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• • The Ghosts of St James Theatre

    • 17 Jun 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • Rumoured to have several resident ghosts, the St James Theatre offers a unique type of stage fright.
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    St James Theatre, 77, Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The history of St James Theatre

    • 6 Jun 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • 1912 was a historic year for Wellington, New Zealand, and the world. It was the year the unsinkable ship The Titanic sank on its maiden vouge from Southampton, England to New York, USA. While New Zealand had three Prime Ministers – Joseph Ward was briefly succeeded by fellow Liberal Thomas MacKenzie, before Reform politician William Massey took over.
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    St James Theatre, 77, Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Open Sundays are back!

    • 1 Jun 2022
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • We are pleased to say that our regular Open Sundays are back – beginning with this Sunday 5th June 2022 (Queen’s Birthday).   The Open Sundays are held on the first Sunday of every month, from 11am – 3pm.   Entry is by koha/ donation. Wheelchair access is available. Parking is available on Friend Street, or … Continue reading "Open Sundays are back!"
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    Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • News Release – Queens Birthday Opening Day

    • 21 May 2022
    • Wrights Hill Fortress
    • FOR IMMEDIATE USE – MAY/JUNE 2022.
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    Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Have a Gay Day! The 60th anniversary of Wellington’s Dorian Society

    • 19 May 2022
    • Te Papa's blog
    • Sixty years ago, on 27 May 1962, a group of sixteen men met at a house on The Terrace in central Wellington to discuss forming what would become New Zealand’s first documented homosexual organisation – the Dorian Society. Gareth Watkins shares more of the story of some of the peopleRead more
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• • St James Theatre to reopen by late June 2022 

    • 21 Apr 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • After three years of significant strengthening and refurbishment works the St James Theatre is planned to reopen by the end of June.
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    St James Theatre, 77, Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • NEWS RELEASE APRIL 2022 – APRIL 25th Open Day – Cancelled

    • 2 Apr 2022
    • Wrights Hill Fortress
    • COVID-19 Update The Wrights Hill Fortress Restoration Society regrets that it is cancelling all future Open days in 2020. The post NEWS RELEASE APRIL 2022 – APRIL 25th Open Day – Cancelled appeared first on Wrights Hill Fortress.
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    Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Futuna Lecture Series 2022

    • 31 Mar 2022
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • We are very pleased to be able to announce that the Futuna Guest Lecturer for 2021 will be our very own homegrown architect Michael O’Sullivan of B/OS Architecture. Michael comes from a unique background and set of experiences. He has developed an approach to his architecture that is unique, pragmatic and beautiful in its resolution … Continue reading "Futuna Lecture Series 2022"
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    Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Thorndon: Wellington’s oldest suburb

    • 21 Mar 2022
    • Thorndon Residents Assocation
    • Home to some of the capital city’s most significant historical sites, Thorndon is the perfect example of “an oldie but a goodie” The oldest suburb in New Zealand, Thorndon is a beautiful area on the edge of Wellington’s central business district. You’ll find a unique mix of cottages, apartments and Victorian-era villas, plus shops, pubs […]
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    Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Gordon Wilson Flats Turn Ten

    • 6 Mar 2022
    • Salient
    • The year 2022 marks ten years of the infamous Gordon Wilson flats sitting empty at 320 The Terrace.
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    Gordon Wilson Flats Structural Exclusion Area, The Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Carriage A1328 restoration progress February 2022

    • 11 Feb 2022
    • Rimutaka Incline Railway
    • Carriage A1328 restoration progress February 2022 Hugh McCracken Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 14:11
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    Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5371, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • News release – february 6th – open day (cancelled)

    • 26 Jan 2022
    • Wrights Hill Fortress
    • FOR IMMEDIATE USE – JANUARY 2022 – COVID-19 UPDATE The Wrights Hill Fortress Restoration Society regrets it will NOT be opening the World War 2 Fortress on Waitangi Day Sunday, 6th of February 2022.
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    Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Friday Five: Streets with interesting histories

    • 21 Jan 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • From a raging jazz club to a famous Rangatira (chief) to one of the wealthiest families in Aotearoa; discover the fascinating history and stories behind five of Wellington's streets.
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• • Some very special objects

    • 23 Dec 2021
    • Katherine Mansfield House
    • Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House in Ōtautahi Christchurch was officially opened by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on 15 December 2020. Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Director Cherie Jacobson attended the opening and explains a special connection between the two heritage properties. (Click title to read full post)
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    Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • 100 years of mansfield and switzerland

