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      <title>Randell Cottage tours: An exciting travel opportunity</title>
      <link>https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/09/randell-cottage-tours-an-exciting-travel-opportunity/</link>
      <description>The Friends of Randell Cottage are delighted to announce their first New Zealand literary tour, a trip to Northland in March 2026, accompanied by Dame Fiona Kidman.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/09/randell-cottage-tours-an-exciting-travel-opportunity/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Randell Cottage Writers Trust</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2025-09-24T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>The Friends present two special literature and history tours of Christchurch and Northland</title>
      <link>https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/05/the-friends-present-two-special-literature-and-history-tours-of-christchurch-and-northland/</link>
      <description>Two specially-tailored boutique tours have been developed for Friends and supporters of Randell Cottage: to Christchurch from 18 to 22 July and to Northland from 28 August to 1 September.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.randellcottage.co.nz/2025/05/the-friends-present-two-special-literature-and-history-tours-of-christchurch-and-northland/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Randell Cottage Writers Trust</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2025-05-11T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Metlink school bus routes for start of Term 1 2020</title>
      <link>http://www.whs.school.nz/newsnotices/metlink-bus-services-term-1-2020/</link>
      <description>Morning services

713 – Miramar – Kilbirnie – Newtown – Basin Schools

            7:45  Miramar-DarlingtonRd (124)             8:36  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

715 – Lyall Bay – Kilbirnie – Hataitai – Basin Schools

            8:00  LyallBay-HungerfordRd (2)                8:28  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

725 – Houghton Bay – Southgate – Island Bay – Basin Schools

            7:45  HgtnBayRd nr Cave                           8:31  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

726 – Island Bay – Owhiro Bay – Berhampore – Wellington High School

            7:55  Esplanade opp Beach                        8:25  MasseyUni-WallaceSt (opp)    Daily

            8:05  Island Bay-ReefSt at ShorlandPk        8:25  MasseyUni-WallaceSt (opp)    Daily

734 – Brooklyn – Kingston – Vogeltown – Basin Schools

            7:50  OhiroRd at Bretby                             8:10  AdelaideRd at Basin (12)         Daily

736 – Karori (Wrights Hill) – Kelburn – Wellington College

            7:40  KaroriMall-BeauchampSt                   8:13  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

            7:50  GippsSt at Cooper (sch)                     8:20  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

737 – Karori – Kelburn – Wellington College &amp; Wellington High School

            7:43  Karori-AllingtonRd                            8:29  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

            7:45  Karori-AllingtonRd                            8:29  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

            7:47  Karori-AllingtonRd                            8:33  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

743 – Wilton – Wadestown – Thorndon Colleges &amp; Basin Schools

            7:55  Wilton-SurreySt                                8:35  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

            8:00  Wilton-SurreySt                                8:40  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

746 – Khandallah – Ngaio – Basin Schools – St Patrick’s College

            7:35  HuttRd at Rangiora                           8:25  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

764 – Karori – Wellington College

            7:55  Karori-AllingtonRd                            8:43  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

768 – Mairangi – Wellington, St Patrick’s &amp; Rongotai Colleges

            7:50  Mairangi-NorwichSt                          8:22  BasinRes (sch)                        Daily

770 – Kowhai Park – Kingston – Vogeltown – Basin &amp; Kilbirnie Colleges

            7:50  KowhaiPk-MitchellSt                         8:15  AdelaideRd at Basin (12)         Daily

Afternoon services

718 – Wellington High School – Newtown – Seatoun

          15:30  TaranakiSt (217)                              16:00  SeatounPk-HectorSt               Daily

719 – Wellington High School – Kilbirnie – Miramar North

          15:30  WgtnHighSch (sch)                          15:56  ParkRd at Rotherham (86)       Daily

726 – Wellington High School – Berhampore – Owhiro Bay – Island Bay

          15:25  WgtnHighSch (sch)                          15:44  IslandBay-ReefSt opp ShorlandPk                           Daily

