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    • Media Release - June 2010
      • AMESBURY DRIVE SCHOOL ESTABLISHMENT BOARD OF TRUSTEESPO Box 13417 Johnsonville, Wellington 6440Media release7 June 2010Planning for new school in Churton Park well underwayAn Establishment Board of Trustees, appointed by the Minister of Education in November last year, was involved in the Ministry’s decision to contract a consortium headed by Maycroft Construction to design and build a second primary school for Churton Park in Amesbury Drive. Callum McKenzie of McKenzie-Higham is the architect for the project. The Board is an active participant in the design work for the new school.Excavations and drillings are taking place to confirm the best location to site buildings, car parking and playgrounds. The Board has erected a sign, sponsored by Tommy’s Real Estate, on the site to update progress and advertise any future community consultation meetings.A major focus for the Board over the next few months will be the recruitment of the foundation principal. Although the principal will not officially take up his or her position until April 2011, the Board hopes to make an appointment by the end of September so that the successful applicant can have input into the planning and decision making for the school which is due to be open at the start of the 2012 school year.Board Chair, Rory O’Connor, said that the Board has also been considering the name for the school. The current name, Amesbury Drive School, was adopted as a working name by the Ministry of Education in the planning stages for the school. The Board is in favour of using Amesbury School as the name for the school. During its deliberations the Board became aware of New Zealand links with the small town of Amesbury on the Salisbury Plain in England. In the First World War, both the Maori battalion and the Wellington regiment were in camps close to the town. “The Board is very interested to know what the community thinks of the suggestion to shorten the name to Amesbury School”, said Rory O’Connor. People can make their views known before 30 June by going to the board’s blogsite at: http://amesburydrive.blogspot.com/Notes for editorsContact: Rory O’Connor, Chairperson, Establishment Board of TrusteesPhone: (04) 478 3779
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    • Grant Tilly 1937-2012
      • We were saddened to learn today of the passing of Grant Tilly. Our thoughts and condolences are with Grant’s family and friends. He will be missed by all of us in the industry, and all who have enjoyed his work throughout the last 50 years or more. From stage to screen Grant became one of this country’s most beloved actors. Grant was a part of Downstage from its very earliest years, making his first appearance in 1966 in show whose title alone was so controversial The Dominion newspaper refused to publish it. You’ll Come to Love Your Sperm Test went on to play to more than 5000 Wellingtonians.
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    • Director’s Message: The little festival that could
      • I am very relieved to be writing this. We did it! Verb Readers & Writers Festival happened and we are now looking back and feeling incredibly lucky. It wasn’t the Festival we planned but what a magical time in our history it turned out to be. Thanks to our incredible audiences it was a near sell out and the atmosphere throughout was one of delighted disbelief giving way to heartwarming connection. I think many of us couldn’t quite believe the festival was real until it was nearly over. We had spent so many months planning, unpinning, re-planning and then planning for the plan to fall over again.
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    • Wellington Architecture book
      • Hello again, and welcome back to the Eye of the Fish. I had quite a bit of work to do, and then I needed a holiday. And what did I do on holiday? Well, I read books, of course! Yes, I am one of those old-school types that still prefers a written book to an online presence, and so I’ve been really pleased recently to see the publication of “Wellington Architecture – a Walking Guide“, a new guide book to the architecture of the capital. It’s great! I love it! And I’ve read every word and looked at every picture, from cover to cover.
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    • Saunders Gough 2015
      • ­ Grade Under 11 Under 14 Under 17 Under 20 Women Men Walkers Trophy Challenge Shield Robbie Shield Gough Cup Burns Cup Saunders Cup Runners to count 2 2 2 2 2 12 7 points place points place points place points place points place points place points place Athletics & Cycling Masterton 0 16 3 0 0 11 2 247 2 45 1 Aurora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hutt Valley Harriers 4 1 10 2 4 1 7 2 14 4 260 3 0 Trentham United 6 2 4 1 6 2 3 1 14 3 205 1 64 2 Wainuiomata 27 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 Grade Under 11 2 km Place Name Club Time 1 Nathaniel Graham HVH 7.37 2 Josh Jordan Trentham 7.39 3 Alexander Pritchard HVH 7.4 4 Marron Coetzee Trentham 8.07 5 Nicholas Green HVH 8.12 6 Katie Sceats Trentham 8.21 7 Max Poland Trentham 8.31 8 Emily Barr Trentham 8.33 9 Henry Mellor HVH 8.35 10 Ashden Brew Wainuiomata 8.38 11 Rylee Watt HVH 8.57 12 Jacob Day ACM 9 13 Ashton Tietjens HVH 9.25 14 Tyler Rollo HVH 9.31 15 Taine Flutey Trentham 10 16 Charlotte Ross HVH 10.03 17 McKenzie Winter Wainuiomata 10.21 18 David Gordon HVH 11.15 19 Sarah Dutail Trentham 11.18 20 Bailey Rollo HVH 11.52 21 Katie Jordan Trentham 13.16 22 Joseph Dutoit Trentham 13.18 Grade Under 14 4 km Place Name Club Time 1 Daniel DuTait Trentham 16.14 2 Jonathan Roberts HVH 16.26 3 Tristain Bagnall Trentham 16.39 4 Charlotte Floodsmith-Ryan Trentham 17.13 5 Christopher Coetzee Trentham 17.26 6 Jack Britland ACM 18.15 7 Tom Poland Trentham 19.02 8 Jorja Watt HVH 19.03 9 Kiara Flutey Trentham 19.09 10 John Jerling ACM 19.23 11 Hannah Gordon HVH 20.07 12 Abbie Kincaid HVH 21.02 13 Presleigh Winter Wainuiomata 21.17 14 Gemma Gordon HVH 21.41 15 Lily Trompetter HVH 21.49 Grade Under 17 4 km Place Name Club Time 1 Peter Roberts HVH 14.28 2 Harry Poland Trentham 14.41 3 Jaymee Maxwell HVH 16.55 4 Maddy Robinson Trentham 18.38 Grade Walkers 4 km Place Name Club Time 1 Daniel duToit Trentham 26.22 2 Paul Furkett ACM 27.19 3 Aidan Furkett ACM 27.29 4 Robyn Green ACM 27.38 5 Brenda Farley ACM 27.39 6 Jaquline Wilson Trentham 27.43 7 Richard Willis Trentham 28.08 8 Claudia Baechle ACM 28.14 9 Chris VanGerven ACM 28.18 10 Joseph Antcliff Trentham 29.25 11 Cathy Gordon HVH 29.43 12 Jon Roskuist Trentham 30.07 13 Val Buddle Trentham 30.47 14 Ali Laing ACM 31.07 15 Viv Antcliff Trentham 32.39 16 Sonya Maclaine Trentham 34.33 17 Robyn Weston Aurora 39.21 Grade Under 20 6 km Place Name Club Time 1 Michael du Toit Trentham 21.04 2 Braden Hodgson Trentham 21.23 3 Jayden McKnight HVH 22.47 4 Matthew Roberts HVH 24.58 5 Jack Thompson Trentham 27.07 6 Randall Tyler Trentham 27.17 7 Claudia Green ACM 31.29 Grade Women 6 km Place Name Club Time 1 Debbie Coetzee Trentham 26.16 2 Georgia Cox Wainuiomata 27.46 3 Nikki Braniff-Jones Wainuiomata 28.05 4 Shayla Farley ACM 28.07 5 Marian Goodwin HVH 28.2 6 Shelly Tietjens Wainuiomata 28.54 7 Annie Jerling ACM 28.55 8 Katherine Horsburgh ACM 29 9 Vanessa Trompetter HVH 30.34 10 Keryn Morgan HVH 31.45 11 Franky Spite ACM 32.33 12 Julia Baron HVH 32.38 13 Steph Robinson Trentham 33.12 14 Teresa Reynolds ACM 33.25 15 Kate Macklin ACM 38.48 16 Judy Rayner ACM 40.39 Grade Men 8 km Place Name Club Time 1 Brian Garmonsway Trentham 26.36 2 Josh Campbell Trentham 28.31 3 Mark Searle Trentham 29.28 4 Matt Rogers HVH 29.29 5 Reon Rollo HVH 29.39 6 Michael Macklin ACM 29.47 7 Lance Hislop ACM 30.54 8 Chris Homan Trentham 31.05 9 Tony Price ACM 31.22 10 Darren Gordon HVH 31.25 11 Graeme Butcher ACM 32.14 12 Stephen Mair Trentham 32.37 13 Paul Carlson Trentham 32.28 14 Steve Cummings HVH 33.01 15 Brendan Quirke HVH 33.2 16 Darryl Robinson Trentham 33.35 17 Paul Richardson Wainuiomata 33.49 18 Malcom McDonald ACM 34.11 19 David Hood Trentham 34.16 20 Bill Trompetter HVH 34.48 21 Graeme Burr HVH 35.22 22 Roger Jones ACM 35.3 23 Ray Haste ACM 36.12 24 Paul Homan Trentham 36.26 25 Martin Dransfield ACM 36.38 26 Peter Sparks HVH 37.26 27 Warwick Peltigrew Wainuiomata 37.35 28 Terry Bedlington Trentham 37.41 29 Tom Porter ACM 37.48 30 Steve Britland ACM 37.59 31 Steve Robertson HVH 38.11 32 Lloyd Millar ACM 38.14 33 Tony McKone HVH 38.21 34 unknown unknown 38.41 35 Brian Saunders ACM 39.23 36 Keith Holmes HVH 39.43 37 Brett Wilky Trentham 39.59 38 Greg Laing ACM 40.5 39 David Farlow ACM 41.59 40 Chris Megaw ACM 42.08 41 Wayne Hyman ACM 42.22 42 Andrew Smith Trentham 42.47 43 Richard Hawkes ACM 42.5 44 Norm Chu ACM 43.43 45 Albert Van Veen HVH 45.57 46 Ray Wallis Aurora 52.24
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    • Match Report Rd 8 Swindale – OBU outclasses Avalon
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Conditions There was a strong crosswind blowing from the new clubrooms across the field to the North. There was the usual low-sun for this time of year to contend with for both teams. OBU played from right to left as we viewed from the clubrooms side. A couple of changes to the run-on team announced on the Club Rugby website. Taine Plumtree was out with a minor injury. Same Godwin gets a start. Josh Thomas, in his premier debut, was wearing the 22 Jersey and Tiaki Fabish switched to 21 pushing Matt Sleith to 20 (I think). Notable Performances Shamus can’t seem to keep his name off the scoresheet this season. Another 3 tries for him taking him to joint top of the try-scoring leader board in Wellington club rugby! Sam Reid had another solid game at centre and picked up a brace of tries. The Waimea wanderer, Caleb Delaney, notched a couple of tries and was a powerhouse around the field in the set-piece and loose play. Matt Fowler played a full match and claimed to be even more shattered than he looked at the end. Nevertheless, he was into everything from sniping runs around the phase plays to mighty defensive covering tackles. The whole front row was on fire especially with the ball in hand, Kenan Gillson taking the reward of a try on behalf of the engine room. Special mention for late replacement Sam Godwin who started in Taine’s place and got on the scoreboard early on with a well-taken try. A typically abrasive performance from Sam! How the Game Unfolded Minute What happened Score 1 Min OBU run it back strongly from the kickoff but get penalised for holding on 5 Mins OBU worked into the Avalon 22 but get penalised for offside in the backs. Avalon takes the quick tap and hit it up with one-off ball runners. But the OBU defence is strong and they don’t really go anywhere eventually knocking it on for an OBU scrum. 7 Mins Shamus takes it off the back of a solid scrum. There is some great inter-passing between the forwards and inside backs. Eventually, it is turned over and kicked out. 9 Mins From the lineout, it is taken up the middle. Reece crashes in through the centres. Avalon is penalised for offside. OBU elect to take the scrum. 10 Mins Shamus makes another strong run off the back of the scrum and is under extreme pressure but somehow manages to keep going forward. Avalon infringes at the ruck. 12 Mins Callum crashes over about 8m from the left-hand touch. The conversion just misses floating directly over the top of the right hand upright. Unlucky! OBU 5-0 18 Mins There is a series of pick and go’s at the try line by OBU. Eventually, Sam Godwin breaks the deadlock to score it near the sticks. Conversion is successful. OBU 12-0 23 Mins After 6 or so phases near the Avalon line, Shamus takes the ball back around to the left and scores it. Conversion is successful. OBU 19-0 29 Mins Some nice play by the OBU backs. Dale drops a little inside pass to Sam Reid who crashes over the top in the tackle to score. OBU 26-0 34 Mins Disallowed try after a foot in touch! It started from a great run inside the OBU 22. Olly got the pass from Reece to run it in, but out! 39 Mins There is a long-range try finished off by Shamus. Conversion misses. OBU 31-0 Halftime 41 Mins Starts off with OBU on a long period of attack with Avalon holding on well. Eventually, the pressure becomes too much and Shamus sneaks it in under the sticks. Conversion is successful. OBU 38-0 44 Mins There is a series of great offloads in the centre of the pitch has the Avalon defence at 6s and 7s. Ty Poe gets the try under the sticks. The conversion is successful. OBU 45-0 47 Mins OBU forwards mount a drive at the line which is then spun to the left. Sam Reid crashes over the line. Conversion is successful. OBU 52-0 48 Mins Josh Thomas takes the field along with Izzy Foai for his premier debut. Congratulations Josh. 55 Mins Kenan Gillson carries the ball strongly into the 22 and it is then recycled a few times from the ruck. Eventually, Kenan takes the reward for his endeavours to score in the corner. Dale lands a tough kick back upwind to register the conversion. OBU 59-0 56 Mins Fui, Kenan and Shamus are subbed off. 60 Mins Caleb Delaney gets a well-deserved try after the ball is moved into open spaces in the middle of the pitch OBU 66-0 65 Mins A few changes and a lapse in concentration allows Avalon to crash over in a pick and go on the OBU line. Conversion misses. OBU 66-5 70 Mins There is a lineout drive and OBU score the try. I couldn’t see who scored it but by subtraction, it must have been Caleb Delaney again(Waimea College forever)! The conversion was successful. OBU 73-5 79 Mins Reece juggles the pass initially but gets it off to Tiaki Fabish who scores it. The conversion was unsuccessful! That’s the final score! OBU 78-5 The post Match Report Rd 8 Swindale – OBU outclasses Avalon appeared first on OBU Rugby.
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    • North Island Cross Country Champs Results 2015
      • North Island Cross Country Champs Results Hutt Valley Harriers Saturday 4 July 2015 Walkers – Women – 5km Name Time Grade Placing Cathy Gordon 38:01 1 Teresa Cherry 50:30 5 Boys 10 – 1km Name Time Grade Placing Nathaniel Graham 3:33 2 Nicholas Green 3:51 7 Luke Stoupe 3:56 12 Jonathan Green 4:16 24 Oscar Strickland 4:17 26 Tim Cherry 4:52 38 David Gordon 4:54 40 Girls 10 – 1km Name Time Grade Placing Rylee Watt 3:42 1 Megan Cherry 5:13 18 Girls 12 – 2km Name Time Grade Placing Jorja Watt 8:34 15 Gemma Gordon 9:22 27 Abbie Kincaid 9:38 30 Lily Trompetter 9:57 32 Una Strickland 10:13 33 Boys 12 – 2km Name Time Grade Placing Logan Stoupe 7:42 12 Ben Cherry 10:44 27 Boys 14 – 3km Name Time Grade Placing Jonathan Roberts 12:04 21 Girls 14 – 3km Name Time Grade Placing Phoebe McKnight 10:52 2 Lucy England 12:36 16 Cassandra Trompetter 14:37 30 Hannah Gordon 14:51 31 Men U18 – 5km Name Time Grade Placing Joel Carman 16:52 6 Jayden McKnight 18:28 27 Peter Roberts 18:49 30 Matthew Roberts 19:55 33 Masters Men 35+ – 6km Name Time Grade Placing Grade Mathew Rogers 22:18 3 M35-39 Joel Wyatt 22:32 4 M35-39 Darren Gordon 23:50 9 M40-44 Marcus Smith 24:17 4 M50-54 Bill Trompetter 26:08 8 M50-54 Graeme Burr 26:57 9 M55-59 Peter Sparks 28:42 8 M60-64 Don Coley 29:25 15 M50-54 Steve Robertson 29:35 12 M55-59 Paul Strickland 30:33 19 M40-44 Martyn Cherry 33:59 22 M45-49 Senior Men – 9km Name Time Grade Placing Tim Johnson 37:01 25 Senior Women/Masters Women – 5km Name Time Grade Placing Grade Julie Johnson 20:35 12 SW Marian Goodwin 24:13 5 M50-54 Julia Baron 26:20 8 M50-54 Trish Coley 26:41 2 M55-59
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    • Vosseler Shield – 23 May 2015
      • Vosseler Shield – 23 May 2015 HVH Results Grade/ Name Place SW 5km 3 Julie Johnson 24:12 9 Kristi Perkinson 27:28 W35 5km 16  Liz Gibson 36:14 W50 5km 3  Vanessa Trompetter 29:39 4 Marian Goodwin 30:08 9 Trish Coley 32:45 MU18 7 Lars Van Beusekom 28:43 5km Peter Roberts Matthew Roberts M60 5km 4  Peter Sparks 28:58 14 Keith Holmes 32:58 GU15 3.7km 1  Phoebe McKnight 13:41 4 Lucy England 16:46 5  Maria Cramp 16:56 8  Jessica Kincaid 18:55 9  Mieke Van Den Bergh 19:24 10 Hannah Gordon 22:01 MU18 3.7km 4 Joel Carman 12:40 11 Gus Reece 13:36 Matthew Sutcliffe BU11 1.6km 1  Nathaniel Graham 7:43 2  Alexander Prichard 7:47 4  Nicholas Green 8:12 5 Luke Stoupe 8:14 15 Tyler Rollo 9:21 19 Jonathan Green 9:37 20 Oscar Strickland 9:42 21 Harrison Kowalizyk 9:53 22 Hunter Hughs 9:59 24 Harvey Butler 10:20 26 Bailey Rollo 11:18 27  Tim Cherry 11:32 28  Henry Mellor 11:34 29  Joseph Mellor 11:34 30  David Gordon 11:34 32 Liam Carson 14:23 BU13 1.6km 6  Logan Stoupe 7:40 John Roberts Nic England 24  Ben Cherry 10:31 GU11 1.6km 4 Rylee Watt 8:45 10 Charlotte Ross 10:07 GU13 1.6km 13  Jorja Watt 9:22 15  Una Strickland 9:50 16 Amelia Adams 10:36 SM 10km 9 Nicholas Sasse 46:20 29 Tim Johnson 51:44 M40 10km 3  Darren Gordon 48:00 8 Brendan Quirke 29:29 11  Stephen Cummings 53:40 17  Tony Plowman 57:02 19  Neil Sargisson 57:51 21 Stuart McKenzie 1:03:11 24 Martyn Cherry 1:22:02 M50 10km 3 Marcus Smith 49:02 9  Bill Trompetter 53:07 13  Graeme Burr 54:06 18  Richard Kellett 56:08 27 Paul Newsom 1:00:00 29  Donald Coley 1:02:50 35  Glenn Perkinson 1:11:21
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    • WMTBC December Newsletter
      • In this newsletter:     Race report: WDHS Rd 2 - Karori     Juvie & Duel Slalom Track Opening     South Coast Kids Track Update     Draft Suburban Reserves Management Plan     WDHS Round 3 - Maidstone     WORD Bike-a-Polooza     Escape from Mt Crawford Mini Enduro     Klunkers, Chainless & Kids Bike Dual Slalom     Trail Building Updates Wellington Downhill Series Round 2 - Karori The second race in the Wellington Downhill Series went down last month on the revitalised 98DH aka K-Hole. Historically, racing at this venue has been in the wet, and under these conditions simply getting a bike down the track becomes a game of survival. But on this occasion, Karori turned it on for riders. At the end of racing - Daniel Meilink took out the Open Men category ahead of Michael Mells and Bryn Dickerson. In Masters 1 & 2 - Nathan Timoko and Ali Quinn claimed the top spots respectively. And the juniors were dominated by the Macdonalds - with Finlay taking out under 17 and brother Lachie, under 15. Current National Champ Sarah Atkin recorded a very respectable time that would have put her just outside top 10 in Open Men, and Finn van Leuven also put down a solid time in Hardtail. We’ll catch everyone at the final WDHS round this Saturday, 6th December at Maidstone. Race Results & Series Points Juvie & Duel Slalom Grand Opening Crews and contractors have been hard at work at Miramar of the past months and we’ve recently seen the completion of two new tracks - Juvenile Delinquent, and the Kids Duel Slalom. The sum of these, combined with the pump track and dirt jumps is a great zone for kids and beginners to hone their skills, only minutes from the City. The grand opening of Juvie and the Kids Duel Slalom last weekend was a huge success. About 150 people turned up to mark the occasion on Sunday, including City Councillors and Mayor, Celia Wade Brown. Once the tape was cut, Mayor Celia spoke positively of the Club’s recent work at Miramar and Island Bay. South Coast Kids Track Wins Another Award You may recall that earlier this year, the Club received a Wellington Airport Community Award for its work on the South Coast Kids Track. Well last week the Kids Track did it again - this time at the 2014 NZ Recreation Association Awards. The annual awards recognise excellence in the recreation and leisure industry, and the South Coast Kids Track was named Most Outstanding Project. Thanks once again to Wellington City Council, Trail Fund NZ, Bike Wellington, Revolve Cycling and Southstar Trails.  Draft Suburban Reserves Management Plan Submissions close this Friday 5th on the WCC Draft Suburban Reserves Management Plan. This is the last opportunity members of the public will have to share their views on the future management of Wellington’s suburban reserves - between Khandallah and Miramar (including Makara). This plan will have a significant impact on the future of mountain biking in our city, and the planning process only comes around once every 10 years. So, if you have a few spare minutes and a desire to see the WCC supporting mountain biking in our suburban reserves, get in there.   Upcoming Events WDHS Round 3 - Maidstone - THIS SATURDAY The final round of the 2014 Wellington Downhill Series will take place THIS SATURDAY, 6th December at Maidstone, Upper Hutt. Check the WMTBC website for details and online registration. Online registration closes Friday, 5pm. Enter online >> The Club would also like to welcome Adrenaline MTB as the event’s major sponsor. **VOLUNTEERS** Race marshals and drivers are urgently needed for this event. We greatly appreciate any help offered. If interested - please contact events@wmtbc.org.nz. WORD Bike-a-Polooza - Sunday Dec 7th This Sunday at the Wainuiomata Trails - WORD invites you to join them for the first Bike-a-Polooza - New Zealand's best, super fun, and raddest kids mountain bike event ever! There will be four great courses to choose from on the day - so something for all the 3-17 year olds. Cost: $15 individual, $40 family of 3 kids. For more info and online registration check out WORD Bike-a-Polooza Escape from Mt Crawford Mini Enduro - Jan 19th, 2015 The third annual Escape from Mt Crawford Mini Enduro is upcoming - Wellington Anniversary weekend, January 19th. We’ve run the annual fundraiser for the Miramar Track Project for the past couple of years, and 2015 will undoubtedly be the biggest yet. As per last year, we’ll be running two classes - Misdemeanor and Felony, plus the Sufferfest hill climb, and we’re throwing in a Kids Mini D for the little rippers. Also, in breaking news - Yeastie Boys have just come on board as a sponsor. This is great news if you like beer.   Online entries opening later this month Event Details >> Klunkers, Chainless & Kids Bike Dual Slalom - Jan 24th, 2015 After a successful event earlier this year, Klunkers is back! The aim of the race is simple: dig out your old kit and 90s race weapon, do as many timed runs of Jailbrake as your body (or bike) will permit within 2 ½ hours, and heckle like you’ve never heckled. There will be four categories: Klunkers, Chainless, proKlunkers and Klunkers (under 12), and an additional Kids Bike Dual Slalom race. Entry is by donation of old (useful) bike parts, cash, or your bike. All proceeds go to Biketech and the Mechanical Tempest. Event Details >> Trail Building Updates Clinical (Polhill Reserve) As you may recall from the last Polhill update, The Brooklyn Trail Builders reported significant progress on Clinical. When it’s complete, the track will round off a grand loop of the Reserve. Most of the track is now rideable, and it’s set for completion sometime during early 2015. Currently, contractors are finishing construction of bridges on the trail, and volunteers are working on approximately 200m at the bottom. Although this section is incomplete, there’s a steep track that can be used to bypass it. The next dig is this coming Sunday, 7th December at 3pm. Details over at Brooklyn Trail Builders. There will be an event to commemorate the official opening of Clinical, tentatively around April 2015. We’ll keep you posted. We would also like to congratulate BTB whose work was this week recognised at the Roll on Wellington Cycle Awards. Mt Victoria Thanks to all those who contributed recently to the Mt Victoria trail user survey. We’re currently compiling the results, but feedback was largely positive. In case you missed it - here’s the full rundown. But in short, the WCC has requested that changes be made to the lower part of the Super D line. The Club, in consultation with trail leaders and the Council, has come up with a plan that involves essentially realigning the trail, from the SPCA south. In addition, the plan includes work around busy junctions to reduce the risk of conflict with other trail users. No major work will take place on Mt Victoria until the new year. We’ll keep you updated.  Want to keep in touch? For up-to-date Club news, updates and media - follow WMTBC on Facebook or check the Club page at WMTBC.org.nz
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    • the big freeze
      • this Friday June 5 is World Environment Day And in our fairy capital city, and in other spots around the coutry hundreds of people will &ldquo;freeze&rdquo; together to show united action for climate change. The Freeze is set to kick off at 1pm for just 5 minutes right now the location is all secret squirrel, but stay tuned Nick Potter, Personal Assistant to Mr Freeze and lead co-ordinator of a te
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    • DCM Bulletin - Bookfair Bargains!
      • This weekend is Wellington’s biggest annual Bookfair, with over 80,000 books, cds, dvds, videos, vinyl records and magazines on sale. All start at the low bargain price of just $2! “This year we have a massive range of fiction books, more than we have ever had. There is also a lot of recent release fiction as well, and everything is at really competitive prices,” says Jennifer Stewart, DCM’s communications and events coordinator.
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    • Shops that pass in the night 11
      • Cuba Street is continuing to evolve, and some of the shifting around is due to big changes at the upper end. We're yet to see much activity around Car-O Drive, but the first retail units in The Wellington complex are just coming on line.
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    • The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor
      • ‘The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor’ enables us to enter into the life and times of a man, a family, a society, and ways of thinking and acting different to, yet not so distant from, our own. We enter the world of an architect, who is also an artist; builder, craftsman; a theosophist, an astrologer, a photographer, a furniture maker.
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      • heritage-buildings
      • art

    • 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.
      • Tagged as:
      • ferry

    • 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!
      • Submitted by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • people

    • 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.
      • Tagged as:
      • hutt-valley
      • athletics

    • A City for People
      • Decades of inaction have meant house prices are out of control, while old rental properties rot out from underneath us. A whole generation of people are at risk of being forced out from the central city into new suburbs sprawling north, spending hours every day in traffic jams. We believe the Spatial Plan will allow Wellington to plan for the future so that new generations of Wellingtonians can share the city we love, and have a chance to live in a home that is affordable, accessible, healthy and warm.
      • Submitted by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • draft-spatial-plan
      • housing
      • lobby-groups

    • Yellow Fever
      • Supporters of Wellington Phoenix FC. We dig our football. We think its brilliant Wellington has the A-League franchise. We know Wellington has a great football community and we know the city will get behind the team. So will we - and we'll have a bit of a lark along the way.
      • Tagged as:
      • soccer

    • Masala Restaurant
      • Masala Indian Restaurant welcomes you to join us in central Wellington for the ultimate Indian dining experience.Our comfortable lounge style setting and warm atmosphere will ensure you a great night out on the Courtney Place Strip. We have a large restaurant so we can easily cater for both big group bookings or dinner for two.
      • Tagged as:
      • restaurants

    • The Street City Church
      • We're a group of everyday people who are trying to become the kind of church described in the Bible, where teaching is relevant, worship is real and lived-out everyday, friendships are honest, prayer is constant and compassionate care is given to those in need.
      • Tagged as:
      • religious-groups

    • Wakefield Hospital
      • Wakefield Hospital is the largest private hospital in the Wellington region. It is located in the suburb of Newtown and along with Bowen Hospital is owned and operated by parent company Wakefield Health Ltd.
      • Tagged as:
      • hospital
      • newtown

    • Our Bar
      • New Zealand’s capital city now has a fantastic new gay bar - ‘Our Bar’, is opening in October. With a warm and inviting atmosphere it is unparalleled in the community. Our Bar is not an average pub; it is a bar with great food, great people, great staff and an even greater heart.
      • Tagged as:
      • lgbt
      • cuba-street
      • bars

    • 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
      • Tagged as:
      • wcn-hosted
      • porirua
      • johnsonville
      • community-groups
      • tawa

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