The club's activities are severely restricted because of many members being called up for active service. The Rugby Union decides no unmarried man eligible for military service is allowed to take part in any rugby. A Senior team and two or three lower grade teams are fielded
in this period and the club's Wednesday teamshares the Championship honours in 1914. Two hundred and eighty-nine Ories serve in the armed forces and of them 40 die on the battlefield and seventy are wounded. Thiry-five gain commission in the field.
Wellington club rugby's most coveted trophy was presented by the WRFU in 1929 in recognition of its golden jubilee year and is awarded to the winner of the competition among the top eight teams in the Premier division.
The Wellington Writers Walk has grown from its first eleven sculptures in 2002 to a beloved series of 23 typographical artworks celebrating poets, novelists, and playwrights connected to the capital.
Weavers of Te Ataarangi honours those who have nurtured and shared te reo Māori through the Te Ataarangi movement over the past five decades. It also acknowledges a whakapapa of language revitalisation and celebrates the deep artistry embedded in teaching, weaving together mātauranga, visual storytelling, and te reo Māori.
In this reflective session, Sarah Hopkinson, Head of Learning at Te Papa, explores the vital role museums play within Aotearoa’s wider education ecosystem and the unique ways they nurture creativity, collaboration, and community.
After seven years of Alien Comedy (mostly at Moon Bar) we will be heading to Vogelmorn Bowling Club for our final show ever on Thursday 2 July 2026 at 7:30pm! If you like watching an assortment of Stand-up comedians while enjoying beverages, then Alien Comedy is for you.
