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• • Meet the Crew: QFF Daniel Holland

    • 11 Jun 2016
    • Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade
    • In this weeks edition of 'Meet the Crew', we meet one of our most unassuming, ever reliable and always smiling members. Name:  Daniel Holland Rank:  Qualified Firefighter Length of Service:  13 years (as at 11th June 2016) Nickname/s:  Demodan, Dan, Dan the Man Employer:  Streamline Plumbing and Drainage Daniel Holland
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    Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa
  
  

• • Boxing Day - Runabout Tow

    • 30 Dec 2019
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Thu, 26/12/2019 - 15:15 - 16:15 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  4 Whilst travelling out to do another tow job we spotted a vessel adrift with apparent engine problems. We came alongside to check they were ok and they couldn't get their engine going. They thought they would be able to, so we carried on with the other job. On the way back we passed them and they asked for assistance which they agreed to. We returned after dropping off the other vessel and towed them home to Mana Marina. Vessel Details Length:  5.00m Resources Attendees:  Weedoogie Jason Hall Mark Presling Peter Tse CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1
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• • Triple Unit Tow from Foxton to Mana

    • 26 Feb 2020
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Wed, 26/02/2020 - 11:30 - 15:30 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  16 A yacht that started it's journey from Tauranga, destined for Marlborough Sounds, left Whanganui yesterday afternoon and then ran into mechanical difficulty 21 NM off shore from Foxton Beach. Coastguard Manawatu went out and towed him towards Kapiti Island, where Coastguard Kapiti took over the tow. Coastguard Mana then went out and took over the tow from from south of Kapiti Island and brought him into Mana Marina where he will be able to arrange repair. Vessel Details Length:  14.00m Resources Attendees:  Mark Presling Neil Cornwell Trevor Burgess zanebublitz CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1 read more
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• • Capsized waka

    • 26 Aug 2020
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Wed, 26/08/2020 - 18:15 - 22:00 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  6 Total Volunteer Hours:  22 Reports of waka capsized 800m off shore from Shell (near Goat Pt) and 6 people in the water. 2 other waka in the vicinity trying to assist. Police activated us and we launched MR2. Nothing found on location. 2 surf boats training in the area reported seeing waka heading back up the channel to Onepoto harbour. Called Police to report this and they confirmed that they were safe and well and had just sent a stand-down. Returned to base. Vessel Details Length:  6.00m Resources Attendees:  Devine dfranks Weedoogie Mark Presling Neil Cornwell zanebublitz CRV's Used:  CRV Pelorus
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• • Award winners for the 2016/17 season

    • 3 May 2017
    • Taita District Cricket Club
    • Team player of the year:   Women's Grade-Becca McHugh   Fireblades-Mahendra Sadaye   Yodhas-Leks Alagappan   Legends- Shay Thomson   Kamos- Henry Clayton   Third Grade-Matthew Heissenbuttel   Premier Reserve- Aaron Curtis/ Sam Bourne    Premier-Obus Pienaar   Peter Smith Trophy (Best Bowling Women's) Carlene Angus   GJ Robertson Trophy (Most Wickets all Lower Grade Cricket Men) Hayden Moore   TrophySchoferPhil (Best Batting Aggregate Women’s) Lisa Carter   BR Clarke Cup (Highest Batting Aggregate Lower Grade Cricket Men) Matthew Heissenbuttel   Don Hazlett Trophy (Best Fieldsman in Premier and Premier Reserve) Obus Pienaar   Ray Tyler Cup (Best Lower Grade Fielder) Jonny Hare   Practice Award Mark Houghton/ Matt McComb   Taita District Cricket Club (Club Captains Trophy) Hayden Moore   Stuart Briggs Cup (Most scores over 30 throughout the Season all Grades) Obus Pienaar/ Mitchell Scott   KJ Rowley Trophy (Most Wickets in Premier & Premier Reserve Grades) Liam Sullivan   Fawcett Plate (Best Bowling Average in All Grades) Hayden Moore Life Members Trophy (Highest Batting Aggregate in Premier & Premier Reserve Grades) Obus Pienaar   Vice Presidents Partnership Award (Open to all teams in the Club) Jason Doyle/ Tim Brown   Taita Cricket Club Cup (Best Individual Performance in Lower Grades Mens) Tom McHugh ( 6/11 and 49* and 29* vs Petone- Riverside- Grade 3)   Petone Radiators Cup (Best Individual Performance in Intercity Premier & Premier Reserve Grades) Rohith Yeluri 9/9 vs Upper Hutt   WE Schofer Trophy (Open to all teams – Points scored throughout the season) Obus Pienaar   McCurley Cup (Most Improved Woman's Cricketer - Points scored throughout the Season) Shayne Martin   CupGllespieDJ (Most Promising Young Cricketer in the Club) Mitchell Scott   Robin Randell Memorial Cup (Best Club Member – awarded for Services to the Club over the season) Johnny Hare   Doug Urry Memorial Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) Obus Pienaar  
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Award winners for the 2016/17 season

    • 3 May 2017
    • Taita District Cricket Club
    • Team player of the year:   Women's Grade-Becca McHugh   Fireblades-Mahendra Sadaye   Yodhas-Leks Alagappan   Legends- Shay Thomson   Kamos- Henry Clayton   Third Grade-Matthew Heissenbuttel   Premier Reserve- Aaron Curtis/ Sam Bourne    Premier-Obus Pienaar   Peter Smith Trophy (Best Bowling Women's) Carlene Angus   GJ Robertson Trophy (Most Wickets all Lower Grade Cricket Men) Hayden Moore   TrophySchoferPhil (Best Batting Aggregate Women’s) Lisa Carter   BR Clarke Cup (Highest Batting Aggregate Lower Grade Cricket Men) Matthew Heissenbuttel   Don Hazlett Trophy (Best Fieldsman in Premier and Premier Reserve) Obus Pienaar   Ray Tyler Cup (Best Lower Grade Fielder) Jonny Hare   Practice Award Mark Houghton/ Matt McComb   Taita District Cricket Club (Club Captains Trophy) Hayden Moore   Stuart Briggs Cup (Most scores over 30 throughout the Season all Grades) Obus Pienaar/ Mitchell Scott   KJ Rowley Trophy (Most Wickets in Premier & Premier Reserve Grades) Liam Sullivan   Fawcett Plate (Best Bowling Average in All Grades) Hayden Moore Life Members Trophy (Highest Batting Aggregate in Premier & Premier Reserve Grades) Obus Pienaar   Vice Presidents Partnership Award (Open to all teams in the Club) Jason Doyle/ Tim Brown   Taita Cricket Club Cup (Best Individual Performance in Lower Grades Mens) Tom McHugh ( 6/11 and 49* and 29* vs Petone- Riverside- Grade 3)   Petone Radiators Cup (Best Individual Performance in Intercity Premier & Premier Reserve Grades) Rohith Yeluri 9/9 vs Upper Hutt   WE Schofer Trophy (Open to all teams – Points scored throughout the season) Obus Pienaar   McCurley Cup (Most Improved Woman's Cricketer - Points scored throughout the Season) Shayne Martin   CupGllespieDJ (Most Promising Young Cricketer in the Club) Mitchell Scott   Robin Randell Memorial Cup (Best Club Member – awarded for Services to the Club over the season) Johnny Hare   Doug Urry Memorial Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) Obus Pienaar  
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• • Swim Wellington Awards

    • 20 Nov 2014
    • Swimming Wellington
    • Congratulations to the following recipients of Swimming Wellington Awards; 2014 Award Recipient list   Club Contributors of the Year  –  Jillian Kennemore  Capital (Club Officials)  Cees Lensink , SwimZone (Technical Support) Club Volunteer Coach – Peter Gibb (PCA) and Milton Bevan (KRI) Junior National Coach of the Year – Jason McPhee National Age Group Coach of the Year  – Craig Albery Opens Coach of Year  – Craig Albery Capital Swim Team and Gary Hurring Capital HPC Coach of Year – Craig Albery Capital Swim Team and Gary Hurring Capital HPC Swimming Awards are sponsored by Swim T3 Selectors Trophy  (highest number of individual records broken 40 Wellington Records (Open and Age)  & 9 NZ Records )  – Ben Walsh Swimmer with a Disability – Mary Fisher Best Individual Performance – (871 FINA Points – 800 Free 08.04.14 Opens) Emma Robinson Age Group Swimmer of the Year – Ben Walsh Swimmer of the Year -Mary  Fisher
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    Aisle be Back: The Mic Drop

