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    Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Ireland 1.0

    • 30 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy The ground is about to hit the All Blacks running. Three tests against Ireland are a refreshingly bracing way to start the international season – rather than opposed training runs against willing but sacrificial makeshift Pasifika teams. It’s admirable too that the Irish have taken on more than most teams would consider...
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    Rugby inferno as Jubilee and Hardham Cups underway this weekend

    • 1 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean & Steven White Jubilee Cup draw and teams (as received) HERE Hardham Cup draw and teams (as received) HERE MIDDAY EDIITON (Further updates expected): A blazing fire is about to be set under the rugby fields of Wellington as the Jubilee and Hardham Cup competitions get underway this weekend and run throughout...
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• • Degrowth – the word to hate and then accept

    • 1 Jul 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Deirdre Kent Yes, it’s an awful word but we won’t try and change it because there are already over 500 academic articles on degrowth. The movement is strong in Europe. This diagram shows the occurrence of key words in books since 2010. We have recently started a group called Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ). […]
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• • Wishing for fairy dust – why the NZ Biofuels Obligation is the worst kind of magical thinking

    • 11 Jul 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Jake Roos, BSc (Hons), MAppSc Energy Management11 July 2022 Wouldn’t it be great if wishes came true, and all your problems just went away? If all you needed to do is ask for something and it materialised out of thin air before you? Of course it would, but the world doesn’t work like that. […]
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    Ioane in Harmony as Pride Prepare to takedown Canterbury

    • 14 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian The Wellington Pride start their 2022 Farah Palmer Cup Women’s NPC season at Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua on Saturday when they host Canterbury. Canterbury lost the Premiership final to Waikato last season, ending a four year reign with the title. With a dozen current or former Black Ferns in the squad, the...
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Big Ben Brooking looking to go one bigger in Jubilee Cup Final

    • 20 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Ben Brooking soars high for Petone against Tawa last week. He went on to score the winning try at the end to send Petone into this coming Saturday’s Jubilee Cup final against Northern United. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian With 80 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock at the Petone Rec on Saturday, reigning...
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    One as important as the next: Norths ready for Petone

    • 21 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Norths pack celebrates a try against Petone earlier this season in the Swindale Shield. Petone won 30-20. They meet on Jerry Collins stadium this Saturday in the Jubilee Cup final.  By Adam Julian Aiden Cains retired from Premier rugby in 2016. The hooker was a centurion for Norths – scoring a try in a...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Ireland aftermath

    • 21 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy What a week it’s been. It’s not even over yet. In fact, I can’t be sure it’s ever going to end. Banshee winds ripped through Wellington on Thursday, in an apt fashion. Last Saturday the All Blacks were humiliated. Tried their damndest, well at least for bits of the second half. But...
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    Jubilee and Hardham Cup finals top billing on busy weekend of club rugby

    • 21 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean, Steven White & Adam Julian. Jubilee Cup final teams HERE Hardham Cup final teams HERE Much attention this weekend will be on Porirua Park for the 2022 Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup finals, and rightly so being the showcase finish to the Wellington club season. These two finals are on Jerry Collins...
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    They spent $31m, and it’s quake prone?

    • 23 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Scoop
    • What’s gone wrong at the St James? As you enter the restored and strengthened building, you are confronted by a warning from its owner, the Wellington City Council, which wants you to know that the beautiful theatre is earthquake prone. The theatre reopened this month after being closed since 2019 for strengthening and refurbishing.
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    St James Theatre, 77, Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • My vehicle is ‘bigger than yours’: The David and Goliath struggle on our roads and footpaths

    • 24 Jul 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Judith Galtry, 24 July 2022 “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.” —E.F. Schumacher I don’t drive very often. Yet I’m experiencing disturbing levels of road rage, both on and off […]
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    Busy Saturday for lower grade club rugby and college competitions

    • 28 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • It’s quarter-finals weekend in the Colts competition. Last years finalists Petone and OBU are both at home tomorrow and will look to advance to the top four round.  By Scott Maclean & Steven White The Premier silverware may have been decided last week, but there is still plenty of rugby coming over the next few...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Some School Leavers to watch in club rugby in 2025

    • 27 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Steven White The Wellington club rugby competition consistently produces prodigious talent. As always, some players leave school and head to other regions for work or study or to join their rugby academies, others to other codes or sports. But there is always a core group of promising school leavers making their debuts in Wellington...
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• • Why intercity needs to be part of public transport

    • 30 Jul 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Heidi O’Callahan and Paul Callister, 31 July 2022 Long distance coaches, linking communities and reducing emissions Long distance coaches form an existing, widespread transport network that many New Zealanders do not give much thought to. Yet they are an important service for people living in and near towns and smaller cities, connecting them with […]
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    Aisle be Back: All Blacks v South Africa 1.0

    • 4 Aug 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy You may have heard there’s a rugby match or two at altitude in the next two weekends. You remember rugby – as opposed to enjoying talking about rugby administration. Just where do you sit on the spectrum about the Great Trek then? At one end, you will be wishing the All Blacks...
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    Golden Mile feedback window closing soon! Your guide for feedback…

    • 10 Aug 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • The plans for Golden Mile are coming into focus! There’s still time to provide your ideas and feedback on their details. Hop on LGWM’s interactive map or flick them an email by August 14th to have your say! Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) has been moving slowly forward on a better Golden Mile for some...
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• • Our ghost airport: An opportunity to build much needed houses

