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Karori edge out Taita in club Twenty20 Final
- Cricket Wellington
- Taita ran defending champions Karori close in Sunday’s Wilkinson Premier club Twenty20 final, before missing out by 5 runs and handing the Karori their seventh straight short format win.
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Karori in stunning Pearce Cup win on Saturday
- Cricket Wellington
- Karori came back from the brink to beat Wellington Collegians and register the only outright win of the third round of the Wilkinson Pearce Cup on Saturday, while in the Wilkinson Hazlett Trophy there were outright wins to Petone-Eastbourne, Johnsonville and Upper Hutt.
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Karori win outright on Saturday; Easts still frontrunners
- Cricket Wellington
- Karori came back from the brink to beat Wellington Collegians and register the only outright win of the third round of the Wilkinson Pearce Cup on Saturday, while in the Wilkinson Hazlett Trophy there were outright wins to Petone-Eastbourne, Johnsonville and Upper Hutt.
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Catherine and Katherine
- Circa Theatre
- Performer Catherine Downes tells drama on the waterfront about her interest in Katherine Mansfield and why she has devoted a second solo show to one of New Zealand's most prolific short story writers.
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Popoalii right at home as a Highlander in 2013
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Buxton Popoalii on his way to the tryline in his last game for Northern United - the 2010 Jubilee Cup Final at Westpac Stadium With a Rolls Royce back division, comprising no fewer than five current or former Wellington players, plus a sixth, Tamati Ellison, who is sidelined after having shoulder surgery but still very much part of the set-up, it’s little wonder that big things are predicted for the Highlanders this Super Rugby season. Their contracted players from Wellington that they can call on over the next five months are Old Boys-University first five-eighth Lima Sopoaga, Oriental-Rongotai second five-eighth Ma’a Nonu, Tawa midfielder Shaun Treeby, Hutt Old Boys Marist wing Hosea Gear and Northern United wing/fullback Buton Popoalii...
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Results – Wednesday 20th February 2013
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Midweek Women Congratulations to Judy Launder who scored nett 73 to win the Nett Competition, closely followed by Jean McAllister, also on nett 73.
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Hutt Valley Police seeking sightings after dairy robbery
- Wellington District Police
- Hutt Valley Police are seeking information relating to the aggravated robbery of a dairy in Petone...
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Bambery Trophy and Janet Lynch Cup Sides
- Tawa Bowling Club
- Bowls Wellington has announced the following sides to play on Wednesday 27 February (order is skip to lead):
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Orton century sets up Tararua Shield win for Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- A match winning century from Eastern Surburbs opener Ben Orton and four wickets and a key catch by Dane Hutchinson set up Wellington City’s Tararua Shield Final win over Hutt Valley at Karori Park on Sunday.
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Johnsonville rolled by Secondary School Girls
- Cricket Wellington
- Johnsonville, the current top club side in wellington female Senior cricket, got beaten by a determined Secondary Schools Girls (SSG) side on Sunday.
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Summer Day Out - This Saturday 23rd February!
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- The Amesbury Summer Day Out is fast approaching.
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Roger Hall and Peter Skellern always hand them back
- Circa Theatre
- You Can Always Hand Them Back playwright Roger Hall talks about his collaboration with Peter Skellern on their new musical about grandparents.
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Hutt Valley Police investigating fake Facebook user 'Nick Davis'
- Wellington District Police
- The Hutt Valley Police have commenced an investigation into the inappropriate communications of an...
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Leading Pearce Cup teams on back foot on opening day of third round
- Cricket Wellington
- The opening day’s play of Round Three of the Wilkinson Pearce Cup saw the top three sides on the back foot in their matches. Leaders Eastern Suburbs were 113 for 4 in reply to Onslow’s first innings score of 278. Karori were 39 for 3 after Wellington Collegians made 236, while Taita were 53 for 1 in reply to University’s 305.
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Minutes of November 2012 meeting
- Newtown Residents' Association
- NRA November 2012 Minutes
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Wairarapa Police name female victim in vehicle crash with train
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Police have now released the name of the 15-year-old female who died this morning as...
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Meeting – Monday 18 February
- Newtown Residents' Association
- will be held on Monday 18th February 2013 at Newtown Hall, Daniell St (opposite Mediterranean Warehouse) at 7.30pm
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Wairarapa Police are investigating after vehicle hit by train
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Police are investigating a traffic crash after a vehicle was hit by a commuter train near...
