Media / October 2024
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Centenary of a landmark
- Wellington Scoop
- Originally called the de Luxe, the Embassy Theatre was one of the grandest picture theatres in New Zealand when it opened on 31 October 1924. Designed to be the primary focus of Courtenay Place, it remains an imposing Wellington landmark as it celebrates its centenary this week.
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New generation of campaigners
- Wellington Scoop
- A new generation of city campaigners emerged last week, when a group of Wellington College students launched a campaign to oppose over-development in Civic Square.
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Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Massey House – restored
- Wellington Scoop
- For mid-century architectural buffs, the refurbished and strengthened Massey House on Lambton Quay is really exciting. Opened in 1957, it was a building that projected New Zealand’s export-based prosperity in a modern world. Minister of Agriculture (later Prime Minister) Keith Holyoake was pictured looking out a top floor window from the Meat and Dairy Boards’ headquarters.
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Massey House, The Terrace, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The river in Central Park
- Wellington Scoop
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Central Park, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Yellow stickered for its centenary
- Wellington Scoop
- The Wellington City Council is celebrating the centenary of the Embassy Theatre in Courtenay Place, at the same time as it is categorising the heritage cinema as “earthquake prone,” with yellow stickers which carry a confusion of conflicting messages.
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Inevitable, avoidable
- Wellington Scoop
- The news that the Bordeaux Bakery will close at the end of this week after 30 years in business enrages me. While I will miss the baguettes and mille feuille I often buy at Moore Wilson, what truly angers me is the disgraceful Council decisions and actions that have led to this.
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Amelia Bentley on Keeping Her Art Sacred
- Salient
- Amelia Bentley is an artist who captures beauty with both brush and intellect, balancing her life between her passion for art and a more academic career path. Currently in her final year of a Bachelor of Science at Te Herenga Waka, Amelia is majoring in Data Science and Psychology, disciplines that may seem worlds apart from her deep connection to painting. Growing up in Wellington, the proximity of Victoria University allowed her to pursue her dual passions while remaining close to home. But this balance between art and academia has been anything but simple.
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Review: and the Lochburns
- Salient
- The Lochburn family have moved into Circa Theatre from the 5th of October to the 2nd of November, filling the stage with family drama, nostalgia, and lots of music. and the Lochburns, by married couple William Duignan and Andrew Paterson—playwright and director, respectively—presents an authentic depiction of a family moving through grief and change (with an ensemble cast of talented actor-musicians).
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Circa Theatre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Killing Kāinga Ora
- Wellington Scoop
- The Luxon-led government continues its attack on anything that the Labour Party ever managed to do, with the release of news about the Kāinga Ora housing projects. Most of them, it seems, have been killed off. “Brakes put on more than 370 Kāinga Ora housing developments nationally”. In Wellington the following projects are stopped: Arlington redevelopment and Evans Bay Parade, with other projects stopped in the Hutt, Naenae, Wainuiomata, and Porirua. The list says “paused.” But I know a dead duck when I see one.
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