It’s a rare thing for an Architect to become a Mayor – and even rarer for an Architect to become a Knight. We (NZ) have only got a couple of benighted Architects, and there has only ever been one person who has attained both honours. Our only knighted Architect Mayor, Sir Michael Fowler, has sadly just passed away. I was not in Wellington when he was around, and only knew of him in a second-hand manner at the time, so I have asked an esteemed contributor to the site if he would like to say a few words. And lovely words they are.
Since this is a blog devoted to the city of Wellington and its sense of place I can’t imagine that we could not mention his death. He was a permanent fixture of the streets of Wellington and was a bit of the spirit that, for me at least (and clearly others), made this city the interesting place it is to be.
The Wellington Phoenix can confirm that Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues has left the club following a mutual termination of his contract. After joining the Phoenix academy at the age of 14 in 2022, Sloane-Rodrigues made his A-League debut two years later, becoming... The post Sloane-Rodrigues departs appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
The Jubilee Cup and Hardham VC Memorial Cups will take pride of place in Wellington Premier club rugby over the next month. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime edition, to be updated later in the afternoon. It’s the start of the Jubilee and VC Hardham Memorial Cup rounds this weekend, with seven big battles coming up....
