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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
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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 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 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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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)
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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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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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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)
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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)
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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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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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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)
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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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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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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)
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Immemorial: the story of the katherine mansfield memorial
- 18 May 2020
- Katherine Mansfield House
- 1965. New Zealand literary luminaries Frank Sargeson and Dame Ngaio Marsh pose for a photograph, walking beneath the Katherine Mansfield Memorial at the south end of Fitzherbert Terrace in Thorndon. Just a few years later, that Memorial was gone and a new one had appeared just a few hundred metres away. So what happened?
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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NEW ART AT KMHG
- 4 May 2020
- Katherine Mansfield House
- Katherine Mansfield House & Garden’s recent re-interpretation introduced a number of new artworks to the house. From the Queen of Sheba to Mediterranean maidens, find out the story behind each of these four artworks, then come and find them in the house!
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Patterns for Gumdigger carriage A 255
- 22 Apr 2020
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- Patterns for Gumdigger carriage A 255 Hugh McCracken Wed, 22 Apr 2020 - 18:08
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MANSFIELD IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
- 20 Apr 2020
- Katherine Mansfield House
- Katherine Mansfield rarely fails to be relevant. Even now, in this time of COVID-19, Mansfield’s experience offers insight. From the cholera and typhoid outbreaks of her youth, to the 1918 influenza pandemic and the tuberculosis that would cause her death, Mansfield was no stranger to public health emergencies.
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A history of Wellington City Libraries
- History of Wellington City Libraries
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Floating Crane Hikitia - a brief history
- Hikitia arrived in Wellington harbour on 21 December 1926 after a voyage of 82 days. She began work almost immediately and for over 70 years has been a familiar sight on the harbour, taken for granted and unheralded. She has worked on all types of construction projects including wharf construction.
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Karori Historical Society
- The Karori Historical Society promotes the local history of Karori, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
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Katherine Mansfield House
- The Katherine Mansfield Birthplace is the childhood home of one of the world's best-known short story writers and New Zealand's most famous author.
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust
- The Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust shall work to acquire, develop and administer the venue of the Railway Station Precinct at Paekakariki for recreational, historic preservation, tourism, education, cultural and other allied or supporting activity.
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Plimmers Ark
- In July 1997 ships timbers were found under the 1880's Old Bank & Chambers complex in central Wellington during restoration. The timbers were the bilges of the 1848 Nova Scotia built wooden sailing ship the Inconstant that was beached during early colonial development and converted to a Warehouse and wharf.
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Tawa Historical Society
- Tawa Historical Society was established in 2001 from an initiative of the Rotary Club of Tawa. The Society has membership of approximately 45 people interested in the heritage of the community of Tawa.
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The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor
- ‘The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor’ enables us to enter into the life and times of a man, a family, a society, and ways of thinking and acting different to, yet not so distant from, our own. We enter the world of an architect, who is also an artist; builder, craftsman; a theosophist, an astrologer, a photographer, a furniture maker.
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Wrights Hill Fortress feed
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Katherine Mansfield house what's new blog 2020
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Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust feed 2020
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Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust news
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