PENGUINS GIVEN THE BIRDBack on March 1, 2010 I ran a story with the title ‘Te Kopahou (Red Rocks) Reserve - Experts take on Penguins’ about the battle that was then raging in the Environment Court here in Wellington about an application by the Wellington City Council to rezone for residential use some land at the entrance to the Nature Reserve.
Just to follow on a little from my previous story about the Te Kopahou (Red Rocks) Reserve and the alleged treasonous behaviour of the voting public in Southern Ward in wanting to preserve its integrity.
At the Strategy and Planning Committee meeting that I attended a couple of weeks back, senior Councillor Andy Foster (who is a sort of Pinocchio look-alike Muppet) laid it on heavily that the community owed the Council for the $750,000 that it had spent in purchasing the obsolescent Owhiro Bay Quarry for the Reserve.
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Thursday 24 April: Whiti: Colossal Squid of the Deep – By Victoria Cleal, illustrated by Isobel Joy Te […]
Marble & Mud is a creative manifestation of my identify examined under the lens of my Greek whakapapa. Years of exploring my relationship with my heritage and upbringing have brought rise to the same core themes with an undeniable flow, be it in icons, colours, symbols or sound. This exhibition will be a collage of visual art, showing mixed media, textiles, writing, projection and performance art.
Above: action from Thursday’s night’s affair at Hataitai Park that saw Wainuiomata beat the Wellington Axemen 33-13. Photo: Peter McDonald. By Scott Maclean & Steven White SWINDALE SHIELD TEAMLISTS AND SCORING 2025 RD3 Teams For Round 3 Premier teamlists, click the line above (the link opens a Word Document). Sadly, we still don’t have access to our...
The Hurricanes and Crusaders in action last week in Wellington. This weekend the Hurricanes play the Western Force in Perth on Saturday night at 9.35pm – a club rugby friendly time with some clubrooms likely to be packed to the gunnels watching on their big screens. By Kevin McCarthy Nothing is more certain in life...
