Blogs / December 2009
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Bars to spend summer in
- The Wellingtonista
- This is the extended version of today's piece in the summer section of the Dominion Post.read more
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A Big Day Out teaser in the Capital…
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- So if you can’t shell out the couple of hundy for a Big Day Out ticket, transport to Auckland and, of course, accommodation, the San Francisco Bathhouse is hosting the next best thing… the Big Night In on Wednesday 13 January…
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One Love 2010 - just around the corner
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- Radio Active’s One Love is returning for another round of sun-loving fun in 2010.
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Kora: with Strike - 18 December, Wellington Town Hall
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- Epic is a word I try not to use lightly.
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Thank you for you terribly cold winters, Northern Hemisphere…
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- There are a number of truly fantastic things about the New Zealand summer… beer, barbeques, swimming, public holidays galore and a multitude of music festivals… but for me, the best part of summer is the oodles of Northern Hemisphere bands that escape their harsh winters to party alongside us…! AND this summer is set to be no different…!The bands that are emptying my purse this summer are: Ponytail (Baltimore) – 4 January, San Francisco BathhouseTelepathe (US) - 5 January, San Francisco BathhouseCamera Obscura (UK) The Books (US) - 17 January, San Francisco BathhouseNeko Case (US) - 21 January, San Francisco BathhouseLe Tour de Trois (France) - 22 January, Mighty MightyThem Crocked Vultures (US) – 29 January, TSB Bank ArenaJoanna Newsom (US) - 31 January, The Paramount TheatreYo La Tengo (US) - 9 February, San Francisco BathhouseThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart (US) - 25 February, San Francisco BathhouseThe Brian Jonestown Massacre (US) – 9 March, Bar BodegaAmanda Palmer (US) - 12 March, Bar Bodega AND, while April is technically not ‘quite’ summer, Wilco will be returning to Wellington to play a gig at the Town Hall that month… giddy…I have my ticket already…. So start stashing some cash, summer is jammed packed with international talent! make sure you get out and check it out. - Karyn
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Akron/Family – 16 December, San Francisco Bathhouse
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- Formed in 2002, the New York-based Akron/Family has built a solid reputation for performing their energetic improvised folk music, which has been termed equal parts experimental folk and freak folk, on the live stage.
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Frank Kitts Market - 19 December, Frank Kitts underground carpark
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- Okay, off the top of my head.
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So we had some awards
- The Wellingtonista
- In fact some of us right now are celebrating those awards, at the most lovely of locations, TheMighty Mighty.
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L.A. Mitchell live this Thursday…!
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- Since late November those clever St James Theatre folk have played host to a number of impressive songstresses… Jane Keller, Bella Kalolo, Naomi Ferguson… as part of their ‘Life is a Cabaret’ season, but like always, the best is yet to come, as it is L.
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Manners Mall Next Stop The Environment Court
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- With the final passing of the revocation of pedestrian status of Manners Mall and creation of shared space in lower Cuba Street at the Council meeting on Friday, December 11, 2009, one battle has ended.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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the 12 Pubs of Christmas
- The Wellingtonista
- People say, sometimes with even a hint of concern in their voices, that we at the Wellingtonista are overly concerned with drinking.
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Trannie Gully
- Eye of the Fish
- Wonders will never cease. According to the newspaper front headline today, Transmission Gully will go ahead, and will be announced today, along with the so-called “Improvements” around the Basin Reserve.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Montana winners
- The Wellingtonista
- So recently we asked you where you would drink Montana's new-label Sav Blanc, and you told us. The randomizer.org threw the numbers 2 and 8 at us, so congratulations to Cat and Marshall. If you could please send an email to johubris at gmail with your address, I'll get your wine out to you. Cheers!
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More on Friday’s Killer whales in Wellington Harbour
- Te Papa's blog
- Here’s proof that there were indeed Orca’s or Killer Whales in Wellington Harbour on Friday. Proof too of what a small, interconnected world we live in! This photo was sent to us by Jochen Flöthe from Kiel, Germany! Jochen’s daughter is back-packing in New Zealand and had sent family back in Germany photos of the six Orca [...]
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Buy Enjoy
- The Wellingtonista
- Not that we want you to wear yourselves out before the T4WAs on Thursday but we thought it would be only fair to tell you that Enjoy Gallery is having a cut-price art bash in time for Christmas.
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A Night Market... On Cuba!
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- As of 5pm this Friday, Cuba Street will have its very own night market - a celebration of all things creative and crafty in the most fitting of locations.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Killer whales again today, Owhiro Bay
- Te Papa's blog
- There were killer whales (orca) hanging around Wellington harbour yesterday – as reported by Anton van Helden, Te Papa’s marine mammal specialist. More killer whales were seen this morning, though I’d don’t know if they are the same animals. After a txt from Anton I raced down to the South Coast at Owhiro Bay, not far [...]
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Changes to Manners Mall and Cuba St confirmed
- Eye of the Fish
- On Thursday, the Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee voted — 9 vs 5— to approve the proposed changes to Manners Mall and Lower Cuba St.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Water the next ratepayer rip-off?
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- The history of privatisation of public assets has been a concern of the Wellington Residents Coalition since its inception over 12 years ago.
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WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL DEBT END 2010 $287m
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- By 2019 the City Council's Debt is forecast to reach $355 million. In a time of high unemployment and increasing costs such as ACC and energy to run the house and car the household disposable income is on a steep decline for many ratepayers.
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Manners mall opened to buses at $11.5m
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Wellington City Council makes the final decision today with a rubber stamp approving the revocation of Manners Mall after 30 years of being closed to vehicles. The cost is $11.5 million at a time when many ratepayers are struggling to pay their bills.
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Cobblestone Rex
- Eye of the Fish
- A story in the Capital Times has been intriguing us here at Eye of the Fish world headquarters, and I’m surprised no one else has picked it up. The Cap Times (with a nicely renovated website - good work guys!) interviews a “local businessman” who is unhappy with the Council spending over a million bucks on ripping apart the old Cobblestone Park outside the big red building of Arch and Design.
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An Adagio Christmas – 5 December, Downstage Theatre
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- Adagio, the multi-layered circus meets jazz meets live theatre acrobatic performance, has returned to Downstage Theatre this month, this time bearing a hint of Christmas cheer.
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Mixing it up at the Havana Club Cocktail Grand Prix
- The Wellingtonista
- Those of you who follow us on Twitter might have noticed a reoccuring hash tag yesterday of “cockchamp”.
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Jarvis Cocker – 3 December, Town Hall
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- It was with great anticipation that headed along to the Town Hall to catch the solo show of Jarvis Cocker, the man who, alongside cronies the Gallaghers, the Coombes and Damon Abarn, helped sculpt the Brit-pop movement of the mid-nineties.
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Akron / Family… it’s about time….!
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- Mystery Girl, Galesburg and 95bFM are proud to present, for the first time EVER in New Zealand, Akron/Family who are set to smash the San Francisco Bathhouse on Wednesday 16th of December.
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A fair to remember
- The Sidestrip
- The Thorndon Fair, organised by Thorndon School, is being held on 6 December 2009. It is noted as being Wellington’s oldest, biggest, brightest and best street fair.
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Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Strike: Sketches - 6 December, Album Review
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- Strike seem to be the group that everybody wants to play with.
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Wolf’s Liar – 1 December, Circa Theatre
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- This month, Circa Theatre plays host to a gripping and beautifully intelligent female monologue, the Wolf’s Lair, from the acclaimed Almost a Bird Theatre Collective.
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My Cuba Street (18 Artists) - 30 November, South Coast Gallery on Cuba
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- 18 artists putting together an exhibition inspired by Cuba Street will always tantalise the curiosity of any true Wellingtonian (Even an emigrated one such as myself).
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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An Adagio Christmas
- The Wellingtonista
- There's a moment very early on in An Adagio Christmas when the whole theatre gasped in unison, and both our daughters stood up in shock.
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Looking Lovely Mr Jackson
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- If you forgot that Peter Jackson is the king of this town, then it’s about time you got a reality check.
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Wellington is facing rising sea levels
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- At the Wellington City Council Strategy and Policy Committee briefing of December 1 we were shown a computer model of the areas of Wellington that would be flooded by sea level rise as a consequence of global warming. One of the areas that may be impacted is the site of the Indoor Sports Centre. There is no doubt there will be consequences that will be beyond our control even if Wellington were to reduce green house gas emissions.
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ASB Sports Centre, Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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100 Dollar Bills Y'all
- The Wellingtonista
- Tonight from 6.00 until 8.00pm Thistle Hall is holding their annual $100 art sale. Support the artists, the venue *and* get something unique for the important people in your life just in time for Christmas. Check out pictures of some of the pieces for sale here.
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Everyone wants a piece of the pie
- The Wellingtonista
- So today the Dom Post has a story about how Verboom Badges in Left Bank is in trouble with MacDonalds for using its Georgie Pie brand. This story perplexes me for many reasons, but mostly because I'm wondering why the hell anyone would want to bring back Georgie Pie in the first place. Aren't there enough good pies in Wellington for you lot already?
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Woah woah woah… Ladyfest…!
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- No no… I’m not talking about Courtenay Place on a Saturday night, BUT rather the international extravaganza that is Ladyfest! And it’s coming to Wellington this week… mean-argh!Touted as a global phenomenon, Ladyfest is a community-based, not-for-profit music and arts festival-philosophy that celebrates the fantasmo work of female artists.
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First class citizens at last
- The Wellingtonista
- If you're a pedestrian, sometimes it seems as though you're the last to be considered. Other modes of transport get all the big bucks while we get to stumble along on our own, catching our heels on the cobblestones and dodging the seemingly interminable earthworks. So it's nice to see that there's a dedicated Cycling and Walking journey planner from the Greater Wellington Regional Council
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sounds like shopping
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- You can try and deny it, but the season for shopping is upon us.
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