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    • Passchendaele: The Belgians Have Not Forgotten
      • This exhibition focuses on how the memories of New Zealand still live on in Flanders today, 90 years after the devastating conflict that cost so many young kiwi lives. These memories are brought to life through images, movies and artefacts. New Zealand lost more men during the 100 days of fighting than any other commonwealth country - 845 on one day alone during the First Battle of Passchendaele, 12 October, 1917. The people of Flanders and, more widely, the people of Belgium have never forgotten this sacrifice, which is commemorated in this very special exhibition. Passchendaele: The Belgians Have Not Forgotten will tour New Zealand between March and November 2009. Opens Hall of Memories, National War Museum, Burke Street, Wellington 6 March - 13 April 10:00 - 4:30 Mon to Sat, 12:00-4:00 Sundays
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    • Characterful medium density housing!
      • Who else is having conversations where someone goes “ooh but it’s all leaky soulless apartments, we don’t want that”? Here’s a feast for your eyes and balm for your worried soul Welcome to Talk Wellington’s random collection of neat medium-density examples to cheer you up, to show your friends, to tell the council you want … and to inspire density skeptics (presuming they’re in good faith, not just being awful). (Images’ links are in the image, caption or the text – click for more.) Enjoy! Characterful, “old”… medium density Montréal has a LOT of medium density residential neighbourhoods. They’re super liveable and beloved, and they are home to numbers of people that would sort out many of Wellington’s classic woes. Here’s some pretty historic-y medium density which has actual awesome neighbourhood vitality and character by the bucketload, for everyone. Medium density can be… no more than two storeys, with lots of mixed use and features like shop-top housing! No offence, Mt Vic / Khandallah / Thorndon / Woburn, but your neighbourhoods can’t hold a candle to the Castro for real liveable character, not just visual character. So leafy! Apartments you rent short-term: this is the Garden Wing of Singapore’s Shangri-La Hotel. It was built in the 1970s! Lush az. This is all open air How ’bout indigenous character! The stunning medium-density Utukoia replaces two detached homes on traditional quarter-acre sections with 14 new terrace homes (53 bedrooms total), communal facilities and a range of private, shared and public spaces. Phwoar. Check out the Auckland Māori Design Hub for more delicious stuff There are some smart folks stimulating Māori design and innovation at the Āpōpō accelerator right here in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, run by the Indigenous Design and Innovation Aotearoa / IDIA team. How about some modern character? Check out the beautiful high density of the Urban Habitat Collective, coming soon right in Newtown: Or the beautiful CoHaus (read their amazing story here) Even ol’ Kiwibuild is finally doing lovely stuff in Onehunga: How about the spaces in between the housing? Density done well brings your laneways to life as a part of people’s backyards, as in Queensland… Go large We really need comprehensive, multi-block developments to sort out whole areas of our cities. You can do ’em on something that’s underused space like… a golf course? Or even as a regeneration of… ooh, maybe a large area of detached housing, hello Kāinga Ora. So check out this thread on Vancouver’s Regent Park development. Hello #densitydonewell: a big uplift in density is helping fund all sorts of fantastic public amenities for the residents of the varied and accessible apartments: green space, schools, lovely public realm, community gardens, people-friendly street grid… That fourfold increase in density has helped to pay for generous public realm and community facilities including parks, athletic grounds, and an amazing aquatic centre #torontotweets #densitydonewell #citiesforall pic.twitter.com/cCy2dYq6V5 — Stuart (@HoughtonSd) September 11, 2018 Be still, our beating hearts…. And finally… DensityNOTdonewell While we tend to agree with Bernard Hickey that the battle over densifying suburbs is the battle of our generation, there’s plenty of reasonable property-owning folks who are genuinely, good-faith worried. They’re worried that crappy, ugly things will be built – and are vulnerable to being scaremongered by wild claims about housing values (hat tip Property Investors Federation). And let’s be honest: NZ has strong historical form in doing medium density badly – especially badly in construction, which means bad financially for those who bought in them. The cars seem to have the best of this bargain… And bad design is far from history: there’s still plenty of crap designs out there, thanks to our unfamiliarity with good-quality medium density. Here’s one example of rubbish medium density that appears to deny its residents most of the benefits of density done well like access to green space and social connection. So let’s also be clear: nobody wants crap design or construction, and we absolutely don’t have to accept it “because housing crisis”. So let’s get more and more people on the bandwagon for good medium density, #densitydonewell! What other examples of great (or grotty) medium density do you know? How do they make you feel and why?
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        • Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Social Justice Week 2013: Ka'isa's story
      • Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 One of my first jobs was cleaning in a home for the elderly. There was a strong union presence. I didn’t think much of [the union] and didn’t see the point of joining at the time. The home for the elderly was a pleasant place to work. I took all of this for granted. In my second job at a hotel, I found we were not given the cleaning products and tools we needed to do our job properly. My hours were constantly changed without notice. I felt as if I was doing my job to the best of my ability, but every day the manager would tell me off or put me down. I didn’t want to question the boss even though I knew he was wrong. My fellow workmates felt the same as me. I was the youngest employee, so to see my older workmates just as scared as I was made me feel insecure. At my uncle’s suggestion, I joined the Service and Food Workers Union and became involved. My experience at the hotel improved and I felt more confident being able to give advice to and support my workmates. The manager continued to put me down every day saying I was lazy and useless – until I handed in my resignation after two years when he told me I was his best worker and asked me to stay to train new staff! So few young people are involved in unions because there is currently not much awareness or education about what unions can offer ... I see the main point of unions as creating and upholding the dignity of workers in their jobs. Ka’isa Beech is currently a student at Victoria University studying for a degree in Public Policy and Music while working part time. She is a member of the Justice, Peace and Development Commission in the Wellington Archdiocese.  
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    • 2020!!
      • And just like that, it was a new decade!! Hope everyone enjoyed a pleasant festive season, and got the LPs and CDs they wanted (or, if not, that the gifter at least got you an exchange card…!)Have been pretty well cleaned out of a lot of stuff in the Xmas rush, so we are restocking as our suppliers reopen for trade – but do let us know if there is anything in particular you are wanting and we’ll order in for you.WE DO, however, have a whole heap of swell posters to liven up those dreary wall (and even frames in which to put them, if you are a ‘poshing it up’ type, as well as a swish array of Slow Boat tees and our new cotton tote bags. We are still waiting on the new vinyl repress of the seminal “AK79” – will post something as soon as it is to hand.Wishing everyone the best light & love and positive musical vibrations for 2020.A Whole Lotta Love,The Slow Boat Crew XXX
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        • Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • With just over 1 week to go until our next concert 'SONG OF THE...
      • With just over 1 week to go until our next concert 'SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE' next Saturday, here are a few words from our head conductor & music director Marc Taddei on the ideas behind the shows ‘Bird’ theme! "Sometimes as programmers we get a little ‘cute’ with concepts and I could not resist the idea of a ‘bird’ concert! Of course, themes like this work only if the music is first rate! I love the connection between the master of the 20th Century and his teacher. One can clearly hear the exoticism that Stravinsky absorbed from Rimsky-Korsakov. These are two orchestral tours de force. The Ravel G major concerto is a genius work of modernism that is clearly inspired by Jazz while the Haydn symphony expertly balances the grave G-minor tonality with a light-hearted quality that soon wins out”  For a full rundown of the concert head HERE Tickets are still available online from TICKETEK NEW ZEALAND and also from the Ticketek Box Office so don’t forget to utilise our special offer, by presenting your PITA & THE WOLF’ stub (or proof of purchase as your details will be on file) you will get 50% OFF full-priced Adult and Gold Card Concession tickets! Absolutely Positively Wellington #WickedWellingtonAdventure
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    • A Brutal Pageant Indeed
      • Gliding in and out of the adoring crowd, soaked in sweat, their costume make-up smeared and running, and even with bruises clearly rising to the surface of their skin, the skater's faces showed that joyful emotion of exhaustion mixed with elation seen after any tightly fought contest. And that was both the losers and the winners. This was the first bout of the Richter City Roller Derby – Wellington's first roller derby organisation – and so naturally called The Grudgemaker.
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    • Stanley B Furchild writes from his new home
      • I let The Man play with my toys too Hello lovely people at the SPCA in Newtown. Stanley here (previously Sparky). I haven’t been in touch for a while, so I thought I’d write to let you know how I’m getting on since I went home with The Lady and The Man who came and got me from Wellington SPCA. (I barked this to The Lady and she has translated). Things are going really, really wel
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    • Mana Ocean Race Challenge
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sat, 30/04/2011 - 09:00 - 15:00 Operation Type:  Other People Assisted:  10 Coastguard Mana spent the day on the water with a crew of volunteers to assist the organisers of the Mana Ocean Race Challenge - a 29km paddle for outrigger canoes, kayaks and surf skis that took them from Mana to Paraparaumu Beach. Conditions on the day started off calm with light southerlies, but the wind built to around 20 knots later in the course creating some more challenging seas conditions for the competitors. Resources Attendees:  Ben Ryan Grant Porter james bass Mark Presling Matt Morris-Jenkins Peter Feely Peter Francis CRV's Used:  CRV Trust Porirua Rescue read more
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        • Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Boat broken down near Ohau Point
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sat, 04/02/2012 - 18:00 - 23:00 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  3 Total Volunteer Hours:  15 Coastguard Mana was tasked by Police to recover a broken down vessel with three people on board from Ohau Point, south of Makara Beach. When CRV Trust Porirua Rescue arrived on scene it was discovered that two of the people had already been returned by another vessel to Makara Beach. The remaining person was towed back to Mana. The vessel was a 17ft runabout that had experienced mechanical failure. Vessel Details Length:  5.30m Resources Attendees:  Grant Porter Rachel Porter Trevor Farmer CRV's Used:  CRV Trust Porirua Rescue Attachments Image: 
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        • Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Yacht with fishing net around propeller
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Mon, 28/01/2013 - 22:15 - Tue, 29/01/2013 - 01:00 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  22 A yacht picked up a fishing net in it's propeller at Mana Island on a very calm, still night. Drifting onto nearby rocks on Mana Island, Coastguard Mana were called to assist. They had managed to quickly deploy their anchor to stop them from hitting shore and CRV Trust Porirua Rescue approached and took the yacht under tow. Vessel Details Length:  8.50m Resources Attendees:  AlanFisher james bass Mark Presling Paul Craven Peter Feely Peter Tse Trevor Burgess Trevor Farmer CRV's Used:  CRV Pelorus CRV Trust Porirua Rescue read more
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        • -41.09575, 174.776902


    • Yacht full of water on mooring
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Tue, 05/02/2013 - 13:00 - 15:00 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  8 A derilect yacht was well down in the water at the pole moorings on the way to Onepoto. It had been filling with rain water over a long period and the severe rain overnight (which caused significant flooding in Porirua) had topped it up even more. The Harbour Master said the owner required assistance to pump out the vessel. Coastguard Mana pumped out 5000 litres of water and the vessel was left floating evenly in the water. Vessel Details Length:  6.00m Resources Attendees:  Chris Darch ChristopherPye Peter Feely Trevor Burgess CRV's Used:  CRV Pelorus
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        • -41.106519, 174.860458


    • Runabout with electrical problems
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sun, 10/03/2013 - 16:00 - 20:15 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  4 Total Volunteer Hours:  29 A runabout experienced electrical failure while 6 nautical miles SW of Kapiti Island. They were still able to contact Maritime Radio via their VHF radio and a callout was activated. Coastguard Mana dispatched CRV Trust Porirua Rescue to assist, but by the time they got there another vessel had supplied them with another battery and got them started. TPR escorted both vessels back to Mana. Vessel Details Length:  5.00m Resources Attendees:  Ben Ryan Chris Darch Jann Askew Lorna_Rolston Steve_Rolston Trevor Burgess Trevor Farmer CRV's Used:  CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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    • 02062017
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Fri, 02/06/2017 - 14:15 - 16:30 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  3 Total Volunteer Hours:  13 17 fy runabout off Mana Island, engine/fuel/tangled lines problems. located from intel gathered by IMT who directed the location to head to. Vessel located, they had sorted their initial problems, escorted vessel back to the bridge launch point. vessel had fuel/engine problems several times on the way in. 3 POB, only 2 wearing lifejacketc, cell phone carried, rang during the initial search but went to voice mail. Boat needed to have a working cell and VHF radio Vessel Details Length:  4.50m Resources Attendees:  Darren.Drewery Jake Jimmythekiwi Neil Cornwell Peter Feely Trevor Farmer
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        • -41.085903, 174.791429


    • Yacht with rope around prop shaft
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Mon, 02/09/2019 - 22:15 - Tue, 03/09/2019 - 04:30 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  50 Yacht departed Mana at 1100 to go down around the bottom of the north island and up east coast. Got slammed by "washing machine" at Ohau Point and then ended up with rope in the water, which wrapped around the prop shaft. He anchored up in the bay near Ohau Point. We travelled down in MR1 and towed him home to Mana Marina. 1 POB + 2 DOG Vessel Details Length:  7.50m Resources Attendees:  Portersnz Weedoogie Mark Presling Polarbear Torrey Trevor Burgess Trevor Farmer zanebublitz CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1 Attachments Image: 
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        • -41.236007, 174.660172


    • Player Profile - Patrick Car-mel Smith
      • Name: Patrick Smtih Nickname (and why): Gluggsy – Glug Glug,  Place of Birth: Wellington Taita Debut: 5th form for Senior 3 Highest Honors: Taita Prems Most Memorable Game: When I hit a 6 at Naenae Favorite holiday destination: Anywhere there’s Sun Best advice you’ve received: “Just smash it for 6” – Andrew Sturt Favorite Movie: Tangiwai Favorite Musician: Dj The Flume – Mark Houghton showed me him Sporting hero: Kevin Garnett Favorite cricketer: Wiremu “Bill” Edwards Non-Sporting hero: Patrick Houghton Best Taita memory: Henry “S.Dot” Walsh antics at Rathkeale Biggest pest at Taita: Sam McGavin Interesting fact about you: When I was two I could name every All Black 1-15 at the time. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >
      • Accepted from Taita District Cricket Club feed 2020 by feedreader
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    • Player Profile - Patrick Car-mel Smith
      • Name: Patrick Smtih Nickname (and why): Gluggsy – Glug Glug,  Place of Birth: Wellington Taita Debut: 5th form for Senior 3 Highest Honors: Taita Prems Most Memorable Game: When I hit a 6 at Naenae Favorite holiday destination: Anywhere there’s Sun Best advice you’ve received: “Just smash it for 6” – Andrew Sturt Favorite Movie: Tangiwai Favorite Musician: Dj The Flume – Mark Houghton showed me him Sporting hero: Kevin Garnett Favorite cricketer: Wiremu “Bill” Edwards Non-Sporting hero: Patrick Houghton Best Taita memory: Henry “S.Dot” Walsh antics at Rathkeale Biggest pest at Taita: Sam McGavin Interesting fact about you: When I was two I could name every All Black 1-15 at the time. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >
      • Accepted from Taita District Cricket Club News by tonytw1
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        • Naenae, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


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      • Evans Bay Intermediate is the only specialist provider of Education for Years 7 and 8 in the Eastern Suburbs. The school was opened in 1964 and has a roll of approximately 450 students. It caters for students in the Seatoun, Miramar, Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay areas with an ethnic mix of approximately 60% European, 12.5% Maori, 15% Asian, 9.5% Pacific Island.
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    • The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor
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    • East by West Ferry
      • Experience the best of Wellington with a cruise out on the city's harbour ferry service. Up to 15 return scheduled sailings daily between Queens Wharf/Matiu Somes Island/Days Bay. Additionally in the weekends our new round Harbour Explorer Tours include stops at Petone, Seatoun, Days Bay, Matiu Somes Island & Queens Wharf.
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    • Sarah Free
      • I started this site as a forum to discuss all sorts of things related to urban Wellington living, and so it will continue. I hope at least some people are finding it interesting and/or useful!
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    • Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic Club
      • The Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic Club (LHAAC) caters for children aged 7-15 years. The 2006-07 season runs from 25th October to 15th March. Club nights offer a mixture of competition and coaching to enable children to gain the necessary skills to participate in a variety of running, jumping and throwing events. The club meets at the Hutt Recreation Ground on Wednesday nights from 6.00pm-7.30pm.
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    • Glenside - the halfway
      • Glenside is a suburb located between Wellington and Porirua, centrally located at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is mainly rural zoned and is between the neighbouring communities of Johnsonville and Tawa on the old Porirua Road. Hills, streams and rural landscape characterise the area. The resident population is 336
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    • Our Bar
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