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• • Luminary I He Tinana Tiretiera

    • 31 Jul 2022
    • St John's in the City
    • The Dawning of Dreams Aotearoa I New Zealand Church & Cathedral Tour 2022 Sunday 31 July to Sunday 7 August, 2022 Opening Hours: 10am to 4 pm (except Sundays start at 1pm) Cost: Free St John’s in the City Church, Corner Willis St & Dixon St, Wellington Karin Sewell is a significant Auckland artist, recently returned from this year’s Venice Biennale where her work was featured as a collateral part of the 2022 Venice Biennale. The work shown below is touring New Zealand in Cathedrals and Churches. St John’s is showing this work both to showcase it as a fascinating artwork and to offer an opportunity for the wider Wellington community to connect with St Johns, seeing our Church and what we do as well the art. We need members of the Congregation to help by opening the Church for 3-hour periods while the work is on display. Please let David Galt know if you can help: david@galt.net.nz or 022 0321143. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Awakenings IV, 2020 installation, PVC sphere, helium, organza mesh, light, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand Art week, Auckland. October 2020, 2m x 2m x 6m. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Karen Sewell
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    St John's, Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The status quo between WCC and the airport is impossible

    • 29 Jul 2022
    • Inside Wellington
    • Should WCC openly oppose the airport expansion? On the 12th of May, the Mayor of Wellington and the City Councillors …
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• • Luana Scowcroft

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• • Greater Wellington endorses bold investment vision for regional rail services

    • 1 Jul 2022
    • Metlink
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council endorsed a bold and visionary plan for regional rail services this week. The Wellington Rail Programme Business Case, a 30-year customer-driven strategic investment plan, outlines what is required beyond current investment to help drive the region’s economic development and social wellbeing in an environmentally and socially sustainable and resilient manner. It covers the passenger services and infrastructure needed to deliver a modern transit system, and the network infrastructure required to support this system while also enabling a growing freight operation.
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• • Lightboxes to add more colour to Porirua’s CBD

    • 1 Jul 2022
    • Porirua City Council
    • Three new lightboxes will showcase local artists and their work.
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Luit Bieringa 1942–2022

    • 1 Jul 2022
    • Te Papa's blog
    • It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Luit Bieringa on 21 June.
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• • Metlink's new Airport Express ready to fly

    • 30 Jun 2022
    • Metlink
    • Metlink’s Airport Express will take flight for the first time tomorrow, restoring a much-needed bus service to the Wellington region. Ten new purpose-built, fully electric buses make up the Airport Express fleet, which will run between Wellington Railway Station and Wellington International Airport approximately every 10-20 minutes, seven days a week.
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    Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • CPotY 2022 Winners

    • 30 Jun 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Find out who won each category and who is our 2022 Capital Photographer of the Year! The post CPotY 2022 Winners appeared first on Capital Magazine.
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• • Wellington Residents Survey results - not good reading for the Council

    • 30 Jun 2022
    • INNER-CITY WELLINGTON
    • From Scoop website Survey: Only 12 per cent satisfaction with WCC decision making A survey carried out for the Wellington City Council shows that residents’ satisfaction with the way the council makes decision has fallen to only 12 per cent.
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• • Cycleways to Ngaio

    • 29 Jun 2022
    • Ngaio Progressive Association
    • You may be aware25 of Paneke Pōneke – the bike network plan for Wellington. The plan guides the development of our cycle network and explains the approach, strategic rationale and how Wellington City Council will work with the community to … Continue reading →
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    Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The Vogelmorn Foundation

    • We promote and assist causes and organisations within the Brooklyn, Mornington, Vogeltown, and Kingston areas of Wellington.
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• • Jabez Bryce – U16 Williment WRFU Week Invitee

    • 28 Jun 2022
    • Newlands College
    • Congratulation to Jabez Bryce a member of our Newlands College 1st XV who has been selected to participate in the WRFU Under 16 Boys’ Player Development Week (Williment Week) for 2022. 120 players were selected amongst the Wellington Region and Representative teams will be selected from this Williment week. The week will involve: Game Preparation […]
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    Newlands College, 68, Bracken Road, Newlands, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Government announces preferred option for Wellington’s Mass Rapid Transport future

    • 28 Jun 2022
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington welcomed an announcement by Transport Minister Michael Wood and Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson this morning which outlined the Government’s preferred Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) option for the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) programme. The preferred option, known as option 1, focuses on south coast light rail and a new public transport tunnel – helping move the most people possible to and from Island Bay and surrounding suburbs, beautifying the Basin Reserve, supporting the most housing and urban development of all the options, and making city streets better for everyone
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• • The continuing campaign for a safe crossing of Poplar Avenue

