Blogs / November 2022
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Under Construction: keeping a transitional city usable and attractive
- Talk Wellington
- Cities are always under construction. It’s unavoidable. But that doesn’t mean the sites have to be ugly. It’s a common sight for towns and cities to be full of cones and detours. It can feel never-ending. But just because something’s a construction site doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful or even add to the community....
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Here, what do people really want from cities and neighbourhoods?
- Talk Wellington
- ICYMI, here’s the recording of the fascinating webinar by the University of Waikato’s Dr Iain White, talking about the new research that investigates this fascinating question in the 15-minute city. 15 minutes under your own steam is a fundamentally sound premise for arranging the stuff of life – so it’s no accident that it’s being...
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Review: Venus Rising
- The Wellingtonista
- The Royal New Zealand Ballet is back for their final offering this year, a trio of celestial ballets within the show Venus Rising. I’ve been waiting to see this show for a couple of years now, for it’s been delayed twice by COVID, so it was an absolute delight to finally catch it at its […]
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Review: Homemade Takeaways
- The Wellingtonista
- I don’t think anyone will disagree with me that it’s been one hell of a year, and Christmas is descending on us fast. So it seemed completely appropriate to be watching a show about people who’ve had a hell of a year, too, drawn together at Christmas. Annie and Will have gravitated back to the […]
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Building on top of a sewer tank
- Eye of the Fish
- This post was going to be called “New School of Music” but then I thought – no, hold on, this could really cause a stink. What if…? Is it? Was it? No, surely not. But maybe….? Who knows? I’ve just been alerted to the revised scheme for what was at one stage known as the new “School of Music” down by the Michael Fowler Centre – or more accurately, on the site of the MFC carpark and smack bang in the viewpoint of the Amora Hotel. Amazingly, it is a full public notification, and must be costing someone millions to do this – and it closes in just a very few days. Monday?
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Hot reads: resource management law reform
- Talk Wellington
- It’s a busy time and our whiskers are twitching about lots of things we’re seeing. One of a few hot topics this week – and add any good reads in the comments! There’s a general vibe that the RM reforms released a couple of days ago are… marginal improvements on what’s in the current RMA....
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Review: The Griegol
- The Wellingtonista
- We need more shows like this. The kind that effortlessly transports you to the same childlike sense of wonder, akin to the first time you are read what will become your favourite story. And it is no coincidence that The Griegol, written by Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell, revolves around the power of storytelling. […]
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Review: Olive Copperbottom
- The Wellingtonista
- Leaving Circa on Wednesday after the opening night of Olive Copperbottom, one of the many things I was feeling was deep regret that it was the very first of Penny Ashton’s shows that I’d seen, and I’d missed so many others. Ashton is a bright light. Her energy, her wit, and her joy were incandescent […]
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Q: Is your city in chains right now? A: Depends on parking
- Talk Wellington
- It doesn’t matter how good everything else is: if your city’s wrongheaded about private car parking everything else will be in chains. But happily the converse is also true… tune in Wednesday 23rd for details! Parking of different kinds is an essential ingredient in a well-functioning city. And it can be a huge set of...
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Review: Owls Do Cry
- The Wellingtonista
- Owls Do Cry is not your typical theatrical retelling of a book. Instead, it is a complete reinterpretation of the work through movement, design and song. The show starts very light-hearted with a chorus of singing, movement and audience interaction. As the show continues, however, it draws you into the real pain and fragility of […]
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COOL EVENT: *OUR* 15-minute city: global thinking into a local context
- Talk Wellington
- The 15-minute city is a powerful concept reshaping cities worldwide (and inspiring our own Quarter-hour Paradise!) But what would you most like to have within a short walk? What are the top two things *all* Kiwis seem to want, closest to home? Tune in to find out! Notice something about this picture – the classic...
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How Commune’s coliving promises to house and support single parents
- Talk Wellington
- French start-up Commune is creating cohousing for single-parent families in France and (in time) beyond. Coliving is already in huge demand. Why does Commune stand out among the rest? Commune is France’s first coliving development made just for single-parent families. This cohousing experience hopes to support the particular needs of single-parent households. Commune hopes to...
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