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    The spectacular cinemas of Wellington

    • 26 Apr 2024
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • For much of the 20th century, entertainment in Wellington was dominated by movies and movie theatres. Many of our early… Continue reading The spectacular cinemas of Wellington →
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    Regional recognition for Chorus cabinets' makeover

    • 23 Apr 2024
    • Porirua City Council
    • Dozens of cabinet art exist in Porirua now.
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    WCC Long Term Plan 2024 submission guide

    • 23 Apr 2024
    • Cycle Wellington
    • https://www.cyclewellington.org.nz/wcc_ltp_2024_submission_guide
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• • 150 bedrooms – recycling the flats

    • 20 Apr 2024
    • Wellington Scoop
    • The Architectural Centre has written to the Minister for Housing Chris Bishop giving reasons for the retention and refurbishment of the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments on the Terrace. It says: “We acknowledge this is a critical time in the building’s future with your pending decision on whether to retain its heritage listing. Your decision will impact its retention.” The letter gives these reasons why the building should be retained and re-used.
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    Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Last-ditch bid to save fantastic Modernist building

    • 19 Apr 2024
    • Eye of the Fish
    • A group fighting to keep the Gordon Wilson Flats from being demolished, despite the building having sat empty for years, has come up with a...
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    Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Adapted reuse scheme for Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments

    • 17 Apr 2024
    • Architectural Centre Inc
    • Refer below to open letter authored by The Architectural Centre addressed to Minister for Housing. We provide a robust, contemporary rationale for the retention and refurbishment of 320 The Terrace, also known as the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments (GWMA): Tēnā koe Hon. Chris Bishop, An open letter – 320 The Terrace (Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments) […]
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    Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Adapted reuse scheme for Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments

    • 17 Apr 2024
    • Architectural Centre Inc
    • Refer below to open letter authored by The Architectural Centre addressed to Minister for Housing. We provide a robust, contemporary rationale for the retention and refurbishment of 320 The Terrace, also known as the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments (GWMA): Tēnā koe Hon. Chris Bishop, An open letter – 320 The Terrace (Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments) […]
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    Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Airport artwork on sale to support special families

    • 15 Apr 2024
    • Wellington International Airport
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    Wellington International Airport, Stewart Duff Drive, Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Destroying our past

    • 15 Apr 2024
    • Wellington Scoop
    • Heritage is contested by many and loved by others. The Mayor and Councillor McNulty want it as just a political whim. They’ve written a letter to RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop asking for the power to remove heritage buildings from district plan rules by a simple Council majority vote. The letter says this request is “on behalf of the Wellington City Council,” though it was never discussed by councillors.
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    Toomath’s Buildings, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Love at the Zoo

    • 14 Apr 2024
    • Salient
    • There are those who believe that the penguins at Wellington Zoo are nothing more than a conspiracy theory. How else can you explain visiting the zoo multiple times and never catching a glimpse of them? Or only seeing their tiny feet and bellies peeking out from their cozy nesting boxes? Some question if they're real or just well-made statues. The keepers in charge of the penguin exhibit seem to think these birds exist, but VUWSA's Emily Bull thinks otherwise. However, I am strongly against this notion. In fact, I was so passionate about it that I contacted the zoo specifically to learn more about my beloved (and entirely real) penguin couple: Harriet and Nettle. And through my research, I discovered how they (along with some other adorable animals) fell in love.
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    Wellington Zoological Gardens, Manchester Street, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    More Pedestrians on Cuba St Will Destroy Business, Say Campaigners

    • 14 Apr 2024
    • Salient
    • A coalition of business owners on Cuba St are petitioning the Council to reconsider its plan to remove 20 car parks along the stretch of road between Ghuznee and Vivian. Organised by (unsuccessful) Lambton Ward candidate and famed Kaffee Eis creamslinger, Karl Tiefenbacher, the “Park It” campaign hinges itself on business owners arguing that losing the 20 car parks will make a significant impact on their profit margins. “The thing to remember is that a lot of people walk here, obviously, and I get stupid statements like, ‘cars don’t spend money, people do’, but cars don’t drive themselves either, so every car brings an extra person to Cuba St,” he told Salient. “You know, we’re selling a low cost product, and we need a lot of turnover, so if we lose something like 10% of our business [by having no car parks], that’s enough to send us under.”
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    Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Moving over 11,000 commuters a day? Absolutely

