Blogs / October 2009
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Fiesta sa Wellington
- The Sidestrip
- Fiesta sa Wellington, a Filipino cultural weekend jam packed with market days, cultural performances and even a beauty pageant! Posted in Arts and Music, Film and Entertainment, Peoples and Society Tagged: arts, cultures, wellington
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Under the Southern Cross
- The Wellingtonista
- A safe place to avoid all the ghouls and zombies this Saturday night will be the Film Archive cinema.
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Weight Watchers
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to Parallel Dance Ensemble (and their video making team) for taking out the top award at this year's Handle the Jandal music video awards.
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Moore Wilson
- Eye of the Fish
- It seems like an absolute age since it was started, and who knows really if it has actually been finished, and who knows why they didn’t take the opportunity to go up another 10 floors with some rinky-dinky inner-city flats while they were there but I’m glad they didn’t, and all that aside: the Moore Wilson’s shop / empire that we all love to shop at seems to have reached a state of equilibrium at long last.
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Flight of the Conchords: I told you I was freaky - Album Review
- Texture
- They’re back, and this time they’re freakier than ever.
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Craft 2.0 in Wellington
- The Sidestrip
- Craf 2.0 fair in New Dowse theater in Lower Hutt ,Wellington last October 24,2009 Craft2.0 is an indie craft fair featuring the best and brightest of the New Zealand craft scene. http://thesidestrip.wordpress.com http://micosantos.co.nz http://www.craft2.org Posted in Arts and Music, News and Events, Travel and Places Tagged: arts, cultures, wellington
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What's the story, old sport?
- The Wellingtonista
- While buzzing around Courtenay Place recently, I noticed that the Sports Café was closed for renovations.
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Exposing the Good Karma Project
- Texture
- Wellington’s free street publication, Exposure Lifestyles, is set to embark on an odyssey to the other side of the world, and a place about as far from the cafes & galleries of Cuba Street as you could imagine – Mae Sot in Thailand.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Weeks Ahead
- Eye of the Fish
- A quick look at some upcoming events in the world of architecture and urbanism:
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Finding our voices
- Te Papa's blog
- Earlier this week Hongoeka marae in Plimmerton was filled with the sounds of taonga pūoro (Maori musical instruments) – accompanied by the buzzing of sanders and the call of tuis flitting among the flaxes. I was one of twenty Te Papa staff who took part in a three day wānanga on taonga pūoro, tutored by members of Hau Manu.
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Climate of Fair
- The Wellingtonista
- I know, I know, super-bad pun but the folks here at Wellingtonista seem to have really really high pun thresholds.... Anyway, this Saturday being part of a long weekend there are a lot of events competing for your attention out there in Wellington.
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Maranui meeting report from Eye of the Fish
- The Wellingtonista
- Over at Eye of the Fish, Maximus has a good report of last night's public meeting about what should be done about the Maranui surf club.
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Maranui Cafe, Lyall Bay Parade, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A reminder about Beans
- The Wellingtonista
- A quick reminder about Beans, appearing on Sunday night at SFBH in Cuba St. (previous post here.) Support is from fmr-Trinity Roots-man Riki Gooch's Eru Dangerspiel outfit, and DJ Alphabethead! Tickets are $25 and available from Slow Boat Records or Under The Radar... updates and more info from Galesburg.
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the 5th Scenario
- Eye of the Fish
- A short update on the public meeting in Kilbirnie regarding the fate of the Maranui Surf Life Saving Club.
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Maranui Cafe, Lyall Bay Parade, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Reminder: get your suggestions in for 4TAWA
- The Wellingtonista
- You have one more week in which to make suggestions about who should be nominated in the TAWAs this year, so hop to it!
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Smartest Snapper
- The Wellingtonista
- Voted by you the public as winner in the smarten your snapper competition is wave by Yana from Chromatophobic.
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- The Wellingtonista
- It's Labour Weekend and, as such, you can pretty much guarantee that the weather will be filthy and the movies will be the place to be.
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Live Brazil Festival 09 - 16 to 18 October, Southern Cross
- Texture
- Latin America made a push into the festival scene last weekend, with Live Brazil 2009 working its seductive mojo on Wellingtonians.
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Ziggurat turns thirteeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!
