https://wellington.gen.nz/media/geotagged Geotagged Media newsitems https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=178400 civic-square places media Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=178400 Wellington Scoop 2026-03-13T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=177255 central-library libraries media Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=177255 Wellington Scoop 2026-01-23T00:00:00Z -41.288190150000005 174.77673076998568 Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=177079 te-papa museumsandgalleries art media Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=177079 Wellington Scoop 2026-01-14T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/opinion-the-closure-of-te-auaha-is-a-cultural-loss-we-can-t-afford Words by: Em Maguire (they/them) On July 16, it was announced that Te Kahui Aūaha, Whitireia/Weltec’s creative campus on Dixon St in... media vuw education Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/opinion-the-closure-of-te-auaha-is-a-cultural-loss-we-can-t-afford Salient 2025-07-27T00:00:00Z -41.29174605 174.775929404921 Te Auaha, Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=171739 civic-square places media Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=171739 Wellington Scoop 2025-07-23T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/we-found-love-community-in-a-hopeless-place-law-school Ethan Rogacion (he/him) Ahh, the Old Government Building. Home of a bizarre exhibition about the history of the public service, an... exhibitions art media vuw education Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/we-found-love-community-in-a-hopeless-place-law-school Salient 2025-03-11T00:00:00Z -41.2796064 174.77799182859098 Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/navigating-my-mixed-feelings-about-ogb By Emma Barnes-Wetere (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui) The Old Government Buildings (OGB) stand as an imposing relic of colonial rule - one that... media vuw education Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/navigating-my-mixed-feelings-about-ogb Salient 2025-03-11T00:00:00Z -41.2796064 174.77799182859098 Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/the-state-of-the-student-union By Emma Maguire (they/them) You might know the Student Union Building from its greatest hits; excellent pizza from the Hunter Lounge,... food media vuw education Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/the-state-of-the-student-union Salient 2025-03-11T00:00:00Z -41.28869255 174.76950425225226 Student Union Building, Kelburn Parade, Paekākā, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166609 begonia-house places media Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166609 Wellington Scoop 2024-12-16T00:00:00Z -41.2808403719463 174.76908004140702 Begonia House, Serpentine Way, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6012, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164970 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. heritagebuildings localhistory media Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164970 Wellington Scoop 2024-10-26T00:00:00Z -41.280583699999994 174.7755160442262 Massey House, The Terrace, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-and-the-lochburns 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). reviews theatre performingarts media vuw education Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-and-the-lochburns Salient 2024-10-06T00:00:00Z -41.2903115 174.78053749067737 Circa Theatre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/metlink-still-doesn-t-like-%C5%8Dwhiro-bay-or-te-reo While Metlink reports an overall 79% satisfaction with its public transport service, public transport advocacy group Better Buses Ōwhiro Bay (BBŌW) argues their suburb is being left behind. Mimicking the questions Metlink uses during its satisfaction survey, BBŌW’s own survey found 84% of Ōwhiro Bay residents were dissatisfied with the coverage the suburb receives. Comparatively, only 10% of Metlink’s region-wide survey recipients expressed dissatisfaction. owhiro-bay transport places media vuw education Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/metlink-still-doesn-t-like-%C5%8Dwhiro-bay-or-te-reo Salient 2024-08-30T00:00:00Z -41.3407563 174.7591213 Owhiro Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/waste-not-want-not By Will Irvine (He/Him) Peeking out from an alleyway behind the beloved Chow and Library bars is a curious new addition to Wellington’s... libraries recycling conservation media vuw education Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/waste-not-want-not Salient 2024-08-29T00:00:00Z -41.2938623 174.7809501 Forresters Lane, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/cooked-served-ate It’s 4:45 PM on a Wednesday night. Across the city of Wellington, hospo workers are preparing for the dinner shift. They are setting tables, wiping down bars, and fixing kegs. If you’re reading this article, you’re probably a student, and the chances are you’re all too familiar with this ritual. Equally familiar is the pre-shift briefing. Depending on the temperament of your manager, this could sound like anything from group therapy to a fiery military pep talk. Tonight, though, I’ve been invited to sit in on one such briefing for the non-profit restaurant Everybody Eats. communitygroups media vuw education Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/cooked-served-ate Salient 2024-08-11T00:00:00Z -41.2915258 174.7762418 Pho Mo, Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/student-health-on-break-from-pipitea-campus Student Health has gone exclusive with Kelburn campus, temporarily leaving Pipitea citing a GP shortage. kelburn places media vuw education Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/student-health-on-break-from-pipitea-campus Salient 2024-07-28T00:00:00Z -41.289205 174.7623927 Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-blunt-dog-bullet-train-to-dunedin In addition to playing