Places - September 2010

Principal appointed for Amesbury School
- 28 Sep 2010
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- The Establishment Board of Amesbury School in Churton Park has achieved another milestone towards its opening in early 2012.
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- johnsonville

Click Local
- 28 Sep 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- North of Wellington is a sunny paradise, known as Petone.
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- petone

Mark Greening answers our questions
- 27 Sep 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Mark Greening who is standing in the Lambton Ward has stepped up. 1. You have 30 seconds to convince someone to come to Wellington. What's your pitch? Wow, a capital city with the heart of a village. Waterfront vistas, green hills, amazing: coffee, food, art and culture!read more
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- waterfront
- election-candiates-2010

Otaki To Levin Tenders Called
- 27 Sep 2010
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s SH1 giant northern coastal expressway project took another big step today, while a vigorous debate about it continues on a local level during the local body elections.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- kapiti

All Wired Up but Going Nowhere Fast
- 27 Sep 2010
- Keith Johnson
- I have been wittering on the while about the constant de-wiring of trolley buses just down from our house at the Reef Street turning circle on the No 1 Route from the Railway Station to Island Bay.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- island-bay
- trolley-buses

Porirua mayoralty: Ah Hoi aims for top job
- 26 Sep 2010
- Wellington Scoop
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- porirua

Jenny Brash – after 12 years, where next?
- 25 Sep 2010
- Wellington Scoop
- She has also been an active (and vocal) supporter of the demolition of loan sharks in Porirua, telling a local newspaper “I hate them” and they are “an absolute exploitation”. Also during her time, she has helped start the clean-up the harbour, campaigned for Transmission Gully, and supported and initiated the harbour strategy. So where to from here?
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- porirua
- elections-2010
- transmission-gully

Viva Mexico, viva Zapata, in fact viva my lunch
- 24 Sep 2010
- The Wellingtonista
- I was out with my Dad and my daughter today and needed to find lunch for three generations of Judds in the Cuba St area.
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- restaurants
- cuba-street
- reviews

House Rugby 2010
- 24 Sep 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 24 September 2010: School may have finished for the term but the House Rugby Final was still fought out in front of a small but vocal crowd. After a slow start Chanel stepped up in the second half to eventually win 25-15 over Patrick. Earlier in the week, third and fourth places were contested, with Marist narrowly beating Trinity.
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- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Stadium Roof East
- 23 Sep 2010
- Eye of the Fish
- Following on, in a timely sort of manner, and because the Wellington wind has gone away and left us with some perfect walking / swimming / photo-taking weather, I thought it would be nice to have a look at the roof of the new Indoor Sports Stadium in Wellington.
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- kilbirnie
- indoor-sports-centre

Porirua Police seek witnesses to serious family violence incident
- 23 Sep 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police investigating a serious family violence incident last month are looking for anyone...
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- porirua

Four Wairarapa men arrested for aggravated robbery
- 23 Sep 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Four Wairarapa men have been arrested in connection with an aggravated robbery of a house in...
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- wairarapa

News for Sunday 26 September 2010
- 23 Sep 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- BaptismA warm welcome to family and friends of Madeleine, daughter of Rose Stevens and Ken Trass.
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- karori
- wcn-hosted
- anglican

Lower Hutt Police investigate aggravated robbery of Wainuiomata Liquor Store
- 23 Sep 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Lower Hutt Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of the Wainuiomata Liquor Store on...
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- wainuiomata

Porirua Police seek info on missing teen
- 22 Sep 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police are growing concerned for the safety of a local teenager, missing for nearly two...
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- porirua

HMNZS BNU Masters 3 v SS Seatoun Originals - 28 August 2010 at Macalister
- 21 Sep 2010
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 0-0 For a team like BNU from a mountainous landlocked region, it is a tough challenge to take on a team with a rich maritime history like Seatoun.
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- seatoun

You thought Waterfront Watch were bad?
- 21 Sep 2010
- WCC Watch
- Well just wait until people like them hear about Thomas Morgan’s plan for a gondola and luge…
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- waterfront

Building upgrade
- 21 Sep 2010
- Wellington Tennis Club
- A building upgrade project is underway.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- newtown
- tennis

House Drama Unfolds on Stage
- 21 Sep 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Tuesday 21 September 2010: Dramatic goings-on aplenty filled Stream's auditorium today during the annual House Drama competition.
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- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Year 10 Speeches 2010
- 21 Sep 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Wednesday 22 September 2010: Today, Year 10 (Fourth form) students presented their speeches to their peers in the school's auditorium.
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- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Get a behind-the-scenes look
- 20 Sep 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- World Animal Day on 4 October is the international day for animals! It’s a day: to celebrate animal life in all its forms to celebrate humankind’s relationship with the animal kingdom to acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play in our lives – from being our companions, supporting and helping us, to bringing a sense of wonder into our lives to acknowledge and be thankful for the way in which animals enrich our lives To celebrate World Animal Day we are offering free shelter tours for the entire month of October. The tours will take place at our Newtown animal centre and it’s a great opportunity to for anyone interested in getting a behind-the-scenes look into what we do, learn more about Wellington SPCA and of course, spend some time with our animals. Bookings are essential as places will fill quicky, so please call Jennifer Rizzi on 04 389 8044 or email her on jenniferr@wellingtonspca.org.nz. To find out all you need to know about World Animal Day click on the logo.
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Volunteers needed for our Annual Street Day Appeal
- 20 Sep 2010
- Wellington SPCA
- Can you support Wellington SPCA? We will be holding our annual Street Day Collection on Friday 12 November and Saturday 13 November – and we really need your help! Because we don’t recieve any direct government funding, the donations we receive from our supporters are really vital to us and allow us to continue with our work. Last year we raised a record $52,000 and it would be simply fantastic if we could beat that record this year. We will be collecting on Friday 12th in Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti and on Saturday 13th November in Lower Hutt. We’ve heaps of positions available for volunteers on the day. These range from collecting for an hour or two to coordinator roles responsible for a team of collectors at a particular site. If you want to support Wellington SPCA – this a great way to get involved. Please contact Trina at Trinah@wellingtonspca.org.nz or phone her on 04 389 8044 ext 816. Thank you!!
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- porirua
- kapiti

First XI Hockey Wins Premier 2 Title
- 20 Sep 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Friday 17 September 2010: On Friday night, Stream's First XI Hockey team went into the Wellington Premier 2 Final as firm favourites, finishing top of the table and having twice beaten their opposition, Tawa College.
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- tawa

How to Vote in Kapiti
- 17 Sep 2010
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This is how to vote in the local elections if you happen to live in Kapiti.
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- kapiti

A reminder of things I support
- 17 Sep 2010
- Sharon Blaikie
- I support:more resources for our suburbs including artificial turf on our playing fieldsclusters, citywide ultra fast broadband and helping Wellington businesses into export marketssmoothing traffic flows through our city - especially to and from the airportno long term contracting out of water managementa review of waterfront managementbetter follow through of council - citizen communications
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- waterfront

News for Sunday 19 September 2010
- 17 Sep 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- DOING CHURCH, BEING KINGDOM Nigel Juckes, New Wine South Africa Community, mission, hopes and dreams, struggle, heart-break and mystery.
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- wcn-hosted
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Opposing Balgownie Development
- 17 Sep 2010
- Hutt Chick
- I applaud Cr Barbara Branch for saying she now supports residents wanting to stop development in the hills above Waddington Drive, Balgownie Grove and Waiwhetu Stream.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- blogs
- election-candiates-2010
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The airport is determined to have its Wellywood sign – but after the election
- 17 Sep 2010
- Wellington Scoop
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Wairarapa Police investigating spate of rural burglaries
- 17 Sep 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Police are warning residents to be vigilant after a spate of rural burglaries.Detective...
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Porirua Police step up investigations into serial indecency offender around...
- 16 Sep 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Porirua Police have stepped up their investigations into a serial indecency offender around the...
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- porirua

At the Island Bay Junior Soccer End of Season Awards
- 15 Sep 2010
- Keith Johnson
- Well I thought that I was a pretty bad photographer but apparently I'm better at least than my 6-year old son Theo - his were on the 'grainy' side.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- island-bay

Porirua is where it’s happening…
- 14 Sep 2010
- WCC Watch
- Perhaps in future we’ll expand this blog to cover the local governments in the wider Wellington region.
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- porirua

Reporting from candidates forums
- 14 Sep 2010
- WCC Watch
- Dim Post have done a highly entertaining write up of last night’s Onslow-Western and Mayoral forum in Wadestown. Enjoy.
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Porirua City Council appoints new chief executive from Kapiti
- 13 Sep 2010
- Wellington Scoop
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- kapiti
- porirua

BNU Masters 3 v Naenae Pace - 21 August 2010 at Fraser
- 13 Sep 2010
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 2-4 (HT 1-2) Despite complaints about the state of fields in several of my earlier reports, we haven't fared that badly.
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- brooklyn
- soccer
- match-reports

Stream's Pasifika Group Performs at Tu Tangata Festival
- 13 Sep 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Monday 13 September 2010: The State Opera House in Wellington resounded to the sound of Streams' Pasifika group as part of the 32nd Tu Tangata Festival.
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- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Citizens' forum launched
- 13 Sep 2010
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- A resolution at the conference of residents' associations held at Parliament in April 2010 spawned the idea. In August 2010 the Citizens' Forum on Wellington Regional Governance Issues was launched. More information:About the Citizens' Forum on Wellington Regional Governance IssuesHon John Carter, Associate Minister of Local Government speechPresentation by the Thorndon Residents' Association
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Mayor calls review of earthquake-strengthening policies
- 11 Sep 2010
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- Mayor Prendergast is calling for a review of the Council's earthquake-strengthening policies.
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- earthquake-strengthening

