Capital Magazine newsitems

• • You woodn’t believe it: Meet Wellington’s talented tree

    • 26 Jan 2023
    • Capital Magazine
    • Good things come in trees - that includes musicians. Get to know Jarrod Wood and discover how he became the "Tree" we know and love. The post You woodn’t believe it: Meet Wellington’s talented tree appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 5 days ago by tonytw1
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    • media
  
  

• • Wellington beer guide 2023

    • 26 Jan 2023
    • Capital Magazine
    • Quench your thirst with our free, pint-sized beer guide, showcasing the best spots to sip on something good. The post Wellington beer guide 2023 appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 2 days ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • bars
    • beer
  
  

• • Deirdre Tarrant says farewell to her dance studio of 50 years

    • 25 Jan 2023
    • Capital Magazine
    • Ever-rising rent has caused dance tutor Deirdre Tarrant to leave her beloved Barber building. She looks back on her time there and lets us in on what she be up to next. The post Deirdre Tarrant says farewell to her dance studio of 50 years appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 5 days ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • cubastreet
    • performingarts

    Cuba Mall, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • How one couple collected their way to a mid-century styled home

    • 11 Jan 2023
    • Capital Magazine
    • Tandia Molina and Rory Wilson-Cartwright managed to furnish their Brooklyn home with only recycled and refurbished furniture. The post How one couple collected their way to a mid-century styled home appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 2 weeks ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • brooklyn
    • architecture

    Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • CPotY Snapshots: Andy Hansen

    • 20 Dec 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Each month we feature one of our CPotY 2022 semi-finalists. This month we chatted to photographer Andy Hansen. The post CPotY Snapshots: Andy Hansen appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 1 month ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • photography
  
  

• • Aro Video

    • 19 Dec 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Aro Video’s Andrew Armitage talks to Sarah Lang about facing the future of film. If you’re a big film fan, or have lived nearby, you’ve probably stopped into the Aro St Video Shop (at least until you got Netflix). Since opening the doors in 1989, proprietor Andrew Armitage has amassed a whopping 27,000 titles. The shop, and the similarly-sized Alice DVD Library in Christchurch, have the largest movie collections in the country, with many titles unavailable elsewhere in New Zealand or even via the internet.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 1 month ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • arovalley
    • filmvideo

    Aro Video, 97, Aro Street, Aro Valley shopping centre, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • We ask AI to take us on a tour of Wellington – it was weird

    • 8 Dec 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • We asked an AI image generator to show us Wellington – here’s how it got on.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 1 month ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • bucketfountain
    • photography
  
  

• • Bright lights of the big city: Thorndon’s Park Lane-esque apartment

    • 2 Dec 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Annie Patterson's home offers some of the best views in Thorndon, and they only get better at night. The post Bright lights of the big city: Thorndon’s Park Lane-esque apartment appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 1 month ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • thorndon
    • architecture

    Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Karori’s world class stained glass

    • 1 Dec 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Great art can be found in the most unlikely places. Check out the magnificent stained glass windows in Karori Cemetery’s heritage chapel. The post Karori’s world class stained glass appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 2 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • karori
    • heritagebuildings

    Small Chapel and Crematorium, Rosehaugh Avenue, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Botanical vandalism: How old man’s beard is defacing Wellington

    • 21 Nov 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • There’s a slow creep of beards spreading through Wellington. No, it’s not gentrification, it’s Clematis vitalba! The post Botanical vandalism: How old man’s beard is defacing Wellington appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 2 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • wcc
    • conservation
  
  

• • The gurfers of Lyall Bay: a swell photo essay

    • 14 Nov 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Meet the women making waves. Photographer and keen surfer Olivia Lamb chatted to Nikita, Ella, and Maria about Wellington’s vibrant gurfers (girl surfers) community. The post The gurfers of Lyall Bay: a swell photo essay appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 2 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • lyallbay

    Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • What the modern Wellington whānau looks like

    • 9 Nov 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • There's no longer a one-size-fits-all family design. Melody Thomas met with three happy whānau's and finds out what family means to them. The post What the modern Wellington whānau looks like appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 2 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • architecture
    • housing
  
  

• • Chicken feed: Where to find the city’s best fried chicken

    • 2 Nov 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Professional taster and Instagram foodie Tim Yamat (aka Titty Eats) took a blind taste test to find out who really rules the roost in the world of fried chicken. The post Chicken feed: Where to find the city’s best fried chicken appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 2 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • fastfood
  
  

