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• • The fading dream of home ownership

    • 7 Dec 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • With unapproachable and expensive housing markets around the world, many young people are giving up on ever owning a house. Alice Capelle explores a theoretical system that rethinks the inheritance, owning, and buying of homes. Young people are feeling anxiety about the housing crisis. Prices are high, affordable housing is limited, and the market is...
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• • Dixon Street flats

    • 6 Dec 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • But the big news this week has to be the somewhat silly news that the Dixon Street flats are being emptied out and there is not a clear story of what happens to the building next. This is not a sob storey like the Gordon Wilson Flats just around the corner – well, at least, it hasn’t started off the same.
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    Dixon Street Flats, 134, Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • South Asian voices: Our Diwali 2022 celebration

    • 1 Dec 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • To celebrate Diwali 2022,  Wellington City Libraries and The Cuba Press brought together some of Aotearoa’s finest award-winning writers to… Continue reading South Asian voices: Our Diwali 2022 celebration →
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• • Who knew? Sponges are punk

    • 30 Nov 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • What happens when you combine sponge city and solarpunk city? A beautiful, nature-friendly and delightful place to be… Freethink, whose tagline is “let’s explore that!”, have made this cool video about sponge cities, their benefits and their caveats. As we know, sponge cities integrate green and blue infrastructure to help rainwater get back into the...
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• • Under Construction: keeping a transitional city usable and attractive

    • 30 Nov 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • Cities are always under construction. It’s unavoidable. But that doesn’t mean the sites have to be ugly. It’s a common sight for towns and cities to be full of cones and detours. It can feel never-ending. But just because something’s a construction site doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful or even add to the community....
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• • November’s New Music for Te Awe: Part 3…

    • 30 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading November’s New Music for Te Awe: Part 3… →
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    Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Here, what do people really want from cities and neighbourhoods?

    • 26 Nov 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • ICYMI, here’s the recording of the fascinating webinar by the University of Waikato’s Dr Iain White, talking about the new research that investigates this fascinating question in the 15-minute city. 15 minutes under your own steam is a fundamentally sound premise for arranging the stuff of life – so it’s no accident that it’s being...
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• • Review: Venus Rising

    • 25 Nov 2022
    • The Wellingtonista
    • The Royal New Zealand Ballet is back for their final offering this year, a trio of celestial ballets within the show Venus Rising. I’ve been waiting to see this show for a couple of years now, for it’s been delayed twice by COVID, so it was an absolute delight to finally catch it at its […]
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• • Ōtaki artist Rosemary Mortimer: Q+A for ‘Proof’

    • 25 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • In the lead up to our ‘Proof’ Book Launch + Artist Talk, we chatted to some of the artists featured in… Continue reading Ōtaki artist Rosemary Mortimer: Q+A for ‘Proof’ →
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• • Close to Home: Fiction Set In and Around Wellington

    • 24 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • There’s nothing quite like the feeling of reading a novel and recognising the locations and events in the pages, because… Continue reading Close to Home: Fiction Set In and Around Wellington →
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• • Review: Homemade Takeaways

    • 23 Nov 2022
    • The Wellingtonista
    • I don’t think anyone will disagree with me that it’s been one hell of a year, and Christmas is descending on us fast.  So it seemed completely appropriate to be watching a show about people who’ve had a hell of a year, too, drawn together at Christmas. Annie and Will have gravitated back to the […]
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• • Nefarious Novels at Newtown: Now available on YouTube

    • 23 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Recently at our Newtown Library we had the  rare opportunity to hear three of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most outstanding  crime… Continue reading Nefarious Novels at Newtown: Now available on YouTube →
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    Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • November’s new music for Te Awe: Part 2

    • 20 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Here is part two of our new music picks for November. You can catch up with Part 1 here. Do… Continue reading November’s new music for Te Awe: Part 2 →
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    Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Making Space: Interview with Wellingtonian historian Elizabeth Cox

    • 19 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • The hidden history of women and architecture in New Zealand is one that, until very recently, has been a story… Continue reading Making Space: Interview with Wellingtonian historian Elizabeth Cox →
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• • Building on top of a sewer tank

    • 18 Nov 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • This post was going to be called “New School of Music” but then I thought – no, hold on, this could really cause a stink. What if…? Is it? Was it? No, surely not. But maybe….? Who knows? I’ve just been alerted to the revised scheme for what was at one stage known as the new “School of Music” down by the Michael Fowler Centre – or more accurately, on the site of the MFC carpark and smack bang in the viewpoint of the Amora Hotel. Amazingly, it is a full public notification, and must be costing someone millions to do this – and it closes in just a very few days. Monday?
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    Royal New Zealand Ballet, 115, Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Te Pātaka Open Day Returns on Friday 16 December : stock up on your holiday reading