    • 26 Jun 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Sahra Kress It is no secret that nearly everyone who lives in Raumati South has come to see this missing crossing for a main cycle path as a scandal over many years. Poplar Avenue funnels traffic off a motorway, past a school, and around a blind corner with an adjoining main road, and walkers […]
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    Poplar Avenue, Raumati South, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5032, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • June 2022 newsletter:  AGM at new venue; Farewell to a founder

    • 24 Jun 2022
    • Friends of Maara Roa
    • Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 22 years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment Working bees are every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am in the carpark at the back of Porirua College.  The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. Website: ... Read more
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    Maara Roa (Cannons Creek lakes towards Duck Creek pathway), Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Passing of Life Member

    • 24 Jun 2022
    • Johnsonville Bowling Club
    • We are sad to record the death, in her 101st year, of Life Member, Dot Ivamy.
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    Johnsonville Bowling Club, Frankmoore Avenue, Johnsonville, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand/Aotearoa
  
  

• • Speed limit reduced to future-proof Raiha St

    • 23 Jun 2022
    • Porirua City Council
    • The busy road will reduce from 70 km/h to 50 km/h.
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    Raiha Street, Elsdon, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Streetscapes or canyons

    • 23 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Scoop
    • The Wellington City Council is today debating crucial changes to the District Plan, which will set the future of the city for the rest of our lives. One crucial question is over city height limits and setbacks.
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• • Protecting Newtown’s diversity

    • 22 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Scoop
    • were sold in 1889 in the Wellesley block. It is a diverse historic eclectic place, still retaining a bit of grunge and resembling the Cuba district – a creative, interesting, slightly edgy place to be. People love it and are never bored in Newtown, home of the Newtown Festival, the largest free festival in New Zealand.
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Snapper On Rail

    • 22 Jun 2022
    • Scots College
    • As a quick reminder, we advised that zone 1-3 and 3-3 Monthly passes, 10-Trips and off-board single trip tickets for the Johnsonville line will no longer be sold by Metlink ticket offices or retailers from 1 July 2022. Below please find information on what your staff, students, parents and/or caregivers can do to ‘make the Read more The post Snapper On Rail appeared first on Scots College.
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    Scots College, Monorgan Road, Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand
  
  

• • Council votes today

    • 22 Jun 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Today is the day that the elected Councillors will vote on the Proposed District Plan, which will shape our city for the next thousand years...
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• • Webstock

    • Webstock happens in Wellington, NZ. It’s an annual celebration of the magic of the web and those who craft it.
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• • Ngā Korimako

    • 21 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Girls' College
    • Congratulations to Nicky (Ms Sutherland), Michael and the WC Music team. Our combined choir, Ngā korimako, has been selected for …
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    Wellington Girls' College, Pipitea Street, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • A new bus depot at the Miramar cutting

    • 20 Jun 2022
    • Inside Wellington
    • One thing that no one saw coming, though, is that these trucks will have to share the road with … no, not bikes, but buses. NZ Bus has indeed lodged a resource consent for a depot along Shelly Bay Road, just after the cutting.
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    Shelly Bay Road, Miramar, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Wellington Sakai Association

    • THE WELLINGTON SAKAI ASSOCIATION IS A GROUP OF WELLINGTON RESIDENTS WHO WORK WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL TO FOSTER SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE IN THE CITIES OF WELLINGTON AND SAKAI, JAPAN.
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• • Lōemis

    • Lōemis (pron. lew-mis) is an annual arts festival that takes place in locations around Wellington. We have a focus on staging new works that are fantastical, mystical and transformative. The festival occurs around the time of the winter solstice, Maruaroa o Takurua, and precedes Puanga and Matariki.
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• • Stavros’s Sculptures

    • 18 Jun 2022
    • Island Bay Residents' Association
    • ‘Stavros Kyriakides has been an Island Bay local for 47 years, and is known for his delicately placed stone artworks along the South Coast. He began in 2013, after a storm washed up piles of logs onto the sand. Over the years, he’s moved away from using wood and turned instead to stone, balancing largeContinue reading "Stavros’s Sculptures"
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Vale Don Neely

    • 17 Jun 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • Mayor Andy Foster has added his tribute to former New Zealand Cricket president, national men’s team selector, author, cricket historian, and proud Wellington cricket identity Don Neely who died yesterday, aged 86.
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• • Metlink: Future Fares Review

    • 17 Jun 2022
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council Have Your Say
    • We're seeking your views on the future direction of Metlink fares. Please share your feedback by 5pm Friday 15 July 2022. This feedback will be used to improve, and enhance the way we structure and charge fares for the services we provide.
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• • The Ghosts of St James Theatre

    • 17 Jun 2022
    • Wellington City Council
    • Rumoured to have several resident ghosts, the St James Theatre offers a unique type of stage fright.
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    • heritagebuildings

    St James Theatre, 77, Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)