Blogs / December 2011
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Te Araroa Trail in the Tararuas Part 2
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This is the second of two posts about the part of the Te Araroa Trail between Otaki Forks and Poads Road, Levin.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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Te Araroa Trail in the Tararuas Part 1
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This is the first of two posts about the part of the Te Araroa Trail between Otaki Forks and Poads Road, Levin.
- Accepted from Wellington Region Cycleways
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My highlights for 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- I had a busy year, which shows in my poor posting record recently.
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My personal Wellington highlights of 2011
- The Wellingtonista
- We didn’t have the TAWAs this year, but lots of awesomeness still took place.
- Accepted from Wellingtonista Blog Feed
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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gorgeous and original Christmas gifts to be found at Craft2.0
- The Wellingtonista
- Thanks to the good folk at Craft 2.
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Bryan Pepperell – skeptic?
- The Wellingtonista
- Turns out Wellington City Councillor Bryan Pepperell isn’t sure about the authenticity of the moon landings.
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Borrowing and Lending – Latest News
- Te Papa's blog
- In an exhibition that might raise as many questions as it provides answers, Brian Easton, curator of The Makers of Modern New Zealand 1930 – 1990 exhibition at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery, welcomes the element of debate that could emerge from his choice of subjects. Dr Easton, economist, writer (author of The Nationbuilders) and [...]
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Carmen – ahead of her time
- Te Papa's blog
- Carmen Rupe (1936-2011), a New Zealand transgendered entrepreneur, entertainer, and role model, passed away in Sydney this morning.
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Unveiling Unveiled
- The Wellingtonista
- Better than Christmas morning was how this non fashionista* described Monday morning at Te Papa when Tom and I witnessed Keira Miller from London’s Victoria & Albert Museum unpacking an embroidered silk satin wedding dress designed by Norman Hartnell in 1933.
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Craft2.0 brings you a Trunk Show
- The Wellingtonista
- We’re not sure if you’ve heard yet but that mad season we call Christmas is just around the corner and if you’re like us you’ve probably got one or two people you still need to find the perfect gift for.
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No poison at this PoissonHead afterparty
- The Wellingtonista
- We know that you are gutted (like a fish!) that you can’t party with us at the TAWAs this year (so gutted you couldn’t even comment, apparently).
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Deluxe is deluxe
- The Wellingtonista
- One of the most exciting and stimulating things about living in Wellington is the fact the our cinemas are continually reinvesting in their facilities and always trying to top each other in quality of fit out and customer experience.
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Unveiling Unveiled
- Te Papa's blog
- This week it has been full steam ahead in the VISA Platinum Gallery. The crates carrying Unveiled: 200 Years of Wedding Fashion from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London arrived by sea, and Keira Miller and Sarah Scott from the V&A arrived by air.
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Urban Harvest
- The Wellingtonista
- Urban Harvest is a Wellington-based company that delivers locally grown produce, meat and other culinary delights.
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Mt Vic Mountain Buster
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This is fantastic.
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A Proposal for an Aerial Gondola linking Wainuiomata to Days Bay
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Wainuiomata has about 16,800 residents.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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The other Wainuiomata gondola proposal
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- I didn’t know about the other proposal for a Wanuiomata Hill gondola when I wrote my post last night.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Te Araroa Trail opening
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- I’d announced The Te Araroa Trail opening was happening today, earlier this week, and I made an effort to make it along.
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Bright lights but tasty food at R&S Satay Noodle House
- The Wellingtonista
- Over the past couple of months I have been reviewing Malaysian restaurants all around Wellington for Malaysia Kitchen (full disclosure – I got refunded some of the costs).
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Backwards transport policy – long wait for bike racks
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Benefit Cost Ratios or BCR’s are a way to measure the effectiveness of any spending, and are commonly used (and abused) in NZ transport policy.
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