuoso Strings Charitable Trust and we can’t wait to see what the future holds! 👏🏼🎻✨
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1st place at National Secondary School Champs
- Wellington South Fencing Club
- The national fencing calendar is full of great opportunities for our students to participate in a wide range of tournaments. In June we had Cooper, Vinh and Leon represent Wellington South Fencing Club and their school, Scots College, at the National Secondary School Championships. The team placed 1st in the Mixed Team Foil!
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Review: The Elixir of Love
- The Wellingtonista
- Friends, ploughmen and countrymen, you’re invited to the Elixir of Love, NZ Opera’s utterly madcap new creation.
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The maternity ward of the early 1980s was a very different place
- Jack Yan
- Virginia McMillan/Creative Commons Now the PM and her partner, Clarke Gayford, have shown off their daughter to the world (video below), it reminded me of my own experiences in the maternity ward many years ago.
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Weekly Wrap-up (Term 2 – Week 8)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 18 June – BoT meeting Tuesday 3 July – Music Evening, 7pm Friday 6 July – End of Term 2 Term 3 Monday 23 July – Term 3 starts Monday 23 July – BoT meeting, 6pm Wednesday 25 July – Senior Parent Interviews Monday 30 July – Junior Parent Interviews
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ONE
- Black Coffee
- ONE is the Māori word for soil/mud/earth.
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Major research grant awarded to assess effectiveness of primary health care
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington-led team of researchers has received a $4.78 million Health Research Council grant to assess the effectiveness of New Zealand's primary health care system.
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As the most experienced long-video Instagrammer, welcome to the club
- Jack Yan
- It appears my friend Justin was spot on: I probably was part of a test group trialling longer Instagram videos since April.
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National music centre receives Lottery grant
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Plans by Victoria University of Wellington, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) and Wellington City Council to create a national centre of musical excellence in central Wellington have taken another leap forward.
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Storms in a teacup
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Experiencing extreme weather has a negligible effect on people's climate change opinions, according to research presented at a Victoria University of Wellington seminar.
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IRD Payday Webinars
- Porirua Chamber of Commerce
- Find out how payday filing will impact your business Since 1 April 2018, employers have been able to file payroll information every payday rather than monthly.…
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Preview: Meremere
- The Wellingtonista
- A man looks down to his right.
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A nagging question of public interest
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Leaks need to satisfy the 'Ponting Principle', writes Victoria University of Wellington's Reader in Government, Dr Chris Eichbaum.
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THE PROPHECYSATURDAY 7 JULY, 7.30PMMICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE,...
- Orchestra Wellington
- THE PROPHECY SATURDAY 7 JULY, 7.
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THE PROPHECYSATURDAY 7 JULY, 7.30PMMICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE,...
- Orchestra Wellington
- THE PROPHECY SATURDAY 7 JULY, 7.
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Notes from June meeting and AGM
- Cycle Aware Wellington (CAW)
- A smaller crowd due to the bad weather.
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Review: The Blender (Sundays with BaseJump Improv)
- The Wellingtonista
- With a dash of insanity, a smidge of ridiculousness, and a lot of Wellingtonian wit, BaseJump Improv’s new show The Blender is a wild ride for your Sunday evening.
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Australian Open
- Tawa Bowling Club
- Australian Open bruce Sun, 17 Jun 2018 - 01:43
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Researchers get $3.5m to target major health issues
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Scientists working on new treatments to combat the world's most dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria are among Victoria University of Wellington-led research teams to receive more than $3.5 million in the latest Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand funding round.
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Victoria University announces Emerging Pasifika Writer’s Residency
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce a new Emerging Pasifika Writer’s Residency for 2019.
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PM lends name to new chair in public sector integrity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Expansion and other changes to the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) include a newly created New Zealand Prime Minister's ANZSOG Chair in Public Sector Ethics and Integrity at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Tired Motorway Sales Pitch Falls Flat, Says Save The Basin Campaign
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The leaked transport proposals for Wellington read like a sales pitch gone badly wrong, said Save the Basin Campaign spokesperson Tim Jones.
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Why data is not the new oil
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Think of it more as infrastructure, the UK Open Data Institute's founding CEO tells a Victoria University of Wellington public lecture audience.
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Review: Beneath skin and bone
- The Wellingtonista
- Poto Manawa has a new flat.
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Naked girls. Reading. In Wellington.
- The Wellingtonista
- In advance of Naked Girls Reading; the motherhood edition this Saturday at the Fringe Bar, I put a few questions to its producer, Hugo Grrrl.
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The Gold Cup
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- Once upon a time, one of the most prestigious races in Wellington was a 20-mile cross-country race. Alan Stevens has scoured his memory and the club archives to give us an account of the life and ...
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Cricket Wellington Farewell Stephen Murdoch
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds squad for the coming season has been announced, with one notable name missing as Stephen Murdoch makes the move to Christchurch for personal reasons.
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News: Wellington team for North Island Cross Country Champs has been announced
- Olympic Harriers
- Congratulations to the following people who have been selected for the North Isl...
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Wellington Firebirds’ Contracts Announced for 2018-19
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Firebirds’ squad for the coming season includes some new faces as three young local cricketers join the contract list for the first time.
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Amelia Kerr’s Big Day Out in Dublin
- Cricket Wellington
- WHITE FERNS’ teenager Amelia Kerr has written herself into cricketing folklore by batting an entire innings to score an unbeaten 232 and break Belinda Clark’s 20-year-old record for the highest score in women’s ODI cricket.
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Joining Tolkien’s World
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington alumna Professor Helen Small has been appointed to one of the most prestigious English Literature positions in the world—the Merton Professorship of English Language and Literature at Oxford University, once held by J.R.R Tolkien.
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Busking: The unwritten code
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- The council brought in all these new laws.
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Fighting for Justice – Working at Community Law
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- “There is no such thing as an average day for our community lawyers.
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Timetables for new bus routes released
- Churton Park Community Association
- Metlink have just released the timetables for the new bus services which will come into effect on Sunday 15 July.
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New bus routes information session
- Churton Park Community Association
- From Sunday July 15 big changes to Churton Park bus services come into effect.
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Nature article poses choices for the future of Antarctica
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Choices made in the next decade will have long-term consequences for Antarctica and the globe, according to research published today in the journal Nature.
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News: Olympic members competing at interprovincial relay in Taupo
- Olympic Harriers
- Good luck to those Junior Club members heading to Taupo this weekend for Nationa...
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Union meeting
- Kilbirnie School
- The Primary School teachers’ union, NZEI, have advised us that there will be a union meeting at 2pm on Tuesday June 19th.
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Winners and losers from the Change in the GWRC Transport Rate
- Wellington Commuter
- The GWRC is changing how the Transport Rates that fund the regions PT service is allocated to ratepayers. They claim that this change means “Hutt Valley, South Wairarapa and Porirua pay a bit less toward public transport than they do now, while residents in Wellington city, Kāpiti and Masterton pay a bit more”.… Read more ...
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Review: The Atom Room
- The Wellingtonista
- 150 years into the future Sarah and Danny meet, fall in love, and get married in a Wellington devastated by earthquakes, climate change, and the effects of a distant nuclear explosion.
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Learning through experience in the virtual age
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Christian Schott from Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Management is providing experiential learning for the twenty-first century through the use of virtual reality (VR).
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The Bard for the 21st century
- Victoria University of Wellington
- English Literature student, Elsie Bollinger, has used her Creativity Scholarship to produce collaborative group The Candle Waster's latest web series based on Shakespeare's plays.
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Money with Marshall
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- As the old saying goes, it’s not about the money, except when it is. Marshall Clark is our club treasurer, and in this article he gives us an insight into the club’s financial processes and ...
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The end of US ’net neutrality: another step toward the corporate internet
- Jack Yan
- Elijah van der Giessen/Open Media/Creative Commons That’s it for ’net neutrality in the US.
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Saint Fabiola fabulousness
- The Wellingtonista
- Last Friday we had a lovely time at the opening of St Fabiola on Lombard Street (you may have seen us tweeting about the pies from Pickle and Pie, because, you know, priorities), so this week, we caught up with the owner Kirsten for a chat over email.
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China Research Centre counters ‘soft underbelly’ sensationalism, says new Director
- Victoria University of Wellington
- "Sensationalist" claims about extensive Chinese influence in New Zealand highlight the importance of the knowledge and understanding the Victoria University of Wellington-led New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre (NZCCRC) brings to public debate, says the Centre's new Director.
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‘Indo-Pacific’ pushes ahead at summit
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Regional shifts were evident at Asia’s premier security conference, writes Associate Professor David Capie, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Centre for Strategic Studies.
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Research shows New Zealanders trust government more, churches and charities less
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new study commissioned by Victoria University of Wellington’s Institute for Governance and Policy Studies (IGPS) shows the number of New Zealanders who trust government has risen substantially since 2016.
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69th NZIB Nationals underway in Ashburton
- Tawa Bowling Club
- 69th NZIB Nationals underway in Ashburton bruce Sun, 10 Jun 2018 - 02:10
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Writers on Mondays warms winter with fire and flair
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) presents its popular Writers on Mondays series for 2018, showcasing some of the best new writing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Dorne Cup Provisional Results
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- Provisional Results from the 92nd Dorne Cup, held 9 June 2018 are available on webscorer. Provisional team results are linked below: Dorne Cup 2018 Provisional Team results – V1
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Weekly Wrap-up (Term 2 – Week 6)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 11 June – Open Evening, 6pm Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 June – School Production Monday 18 June – BoT meeting Tuesday 3 July – Music Evening, 7pm Friday 6 July – Last day of Term 2
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It’s not a rumour: longer Instagram videos are already here
- Jack Yan
- Going back from the Hutt into #Wellington.
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A bird’s eye view of changing glaciers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Andrew Mackintosh and Dr Brian Anderson from Victoria University of Wellington’s Antarctic Research Centre, along with Andrew Lorrey from NIWA, discuss the importance of annual Southern Alps surveys.
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Volunteers support fellow students
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Bachelor of Arts student Jessica Finley wanted to become more involved in the Victoria University of Wellington community outside of her classes, so she became a Vic Volunteer Assistant Walker for Disability Services.
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Victoria University of Wellington alumna receives prestigious science award
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University alumna Dr Jessie Prebble has been announced as the 2018 recipient of the Zonta Science Award. Dr Prebble completed her Bachelor of Science (Honours) and her Master of Science at Victoria University.
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Notes from the Newtown Residents’ Association Meeting held on Monday 21st May
- Newtown Residents' Association
- These were some of the topics discussed.
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When animal disease strikes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The social sciences, as well as veterinary sciences, have an important role to play in managing Mycoplasma bovis, write Associate Professor Anne Galloway from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Design and Dr Gareth Enticott from Cardiff University.
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Senior role at Victoria University for leading researcher
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has appointed Professor Margaret Hyland to the role of Vice-Provost (Research).
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Towards a bilingual Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington academics have been engaging with Wellington City Council and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) to contribute to an action plan which will ensure te reo Māori is seen and heard more in Wellington.
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Why our building regulation just doesn’t cut it
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand needs a resilient, flexible control regime supported by high quality training and education, writes Dr Nigel Isaacs, a Senior Lecturer in Victoria University of Wellington's School of Architecture.
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Some global lessons for NZ on euthanasia
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Examples from other countries offer a glimpse of how we could approach assisted dying legislation, writes Sarah Revell-Dennett, a Victoria University of Wellington PhD student in Sociology.
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Victoria University of Wellington continues to perform strongly in global rankings
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has held its standing in the latest QS World University rankings, in what has been a tough year overall for New Zealand universities.