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30ft launch with battery problems
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 16/02/2013 - 11:30 - 13:30 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 22 A launch with 7 people on board that was participating in the Mana Cruising Club fishing competition alerted CRV Pelorus, who were out training at the time, that they were having issues getting the engine started. Pelorus delivered a battery jump pack to them to attempt to start the engine but it was not powerful enough. Resources Attendees: Ben Ryan Chris Darch ChristopherPye james bass Jann Askew Lorna_Rolston Mark Presling Peter Feely Peter Tse Steve_Rolston Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue Attachments Image: read more
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Results – 14th February 2013
- Waikanae Golf Club
- Midweek Men Te Marua where hosted at Waikanae in a Stableford Competion Congratulations to Richard Starke who won with 40 points, second with 39 points was Graeme Wallis and Terry Owen came third with 37 points 43 were in the field.
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Safer Speeds Consultation in Hataitai
- Hataitai Community Website
- Wellington City Council would like your views on its proposal to reduce the speed limit in the Hataitai shopping area and surrounding streets from 50km/h to 30km/h. This proposal to reduce vehicle speeds will make Hataitai's streets safer and more pleasant for all road users.
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New Chief Solomona Sakalia looking forward to Super Rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Solomona Sakalia packing down with his club teammates last year in a match against Tawa.
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Rainbow Warrior spotted during training
- Coastguard Mana
- The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior (the new one) was anchored up near the South End of Mana Island last night while our crews were out training on both vessels.
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Kelburn Library tours for Academic Staff
- Victoria University Library
- Would you like to hear about the changes to services and spaces at the Kelburn Library – and see the refurbished facilities? Then please join us for a 30 minute tour next week (18-22 February) – hosted by one of the Subject Librarians.
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Tararua Shield Final to be contested between Wellington City and Hutt Valley
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington City and Hutt Valley will contest the Tararua Shield Final.
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Broken down yacht assisted into marina
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 12/02/2013 - 20:50 - 23:50 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 3 Total Volunteer Hours: 33 A 35ft yacht with 3 people on board ran into difficulty when their engine broke down at Cape Jackson, at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound. They then had to make the decision whether to attempt to sail into Marlborough Sounds, sail across Cook Strait and moor up in the lee of Mana Island or attempt to get back into Mana Marina where their berth is. They decided to request assistance from Coastguard Mana to get back into Mana Marina as there was strong wind forecast for later that evening, followed by a southerly the following day. Vessel Details Length: 10.50m Resources Attendees: AngelicaT Ben Ryan ChristopherPye Jann Askew Lorna_Rolston Mark Presling Matt Annear Paul Craven Peter Feely Steve_Rolston Trevor Farmer CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue read more
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2013 Athletics Finals
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Tuesday 12 February 2013: After a full day of athletics on Friday, today was a chance for the top performers in each event (and age group) to make their mark.
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National Club Sevens Championship this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action between Upper Hutt (maroon) and Wainuiomata at Porirua Park in October in the Wellington American Ambassador’s Series.
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Johnsonville and Hutt win well in Women’s club cricket
- Cricket Wellington
- Johnsonville and Hutt District had good wins in on Saturday to further cement the lead in the Women’s club competition. The two are heading for a showdown this weekend which could decide the outcome of the senior women’s competition.
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Support for House of Grace
- Johnsonville Charitable Trust
- The Trustees agreed at their February meeting to support the Rotary Club of Johnsonville’s project to upgrade the heating facilities at the House of Grace home in Newlands.
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Minskie and Ron explore the Gap: The Seemingly Impossible
- Circa Theatre
- By Gina Vanessi Less than a week to go now!! In the spirit of Minksie and Ron explore the Gap - A list of things which are seemingly impossible: *Licking your elbow.
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Outright win for Easts in Pearce Cup; wins for Hutt District, North City in Hazlett Trophy
- Cricket Wellington
- Playing through champions Eastern Suburbs were the only team able to get an outright win in the second round of the Wilkinson Pearce Cup as Karori and Onslow were held to drawn matches. In the Wilkinson Hazlett trophy there were outright wins to Hutt District and North City
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Guest Post: Bike Everywhere helps you to bike everywhere
- The Wellingtonista
- During the last week, I’ve been out on my very first multi-day cycling tour, and it was an awesome adventure, seeing all kinds of beautiful parts around the Wairarapa and the Southern Coasts of the North Island.
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Junior Cricketer smashes century
- Cricket Wellington
- Porirua junior cricketer, Flynn Foley-Clarke, scored a spectacular 121 not out, in his Year 6 Grade match against Kapiti.