    • 18 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Our Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre houses Wellington Central Library’s collection, and for one day only you can visit,… Continue reading Te Pātaka Open Day Returns on Friday 16 December : stock up on your holiday reading →
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• • Island Bay artist Carrie Carey: Q+A for ‘Proof’

    • 18 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • In the lead up to our ‘Proof’ Book Launch + Artist Talk, we chatted to some of the Wellington based artists… Continue reading Island Bay artist Carrie Carey: Q+A for ‘Proof’ →
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Hot reads: resource management law reform

    • 17 Nov 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • It’s a busy time and our whiskers are twitching about lots of things we’re seeing. One of a few hot topics this week – and add any good reads in the comments! There’s a general vibe that the RM reforms released a couple of days ago are… marginal improvements on what’s in the current RMA....
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• • Review: The Griegol

    • 17 Nov 2022
    • The Wellingtonista
    • We need more shows like this. The kind that effortlessly transports you to the same childlike sense of wonder, akin to the first time you are read what will become your favourite story. And it is no coincidence that The Griegol, written by Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell, revolves around the power of storytelling. […]
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• • Lyall Bay Artist Kirsty White’s Studio Q+A for ‘Proof’

    • 17 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • In the lead up to our ‘Proof’ Book Launch + Artist Talk, we chatted to some of the Wellington based artists… Continue reading Lyall Bay Artist Kirsty White’s Studio Q+A for ‘Proof’ →
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    Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • November’s New Music for Te Awe: Part 1

    • 15 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading November’s New Music for Te Awe: Part 1 →
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    Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Review: Olive Copperbottom

    • 12 Nov 2022
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Leaving Circa on Wednesday after the opening night of Olive Copperbottom, one of the many things I was feeling was deep regret that it was the very first of Penny Ashton’s shows that I’d seen, and I’d missed so many others.  Ashton is a bright light.  Her energy, her wit, and her joy were incandescent […]
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• • Q: Is your city in chains right now? A: Depends on parking

    • 10 Nov 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • It doesn’t matter how good everything else is: if your city’s wrongheaded about private car parking everything else will be in chains. But happily the converse is also true… tune in Wednesday 23rd for details! Parking of different kinds is an essential ingredient in a well-functioning city. And it can be a huge set of...
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• • October’s New Music for Te Awe: Part 3

    • 9 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Here is part 3 of our new music picks for October. You can catch up with Part 1 here, and… Continue reading October’s New Music for Te Awe: Part 3 →
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• • Review: Owls Do Cry

    • 4 Nov 2022
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Owls Do Cry is not your typical theatrical retelling of a book. Instead, it is a complete reinterpretation of the work through movement, design and song.   The show starts very light-hearted with a chorus of singing, movement and audience interaction. As the show continues, however, it draws you into the real pain and fragility of […]
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• • COOL EVENT: *OUR* 15-minute city: global thinking into a local context

    • 3 Nov 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • The 15-minute city is a powerful concept reshaping cities worldwide (and inspiring our own Quarter-hour Paradise!) But what would you most like to have within a short walk? What are the top two things *all* Kiwis seem to want, closest to home? Tune in to find out! Notice something about this picture – the classic...
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• • How Commune’s coliving promises to house and support single parents

    • 2 Nov 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • French start-up Commune is creating cohousing for single-parent families in France and (in time) beyond. Coliving is already in huge demand. Why does Commune stand out among the rest? Commune is France’s first coliving development made just for single-parent families. This cohousing experience hopes to support the particular needs of single-parent households. Commune hopes to...
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• • Tūhono 2022 for Kids and Teens – submit a poem!

    • 31 Oct 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Tūhono, Wellington City Libraries’ poetry journal for children and teens, is now open for submissions! All throughout the month of November, we will be accepting submissions of poetry from young writers aged 5 – 18 in Wellington City. Know someone who might be interested? Read more below! About Tūhono 2022 – send us a poem!
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• • October’s new music for Te Awe: Part 2

    • 29 Oct 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Here is part two of our new music picks for October. You can catch up with Part 1 here. Do… Continue reading October’s new music for Te Awe: Part 2 →
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• • Newtown Artist Basia Smolnicki’s Studio Q+A for ‘Proof’

    • 29 Oct 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • In the lead up to our ‘Proof’ Book Launch + Artist Talk, we chatted to some of the Wellington based… Continue reading Newtown Artist Basia Smolnicki’s Studio Q+A for ‘Proof’ →
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    Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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