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Urban Dream Brokerage to close in Wellington with a call to support artists developing work independently in the city
- Urban Dream Brokerage
- <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Brides, Barbarian Productions, Bowen House, 2013 A letter to our city, our artists, our property owners, our supporters. We have loved changing Wellington City’s dynamic through Letting Space’s Urban Dream Brokerage service - with thanks to some remarkable creative people, property owners and the funding of the Wellington City Council and Wellington Community Trust. Over the past five and half years, Urban Dream Brokerage in Wellington has placed over 300 creators and artists in 45 spaces with 61 projects. Images and details of these can be found here, including three new, current projects. Some have been short, others have lasted much longer – the amazing group Coliberate have just finished 18 months running a mental health gym in Featherston Street, for example. On 30th June we come to the end of a three-year contract with Wellington City Council for the delivery of the service. Letting Space has made the decision not to renew this contract. Rather we will do new work under the auspices of our trust, the Wellington Independent Arts Trust. We all continue to look for ways to make Wellington a diverse and people-oriented place. In terms of the brokerage, property owners will tell you they are facing unprecedented issues with earthquake strengthening plus a far higher demand for retail spaces in the city than when we began, during a recession. It has got harder and harder for us to find spare spaces in a popular little city. It remains key work to provide infrastructure for independent artists. This is our challenge to council, to organisations, to all: if you wish Wellington to remain creative you need to prioritise directly supporting the city's most dynamic artists, through funds or resources such as space. It is in their hands, not established organisations or events, that the future lies. This needs new and different energies right now. We also need to celebrate and thank our city. The UDB projects have seen artists and other creatives consistently and uniquely challenge the expectation of the city’s offerings. They have helped us recognise that our city needs to provide diverse living spaces for all, where many people feel included and new ideas can take shape. Where artists and other creatives have the space to grow new enterprises and ways of working, developing their own interaction with the city. This has led to us working in Dunedin - where a programme now thrives, and programmes in Porirua and Masterton, as well as providing inspiration and advice to other cities nationwide and overseas. We’ve helped along the way with the development of proposals with many groups and in this last year have offered a monthly lunchtime gathering and podcast and, currently, a mentoring programme. We’ve loved working with artists and makers, helping them see their ideas to fruition. Many have gone on to develop stronger practices and businesses as part of the city. We continue to believe this kind of work is vital and special to Wellington’s identity. A place where artists feel they can be part of the city’s fabric. It’s something that helped the notion of being a ‘creative capital’. We’re thrilled to see artist run spaces like Te Haukāinga, meanwhile and play_station join others in the CBD in the last two years – artists are stepping up and taking on property. Others also need to lead and some are looking for space. In May 2017 we conducted focus groups and surveyed of artists with experience in working in unconventional spaces about what they really need to stay active and sustained in Wellington. A report on this can be found here. We think it’s time to heed the lead of authorities like Dunedin City Council currently and work actively to see how artists can be more embedded in infrastructure. Artists need more than event presentation space and promotion - they need space for development, where they can collaborate and be more part of the city. They suffer from a lack of the working spaces and connections that other creatives are gaining from co-share working spaces. Artists need to be funded to be artists - to develop, think and contribute to Wellington’s public, private and government institutions. It’s about artists working to be more embedded dynamic activators of the city. And it’s about recognising artists’ time and need for development potential, rather than seeing them as temporary pop-ups, or as free agents of lightweight cool projects. It's about seeing them as contributors to our city’s development. We hope Urban Dream Brokerage has helped challenge what exchange means for Wellington’s CBD - non-commercial activity as a vital part of the urban infrastructure. Projects like Moodbank, People’s Cinema, Co-Liberate, Political Cuts, to name a few, have gone on to have lives in other places, following the legacy of Letting Space produced and curated projects in the city like Kim Paton’s Freestore. Temporary sometimes leads to permanent, but even without physical legacy we think the traces of the network that has been created have a lasting resonance for many creators in Wellington. Urban Dream Brokerage ends in June but we are encouraging others to pick up the challenge to do this work. Never underestimate the generosity there is amongst property and business owners who understand how value in a city needs to work in different ways and are committed to Wellington’s arts ecosystem. Expect knockbacks, but hold to your vision! We are making our resources, forms and processes available through Creative Commons for anyone to pick up. A link to these will be posted on our website, our blog and through our social media threads soon. All three of us are looking forward to continuing to work with our many dear friends and valued colleagues to continue to make Wellington such a special place to live and work. Thank you for the amazing work you do. Ngā mihi, Helen, Mark and Sophie Letting Space
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Article in The Spinoff
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Result: Christchurch Marathon
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Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika) acknowledged in 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List
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Proposed work visa boost for international university students
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My predictions for Wellington on a Plate 2018
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Weekly Wrap-up (Term 2 – Week 5)
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NZSO Shed Series: “Juxtaposition”
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Climate change collaboration shows path to innovative methane emissions policy
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Brooklyn Trail Builders update - June 2018
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If FCA kills Chrysler today, then it’s another chapter in a company weakening its brands
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