https://wellington.gen.nz/keith-johnson Keith Johnson newsitems http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2015/04/at-ataturk-memorial-on-wellingtons.html Sat, 25 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2015/04/at-ataturk-memorial-on-wellingtons.html Keith Johnson 2015-04-25T00:00:00Z -41.3417282 174.8214519 Atatürk memorial, Breaker Bay Road, Breaker Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2014/08/island-bay-seawall-road-closure-and.html A LONG, WINDING AND DUPLICITOUS (?) ROAD  I strongly urge Island Bay residents to read the Wellingtonian article: ‘Seawall plans halted’ islandbay transport places Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2014/08/island-bay-seawall-road-closure-and.html Keith Johnson 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2014/08/epitaph-for-zephyrometer.html Sat, 16 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2014/08/epitaph-for-zephyrometer.html Keith Johnson 2014-08-16T00:00:00Z -41.3121789 174.7961998 Wind Wand, Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2013/03/basin-reserve-update-21st-march-2013.html FROM 'A' TO 'X' VIA 'RR' AND BACKI went along to the Strategy and Policy Meeting of Wellington City Council today, as I have an interest in the integrity of its Assessment of Alternative Options for Transport Improvements at Wellington’s Basin Reserve. basinreserve transport Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2013/03/basin-reserve-update-21st-march-2013.html Keith Johnson 2013-03-21T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/05/poneke-slammers-on-fire.html match-reports rugby newlands sport places Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/05/poneke-slammers-on-fire.html Keith Johnson 2012-05-07T00:00:00Z -41.2231163 174.8222343 Newlands, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/04/little-blue-penguins-plucked-and.html 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. penguins planning wcc animals issues government Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/04/little-blue-penguins-plucked-and.html Keith Johnson 2012-04-24T00:00:00Z -41.3485796 174.7507617 178 Owhiro Bay Parade http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/02/island-bay-blessing-of-boats.html islandbay places Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/02/island-bay-blessing-of-boats.html Keith Johnson 2012-02-12T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/02/at-ribble-street-run-island-bay-trolley.html islandbay places Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/02/at-ribble-street-run-island-bay-trolley.html Keith Johnson 2012-02-11T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/02/at-2012-island-bay-festival.html islandbay places Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/02/at-2012-island-bay-festival.html Keith Johnson 2012-02-11T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/12/cheshire-lad-painted-over.html Two year ago, on December 4, 2009, when this Web Log was just Web Twig, I ran an early story under the heading 'Love will tear us apart' - the Wellington link’, about our ‘Ian Curtis Wall’ in Mt Cook. mountcook art places Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/12/cheshire-lad-painted-over.html Keith Johnson 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z -41.3005712 174.7721374 Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/11/island-bays-creative-talent-two-more.html Jordan is a typical multi-facetted, multi-tasking Gemini from Canada. Immaculately qualified, with degrees from Queen’s University at Kingston and Windsor University, Ontario and a PhD from the University of Auckland, she has held a number of high level public service research and management posts in the transport and housing sectors here in Wellington. She is also one of Island Bay’s irrepressible entrepreneurs, embracing innovation and constant personal reinvention. islandbay places Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/11/island-bays-creative-talent-two-more.html Keith Johnson 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/11/at-island-bay-school-fair-1.html islandbay events places Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/11/at-island-bay-school-fair-1.html Keith Johnson 2011-11-05T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-of-island-bays-sparkling-starter.html business islandbay places Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-of-island-bays-sparkling-starter.html Keith Johnson 2011-10-31T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/10/roundabout-rigmarole.html The sauce is still flying as Wellington tries to choke down the meat ball and spaghetti junction that constitutes Wellington's Basin Reserve Road Interchange. In a cold serve from public officials and politicians, the public is (as often) being given scraps served on a dirty plate - but left with an empty feeling and an empty pocket. I’ll try to make some sense of the real issues, just for the record. basinreserve transport Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/10/roundabout-rigmarole.html Keith Johnson 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/09/people-of-island-bay-need-this-bookshop.html FEISTY OCTOSA few stories back, I took a bit of a swing at our local rag the Dominion Post, making mention of Fay, the joint proprietor of the Island Bay Stationers – her business partner being her husband Bill. islandbay books places Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/09/people-of-island-bay-need-this-bookshop.html Keith Johnson 2011-09-07T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/03/not-monkey-on-your-back-more-of-kiwi.html I was bowled over by the ongoing exhibition of paintings and drawings by Graham Percy at Wellington City’s Art Gallery – these have a truly delightful whimsicality that plays on contrasts between the supposedly rococo intricacies of European history and the ostensibly mundane life taking root in Europe’s most far-flung offshoot. exhibitions art Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2011/03/not-monkey-on-your-back-more-of-kiwi.html Keith Johnson 2011-03-11T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/12/moving-wellington-is-light-rail.html Guest Editorial by Brian Jameson. light-rail trains transport Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/12/moving-wellington-is-light-rail.html Keith Johnson 2010-12-09T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/10/light-rail-how-much-and-who-pays.html COSTS ON THE HEAVY SIDE FOR LIGHT RAILFurther to my post of 6 July 2010 ‘Light Rail and avoiding a Heavy Burden’ and the recent election of our new ‘Green’ Mayor of Wellington on a Light Rail development manifesto, I will be keeping a strict eye on cost issues on behalf of ratepayers over the coming months. light-rail trains transport Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/10/light-rail-how-much-and-who-pays.html Keith Johnson 2010-10-17T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/10/ekection-results-in-southern-many.html Election 2010 - Preliminary ResultsThe candidate at the top of the list received the most votes while the candidate at the bottom of the list received the least. Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/10/ekection-results-in-southern-many.html Keith Johnson 2010-10-09T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/all-wired-up-but-going-nowhere-fast.html I have been wittering on the while about the constant de-wiring of trolley buses just down from our house at the Reef Street turning circle on the No 1 Route from the Railway Station to Island Bay. islandbay trolleybus places transport Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/all-wired-up-but-going-nowhere-fast.html Keith Johnson 2010-09-27T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/behind-facade-of-inner-city-property.html CHANGING FACE OF WELLINGTONAs the Dominion Post recently reported:"Three historic Willis St buildings are marked for demolition and work has started on one. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/behind-facade-of-inner-city-property.html Keith Johnson 2010-09-24T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/stormy-election-in-southern.html The change of season weather on the Cook Strait continues to range between turbulent and atrocious. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/stormy-election-in-southern.html Keith Johnson 2010-09-21T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/at-island-bay-junior-soccer-end-of.html Well I thought that I was a pretty bad photographer but apparently I'm better at least than my 6-year old son Theo - his were on the 'grainy' side. islandbay places Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/at-island-bay-junior-soccer-end-of.html Keith Johnson 2010-09-15T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-campaign-trail-update.html On the 20th August I reported on my commitment to try to visit every letter box in the Southern Ward to drop my calling card, while chatting with people who I met along the way. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-campaign-trail-update.html Keith Johnson 2010-09-14T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/muddy-mess-in-wellington-soccer.html Sam Buckle from the action group Yellow Fever wrote to me recently as follows: I am one of the guys who organises Yellow Fever, which as you probably know is the supporters’ group for the Wellington Phoenix. But it's also a hub for people involved in football in and around Wellington – people who are frustrated about the state of our sports fields. artificial-turf sport Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/09/muddy-mess-in-wellington-soccer.html Keith Johnson 2010-09-06T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/for-record-my-submission-on-variation.html WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED DISTRICT PLAN VARIATION NUMBER 17: LAMBTON HARBOUR AREA SUBMISSION BY KEITH JOHNSON JANUARY 2000. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/for-record-my-submission-on-variation.html Keith Johnson 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/interloper-spotted-in-southern-ward.html LEOPARD SEAL VISIT PROMPTS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WARNING[By Tom Hunt - The Dominion Post, 21/08/2010]The public have been advised to stay well clear of a leopard seal that has been spotted on Wellington's south coast. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/interloper-spotted-in-southern-ward.html Keith Johnson 2010-08-21T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/streets-are-lonely-dark-and-steep-but-i.html I am afraid that I have become caught up in my electioneering – such that I have now committed myself to walking every street in the Southern Ward, dropping a calling card in every letter box, and talking in an open and friendly way to those fellow citizens who are out and about. Since I am largely a house husband at present and the boys are at school, my week-day mornings are pretty much free. So the map is a report back on progress so far. elections2010 local-body-elections Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/streets-are-lonely-dark-and-steep-but-i.html Keith Johnson 2010-08-20T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/seaweed-and-green-bananas.html MARGARET DAVIS FROM THE ISLAND BAY BEACH ASSOCIATION WRITES: Hi WCC Southern Ward CandidatesIn November 2008 we presented a petition to the WCC with 600 signatures (collected in two weeks) to have the beach cleaned at least in the summer months and after the Southerly Winter and Spring storms. islandbay places Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/seaweed-and-green-bananas.html Keith Johnson 2010-08-19T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/wellington-city-council-little-miss.html 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. wcc islandbay government places Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2010/08/wellington-city-council-little-miss.html Keith Johnson 2010-08-17T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa