Community Groups / August 2015
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Cathedral closed
- Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- The Cathedral Building will be closed tomorrow, 1 September 2015 from 1pm for a private recording session. The Cathedral will reopen on Wednesday, 2 September 2015 as usual.
- Accepted from Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart posts
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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newtown Festival wins an award!
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The Festival was nominated for a Wellington Airport Regional Community Award in recognition of the work James Coyle and the rest of the recycling steering group and the volunteers put into recycling at the Street Fair this year.
- Accepted from NRA news
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Some Media Reactions To The High Court Basin Reserve Flyover Decision
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- Cartoon: Ron Beernink As we reported on Friday, the High Court dismissed NZTA’s appeal against the Board of Inquiry decision to decline resource consent for a Basin Reserve flyover.
- Accepted from Save the Basin posts
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August Meeting - Two Speakers
- Wellington VHF Group
- The August general meeting will have two speakers: Propper networking in the microwave bands: John ZL4JY will talk about professional microwave networking and why the mesh is not the answer to everything.
- Accepted from VHF group news
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Save the Basin Delighted at High Court Decision
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The High Court this afternoon dismissed the New Zealand Transport Agency’s appeal against the 2014 Board of Inquiry decision to decline resource consent for a Basin Reserve flyover.
- Accepted from Save the Basin posts
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WSA attendance at the JET programme “itterasshai” party - 31 July 2015
- Wellington Sakai Association
- Every year, the JET programme welcomes New Zealand graduates to Japan to work for a minimum of one year (up to a maximum of five) as an Assistant Language Teacher or Coordinator for International Relations.
- Accepted from Wellington Sakai Association feed by tonytw1
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WSA/WNES host Sakai City representatives - 29 July 2015
- Wellington Sakai Association
- As part of the Sakai Wellington Educational Exchange (SWEE) 2015, WSA and Wellington Nakano Education Society (WNES) co-hosted Sakai City council staff and other Sakai City official representatives for dinner and discussion. It was a great opportunity to meet the new WSA liaison within Sakai City Council and discuss upcoming WSA projects.
- Accepted from Wellington Sakai Association feed by tonytw1
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Sakai Wellington Educational Exchange 2015
- Wellington Sakai Association
- For just over 20 years, Wellington and Sakai have been sister cities. And for 20 years, the Wellington Nakano Educational Society (see WNES on Facebook) has been exchanging young secondary school students between schools and families here and in Sakai. Over this time 400 students have participated in the programme.
- Accepted from Wellington Sakai Association feed by tonytw1
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Tohoku photo exhibition opening – 3 June 2015
- Wellington Sakai Association
- The Embassy of Japan, in cooperation with the Wellington City Council hosted the “Tohoku – through the eyes of Japanese photographers” Photo Exhibition which was on display on the mezzanine floor of the Wellington Central Library from 3 June to 2 July 2015 with free admission.
- Accepted from Wellington Sakai Association feed by tonytw1
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Sister Cities NZ conference 10-11 April 2015, Wellington
- Wellington Sakai Association
- Theme: Citizen Diplomacy – Its Power Locally and Globally * Becoming a more multicultural society * How to build relations through business and economic development, community work, art and culture * How to come together and work towards building closer relations with other countries
- Accepted from Wellington Sakai Association feed by tonytw1
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August Meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Newtown Residents’ Association Monthly Meeting: Monday, 17th August 2015, 7.30pm at the Newtown Hall, 71 Daniell St. All welcome! Subscriptions are due now – so if you want to be a financial member, with a vote at the AGM on Monday 21st September, please bring a gold coin to the meeting. We would like to hear about any issues you think should be discussed at the meeting – please contact us.
- Accepted from NRA news
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Action Station makes a vital contribution to Save the Basin
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- As Wellington Scoop has reported, Community campaigning group Action Station has made a vital contribution to the campaign to save the Basin Reserve from a massive motorway flyover which the New Zealand Transport Agency wants to build there.
- Accepted from Save the Basin posts
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Japan Society of Wellington 55th Anniversary dinner - 11 August 2015
- Wellington Sakai Association
- A successfull event, with marvellous food.
- Accepted from Wellington Sakai Association feed by tonytw1
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Wellington Community Choir Concert 29th August
- Newtown Residents' Association
- Celebrating with a programme of music from the world’s cultures, Wellington Community Choir will be joined by guest choirs and local musicians at this special 10th anniversary concert.
- Accepted from NRA news
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International Child Abduction
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- How the headlines happen Caring for children after a separation is complicated enough. Add international travel into the mix and things can get really messy, really quickly. At least 120 Kiwi children get caught up in international custody disputes each year. … Continue reading →
- Accepted from Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley
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Unsafe relationships
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Know the signs to look out for your friends and whānau According to Are You OK, more than half of all reported violent crime in New Zealand is family violence. 75% of serious assaults; 45% of abductions, kidnappings, and threatening … Continue reading →
- Accepted from Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley
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Renting? It’s more than just a flat
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Make sure your landlord respects your rights Recent deaths of state housing tenants have resulted in anger and uproar about poor conditions of rental housing in New Zealand. This has exacerbated the policy debate about how strictly New Zealand’s rental … Continue reading →
- Accepted from Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley
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When horsepay becomes forced play
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Stop bullying happening at work What has become known as “ponytail-gate” roused two general categories of opinion; the first group considered the incident an instance of innocent banter, the second group viewed it as a particularly salient case of workplace … Continue reading →
- Accepted from Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley
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Online schemers, scams and shams
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Online scams currently cost New Zealanders upwards of $400m each year. The internet has allowed scammers from overseas to easily maintain anonymity and operate with impunity. NetSafe, an NGO that promotes safe use of online technologies, says that most people … Continue reading →
- Accepted from Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley
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