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Update from DCM - Together We Can End Homelessness
- Downtown Community Ministry
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This month we held our 24th annual, fundraising Bookfair, which was another huge success for DCM, with large numbers of book-lovers coming to support our work to end homelessness in Wellington. Thank you for your support of this important event - we look forward to sharing our final tally with you soon. Next month we look forward to a special photographic exhibition focussing on the many individuals and groups within our city who are very much part of our work. The exhibition will feature 50 different images, each reflecting the contribution of one kaitautoko (supporter) group, business or individual. A number of different Wellington photographers will contribute these images, and the celebration will again be a coming together of the people of Wellington to acknowledge and reconfirm our collective commitment to ending homelessness in our city. Make a note in your diaries – plan to head down to Photospace to see the beautiful images and learn more about the amazing people in your community who are part of this vision. DCM 50th Birthday Photo Exhibition 14-28 September 2019 Mon-Sat 10am-4pm Photospace Gallery 1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place Wellington <!-- --> DCM’s Dental Service gives “lives back” This month we share the story of one of DCM's amazing supporters, our dental assistant Emily Kremmer. Emily has a full-time job and is in full-time study, but she still finds time to volunteer down at DCM, where she helps take away pain and rebuild lives. Thursday is Emily Kremmer’s “free day” – at least it’s the day she’s not at her job with Wellington Periodontics or studying for her degree in public relations and communications. But this 22-year-old dental assistant spends most of her free day in the dental treatment room at DCM. For 50 years DCM has been supporting Wellington’s most marginalised, with a focus on ending homelessness in the capital. In the first instance that’s about getting people without permanent housing into a home, then DCM supports them to stay there, to learn to manage their money and look after their new whare. But it’s also very much about addressing their physical and mental health issues, including their dental health. That’s why in March 2016, in partnership with the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Dental Association, DCM began operating a fully equipped dental treatment room, staffed by dental professionals. While the dentists volunteer their time, the dental assistants may be paid or choose to volunteer. Emily – who began with a monthly shift in August 2018 but lately has been coming every week – says she’s happy to take no payment for her hours. “I really enjoy it, and it keeps me busy. I think I’d waste my day off. I work better with something to structure my day around,” she says. The people DCM works with – who they call ‘taumai’, which means ‘to settle’ – usually have little opportunity to look after their teeth and gums, so nearly all who come into DCM’s dental service are in pain. “I love taking that pain away. As soon as you numb them up, you just see them relax,” says Emily. “And when you’re taken out that painful tooth or cleaned up their gums, they’re so grateful. One patient we had in the other day said, ‘I feel like a new man. You’ve given me back my life. I feel fantastic’, so it’s really great to feel you’re making a difference. “They often ask if we’re paid, and when we say, ‘No, we’re just here to help you,’ they’re amazed. They feel like someone cares about them and values them.” Much of the work they do, Emily says, is extractions and perio-work, with the odd filling, rather than root canals and crowns. “In general dentistry, you try to keep the real tooth as much as possible but here you need to be more realistic. There’s no point in doing a root canal if the patient can’t afford the crown. A lot of our patients here don’t have access to toothbrushes and toothpaste – although we offer them these things when they leave – so we help them in a way that’s best for them. There’s a lot of calculus build-up to scrape off, which is really satisfying!” Aside from that, the Dental Service at DCM runs just like an ordinary dental clinic, she says. Emily works from 8:30am until 1:30 on days that suit her, and is very satisfied with the clinic. “Everything runs well here. It’s super well-labelled, so it’s quick and easy to find things. There’s a new steri-room and a surgery with everything we need – ultrasonic scalers, x-ray machines, very new sterilizer and bar code scanner to keep track of sterile items and equipment. “The people here at DCM are also great. So smiley and welcoming. You never feel like you’re walking into someone else’s workplace. They treat us in the Dental Service like we’re one of the family. We take part in the daily waiata and karakia that begins each day, and they even give us lunch!” While Emily works at DCM every week, most of the dentists she assists volunteer less frequently, so she values that she works alongside lots of different people. “I have learnt a lot and I’ve become really adaptable because I need to be able to work with anyone and deal with any situation. Because I meet so many dentists, I feel strongly like I’m part of the Wellington dentist community. I don’t have plans to move onto being a hygienist or dentist but if you’re a DA who has ambitions to become a dentist, there’s a real benefit to working here.” What Emily does plan to do is get involved in dental health promotion or work for a not-for-profit organisation when she finishes her communications and marketing degree. “But I hope I’ll still be able do this because I really, really enjoy it.” An obvious thought might be, isn’t it a bit smelly working with people who live in less than ideal conditions? “Sometimes, a bit,” she answers. “But you get smelly people in private practice too. And their stories are so interesting. While some are reserved and want to get out the door as soon as they leave the chair, some are really chatty and you learn all sorts of things about them. You meet so many people you’d never meet in your normal life.” And a really good thing – they don’t complain. “In private dentistry people often complain a lot about any discomfort, but these people don’t. I think they’re used to a level of discomfort and they’ve all been living with pain for such a long time that their tolerance and resilience is high. And again, they’re just so grateful for your help so they sit in the chair and let you do your job. I haven’t heard a complaint from anyone since I’ve been here.” Emily says it’s definitely changed the way she sees people sleeping or begging on the street. “Especially if I see them drinking. One patient said to me, ‘I’ve been drinking to manage the pain’. Now if I see someone drinking, I think it may be because they’ve got a sore mouth, or toothache, or gum disease that’s not manageable.” In all, Emily Kremmer highly recommends other dentists and dental assistants offer their time at DCM’s Dental Service. “It’s very easy to work here. You give whatever time you have, whenever your want – once a month, or even less if that’s all you can do. You’re given a full orientation and lots of support while you work here. “What we do at the Dental Service is humbling and rewarding. And – at the heart of it – we do really good dentistry.” <!-- --> Please help us get the message out there! Forward this email on to everyone you can think of who may be interested in books, how to respond to homelessness, photography and just generally people who are passionate about Wellington. Because together we CAN end homelessness in our city. <!-- --> Read More Success Stories Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi With your basket and my basket, the people will thrive <!-- --> Copyright © 2019 DCM. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: DCMPO Box 6133Marion SqWellington, Wellington 6011 New ZealandAdd us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? 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Inheriting the Crown
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- With Nigel Roberts in banished in exile to Trump land, I seem to have rather dubiously inherited the crown of the oldest runner in the club. As a non-royalist (I dare not use the word Republican), ...
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Opening Schoon
- City Gallery
- Damian Skinner, co-curator of Split Level View Finder: Theo Schoon and New Zealand Art, opened the show on 16 August 2019, with the following words.
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Opening Schoon
- City Gallery
- Damian Skinner, co-curator of Split Level View Finder: Theo Schoon and New Zealand Art, opened the show on 16 August 2019, with the following words.
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Call for nominations: member appointed Guardians
- Zealandia
- The Guardians provide a long term strategic perspective to the Trust’s activities and stewardship of our founding vision. Kevin Mason and John Burnet, member appointed Guardians’ will retire by ...
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Putting differences aside – the interfaith conversation – Weekly newsletter for Friday 30 August 2019
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- Hello everyone, The highlight of this week was the meeting with “The Pastor and the Iman” – two Nigerian religionRead More
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Student proposes climate crisis bill
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington student has proposed significant changes to the Zero Carbon Bill currently before Parliament that he says more accurately reflect the climate crisis facing the planet.
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Future Focus and Senior Course Choices 2020
- Wellington High School
- Senior Course Choices 2020 The Senior Course Choice Booklet for 2020 is now available on our website: http://www.
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Psychologists to undertake strike action
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- Psychologists who are members of the APEX union will undertake strike action from 8am Tuesday 3 September to 8am Tuesday 1 October.
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Snapshot #3: On Reflection: Clare Noonan’s Pilgrim Tourist
- Enjoy Contemporary Art Space
- Between May 2018 and April 2019, Enjoy's former archives and library intern Imogen Simmonds catalogued and rehoused our archive, making it easier to navigate and accessible to visitors in our new reading room.
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Biking numbers booming
- Wellington City Council
- The number of Wellingtonians biking is continuing to grow with count data showing more people than ever riding in to the central city from every direction during the busy morning peak.
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Revolutionising ocean forecasting
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington have joined with MetService in a five-year multi-disciplinary research project—known as the Moana Project—to comprehensively measure, monitor, and predict the state of Aotearoa New Zealand’s oceans.
