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    2021 Best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour coming to Wellington

    • 16 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • The best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour is once again coming back to Wellington with a double feature! The festival started in 2002 and is internationally recognised as one of the world’s premier mountain film festival events. It’s NZ’s original mountain film festival with an international adventure film maker’s competition, as ... Read more
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    Match Highlights: Hardham Cup Petone (60) v Johnsonville (7)

    • 27 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Petone beat Johnsonville 60-7 in their Hardham Cup semi-final at the Petone Rec on Saturday. Petone led 22-0 at halftime, outscoring the visitors 10 tries to one. Petone to meet Poneke in the Hardham Cup final, at the Hutt Rec at 12.30pm on Saturday 31 July. All the tries from that match below: xxx  
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    Jubilee Cup finals: Match-winning moments

    • 28 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Junior Togia scoring one of his two tries in the 2016 Jubilee Cup final against Marist St Pat’s, and, inset, MSP playing captain and try-scorer Kas Lealamanua with the Jubilee Cup in 2012 after their win over Ories. Tawa and MSP meet in the 2021 final on Saturday 31 July at the Hutt Rec....
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Club finals, college semi-finals, knockout U85kg and rep rugby tomorrow

    • 13 Aug 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Wellington Maori side are in Levin tomorrow to play the Horowhenua-Kapiti Heartland squad, one of three Wellington represenative teams in action against Heartland teams. Those games, the Premier 2 and Reserve Grade Division finals, two more National U85kg Knockout Cup matches and First XV Premiership semi-finals are all being played tomorrow.  By Scott MacLean...
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    Bond Banter 16 August: Bumper news in briefs, what’s happening in rugby this week

    • 15 Aug 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Air time for Ethan Webster-Nonu, who scored a brace for the Wellington Centurions in their tight win over the Whanganui Heartland squad on Saturday. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. This Monday column is a collaborative one with a few contributors. If you have news or information or something to contribute please email editor@clubrugby.co.nz Similarly, if you are...
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    Would somebody, PLEASE, think of the cars?!

    • 4 Oct 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • Here on Talk Wellington you hear a lot about building cities for people, that are accessible to all. But there’s one group we often neglect. In a thought-provoking piece, Dima Kronfeld lays down the challenge: how do we make cities accessible to the person-car hybrid, like the charming Montgomery “Lightning” McQueen? Image credit:jeff_golden (with edits)
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    Safer cycling: say Yes And to the missing link

    • 7 Oct 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • The last bit of Tahitai, the safe biking / scooting path from the city centre to eastern suburbs, has just one bit left! But it needs your support This is a good good thing. Please submit and say you support.  Say Yes! Despite its out-and-out awesomeness, it’s facing organised headwinds (because… parking), so it’s really important...
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• • Lily Rose Shaw Quartet

    • 13 Oct 2021
    • Wellington Jazz Cooperative
    • “Lily Rose Shaw is an up and coming artist in the Pōneke jazz scene, a graduate of the jazz programme at Te Kōki, NZSM who was singled out as one of the musicians who is “really shining . . . a great composer”. Lily has been gigging regularly around Wellington with bands such as OdESSA, … Continue reading Lily Rose Shaw Quartet
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    U85kg semi-final top billing this Saturday

    • 15 Oct 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • U85kg National Club Cup glory is potentially just one match away for Wellington U85kg champions the Avalon Wolves and southern raiders the Carisbrook Bush Pigs when they meet at Fraser Park on Saturday. The two teams run out on to Fraser Park Artificial for a 3.30pm kick-off with a berth in the final up for...
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    Mana u3a

    • 28 Oct 2021
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Making new friends, Sharing interests, Fun and companionship   Mana U3A is one of several U3A groups in the Wellington region, with Tawa U3A to the south and Kapiti U3A to the north up the coast. Our focus is on giving our members opportunities to learn, the chance to get to know others in the same area, and ... Read more
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Wellington Lions v Tasman Stat Attack

    • 10 Nov 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Pepesana Patafilo scored five tries this year for the Lions including this one against Southland, joint top equal with Peter Umaga-Jensen. By Peter Marriott The Wellington Lions finished their 2021 NPC season last weekend against the Tasman Mako. Some facts and figures from that game below: Round 10 v Tasman: Lost 22-34 Wellington’s record in...
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    Mount Hector day walk – Tararua Forest Park

    • 27 Aug 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Nearly two years on from my last tramp, I thought it would be a great idea to get back into the bush — with an 11-hour trek up Mt Hector. No, this isn’t a tale of regret and sore muscles, but one of feeling reinvigorated through reuniting with tree roots and the rugged tops of the ... Read more
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    Isuzu UTE A-League Round 24 Match Preview

    • 28 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • A major test of the Wellington Phoenix men’s depth as the Isuzu UTE A-League resumes after the international break. The Phoenix are without their captain Alex Rufer through suspension while first-choice centre backs Scott Wootton and Isaac Hughes, number one... The post Isuzu UTE A-League Round 24 Match Preview appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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• • OdESSA

    • 20 Dec 2023
    • Newtown Festival
    • OdESSA have a solid reputation as one of New Zealand’s most exciting live bands. Their addictive blend of Rock RnB, electrifying grooves and phenomenal energy are sure to grab your attention. OdESSA kick along the dusty centre-line where Rock ‘n’ Roll and R ‘n’ B first cross-mutated, with memorable songs played inside out – night […]
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• • Wu Zhuoling

    • 19 Dec 2023
    • Newtown Festival
    • Wu Zhuoling’s path of independent music exploration has been a long and winding one. From musicianship as a singer-songwriter, electronic bandleader and producer, to social roles as a translator, wordsmith and athlete, her rich experience has expanded the dimensions of thought and, not surprisingly, given rise to the evolution of her own music. Emotions are […]
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    Clubhouse farewell 30 October 2022 – we’re demolishing our building

    • 4 Oct 2022
    • Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards
    • Sadly we are set to demolish the clubhouse building and it’s only fitting that we give it one last hoorah. Sunday 30th October 12.30pm We invite all Paekākāriki community members, surf club members past and present, to join us from 12.30pm on Sunday 30th October to formally farewell the building that has served us for the better... Read More
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    Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards, Beach access, Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5034, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Rachel O’Neill awarded Burns Fellowship 2026

    • 28 Oct 2025
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Our congratulations to Rachel O'Neill, the Randell Cottage New Zealand Writer-in-Residence in 2023, who has been awarded the prestigious Burns Fellowship at the University of Otago. We have just had the pleasure of featuring Rachel as one of the guest readers at our annual Open Day, held as part of the Wellington Heritage Festival.
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    Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Champion Donor from Across the Seas

    • 24 Jul 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • A wise 15-year-old once wrote in her diary… ‘no one has ever become poor by giving.’* After 30 plus years of child sponsorship, mainly in developing countries, my last sponsored child had turned 18. I decided to set my sights closer to home, and focus on the unseen, the unheralded, the ones whose photos were ... Read more
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    Ebikes + community power = everyday magic

    • 24 Aug 2023
    • Talk Wellington
    • One of the many great local things to light up your pre-election world Every pre-election season it’s easy to feel a bit disempowered, as the Heavy Hitters make grand gestures about how they’ll change our country. It’s worth remembering that whatever the flavour of central government, the most meaningful and tangible changes come locally. Driven...
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• • Iain C

    • 27 Feb 2024
    • Newtown Festival
    • Originally from England, but now based in Wellington, New Zealand. Iain C is one of the leading house DJ’s in the ever-growing underground scene of New Zealand. Having opened for the likes of Derrick Carter, Dick Johnson, Little Man Big and Andy Riley (Inland Knights). From holding down residencies at Wellington venues such as Laundry […]
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    Lake Monowai Circuit – Fiordland National Park

    • 27 Jan 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Lake Monowai Circuit – Fiordland National Park A 4 day tramp/ packraft circuit including Green Lake and Lake Monowai in Fiordland National Park We declared this trip to be one of New Zealand’s ’11 Great Packrafts’ (like the Great Walks). The trip started with my dad dropping us off at the road end by Borland Bivy ... Read more
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    Improving Your Social Connections

    • 18 Jun 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • One of the issues facing older people these days is the tendency for families to be widely dispersed. Recently, a client of Age Concern noted that her two daughters lived in Australia and her son was disabled and could not go anywhere easily. Since her husband died, she had been living at home, on her ... Read more
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    Sideline Conversions 29 September (some rugby news and information to start the week)

    • 28 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • A good last game of the season for the Wellington Māori and Centurions U18s teams, with the Māori winning 30-22. Photo: Andy McArthur. The Wellington Lions have one more match to come in their 2025 NPC campaign, hosting the Bay of Plenty Steamers this coming Saturday at Porirua Park, but for home fans there is...
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 124: Colin Currie

    • 29 Apr 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Colin Currie is part of the group of Wellington’s most capped hookers with 63 ‘A’ team appearances between 1959-65. He also spent one season in 1960 playing for Auckland and etched himself into that union’s folklore by winning a late tighthead that led to Auckland’s winning try over Canterbury in a Ranfurly Shield match. In...
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    Cunning Cowie a hit over the hill

    • 30 Apr 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Wainuiomata fullback Campbell Cowie flying in to score one of his two tries in their fourth round 34-17 win over Marist St Pat’s. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Campbell Cowie bucks the trend of players quitting senior rugby due to tumbling numbers, other priorities, or a lack of motivation. Wainuiomata is his fourth...
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    Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Lighten the load

    • 11 May 2026
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • I have always considered that I could manage most minor and some major tasks around the house. Back in the day, I fixed fuses, tried my hand at painting and wallpapering, demolished an old garden shed and replaced it with one that arrived in a flatpack, pruned fruit trees and other flowering plants, built and ... Read more
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    Inspiring close wins for Wainuiomata, Avalon, Ories and the Upper Hutt Rams in ninth round King’s Birthday Weekend fixtures

    • 30 May 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Ifeanyichukwu Nnebechukwu runs in one of this three tries today for Pōneke against Oriental-Rongotai. Pōneke had come back from 0-24 down to draw level 24-24 at halftime and then lead late before two tries in the closing minutes took the game away from them and Ories won 39-34. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White &...
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Walton-Sexton putting overseas, domestic and Heartland experience to good use at OBU

    • 27 May 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Sam Walton-Sexton has quickly become a key member of the OBU Goats Premier squad and has played in all eight matches so far this season. This coming Saturday they play Paremata-Plimmerton at Ngati Toa Domain in a key match for the Swindale Shield fortunes of both clubs. The halfback will have one ear on proceedings...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Blues in Auckland

    • 14 May 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Milestones for Cory Jane (as a player/coach) and Caleb Delany in Auckland this weekend. By Kevin McCarthy I feel like I’m flying blind on the Hurricanes’ journey north to Eden Park. It’s of course crucial, but everything is crucial now. This does however feel like the one to nail in the three remaining matches for...
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    Shared Meals, Lighter Packs

    • 18 May 2026
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • By Anne de Ferron How to use the club dehydrator and other easy group recipes Having been a WTMC member for longer than I’m now willing to admit, I’ve noticed a growing trend on club trips: BYO solo meals instead of shared group dinners. A slippery slope! Isn’t eating one of the best parts of ... Read more
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