It’s 4:45 PM on a Wednesday night. Across the city of Wellington, hospo workers are preparing for the dinner shift. They are setting tables, wiping down bars, and fixing kegs. If you’re reading this article, you’re probably a student, and the chances are you’re all too familiar with this ritual. Equally familiar is the pre-shift briefing. Depending on the temperament of your manager, this could sound like anything from group therapy to a fiery military pep talk. Tonight, though, I’ve been invited to sit in on one such briefing for the non-profit restaurant Everybody Eats.
Ever been in the right place at the right time? Te Papa Fish Curator Thom Linley joined an international team aboard the state-of-the-art research vessel Falkor to explore previously uncharted […]
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 15 May: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […]
The Wellington Phoenix have made Ellie Walker their second visa signing for the 2025-26 Liberty A-League season. The American, 25, spent last season at SC Braga, helping them qualify for the UEFA Champions League with a third-place finish in the... The post Sporting Braga defender joins the Nix appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
The Petone 1973 team was perhaps the most successful team of all time in the modern era. As well as statistics, it was the team’s attitude and style of rugby that was significant. Inspired in part by the 1971 British and Irish Lions that beat Wellington 47-9 in their tour match, they played an expansive...