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How end of life decisions are made
- Victoria University of Wellington
- People considering euthanasia do not just think of themselves, but are heavily influenced by the concerns of, and impact on, others, writes Professor Kevin Dew from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Social and Cultural Studies.
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The identity and privacy dilemma
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Professor of Library and Information Management Anne Goulding discusses the paradox of New Zealanders wanting to safeguard their personal data, while frequently and freely giving it away.
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Paying people to vote could backfire
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Monetary incentives to boost turnout at local elections might reduce people's natural tendencies to be good citizens, writes Dr Julia Talbot-Jones, a Lecturer in Victoria University of Wellington's School of Government.
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Draw & Info – 2019 League 9s Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find attached the following documents for the 2019 Secondary School League 9s tournament being held at Naenae College on Saturday 31st August.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 6)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 30 August: Mid-term break — School closed 2 September: Future Focus Event & Careers Expo (see below) 5 September: WHS Brand designs forum (see below) 9 September: Sexual Abuse Prevention Network presentation (see below) 9 September: Preliminary course choices due for 2020 (Y10—12) 20 September: Learning Conversations day — students attend for their interview only 23 September: Board of Trustees meeting 27 September: Final Senior course choices due for 2020 (Y10—Y12); End of Term 3 Important Information Senior Course Choices for 2020 The Senior Course Choice Booklet for 2020 is now available on our website: http://www.whs.school.nz/course-choice-booklet/. Students in Years 10—12 are invited to explore the options available. We will share the selection planner and process with students shortly. The timeline for making course decisions for 2020 is below. There are opportunities to discuss course choices at Future Focus Evening next week and also at your Learning Conversation: Monday 2 September 2019 Future Focus Evening, 3.45pm—5.45pm Monday 9 September 2019 Preliminary course decisions made Friday 20 September 2019 Learning Conversations Day Friday 27 September 2019 Final course decisions made for 2020 Future Focus event and Careers Expo You and your student are invited to Wellington High School’s Future Focus event on Monday 2 September 3.45pm to 5.45pm in the Main Block and Foyer. The evening will help your student make smart course choices for 2020 and beyond. Please note that there will be no rōpū that day, and school will finish at the earlier time of 3pm to allow for setting up. Visit the Careers Expo — Riley Centre 11am — 4.30pm This year’s Expo features over 20 exhibitors (see the list of exhibitors here), including trades, universities and tertiary providers. All Year 10—13 students will be attending the Expo during the day, and we encourage students to show their families any stalls of interest before Future Focus Evening starts between 3.00 – 3.45pm. Visit the Learning Areas — M Block Levels 3 and 4 The event will include information about each Learning Area and a number of additional information sessions, all offered on a 15 minute rotation basis. Most Learning Area presentations have the following format: Each 15-minute rotation will begin with a short presentation by the Head of Faculty about the Learning Area and the course selections available. This will be followed by some time for questions and answers. At the end of the 15 minutes, you and your student move to the next presentation. Faculty presentations are in Main Block and your student should be able to guide you. Student guides will also be available to provide assistance. Level 3 M305 – Mathematics M306 – Arts M307 – Physical Education and Health M308 – English M309 – Languages Level 4 M406 – Social Sciences M407 – Science M408 – Technology M410 – Learning Support available – no session M409 – How NCEA works Come and view the draft Wellington High brand designs Over the past two terms, a large group of students, staff and whānau has participated in workshops to share and develop ideas about the directino of a refreshed brand identity for the school. You are warmly invited to pop into the school foyer on Thursday 5 September (anytime between 11.30—4pm) to view the draft identity designs that are in development with the designers at Chrometoaster (https://www.chrometoaster.com/). On Thursday, Chrometoaster will have a stand in the foyer to share our draft direction so far, and take feedback from our school community. Note that the design of a central element to represent Te Kura Tuarua o Taraika ki Pukeahu is in separate development with the school. The design team can talk about this. Achievements Say ‘Yes ‘to YES! Last Saturday three WHS Young Enterprise Groups ran stalls at the YES @ The Wellington Underground Market. Congratulations to Remixxed Bags (Sienna Williamson and Sierra Williamson), Toucher Soap (Poppy Vine and Leanne Fandialan) and Poneke Ahi (Jacob Baddeley and Eliseo Biondini). Follow them on Instagram remixxedbags, PonekeAhi and ToucherSoap. Poetry success Congratulations to Seb MacCaulay (Year 12), for being shortlisted as a finalist in the National Secondary Schools Poetry Competition. He received prizes from the New Zealand Book Council and Sport, as well as $100 and the opportunity to attend a masterclass at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University last weekend. Seb’s poem is included below: Old man I’m sitting and I watch the old man from the street rest and unfurl from his linen a pack of Dunhills. He twists off the cellophane and eyes his catch with that vintage gleam of noon-stripped old lowlifes, naked, howling at their cigarette moons. Cars and their drivers blur on by, each turning their heads as if to say yes man, light that cigarette for all you’re worth. Yes, man lights it. Draws each drag out long like a bones player shifting keys. He exhales each time only a whisper of thin smoke-suns that twist, convulse mid-air. I have a moment when I think of my father and I driving along an afternoon’s length of country road; we could’ve been both fifteen naive and I feel as if right here and now I’ll weep watching this old new nomad smoke, pulling our car breakneck along the asphalt, filling the valleys and valleys and valleys, hauling us through them, here to someplace to every place, maybe, most likely, somewhere unideal, where infants are born dead but still live. My father and I, our cities become flame, the skyscrapers strip the blue skies, haul from the seas an urgent thunderstorm now upon us all and still. The old man smokes. Almost at the filter now. Watching our cars roll on by. Looking with those eyes at each and every person as if to say yes man, go on your way, go on your way. IYNT Winners, Minsk, 2019 WHS students Ryan Bright and Lydia Acton were part of the winning NZ team at the 2019 International Young Naturalists’ Tournament. Lydia was the team captain, having also competed in the 2018 tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia. Ryan reported his solution to problem 7, “Burning Glass” in the final against Croatia and Switzerland. He scored the highest score in the final, which was won by NZ with 47.9 points, to Croatia’s 45.9 and Switzerland’s 45.6. The team’s achievements have been widely recognised, including this tweet from the National Science advisor! Sports Underwater Hockey HUGE congratulations go out to all our Underwater Hockey teams for their fantastic season this year. Our Junior Open A team won bronze medals in Friday night’s CSW Premier finals, defeating Hutt Valley High School 6-2 in their playoff game. The boys were hoping for better after entering the playoffs in second place, however they suffered a shock 3-0 loss to Scots College in their semi final. The bronze medal is still a massive achievement, and the first medal won by a WHS team for as long as Murray Chisholm can remember. This team and our Senior Girls team will contest the national championships in Wellington at WRAC from September 6th-8th. If you are interested in Underwater Hockey or intrigued by this mysterious sport, please watch the video made by Year 9 student Sky Gobbi here: https://youtu.be/978v3IPhqV8 1st XI Boys Hockey vs Tararua College Last Sunday our 1st XI Boys Hockey team played Tararua College. Tararua are doing a Lower North Island tour, mainly playing schools in the Wellington region. WHS may have lost the game 3 – 0 but it was an evenly matched contest and our team benefited from the opportunity to take on Tararua College.
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Work to upgrade Happy Valley Bridge set to start
- Wellington City Council
- Construction work to upgrade the Happy Valley Bridge in Owhiro Bay starts next week as part of the Wellington City Council’s latest stage in a progression of works designed to strengthen key transport routes and structures.
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Let’s get out and play!
- Talk Wellington
- Kids being able to play outdoors is such an allround good thing that it should be protected as a right, and fought for with at least as much passion as, say, street carparking.
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New plan for Outer Green Belt
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington has an updated plan to manage the green backdrop to the city.
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Paths Less Travelled
- Zealandia
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Bootcamp was not in vein
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It might be five years since they first started working on their ‘big idea’ at the University's Victoria Entrepreneur Bootcamp, but Ben Palmer and Georgia Lee have continued to develop it and are now on the brink of solving a global medical problem—with a little help from their support network, including the University's commercialisation arm, Viclink.
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Q and A for the Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay Residents Association
- Sarah Free
- SARAH FREE STANDING FOR WCC EASTERN WARD POLICIES: Rates: Ideally we would keep rates at not much more than the rate of inflation, but this is often not possible, partly because the costs of things Council provides (roads, water infrastructure etc) have risen faster than the average rate of inflation, and partly because residents and businesses often want more for their city.