    • 19 Aug 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Paul Callister, 19 August 2022 After years of Kāpiti ratepayers subsidising a just a few passengers per day to fly out of Kāpiti airport, its closure in its current form gets closer. So what are the alternatives? There are those still lobbying to keep the airport open. The key group is the Kāpiti Aeroclub. […]
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    Kapiti Coast Airport, Tainui Street, Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5252, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    St Pat’s Silverstream, MSP notable finals winners in college and club rugby, Wellington Māori beat Wellington Samoa

    • 20 Aug 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: The St Pat’s First XV with the Premiership title. The school won three rugby finals today. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White and Adam Julian St Pat’s Silverstream teams were celebrating in the rain today, winning the three major Wellington college finals on offer, while Marist St Pat’s claimed the remaining club rugby title...
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    Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    2022 September Concert Change

    • 20 Aug 2022
    • Chamber Music Hutt Valley
    • Due to the withdrawal of one of its members from public performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, the concert by the Aroha String Quartet scheduled for Tuesday 20th September has been replaced. CMNZ is pleased to present – but note the change of date: New Zealand String QuartetWednesday 28th September – 7.30 pmSt Marks Church, Woburn […]
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    Silverstream through to Hurricanes final, wins for Wellington Centurions, U19s, Samoa, Māori sides

    • 27 Aug 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Wellington Centurions No. 8 Mika Alaifatu makes a break in today’s match at the Hutt Rec against Taranaki Development. PHOTO: Caroline Lewis.  By Steven White and Adam Julian. St Pat’s Silverstream are through to the Hurricanes First XV final, while there were wins today for Wellington representative teams, the Wellington Centurions, Wellington U19s, Wellington Māori...
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    Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The swamps are coming back. What are we going to do about it?

    • 28 Aug 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Alison Lash, 27 August 2022 As most of us probably know, much of the Kāpiti coastal plain used to be a swamp.  Prior to Pākehā settlement, Māori used and managed the area as a vast food basket.  Pākehā settlers were unable to recognise the value of the area as a food source – to […]
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• • Can We Use Wood to Decarbonize New Zealand Transport… or Not?

    • 29 Aug 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Paul Callister, David Keat, Robert McLachlan and Jake Roos, 30 August 2022 The proposed NZ Biofuels Obligation will mean fuel suppliers must blend a percentage of biofuel with petrol and diesel from 1 April 2023 or face steep fines. The government wants this biofuel to be sustainably produced in New Zealand, but their own […]
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    High scoring representative results, Silverstream U15s win Hurricanes tournament

    • 3 Sep 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • A hat-trick today for Niko Patelesio for Wellington Samoa over Wellington Fiji, but not on this occasion. His team won 41-31, more below. PHOTO: Caroline Lewis. By Steven White & Adam Julian A busy day of school and representative rugby around the region today – with rain and mud a dominant theme. Starting in school...
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    Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Kāpiti Coast Biodiversity

    • 5 Sep 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Andy McKay, 5 September 2022 Team Leader, Environment & Ecological Services (Te Kaiārahi Rōpū Ratonga Taiao me te Hauropi), Kāpiti Coast District Council The Kāpiti Coast is blessed with some incredibly beautiful landscapes. From a biodiversity perspective, the jewel in the crown is Kāpiti Island, which provides a guiding light for those of us working […]
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    Fixing Wellington’s Water Woes

    • 4 Sep 2022
    • Sarah Free
    • There is no doubt we have been through a difficult time with our water infrastructure. My view is that generally aging infrastructure combined with damage from the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake accelerated breakages, and repairing this is not helped by a diminished workforce at Wellington Water (they are currently down one third of their staff). In […]
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• • Shifting to a low carbon Kāpiti survey – have your say

    • 5 Sep 2022
    • Low Carbon Kapiti
    • By Jake Roos, 5 September 2022 Kāpiti Coast District Council have opened a survey to get locals’ views on setting a target and plan to reduce the district’s greenhouse gas emissions. This is a tricky business because the district council has a limited degree of influence on emitting activities in the district. Many other local […]
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    Aisle be Back – that’s a wrap for the year

    • 26 Nov 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Peter Lakai – the Club Rugby website Wellington Player of the Year 2025, in action against the Chiefs in early May. By Kevin McCarthy I guess a wrap of the year traditionally consists of highs and lows. Indeed, as I write this, a gusty gale is blowing through Wellington, making it feel like mid-winter –...
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    The Rugby Wrap 21 March (some rugby news and information to start the week)

    • 20 Mar 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • MORNING EDITION: It’s the first week of autumn, meaning loads of rugby is imminent. Hopefully. The WRFU came out with some messages late last week, signalling that the Premier Swindale Shield competition will start as advertised on 2 April, as per the current draw, to be ratified by the Rugby Board at their meeting this...
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    Some players to watch in club rugby in 2022

    • 27 Mar 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The fulltime whistle in the Jubilee Cup final – a moment for every player on the winning team to relish and for opponents to look to vow to come back stronger next year.  By Scott MacLean In this space the past two years we’ve taken a look at a player from each of the 14...
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    Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Crusaders

    • 7 Apr 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy Thank heavens we’ve got a soft game against the Crusaders to get back on track with this week. The head scratching continues for Hurricanes fans no doubt this week. No, it’s not dandruff. Last week produced quite a bit, with of course Jordie Barrett suddenly making the debut at 12 after which...
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