News for Sunday 12 September 2010
- 10 Sep 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Emergency AppealThe Bishop Tom has launched an appeal to assist the Diocese of Christchurch in its ministry, care and support to its people and parishes and communities affected by the significant earthquake which hit Christchurch and the surrounding communities last weekend.
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- wcn-hosted
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Thorndon Residential Project - initialisation stage
- 10 Sep 2010
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- The thinking caps are now on for the place-based study of residential Thorndon.
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- thorndon

Worser Bay Boating Club take out finals of the interclub regatta
- 9 Sep 2010
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- worser-bay

Blessing of the Lava lava
- 9 Sep 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 9 September 2010: Father John Greally blessed the new Lava Lava for the college at Benediction today.
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- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Joint meeting on Emergency Management, 2nd September 2010
- 8 Sep 2010
- Wellington VHF Group
- Over 30 members of Wellington Amateur Radio Club, Titahi Bay Amateur Radio Club, and the Wellington VHF Group attended a special joint meeting on the topic of radio Amateurs’ involvement with Emergency Management Services for the corridor of Wellington, Tawa, Porirua, Titahi Bay, through to Pukerua Bay.
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- porirua
- titahi-bay

Hutt City mayoral candidate Ray Wallace takes a “hands-on” approach
- 8 Sep 2010
- Wellington Scoop
- It may not have got him over the line last time, but Lower Hutt mayoral candidate Ray Wallace hopes using the same approach will get his nose ahead in this year’s election. In what is a two-horse race between himself and Mayor David Ogden, Councilor Wallace has again adopted a “hands-on” approach to promote his visions for the city and to gauge public opinion.
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- election-candiates-2010
- hutt-valley

First candidates meeting tonight!
- 8 Sep 2010
- WCC Watch
- The good people at the Ngaio Progressive Association are hosting the very first meet the candidates evening for the 2010 elections. Tonight they are hosting both the Mayoral and Onslow-Western candidates. Date & Time: Thursday 9 September 2010, 7.45pm Location: Ngaio School Hall, 45 Abbott Street, Ngaio For a full list of meetings, please see the council website.
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Meet the Candidates
- 8 Sep 2010
- Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, Rongotai Progressive (Residents) Association
- The next council local body election will be held on Saturday 12 October 2013.
- Accepted from Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Rongotai Progressive Association posts 135 months ago
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- community-groups
- kilbirnie
- lyall-bay
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Weekly Report 12 September
- 7 Sep 2010
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneLots of exciting developments from the committee meeting on Monday. Quiz Night In response to the results of the questionnaire, Treasurer Kathy has organised a WMC quiz night, I have reserved 3 tables for the Quiz night on Tuesday the 5th of October from 6.30pm at Khandallah Monteiths under Wgtn Marathon Clinic. (Its very popular so was only able to secure 3 tables).
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We don’t need poor quality infill housing
- 7 Sep 2010
- Hutt Chick
- The last thing residents need is a relaxation in planning regulations as suggested by Mayor Odgen.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- housing

SiSoMoELEVATE
- 6 Sep 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Monday 6 September 2010: Stream's annual Arts Festival SiSoMo hit new heights this evening, performing at Upper Hutt's Expressions Arts Centre for the very first time.
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- catholic
- secondary
- hutt-valley

Wainuiomata v BNU Pretenders 29th August
- 3 Sep 2010
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
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BNU Pretenders v Wellington United Radlers 8th August 2010
- 3 Sep 2010
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- GONE WITH THE WIND AND MUD… These write-ups will be short and sweet… sorry! I think I’m fading, and writer’s block is hitting me as the sun sets on our footballing season….
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- soccer
- match-reports

BNU Pretenders v Petone Pumas 22nd August 2010
- 3 Sep 2010
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
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History of the Waveney
- 3 Sep 2010
- Coastguard Mana
- I have set up a page that documents the history our old ex-RNLI Waveney Class lifeboat that was sold in Feb 2010 to a private owner down in Lyttleton, Christchurch. http://www.coastguardmana.org.nz/waveney Have you seen her lately? If you do spot her in her new life please send us a photo!
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- local-history

Wairarapa CIB investigating two serious incidents overnight
- 3 Sep 2010
- Wellington District Police
- Masterton Police need help from the public regarding an aggravated robbery and a suspicious fire...
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News for Sunday 5 September 2010
- 2 Sep 2010
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Guest Speaker Ruth Callanta of Tear FundSunday 26 September, 10.
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- wcn-hosted
- anglican

BNU Masters 3 v Uni Bombers - 7 August 2010 at Anderson
- 1 Sep 2010
- Brooklyn Northern United AFC
- 0-2 (HT 0-1) On this weekend, monsoon rains caused floods which displaced millions in Pakistan and mudslides which buried villages in China; hundreds died as the Russian countryside burned and smoke enveloped Moscow; and Vinay Deolalikar distributed a 100-page paper with a proposed proof that P!=NP.
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- brooklyn
- soccer
- match-reports

Tackling tagging
- 1 Sep 2010
- Hutt Chick
- Graffiti vandalism is a problem for many councils around the world, costing lots of money to tackle, and many struggle to keep it in check.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- crime

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