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The oldest runner’s crown
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
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Wellington MTB Club AGM, Tuesday 3 September, Southern Cross
- Wellington Mountain Bike Club
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Wellington MTB Club AGM, Tuesday 3 September, Southern Cross
- WMTBC
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Wellington MTB Club AGM, Tuesday 3 September, Southern Cross
- Wellington Mountain Bike Club
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Review: Death Comes To Us All
- The Wellingtonista
- Death takes her by the hand, leads her to a pool of light at the apron of the stage and she tells us her last moments.
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Time to deliver
- Island Bay Healthy Streets
- It's time for Wellington City Council to deliver on its Island Bay Cycleway promisesThe Island Bay Cycleway has been caught up in the excruciating delays to the Newtown Connections projectThe Newtown Connections project is being delayed - again.
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How New York’s Union Square helped shape free speech in the US
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Joanna Merwood-Salisbury from the School of Architecture discusses the architectural history of Union Square in New York City.
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Harbour sediment rates too high for healthy habitats
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A recent survey of Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour shows sedimentation rates have more than doubled in the last five years, undermining animal and plant habitats and the healthy functioning of this estuary.
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Wheels on Te Pahi keep going ‘round and ‘round
- Porirua City Council
- More Porirua schools are utilising Te Pahi, the free community bus.
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Digital Newsletter Coming soon
- Bowls Wellington
- With thanks to our friends at Pivotal Print and hot on the heals of the new website is a digital newsletter with the first issue to be released on September 2nd.
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Digital Newsletter Coming soon
- Bowls Wellington
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Greater Wellington carbon neutrality underway with new native forest planting system
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
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Recognition for Coach
- Wellington Girls' College
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Senior B Netball
- Wellington Girls' College
- The Senior B netball team finished on a high with a big win over Wellington East Senior B team on Saturday. The win means the team moves up to Premier Reserve 1 next year. Thanks to Del and Emily for all their hard work with the team.
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CCDHB hit by phishing scam
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- A Capital & Coast DHB staff member has fallen victim to an email phishing scam that has seen thousands of emails sent from their address to email addresses across New Zealand and internationally.
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Public get chance to dob in mobility parking cheats
- Porirua City Council
- The Council has joined a scheme run by CCS Disability Action, where the public can notify us about people abusing mobility parking.
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Local Government Election Guide 2019
- Porirua Chamber of Commerce
- We’ve just released our 2019 Local Government Election guide, ahead of the upcoming local elections. The guide identifies four areas which you’ve…
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New Website
- Bowls Wellington
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New Website
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Kilbirnie School Art Exhibition and Auction
- Hataitai Community Website
- Art te Aroha Inspiring Art by Children, Local and Professional Artists Kilbirnie School Hall Friday 6 September, 7-10pm - Adult Only Event. Tickets $25. Exhibition, Silent and live Auction, Drink on Arrival, Canapes, Cash Bar, Live Music. Tickets available from Kilbirnie School Office or by email office@kilbirnie.school.nz Saturday 7 September, 11-1pm - Kids Welcome, Koha Entry
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Ways to pay for big infrastructure: mass transit edition
- Talk Wellington
- We’re used to paying for roads, prisons, rail, schools.
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Scottish Weekly News 26 August 2019
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- If you are thinking about coming to Road Relays in Feilding let us know by filling out this form . In the next week, we need to decide how many beds to book at our hotel. Once we make that decision ...
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2019 Junior Development Tournament #2 – Sunday September 15
- Table Tennis Wellington
- We are pleased to announce the second Junior Development Tournament of 2019 with the assistance of Pub Charity. This will be on Sunday September 15 at the Empire Table Tennis Club, Marine Parade, Petone. Enter by noon Saturday June 15... Continue Reading →
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2019 New World Wellington City Table Tennis Wellington Open Championships – Summary
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Recently Table tennis Wellington held the 2019 Wellington Open. 77 players participated, up slightly on the previous few years. There were a number of players from other Associations, particularly Manawatu, but also Auckland, Waitemata, Waikato and Marlborough. Results as follows:... Continue Reading →
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Meet the Candidates Meetings
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Newtown Residents’ Association has organised two local body election meetings – one for the Greater Wellington Regional Council and the other for Wellington City Council Paekawakawa/Southern Ward and Mayoral Candidates.
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Rivalry
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- One of my earliest memories is sitting at the kitchen table with the radio listening to the 1980 Olympic Men’s 800m final from Moscow. My Dad was a huge John Walker fan and as New Zealand ...
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Minutes of the August meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Notes from the Newtown Residents’ Association Meeting – 19th August 2019 See here for the full minutes.
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Polishing the Crown Jewels – a clothing pop-up sale for fat people
- The Wellingtonista
- I have been busy, and that is why there is almost no content from me on this site anymore, although you will find me on the tweets, as per usual, though there are of course about a dozen of us who have access to the ‘ista twitter account.
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Mayor pays tribute to Ray Henwood
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has paid tribute to Ray Henwood, following the actor’s death at the age of 82.
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Our APM 2019
- Wellington Community Fund
- Please join WCT Trustees and staff at our Annual Public Meeting to hear about the great community work we’ve supported over the last 12 months.
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Our APM 2019
- Wellington Community Fund
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Hockey Premier 1 Winners
- Wellington Girls' College
- They did it!!!! The 1st XI Hockey team pulled off a brilliant 5-0 win against St Matthews Collegiate in the final of the Premier 1 league on Friday night.
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Porirua City Council retains AA credit rating
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council has maintained a stable credit rating with financial services company Standard & Poor's.
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Results – Wellington Secondary Schools Smallbore Rifle Two Day Team Event
- College Sport Wellington
- 2019 Smallbore Rifle Secondary Schools Results Wgtn_Hutt teams The post Results – Wellington Secondary Schools Smallbore Rifle Two Day Team Event appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Results – 2019 Badminton Regional Senior Teams Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Wellington East Girls Premier Badminton team – 2019 regional champions Results from the 2019 College Sport Wellington Badminton Regional Senior Teams tournament.
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Room for rubbish is running out
- Wellington City Council
- With only four years left until the Southern Landfill is full, it’s time to talk about what we do with our waste next.
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Te Ruru maintenance project
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- After 17 years of faithful service, our support boat Te Ruru is heading off for maintenance.
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UW Hockey Champions (NZ)
- Wellington Girls' College
- Maia Cameron (Yr 13) and Belle Burdon (Yr 12) are now underwater hockey world champions after winning gold in an exciting final in the U19 UWH world championships in Sheffield, England. The final score against against Columbia was 3-2 for New Zealand. Maia was top goal scorer in the u19 women’s grade. (Photo – Maia 3rd from left at back, Belle 2nd from left in front)
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Interact Club Fundraiser
- Wellington Girls' College
- This term WGC-WC Interact club is hosting a quiz night for Blue Dragon. The Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation helps kids in crisis throughout Vietnam, focusing on education and training to give them another chance. Blue Dragon provides food, shelter, education and hope. They also work to rescue youth trafficked illegally. Please come along and support this amazing cause!
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Review: Rigoletto
- The Wellingtonista
- Verdi’s Rigoletto is a classic, and deservedly so.
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Result: Athletics Wellington Road Championships
- Olympic Harriers
- Placegetters and club results below. Also this race doubles as the club champs, ...
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Land, ownership and homes: The Good Citizen
- Talk Wellington
- Here’s some good news about innovative (!) ways people are addressing our housing crisis The Good Citizen is an occasional podcast series with a common focus on how to create successful urban communities with good architecture, urban design and smart thinking.
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Goats making waves abroad
- Old Boys - University Rugby Club
- Welcome to the first of our updates on which ex OBU people are making the headlines overseas.
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Environment fund helps support community groups
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Applications for Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Community Environment Fund are open with the aim of supporting community groups to restore, maintain and protect our native ecosystems.
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What’s going on? – Newsletter for Friday 23 August 2019
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- Hello everyone, No, it was not Fathers’ Day last Sunday. For those of you who need to keep the date,Read More
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Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 3, Week 5)
- Wellington High School
- Message from the Principal Dominic Killalea’s mid-term message focuses on NCEA and the debate surrounding the future of NCEA Level 1.
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Hutt Road bridge work to start
- Wellington City Council
- Work starts on Hutt Road next week to widen and upgrade the bridge over the Kaiwharawhara Stream – which will mean some traffic changes at off-peak times.
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Marsden looking forward to meeting St Mary’s in netball decider
- College Sport Wellington
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Principal’s Message – Mid-Term 3, 2019
- Wellington High School
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Principal’s Message – Mid-Term 3, 2019
- Wellington High School
- Message from the Principal NCEA has been a discussion point as reviews have taken place over the last 1½ years.
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Results – 2019 CSW Squash Championships
- College Sport Wellington
- 2019 CSW Squash Open winners – Charlotte Galloway (HVHS) and Connor Eales (Silverstream) Photo Credit: HVHS Results from the 2019 College Sport Wellington Squash Championships Boys Competitive 1 Winner – Connor Eales St Patrick’s College-SS Runner Up – Makaia Sutton Wairarapa College Boys Competitive 2 Winner – Jack Burrell St Patrick’s College-SS Runner Up – Shaun Thomas St Patrick’s College-SS Boys Rookie Winner – Philip Kananghinis Upper Hutt College Runner Up – Henry Thoms St Patrick’s College-Town Girls Competitive 1 Winner – Charlotte Galloway Hutt Valley High School Runner Up – Dora Galloway Hutt Valley High School Girls Rookie 1 Winner – Olivia Anstis Wairarapa College Runner Up – Sophia DeNardi-Gonzalez St Orans College Girls Rookie 2 Winner – Jordyn Hammond Upper Hutt College Runner Up – Zara Field St Orans College Boys Competitive 1 Winner – Connor Eales St Patrick’s College-SS Runner Up – Makaia Sutton Wairarapa College Boys Competitive 2 Winner – Jack Burrell St Patrick’s College-SS Runner Up – Shaun Thomas St Patrick’s College-SS Boys Rookie Winner – Philip Kananghinis Upper Hutt College Runner Up – Henry Thoms St Patrick’s College-Town Girls Competitive 1 Winner – Charlotte Galloway Hutt Valley High School Runner Up – Dora Galloway Hutt Valley High School Girls Rookie 1 Winner – Olivia Anstis Wairarapa College Runner Up – Sophia DeNardi-Gonzalez St Orans College Girls Rookie 2 Winner – Jordyn Hammond Upper Hutt College Runner Up – Zara Field St Orans College The post Results – 2019 CSW Squash Championships appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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National Schools Poetry Award celebrates New Zealand’s poets of the future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A year 13 student at Auckland's Westlake Girls High School has won first place in the 2019 International Institute of Modern Letters' (IIML) National Schools Poetry Award, with her poem 'Mammalian'.
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Scots First Time Trevor Rigby Cup Champions
- College Sport Wellington
- Scots College have won the Trevor Rigby Cup for the first time, dethroning reigning champions Hutt International Boys’ School (HIBS) 2-0 at Petone Memorial Park last night.
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Say no to farming 'silver bullets'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The fundamental problem with silver bullets is they permit a 'business as usual' approach when that is neither ecologically sustainable nor economically desirable, write Peter Fraser and Dr Mike Joy from Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Building consents aim for paper-free future
- Porirua City Council
- Building consents have gone digital, and from next month we’re beginning a drive to get all applications paper-free.
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Women empowered with cycle workshops
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
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Exhibition highlights Kupe to Cook
- Porirua City Council
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Who gets your vote?
- Porirua City Council
- This year is your chance to decide who you want to make the big decisions for our city.
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Metlink staff prepare for emergencies
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Hockey 4th XI
- Wellington Girls' College
- It was a close final for the WGC 4th XI Hockey team. They played St Orans in the Reserve 1 division final and after a tough battle, narrowly lost 2-1. Congratulations to the team and coach Vanessa Goodchild for a fabulous season.
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Greater Wellington announces package to tackle climate change
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed unanimously on an ambitious package to tackle climate change, combatting the impacts already being felt across the region, at its Council meeting on August 21.
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Researchers make potential breakthrough in cancer drug development
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington research team has developed an exciting new lead in the search for cancer treatments, creating alternative versions in the laboratory of a rare natural compound that targets some types of cancer.
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Waterpolo Development Camp
- College Sport Wellington
- Calling all age grade water polo players from 13-16 years of age that want to improve their game and go to the next level with a skills specific development camp.
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Climate explained: why we need to cut emissions as well as prepare for impacts
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Ralph Chapman explains why addressing climate change means cutting emissions as well as managing impacts.
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New research shows that Antarctica’s largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Scientists have long been concerned about the potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its contribution to global sea level rise. Much of West Antarctica’s ice lies below sea level, and warming ocean temperatures may lead to runaway ice sheet retreat.
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The shape of our towns: new direction
- Talk Wellington
- Spread out or high-density? What shape should suburbs be? How best to give everyone good places to live? A new National Policy Statement aims to help… consultation is open Why you should care about “urban development capacity” We at Talk Wellington get pretty exercised about the shape of our towns, because it’s really important.
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Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Māori participation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- "The low response rate of Māori not only raises concerns about online-only voting approaches, but also has considerable constitutional implications, as census data is used to determine the number of Māori electorates," writes Associate Professor Maria Bargh.
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Is poor awareness of the Holocaust just the tip of the iceberg?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- "We are right to feel outraged at the idea that a majority of New Zealanders don't know how many millions of Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, but outrage alone will not suffice," writes Associate Professor Giacomo Lichtner.
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Result: The Great Bays Relay Turkey Trot
- Olympic Harriers
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Metlink welcomes purchase of Mana Coach Services
- Metlink
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Metlink welcomes purchase of Mana Coach Services
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Metlink welcomes news today that Transdev Australasia have agreed terms to acquire Mana Coach Services.
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Mātauranga Māori could stop kauri dieback in its tracks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research led by Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Monica Gerth in collaboration with iwi has discovered molecules from New Zealand native plants could hold the solution to kauri dieback.
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Next Seniors Meeting - Mon 2 Sept
- Hataitai Community Website
- Peter Sledmere talks…. Peter has worked for Radio NZ for almost 50 years as a commercial DJ, newsreader, Morning Report presenter, and concert announcer. He will share some humorous highlights of his long career in radio and more. Monday 2 September, 10am - 11.30pm Hataitai Village Green, 157 Hataitai Rd (Former Hataitai Bowling Club) Contact Frances for more information - 027 835 4374
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HIBS Hungry For Another Trevor Rigby Triumph
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- “I love my school.
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U19s Tournament 2019 - FINAL UPDATE
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- Congratulations to Lower Hutt City AFC, the 2019 UHCF U19s Bob Bamford Memorial Tournament Champions, with a 5-1 (aet) win over Levin in the final.
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New children’s hospital starts to take shape
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- Capital & Coast DHB and Minister of Health Dr David Clark have marked the beginning of the steel-framing work for the new children’s hospital in Wellington.
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Scottish Weekly News 19 August 2019
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- We had 21 teams at Bays Relay last weekend despite the appalling weather - that compares to 18 teams for each of the previous two years. Looking ahead it's Wellington Road Champs this Saturday; Te ...
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Palmy, pies and parkrun
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- On Friday 4 October, hundreds of runners from around New Zealand will make the annual pilgrimage to the town or city hosting National Road Relays. This year that honour is bestowed on Feilding, New ...
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Northern Premier 1 Teams End the Year On a High
- Northern United Hockey Club
- <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > A cold, wet NUHC Prem 1 Women’s team after their 5-6 playoff with Karori In an interesting twist, the Northern Premier 1 Men and Women’s teams have both ended their 2019 seasons ranked fifth equal. The Northern P1 Women, in their first year in the competition after possibly a 30 year hiatus, had an exceptional year under the guidance of coach David McNaughtan. With several wins under their belt in their first season, the women made their way into the 5-6th playoffs. In a match which was marred by torrential rain throughout, the Northern women fought to the end against Karori. The turf was underwater for most of the game, but with less than 10 minutes remaining, and with the scores tied 4-4, the rain became too heavy and the umpires called the game off. This left a very cold, wet, but relieved team fifth equal with Karori. The men’s competition was similarly affected by the weather, however it was the Saturday earlier that affected the men. Their penultimate match against Victoria University was unable to start due to heavy rain and hail that put the turf under several inches of water. The game was rescheduled for a midweek late night game. The disruption put pressure on both teams, with the match being the most stressful of the year for coach Jono Mackey and his team. A tit-for-tat scoreline kept the pressure on Northern, but the Northern strikers and excellent keeping by Cameron Loader kept them in the game. The Northern boys ended up triumphing 3-2 over the students, keeping them out of the relegation zone and putting them through to the 5-6 playoff. A death in the Wellington Indians hockey community unfortunately meant that the the 5-6 playoff against Wellington Indians Sports Club was unable to be played. Despite the unfortunate reason for cancellation, the Northern boys were relieved to end the year fifth equal. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > NUHC Premier 1 Men after their final match of the season against Victoria University.
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Club Raffle Results 2019
- Stop Out Sports Club
- Thank you to all that purchased or sold tickets and supporting the club with our fundraising this year. Congratulations to those below that have won prizes. 1st Prize – $1,100.00 Air NZ Mystery Weekend – Ticket 3545 – Patsy Commerford 2nd Prize $500 EB Games Voucher – Ticket 3734 – Paul Commerford 3rd Prize – $219.00 Brendan Foot Car Groom Continue Reading
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August 2019 Main Meeting - John ZL4JY on LTE at 4RF Communications
- Wellington VHF Group
- August 2019 Main Meeting - John ZL4JY on LTE at 4RF Communications ZL2HD Mon, 08/19/2019 - 17:08 John Zl4JY will speak on the new 4RF Communications LTE radios. See 4rf.com Also DMR Codeplug Updates Rob ZL2WAL will be able to update some models with the latest codeplugs. Please see Rob at the start of the meeting.
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5000 new trees thanks to Spade Aid
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Hundreds of planters of all ages flooded into Queen Elizabeth Park on Sunday, putting 5000 trees in the ground for this year’s Spade Aid event.
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Annual Report 2018-19
- Wellington Community Fund
- Our Annual Report 2018-19 is now online. Read about our funding strategy, key facts & figures and all grants made in the financial year 2018/19 Read it on ISSUU or download the PDF
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Annual Report 2018-19
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- Our Annual Report 2018-19 is now online. Read about our funding strategy, key facts & figures and all grants made in the financial year 2018/19 Read it on ISSUU or download the PDF
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Mark, Dorothy and the Minister of Health check out work on the new children’s hospital today
- Wellington Health Foundation
- We were delighted to have our incredible benefactors Mark Dunajtschik and Dorothy Spotswood accompany the Minister of Health, The Hon.
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New CBD library space named
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- The new central city library service being developed in the National Library has been given the name He Matapihi Molesworth Library.
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Park and power up at Wellington Zoo
- Wellington Zoo
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"People's choice" 50th team
- Marist St Pats Rugby
- The results are in from our online polls to find MSP's best players from the past 50 years...
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Altered Junior timetable during Senior exams
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- From Friday 23 August – Thursday 29 August, we will be running an altered timetable for Years 9 and 10, due to the senior derived grade exams.
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Mataora—Encounters between medicine and the Arts
- Victoria University of Wellington
- What insights can humanities and the performing arts bring to health and wellbeing? Victoria University of Wellington, in association with Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa), is holding a unique, one-day event to explore these connections, Mataora—Encounters between medicine and the Arts.
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Scots College win Wellington 1st XV Premiership Final in a thriller
- College Sport Wellington
- Scots College have won the Wellington First XV Premiership for the second time, pipping St Patrick’s College, Silverstream 20-15 at Jerry Collins Stadium this afternoon.
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Apply now – The Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship is open
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- Tertiary students in the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North who are entering into their third year or more of study are invited to apply for a Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship. The post Apply now – The Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship is open appeared first on Compassion.
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Apply now – The Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship is open
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- Tertiary students in the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North who are entering into their third year or more of study are invited to apply for a Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship. The post Apply now – The Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship is open appeared first on Compassion.
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Thank you Wellington!!
- Wellington Health Foundation
- A huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful Wellingtonians, businesses, community groups, families and individuals who generously supported Hospi’s Pyjama Appeal again this year.
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Goat proof fence installed on park boundary
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Each year the Supporters get a grant from the Ian ‘Zac’ Pearson Endowment Fund to complete work in and around Zac’s Track.
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New summit track underway
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- TGL are building a short new section of trail near the summit.
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Opening day 2019
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- Opening day 2019 bruce Fri, 16 Aug 2019 - 23:45
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Magpie Magazine August 17th and 20th
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Magpie Magazine August 17th and 20th
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Dr Condie welcomes review of Shelly Bay process
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- Candidate for Wellington mayor, Dr Jenny Condie, has welcomed the independent review of the process surrounding Council decisions on...
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Good things take time -Weekly newsletter for Friday 16 August
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- Hello Everyone, At university I was privileged to be lectured in art history by Tom Esplin. I remember talk ofRead More
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Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 3, Week 4)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Fri 23 Aug – Tertiary Open Day – Victoria University, Massey University and other local providers – students will get info today Friday 23—Thursday 29 August: Senior Derived Grade Exams (Y11-13) and altered timetable for Years 9-10 26 August: Board of Trustees meeting 28 August: No late start for Juniors 30 August: Mid-term break; school closed.
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ZEALANDIA’s Centre for People and Nature taking shape
- Zealandia
- Work is picking up steam in ZEALANDIA’s Centre for People and Nature, with around 80 people national and internal research projects and collaborations now underway. Launched last year, the ...
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ZEALANDIA’s Centre for People and Nature taking shape
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ZEALANDIA’s Centre for People and Nature taking shape
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Hataitai Swimming Club
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- The Hataitai Swimming Club offers swimming lessons for 5-12 year olds during term time. Charges are very reasonable. Check them out before Term 4 starts on 18 October. See their Facebook Page for more information: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=102980914389819&ref=br_rs
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Children learn to ‘cross with care’ during Rail Safety Week
- Metlink
- 13-year-old Nichola from Avalon Intermediate pulls a train into Wellington Station on Metlink’s train simulator.
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Children learn to ‘cross with care’ during Rail Safety Week
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- 13-year-old Nichola from Avalon Intermediate pulls a train into Wellington Station on Metlink’s train simulator.
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Kaiwharawhara proposed as preferred site for multi-user terminal for Cook Strait Ferries
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A plan for a more resilient Cook Strait ferry network has taken a step forward with the announcement that Kaiwharawhara is being considered as the preferred site for a potential new multi-user ferry terminal, pending further detailed investigation into its resilience.
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Candidates for Local Elections announced
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- Find out who is standing in the Local Elections.
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You know the drill
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- “You can’t make the grass grow faster by pulling on the blades” – African Proverb For most people who take up running, the appeal of the sport is its simplicity. It is one of the easiest ...
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Onwards – Wellington Youth Choir’s 30th Anniversary Concert Series
- Wellington Youth Choir
- This year, Wellington Youth Choir is proud to celebrate our 30th Anniversary! We have come a long way from our origins back in 1989 (before our website could even exist!) For years, Wellington Youth Choir has centred around bringing together young people who all collective enjoy singing.
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The AW Team for Road Running Champs
- Athletics Wellington
- If you would like to still be considered, especially in the W35, W50 and M18 category, entries are still open.
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Results – 2019 CSW Badminton Regional Singles Champs
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August update - main entrance upgrade
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- 15 August update The project has been given the green-light by the lizard expert to remove the vegetation that was cut down around the main entrance and proceed to the construction phase.
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Hutt Valley DHB urges return of missing drugs
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- Hutt Hospital is urgently requesting the return of 20 vials of anaesthetic drugs taken on Tuesday, 6th August from a resuscitation bay within the hospital’s Emergency Department.
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Small change to IV lines yields big results
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- An innovative change to intravenous drip lines has seen rates of phlebitis – vein inflammation – in cardiology patients drop by almost half.
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Sage Shaw-Tait (Scots College) is pretty Shaw of himself
- College Sport Wellington
- Sage Shaw-Tait playing for the Scots College First XV earlier this year.
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Drivers urged to stay alert at intersections
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington drivers are being reminded to take extra care and stay alert at intersections with a region-wide campaign now under way to help reduce crashes.
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Waitohi café contract awarded
- Wellington City Council
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Marvelous modelling
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new model, developed by a Victoria University of Wellington PhD student, could help to more accurately predict how Antarctica’s ice sheets will respond to a warming world and impact global sea level rise.
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International children’s rights experts gather at Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- On the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, leading international experts will join the New Zealand children's rights community for a two-day symposium at Victoria University of Wellington on 19 and 20 August.
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Biodegradable matting saves money and the environment
- Porirua City Council
- New biodegradable matting for covering young plants is in use by the Parks team.
