https://wellington.gen.nz/business Wellington related newsitems tagged with Business http://wps.wps.org.nz/wellington-interclub-battle/ Interclub Battle date: Sunday 18 October Location: Plimmerton Hall, 9 Sunset Parade, Plimmerton, Porirua Lunch start time: 1.00pm Competition start time: 1.30pm […] plimmerton porirua places photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/wellington-interclub-battle/ Wellington Photographic Society 2026-03-05T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/gorillaz-the-mountain-listening-event Greetings, pop-pickers!!! Hope everybody survived the weekend's storm intact! May we gently remind you that we are hosting an EXCITING LISTENING EVENT - the official Gorillaz "The Mountain" listening party (link takes you to the Facebook event!) - we will have the regular vinyl and CD, plus a handful of copies of the VERY LIMITED white label LP, as per the pic. cubastreet places music performingarts retail business Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/gorillaz-the-mountain-listening-event Slow Boat Records 2026-02-18T00:00:00Z -41.2944181 174.7752129 Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand http://wps.wps.org.nz/psnz-interclub-competitions-2026/ WPS is planning to enter the inter-club competitions about to be run by the Photographic Society of New Zealand (PSNZ), namely the: Wiltshire […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/psnz-interclub-competitions-2026/ Wellington Photographic Society 2026-02-08T00:00:00Z https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/slow-boat-christmas-new-year-2025 Well, crikey - somehow, we have nearly made it to the end of another year at the proverbial rock'n'roll coalface - the 40th Anniversary of our founder, 'The Coach', Dennis O'Brien opening the store way back in 1985 (which we commemorated with some handsome bright yellow tee shirts and totes bearing his youthful mug!) Every year brings with it fresh challenges in seeking to keep the store relevant in a wildly changing entertainment and retail landscape, and we are, as ever, immensely grateful to you all for sticking with us, shopping with us, engaging with our Instagram and Facebook platforms, and sharing your energy and enthusiasm for music and movies, and for physical media, and for everything inbetween. We have seen your enthusiasm for vinyl remain undiminished, along with a soaring demand for CDs (hell, they are cheaper now than they were when they were introduced some 40 years ago, at the store's inception, when we thought they seemed like a bit of a fad...!) We have hosted some terrific in-store events, including Record Store Day 2025 (with instore performances from Warm Regards and Fazerdaze), The Phoenix Foundation's "Pegasus" vinyl release launch (a few dewy eyes at that one!), an impromptu instore performance from Evan Dando, plus listening parties for The Beths' "Straight Line Was A Lie" and most recently, Hayley Williams' "Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party" - all wonderful occasions that felt joyful, and like celebrations, so a great big SB shoutout to all who made those extraordinary events happen, and all who attended. Would also like to send big Slow Boat love to the friends and family of some dear people we lost this year - including the indomitable Ms Lorraine Barry, dear friend and much loved supporter of the store; you are sorely missed and hugely appreciated for all you have done for the NZ music landscape. So, without getting too sappy and sentimental, let's just conclude by saying - we are here for you, music lovers; Slow Boat will be open every day over the holiday period, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Years' Day - we will, however, be operating on a reduced hours schedule to give here everyone a chance to recover from a hectic Festive season; count on hours along the lines of 11am-4pm for the weeks immediately following Xmas... We are doing our best to make sure we have good stocks of hot ticket items in store ahead of Xmas, but there is always the sane and sensible option of the trusty Slow Boat Voucher if you can't decide, or SB branded tee shirts, totes and caps... So, all the best to you all for a safe, healthy and happy Silly Season, and hope to see you all soon!! With much aroha, respect and figgy pudding, your pals XX The Slow Boat Crew XX music performingarts cubastreet places retail business Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/slow-boat-christmas-new-year-2025 Slow Boat Records 2025-12-09T00:00:00Z -41.2944181 174.7752129 Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand http://wps.wps.org.nz/agm-2025/ Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Wellington Photographic Society Inc The AGM is scheduled for 27th November 2025. We […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/agm-2025/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-11-10T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/annual-exhibition-2025/ The Wellington Photographic Society’s annual exhibition is a highlight of our year, bringing together the creative work of our members […] exhibitions art photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/annual-exhibition-2025/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/the-beths-straight-line-was-a-lie-listening-session Kia ora, crew - sorry for the radio silence as of late - cold, tired, lazy - take yer pick. cubastreet places music performingarts retail business Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/the-beths-straight-line-was-a-lie-listening-session Slow Boat Records 