Featured / October 2013
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Inaugural meeting and swearing in ceremony livestream
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- Wellington City Council’s swearing in ceremony and inaugural meeting will be held tonight, starting at 5.30pm. The meeting is also being livestreamed (see below). Details and reports are here. Hopefully […]
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Birthdays, beer and burgers
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- I hope you all had wonderful long weekends (or at least parts of it if having to work). So many memorable eats and drinks this week, I’ll try and be succinct. But what a wonderful reminder of the diversity and opportunities in Wellington City. Matterhorn are having their 50th birthday celebrations over the next month, […] The post Birthdays, beer and burgers appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Wellington welcomes healthy homes Bill
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- Via the Wellington City Council: Labour MP Phil Twyford’s Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill was drawn from the Parliamentary ballot yesterday. The Bill aims to legislate that every rental home in […]
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Council committee appointments unveiled
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- Below are the proposed council committee chairs, portfolio leaders and committee memberships due to be confirmed at the next Council meeting. The Dominion Post reported last week that Celia Wade […]
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Shock as more people visit Zealandia when admission prices cut
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- The Wellingtonian report: Zealandia enjoyed a bumper weekend after drastically reducing its admission prices. Zealandia marketing and sales manager Peter Laurenson announced last Thursday that the cost of an adult […]
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Future of local government public meetings
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- From the Local Government Commission: Residents and ratepayers are being invited to public meetings in the Wellington region to share their views on the future shape of local government. The […]
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More smart youngsters
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- I’ve been away this weekend, so not too much to report about what’s been eating in the city other than it’s Matterhorn’s 50th birthday month (yep I was a bit slow cottoning onto that one), the Bureau is open on the Terrace (prior Liquidate folks), and Charley Noble is up and running (check out more […] The post More smart youngsters appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Wade-Brown taps Lester for Deputy Mayoralty
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- Congratulations to Northern Ward councillor Justin Lester on being appointed the new Deputy Mayor. Wellington Scoop have a good look at the appointment. A notable point is this: After her […]
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Young makes the big time with parody twitter
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- You know you’ve made it when someone sets up a parody Facebook or Twitter account about you – and barely seven days after polls closed, newbie Lambton Ward councillor, Nicola […]
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Campaign 2013 recap – the fashion faux pas
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- Over the next few weeks we will look back on the campaign and focus on some of the highlights and lowlights. First up I thought I would take an entirely […]
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Some thoughts on voter turnout
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- Thanks to Harry Chapman for letting us share some of his thoughts on voter turnout in local government elections on WCC Watch. There’s been heaps of discussion recently about the […]
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Ritchie clings to Northern Ward seat
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- Stuff report: Wellington’s longest-standing councillor can add another three years to her tenure. The final election results for Wellington City Council have been released this afternoon, ending a nervous wait […]
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Council recommends using Bebo, Myspace
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- Had to chuckle when we read this Wellington City Council event promotion guide someone sent in: No mention of Twitter, but pushes Bebo and Myspace, both of which pretty much […]
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Mayors generally shouldn’t be a punchline
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- Sometimes it is really good to be a Wellingtonian, huh? While Len Brown’s mess is for Auckland to worry about, and nothing to do with our patch, it would seem […]
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Leonie Gill – a bloody good sort
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- One of the most noteworthy results from the weekend was the defeat of Labour candidate and incumbent Eastern Ward councillor, Leonie Gill by Sarah Free of the Green Party. Gill […]
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Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle
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- When we first reported that Ian McKinnon wasn’t seeking reelection we profiled some potential future Deputy Mayors. Of those Paul Eagle was the favourite: Paul Eagle – relatively young, first-term […]
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Not much Local Govt Progress from Cunliffe
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- After running a re-cap of how Labour did over the weekend, The Progress Report blog questioned on twitter why the newly elected Labour Leader, David Cunliffe, had been quiet over […]
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To be Pacific, it’s Beer Expo time again!
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- Getting to try lots of beer in a nice warm space that’s not a concrete tunnel sounds like a bloody good idea, which is why I’m looking forward to the Pacific Beer Expo which will be on Sunday October 27 at the St James Theatre. In typical fashion for organiser Dom from Hashigo Zake, he […] The post To be Pacific, it’s Beer Expo time again! appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Visiting old friends…
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- I feel like I’ve been visiting old friends this week, while I wait for some new ones to arrive. A Deluxe cafe cookie, a Nikau brunch, a Zibibbo platter, and a Capitol breakfast (can you tell it was a teenage-free weekend??). My cookie at Deluxe was enlivened by an interesting discussion with a fellow customer […] The post Visiting old friends… appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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New-ish at the Movies: Blue Jasmine, Riddick, What Maisie Knew, Romeo & Juliet: A Love Song and The Best Offer
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- When did “late-period: Woody Allen start? Was it with Match Point (when he finally left New York for some new scenery)? Or should we consider these last ten, globe-trotting, years as late-r Woody? The last ten years have certainly been up and down in terms of quality.
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#Wgtn2013 Preliminary Results
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- Congratulations to Celia and to all the successful candidates and commiserations to those who missed out. A lot of you slugged in out over the last few months and acquitted […]
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Eagle vs Jesus
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- Heh, given how many hoardings the man has across the ward he’d give Jesus a run for his money. Some would argue his attempts at saving KFC is the work […]
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City Watch #15
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- Here’s our fifteenth and last round up of recent news and events around Wellington before polling day. Remember to vote and check to see if friends and family have too! […]
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Closing mayoral candidate statements – Get out the Vote!
