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• • The Zine Machine is at Arapaki!

    • 19 Jan 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • The Lucky Drop Zine Machine is back, this time you can find it at our Arapaki Manners Street branch! This little zine machine will be at Arapaki for the next eight months, before heading on to the next destination in its grand tour of our library branches. The Lucky Drop is a vending machine, run… Continue reading The Zine Machine is at Arapaki! →
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    Arapaki Manners Library and Service Centre, 12, Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Painter, raconteur, cultural icon: Melvin Day talk at Johnsonville Library

    • 12 Jan 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Join us on Sunday 30 January at 2pm, at Johnsonville Library, for a very special event. Contemporary Art Curator Mark Hutchins-Pond presents a talk on Melvin Day, the creator of some of the most intellectually astute and visceral paintings in New Zealand art history.
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    Johnsonville Library, 34, Moorefield Road, Johnsonville, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Zzzzzz

    • 1 Jan 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • I can’t believe how nice this weather is right now – just beautiful, as if to make up for the rubbish weather we had immediately...
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• • New CDs for Te Awe

    • 20 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • I’m Mark, the Music & Film Specialist at Wellington City Libraries (I also run the Libraries’ Wellington Music Facebook page). Every month my colleague Neil and I cast our eye over the new material we have been buying for the Music collection at our CBD Te Awe library, and pick out some interesting titles across… Continue reading New CDs for Te Awe →
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    Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Density in Island Bay

    • 19 Dec 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Having taken the chance to venture south of the city, to deepest darkest Island Bay, home of the Empire, the old Terminus, the Parade, and...
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • New DVDs for Te Awe

    • 15 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Here are some new DVDs added to the catalogue over November that are available at our CBD Te Awe branch and selected other locations. Also included are some of our On Order titles to give you a taste of what’s about to be released. Note: All ‘On Order’ titles are able to be reserved via… Continue reading New DVDs for Te Awe →
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    Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • New and improved WCL Mini app

    • 14 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • We have a brand-new updated version of our WCL Mini app! The new version has a new look, new functionality, and you can add and store multiple family cards. If you already had the previous app installed, you should be prompted to update to the new version the next time you open it. Otherwise, the… Continue reading New and improved WCL Mini app →
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• • Three

    • 14 Dec 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • So the Bill of Three Houses, Three Storeys, has passed. Parliament gave it the most unsexy title of all: Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. But I think the title of Three 3 Bill would have been more interesting. Certainly, the aftermath of this extraordinarily rushed legislation will be interesting. I
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Wellington City Libraries Advent Calendar

    • 13 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • The busy library elves have prepared Wellington City Libraries’ very own advent calendar, with literary treats for the 12 days of Christmas. Visit each day for a new surprise!
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• • A bikeable Wellington: finally the wheels are turning, give it a shove

    • 9 Dec 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • After becoming a byword for cycleway SNAFUs, Wellington has been quietly getting its act together. Now a big step forward: a network, principles and who it’s for. Submit to help get the wheels turning – by 14th Dec! We promise, no more bike-related puns! Submissions are due soon – Tuesday 14th December (just before the...
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• • 42m is TOO Tall

    • 9 Dec 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • While there is a need for good commentary on the Draft District Plan, expecting us ordinary citizens to go about our everyday jobs and still have the coherence to comment authoritatively on several hundred pages of new District Plan is asking a little too much of this particular Fish and their day job. So unless I get particularly creative and energetic over the next weekend, I think that on the whole the DP is going to go uncommented on. With the exception of just one area: Height.
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• • Wellington District Plan: submission guide!

    • 8 Dec 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • We need more homes, good ones, close to where we want to be, and quickly please. The District Plan is not a silver bullet but it’s a big limiter! Let’s get it rightererer It’s all a bit complex and confusing, what’s the value of submitting on this? Good question. Here’s our take. As a general...
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• • Review: Illegally Blind

    • 7 Dec 2021
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Now, I’m literally in this show so I figured probably not the best for me to review it. This week we’ve got the lovely Cordy Black writing some kind words! The experience starts in the foyer, after a ritual of scanning and phone-waving – the default programme for Illegally Blind is presented to the visitor […]
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    BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Let’s Get Wellington Moving Mass Transit: your submission guide!

    • 3 Dec 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • It’s a crucial turning point in Wellington’s future, and you need to have a say – by 5pm Friday 10th.We’ve got you covered – with a handy submission guide for giving the city a shove in the right direction Only do what you need There’s too much in the Wellington Submit-A-Rama right now, and the LGWM...
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• • Visiting the library under Orange settings

    • 2 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • All libraries in the Wellington City Libraries’ network remain open under Orange settings of the COVID-19 Protection Framework, with COVID Vaccine Pass and contact tracing. To keep everyone safe please: wear a mask unless you have an exemption have your vaccine pass ready for scanning scan or sign in on arrival follow any guidance from… Continue reading Visiting the library under Orange settings →
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• • The Summer Reading Adventure is here!

    • 30 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Know someone aged 5-13? From 1 December to 31 January, we’re inviting them to come on a Summer Reading Adventure where they’ll read books, explore the city and earn prizes!
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• • The Summer Reading Adventure is here!

    • 30 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Know someone aged 5-13? From 1 December to 31 January, we’re inviting them to come on a Summer Reading Adventure where they’ll read books, explore the city and earn prizes!
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• • Coming Soon! The Big Read: Potiki by Patricia Grace 7-21 December 2021

    • 30 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    •   This December we have a very special treat for book lovers.
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• • Light Rail and Fresh Tunnels

    • 29 Nov 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Let’s not pussyfoot around – Wellington needs a Rapid Transit system and that simply cannot be more buses. And it needs to be Rapid (like the name suggests) so it needs some new direct routes – that means new tunnels. Yes, plural: Tunnels.
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• • Cycling Network

    • 28 Nov 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • What is the Cycling network based upon? It’s a bit of a quandary to me, because while in the online discussion form the WCC the other day, the designers were claiming that they had been studying the situation for years, looking which areas to link to which other areas, and this was the first time that they had gone to the step of actually showing Roads linking them.
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• • Four upcoming submittals

    • 27 Nov 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • We are being asked to submit comments on four completely separate but highly important matters at the same time. If you thought that the run up to Christmas was getting tight for time this year, then get ready for it to be even more tight in terms of your time. Firstly, one you may not have been aware of: the proposal by KiwiRail and InterIslander to build new terminus stations in both Picton and Wellington, in order to tie in with the arrival of two new ferries due here in three years time. You can find out more about this proposal here. I’m not sure when they want the feedback by, but I’m sure that they want some feedback!
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• • Expand your holiday reading: Visit Te Pātaka on 8 December

    • 26 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Our Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre houses Wellington Central Library’s collection, and for one day only you can visit, browse and borrow! Looking for some special holiday reading? Want to delve into a topic more deeply? Or maybe you’re interested in finding the perfect gem? We’ll be opening our Te Pātaka Collection Centre to… Continue reading Expand your holiday reading: Visit Te Pātaka on 8 December →
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    Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Play streets are a gateway drug to better streets for all – and it’s now easier to play!

    • 23 Nov 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • Did you know there’s a human right for kids to play? From today, it’s finally going to get easier for anyone to get a Play Street happening in your neighbourhood. Hooray! Readers will be well aware of the importance of Play Streets to kids, communities, and the quality of urban life. And that right now...
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• • The eye and the turtle: students create posters with a personal connection for Te Papa

    • 23 Nov 2021
    • Te Papa's blog
    • Taita College students Ema Pasikala, Vika Tupou, Jaspreet Singh, Hunter Robinson, and Junior Misa with their posters, 2021. We’ve just pasted some eye-catching new posters around town, made by students from Taita College. Communications Advisor Sasha Borissenko and Senior Digital Editor Daniel Crichton-Rouse hear their stories. Next time you’re out and about in Wellington, there’s a chance you might spy a giant eye and a turtle. Take a closer look – they’re rich with detail.
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    Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Review: Hole

    • 21 Nov 2021
    • The Wellingtonista
    • I’ve been on a reviewing spree this week, so I passed this one onto our lovely guest reviewer, who took up the mantle very well for his first time reviewing. Check out his piece below! – Hole is unbelievably charming. The play itself is cleverly written, utilizing the charm of the characters to get important […]
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• • LGWM: 3 Big Flaws

    • 21 Nov 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Hi all. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted (feels like it could be ten years). But I’m back to raise some major flaws with the LGWM plans because this has been a near and dear subject to me over the past 20 years. None of these flaws appear to be necessary compromises forced by cost or other constraints. And it appears we could fix them without additional cost. If we do fix them, we’ll have a much better transit network for Wellington. We won’t get a shot to do this over, so we should do it right.
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• • New CDs for Te Awe

    • 21 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • I’m Mark, the Music & Film Specialist at Wellington City Libraries (I also run the Libraries’ Wellington Music Facebook page). Every month my colleague Neil and I cast our eye over the new material we have been buying for the Music collection at our CBD Te Awe library and put our highlights here with some… Continue reading New CDs for Te Awe →
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    Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Review: The Little Mermaid

    • 21 Nov 2021
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Somehow it’s nearly Christmas again, and that means Circa Theatre’s annual pantomime is back! I’ve been going every year since I moved to Wellington, and I’ve gotta say, it’s still a fantastic and very ridiculous experience. This time around, it’s The Little Mermaid, written once again by Circa stalwarts Simon Leary and Gavin Rutherford. It’s 3021 […]
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• • This Bill should NOT Pass

    • 20 Nov 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • At least, that seems to be the view of the vast majority of people commenting on the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, (RMEHSOM), which is being rammed through Parliament with indecent haste. Haste so hasty in fact that the Environment Select Committee was sitting on Saturday, which also happened to be the most glorious hot Saturday of the summer so far. Most people and organisations said a version of the following:
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• • Review: Poprox Improv

    • 18 Nov 2021
    • The Wellingtonista
    •   Poprox Improv is the brainchild of a bunch of Wellington theatre stalwarts: Pippa Drakeford-Croad, Dylan Hutton, Austin Harrison, Nina Hogg, Jonny Paul & Nino Raphael, and it is a show absolutely worthy of their talent. Performed for the first time this night at Miramar’s gorgeous new performance venue – Roxy Live (a glorious new space […]
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    Roxy Cinema, 5, Park Road, Miramar, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)