an Eyegum Wednesday at San Fran, Blunt Dog spent the weekend recording their upcoming album at the Massey University studio. The album, titled Bullet Train To Dunedin, promises a warm and unpolished sound reminiscent of old home recordings. This album marks a significant departure from their first album, How is a Dog So Honest?. The new tracks, primarily derived from guitarist and vocalist Dom’s demos, are both harder and softer, expanding on the range of their earlier work. The album concept originated from drummer Logan’s whimsical idea of a Japanese bullet train travelling from Britomart station in Auckland to Dunedin, described by the band as “a moment of genius and a passage of jest.” dogs music reviews animals performingarts media vuw education Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-blunt-dog-bullet-train-to-dunedin Salient 2024-06-26T00:00:00Z -41.2941512 174.7755614 San Francisco Bath House, Swan Lane, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-iphigeneia-at-aulis Words by: Lyra Caughley (she/her) Victoria Ancient Theatre Society’s first offering this year, Iphigeneia at Aulis, adapted Euripides’s tragedy concerning Agamemnon’s mythic decision to sacrifice his own daughter. As someone who’s been obsessed with classical myth during past studies, I was enchanted by this show’s atmosphere and the chilling clarity of its storytelling. theatre reviews performingarts media vuw education Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-iphigeneia-at-aulis Salient 2024-06-04T00:00:00Z -41.293595249999996 174.7846181 BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/p%C5%8Dneke-protest On Saturday the 18th of May, Inflection Point, which identifies itself as “a group for middle NZ that has become ‘The oppressed majority’”, hosted an event at Wellington's Tākina convention centre. The event, titled ‘Unsilenced: Middle New Zealand on Ideology’, was attended by a delightful collection of virulent anti-trans campaigners, including the frothingly homophobic culture war ‘apostle’ Brian Tamaki, celebrity bigot ‘Posie Parker’ (via video-link), Tanya Unkovich, a current MP for NZF, and Simon O’Conner, a former MP for National. gaybisexual media vuw education Sun, 26 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/p%C5%8Dneke-protest Salient 2024-05-26T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/huakina-wyc-s-first-concert There are only three rehearsals left before Huakina, the Wellington Youth Choir’s first concert of our 2024 cycle. Meaning ‘to open’ in te reo Māori, this concert is dedicated to disrupting the pale, male and stale status quo of choral composition by uplifting wāhine, nonbinary and irawhiti choral composers from Aotearoa. This year is our 35th anniversary, and we are very proud to present this concert as the first of two queer-centric performances that the choir will be undertaking this year. The second being the North Island debut and 25th anniversary of Considering Matthew Shepard, an extravagant choral oratorio that was written in response to the murder of Matthew Shepard. gigs singing events performingarts media vuw education Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/huakina-wyc-s-first-concert Salient 2024-05-19T00:00:00Z -41.29229085 174.7732950139095 St Peter's on Willis Anglican Church, 211, Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/city-bus-service-blindspots-%C5%8Dwhiro-bay-residents-develop-killer-calves Ōwhiro Bay has been abandoned by the bus network, according to a new report. During off-peak times, it takes two buses and over 45 minutes to get from Ōwhiro Bay to the city centre. The suburb is disproportionately affected by bus cancellations. Its residents are fed up. Now, they’ve taken matters into their own hands, writing a twenty-thousand-word report to prove their own experience. Jack Graham and Arunan Noble are both Ōwhiro Bay residents and, in the spirit of full disclosure, friends of the author. They both live with their parents while studying at VUW. After many years of being disappointed by the bus system, hope was initially raised when Metlink announced incoming improvements at the start of 2024. buses owhiro-bay transport places media vuw education Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/city-bus-service-blindspots-%C5%8Dwhiro-bay-residents-develop-killer-calves Salient 2024-04-28T00:00:00Z -41.3407563 174.7591213 Owhiro Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/cuba-street-meal-steals Served by Bianca Maria Schioler (she/her) Kia ora tātou and welcome back to another season of Meal Steals which your StudyLink budget won’t kick up a fuss about. On today’s menu we’re going to take a trip to the famous Cuba Street, well known to any Wellingtonian as the street for excellent food and creative expression. Sadly, Covid-19 saw the closure of many iconic Cuba Street restaurants, and only a few new ones have popped up in their place in the following years. However, we can contribute to making Cuba Street the same vibrant, cultural-mixing glass of culinary excellence it once was by taking to the streets, and filling our tummies. cubastreet food places media vuw education Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/cuba-street-meal-steals Salient 2024-04-28T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-natasha-pierre-and-the-great-comet-of-1812 Words by: Ngan Dang (she/they) Picture Credit: WITCH Musical Theatre Dream-like and grandiose; Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 was a memorable experience which thoroughly entertained me. I expected a messy love story, but the melancholy was balanced out with just as much fun and wit—this was truly a show of anticipation and charging emotions. In this classic Broadway musical, co-directors Maya Handa Naff and Nick Lerew take a youthful twist to the lavish 19th-century Moscow from Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Through the stories of “young” Natasha and “warm-hearted” Pierre, the show explores their journey to navigate love, purpose, and pleasure in the heart of emotional turmoil and conflict. theatre reviews performingarts media vuw education Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-natasha-pierre-and-the-great-comet-of-1812 Salient 2024-04-25T00:00:00Z -41.2937331 174.78360199960022 Hannah Playhouse, 12, Cambridge Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159829 Sixteen years ago, the Wellington city council said it didn’t want to have a large empty building site in Mt Cook. A year later it got what it didn’t want. And the large empty building site in Mt Cook has stayed empty for fifteen years. The prime site has been empty since the city council allowed the Boys Institute swimming pool to be demolished to make way for a supermarket. Only the street frontage remained. mountcook places media Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159829 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-23T00:00:00Z -41.30146955 174.7776714 Boys' Institute & S.A.Rhodes Home For Boys, Tasman Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159816 petone places media Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159816 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-22T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159785 The Architectural Centre has written to the Minister for Housing Chris Bishop giving reasons for the retention and refurbishment of the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments on the Terrace. It says: “We acknowledge this is a critical time in the building’s future with your pending decision on whether to retain its heritage listing. Your decision will impact its retention.” The letter gives these reasons why the building should be retained and re-used. recycling gordon-wilson conservation heritagebuildings localhistory media Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159785 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-20T00:00:00Z -41.29099615 174.77030768862403 Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159718 civic-square places media Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159718 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-18T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159629 Heritage is contested by many and loved by others. The Mayor and Councillor McNulty want it as just a political whim. They’ve written a letter to RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop asking for the power to remove heritage buildings from district plan rules by a simple Council majority vote. The letter says this request is “on behalf of the Wellington City Council,” though it was never discussed by councillors. wcc town-hall-restroration earthquake-strengthening toomaths-building heritagebuildings government localhistory media Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159629 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-15T00:00:00Z -41.293532549999995 174.7760526425933 Toomath’s Buildings, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/love-at-the-zoo There are those who believe that the penguins at Wellington Zoo are nothing more than a conspiracy theory. How else can you explain visiting the zoo multiple times and never catching a glimpse of them? Or only seeing their tiny feet and bellies peeking out from their cozy nesting boxes? Some question if they're real or just well-made statues. The keepers in charge of the penguin exhibit seem to think these birds exist, but VUWSA's Emily Bull thinks otherwise. However, I am strongly against this notion. In fact, I was so passionate about it that I contacted the zoo specifically to learn more about my beloved (and entirely real) penguin couple: Harriet and Nettle. And through my research, I discovered how they (along with some other adorable animals) fell in love. penguins zoo animals media vuw education Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/love-at-the-zoo Salient 2024-04-14T00:00:00Z -41.3222154809263 174.784454842536 Wellington Zoological Gardens, Manchester Street, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/more-pedestrians-on-cuba-st-will-destroy-business-say-campaigners A coalition of business owners on Cuba St are petitioning the Council to reconsider its plan to remove 20 car parks along the stretch of road between Ghuznee and Vivian. Organised by (unsuccessful) Lambton Ward candidate and famed Kaffee Eis creamslinger, Karl Tiefenbacher, the “Park It” campaign hinges itself on business owners arguing that losing the 20 car parks will make a significant impact on their profit margins. “The thing to remember is that a lot of people walk here, obviously, and I get stupid statements like, ‘cars don’t spend money, people do’, but cars don’t drive themselves either, so every car brings an extra person to Cuba St,” he told Salient. “You know, we’re selling a low cost product, and we need a lot of turnover, so if we lose something like 10% of our business [by having no car parks], that’s enough to send us under.” cubastreet parking places transport media vuw education Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/more-pedestrians-on-cuba-st-will-destroy-business-say-campaigners Salient 2024-04-14T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-kick-up-a-fus In January 2023, the abrupt firing of 19 dancers at Calendar Girls Wellington made headlines. 35 of the dancers who worked there, wrote and signed a letter expressing their concerns over the venue's plans to take 50% of their earnings instead of the previous 40%. The next day, those 19 dancers lost their jobs. This incident sparked a larger movement among the fired dancers, leading them to form FUS - a grassroots organisation that fights against exploitative practices in the adult entertainment industry. The venue itself Valhalla was a surprisingly good pick for the event. As Stephen, who came with us says: media vuw education Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/review-kick-up-a-fus Salient 2024-03-31T00:00:00Z -41.2948002 174.7753363 Valhalla, 154, Vivian Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand