Blogs / February 2013
March 2013 | January 2013-
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Tranzmetro, this is what could be achieved
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Tranzmetro‘s new Matangi trains have an internal width of about 2.4 metres, and a bike on average is 1.8m long, so parking on a slight angle will give plenty of room for a bike to be stored on a train.
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Review: Touched
- The Wellingtonista
- Contact improvisation is a dance form in which the points where bodies touch provide a start for physical improvisation.
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The kids are just fine at the Capital E National Arts Festival
- The Wellingtonista
- While the urbanites of the ‘ista are all currently abuzz about the Fringe Festival, those amongst us who are parents (yes, we exist) are more excited about the Capital E National Arts Festival set to happen from March 11-23.
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Harcourts decision
- Eye of the Fish
- For those that are interested, the following is the text of the final paragraphs of the decision on the Harcourts building: (302) In the end, for the reasons we have outlined, we have concluded that the demolition of the Harcourts building would not constitute sustainable management of an important physical resource, namely a heritage building [...]
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Grey Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Demolition not the Answer
- Eye of the Fish
- So: the results are out from the Commissioners: Mark Dunajtschik may not demolish the “Harcourts” building. That’s an interesting result – and opposite to that recommended by the Council’s own planning officers – and Mr Dunajtschik is furious. We wrote about it here, and also here, and this decision sets out quite clearly that demolition [...]
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Grey Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Cyclists advised to wear clown suits and flashing neon glitter hotpants
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- With a recent coroner’s report into the 2008 death of a cyclist at the Petone roundabout there have been his and others’ calls for cyclists to wear hi-viz clothing.
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New WCC Website
- Eye of the Fish
- Well blow me down – the Council has a new website. Well done! I was just looking at the old one yesterday, thinking how tawdry it was looking – and today a brand spanking new website has popped up – colourful and more interactive.
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Review: Fatu na toto
- The Wellingtonista
- There isn’t much of a description for this show on either the Fringe or the BATS website.
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Government needs to step up to the plate on cycle infrastructure funding
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Recent news stories, these last few days, in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch all show that there is a significant push in each city to improve cycle infrastructure.
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Review: The road that wasn’t there
- The Wellingtonista
- Oliver de Rohan’s mother’s neighbours think she is going mad.
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Whakuku a Nga Kina
- The Wellingtonista
- The art world is full of sharks[citation needed], but one recent public sculpture is attracting watery beasts of a different kind.
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Guest Post: Bike Everywhere helps you to bike everywhere
- The Wellingtonista
- During the last week, I’ve been out on my very first multi-day cycling tour, and it was an awesome adventure, seeing all kinds of beautiful parts around the Wairarapa and the Southern Coasts of the North Island.
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On dooring
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Cycle lanes should exist to keep cyclists safe.
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Review: Perfectly wasted
- The Wellingtonista
- Long Cloud Youth Theatre Summer School have worked with A Slightly Isolated Dog to investigate then recreate a night out.
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Ngauranga to Wellington – Part 1 – Kaiwharawhara Bridges Proposal
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- (Note some of the images here are mine, some are screenshots taken from from GoogleMaps, and WAMS) There is a bit of a rumour that the WCC is looking at options for joining Ngauranga and Aotea Quay with bicycle infrastructure.
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