- Texture
- Phenomenal!The quaint little vintage boutique Ziggurat is celebrating its thirtieth birthday this Saturday and you’re invited to the parteeeeeeeeeey!The festivities kick-off from six at the Watusi Bar on Edward street and you’re encouraged to don your favourite Ziggurat purchase and swing-your-thing on the dance-floor to the rockabilly sounds of local sensations The Hardy Ha Ha’s… boy can they bang a tambourine…So make sure you chuck on your favourite suit or flapper-dress it will be one hell-of-a-party!- Karyn
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Humanising the City
- The Wellingtonista
- Among the opening exhibitions at the brand spanking new City Gallery is Regan Gentry's installation Make Way.
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Bring your speedos
- The Wellingtonista
- Tomorrow night at the St Catherine's College Hall in Kilbirnie, the WCC is holding a public meeting to gauge community opinion on the fate of the Maranui Surf Lifesaving Club and the adjacent three waterfront buildings, and to discuss the options.
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Maranui Cafe, Lyall Bay Parade, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Blue Room - 19 October, The Film Archive
- Texture
- This will have to go down as one of those things I really, really, wanted to like.
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Telecom wiggles in
- Eye of the Fish
- Following swiftly on from the post about the hole they’re digging, today I wanted to look at what is going to fill it.
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46 Willis Street, Wellington
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Nothing to See Here
- The Wellingtonista
- As Robyn has rightly pointed out, tonight is Pecha Kucha at Downstage at 7.
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Wanna go Shwopping??
- Texture
- After racking up some great success the last time around, Wellington's Big Shwop returns to the capital for a spring 2009 showing.
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Live Brazil Festival this weekend
- The Wellingtonista
- A lot of people don't know that Wellington has quite a sizable Brazilian expatriate community.
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Robots in Scrap metals
- The Sidestrip
- For 5 days only, Wellington will have the unique opportunity to explore the wonderful world of robots as never seen before. Sixteen artists from all over New Zealand will be transforming Thistle Hall into a veritable legion of robots including tasty metal beasts made from scrap, textile bots and clay models. Artists include Wellington favourites Sam Broad, Michele Irving, Mary Laine and Stephen Templer
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wastebustas
- The Wellingtonista
- Spotted near the Mt Vic lookout. I dunno about the Greater Wellington guys, but I reckon the Wellingtonista could have put all this information on one sign - the only differnce between the two is the name of the poison, and the colour of the pellet.
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Mt. Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rhian Sheehan at Soundstage
- The Wellingtonista
- This Sunday's Soundstage @ Downstage is a goody - Rhian Sheehan plays his album Standing in Silence from start to finish with accompanying filmic elements by Gareth Moon (Nektar).
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Exposive Expression and Missed Opportunities
- The Wellingtonista
- Our "coverage" of events here at Wellingtonista can be a bit scatter gun at times, like the tagline says "random stuff about New Zealand's capital city since 2005".
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Kowtow your conscience…
- Texture
- Those lovely folks at Kowtow have jumped on the Pacific-tsunami-bandwagon and have launched a stylish fundraiser t-shirt.
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Cinephilia: Italian Film Festival
- The Wellingtonista
- The Italian Film Festival once again surveys the best of recent Italian commercial cinema.
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The Library - 03 October, Level 1, 53 Courtenay Place
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- God I used to love Cabaret. It was an impressive cocktail bar-slash-music venue that really complimented its neighbouring establishments of Chow and Motel. 2009 brings something different, with the library stepping into Cabaret’s luxurious bar space. My first thought when hearing about the new venue was “what’s with the name?” but in the face of such handsomely titled places as “El Horno” and “Sports Cafe” I was willing to give The Library a pass on this one.
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53 Courtenay Place, Wellington
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Betty's - 3 October, 32 Blair Street
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- There seemed to be a big ol’ hype machine at work before Betty’s even opened to the public. I guess this could be expected, mostly due to the fact that new bars have been a little thin on the ground in recent times (but boy has that changed, with more rumoured to be on the way for summer).
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Review: Biography of My Skin
- The Wellingtonista
- Miranda Harcourt's new one-woman play "Biography of My Skin" has just opened at Downstage, and, crikey, it's good.
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The WOW that was
- The Wellingtonista
- Well WOW's 21st is officially over, although the decorations from the party are still up with the frufru pink tutu posters adorning bus stops around Welly.
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Winners of Norton Cup
- Wgtn U-13 Hatch Cup Team 2009 Blog
- Another good win 3-0 vs Taranaki. Fantastic to finish the week on a high.
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Chris Watson tomorrow night
- The Wellingtonista
- Altmusic is proud to present Chris Watson, a founding member of influential experimental music groups Cabaret Voltaire and The Hafler Trio.
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Otis Frizzell at Te Papa next week
- Te Papa's blog
- Givealittle approached artist Otis Frizzell to incorporate these messages of support into a special artwork to be gifted to the people of Samoa. Limited editions of the work will also be made available with the monies raised going to the Red Cross. Otis will be in Te Papa’s Wellington Foyer on Level 2 working on this very special artwork from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October so come along, have a chat to Otis and see art in progress! If you can’t make it in to Te Papa, check out our flickr site for progress pics!
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Cinephilia: Opening This Week
- The Wellingtonista
- As that old war film quote goes, "it's quiet, too quiet": only three films opening this weekend as the mad rush of the last few weeks works its way through the system.
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Shake your tail feather…
- Texture
- There is no denying it, neo-burlesque has hit Wellington with the likes of Dr Sketchy, the Roller Derby and the works of Fuse Circus, but this revival has finally been cemented in the capital with its very own Burlesque Dance school and it’s not for professionals…
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South Coast Surfs Up
- Eye of the Fish
- Although not an overly frequent frequenter to the suburbs, there is a certain feeling about being by the beach that we quite like: if we weren’t an urban blog, we’d be a seaside blog. Lyall Bay, home of Wellington’s best surf break, and a special spot for windsurfing and kite boarding, is a virtual paradise right on the edge of the capital city. At the edge of the Cook Straight, at times civilised, at other times wild beyond redemption, Lyall Bay is a fantastic place to be in the ‘burbs. In short, the Fish liked to dine at the Maranui Cafe.
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Maranui Cafe, Lyall Bay Parade, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Announcing 4TAWA and a call for nominations
- The Wellingtonista
- Go get yourself a big thick permanent marker and put this date in your diary right now: Thursday December 17 will be the Fourth (The) Annual Wellingtonista Awards.
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Tee Total
- Eye of the Fish
- Something on the crazy entries for the Outer Tee: we noted, a year ago, that there would be strong pressure for whatever went on the Outer Tee to be Iconic. And iconic certainly some of the suggestions are. Other ways to describe other suggestions may be “completely mad“.
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The future of Lyall Bay
- The Wellingtonista
- Right now the Dominion Post is running a public opinion poll on the future of the Maranui Surf Club and Cafe.
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Maranui Cafe, Lyall Bay Parade, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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14-0 win vs Mid Canterbury
- Wgtn U-13 Hatch Cup Team 2009 Blog
- The boys are off to a good start - they played as a team with 'goal' contributions from many. Great to see the positive team work, them using the pace of the ball and width of the field to beat defenders.The weather is surprisingly OK - cold, a freezing wind but no rain!
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Tattoo You Too
- Eye of the Fish
- And so, with a big hello to all the ReMax twitterers out there receiving our feed, we bring you the latest incarnation of the site where the Tattoo Museum was in Abel Smith St - yes, it is now proposed to be the Tattoo Apartment site. Interestingly, it is to be just 4 stories tall - way below the 9 stories that the tacky Orange apartments have achieved just across the street (next to the Southern Cross).
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42 Abel Smith Street, Wellington
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Jess Chambers – 27 September, San Francisco Bathhouse
- Texture
- Jess Chambers is no stranger to the Wellington-music scene having championed a successful debut album; worked with the likes of Rhian Sheehan, Module and the Upbeats; AND been responsible for the tender female vocals for the much-loved, much-hyped the Woolshed Sessions coterie that have sold out numerous performances and produced a collection of catchy-country-licked-pop songs.
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Off to Invergiggle tomorrow morning
- Wgtn U-13 Hatch Cup Team 2009 Blog
- The last Samoas have been sold; the bear has been washed and prepared for his journey, bags are packed, lunches made, and of course the hair bleached!The team is ready.
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