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z -41.2944181 174.7752129 Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand http://wps.wps.org.nz/trenna-packer-salver-nature-photographic-competition-2025/ The results for this year’s competition were announced at the monthly NPSNZ club night, a special night for all those […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/trenna-packer-salver-nature-photographic-competition-2025/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-08-11T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/exhibition-2025/ The exhibition is being held this year at the Thistle Hall in Cuba St and will run from 29 September […] exhibitions art photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/exhibition-2025/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-08-11T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/trenna-packer-club-entry/ Trenna Packer set selection Images from five members have been chosen for our entry into the Trenna Packer Salver Competition […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/trenna-packer-club-entry/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-06-24T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/regional-interclub-battle/ Hosted by the Whanganui Camera Club on 12 October at their clubrooms in 2 Handley St from midday The Wellington […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/regional-interclub-battle/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-06-12T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/projected-image-competition-2025/ Entry Category: Open Entries Close: 30th of June Each member can submit up to three images. Entries should be sent to comms@wps.org.nz by midnight, 30th of […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/projected-image-competition-2025/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-06-09T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/adam-art-gallery/ Evening exhibition tour: A Different Light and Things are, they do not happen We have a extra special meeting for everyone this […] art exhibitions photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/adam-art-gallery/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-06-02T00:00:00Z https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/how-did-i-get-hear-17-alan-gregg-on-ed-cakes-downtown-puff Behold the Golden Man! Some time in the mid-1990s I was sitting on a sofa in Auckland watching a Saturday morning kids’ TV show called What Now? A band came on and played a song which featured the lyric “If I go to hospital / Will you administer my pill?” I had no idea who they were, but the song was brilliant, and one of the band members appeared to have springs attached to the soles of his shoes. A few weeks later I met two members of that band, Edmund McWilliams and Geoff Maddock, at a Supergroove show at Auckland University. We talked about our shared enthusiasm for the music of Jonathan Richman, and they gave me a cassette(!) of some songs they were working on. When I got home and played the cassette it was a revelation. It contained intensely melodic songs with absurd lyrics and unusual arrangements. I felt like I’d stumbled upon some kind of secret treasure. They were pop songs, but not like anything I’d heard before. The songs on that cassette later turned into the eponymous Bressa Creeting Cake album (Flying Nun Records 1997), which is still spoken of in reverential tones in certain circles. The three piece Bressa Creeting Cake band, with Joel Wilton on drums, came on tour around New Zealand with The Mutton Birds (who I played bass with), and it felt like a privilege to watch them play these amazing songs to baffled audiences each night. By that time Edmund McWilliams was becoming better known under the moniker Edmund Cake. In 1999 Edmund and I played together in Bic Runga’s band, when she supported Paul Kelly on a tour of Australia. On that trip I saw first hand how Ed’s approach was not like other musicians I knew. At one show Bic’s band was invited to join Paul Kelly and his band onstage for their encore, and during the song Ed played Paul Kelly’s acoustic guitar with such intensity that his hand bled all over the body of the guitar. At soundcheck the next day Paul Kelly’s unimpressed guitar technician greeted Ed with the guitar and a cleaning cloth. Ed set to work making it spotless, and we weren’t invited onstage for the encore again. Bressa Creeting Cake split up around that time, and Geoff Maddock formed the band Goldenhorse, which went on to become hugely popular in New Zealand. All of this is a very longwinded way of getting to the point that after the demise of Bressa Creeting Cake, Edmund Cake made a solo album called Downtown Puff (Lil’ Chief Records 2004), which I consider to be a masterpiece. Around the time Bressa Creeting Cake ended, an A&R man from the Dreamworks record label in LA came to visit Ed in New Zealand and gave him an advance to make some demos. Ed recorded three songs and sent them to the label. After not hearing from the A&R guy for a while, Ed called him in LA to ask what he thought of the songs. He replied that they were “Quite great”. Dreamworks did not sign Edmund Cake to the label in the end, but they did sign a little-known artist named Nelly Furtado. In the meantime, Tim Finn had become a supporter of Ed’s music and lent him some recording equipment for a studio Ed had assembled in a building in Gore Street in Auckland. Neil Finn had also become a fan and gave Ed time to complete Downtown Puff in his own studio. Edmund