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• • News release – april 2021 – anzac day open day

    • 11 Apr 2021
    • Wrights Hill Fortress
    • FOR IMMEDIATE USE … April 2021 Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori is open for public inspection again on ANZAC day, SUNDAY April 25th.
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    Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • St Gerard

    • 5 Apr 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Monasteries have always been freeloaders on society – for the last 2000 years or more.
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• • Pride Festival 2021: Queer History of Te Whanganui-a-Tara at Te Awe Library

    • 15 Mar 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries News Blog
    • Join us this Thursday at Te Awe Library for an evening of sharing Wellington’s queer and takatāpui oral history! We’ll be hearing kōrero from historians Will Hansen and Roger Swanson, both involved in LAGANZ, as well as Kay’la Rian representing Tīwhanawhana, celebrating the organisation’s 20th anniversary. Activist and counsellor Mani Mitchell and MC Georgia Mackay will also be involved. For more info, check out the panellist bios below–assembled by the fantastic team at Te Awe Library!
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• • Futuna Annual Open Day and Talk 2021

    • 2 Mar 2021
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • FUTUNA ANNUAL OPEN DAY – SUNDAY 11th APRIL 2021 PROGRAMME 11:00am Chapel is open to the public 11:30am Chapel Tour by Nick Bevin (co-editor of the book ‘Futuna – The Life of a Building’ 2:00pm WOSOSI Choir 3:00pm Talk by architect Craig Moller 4:00pm Chapel closes.
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    Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
  
  

• • Colours of Futuna – Concert Series 2021

    • 2 Mar 2021
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • Wellington concert series at Futuna Chapel Colours of Futuna Summer Concert Series Sunday afternoons at 2pm, 21 March – 30 May, 2021 Chapel of Futuna, 67 Futuna Close (off Friend Street), Karori A series of concerts of exceptional musicians from Wellington has been assembled for the 2021 Colours of Futuna Concert Series.
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    Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
  
  

• • Futuna Lecture Series 2021

    • 2 Mar 2021
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • FUTUNA LECTURE SERIES 2021 Last year we were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Futuna Guest Lecturer 2020, architect Francis Kéré, Many voluntary hours had gone into the inviting, enticing of Francis to this event, as well as all the co-ordination.
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    Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
  
  

• • Futuna Chapel Open Sundays 2021

    • 2 Mar 2021
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • Futuna Chapel Open Sundays 2021 The Trust is pleased to confirm that the programme of having the Chapel open on the first Sunday of the month will continue throughout 2021.
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    Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand/Aotearoa
  
  

• • Listing buildings

    • 25 Feb 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Not sure if you realise this yet, but the proverbial cat has just been thrown amongst the proverbial pigeons. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (what used to be called the Historic Places Trust) has just announced three new grade 1 heritage listings in Wellington: Trades Hall, Wellington Central Library, and a combined Gordon Wilson and McLean flats as well.
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• • Dining out in Wellington in the early 1990s

    • 17 Feb 2021
    • Wellington City Libraries News Blog
    • Newly digitised on our Recollect site, the Sheridan Restaurant Guide from 1993 is another snap-shot of our eating-out habits and a startling contrast to the Menu Guide published a decade earlier.
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• • NEWS RELEASE – JAN / FEB 2021 – Waitangi Day Open Day

    • 1 Feb 2021
    • Wrights Hill Fortress
    • FOR IMMEDIATE USE Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori will be open for public inspection again on Waitangi Day, SATURDAY, February 6th.
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    Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Cab and bunker fabrication for Wb 292 and 299

    • 22 Dec 2020
    • Rimutaka Incline Railway
    • Cab and bunker fabrication for Wb 292 and 299 Hugh McCracken Wed, 23 Dec 2020 - 10:18
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    Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5371, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Carriage A1328 restoration update

    • 22 Dec 2020
    • Rimutaka Incline Railway
    • Carriage A1328 restoration update Hugh McCracken Tue, 22 Dec 2020 - 13:21
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    Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5371, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The gloriousness of teenage girls

    • 17 Dec 2020
    • Katherine Mansfield House
    • From one Wellington teenage girl to another. In Leila Barber's valedictory speech as Head Girl of Samuel Marsden Collegiate in 2020, she finds Katherine Mansfield's writing as a teenager captures something pretty special: the gloriousness of teenage girls.
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    Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • NEWS RELEASE – November 2020 – December 28th Open Day

    • 20 Nov 2020
    • Wrights Hill Fortress
    • FOR IMMEDIATE USE – OCTOBER 2020 LABOUR DAY – OPEN DAY- Monday 26th October, 10AM- 4PM Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori will not be opening this year on December 28th.
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    Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Saving (or demolishing) a 19th century landmark

    • 20 Nov 2020
    • Wellington Scoop
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• • When Post Office Square was the centre of town

    • 15 Nov 2020
    • Wellington City Libraries News Blog
    • He roamed from Post Office Square to the wharves, where black mysterious little waves suck under sea-rotted, weed-twined piles, from the wharves back again to various haunts of publicans and sinners.
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• • The Cuba Street Memories Project is moving!

    • 24 Oct 2020
    • Wellington City Libraries News Blog
    • After more than a decade, our Cuba Street Memories Project is moving to a new platform.
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• • King Edward VII Memorial Children’s Hospital

    • 29 Sep 2020
    • Wellington Health Foundation
    • The 1912 Edward VII Memorial Children’s HospitalWellington’s King Edward VII Memorial Children’s Hospital was New Zealand’s first hospital to be devoted exclusively to the treatment and care of children.
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• • Defending the streets of Newtown

    • 24 Sep 2020
    • Wellington Scoop
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    • draft-spatial-plan
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• • Pukerua Bay's place in region's rail history commemorated

    • 6 Sep 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Muri Station may have closed, but it has become a place to talk about Pukerua Bay's colourful history.
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• • Strengthening history at the seams

    • 2 Sep 2020
    • Wellington City Council
    • The future of a 122-year-old building in the heart of Newtown is looking rosier thanks to a helping hand from Wellington City Council.
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• • 128 Abel Smith Street a treasure trove of history

    • 26 Aug 2020
    • Wellington City Council
    • A true Wellington landmark, 128 Abel Smith Street has held a special and sometimes controversial place in our city's history.
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• • Saving a hall and its history

    • 21 Aug 2020
    • Wellington Scoop
    • The Titahi Bay Marines Hall, built in 1942 as a recreational hall for US soldiers stationed in New Zealand during World War II, has stood empty since 2012 due to structural issues.
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• • Safe as houses

    • 13 Aug 2020
    • Capital Magazine
    • Wellington’s character is under threat, says concerned Wellingtonian Gregor Thompson. He lays out what we could lose if the Council’s “Planning for Growth” proposal goes ahead.
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• • Dining out in Wellington during the era of shrimp cocktails and deep-fried camembert

    • 11 Aug 2020
    • Wellington City Libraries News Blog
    • Today Wellingtonians are spoilt  for choice when it comes to dining out in the city with a huge range of different cuisines to try and restaurants which cover every  budget.
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• • Threat to heritage buildings in our character areas

    • 30 Jul 2020
    • Wellington Scoop
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• • Demolishing our heritage

    • 29 Jul 2020
    • Wellington Scoop
    • Victoria University is refusing to accept the importance of the Gordon Wilson Flats on The Terrace.
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    Gordon Wilson flats, 314, The Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Carriage A 1328 added to fleet

    • 17 Jul 2020
    • Rimutaka Incline Railway
    • Carriage A 1328 added to fleet Hugh McCracken Fri, 17 Jul 2020 - 16:20
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    Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5371, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Track extension - June 2020

    • 26 Jun 2020
    • Rimutaka Incline Railway
    • Track extension - June 2020 Hugh McCracken Fri, 26 Jun 2020 - 15:27
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    Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5371, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Printing in the victorian era

    • 22 Jun 2020
    • Katherine Mansfield House
    • During the Victorian era, printers experimented with a range of different techniques to reproduce original drawings. Developments in printing techniques, including engraving and lithography, allowed for mass printing. Many of the pictures on display at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden are copies of Victorian prints.
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    Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)