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MAIN TERMINAL UPGRADE PHASE 2 COMPLETE
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Info – 2019 Boys Rugby Grade Finals
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find information relating to the 2019 College Sport Wellington Boys Rugby Grade Finals Venue Map (Silverstream) Finals Draw – 2019 CSW Boys Rugby Parking Parking will be tight at the school; however there should be reasonable turn over throughout the day.
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Riley Higgins (Silverstream) on the hunt for more 1st XV finals success
- College Sport Wellington
- Riley Higgins (St Patrick’s College Silverstream 1st XV) lines up against Rongotai College in their traditional.
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Road To Zero: submission guide LAST CHANCE TODAY WEDNESDAY!
- Talk Wellington
- Quick! The best ten minutes you’ll spend today – less death in our times! Today is the last day to get your two cents in on “Road To Zero”, Ao-NZ’s new road safety strategy.
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Stargazing 101
- MuseumsWellington
- The post Stargazing 101 appeared first on Museums Wellington.
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Planting Trees in Seed Source Gully - Working Bee on Sunday
- Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
- Last Sunday's working bee was a great success.
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When failure leads to success
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As power poles age throughout the decades, the danger of them failing increases—and so, too, does the risk of electrocutions and power outages. Lines companies are not always able to predict when poles are about to fail—a problem that one Victoria University of Wellington researcher is working with Viclink to solve.
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Upgrade of App-based Pick-up
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Wellington Zoo and ZEALANDIA sign MoU
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- As part of our ongoing commitment to working together for Wellington’s wildlife, the Zoo formalised their partnership with ZEALANDIA with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organisations on Friday 9 August.
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Weekly news for Friday 10 August
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- Hello everyone, When decluttering a dualistic approach works well. ‘Keep’/’Don’t keep’ is the basic division. Then in the ‘don’t keep’Read More
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Scottish Weekly News 12 August 2019
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- This weekend it's time to start obsessing about relays - with the Bays Relay and Frenzy Relay on the south coast. Options for the week Tuesday 6.15pm. Tuesday Night Session, Outside ...
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Access for everyone: now that sounds good
- Talk Wellington
- A city that everyone can access and use equally? What a cracking idea! Oh Auckland.
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2019 Australian State Team Championships selection
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- Congratulations Joseph Stewart on being named on to the Swimming New Zealand team selected to compete at the 2019 Australian State Team Championships in October this year! The post 2019 Australian State Team Championships selection appeared first on Pirates.
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Temporary peak bus changes to provide customer certainty during Tranzurban driver shortage
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Metlink has released details on a range of temporary peak bus changes as part of measures to provide customers with certainty over the next six months, while Tranzurban addresses its driver shortage.
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Temporary peak bus changes to provide customer certainty during Tranzurban driver shortage
- Metlink
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Results – 2019 CSW Table Tennis Team Regional Champs
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find the results below of the 2019 College Sport Wellington Table Tennis Team Regional Champs, held on Friday 9 August at Empire Table Tennis Club.
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Lester's "do something" plan for housing
- Councillor Jenny Condie
- Candidate for mayor and northern ward of Wellington City Council, Dr Jenny Condie today called Justin Lester’s housing plan a “do something” plan. “Often politicians see a problem and think: “We must do something about this!” Sadly, it doesn’t always seem to matter if what they propose to do will actually work to solve the problem,” Dr Condie said. “Lester proposes to spend ratepayers’ money on a plan that will do nothing to improve housing affordability except for the lucky few who gain rent subsidies. Council must try to avoid adding to rates, which hit people on fixed incomes hardest,” Dr Condie said.
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Porirua's young leaders celebrated
- Porirua City Council
- A group of inspiring primary school students were honoured at a ceremony in Porirua today.
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Representative rugby underway
- Marist St Pats Rugby
- With the final few grades of club rugby wrapping up, the Representative teams got underway this past weekend...
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Settlement agreed with NZ Resident Doctors’ Association
- Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Resident Medical Officers who are members of the NZ Resident Doctors’ Association have accepted a new pay settlement agreed by their union and District Health Boards.
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Ben & Jerry’s set to land at Wellington Airport
- Wellington International Airport
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Downton Abbey at the Roxy Fundraiser
- Hataitai Community Website
- The Events committee for the former Hataitai Bowling Club (and Hataitai Community House) is organising a movie night at the Roxy cinema.
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New Craft Group
- Hataitai Community Website
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Wellington and Hutt Valley Secondary Schools Smallbore Rifle Teams Results – Round 1
- College Sport Wellington
- Rd1 2019 Secondary Schools smallbore Team results The post Wellington and Hutt Valley Secondary Schools Smallbore Rifle Teams Results – Round 1 appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Bouldering
- Wellington Girls' College
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Wellington Schools Road Cycling Champs 2019
- College Sport Wellington
- It’s on again folks! This year it’s just the Hill Climb and a new Criterium course around the YMCA. Grades are Year 7/8, U15, U17 and U20 More detailed information and entry form to come on the Wellington Schools Cycling website: http://groupspaces.com/WellingtonSchoolsCycling/ The post Wellington Schools Road Cycling Champs 2019 appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Queen Margaret College Wins Junior Netball Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
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New Zealand Cricket and Indoor Cricket New Zealand sign historic Partnership Agreement
- Cricket Wellington
- The standing ovation in Palmerston North last Saturday night said it all.
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A predator-free Miramar peninsula;- and surrounds!
- Sarah Free
- And And
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Winter Series Race 4 results and Series Wrap up.
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- That's a wrap for the 2019 Winter Series.
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Council voting
- Eye of the Fish
- Voting season has opened – for candidates to put themselves forward – and in September, we (the populace) get to vote.
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Draft Draw – 2019 Hurricanes U15 Boys Rugby Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find attached the draft draw for the tournament.
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Survey reveals which religions New Zealanders trust most – and least – after shootings
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Buddhist New Zealanders are at one of the scale and Evangelical Christians the other, writes Dr Simon Chapple, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Christchurch terrorist failed to sow distrust
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies wanted to check if the terror attacks in Christchurch achieved an aim of sowing distrust and suspicion in society, and its findings are bad news for the perpetrator, write Dr Simon Chapple and Dr Kate Prickett.
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Planting empowers potential for Porirua waterway
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Students from Natone, Porirua and Windley schools got digging this week, planting over 600 trees at Bothamley Park thanks to a collaboration between Greater Wellington Regional Council, Sustainable Coastlines and Porirua City Council.
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Why I can’t join the choir of delight on this drug reform
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington criminologist Dr Fiona Hutton laments that to gain a glimmer of positivity New Zealand has had to enact ineffective ‘get tough’ measures instead of being truly transformative.
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Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 3, Week 3)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Friday 23—Thursday 29 August: Senior Derived Grade Exams (Y11-13) and altered timetable for Years 9-10 26 August: Board of Trustees meeting 28 August: No late start for Juniors 30 August: Mid-term break; school closed.
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Rock scratches hint at future quakes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Curved scratches in rock faces may give clues to where big quakes could strike next, a study led by Victoria University of Wellington Master’s student Jesse Kearse has shown.
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We've heard you, Porirua
- Porirua City Council
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It's the Countdown Kids Appeal!
- Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Patients and their families along with staff from Hutt Hospital’s Children’s Health Service met with Countdown managers from the Hutt Valley to celebrate the launch of the Countdown Kids Appeal.
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Risks and hard work pay off for new train drivers
- Metlink
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One Dollar a Word
- City Gallery
- Megan Dunn interviews Ian Wedde about art reviewing I’ve been researching City Gallery’s past exhibitions and publishing exhibition histories here on the website.
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Under Water Hockey
- Wellington Girls' College
- Maia Cameron and Belle Burdon are heading off today to represent NZ in the NZU19 Under Water Hockey team competing at the world championships in Sheffield. They are the only girls from Wellington in the team.
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Rugby Programme
- Wellington Girls' College
- Congratulations to the following WGC players who have been named to attend the internal under 18 girls rugby programme for 2019: Mina Butler Maddi King Sera Tufuga Logan Hewitt The purpose of the programme is to: To follow on from the progress made at the recent Rugby Development Week.
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Football Success
- Wellington Girls' College
- WGC Sports Captain, Charlotte Wilford-Carroll’s passport is getting rather full this year.
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The Gimp is back, and it wants you to vote
- Talk Wellington
- The Traffic Jam reckons 2019’s local body elections are a block buster (and the Friendly Orange Elections Gimp would agree).
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Greater Wellington seeks funding for new trains
- Metlink
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Greater Wellington seeks funding for new trains
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council plans to improve the region’s rail network with new longer distance rolling stock upgrading the Wairarapa and Capital Connection fleets are underway.
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Welcome to our Festival 2019.
- Wellington Russian Club
- Dear friends, Welcome to the fifteenth Russian Cultural Festival. Every year we meet together at the Annual Russian Cultural Festival and it has become a … Сообщение Welcome to our Festival 2019. появились сначала на Wellington Russian Club.
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Results – 2019 CSW Road Race Champs
- College Sport Wellington
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Trust levels steady despite Christchurch mosque shootings
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Christchurch mosque shootings have been described as New Zealand’s darkest day, but did the attack change the way New Zealanders trust each other and their institutions?
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RiverLink shifts up a gear
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- After several years of planning and preliminary design, work on Lower Hutt’s most ambitious transformation project is starting to ramp-up.
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Winter Series Race 3 Results
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- The third race in the KCC Winter Race Series took place in ideal conditions, with warm sun and a gentle breeze which lead to exciting racing across most of the grades.
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Coaching Coordinator’s Corner
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- Our series on coaching continues, as On the Run chats with the Wellington Scottish coaching coordinator, Jamie White. How long have you been a member of Wellington Scottish, and what have been ...
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The Persecuted Freak and the Outraged Torch-Wielding Masses
- City Gallery
- Megan Dunn talks to Ronnie Van Hout about Quasi.
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Record entries received for 2020 Evolution Sails Round North Island Race
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- The 2020 edition of the SSANZ Two Handed Round North Island race will feature the biggest ever fleet with the maximum 40 entrants now confirmed, 8 of those hailing from south of the Bombay Hills.
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St. Barnabas Church Bulletin August 2019
- Roseneath Residents Association
- Keep up to date with the news and happenings from St. Barnabas Church and find out what’s going on this August.
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Early movement on Let’s Get Wellington Moving?
- Talk Wellington
- A new announcement from Let’s Get Wellington Moving – emailed last week to those on its newsletter list.
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Setting the record straight on Porirua City's rebrand
- Porirua City Council
- From Porirua City Council Acting Chief Executive Roy Baker
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Junior Raffle Results
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Daniel du Toit
- Athletics Wellington
- Wellington race walker Daniel du Toit is now an U18 Oceania champion as well as a New Zealand record holder.
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Underwater Hockey
- Wellington Girls' College
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Club Special Meeting – rule changes
- Stop Out Sports Club
- Over the past year the club has watched as sportsville facilities have been discussed in our region (some have occurred, some failed). As part of watching these play out, we have been speaking with the council and also local sporting codes. We have looked back at the earlier days of Stop Out Sports Club and have noted that the current Continue Reading
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Report recommends better whistleblowing procedures
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A report advising on best practice for whistleblowing procedures—including establishing new forms of oversight—is launched this week, just days after the State Services Commission published its public consultation on reforms to the Protected Disclosure Act.
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Gecko Enclosure Update
- Zealandia
- The moko kākariki (Wellington green geckos/barking geckos) are on the move! The geckos came to us originally as part of a 'breed for release programme', and have thrilled many visitors to ...
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One very Righteous Brother reaches a double ton!
- Old Boys - University Rugby Club
- Saturday marks a momentous occasion for the Righteous Brothers, with their stalwart prop Ed ‘Major’ Griffiths set to celebrate his 200th game when he runs out against Wests at Ian Galloway.
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Visual Art Award 2019
- Wellington Girls' College
- This year’s Visual Art awards were announced at a function on 6 August.
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2019 Winter Interclub – Series 2
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Results & Draws for winter interclub series 2 will be posted & updated here… The top three Divisions will start in the coming week. Division Three will commence on Wednesday 14 August once teams are confirmed. Advertisements
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Blaze winter training squad named
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Blaze head coach Ivan Tissera has named his 14-strong winter training squad in preparation for the upcoming summer of cricket.
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Boost for Browns Bay Playground
- Porirua City Council
- Fun for our tamariki at the upgraded Browns Bay playground
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A fair go for all Council candidates
- Porirua City Council
- Rules ensure a level playing field for anyone standing in this year's elections.
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Update on Whitby Lower Lake
- Porirua City Council
- A study has been carried out on the sedimentation in Whitby Lower Lake
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Wellington Rugby announce internal U18 Girls programme for 2019
- College Sport Wellington
- Wellington rugby are pleased to announce the internal under 18 girls rugby programme for 2019.
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The Autism Clinic—Te Rāngai Takiwātanga
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Autism Clinic—Te Rāngai Takiwātanga has been established at Victoria University of Wellington to evaluate best practice early interventions for young children with autism in New Zealand.
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Research looks to improve neonatal care experiences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research led by Victoria University of Wellington academics that aims to improve the care provided to Māori families in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) has had a Health Research Council funding boost.
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Improving mental health in rainbow communities
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research from Victoria University of Wellington has helped create a new resource to address the high rate of mental health difficulties faced by New Zealand’s rainbow communities.
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Result: New Zealand Cross Country Championships
- Olympic Harriers
- A first-time course at Upper Hutt.andnbsp; The club had a number of firsts - ...
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Cyclists and bus drivers switch places
- Metlink
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Cyclists and bus drivers switch places
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Travel Choice team recently joined NZBus to run a Wellington workshop where cyclists and bus drivers switched seats to feel what it is like to ride in each other’s shoes.
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Report advances knowledge on impact of climate change on coastal communities
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- A report analysing the vulnerability of coastal communities to climate change has been released by Greater Wellington Regional Council and the region’s councils.
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Results – 2019 CSW Individual Regional Table Tennis Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find the results of the 2019 College Sport Wellington Individual Regional Table Tennis Tournament, held on Friday 2 August at Empire Table Tennis Club.
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On-street parking: let’s get it right(er) in Wellington city
- Talk Wellington
- Aah, street parking our old friend.
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Community change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- “I always wanted to study politics—it has fascinated me since I was young,” says Victoria University of Wellington alumnus Ibrahim Omer.
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The best drawn from Wellington Youth Orchestra in taxing programme under Donald Armstrong
- Wellington Youth Orchestra
- Middle C reviews the WYO Dazzle! concert.
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The Long and Winding Road to a Coach
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- Peter Stevens had a rich personal history with Wellington Scottish and a track record of outstanding results. What brought him to his long-term coaching relationship? He tells his story and ...
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Caring for our beaches
- Sarah Free
- Today I joined some of local community in their regular monthly beach cleanup of Lyall Bay beach (it’s always the first Sunday of the month, meet at the Lyall Bay Beach playground play ground at 10.
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Runabout swamped on the beach
- Coastguard Mana
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Test
- Poneke Dojo
- Testing
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Dojo Kun
- Poneke Dojo
- We will train our hearts and bodies for a firm unshaking spirit.
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Self-coaching: challenges and rewards
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- Running without a coach can be fun and it can be liberating - especially if you do your research, and especially if you are Nicholas Bagnall. Nicholas tells us about coming late to running, ...
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Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 3, Week 2)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 5 August: Whānau Hui, 6pm (see below) 6 August: Capital City Kāhui Ako information evenings for trustees and whānau (5.
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Mt Victoria Newsletter – August 2019
- Mt Vic Hub
- Welcome to our August edition of the Mt Victoria Newsletter. There are quite a few AGM’s coming up in the coming weeks. The Mt Victoria Residents Association on Thursday 5 September from 6.30pm which coincides nicely with “Meet the Candidates” Read more › The post Mt Victoria Newsletter – August 2019 appeared first on Mt. Vic Hub.
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Public seminar series addresses child welfare system
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Children's Commissioner and the Chief Social Worker of Oranga Tamariki–Ministry for Children are among those speaking in the first of three Victoria University of Wellington public seminars addressing the historical, current and future role of the state in New Zealand's child welfare system.
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Reaching Across the Muslim-Christian divide – Weekly newsletter for Friday 2 August 2019
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- Hello everyone, It was good to see some involved in the Christchurch 15 March event setting off for the Hajj. Read More
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Three named in NZ Hockey Under 18 teams
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to Ruby Baker (Wellington Girls College), Roman Polaczuk (Wellington College) and Oliver Bunny (Wairarapa College) for being named in the NZ Hockey Under 18 teams.
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Council makes savings as emissions cut
- Porirua City Council
- Porirua City Council has saved more than $3 million since 2012 as greenhouse gas emissions are reduced.
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Porirua City Pre-election Report released
- Porirua City Council
- A snapshot of the Council's operational and financial performance to inform the public interested in standing for the election has been released.