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Double hat-trick for club bowler Matt Lister
- Cricket Wellington
- First Grade Wellington Collegians Living Legends team bowler Matt Lister took a spectacular double hat-trick (four wickets in four balls) on Saturday on the first day of his side’s two-day match against the Eastern Suburbs Pykers at Kilbirnie Park.
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Wilkinson Twenty20 Final postponed
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wilkinson Twenty20 Final between Karori and Taita has been postponed
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Pump out water on vessel at pole moorings
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 05/02/2013 - 13:00 - 15:00 Operation Type: Other People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 8 Vessel Pelous Lass was well down in the water at the pole moorings on the way to Onepoto. The Harbour Master said the owner required assistance to pump out vessel. 5000 litres of water was pumped and vessel was left floating evenly in the water. Pumping was done in two sections bow first stern second. Resources Attendees: Chris Darch ChristopherPye Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus
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Slipped anchor and colision at Onepoto
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 05/02/2013 - 09:00 - 10:00 Operation Type: Other People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 4 Harbour Master requested assistance. A Cat (Arcadia) had slipped its anchor and drifted into a tri (Fledermaus). both yatchs were caught together and the strong southerlies had caused the tri to puncture the cat above the water line. Vessel Details Length: 13.00m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch james bass Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus read more
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Ladies a Plate
- Kapiti Playhouse Inc
- Kapiti Playhouse is proud to announce Ladies a Plate – a concert featuring Andrew London and Gilbert Haisman.
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Yacht full of water on mooring
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 05/02/2013 - 13:00 - 15:00 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 1 Total Volunteer Hours: 8 A derilect yacht was well down in the water at the pole moorings on the way to Onepoto. It had been filling with rain water over a long period and the severe rain overnight (which caused significant flooding in Porirua) had topped it up even more. The Harbour Master said the owner required assistance to pump out the vessel. Coastguard Mana pumped out 5000 litres of water and the vessel was left floating evenly in the water. Vessel Details Length: 6.00m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch ChristopherPye Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus
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Slipped anchor causes collision in Porirua Harbour
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 05/02/2013 - 09:00 - 10:00 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 5 The Harbour Master requested the assistance of Coastguard Mana to help resolve a situation caused by severe southerly winds overnight. A catamaran in Porirua Harbour had slipped its anchor and drifted into a trimaran moored nearby. Both yatchs were caught together and the strong southerlies had caused the trimaran to puncture the cat above the water line. The owners were on board and declined assistance. They preferred to wait until the wind had eased. No further damage was expected by either vessel. Vessel Details Length: 13.00m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch ChristopherPye james bass Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus read more
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Wilkinson Premier Twenty20 Final takes place on Waitangi Day
- Cricket Wellington
- Karori and Taita set to battle it out to be crowned Twenty20 Champions
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Ginette McDonald and the thrill of theatre
- Circa Theatre
- In this week's post, Kings of the Gym cast member Ginette McDonald talks about the siren call of theatre.
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Free online access to property valuation records
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- Here's an online resource that may interest Thorndon residents http://www.
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Have you been tagged ?
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- Emma wrote to us .
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Quiet summer for Coastguard Mana
- Coastguard Mana
- Kapiti Island from Pukerua Bay, Wellington on Christmas Day Summer usually brings a steady increase in the Search and Rescue workload of Coastguard units around the country. However, Coastguard Mana has experienced an anomoly in the number of rescues and water-related incidents this year - even though we've had one of the warmest, driest and calmest summers in years. read more
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News for Sunday 27 January 2013
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Rev Rosemary PolandRosemary passed away quietly on Tuesday morning at Mary Potter Hospice, after a long journey with Cancer.
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News for Sunday 3 February 2013
- Karori Anglican Churches
- Faith, Reason and the Foundations of KnowledgeIn this series of three talks, Christian philosopher and ethicist Dr Graeme McLean, explores the foundations and limits of human knowledge, and how these relate to Christian belief.
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Intruder arrested overnight in the Hutt Valley
- Wellington District Police
- Hutt Valley Police have arrested a 29-year-old male in connection with a number of incidents in the...
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Police appealing for witnesses after Porirua stabbing
- Wellington District Police
- At about 2.00am this morning, Police and Ambulance attended a residential address in Niagara Street...
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Blaze player to play men’s cricket
- Cricket Wellington
- Fresh off her unbeaten 164 not out last weekend for the Johnsonville women’s side, Wellington Blaze batswoman Leigh Kasperek is turning out for the Johnsonville Men’s 3rd grade side this Sunday.
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