https://wellington.gen.nz/capital-magazine+places Items tagged with Capital Magazine and Places. https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/12/18/knock-on-wood/ From native wood floorboards to hidden craftsmanship, Orane and Olivier got lucky when they renovated their weatherboard cottage. We take a look around. The post The Berhampore home with a Swiss twist appeared first on Capital Magazine. berhampore architecture places media Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/12/18/knock-on-wood/ Capital Magazine 2023-12-18T00:00:00Z -41.3232643 174.7740897 Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/12/18/going-bush-with-otari-wiltons-manger-tim-park/ Return to childhood memories. Tim Park talks to Hannah Zwartz about his work with endangered species. The post Going bush with Ōtari-Wilton’s manger Tim Park appeared first on Capital Magazine. wilton places media Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/12/18/going-bush-with-otari-wiltons-manger-tim-park/ Capital Magazine 2023-12-18T00:00:00Z -41.269627400000005 174.75084034411938 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/12/15/exhibit-gallery/ Everything seemed to fall into place for friends Lucy Jackson and Allen Maher. From their first meeting to the decision to open a gallery together. The post Exhibit Gallery founders show us why it’s good to be a little impulsive appeared first on Capital Magazine. art hataitai museumsandgalleries places media Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/12/15/exhibit-gallery/ Capital Magazine 2023-12-15T00:00:00Z -41.304278 174.7967804 Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/10/18/seeing-the-potential-in-the-damp-house-with-a-wonky-floor/ Calling this house a "doer-upper" is a bit of an understatement. Find out how one couple took on this intense DIY project and came out the other side. The post Seeing the potential in a damp house with a wonky floor appeared first on Capital Magazine. architecture newtown places media Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/10/18/seeing-the-potential-in-the-damp-house-with-a-wonky-floor/ Capital Magazine 2023-10-17T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/10/17/sound-of-silence-what-goes-on-inside-a-quaker-meeting-house/ After a dalliance with Quakerism in his late teens, several decades later Craig Beardsworth visits a Quaker meeting house, to find out what first attracted him. The post Why silence is golden inside a Quaker meeting house appeared first on Capital Magazine. mountvictoria places media Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/10/17/sound-of-silence-what-goes-on-inside-a-quaker-meeting-house/ Capital Magazine 2023-10-17T00:00:00Z -41.296516 174.7845627 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/09/18/why-one-couple-swapped-hollywood-for-wellywood/ Our cool little capital has a way of pulling people back. The Dunhams tell us why they returned to windy Wellington after 20 years and show us around their Seatoun home. The post Why one couple swapped Hollywood for Wellywood appeared first on Capital Magazine. seatoun wellywood places miramar media Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/09/18/why-one-couple-swapped-hollywood-for-wellywood/ Capital Magazine 2023-09-18T00:00:00Z -41.3246143 174.8320065 Seatoun https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/07/24/nursery-rhymes/ New parents Nicola and Reuben have used their combined knowledge of art and design to style their Miramar home, and give their spare room a dream jungle makeover. The post Nursery Rhymes appeared first on Capital Magazine. miramar art architecture places media Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/07/24/nursery-rhymes/ Capital Magazine 2023-07-23T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/06/09/high-on-a-hill/ We promise it's worth it for the view. The Thurston family tell us what they love about their about their renovated home. The post Climb the many stairs to the house on the hill appeared first on Capital Magazine. seatoun places media Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/06/09/high-on-a-hill/ Capital Magazine 2023-06-08T00:00:00Z -41.3246143 174.8320065 Seatoun https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/05/08/unchained-melody-an-ode-to-newtown-market/ With the cost of food soaring Melody Thomas puts forward a case for buying at your local vegetable market. If you can handle it. The post Unchained Melody: An ode to Newtown Market appeared first on Capital Magazine. newtown places media Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/05/08/unchained-melody-an-ode-to-newtown-market/ Capital Magazine 2023-05-07T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/04/05/the-tongan-artist-tong-popping-from-his-lyall-bay-bungalow/ Telly Tuita has home down to a fine art. From Tonga, to Sydney, to Wellington, he tells us how a beach bungalow became the place for him. The post The Tongan artist tong-popping from his Lyall Bay bungalow appeared first on Capital Magazine. lyallbay art places media Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/04/05/the-tongan-artist-tong-popping-from-his-lyall-bay-bungalow/ Capital Magazine 2023-04-05T00:00:00Z -41.3240435 174.7978916 Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/01/26/deirdre-tarrant-says-farewell-to-her-dance-studio-of-50-years/ 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. cubastreet performingarts places media Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/01/26/deirdre-tarrant-says-farewell-to-her-dance-studio-of-50-years/ Capital Magazine 2023-01-25T00:00:00Z -41.292926 174.7761191468514 Barber’s Buildings, Cuba Mall, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/11/14/the-gurfers-of-lyall-bay/ 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. lyallbay places media Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:50:34 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/11/14/the-gurfers-of-lyall-bay/ Capital Magazine 2022-11-14T00:50:34Z -41.3240435 174.7978916 Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/10/06/unchained-melody-taking-the-plunge/ 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. lyallbay swimming places sport media Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/10/06/unchained-melody-taking-the-plunge/ Capital Magazine 2022-10-05T00:00:00Z -41.33047435 174.79386874664328 Lyall Bay Beach, Lyall Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/09/13/holloway-way/ 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. arovalley heritagebuildings places localhistory media Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/09/13/holloway-way/ Capital Magazine 2022-09-12T00:00:00Z -41.2962673 174.7574448 Mitchelltown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/08/31/family-affair/ 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. cafe mountvictoria restaurantsbars places media Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/08/31/family-affair/ Capital Magazine 2022-08-31T00:00:00Z -41.2943289 174.7853982 Tomboy, Majoribanks Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/08/09/art-ahoy/ 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. art waterfront places media Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/08/09/art-ahoy/ Capital Magazine 2022-08-09T00:00:00Z https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/03/07/wall-of-duty/ With a Porirua business about to go under, one employee stepped up and saved it. Meet the whānau behind Aspiring Walls. The post Wall of duty appeared first on Capital Magazine. porirua places media Sun, 06 Mar 2022 20:31:13 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/03/07/wall-of-duty/ Capital Magazine 2022-03-06T20:31:13Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/01/18/12-hours-at-oriental/ Hold onto your chips. Photographer Isabella Griffiths documents a day at Wellington's summery seafront. The post Twelve hours at Oriental appeared first on Capital Magazine. orientalbay photography places business media Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/01/18/12-hours-at-oriental/ Capital Magazine 2022-01-18T00:00:00Z -41.2918354 174.793919 Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/12/03/new-beat-to-an-old-tune/ Kali and Myles Gazely’s stately Khandallah home looks like something out of a fairytale. Resting behind huge iron gates in the suburb’s dress circle, the two-storey 1904 house is nestled in a lush garden on a flat 1,202-square-metre section. The 500-square-metre house was originally built for Wellington’s royalty – for Herbert Kirkcaldie, the second son of Kirkcaldie and Stains’ founder John. khandallah places media Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/12/03/new-beat-to-an-old-tune/ Capital Magazine 2021-12-02T00:00:00Z -41.246742 174.7905885 Khandallah, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/09/16/day-at-the-marae/ Charmaine McLean-Whaanga was in the famous Washday at the Pa by Ans Westra as a little girl. Fifty-something years on, her grandson Chev is now a photographer himself, exploring Māori cultural identity in modern New Zealand. We asked Chev to show us around the Koraunui Marae in Stokes Valley, where he grew up. stokes-valley places media Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/09/16/day-at-the-marae/ Capital Magazine 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z -41.1813774 174.9828491 Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/05/07/hoea-to-waka-row-your-own-canoe/ In a peaceful cul de sac in Newtown, a stone’s throw from the town belt, sits a nondescript brick house that would attract little interest from passers by, except when music occasionally drifts out through the open windows: a scatter of drums, a glittering harp, voices that glide and soar. This is the home of musician Mara TK, his whānau, and his new record label – Meetinghouse Records. Its aim is supporting and releasing indigenous music that, while recognising the past, fixes its vision squarely on the future. newtown townbelt music places issues performingarts media Thu, 06 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/05/07/hoea-to-waka-row-your-own-canoe/ Capital Magazine 2021-05-06T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/04/29/house-of-fraser/ Some say a spell living in Aro Valley is the rite of passage that qualifies you as a true Wellingtonian. Mention of Aro Valley evokes assorted reactions – a nostalgic sigh, a shiver, or sometimes an activist’s swagger. Or even an assertion that if you don’t know it you don’t “get” Wellington. We asked Sharon Greally to look into “the valley.” She talks to long time resident and friend, Hannah Fraser. arovalley places media Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2021/04/29/house-of-fraser/ Capital Magazine 2021-04-28T00:00:00Z -41.2953285 174.7665802 Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand