Blogs / September 2010
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Simon Marsh answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Simon Marsh who is standing in the Eastern Ward has stepped up.
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Wow 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- It's World of WearableArt season again, where scores of ladies (and some gents) converge upon the capital it witness the extravaganza that is the World of WearableArt show.
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Mike Mellor answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Mike Mellor who is standing in the Eastern Ward has stepped up. 1. You have 30 seconds to convince someone to come to Wellington. What's your pitch? read more
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Click Local
- The Wellingtonista
- North of Wellington is a sunny paradise, known as Petone.
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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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John Bishop answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and John Bishop who is standing in Lambton Ward has stepped up.
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Need something indoors to do with the kids?
- The Wellingtonista
- During the school holidays the good folk at the Film Archive run a kids movie programmed called Mini Sized Square Eyes (not to be confused with the Square Eyes Foundation).
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Debunking the Target urban myth
- The Wellingtonista
- For the past couple of years, we keep hearing people tell us not to go to a certain ethnic restaurant because “they were filmed by Target scraping leftover food back into the food to sell” and various other stories along the same lines.
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Mark Greening answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Mark Greening who is standing in the Lambton Ward has stepped up. 1. You have 30 seconds to convince someone to come to Wellington. What's your pitch? Wow, a capital city with the heart of a village. Waterfront vistas, green hills, amazing: coffee, food, art and culture!read more
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Marcus Ganley answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Marcus Gangley who is standing in the Lambton Ward has stepped up.read more
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Grouper (US) with Pumice and Glass Vaults tomorrow night.
- The Wellingtonista
- For those who caught Grouper during her last trip to NZ, she will need no introduction.
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Rex Nairn answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Rex Nairn who is standing in Southern Ward has stepped up.
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WOW winners
- The Wellingtonista
- I've just got back from the WOW Awards Show, so here's a quickie post with the winner and runner up.
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Viva Mexico, viva Zapata, in fact viva my lunch
- The Wellingtonista
- I was out with my Dad and my daughter today and needed to find lunch for three generations of Judds in the Cuba St area.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A whole lot of WOW
- The Wellingtonista
- WOW season kicks off today, as the city turns into the World of WearableArt.
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Stadium Roof East
- Eye of the Fish
- Following on, in a timely sort of manner, and because the Wellington wind has gone away and left us with some perfect walking / swimming / photo-taking weather, I thought it would be nice to have a look at the roof of the new Indoor Sports Stadium in Wellington.
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ASB Sports Centre, Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Not in a month of Saturdays
- The Wellingtonista
- You know how we had a blue moon this New Year's Eve right? And how that is kind of a freak occurrence when you think about it right? Well this Saturday is the blue moon of markets, there are two only once-a-monthers and one super-special- souped-up weekly market being held in our fair city.
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Frock on
- The Wellingtonista
- The newly launched New Zealand Fashion Museum aims to preserve and celebrate New Zealand' fashion history.
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Social Barfly
- The Wellingtonista
- The Masked Barfly has been busy in the last little while soaking up the scene and hanging around the hors d'oeuvres in our buzzy little town. As could be expected the Masked Barfly favours fecund environs where one can imbibe a good compost of booze, blood and guts, gossip and culture. Some bullets of buzz: read more
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Who to Vote for?
- Eye of the Fish
- If, like me, you live in Welllington city, you will have just received your voting papers.
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Nerd Alert - Week of Geek
- The Wellingtonista
- It is reassuring to know that the salon did not die in 18th century France, gathering together in RL to converse, spar, eat, connect and display our intellectual charms has not gone out of style.
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Department of Linky Love: WCC Watch
- The Wellingtonista
- WCC Watch is a local website that does what it says on the tin.
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Kris Price answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Kris Price who is standing in the Lambton Ward stepped up for his "15 page views of fame".
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How to Vote in Kapiti
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This is how to vote in the local elections if you happen to live in Kapiti.
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The Good Word on The Good Words
- The Wellingtonista
- Tonight at the Burgendy Room at Bodega you can witness the third live outing of a new band fresh from recording their demo.
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Opposing Balgownie Development
- Hutt Chick
- I applaud Cr Barbara Branch for saying she now supports residents wanting to stop development in the hills above Waddington Drive, Balgownie Grove and Waiwhetu Stream.
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Balgownie Grove, Wellington
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Central Park upgrade
- Eye of the Fish
- Getting away from all the excitement and kerfuffle of the Christchurch earthquake for a while, and focusing our fish-eyed gaze a little closer to home, the Wellington City Council is proceeding at pace with the modernisation of their social housing stock.
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21 Brooklyn Road, Wellington
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And the rest of the election
- The Wellingtonista
- Some people have asked why we only sent out questions to the mayoral candidates, not councillor-wannabes or people running for community and health boards.
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It's Spring!
- The Wellingtonista
- That's what the calendar is telling us.
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(B)eating the trend
- The Wellingtonista
- The recession may be grinding on, but it seems there are plenty of hospitality operators willing to take a bet on a new venture.
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Electric Bikes are Gangsta
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- The last few weeks I’ve been commuting by electric bike to a local school where I’ve been doing what’s known as a practicum (since I’m retraining as a science teacher – you know midlife crisis or something similar).
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Xiu Xiu
- The Wellingtonista
- So many good things on this weekend. Maybe Wellington's about to put its head up out of the winter slump....? One highlight is art-poppers Xiu Xiu who are playing SFBH with Siamese (Grayson Gilmour) and talented duo Glass Vaults. Phew. And here's a girl in an apple. Tickets$26
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A wall of one's own
- The Wellingtonista
- Creating content on the interwebs is all very well, but sometimes one has the need to express oneself in IRL.
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Bryan Pepperell answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- Thanks to Bryan Pepperell for answering our questions.
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We don’t need poor quality infill housing
- Hutt Chick
- The last thing residents need is a relaxation in planning regulations as suggested by Mayor Odgen.
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Heritage Questions
- Eye of the Fish
- If you’ve been trying to get hold of your Structural Engineer this week in Wellington, you’ll probably have noticed they’re not returning calls.
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In case of emergency
- The Wellingtonista
- So, the Canterbury earthquake.
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Jack Yan answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- Thanks to Jack Yan for taking the time to answer our questions.
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Bad news out of Palmie
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- It seems Palmylink is on the political backburner and may not be going ahead.
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Kerry Prendergast answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- Thanks to Kerry for sending in her answers to our questions.
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Pecha Kucha 8: The Latino Connection
- The Wellingtonista
- It's time for another Pecha Kucha Night, but this one is a little different from previous ones - this time it's the Latino Connection! People who have come from or gone to the spicy side of the South Pacific will share their stories.
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Al Mansell answers our questions
- The Wellingtonista
- Thanks to mayoral candidate Al Mansell for taking the time to answer our questions too.
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Tackling tagging
- Hutt Chick
- Graffiti vandalism is a problem for many councils around the world, costing lots of money to tackle, and many struggle to keep it in check.
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