• • Archaeologist Mary O’Keeffe is Wellington’s answer to Indiana Jones

    • 26 Oct 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Ever wondered what it's like to be an archaeologist? Mary O’Keeffe dishes the dirt. The post Archaeologist Mary O’Keeffe is Wellington’s answer to Indiana Jones appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 3 months ago by tonytw1
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • media
  
  

• • Campaign Kuini: Meet Tory Whanau, Wellington’s new mayor

    • 10 Oct 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Tory Whanau is Wellington’s new mayor and the city’s first Māori mayor. Tory won by a landslide 34,510 votes – over double the votes received by the second-place candidate. It was the largest victory seen in 18 years. We chatted to Tory at the very start of her campaign, when this was all ahead of her.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 3 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • election-candidates
  
  

• • CPotY Snapshots: Mele Tau’alupe

    • 6 Oct 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Each month we feature one of our CPotY 2022 semi-finalists. This month we chatted to photographer Mele Tau'alupe. The post CPotY Snapshots: Mele Tau’alupe appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 3 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • photography
  
  

• • Unchained Melody: Taking the plunge

    • 5 Oct 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Twice a week, just before 7am, a group of women meet near a nondescript log on Lyall Bay beach. They are rugged up in puffer jackets and beanies, woollen socks and track pants, and they smile and hug as the wind whips at their clothes and hair.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 3 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • lyallbay
    • swimming

    Lyall Bay Beach, Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • CPotY Highlights

    • 27 Sep 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • See some of the highlight photographs from 2,500 entries in CPotY 2022. The post CPotY Highlights appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • photography
  
  

• • The highs and lows of being Mayor

    • 22 Sep 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • We asked two previous Mayors, Dame Kerry Prendergast and Celia Wade-Brown, to reflect on their time in office and asked what Wellington needs next. The post The highs and lows of being Mayor appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • election-candidates
  
  

• • Wellington city’s mayoral candidates: 20 questions

    • 21 Sep 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Not sure who to vote for? We quizzed nine of Wellington city's mayoral candidates on the top issues affecting the capital and put them into a handy table. The post Wellington city’s mayoral candidates: 20 questions appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • election-candidates
  
  

• • Candid camera: Wellington on 35mm

    • 21 Sep 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Wellington is home to over 400,000 people – most have been photographed by Zuyi at some stage. The post Candid camera: Wellington on 35mm appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • photographers
  
  

• • How these Aro cottages became a bohemian haven

    • 12 Sep 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Meet the family living the hippy life just a stones throw from the CBD, growing their own food and welcoming others to their little slice of the world. The post How these Aro cottages became a bohemian haven appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • arovalley
    • heritagebuildings

    Mitchelltown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The Holloway way: The boho home in the city

    • 12 Sep 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Meet the family living the hippy life just a stones throw from the CBD, growing their own food and welcoming others to their little slice of the world. The post The Holloway way: The boho home in the city appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • arovalley

    Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Council puckerooed?

    • 5 Sep 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Tim Brown mulls over solutions to city-wide problems ahead of October's local body elections. The post Council puckerooed? appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • election-candidates
    • wcc
  
  

• • What do we want, Wellington?

    • 1 Sep 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • We asked ten influential people what they think Wellington needs to get its mojo back. The post What do we want, Wellington? appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • wcc
    • election-candidates
  
  

• • Family affair

    • 31 Aug 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • If you blink you could miss it. Inside is a boutique cakery with a towering array of sweet treats, freshly baked on the premises daily. Delicious creamy, herbaceous chicken and rocket sandwiches, monstrous chocolate and peanut butter brownies, and, crucially, hot coffee. Tomboy, named after her son Tomislav, says owner Kate Marinkovich, has been open for five years.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 5 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • cafe
    • mountvictoria

    Tomboy, Majoribanks Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Art ahoy

    • 9 Aug 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • The sinking of The Sealion feels like the end of an era. We look back at how the old vessel brought art and music to the city's shores. The post Art ahoy appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 4 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • art
    • waterfront
  
  

• • Workspace worth coming to work for

    • 2 Aug 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • From freelancers to full teams, more people are finding flexible workspaces work for them. Generator show us around the new Bowen Campus.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 5 months ago by tonytw1
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • media
  
  

• • The Wellington firm making plastic fantastic

    • 9 Jul 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Plastic gets a bad wrap, but one Wellington business is doing it right. The post The Wellington firm making plastic fantastic appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 6 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • recycling

    Flight Plastics, 75, Wainui Road, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • CPotY 2022 Winners

    • 30 Jun 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Find out who won each category and who is our 2022 Capital Photographer of the Year! The post CPotY 2022 Winners appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 7 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • exhibitions
    • photography
  
  
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