Cake is an unusually talented songwriter. He has a gift for composing melodies and chord changes which are both surprising and breathtakingly beautiful. He’s also able to write lyrics which can be funny and strangely affecting at the same time. And he doesn’t sound like anyone else. On Downtown Puff Ed played most of the instruments, and he engineered and produced the songs himself. It’s an album that constantly treads the line between the sublime and the ridiculous, and sometimes does both at the same time. "You’re Watching Me” and “Beautiful Sleep” are ballads as melodic and effortless as any I can think of. The song "Gunga" sounds like Captain Beefheart jamming with Devo on the set of Sesame Street. “My Son the Harpist” tells the story, over an Omnichord drum beat, of a young harp player who meets a tragic end. Ed was improvising the lyrics the first time he ever recorded the vocal on that song and he never changed them. As a result, there are some spontaneous words in that song that you won’t find in any dictionary. The song “Oh Baby Bear” is the catchiest song you’ll ever hear about the Auckland Public Transport system. Ed sings “She’s got a cuppa tea and sandwich, she’s feeling fine / She just crossed the Pukapuka line,” all delivered in a fair dinkum Kiwi accent. Perhaps Downtown Puff’ s master stroke is the track “Golden Man”, which sounds a bit like a 1970s psychedelic folk band singing a gospel song. The poetic lyrics, swooping melodies and Ed’s trademark falsetto vocals all contribute to the song’s eerie beauty. “He commands the cats to claw / He commands the boats to shore / He commands the gulls to fly / He commands the crops to die”. Sometimes Edmund’s music can evoke the genius of Brian Wilson in the way he can take really unusual chord changes and make them seem completely natural in a pop song. But this music doesn’t sound like Brian Wilson. Ed often adopts different character voices for the songs. One moment he’s singing in a sweet falsetto, and in the next he’s growling like Tom Waits. Each song has a distinct vocal identity, almost reminiscent of the way Prince used completely different voices for some of his songs. But this music sounds nothing like Prince. Sometimes I wonder why the Downtown Puff album isn’t better known than it is. It certainly has some devoted fans, but I can’t help thinking more people would like it if they knew about it. For me it’s the work of a visionary musical artist, and it's a collection of songs that contains just the right balance of beauty, mystery, playfulness and outrageously good tunes. It’s also worth mentioning that Edmund Cake released another album under the name Pie Warmer a few years later called The Fearsome Feeling (2009 Lil’Chief Records), which is every bit as great as Downtown Puff. Alan Gregg last year released a superb album under the name Polite Company, entitled "Please Go Wild" - first single "Circulation" is here, we have copies on LP and CD, and his website is here wilton cats places animals cubastreet music performingarts retail business Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/how-did-i-get-hear-17-alan-gregg-on-ed-cakes-downtown-puff Slow Boat Records 2025-05-06T00:00:00Z -41.2944181 174.7752129 Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/the-phoenix-foundation-pegasus-vinyl-launch-instore-at-slow-boat-3 We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting our favourite local homeboys, The Phoenix Foundation, for an instore celebration of the first ever vinyl release of their wonderful second album, 2005’s much loved “Pegasus”, featuring such fan faves as “Hitchcock”, “Damn The River” and “Slightest Shift In The Weather”. cubastreet places music performingarts retail business Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/the-phoenix-foundation-pegasus-vinyl-launch-instore-at-slow-boat-3 Slow Boat Records 2025-05-02T00:00:00Z -41.2944181 174.7752129 Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand http://wps.wps.org.nz/astrophotography-keith-molloy/ We’re hosting a tutorial on astrophotography. This will be run by the local astrophotographer Keith Molloy. The cost will be […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/astrophotography-keith-molloy/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-04-21T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/regional-interclub-battle-2025/ Hosted by the Whanganui Camera Club on 12 October at their clubrooms in 2 Handley St from midday The Wellington […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/regional-interclub-battle-2025/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-04-15T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/astrophotography-for-beginners-with-keith-molloy/ We’re hosting a tutorial on astrophotography. This will be run by the local astrophotographer Keith Molloy. The cost will be […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/astrophotography-for-beginners-with-keith-molloy/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-04-14T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/trenna_packer_salver_2025/ Trenna Packer Salver nature competition Call for submissions for WPS’s entry Now is the time to start submitting images to […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/trenna_packer_salver_2025/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-04-10T00:00:00Z https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/record-store-day-2025-at-slow-boat Slow Boat is simply THRILLED to announce we will be hosting exclusive Record Store Day instore performances from a solo