    • 22 Aug 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy Well, that was a mic drop moment. Five tests in and Team Razor already has somebody – Leon MacDonald – firing out of the ejector seat. While everyone is saying the right things, the question that hangs over the falling out between the head coach and one of his assistants is why...
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• • When failure leads to success

    • 13 Aug 2019
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • As power poles age throughout the decades, the danger of them failing increases—and so, too, does the risk of electrocutions and power outages. Lines companies are not always able to predict when poles are about to fail—a problem that one Victoria University of Wellington researcher is working with Viclink to solve.
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• • How tax rates should be changed to improve social welfare

    • 24 Sep 2019
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The tax reform that would increase social welfare the most is reducing one of the two lowest tax rates, funded by increasing the highest, write Professor John Creedy and Professor Norman Gemmell from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Accounting and Commercial Law and Dr Nicolas Herault from the University of Melbourne.
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    Little Creators: Texture and Paint

    • 2 Apr 2019
    • Capital E
    • Let’s explore how different textures create unique patterns! You’ll need: Materials with different textures (corrugated cardboard, scraps of materials, fake grass etc) Paint Paint brushes Sponges Sheets of paper Set out all of your textures on the floor (on top of a tarpaulin if you have one to help with clean up!).
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• • Three Sisters in the bubble

    • 12 Jun 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • One moment, they were rehearsing Anton Chekhov’s seminal Three Sisters for the first time, the next moment New Zealand went into lockdown and the world was spun on its head for Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington THEA301 students, who had been readying themselves for a choreographed production of Russian theatre.
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    Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 29 September 2024

    • 26 Sep 2024
    • St John's in the City
    • Kia ora St John’s whānau, This Sunday we ask: How do we understand work? What gives our work meaning? We will all gather for worship in the Church at 10am (remember to put your clocks forward one hour!) Our young people will go out of the service part-way to their peer groups.
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    St John's, Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Sweet Sevens Success for St Mary’s

    • 13 Dec 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean For only the second time in the event’s history, one of the Cup titles at the Condor Sevens is making it’s way to the capital. This time it’s St Mary’s College and their Under 15 side who are champions – emulating the 2016 success of their senior side – after beating Auckland’s...
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• • Key Dates for Junior Football 2021

    • 11 Feb 2021
    • Petone FC
    • Date Activity Saturday 13th Feb Registration day one at clubrooms 3.00 – 5.00pm Wednesday 17th Feb Registration day two at clubrooms 5.30 – 7.00pm Saturday 27th February 9th and 10th grades Sunday 28th February 11th and 12th grades Grade Musters Musters are simply a fun day out for all players to start getting into football […]
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    Opening day for Wellington club rugby tomorrow

    • 9 Apr 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean For round one draws and teamlists visit HERE or bookmark the Draws & Results tab on the menu bar above. And so it begins once more with the start of the 143rd season of club rugby in the nation’s capital. It’s a slightly later start than in recent years – though not...
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• • Weekly News: August, here we come...

    • 29 Jul 2020
    • Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club
    • Well there is one more day left in July and then we kick swiftly into August on Saturday with race day 5 of the Barton Marine Winter Series. Then next Thursday we have the 101st AGM, so it is another busy little period for the mighty EBYMBC.Check out everything going on here.
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    Evans Bay Yacht And Motor Boat Club, 447, Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Ngā Kōrero - Latest Stories from DCM

    • 24 Mar 2025
    • Downtown Community Ministry
    • Ngā Kōrero - Latest Stories from DCM A Reason To Smile communities where whānau are housed, connected, valued and thriving About Us Contact A Reason To Smile Your Support in Action With the end of the financial year in sight, we want to share just one example of the impact your support makes.
    • Accepted from DCM alerts archive 14 months ago by feedreader
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    Distance derby in the Australia Cup

    • 25 Jun 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have drawn Perth Glory in the round of 32 of this year’s Hahn Australia Cup. The Glory will play host to the Phoenix in late July, with the fixture details yet to be confirmed. It is one... The post Distance derby in the Australia Cup appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Mourra Prize essay explores migrants’ experiences

    • 10 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • One of the key ways in which people are able to migrate to New Zealand is on a Skilled Migrant Visa, which provides a steady influx of educated immigrants throughout our workforce. But what if you get to New Zealand and can’t find a job within your field for months, even years?
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• • Key Dates for Junior Football 2021

    • 11 Feb 2021
    • Petone FC
    • See below for the dates of upcoming Junior football events. Date Activity Saturday 13th Feb Registration day one at clubrooms 3.00 – 5.00pm Wednesday 17th Feb Registration day two at clubrooms 5.30 – 7.00pm Saturday 27th February 9th and 10th grades Sunday 28th February 11th and 12th grades Grade Musters Musters are simply a fun […]
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• • Jake Baxendale – Stricking Moment

    • 10 Nov 2021
    • Wellington Jazz Cooperative
    • Striking Moments “…that’s my way of preparation – to not be prepared. And that takes a lot of preparation!” – Lee Konitz What does it mean to prepare to be unprepared? Lee Konitz’s deft paradox represents a challenge to the improviser: how can one practice and prepare for improvising, while simultaneously aspiring to spontaneity, newness […]
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    Forresters Lane, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Jake Baxendale – Stricking Moment

    • 10 Nov 2021
    • Wellington Jazz Cooperative
    • Striking Moments “…that’s my way of preparation – to not be prepared. And that takes a lot of preparation!” – Lee Konitz What does it mean to prepare to be unprepared? Lee Konitz’s deft paradox represents a challenge to the improviser: how can one practice and prepare for improvising, while simultaneously aspiring to spontaneity, newness […]
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    Working Bee Saturday 30 November

    • 25 Nov 2024
    • Karori Community Garden
    • Volunteers needed for weeding, weedeating, fixing edging and tidying up the sheds. Karori Community Garden Working Bee 2pm – 4.30pm Saturday 30 November. Corner of Beauchamp and Lewer Streets. Get in touch if you can bring a weedeater (self powered) and a wheelbarrow would be useful too as our last one got nicked.
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• • Vicars Letter 1st august 2025

    • 30 Jul 2025
    • All Saints Hataitai
    • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI have been reflecting over the history of All Saints this week, due to a number of factors, and it never ceases to amaze me the power of a faithful group of people, whose lives were completely sold out for Christ, one another, and their local community.
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    All Saints Anglican Church, 90, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Academy Roundup – Week 1

    • 31 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix academy have enjoyed a perfect start to the new season. In round one of the Dettol Central League, the Phoenix men’s reserves triumphed 4-0 over Upper Hutt City at Fraser Park on Saturday. After the scores were... The post Academy Roundup – Week 1 appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Jim Allen, artist, 1922–2023

    • 30 Jun 2023
    • Te Papa's blog
    • New Zealand artist, teacher, and critic Jim Allen passed away on the 9th of June, at the age of 100. Allen was one of the most influential, visionary figures of his generation. Here Curator Modern Art Lizzie Bisley and Curator Contemporary Art Nina Tonga reflect on his work and remarkable legacy.Read more
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    Nix sign experienced Japanese playmaker

    • 2 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have lured a creative and versatile forward to the capital from one of the top leagues in Asia. The Phoenix have signed Hideki Ishige on a two-year contract from J1 League side Gamba Osaka. Ishige, 29, has... The post Nix sign experienced Japanese playmaker appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Australia #2 in Perth

    • 3 Oct 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy I’ve only been to Perth once – and it coincided with New Zealand playing cricket there against Australia. I think there were five people watching in the giant cavern of the WACA. Day one was a towelling – I’ll reveal the happy ending later. So, Perth felt a bit otherworldly, and it...
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    Longo awarded PFA scholarship

    • 3 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • Annalie Longo is one of the recipients of Professional Footballers Australia’s (the PFA) annual scholarships. The decorated Football Ferns midfielder has been awarded the PFA Kimon Taliadoros scholarship for demonstrating excellence in education or business. Named after a PFA co-founder,... The post Longo awarded PFA scholarship appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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