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Yacht aground in Porirua Harbour
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Fri, 02/08/2019 - 08:30 - 11:30 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 15 Yacht Jackjumper broken mooring and drifted onto sandbank. Hard aground. Used main anchor to kedge bow around, rafted up and returned to mooring. Refastened. As short of crew took two harbour rangers out ot assist as owners rep. Wind increased from 30 knot NW to 45 knot NW. Tide turned at 1030hours Vessel Details Length: 13.00m Resources Attendees: Weedoogie Katestewart Neil Cornwell taracooney Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus
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PNP/Capital Cycles Criterium Series
- Port Nicholson Poneke Cycling Club
- Round 1 this Sun 4 August This Sunday the Capital Cycles Winter Criterium Series kicks off, presented by Wellington Schools Cycling and...
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PNP/Capital Cycles Criterium Series
- Port Nicholson Poneke Cycling Club
- Round 1 this Sun 4 AugustThis Sunday the Capital Cycles Winter Criterium Series kicks off, presented by Wellington Schools Cycling and PNP Cycling Club.
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Victoria University announces second Emerging Pasifika Writer’s Residency
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the second Emerging Pasifika Writer's Residency for 2020.
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Mayor pays tribute to Raymond Boyce
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Mayor Justin Lester today paid tribute to the contribution to the arts community made by Raymond Boyce, who died today at the age of 91.
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Capital celebrates a decade as a Fair Trade City
- Wellington City Council
- This year marks 10 years since Wellington City Council unanimously voted for Wellington to become a Fair Trade City – and there are numerous events and activities around the capital to celebrate this milestone.
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Wellington 800 freestyle boys record
- Pirates Swim Team
- Congratulations to Joseph Stewart on breaking his first Wellington record in the 16 years boys 800 Free! Great performances from the Pirates last night at the Wellington distance champs.
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National music centre fundraising effort hits $18 million
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Fundraising for the planned national music centre in Wellington's Te Ngākau Civic Square is well on track, with the total now at $18 million.
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Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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July Update from DCM - Together We Can End Homelessness
- Downtown Community Ministry
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Remember his story - which you all enjoyed so much? Arthur was delighted to have his own whare after months of being without shelter. He was housed in Naenae, and despite some reservations about living outside central Wellington, he now describes it as “Like being in the country.” DCM’s support extended beyond getting Arthur into his own whare. He was supported through the DCM Dental Service to get a new set of teeth, and DCM’s volunteer audiologist treated him so he was able to hear much better. “DCM helped me with pretty much everything,” Arthur says. “They gave me food parcels, supported me to get my license back and got a copy of my birth certificate.” Another important support DCM was able to offer was to visit Arthur in his whare to make sure everything was going OK. Arthur has now been housed for a full year, and on his one year anniversary DCM staff dropped by with a gift and a card signed by the whole team. We are so proud of the progress he has made. “My whare is going well. I’ve been able to connect with my daughter and grand kids, and have met some new friends. I get along with my neighbours too – on both sides.” Arthur still comes in to Wellington from time to time, but he calls Naenae home, and he's proud to play a part in his community. As Arthur says, “Everything is better having your own place!” <!-- --> Support DCM at our 24th annual Bookfair DCM's iconic annual Bookfair will be held on Saturday 17 August, Shed 6, 8am-6pm. This will be our 24th fundraising Bookfair. Over the years Wellingtonians have spent well over $2 million buying books – money that goes straight to funding DCM’s work with people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Preparations for the Bookfair start just after Easter each year. That’s when a small army of volunteers begins sorting, pricing and boxing books. Wellington has been generous to us this year, and we look forward to offering some 70,000 books at this year's Bookfair. To get the word out we rely on a team of 'publicity blitz' volunteers, and you will have hopefully seen our DCM Bookfair flyers, posters and signs up all around Wellington. It is not too late to help us get the word out - please drop by DCM one week day to pick up some flyers and posters for your community, school or workplace. You can also help us online. Join our Facebook event where we are featuring a 'Category of the Week'. And DCM is now on Instagram - follow us @dcm_wellington and look out for our 'Book of the Day'. <!-- --> Help us celebrate our 50th birthday In September DCM will be celebrating our 50th birthday with a photo exhibition, highlighting the amazing support you, the people of Wellington, provide us with. Please mark the dates in your diary and plan to be involved. Because together we can end homelessness in our city! <!-- --> Donating time, not sandwiches This article by Lee-Anne Duncan appeared in the July edition of North & South. Photo (above) by Victoria Birkinshaw. At DCM, every day begins with waiata and karakia. Outside the red double doors, a couple of dozen people stand in a circle, holding the lyrics on printouts, as a guitar-playing DCM social worker leads the singing. Half the singers are DCM staff, along with the day’s dentist and dental assistant, an ophthalmologist, and a Wellington City Council Local Host, there to check in about a newly arrived rough sleeper. Completing the circle are what DCM calls “taumai” – meaning ‘to settle’ – the people most organisations more clinically call “service users”. But there’s nothing clinical about the services DCM provides. When it first opened its doors back in 1969, then known as the Inner City Ministry, later becoming Downtown Community Ministry, DCM’s mission was clear – to “focus on the needs of, and help to empower, those marginalised in the city”. An ever-increasing squeeze on housing means that's more acute than ever, as DCM marks its 50th year. The singing over, the karakia delivered, the taumai climb the stairs to Te Hāpai, meaning to lift up, a place where they can have a hot drink, some donated food, and kōrero with other taumai and DCM’s social workers. They’re genuinely welcome. “This is where people come seeking support, connection and community,” says DCM’s director of 15 years, Stephanie McIntyre. “We do all we can to give them a voice, to be heard, to be lifted up. But it is about so much more than this.” Where the instinct to help those experiencing homelessness is to hand out food, blankets, clothes – all temporary comforts – DCM is focused on dealing with the underlying causes. “More than 1200 taumai come through our doors each year. Of those, some 275 are without shelter, sleeping rough,” says McIntyre. “We focus on getting them into housing as a first step. That done, for all our taumai, we support them to sustain their tenancies and we set out on a journey together to greater wellbeing.” About half DCM’s services are backed by government or Wellington City Council funding, including an outreach programme, where social workers visit those rough sleeping or begging, ensuring they’re connected to social services and encouraging them into DCM. The other half comes from donations and fundraising, undertaken by Wellingtonians generous with their money and their time. In Shelly Bay, a legion of volunteers is counting and sorting books ready for the upcoming DCM Bookfair (17 August), DCM’s major annual fundraiser. Many have given their time year after year. Around the city, volunteer photographers are capturing images for a photo exhibition to mark DCM’s 50th birthday this September. Back at DCM, in one of the organisation’s two treatment rooms, Paul, a retired ophthalmologist, is helping taumai see properly. “Sometimes with a few minutes of Paul’s time and a $5 pair of Warehouse glasses, our taumai leave able to see again. How amazing is that?” asks McIntyre. When Paul is not there, Jeff, a neighbouring physiotherapist, donates his time to ease the aches of sleeping rough, and Lisa, an audiologist, tests hearing, cleans ears and fits donated hearing aids. They’re all life-changing services offered gratis by skilled professionals, but potentially the most impactful is the relief dispensed by DCM’s Dental Service, with the backing of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Dental Association. Dental Assistant Emily Kremmer gives five hours of her time once a week, despite working full time for a periodontist and studying for a communications degree. “It’s so humbling and rewarding to volunteer here. You take away their pain and get so much gratitude in return. One man we worked on the other day said, ‘I’m a new man, I feel fantastic’. I am really busy but I’ve no plans to stop volunteering. I learn so much working here.” “We have adopted the tagline ‘Together, we can end homelessness in Wellington’,” says McIntyre. “For our 50th anniversary we’re emphasising the ‘together’ part. Donating time or money is an effective way to help end homelessness. It’s certainly a more effective way to be part of the solution than by handing over a sandwich.” <!-- --> Please help us get the message out there! Forward this email on to everyone you can think of who may be interested in books, how to respond to homelessness, photography and just generally people who are passionate about Wellington. Because together we CAN end homelessness in our city. <!-- --> Read More Success Stories Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi With your basket and my basket, the people will thrive <!-- --> Copyright © 2019 DCM. All rights reserved. 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Porirua Chamber - Opportunities post Transmission Gully, but Porirua has to seize them
- Porirua Chamber of Commerce
- There was a strong message heard loud and clear from last night’s business briefing on Transport, says Porirua Chamber of Commerce chair Heather Hutchings.…
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Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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