Blogs / February 2023
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Review: The Culture
- The Wellingtonista
- The Culture, starts before the performers come on stage with a montage of video footage of news articles on systemic and political misogyny. This sets the scene for the everyday ways women are disadvantaged that are so embedded, that they often go unnoticed. The newsfeed soon fades out, the lights come up, and Will and […]
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Bag of tricks: New crafts and hobbies books
- Wellington City Libraries
- This month’s new titles offer an abundance of creative possibilities and spark a sense of wonder. Sew yourself a jasmine… Continue reading Bag of tricks: New crafts and hobbies books →
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Plating Up: a talk about the history of Wellington’s restaurant trade
- Wellington City Libraries
- From basic grill restaurants serving countless plates of sausages & chips to French cuisine served on fine porcelain, through to… Continue reading Plating Up: a talk about the history of Wellington’s restaurant trade →
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Review: Best on Tap Stands Up
- The Wellingtonista
- The Fringe Bar is packed to the gills for Best on Tap Stands Up, a little out of the ordinary for a Sunday crowd, but this is a Fringe show and this is a Fringe crowd, and Best on Tap are an excellently well-established performance company, so perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised. More well-known as […]
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Review: Limits
- The Wellingtonista
- Reviewed by Nadia Freeman Photo credit: David Vagg This is no typical dance number meant to distract and delight you with sparkles and clap-along numbers. Limits sits in the realm of theatre that is to challenge its audience and give them a chance to view what it might be like to step into the shoes […]
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Introducing our brand new Kurapae collection
- Wellington City Libraries
- Are you tired of waiting in long reserve queues for the most popular, sought-after books? Our new Kurapae collection, launching Tuesday 28 February, may be the answer for you — read more below! The word “Kurapae” is te reo Māori and translates as “Treasure found by chance.”
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Do we really need to heritage list any more of central Wellington?
- Talk Wellington
- Heritage NZ are currently consulting on Category 1-listing the Hannah Playhouse. Some bigwigs support it but guest poster Peter encourages us to oppose it in the consultation – open til 3 March Much criticism of heritage listing modern buildings, particularly those of this architectural style, Brutalism, is rooted in architectural snobbery. This post is not about...
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Hannah Playhouse, 12, Cambridge Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Review: Wonderful
- The Wellingtonista
- A Laugh for Literary Lovers Reviewed by Nadia Freeman Richard Huber’s Wonderful opens with Lady Hermione and her butler Roberts staring straight past the audience. We can not tell immediately what their relationship is, if they are fond of each other, if there is tension, or how long they have known each other. The set […]
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Review: End of the Rainbow
- The Wellingtonista
- Judy’s return something to talk about By Talia Carlisle Pour the champagne because Judy Garland has come to town. Peter Quilter’s smash hit show End of the Rainbow opened to loud belly laughs, big smiles and plenty of cheers at the Wellington Opera House this weekend. While the audience and stars were dressed to impress, […]
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Review: Professor Wild Returns
- The Wellingtonista
- I’ve never seen a show at the zoo before, but that’s where Professor Wild Returns takes me for my first review of NZ Fringe 2023. Another entry in the incredible Austin Harrison Theatrical Universe, this solo show resurrects Harrison’s segment ‘Professor Wild’ from What Now in 2009 as a full-length show for adults, set amongst the climbs of the […]
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Valentines Day Massacre
- Eye of the Fish
- So far, so good – in Wellington at least. The rest of the big Fish of Maui seems to be taking a pasting. Weather is...
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Growing up with Te Papa – celebrating 25 years of Te Papa Tongarewa
- Te Papa's blog
- Thousands of people have worked at Te Papa – while it was being designed, then constructed, and since it opened to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand on 14 February 1998.
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Bestselling Fantasy author H.G. Parry at Newtown Library: The Magician’s Daughter
- Wellington City Libraries
- We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a launch event with acclaimed bestselling historical fantasy fiction… Continue reading Bestselling Fantasy author H.G. Parry at Newtown Library: The Magician’s Daughter →
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Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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February’s new music for Te Awe: Part 1
- Wellington City Libraries
- via GIPHY Statler: Well, it was good. Waldorf: Ah, it was very bad. Statler: Well, it was average. Waldorf: Ah,… Continue reading February’s new music for Te Awe: Part 1 →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Turkish quakes
- Eye of the Fish
- Horrifying and tragic – the Turkish / Syrian earthquakes have been a steadily growing, unfolding disaster for the last week. Totals of 200 dead initially...
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‘Kōtare: Wellington City Libraries Presents’: our podcast channel
- Wellington City Libraries
- We have very exciting news! Wellington City Libraries has launched its own podcast channel called Kōtare: Wellington City Libraries Presents … Continue reading ‘Kōtare: Wellington City Libraries Presents’: our podcast channel →
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Dutch Apartment block
- Eye of the Fish
- The apartment blocks going up in New Zealand are a little lacking in imagination. But it does not have to be like that. I was...
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Staff Picks: The Best CDs & Vinyl of 2022
- Wellington City Libraries
- I’m Mark, the Music & Film Specialist at Wellington City Libraries. Every month this year my colleague Neil and I… Continue reading Staff Picks: The Best CDs & Vinyl of 2022 →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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State of Emergency
- Eye of the Fish
- While it is sad to see the mighty Queen City of Auckland brought to its knees over some rain, it is nice not to have Aucklanders constantly be rude about Wellington weather. And also: note that none of us down here are making fun of them up there, knowing full well that, there but for the grace of God, go us.
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