Featured / August 2010
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Celia Wade-Brown answers the questions
- The Wellingtonista
- Yay, we have our first response! Thanks to Celia Wade-Brown for her answers to our questions.
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We will ask the questions!
- The Wellingtonista
- Now that we have a definitive list of mayoral candidates, we thought it was time we send them some of the questions we'd crowdsourced over Twitter ages ago.
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On preferences and endorsements
- WCC Watch
- It’s going to be very interesting over the next three weeks to see endorsements – which candidates will support each other and who will give who the nod.
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The Princess and the Sausage
- The Wellingtonista
- Most "pop-up shops" emerge in vacant retail spaces, but The Princess' Bedroom was different: the shop itself popped up, in the form of a brightly-painted caravan in a gravelly old Ghuznee St carpark.
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Fisking the Candidates: Eastern Ward
- WCC Watch
- The Eastern Ward of the WCC will be another interesting ward to watch come October 9th.
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Fisking the Candidates: Southern Ward
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- As mentioned on Tuesday, there is going to be tough competition in the Southern Ward with 10 candidates vying for the two council seats, and with the retirement of Celia Wade-Brown (from at least her council seat).
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One last post on Goulter…
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- Okay, when Jevan Goulter decided to not stand for the Lambton Ward, and instead focus on Whanganui, we were a little disappointed, from the point of view that he certainly would have spiced up the competition.
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WOP Review: the $35 lunch at Foxglove
- The Wellingtonista
- Sometime last week I took my sister to lunch at Foxglove.
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Local body politics as a retirement hobby?
- WCC Watch
- The entry of Sir Michael Fowler into the race for the Lambton Ward has got me thinking.
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Third wheel or serious contender?
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- A campaign billboard for Jack Yan on Victoria Street.
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Competition heating up in the Southern Ward?
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- A reader has sent us a rather amusing link to a job being advertised in Student Job Search.
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Fisking the candidates – starting in Onslow-Western
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- In Friday’s announcement of the final canidate list there were a number of people who came out of the wood work.
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Meet the candidates
- WCC Watch
- The WCC have updated their page with the list of meet the canidates forums. Take a read here. They are all in the weeks starting on the 13th and 20th of September and we will be doing reminders first thing on the Monday morning.
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Fisking the Candidates: Lambton Ward – Fowler’s Folley
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- No doubt a few of you will have seen this morning’s Dom Post.
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Capital Fetish Ball
- The Wellingtonista
- Once again, we are leaving it waaaaaaay late to let you know about an upcoming event.
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WOP: Cupcakes and Cocktails
- The Wellingtonista
- On Monday night my sister and I went to our first Wellington on a Plate event - the way sold-out (they added a couple more sessions even) Cupcakes and Cocktails at Martha's Pantry.
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Who are these people?
- WCC Watch
- Just quickly, are Gareth Morgan (standing in the Northern Ward) and Michael Fowler (in Lambton) who I think they are? If so, that came out of the blue!
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Final candidate list
- WCC Watch
- Well nominations for the WCC 2010 election have closed and the list of candidates has been announced. Take a read here. We’ll be doing much more analysis over the weekend.
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Lambton Poll Results
- WCC Watch
- Well after a week of very intense voting, the Lambton poll results are in.
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Super Friday!
- WCC Watch
- Well today’s the day nominations close.
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Yelling and screaming
- WCC Watch
- The face of 'Vibrant' Wellington Politics can be an interesting business, but when people think of political scandal, local government does not often come to mind.
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Artificial turf is the election battleground?
- WCC Watch
- An article in today’s Wellingtonian has Cr John Morrison promoting his ‘ambitious plan’ to speed the development of artificial sports grounds in Wellington.
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WOP Review: the $25 lunch at Finc
- The Wellingtonista
- For my first Wellington on a Plate meal deal, I decided to go to Finc, with the delightful company of a friend I'd just seen killed twice on Saturday night.
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Book yourself into the book fair this weekend
- The Wellingtonista
- Normally around this time our lovely Sue would be getting all rapturous about the Downtown Community Ministry's Annual Book Fair, but since she's rather busy, let me just tell you that the fair is happening again this weekend (August 21 & 22) at the TSB Arena, with doors will open from 9am to 4pm each day.
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Spaced Out
- The Wellingtonista
- The Film Archive Traveling Film Show is back in Wellington this week with a brilliant selection of space films sourced from their extensive collection. read more
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Candiate updates
- WCC Watch
- Nominations to stand for WCC close tomorrow, so expect a lot more news on candidates in the next few days.
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Single issue ticket fails to find a single candidate
- WCC Watch
- I was surprised to see in the news yesterday that Sir Bob has announced he won’t be backing (*cough* bankrolling *cough*) a candidate for the Mayoralty this year.
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Celia under fire
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post is reporting that Celia Wade-Brown is being investigated by the council for sending unsolicited campaign emails to council employees.
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Do we need light rail to the airport?
- WCC Watch
- View This Pollcustomer surveys
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Review: The December Brother
- The Wellingtonista
- The December Brother is the newest production from the SEEyD Theatre Company. It comprises of three mini plays, all linked with the common form of family and the search for truth. read more
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Getting burgered at WOP: The Greenman
- The Wellingtonista
- As my first taste of Burger Wellington, I decided to check out The Greenman because I had errands in the area, and their offering sounded quite delicious: Whiskey and Maple Lamb Burger Local lamb patty with lettuce, tomato and pineapple salsa on a shawarma bun, served with friesread more
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Kerry fires open salvo…
- WCC Watch
- Kerry Prendergast has launched a campaign website.
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More food reviews that you can stomach
- The Wellingtonista
- So y'all asked for more food reviews with pics, so today I am going to do short reviews of the following places: The Ambeli The Grill at the Duxton Lagerfield as a function venue St John's Restaurant I hope you don't mind that I've put them all in one post. read more
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Tin-foil hat candidate for the Southern Ward
- WCC Watch
- Seann Paurini has announced he is running for the Southern Ward. He is against “the proliferation of surveillance technologies” and the parking enforcement camera car. Oh well, at least he’s got a niche.
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A few quick bits and pieces…
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- An interview on Wellington.
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Eat and eat and eat: win a voucher for the Occidental
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to Richard who you will find hiding away at Munchen Burger getting his borsct on. This week we've got our last prize to give away, thanks to celebrate Wellington on a Plate, thanks to the lovely Positively Wellington Tourism, we have a $100 voucher to The Occidental to give away.read more
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4000 Wellingtonians not enrolled to vote
- WCC Watch
- The city council are reporting that 4,000 electors have been removed from the roll as they have moved without updating their details.
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Lambton Poll
- WCC Watch
- The Lambton Ward is already looking crowded, with a few strong incumbents, and many eager challengers.
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Mayoral poll results
- WCC Watch
- I’ve just closed our very first poll, concerning the mayorlty.
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Andy Foster interview
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- The good people at Wellington.
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Goulter focussing on Wanganui?
- WCC Watch
- As you may be aware, the news of Michael Laws’ retirement from the mayoralty of Wanganui prompted the Lambton Ward candidate, Jevan Goulter, to also put his hat in the ring for Laws’ job.
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Candidate updates
- WCC Watch
- I’ve updated our candidates page following a few emails we’ve received… Updated website details for a few candidates. Removed Andy Foster from the mayoralty race, I’ve been told he is only standing for his council seat, and his website seems to suggest this. Removed Rob Goulden from the mayoralty race, I’ve been told he is only standing for his council seat. I don’t dare question him.
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Kerry’s thoughts on design for Wellington
- WCC Watch
- Without Kerry Prendergast’s campaign being launched, there are scant few things to look at when deciding if you want to re-elect her.
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New Zealand's Next Top City
- The Wellingtonista
- Writing recaps of New Zealand's Next Top Model is something that I'd normally do over at Pretty Pretty Pretty, but since the first episode of Season Two was filmed in Wellington (nice work, Positively Tourism!), I thought I might put up some thoughts on all the places that they shot.
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Question?
- WCC Watch
- Can you really claim to be working behind the scenes, if you’re going to put out a press release about it? Adam Cunningham thinks so.
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A poll!
- WCC Watch
- Okay, so it won’t be scientific, and it’s still very early days, but I thought it might be interesting to see what people think. Voting is open for one week. View This Pollonline survey
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Core council functions
- WCC Watch
- There is an interesting article in the Capital Times.
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Site upgrade
- The Wellingtonista
- Hey all, just did a site upgrade (from Drupal 5.
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Eat and eat and eat: win a voucher for Sojourn at the James Cook Grand Chancellor
- The Wellingtonista
- Congratulations to Tracey who wants to be burgered senseless but will also be enjoying a good time at the General Practitioner as well.
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Two more for Lambton…
- WCC Watch
- Two more candidates have announced they will stand in the Lambton Ward.
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Not quite Wellington…
- WCC Watch
- Okay, so it’s not quite Wellington, but I think it’s well worth a read. Russell Marshall (remember him?) has decided to run for Mayor of Porirua City. Like all fresh, modern politicians, he has set up a Facebook page. Enjoy.
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I'd like to lodge a compliment, please
- The Wellingtonista
- I spent two weeks living on the 28th floor of a hotel in Tokyo when I was ten, and ever since then, I have been obsessed with hotels. As you probably know, here at the Wellingtonista, we're also very fond of free food and drink, so when the Travelodge invited us to for Cocktails & Canapes, of course we responded enthusiastically.
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Yummy cha?
- The Wellingtonista
- A group of eight of us went to Yum Cha on Saturday at Regal, above SMK on Courtenay Place, because I had a massive craving for chive pancakes.
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The Northern Lights
- WCC Watch
- The Northern Ward could be one of the more interesting contests come October with the real likelihood of at least one new councillor from the area.
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A few small goings on…
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- In lieu of any substantial news, here are a few tidbits… Allan Probert has announced that he is endorsing Celia Wade-Brown, and that is his main reason for withdrawing from the Mayoral race and focussing on the Eastern Ward.
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Light rail – compare and contrast
- WCC Watch
- The Press is today running a story about Jim Anderton (Chch Mayoral aspirant) slamming Bob Parker’s (sitting Mayor) plans for light rail and an integrated underground bus interchange in the Christchurch CBD.
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