    • 9 Apr 2024
    • Wellington City Council
    • Thorndon Quay is being transformed to provide a range of reliable travel options, enhance safety and create attractive spaces for all.
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    Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Feedback on Ngaio Cycleway

    • 9 Apr 2024
    • Ngaio Progressive Association
    • Im aware that we have residents who are in favour of the cycleway along Ngaio Gorge Road, and some who are very concerned about its impact. Here is an opportunity to easily give your feedback to Wellington City Council – … Continue reading →
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    Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Draw Along with Paul Beavis at Karori Library!

    • 8 Apr 2024
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • During the April school holidays, we are lucky to be hosting superstar author and illustrator Paul Beavis (Nee Naw, There Was an Odd Farmer Who Swallowed a Fly, Ring Ting Tūī) for a fantastic workshop at Te Māhanga Karori Library.… Continue reading →
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    Karori Library, Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington

    • 8 Apr 2024
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • 5:30-6:30pm Thursday 2 May at Te Awe Library Come along to Te Awe Brandon Street Library on Thursday 2 May… Continue reading Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington →
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    Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Great events coming up at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park this month!

    • 7 Apr 2024
    • INNER-CITY WELLINGTON
    • The team at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture & Heritage are keen to ensure you know about the following event so you can plan to come along and also to share with your friends and whānau :) From the Pukeahu team: We’ve got some exciting events coming up that I wanted to share out to our neighbours and community – I saw that Inner City Wellington had shared our other Yoga event so thought you might be interested in these Event: U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band Performance https://www.mch.govt.nz/events/us-marine-corps-forces-pacific-band-performance https://www.facebook.com/events/1248148623256037/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D Event: Pukeahu Park Whānau Open Day https://www.mch.govt.nz/events/pukeahu-park-whanau-open-day https://tinyurl.com/34hxz9mf
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    Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Metlink On Demand trial extended to the end of 2024

    • 4 Apr 2024
    • Metlink
    • Good news for Tawa and Porirua public transport users: the Metlink On Demand trial has been extended to the end of the year. Metlink On Demand is an app-based service introduced to Tawa in May 2022, and extended to the Porirua CBD in June 2023. Passengers can order rides from small buses operating without set routes between around 600 flexible pick up and drop off locations or ‘virtual stops’. Greater Wellington Transport Committee chair Thomas Nash says the regional council’s public transport wing knows the service is well-used and loved by locals. “Metlink On Demand was born out of our commitment to connecting more passengers with public transport,” Cr Nash says. “We knew the Tawa hills and central Porirua were underserviced areas and that Metlink On Demand could help fill this gap.
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Emma Bagrie and Wellington Girls’ College rowers strike success at Maadi Cup

    • 3 Apr 2024
    • College Sport Wellington
    • Story courtesy of College Sport Media The mornings are dark, and the nights are closing in, which for most means the...
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• • Roadkill and official information release shows growing mustelid pest problem for region

    • 3 Apr 2024
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • In bad news for birdlife, roadkill and trappings have shown that Transmission Gully is a mustelid highway - with stoats, ferrets and weasels among the animals using it to get around. An official information release from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport agency shows 226 pests were trapped between November 2022 and January 2024, with rats, stoats, weasels, hedgehogs, mice, ferrets, possums, and rabbits all making the list. Chair of Greater Wellington, Daran Ponter, says that the news is worrying for conservation efforts like Capital Kiwi and Predator Free Wellington and that current central government budgets are wholly inadequate.
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    Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Beloved Zealandia takahē Nio dies, aged 19

    • 2 Apr 2024
    • Zealandia
    • It is with deep sadness that the team at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne confirms beloved takahē Nio died over the weekend. Nio, 19, was taken to Wildbase Hospital at Massey University on Wednesday ...
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    Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Karen Clarke plays for Acoustic Routes

    • 2 Apr 2024
    • Acoustic Routes
    • Thursday 18 April (note this is the 3rd Thursday – a change this month), Roseneath School Hall, Maida Vale Road, Roseneath, Wellington, 7:30 pm.
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    Roseneath School, 13, Maida Vale Road, Roseneath, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Empowering Brave Voices with author Avril McDonald

    • 27 Mar 2024
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Over the April school holidays, Wellington City Libraries will be welcoming author Avril McDonald into our libraries for several storytimes as she celebrates the launch of her latest book The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus and the Empowering Brave Voices… Continue reading →
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    Katūīvei: Pasifika Poetry Event at Newtown Library!

    • 26 Mar 2024
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Join us at Te Puna Waiora Newtown Library on Friday 19 April, 6-7pm to launch the new book Katūīvei: Contemporary… Continue reading Katūīvei: Pasifika Poetry Event at Newtown Library! →
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    Newtown Library, Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Have your artwork in lights

    • 26 Mar 2024
    • Porirua City Council
    • Local artists have the opportunity to see their work on display in public and up in lights. Porirua City Council is seeking artists to feature over winter 2024 and summer 2024/2025 in the city’s lightboxes. Each lightbox exhibition will run for about five months, with six works by a single artist or collective on display during each exhibition. The lightboxes were installed in Porirua city centre in mid-2022 to showcase local artists and their work, says Pātaka Art + Museum Director, Ana Sciascia. “They provide an opportunity for curators and artists to exhibit work in a dynamically urban, high-profile environment.”
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • DCM Art show! - Thu 11 April 2024

    • 26 Mar 2024
    • INNER-CITY WELLINGTON
    • From Downtown Community Mission (DCM) DCM will be hosting an Art Show at Wesley Methodist Church, 75 Taranaki Street, (in the large hall at the back of the complex) on Thursday 11th of April from 3:00pm to 6:30pm.
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    Wesley Methodist Church, 75, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Exciting Finale Marks Conclusion of 2024 CSW Sprint Orienteering Series

    • 25 Mar 2024
    • College Sport Wellington
    • Last Wednesday evening, the streets of Upper Hutt CBD were alive with the energy of young orienteers, as they competed...
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Golden Mile revitalisation

    • 24 Mar 2024
    • Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council
    • We’re revitalising the Golden Mile to connect people across the central city with a reliable transport system that is in balance with an attractive pedestrian environment.
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    Lambton Quay, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Gordon Wilson is Dead, Long Live Affordable Housing

    • 24 Mar 2024
    • Salient
    • Last Thursday, Wellington City Council passed what Councillor Nīkau Wi Neera described as “the most pro-housing, ambitious set of amendments that we could”, as the council voted on changes to the District Plan. The meeting saw the council’s biggest break from the NIMBY-ism which has defined housing policy in the city for decades. W after W for affordable housing flashed onto the council’s voting screens. So overwhelming were the wins for affordable housing that Councillor Nicola Young may have been left with a mild case of amnesia, saying “I’m so numb about the district plan I can barely remember what [the amendments] are.”
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    Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    You (Probably) Don’t Know What Coffee Is

    • 24 Mar 2024
    • Salient
    • Carefully Brewed by Flynn Rodger (he/they) As pretentious as I have been about coffee for most of my ‘career’ as a barista, only recently...
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    Eastern Hutt Road Reopens: A milestone in community resilience and infrastructure enhancement

    • 22 Mar 2024
    • Hutt City Council
    • We’re pleased to announce that Eastern Hutt Road fully reopened last week, marking the completion of this significant project to stabilise the slope following the July 2022 slips that resulted in the partial closure of this major road and impacted many in the community.
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    Eastern Hutt Road, Pōmare, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)