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• • Hospital Volunteers join up with the Wellington Health Foundation

    • 29 Nov 2006
    • Wellington Health Foundation
    • The Hospital Volunteers for both Wellington and Kenepuru Hospital have joined up with the Wellington Health Foundation. This step will allow for several existing and new projects to continue and develop. A great example is the distribution of the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Magazines which have been secured by the Foundation and now distributed [...]
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• • Get fit with Les Mills Boot Camp!

    • 29 Oct 2006
    • St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
    • Les Mills latest new addition to their fitness programme is a Boot Camp, starting early November. It is a military style programme that will challenge you and commit you to making a change. You’ll be one of a team of recruits led by certified instructors, who will take you through five weeks of intense [...]
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• • Wellington Cup Carnival Shaping to be Most Memorable Ever

    • 18 Jan 2007
    • Wellington Racing Club
    • The 2007 Century City Developments Wellington Cup Carnival is shaping up to be the most memorable ever if the quality of horses targeting the meeting and oncourse entertainment is anything to go by. Top class wine and thoroughbred racing is the order of the day at the Wine & Racing Festival on Saturday, January 20.
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    Eman Sparking up the Rams

    • 11 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian Emmanuel Solomona is one of the most charismatic and damaging midfield backs in Wellington Premier club rugby. With his purple hair, mischievous grin, and hulking physical presence, Solomona is affectionately known as the ‘Eman’ – vital for Upper Hutt in their best season since making the Jubilee Cup semi-finals in 2005. The...
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Aisle be Back: All Blacks v France in Wellington

    • 10 Jul 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy The hot take cycle these days is pretty fast. Not surprising really in the click economy where sober assessment is like being the designated driver when everyone else is on a bender. So, the first assessment of the narrow escape for the All Blacks was that they’d had another poor start to...
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 103: Ernie Todd

    • 10 Jun 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • In his book Haka! The All Blacks Story Winston McCarthy wrote a chapter called ‘The Team That Never Was’ about the 1940 All Blacks to South Africa that was cancelled because of the start of the war. Trials were held and the touring squad was selected by sole selector Ted McKenzie but he never revealed...
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    Ninja A-League Round 15 Match Review

    • 8 Feb 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have been held to a draw by Melbourne Victory at Porirua Park despite an outstanding first half performance. Maya McCutcheon’s early goal from a corner set the tone, but the Nix could not find a second finish.... The post Ninja A-League Round 15 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Questions to be answered in second round as five of seven matches played in town

    • 10 Apr 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Thumbs up for Round Two of the Swindale Shield tomorrow. The Wellington Axemen are one of five city and town clubs playing at home, hosting Northern United, whilst Petone are on the road at Tawa. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Week one is done and dusted, and while some questions were answered in...
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    A closing pop-up sale for fat babes as yet another business closes

    • 11 Sep 2024
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Remember how I promised to post more often and I haven’t really delivered on that? Well I’m trying to get less busy so I can. Truly I am. And one of the ways I’m doing that is by closing the House of Boom. Please tolerate me while I cut’n paste this in third person rather […]
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• • Film Festival Sneak Peak

    • 15 Jun 2007
    • The Wellingtonista
    • some of you will be like me and saving your pennies up for the 36th Wellington Film Festival. It hits town on July 20th and runs till August 4th. If the early line up announcement of some globally anticipated films is anything to go by it's going to be yet another great see festival.
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    Always Back Taika Cross

    • 11 Jun 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Taika and Arlo Cross with the Jim Ting Cup after their late win over Rongotai College on Wednesday. By Adam Julian On May 10, beloved Avalon Rugby Club identity and bus driver John Cross encouraged his son, Stephen Cross, a police officer, respected player, referee and volunteer, to bet on a racehorse named after his...
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    Aisle be Back: All Blacks v South Africa 2.0 in Wellington

    • 11 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy One down, one to go. Normally I would avoid weighting one test with too much import – especially two years out from a World Cup. However, the All Blacks against the Boks part II could be a watershed of sorts for both sides. For the home side, there’s what should be a...
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    Record-breaking academy graduate returns home

    • 12 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have brought back one of the club’s most notable alumni. The Phoenix have signed Macey Fraser to a three-year contract after the Football Ferns midfielder was released by Utah Royals FC late last week. Fraser, 23, was... The post Record-breaking academy graduate returns home appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Wellington Lions preparing for 50th Ranfurly Shield challenge on Sunday

    • 12 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Steven White and Peter Marriott Wellingtonians, Huttites and Poriruaians have a spring in their steps this week because the region’s rugby team is on a tear, having won their sixth straight NPC win of the season on Wednesday night and with a Ranfurly Shield challenge this coming Sunday to look forward to. The squad’s...
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Centurions playing Canterbury, U16s and U18s teams in action and U85kgs rugby tomorrow

    • 12 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean One group of representative players finish for the year on Saturday, while another competition kicks off. The Wellington Centurions senior men’s side will be hoping to finish their 2025 representative season with a flourish against their Canterbury counterparts at Rugby League Park, whilst the Hurricanes U16s get underway with their first round...
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    Wellington Lions v Otago stat attack (and Wellington’s 3,000th NPC try)

    • 12 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Fulltime in the match. Image credit Sky Sport – watch the match highlights HERE The Wellington Lions defeated Otago on Wednesday night in their latest NPC match. Some facts and figures from the game below by Peter Marriott. Round 5 v Otago (Wednesday): Won 32-28 The Wellington Lions and Otago have now met in...
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    Ninja A-League Round 7 Match Review

    • 12 Dec 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • Another frustrating defeat for the Wellington Phoenix women in Australia. The Phoenix have been beaten 1-0 by Perth Glory at Sam Kerr Football Centre in Perth after conceding direct from a corner 15 minutes from fulltime. Wellington’s goal had otherwise... The post Ninja A-League Round 7 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Premier grade refresh coming in 2026

    • 13 Aug 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean Wellington Rugby’s Premier Men’s competition will have a new look next year, but just what that might be is currently out for consultation. The current requirements were put in place for the 2015 season, aiming to give clubs greater stability without the threat of relegation. That provided a lifeline to Johnsonville, who...
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    Aisle be Back: The Ranfurly Shield, the Black Ferns, the Boks and Super Rugby Pacific changes

    • 13 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy A bit of heresy here. Would it be that bad if Tasman held onto the Shield for a bit longer? Meaning the Lions would not win this weekend. It was definitely a highlight of the year to watch those last few minutes of the match against Hawke’s Bay, the dramatic comeback, crowd...
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    Clutch eleventh round club rugby fixtures this weekend

    • 13 Jun 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Dominic Ropeti and Ories can win this year’s Swindale Shield title with two rounds to spare with victory at home over the Wellington Axemen tomorrow. Photo: Hugh Pretorius. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Dry conditions are expected tomorrow as the 11th round of the Swindale Shield kicks off around the region with much to...
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    Ories and OBU win epic Jubilee Cup battles to progress to semi-finals

    • 13 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Jonty Bird scores a converted try for Ories at the death to lock it up at 20-20 at the Petone Rec. The two teams played 20 minutes of extra time, but the deadlock remained and Ories were the winners because they scored more tries than Petone. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean &...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • 2008 SW 12 & Under Club League ends in nail biter

    • 29 Jun 2008
    • Swimming Wellington
    • The 2008 SW 12 & under Club League finished with the closest contest on record with three teams separated by just 4 points when the league concluded at Cannons Creek last night. The Mana Black team prevailed with 558.5 points, just 1.5 points ahead of second placed Tawa, with Raumati 2.5 points further back in third.
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Building rumours 20: The Victoria Quarter

    • 12 Nov 2007
    • WellUrban
    • There hasn't been much publicity about this, but it could be one of the biggest developments, residential or otherwise, to hit Wellington in a long time.It's called the "Victoria Quarter", and it's planned to take up all of the large vacant site that currently hosts the Sunday market, bordered by Victoria, Vivian and Willis streets.
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• • Results for Sat 17th

    • 17 May 2008
    • St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
    • We had some beautiful weather on Saturday and some good results. Check out the new photos from Saturday on our Flickr page. SMOG 3 & 4 both had extremely tight games, each winning by two points. They were good games to watch and thanks for all the support from the sideline as they battled it out.
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• • Maidstone Goes PC

    • 7 Mar 2008
    • Orienteering Hutt Valley
    • Nice trot around Maidstone Park last night, with the Chilton St James team using it as part of their training under Anna Robertson. Can't help be struck by the culling of pinus radiata in parks round the valley - often just when a patch of them gets mature enough to allow some off-track navigation!
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    Art and architecture

    • 9 Mar 2009
    • Te Papa's blog
    • My trip to Christchurch for the opening of Rita Angus: Life & Vision went well. I’m pleased with the way the exhibition looks at Christchurch Art Gallery, especially as the exhibition designer and I worked on whole thing pretty much via phone and email. By the time I got there the show was hung, and [...]
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• • A thing at Spacething

    • 6 May 2009
    • The Wellingtonista
    • There's an exhibition opening on at Newtown's Spacething tonight (Thu 7 May), featuring new artwork from Helen McVey and Tania Price. There will also be live music from (the excellently named) Public Toilet ltd, Chris Palmer and Dan Beban, as well as casual rock cocktail poetry by Eliot White. Starts at 6pm. 171 Adelaide Road. 
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    171 Adelaide Road, Wellington
  
  
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    Local rugby thrillers in club and representative rugby

    • 14 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • All wrapped up. It was a tight match at Lyndhurst Park between the Wellington Centurions U18s and Hawke’s Bay U18s today. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Two of today’s matches in Wellington went down to the wire, with the Wellington Centurions U18s holding off their Hawke’s Bay counterparts at the end...
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    Esi Komaisavai and Harmony Kautai win Best & Fairest competitions

    • 14 Oct 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • With some 50 tries between them in 2025, Esi Komaisavai and Harmony Kautai were worthy winners of the club rugby Best & Fairest competitions this year. By Scott MacLean & Steven White The winners of the two big individual club awards from Monday night’s Wellington Rugby awards were Paremata-Plimmerton’s Esi Komaisavai who took home the...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Academy Roundup – Week 16

    • 14 Jul 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • A mixed weekend for the Wellington Phoenix academy. There was a tough loss for the men’s reserves against Miramar Rangers. Despite leading 2-1 after a Luke Flowerdew brace, Miramar came back to win 3-2, aided by two second-half red cards... The post Academy Roundup – Week 16 appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)