          15:30  WgtnHighSch (sch)                          16:10  IslandBay-ReefSt opp ShorlandPk                           Daily

734 – Brooklyn – Kingston – Vogeltown – Basin Schools

          15:36  AdelaideRd at Basin (13)                 15:50  Brooklyn-A                             Daily

740 – Wellington College – Kelburn – Karori

          15:30  TaranakiSt at AbelSmith                  15:58  Karori-KaroriRd                       Daily

          15:31  TaranakiSt at AbelSmith                  15:59  Karori-KaroriRd                       Daily

          15:32  TaranakiSt at AbelSmith                  16:00  Karori-KaroriRd                       Daily

742 – Basin Schools – Miramar Heights

          15:40  BasinRes (sch)                                 16:18  MiramarShops-A                    Daily

769 – St Patrick’s &amp; Wellington Colleges, Wellington High School – Northland – Wilton

          15:38  TaranakiSt at AbelSmith                  16:10  Wilton-SurreySt                      Daily

770 – Basin Schools – Vogeltown – Kingston – Kowhai Park

          15:49  AdelaideRd at Basin (13)                 16:29  KowhaiPk-MitchellSt              Daily</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 03:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.whs.school.nz/newsnotices/metlink-bus-services-term-1-2020/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington High School</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-06T03:00:43Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>When the media advocate racism to hide the real culprits behind bad driving</title>
      <link>http://jackyan.com/blog/2015/03/when-the-media-advocate-racism-to-hide-the-real-culprits-behind-bad-driving/</link>
      <description>This op–ed in the Fairfax Press smacks of typical yellow peril journalism that has come to typify what passes for some media coverage of late.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://jackyan.com/blog/2015/03/when-the-media-advocate-racism-to-hide-the-real-culprits-behind-bad-driving/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jack Yan</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-03-07T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Who are the single season points and try scoring record holders?</title>
      <link>http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1265</link>
      <description>Above: Brandyn Laursen (left) and Mike Clamp (right) who we think hold the respective Wellington club rugby single season points and try scoring records.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1265</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-03-07T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Worser Bay, Marine Parade, Seatoun, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand/Aotearoa</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Grab some gravel</title>
      <link>http://www.gw.govt.nz/grab-some-gravel/</link>
      <description>Take some hard fill for your home and garden projects this weekend - and help protect your community from flooding.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.gw.govt.nz/grab-some-gravel/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greater Wellington Regional Council</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-03-06T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Found a Facebook bot? Facebook wants you to leave it as reporting option vanishes</title>
      <link>http://jackyan.com/blog/2015/03/found-a-facebook-bot-facebook-wants-you-to-leave-it-as-reporting-option-vanishes/</link>
      <description>Facebook appears to be giving up on the bot fight.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://jackyan.com/blog/2015/03/found-a-facebook-bot-facebook-wants-you-to-leave-it-as-reporting-option-vanishes/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jack Yan</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-03-06T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Summer Interclub Round 2 Results</title>
      <link>https://ttwblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/summer-interclub-round-2-results/</link>
      <description>Week 2 results are below: 2015-Summer-Interclub-4-March-results Premier 2015-Summer-Interclub-4-March-results Divisions FYI the draw schedules are here.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttwblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/summer-interclub-round-2-results/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Table Tennis Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-03-05T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Khandallah, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Commuting by bicycle in Wellington</title>
      <link>http://cyclingwellington.co.nz/2015/03/commuting-by-bicycle-in-wellington/</link>
      <description>In the past few years the number of people I see on bikes riding from Newtown to town in the morning has literally quadrupled. Unfortunately, many of the people I see stopped at the lights are on seriously terrible bikes.&#xD;
I’m see rusty, too-big or too-small mountain bikes with brakes that barely work and people look unconfident and uncomfortable on their bikes. Riding the wrong bike can actually make cycling seriously not fun.&#xD;
Recently several of my colleagues have gotten bicycles with the intention of cycling to work. I have noticed that they too seem to have missed some items that to me are essential for bike commuting.&#xD;
Namely:</description>
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