    • 15 Dec 2021
    • Katherine Mansfield House
    • On Tuesday 16 November 2021 the Embassy of Switzerland to New Zealand and Katherine Mansfield House & Garden held an event to celebrate the centenary of Mansfield’s time in Switzerland.
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    Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • High Court win on EQP buildings

    • 15 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • The High Court has upheld Wellington City Council’s appeals regarding two heritage buildings with expired earthquake-prone buildings notices at 43 Ghuznee St (Toomath’s Building) and 114 Adelaide Rd (former Tramway Hotel).
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    Adelaide Hotel (former), Drummond Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • New heritage fund to focus on resilient future

    • 15 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Council has approved officer’s recommendation to disestablish the Built Heritage Incentive Fund (BHIF) and establish in its place the Heritage Resilience and Regeneration Fund (HRRF).
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• • Street Smart: A brief history of our streets

    • 13 Dec 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • From pre-European ara (paths) all the way to Let’s Get Wellington Moving and everything in between. The story of Wellington streets and their use is very much a story of the city itself.
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• • Losing our heart

    • 8 Dec 2021
    • Wellington Scoop
    • Have I got this right? The Wellington City Council’s draft District Plan is proposing to remove the heritage listing protection of the heart of the city – Te Ngakau/Civic Centre, which is listed as a heritage area in the current District Plan. There’s also no regard for legal protection of the city’s two waterfront parks.
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    Civic Square, Harris Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Friday Five: Interesting people buried in Bolton Street Cemetery

    • 25 Nov 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Bolton Street Cemetery holds many interesting people. Here are five graves that you can visit during your lunch break.
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    Bolton Street Memorial Park, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Newtown’s streets of history

    • 20 Nov 2021
    • Wellington Scoop
    • As one of Wellington’s oldest suburbs, Newtown was initially undulating fields sloping to swampy ground ending up at the Basin Reserve. The Wellesley Block was advertised to settlers interested in a house with land. Mostly they’d come from dense tenements in the UK or slums in Te Aro.
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Titahi Bay Marines Hall nears demolition

    • 9 Nov 2021
    • Porirua City Council
    • Work is likely to start in the coming weeks.
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    Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Heritage Week is just a matter of time

    • 19 Oct 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington Heritage Week is back for its fifth year, with over 60 events, tours, exhibitions and activities showcasing the wide-ranging history of the region.
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• • History: 1978 Hutt Valley Under 18 Boys Team wins NZ Under 18 Teams

    • 13 Oct 2021
    • Table Tennis Wellington
    • NZ Junior Teams (Under 18 and Under 14 Boys and Girls) were held for the first time at the 1978 NZ Championships held at the Centennial Hall, Napier (24-25 August). The Hutt Valley Under 18 Boys Team was Simon Edmonds,... Continue Reading →
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    Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Restoration Work for the Stations of the Cross

    • 5 Oct 2021
    • Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
    • The Stations of the Cross by Jim Allen in Futuna Chapel are currently being cleaned and conserved by Carolina Izzo, expert art conservator from Studio Carolina Izzo.
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    Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Summer City through the '80s

    • 4 Oct 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Relive the '80s in Pōneke with over 500 digitised photos of Summer City, thanks to the team at Wellington City Archives.
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• • Adelaide Hotel

    • 9 Sep 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • It’s seldom that projects get publicly notified these days – the developers usually have it their own way with everything being done behind closed doors. You have to do something seriously different to raise the ire of the Planning Department enough that they feel they have no option but to make it known to the public. The Adelaide Hotel is one such scheme.
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    Adelaide Hotel (former), Drummond Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Treasure in the children's toy box

    • 23 Aug 2021
    • Katherine Mansfield House
    • During her Victoria University of Wellington Museum and Heritage Studies placement at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden in June, Ailish Wallace-Buckland took a particular interest in some of the children's toys in the collection and what they can tell us about the lives of colonial Victorian children in Wellington. She wrote this wonderful blog post to share her research. Thank you Ailish!
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    Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Karen walker's reading recommendations

    • 20 Aug 2021
    • Katherine Mansfield House
    • Some of those who attended our recent fundraising event 'Stories, Style and Success: An Evening with Karen Walker' have asked if we can share the titles and authors Karen spoke about when discussing her earliest memories of books, the books she loved as a teenager, and her reading habits an adult. So here is a list courtesy of Karen! (Click title to read full post)
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    Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Haining’s Historic Heritage

    • 15 Aug 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • It may not seem much like it now, but the Haining St / Frederick St area is brimming full of remnants of an interesting characterful heritage past.
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    Haining Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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