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    Blackburn on McBain Miracle

    • 15 May 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Scoring highlights of the 2022 McBain Shield by Mike Lewis Pictures. Full match video at https://mlpictures.co.nz/videos/ By Adam Julian Sam Blackburn was largely surplus to requirements in yesterday’s McBain Shield. The Petone winger came on the field in the 55th minute and didn’t touch the ball until the very end of the match. His...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    2022 Wellington First XV competition preview

    • 25 May 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • St Pat’s Silverstream and Scots College drew 36-36 in the final last year. By Adam Julian The following preview has been published at College Sport Wellington in the first instance, and is being re-posted here with permission. Story written prior to Wednesday’s Wellington College versus St Pat’s Town opener, won by Wellington College 29-21. In...
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    Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Mode Shift: public good media in transport

    • 10 Jun 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • First it was the excellent Reimagining Wellington series, and now the Dominion Post is doubling down on the public-good journalism with this great series Mode Shift.  We highly recommend it. Kicked off by this stake-in-the-sand editorial by Anna Fifield, the series is bubbling with facts – some of them startling – in articles that are varied,...
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    St Bernard’s College secure late win over Francis Douglas in First XV traditional

    • 6 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Steven White A late try by fullback Dom Ernst gave St Bernard’s College a fighting 22-20 win over Taranaki visitors Francis Douglas Memorial College at the Lower Hutt school’s home field on Wednesday. Ernst burst into the line from an attacking scrum and switch in direction to the shortside to score the match-winner in...
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    Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    New Zealand Schools beat New Zealand Māori U18s, only just

    • 11 Oct 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian The New Zealand Secondary Schools’ have beaten the New Zealand Māori U18s 27-24 at St Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton this afternoon. New Zealand hung on by the length of a nostril-hair, pummelled into retreat for the best part of the last 10 minutes. The Māori had repeat scrums five-metres shy of the New...
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    Campaign Kuini: Meet Tory Whanau, Wellington’s new mayor

    • 10 Oct 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • Tory Whanau is Wellington’s new mayor and the city’s first Māori mayor. Tory won by a landslide 34,510 votes – over double the votes received by the second-place candidate. It was the largest victory seen in 18 years. We chatted to Tory at the very start of her campaign, when this was all ahead of her.
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    Foil

    • 25 Sep 2022
    • Hutt Valley Fencing Club
    • Short The foil used by fencers today is the modern version of the original practice weapon used by nobility to train for duels.  It all evolved as fencing for exercise – based on speed and skill – (as opposed to the ability to cut someone in combat), began to emerge. To score points with the … Continue reading Foil →
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    Sue Day Praises Portia Woodman for Claiming World Cup Try Scoring Record

    • 1 Nov 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian at the Women’s Rugby World Cup Sue Day knew she had scored 19 World Cup tries for England but her realisation that tally was a tournament record was short-lived. Only in the past two years following a thorough examination of women’s rugby history by World Rugby have accurate, public, and official statistics...
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    On the Lure of the Sea

    • 20 Jun 2023
    • City Gallery
    • By Experience Wellington Curator Megan Dunn. Originally published on ArtNow.NZ. Alexis Hunter, mermaids and me THE LURE OF THE SEA is an oil painting by Alexis Hunter, but I first fell for it as a jpeg. I dragged and dropped it into a PowerPoint called ‘The Muse of War: Mermaids, Hybridity and Feminism in the art […]
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    Wellington City Gallery, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Review: NO SLEEP

    • 17 Oct 2023
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Reviewed by Rebecca Stubbing. Friday the 13th was the perfect occasion for NO SLEEP, a joyfully chaotic improv show presented at this year’s New Zealand Improv Festival. The show began at 9:30pm on the wonderful Stage at BATS Theatre, and the slightly sleepy audience were immediately reassured by the performers not to worry, we were […]
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    MANUKURA beat St Mary’s in Hurricanes final to retain Rex Kerr Cup and return to Top Four

    • 28 Aug 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur For the fourth consecutive year in the Hurricanes Region Schoolgirls’ Final, Manawatu champions MANUKURA have beaten St Mary’s College. They won today’s final 22-10 in fine, breezy conditions at the Petone Recreation Ground. Left wing Tayleh Seng scored the first and last tries for MANUKURA as they completed...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Blues Clues

    • 21 Dec 2023
    • Newtown Festival
    • Blues Clues is a Wellington-based blues band that brings down & dirty, old-school blues into the modern age with a couple of twists and turns along the way. Classic blues songs by Muddy Waters, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, and more, passionately and energetically performed by some of Wellington’s top professional musicians! Featuring […]
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    Wins for Makoura, Tawa, Silverstream, Francis Douglas and Manukura in Wednesday school matches

    • 28 May 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Action from the Taita College v Makoura College fixture for the Fuller Cup. Photo: Peter McDonald. By Adam Julian & Steven White A round-up of some college rugby matches played involving Wellington schools on Wednesday. Makoura College account for Taita College Taita College were soundly beaten this afternoon by Makoura College in overcast conditions in...
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    Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Matchday scoring highlights: Horowhenua-Kapiti (22) v Wairarapa-Bush (21)

    • 29 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The two teams met in their eighth round Heartland Championship match at Levin Domain on Saturday 27 September, with the home team winning by a point in a tightly fought match dominated by turnovers and penalties. There were plenty of errors early in this match as Horowhenua-Kapiti posted the first points with a penalty to...
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    Crusaders U20s account for Hurricanes U20s at Upper Hutt (plus full scoring highlights)

    • 1 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Jacob Kennedy runs clear to score the first try of the day of the Hurricanes, with Oscar Ritchie (blue headgear) and Stanley Solomon in support in the foreground. By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur The visiting Crusaders U20s beat the Hurricanes U20s 57-22 in their one-off U20s match at NZCIS at Upper Hutt on...
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Paremata-Plimmerton and Johnsonville earn week off, Petone and MSP drop to Hardham Cup

    • 1 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Tawa second five Lua Lualua on the charge against Petone in today’s opening round Jubilee Cup fixture, won narrowly by Tawa. Jubilee Cup results and scoring (as received) HERE Hardham Cup results and scoring (as received) HERE Club rugby round-up by Steven White and Scott MacLean The top two qualifiers from the first round, Swindale...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Bbyfacekilla

    • 1 Mar 2025
    • Newtown Festival
    • Tamaki Makaurau based DJ BBYFACEKILLA has been making waves on an international level. Unbound by the restrictions of Gender, Genre and Format, their sets weave together a captivating blend of high-energy percussive club tracks, infused with fiery club edits, jungle, ukg, house and techno. BFK’s selections are heavily influenced by their Pasifika cultural heritage (Samoan/Niuean). […]
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    Hurricanes v Highlanders Stat Attack

    • 1 Apr 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • TJ Perenara brought up his 60th try against the Highlanders this past Easter weekend to equal the Hurricanes record also held by Julian Savea. Savea’s 60th try was scored in his 150th match: Perenara scored his 60 tries in 154 matches. By Peter Marriott The Hurricanes went 5/0 this past weekend to start the 2024...
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    Paremata-Plimmerton Black and Upper Hutt Rams seize initiative after opening day of American Ambassador’s Sevens

    • 2 Nov 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Jack Wright gets airborne for the Upper Hutt Rams against the Wellington Axemen today, in the opening weekend of sevens in Wellington. By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur Paremata-Plimmerton Black and the Upper Hutt Rams are in the box seat after the first leg of two Wellington club rugby sevens tournaments at Rugby League...
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Rapu the wonder dog smells a rat

    • 15 Jun 2024
    • Predator Free Wellington
    • This article was originally written by our Board Chairperson Tim Pankhurst and published by The Post on 15 June 2024. See original article here. Rapu smells a rat. His shoulders tense and his tail wags as he moves into hunting mode. He has tracked an intruder rat on the steep steps above the Scorch O Rama…
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    Ha’amea Ahio and Johnsonville looking ahead to the Hardham Cup

    • 4 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Johnsonville Premier team players and members on the field after their win over Marist St Pat’s last Saturday. Captain Ha’amea Ahio top, second from the right. Photo: James/Natural Light Photography. By Steven White After a turbulent several weeks highlighted by three last-gasp losses at the death, the Johnsonville Hawks signed off their Swindale Shield campaign...
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    Sieni Uluulu a strong force behind Petone Ponies this season

    • 5 Jun 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Sieni Uluulu crosses for Petone against Wainuiomata in their recent match at William Jones Park. By Adam Julian. Photos by Andy McArthur. The Petone women are on a roll. Unblemished in 2024 the Ponies have won 16 of their last 19 matches since the start of 2023 – twice capturing Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy first-round honours. Sieni...
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    Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Review: Messy

    • 6 Nov 2025
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Reviewed by George Niven Stepping into the Dome stage at Bats on Tuesday night felt almost like intruding. Taking my seat I felt I was brushing past Freya, the character played by writer Tara Weston-Webb, as she sat cross-legged on the floor of her room fastidiously painting brightly coloured icons in a small grid. The […]
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• • AGM and film screening

    • 6 Sep 2023
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • On Monday 4 September 2023, we had our Annual General Meeting, followed by a film screening of a short documentary “We Can Produce Our Own Power”, produced by 350.org Aotearoa and featuring Kapiti Coast charity ‘Energise Ōtaki‘. Energise Ōtaki chairperson Leigh Ramsey gave a talk after, telling the group more about their solar array shown […]
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    Victoria Cross and Hardham Cup come together for first time in over 100 years

    • 7 May 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By NZ Remembrance Army Media Release/Club Rugby In a first for New Zealand rugby, the military’s highest award the original Victoria Cross (VC) won by William James Hardham and Wellington club rugby’s prestigious Hardham Cup are being displayed together, offering a unique historical convergence underscoring his dual legacy. The two historic items have come together...
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• • Open Evening 2025 – Monday 9 June

    • 8 May 2025
    • Wellington High School
    • Open Evening 2025 Our Open Evening will take place on Monday 9 June. We will be offering three sessions. Tickets for all sessions must be pre-booked. 4.30pm – tour followed by Principal’s address at 5.45pm 6.00pm – tour followed by Principal’s address at 7.15pm To book, click here: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/XCR For our rangatahi Māori and those ākonga […]
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    Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Open Evening 2025 – Monday 9 June

    • 8 May 2025
    • Wellington High School
    • Open Evening 2025 Our Open Evening will take place on Monday 9 June. We will be offering three sessions. Tickets for all sessions must be pre-booked. 4.30pm – tour followed by Principal’s address at 5.45pm 6.00pm – tour followed by Principal’s address at 7.15pm To book, click here: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/XCR For our rangatahi Māori and those ākonga […]
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    Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Sideline conversions 20 February (some rugby news and information to start the week)

    • 19 Feb 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Big crowd in Levin Friday for the Hurricanes. Kick-off was 5.00pm but the crowd was pouring in at 4.15pm and the ground was brimming with fans, families and flags by then. Club Rugby wishes the people of Hawke’s Bay, Poverty Bay and surrounding areas, and all those affected by the recent events all the best...
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    Club rugby set to soar in round four

    • 21 Apr 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Callum Watts-Pointer and Northern United were defeated by Marist St Pat’s last week. They cross the road to take on Poneke for the Cyril Collett Memorial Shield and in an important fourth round match for both sides.  By Scott Maclean Draws & teamlists for round 4 HERE The quarter-mark on the Premier season gets reached...
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    Paremata-Plimmerton and Petone Wellington club sevens champions

    • 9 Nov 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Steven White. Photos by Andy McArthur. Paremata-Plimmerton (men’s) and Petone (women’s) are the 2024 Wellington club rugby sevens champions. Both clubs defended their titles that they won last year at the same venue as then at Trentham Memorial Park. Paremata-Plimmerton retained the American Ambassador’s Trophy, while Petone have stored away the Eleonor Roosevelt Cup...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)