Fazerdaze, whose recent album “Soft Power” has been a store fave, and is a finalist for the 2025 Taite Prize, as well as Wellington’s own Warm Regards (in duo form, and featuring Cassette/ Lawrence Arabia’s Tom Watson). cubastreet places music performingarts retail business Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/record-store-day-2025-at-slow-boat Slow Boat Records 2025-04-03T00:00:00Z -41.2944181 174.7752129 Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://www.poriruachamber.co.nz/news/your-support-is-needed-chamber-funding-under-review We want to thank the Council for their generous support over the years. We’ve made the most of the funding which helps us to hold 11 events in the year, publish… business Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.poriruachamber.co.nz/news/your-support-is-needed-chamber-funding-under-review Porirua Chamber of Commerce 2025-03-24T00:00:00Z https://getlostcycling.co.nz/blogs/adventures/great-southern-brevet-2025-emma-bateup The Great Southern Brevet (GSB) is a staple of the NZ bikepacking community, a mountainous 1100km loop in the south of the South Island More cycling sport mountain-biking retail business Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://getlostcycling.co.nz/blogs/adventures/great-southern-brevet-2025-emma-bateup Get Lost Cycling 2025-03-18T00:00:00Z -41.296274 174.7844257 Get Lost Cycling, 24c, Elizabeth Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/merch-baby-merch Well, lordy, lordy me - what have we here, then?! After running an (entirely unscientific) Insta poll, we here at Slow Boat have listened to the voice of the people, and have bowed to popular consensus, and had manufactured a limited quantity of marvellous looking Slow Boat hoodies, alongside the regular tee shirts, a new style of (very robust!) tote bags (shall we refer to them as Boat Totes? Yes, I think we shall!) and, for the first time ever - two (count 'em!) varieties of SB trucker caps!! These are available for purchase instore now (my advice - get in quick while we still have a good range of sizes and colours!) so you can be fashion forward, and the envy of your pals. Tees are now $39.50, caps $30, totes $25 and the deluxe hoodies are a still perfectly reasonable $75 - I mean, what price happiness? What price... fashion... Feel free to drop us a line or call (04 385 1330) if you'd like to secure yours, and we'll be seein' ya soon - will have some Record Store Day 2025 related news to share in the upcoming weeks... Peace and love, THE SLOW BOAT CREW XX cubastreet places music performingarts retail business Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/merch-baby-merch Slow Boat Records 2025-03-18T00:00:00Z -41.2944181 174.7752129 Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand http://wps.wps.org.nz/photography-brainstorming-session/ Photography Brainstorming Session Join us for an engaging and interactive brainstorming session where club members will explore thought-provoking questions across […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/photography-brainstorming-session/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-03-11T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/trenna_packer_salver_nature_competition/ Trenna Packer Salver nature competition Planning ahead for a WPS entry Following on from entering the Photographic Society of New […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/trenna_packer_salver_nature_competition/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-03-11T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/phil-greig-cinema-colour-grading-digitisation/ Phil was born in Nelson, New Zealand. Initially involved in arts, music, electronics and large scale stage productions he began […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/phil-greig-cinema-colour-grading-digitisation/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-02-22T00:00:00Z https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/how-did-i-get-hear-16-matthew-bannister-on-fairport-conventions-what-we-did-on-our-holidays As a teenage Beatle freak, there was no place for folk music in my life. cubastreet places music performingarts retail business Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/how-did-i-get-hear-16-matthew-bannister-on-fairport-conventions-what-we-did-on-our-holidays Slow Boat Records 2025-02-19T00:00:00Z -41.2944181 174.7752129 Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand http://wps.wps.org.nz/psnz-interclub-competitions/ Hey @everyone WPS is looking to enter the two digital inter-club competitions currently being run by the Photographic Society of […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/psnz-interclub-competitions/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-02-09T00:00:00Z http://wps.wps.org.nz/competition-summary-2025/ Wellington Photographic Society Competitions summary Set out below is a summary of the annual competitions run by the Photographic Society of […] photography business communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://wps.wps.org.nz/competition-summary-2025/ Wellington Photographic Society 2025-02-06T00:00:00Z https://www.poriruachamber.co.nz/news/thrive-in-25-award Enter your organisation into our Thrive in 25’ Award The Porirua Chamber of Commerce is proud to sponsor the Thrive in 25’ Award in 2025. This… porirua places business Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.poriruachamber.co.nz/news/thrive-in-25-award Porirua Chamber of Commerce 2025-01-16T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand