Blogs / March 2022
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Why is city change so damn hard?
- Talk Wellington
- Pictured above, one of “the worst council meetings of all time” happening around the country as inner city residential suburbs become the battleground of our age. Tune in to hear why we’re bad at city change – and hopefully some ways to make good change easier Making good change is every city’s challenge so for...
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Rangihaeata’s big adventure
- Eye of the Fish
- So today Transmission Gully was opened – blessed, ribbon cut, journos let through, and a few selected souls have had access. Tomorrow, it opens to...
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Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hearts and minds – via ads
- Talk Wellington
- When it comes to winning hearts and minds (and dictating our behaviour), commercial marketing has run rings around public-service advertising for decades now. But some public-good campaigns on our radar are looking slick… Big brands get to throw serious budget at making us decide to buy their stuff, and their communication is often exceedingly good....
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Wellington, it’s time to shift the power of cars in our streets.
- Talk Wellington
- Wellington, and New Zealand in general, has a chronic car problem. And as we’ve seen recently, an extreme minority can also weaponise cars against the public. What can we do to open up our streets, make cars our guests, and stop weaponising from happening again? What’s the role cars play in our towns? And more...
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Charity auction of twelve seats from Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (Wellington Central Library)
- Wellington City Libraries
- Wellington City Libraries is auctioning twelve seats designed by renowned studio furnituremaker, sculptor and design educator, Carin Wilson for a charity fundraiser (less Dunbar Sloane’s commission).
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Next steps on proposal for removing overdue library fines
- Wellington City Libraries
- You would have heard the great news that we are proposing to remove fines for overdue library items from 1 July 2022 in the upcoming draft Annual Plan. There are a few steps to take before this may become a reality. Step one – gaining audit approval We are updating the draft Annual Plan to… Continue reading Next steps on proposal for removing overdue library fines →
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New DVDs for Te Awe
- Wellington City Libraries
- via GIPHY Here are some new DVDs added to the catalogue over February, that are available at our CBD Te Awe branch and selected other locations. New Material: Raphael : the young prodigy. Venom. Let there be Carnage Brooklyn nine-nine. Season eight. How to deter a robber The hating game. Ride the eagle. Young Sheldon.… Continue reading New DVDs for Te Awe →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Transitional? Transformational!
- Talk Wellington
- With the “transitional cycleways”, Wellington’s using a better method to make roads safely bikeable. And when you’ve got a joined-up bikeable network, something amazing happens In case you’ve forgotten (it’s been a busy few weeks), the Transitional Cycleways are key routes… whose streets and roads were selected and confirmed with last year’s consultation based on...
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Meet the Women Who Ride at Night
- Talk Wellington
- How do we make Wellington’s nights safer for all? The women who ride at night remind us that questions of liveability can’t just stop when the sun goes down. Vivian Ortiz is one of seven women who will be featured in an upcoming documentary all about women who cycle at night. Her experience has got...
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Inevitable
- Eye of the Fish
- So…. that was interesting. No real surprise there, that it would end in violence, given the people involved and the poor attitudes towards common sense...
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