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Blogs / December 2008

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    • Super Fry
      • Stephen Fry, actor, author, wit and geek, is on his way to dear sweet Wellington and we are rather excited! He's coming to Aotearoa New Zealand to film some bits for a BBC series he's presenting, Another Chance To See, where he's travelling the world, checking up on endangered species. While he's in Wellington, he'll be visiting the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary to see how the kakapo is doing (rather
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        • Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • 2008 TAWAs - the winners!
      • We all had a completely brilliant time on Thursday night at the TAWAs! It was great to see so many of y'all along there, along with the awesome nominees and a few celebrity guests (not that Wellington has any actual celebrities, but, you know...) Thanks to our fabulous sponsors who gave us swag and prizes And thanks also to Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson for presenting the Wellingtonian of
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        • Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Gone Fishing
      • 2008: nearly over. Lots of construction, lots of commentary. 2009: likely to be lots less of one, and who knows about the other. Thank you all for your input, your comments, your information, and your interest. Its been a blast, but its time for a break for a bit from the people behind the Maximus logon (note: one of the following images may be more true to life than the other). Hopefully Phil
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    • Boiling Blood
      • It seems to be such a shame to go off all ballistic on the eve of a pleasant Christmas week, but the announcement today about the cost over-runs on the Supreme Court fair made my blood boil. While normally a left of centre supporter, and one who lives in sick apprehension about the mayhem about to be unleashed upon us by National’s unrestricted puppies of Doom, the whole sorry shameful saga
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    • WellingtonOnScreen
      •   In a little office on Taranaki St, a small group of dedicated professionals (known as the NZ On Screen team) have been creating a website which celebrates and showcases television and film produced in New Zealand. A year in the making, NZ On Screen launched at the end of October and has over 300 titles available to view - many in full length, some with just excerpts. For each title there's
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    • What’s the urgency?
      • At face value it could be argued that the current rash of urgency infecting Parliament at the moment is no business of a group promoting discussion of architecture and urban design issues in Wellington. Over the weekend the government passed laws reinforcing (rather than strengthening) societal repulsion of violence towards children. Last week it reduced the rights of employees of small business
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    • 12 theatrical events to stir the senses and get your blood pumping!
      • Downstage Theatre is excited to announce its programme for the first half of 2009. After a very successful year with seven Chapman Tripp Awards for productions staged at Downstage, the 2009 Season One Showcase “Get your blood pumping!” offers another season of unique performing arts experiences at the theatre. The programme enters the festival spirit by showcasing a broad range of productions, legendary performances and exciting new works.
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        • Hannah Playhouse, 12, Cambridge Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Yet another mystery bar
      • I've never been afraid of eclecticism. A dash of Kiwiana and a touch of faded grandeur can go down a treat if served with a generous slug of hipster irony (see Mighty Mighty). A grab-bag of Nana kitsch can turn into something resembling conceptual art if it's assembled with wit and flair (see Auckland's Northern Steamship Company). But sometimes it all goes horribly wrong. I know! Let's grab some
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    • Wellington goes High Tech
      • In an act of architectural brilliance, the Duel on Vivian block of flats opposite the School of Architecture appears to be not only a green building (avocado green, or mushy pea green) with prefabricated external cladding (that I’m sure they will get around to finishing the corners on one day), but also appears to have gone all Richard-Rogers-style High-Tech on us, with the south facade feat
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        • 140 Vivian Street, Wellington


    • Dominion Post no longer suckling from Big Liquor's teet?
      • On Saturday, the big front page headline on the Dominion Post was "Cheers! We're killing ourselves" about how alcohol is responsible for injuries, health problems and crime. Today it's "Weekend of Drunken Mayhem - 1000 calls to police". Think maybe they lost a big advertising account? Full disclosure: the TAWAs have some sponsorship from Epic Beer and we're very happ
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        • Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Stout Barricade
      • For one day only, - Sunday, today, you can see the city barricaded off. By tomorrow, it’ll be gone. It’s part of the Litmus series of One Day Sculpture, and this time has been brought to you by artiste duo Heather and Ivan Morison. It’s called the Journee des Barricades, and to me, seems site specifically reacting to the inspired sculpture outside the Athfield renovation of the o
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        • Stout Street, Wellington


    • Threats to Waywardness
      • This city of ours has some fabulous little pedestrian byways and shortcuts which make walking at times a slightly smug activity - those few moments that cars don’t have an advantage over foot traffic, and steps which even challenge seasoned mountain bikers.  We even enjoy the occasionally misplaced carpark - the ones which were bought to be built on but the developer’s luck has turned,
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    • Cinephilia: Opening This Week
      • Too late to be of any use for Friday night entertainment, here's a summary of the films opening this week across the city. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Readings, Sky City Queensgate and Empire). That's it. The calm before the inevitable Boxing Day storm. But if Keanu Reeves playing a deadpan alien isn't enough there's always the annual 'V' Movie Marathon at the Paramount, kicking off at 4.00pm o
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    • And the award goes to
      • After a wonderful ceremony at the Wellington Town Hall last night Downstage is proud to congratulate the 2008 CHAPMAN TRIPP THEATRE AWARD Winners, especially the following ones: Downstage Theatre Award for the Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year Arthur Meek - On the Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark Taking Me as Her Young Lover
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        • Hannah Playhouse, 12, Cambridge Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • I'd Love To Have A Beer With Duncan
      • And you should to...proceeds from the show will be donated to the Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind Talking Books Project.  It runs from Tues 9th - 13th December and the ticket includes a beer ($20/13)  He'll be spinning yarns from his book Two Little Boys, and having been an audience member at his shows over the years, I'd highly recommend it!! book@bats.co.nz or phone 04.8
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    • The Rainbow Reels
      •  Come down to the Film Archive this eve for the last exhibition opening of the year. Hot damn - it's a goodie! Tessa Laird, who's name you may recognise from her brilliant art writing over the years, has curated an exhibition from the Film Archive's Home Movie Collection. With such a wealth of material (over 30,000 titles) she created an arbitrary selection process based on the colours o
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    • Cinephilia: Opening This Week
      • If you are considering going to the cinema this weekend, and you've already seen Bond and the other 21 films currently playing in Wellington, here's a quick guide to the new releases. Cinema owners all over the city are breathing a little easier now that two of the biggest box office releases from the States have opened at the same time. High School Musical 3: Senior Year is the third in
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    • Stink Buzz
      • Stink Magnetic Tapes, the doggedly independant record company that has released music by the likes of the Mysterious Tapeman, Voodoo Savage and His Savages, Delaney Davidson, The Chandeliers and the Damned Evangelist, celebrates ten whole years of existence this December. Recently relocated from Wellington to that op-shoppers paradise of Wanganui, Stink Magnetic is holding one heck of a knees up n
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    • Google Street View knows where you live
      • Google Maps have today launched Street View for Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. A few months ago, on what looks to have been early in the morning in winter, the Googlemobile drove around the streets of our fair city, photographing the streets. You can now view these streetscapes as the closest zoom-in on Google Maps. They even made it down Cuba Mall! Street View in other countries has
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