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- The Dominion Post have finally put online their story (below) from its Saturday print edition. It’s effectively the closing statements of all the mayoral candidates. No doubt many of you […]
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Young answers the call because politics runs in her blood
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- Mayoral candidate Nicola Young wants to see Wellington get it's buzz back. JOHANNA CLELAND reports.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Ginette McDonald – The WCC Experience
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- Thank you to Ginette McDonald, the first candidate for the Southern Ward to provide a piece for the WCC Watch Soapbox. Comments and questions for Ginette can be left below. […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Sridhar Ekambaram – Green technology innovations
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- We have another candidate, Sridhar Ekambaram, standing for the Onslow-Western Ward up next on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for Sridhar can be left below Green technology innovations Wellington has […]
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Alpaca Morrsion
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- Brilliant little election webcomic from @megapope. The world needs more John Morrison alpacas.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: John Dow – Making things happen
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- Independent candidate for the Lambton Ward John Dow is up next on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for John can be left below. Making things happen This morning we […]
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Big poll bounce for Wade-Brown
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- The Dominion Post have released another pointless, but interesting “reader survey” (239 respondents) on the mayoralty. We covered the earlier one here. The latest results are: John Morrison: 34% (+7) […]
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A new bru, whisky scones and L’Affaire au Chocolat
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- The old Fringe Bar on the corner of Vivian and Cuba has morphed into Bru on Cuba.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Chris Lipscombe – Holding the line on the Health Board
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- We have another candidate, Chris Lipscombe, standing for the Capital and Coast District Health Board up next on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for Chris can be left below. […]
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Eat, greet and learn how to cook
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- You know from our drunken conversation that we love Beth of Eat, Greet & Blog, and we have written many times about our love for La Boca Loca too, so when Beth invited me along to one of their cooking classes, this time taught by Will from La Boca, it was an instant yes, even though […] The post Eat, greet and learn how to cook appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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Your City Council Loves You!
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- Here’s the latest from the people that brought you this. Get those ballots in!
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Rob Goulden – VOTE FOR THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE
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- Eastern Ward and Mayoral candidate Rob Goulden is next up on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for him can be left below. VOTE FOR THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Celia Wade-Brown – Warm, dry, affordable housing is a fundamental right
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- Seeking reelection to a second term as Mayor of Wellingotn, Celia Wade-Brown is next up on the WCC Soapbox, outlining her housing policy. Questions or comments for her can be […]
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Why sarcasm doesn’t work online
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- A reader sent this (now deleted) post from Onslow-Western candidate Malcolm Aitken’s Facebook: I don’t know what possessed him to post this, but I get what Aitken’s trying to say. […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Martin Wilson – We need climate action
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- Independent candidate for the Onslow-Western Ward Martin Wilson is next on the WCC Watch Soapbox. You can leave comments or questions below. If you want to contribute your own post […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Grant Brookes – Putting Health First at Capital & Coast DHB
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- It is great to have another district health board candidate, Grant Brookes, up on the WCC Soapbox. Questions or comments for Grant can be left below. If your a reader, candidate […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Mark Peck – The time has come… to talk of many things
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- Labour candidate for the Lambton Ward Mark Peck is next on the WCC Watch Soapbox. Leave him your comments or questions below. If you want to contribute your own post […]
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Voters put in the naughty corner
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- Today’s media release from the Electoral Officer tells voters off for voting at a .4% and .6% slower rate than in 2010 and 2007: Better than Auckland, shamed by Christchurch […]
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Celia Wade-Brown on jobs
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- Celia Wade-Brown has released a campaign video on jobs. You can watch one about transport and a general campaign video over on YouTube.
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Candidates: David Lee for?
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- We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer.
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Candidates: Malcolm Aitken in Onslow Western Ward
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- We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer.
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Candidates: John Woolf for ?
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- We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer. First 25 words to an answer get posted. Check our 2013 Election coverage for all responses as they come in. When we contacted candidates with our questions, we asked them to email a specific email address that all the ‘ista could […] The post Candidates: John Woolf for ? appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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WCC Watch Soapbox: David Choat – Care Not Cuts on the DHB
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- We don’t cover the Capital and Coast District Health Board as much as we should. So it’s great have Labour’s first term DHB member David Choat join the WCC Soapbox […]
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John Key: Relationship between Govt – Wellington Council fine
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- Newstalk ZB report: The Prime Minister is rejecting claims the relationship between Wellington City Council and the Government isn’t a good one. Mayoral hopefuls have accused the current council of […]
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Blast from the past – Morrison’s pledge not to vote for a Basin flyover
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- The good thing about the internet is that comments are hard to hide or make disappear. Just like this clanger from the 2010 debate around the Basin Reserve flyover: Not […]
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Coughlan remembers there’s an election
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- It seems that Onslow-Western councillor Jo Coughlan has remembered there’s an election less than two weeks away. She’s just relaunched her website that had been sitting “under construction” for a […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Justin Lester – What Wellington needs: Less talk, more action
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- Northern Ward incumbent Justin Lester is seeking reelection to a second term and is next up on the WCC Watch Soapbox. If organisations, readers or candidates want to contribute their […]
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WCC Watch Soapbox: Peter Gilberd – Science for the City
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- Looking to pick up one of three Northern Ward seats, independent candidate Peter Gilberd is next up on the WCC Watch Soapbox. Questions and comments for Peter can be left […]
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Candidates: Simon Woolf for Onslow Western Ward
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City Watch #14
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- The fourteenth round up of recent news and events around Wellington. If you think we’ve missed anything or have any information please contact us. Thanks to those who have been […]
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