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Captain William Kelly | Master Mariner
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- As part of our gardening project, Russell tackled the Kelly plot and over several days persevering, removed the enormous flax that had dwarfed the beautiful headstone. The plot interested Russell...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Office Closure Christmas/New Year Period
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- Kia ora, The office will be closed from 1 pm on 19 December until Monday 12 January 2025 when it will reopen at 9 am. Emails and voicemails will not […]
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St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30, The Terrace, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Karori Ghosts
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘Cemetery Reported to be Haunted’ We found this article from July 1939.
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Marion Martin
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘Mrs Martin was one of the oldest residents in Wellington, and was highly esteemed for her plain unostentatious kindness of disposition’. Marion Baird was born in Fountainhall, a hamlet southeast...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Jacob William Heberley (Hākopa Hēperi) | Carver
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Jacob was the sixth child of James ‘Worser’ Heberley and his wife Te Wai (also known as Māta Te Naihi), of the Puketapu people of Te Āti Awa. James and...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Thomas Ward | Engineer & Surveyor 1849-1934
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Thomas was born in Oxford, England and trained as an engineer, working on the Great Northern Railway and at University College, London. He came to New Zealand in 1873 and...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Working Bee Find
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This beautiful object was found by one of our volunteers at our October 2025 Working Bee in Gum Gully. Our volunteer very carefully cleaned the floral tribute as well.
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Sarah Jane Kirk | temperance leader, suffragist and human rights activist
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Sarah Jane Mattocks was born in 1829 in Warwickshire, England. She worked as a silk marker before marrying Thomas Kirk, a bookkeeper on Christmas Day, 1850. In 1862, the Kirk...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Walter Joseph and Phoebe Elizabeth Lawrence
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Walter Joseph Lawrence was born in Camberwell, London in 1878[i] and Phoebe Elizabeth Thornton[ii] in St Saviour, London in 1881. The couple married in London in 1906[iii] before immigrating to...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Compton Family
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Mary Martha Whiting was born in 1854 in Tasmania and came to New Zealand with her family at a young age. She was the third child of thirteen siblings. Her...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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William Henry Willway | The Children’s Friend
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- William was born in 1823 in Bristol, England. His father was a silk dyer, but by age 15, William was working as a clerk. On Christmas Day 1849, he married...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Thomas Kirk | botanist
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Thomas grew up in a household where botany was a common interest. His father George was a nurseryman and his mother Sarah (born West) was both a nurserywoman and a...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Services Section | Photo Find
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- WCC Archives sought our help to identify the location and occasion of this photo: It is interesting to note that there were so many women in the photo, which made...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Henry Mitchell | Founder of Mitchelltown
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Henry arrived in Wellington as an 8-year-old child and died in 1913, aged 80. He came out from England with his parents, brothers and sisters on the ‘Gertrude’ in 1841....
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weekly E-News for 19 December 2025
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- E-NEWS FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2025 Talofa lava, we are edging ever closer to Christmas next week — just six more days until Christmas Eve and seven until Christmas Day. Last […]
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St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30, The Terrace, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A Child Is Born to Us!
- Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- Recently, we celebrated the baptism of wee Mikael Leon. So small, thankfully so content, like the little Lord Jesus no crying did he make! Even with the water pouring over […] The post A Child Is Born to Us! appeared first on Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2025 in numbers!
- Kaicycle
- Numbers by no means tell the whole story, but at the end of another long (and yet somehow short…) gregorian year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect and quantify some of our most significant (and proudest!) achievements of 2025.
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Kaicycle, Hospital Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Deacons Letter - 19th December 2025
- All Saints Hataitai
- Dear All Saints whānau,As we reach the final days of this year 2025, we pause with grateful hearts to look back on all that God has done among us.
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All Saints Anglican Church, 90, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Quercus | Vogelmorn Upstairs
- Vogelmorn Community Group
- Spend an evening basking in soulful folk music, at our free Thursday gig. Quercus are duo, from Tāmaki Makaurau and the UK, who formed after spending three months busking around Europe on bicycle!
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Vogelmorn Bowling Club, Mornington Road, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Greer Castle - Introspection | Vogelmorn Upstairs
- Vogelmorn Community Group
- Promoting her upcoming EP ‘Introspection’, Greer Castle will be playing a preview of the record with her band at Vogelmorn Upstairs. Known for her standout vocals and clever lyricism, Greer blends rich jazz sensibilities with soulful storytelling beyond her years. Follow Grace on social media. Free gig. Koha welcomed.
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Vogelmorn Bowling Club, Mornington Road, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Butter Wouldn't Melt with Ari Leason | Vogelmorn Upstairs
- Vogelmorn Community Group
- An intimate night of soulful folk storytelling, featuring Ari Leason’s heartfelt indie songs and chart-topping folk, Americana, country, bluegrass harmonies from Butter Wouldn’t Melt.
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Vogelmorn Bowling Club, Mornington Road, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 21 December 2025
- St John's in the City
- Kia ora St John’s whānau, This Sunday is the last Sunday before Christmas Day – so our worship is saturated with Christmas carols as we delve into the meaning of ‘Glory’ in the Christmas story.
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St John's, Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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WelCom – Issue 7 – December 2025
- Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- The post WelCom – Issue 7 – December 2025 appeared first on Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Acoustic Routes Christmas Party
- Acoustic Routes
- Sunday 14 December, 21 Gordon Road, Plimmerton, 2.
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Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weekly E-News for 12 December 2025
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
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St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30, The Terrace, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rejoice in the Lord always
- Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- After 936 days away, our daughter Caitlin, finally came home this week. The joy of having a “full” house once again is difficult to describe. It is in times like […] The post Rejoice in the Lord always appeared first on Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 14 December 2025
- St John's in the City
- Kia ora St John’s whānau, This Sunday our young people tell the story of Jesus born in Bethlehem in a Nativity Pageant filled with wonder and wit.
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St John's, Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Vicars Letter 12th December 2025
- All Saints Hataitai
- Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI am sitting here thinking through the year that has been; there has been a lot in there.
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All Saints Anglican Church, 90, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Curators’ Book Talk: Te Taiao Nature Series
- Friends of Te Papa
- Join Te Papa’s curators for a fascinating array of talks on New Zealand’s natural history. The six titles published in the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series have been […]
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Opening hours over holiday season 2025
- Compassion Soup Kitchen
- From Saturday 20 December, the Compassion Soup Kitchen changes its hours. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday 20 January 2026.
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Suzanne Aubert Compassion Centre, 132, Tory Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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