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    Neill Forks Haikus

    • 21 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • The forecast was for rain and wind in the Tararua but we had no unbridged river crossings and only a very short section of exposed tops so we set off on Plan A to reach Neill Forks hut from Waiohine Gorge road end, via Cone, Neill Peak and the unmarked spur NE down to the ... Read more
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    Semi-finals club rugby fever this Saturday in Wellington

    • 15 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Hutt Old Boys Eagles and Petone return from their byes last week to host the two Jubilee Cup semi-finals, both kicking off at 2.15pm.  By Scott MacLean and Steven White Semi-finals fever hits the fields of Wellington club rugby tomorrow, with the two championship Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup playoffs the main event of...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 020: Nathanial ‘Ranji’ Arthur Wilson

    • 19 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Nathanial ‘Ranji’ Arthur Wilson was a leading player and later captain of the Athletic club team that won a five-peat of Senior Championship titles between 1911-15 (one shared), played 75 times for Wellington between 1906-1920 and played 10 Tests for the All Blacks between 1908-1914. Of West Indian and English parentage, Wilson later served in...
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    Polls: Who do you think will win the club rugby finals this weekend?

    • 19 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Three club rugby finals on Porirua Park on Saturday. The Hardham Cup decider between Oriental-Rongotai and Old Boys University is at 12.30pm and the Jubilee Cup final is between Petone and Northern United at 3.00pm. Both these finals are down on Jerry Collins Stadium. The HD Morgan Memorial Premier 2, Division 2 decider is between...
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: 021 Major William James Hardham, VC

    • 26 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • William James Hardham was the only New Zealander to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902). He also played club rugby for Petone and 53 games for Wellington before and after that war and Wellington’s Premier 2 club rugby trophy is named after him. Hardham was born in Wellington...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Easter Marlborough Sounds Trip

    • 28 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Picton to Bluemine Island, Camping at Ratimera Bay two nights. We got the ferry to Picton and arrived Friday around midday. We then had plenty of time to settle into the hostel (with Mandarin tree!), visit the Marlborough Sounds adventure company for a briefing (and meet the very good boys Fred and Peanut), stock up ... Read more
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    Mānawatia a Matariki! Manuoha – Sandy Bay Circuit

    • 28 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • We had an awesome trip away to Te Urewera over Matariki weekend. It was a perfect way to celebrate our new public holiday and opportunity to do what Matariki is all about, reflecting on the past, celebrating the present and looking to the future. Heading away to a very remote and untrodden part of the ... Read more
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• • Elections again!

    • 12 Aug 2022
    • Sarah Free
    • It’s been a difficult three years for Council, Wellington- and indeed the entire country and beyond. Following the 2016 earthquake, it became increasingly obvious that Wellington’s pipes-already decades old- were starting to leak and break with increasing frequency. To add to that, the Kaikoura earthquake had thrown up new engineering issues with relatively new buildings […]
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    Crafting “age-friendly” towns for an ageing population

    • 18 Aug 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • What does it take to design a city that serves you for life? And why do many, including the World Health Organization, consider age-inclusivity particularly valuable? It’s easy for certain groups or dimensions to be overlooked when designing towns, neighbourhoods and facilities. Age is one such dimension; we often prioritise young and middle adults when...
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    Weekly E-News for 19 August 2022

    • 19 Aug 2022
    • St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
    • Another busy week and a very sick dog. I was unable to attend Central Presbytery over the weekend as Peanut was at the after-hours vet all Thursday night and at the local vet all day Friday. Thank goodness for pet insurance. For me it was a good opportunity to just stop and make use of […]
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    St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30, The Terrace, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • NCEA changes due to COVID-19 for 2022

    • 24 Aug 2022
    • Wellington High School
    •  As you may have seen in the news the Minister of Education announced changes to NCEA that recognise the impact of students and teacher absences due to COVID-19 and other winter illnesses have had on teaching, learning and assessment this year. In 2022, students will be entitled to 1 Learning Recognition Credit (LRC) for every […]
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    Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Family affair

    • 31 Aug 2022
    • Capital Magazine
    • If you blink you could miss it. Inside is a boutique cakery with a towering array of sweet treats, freshly baked on the premises daily. Delicious creamy, herbaceous chicken and rocket sandwiches, monstrous chocolate and peanut butter brownies, and, crucially, hot coffee. Tomboy, named after her son Tomislav, says owner Kate Marinkovich, has been open for five years.
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    Tomboy, Majoribanks Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Road works in Island Bay

    • 3 Sep 2022
    • Island Bay Residents' Association
    • Please find attached the September 2022 Council maintenance and minor works programme. The recent wet weather is affecting timing of works as crews work to clear slips and repair roads. For the latest information please check out the weekly roadworks report on the WCC website.  Roads – Road works and road closures – Wellington CityContinue reading "Road works in Island Bay"
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    In Case You Missed Curious Conversations One: Anna Fifield

    • 24 Mar 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Anna Fifield – Editor, The Dominion Post Anna is the Editor of The Dominion Post based in Wellington. Previously, she was the Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post and she focused her attention on news and issues of Japan, North Korea, and South Korea. She has been to North Korea a dozen times. You can watch ... Read more
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• •  Minutes of the IBRA AGM 7 March 2022

    • 25 Mar 2022
    • Island Bay Residents' Association
    • Chair – Bruce Gadd Secretary – Jane Byrne Apologies Nominees for Committee – Pat Vinaccia, Stevie Seddon, Shelia Hart, Barry Brown – President of the Island Bay Bowling Club and host of the meeting and Councilor Laurie Foon Apologies accepted – Moved Chair and seconded Jane Byrne Financial Report General Account –  balance of $133.00Continue reading " Minutes of the IBRA AGM 7 March 2022"
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • How we see it now

    • 4 Apr 2022
    • Thistle Hall Community Venue
    • How we see it now is an exhibition of photography and painting by Jamie Lean and Duncan Sargent. This exhibition is an exploring of the artists reflecting upon their practices and how they function in relation to the rest of their lives. Both artists are exploring formalism as a relinquishing of control over the content of the work.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Weekly News for 15th April 2022

    • 14 Apr 2022
    • St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
    • Well, I’m definitely feeling the Wellington weather this week.  I had all the COVID symptoms but remained negative, I think it was just a culmination of packing up in Auckland, driving down to Wellington in a day, unpacking and then preparation for my induction and hosting my family and friends over a 5-day period, my […]
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    St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30, The Terrace, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    What happens when a city really bans cars?

    • 20 Apr 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • There’s lots of panicky talk in the NZ media about “banning driving” and being “anti-car.” But US streets like San Francisco’s Market Street and New York’s 14th Street have already “banned” private vehicles. So what happened next? Market Street is San Fransisco’s main road. Throughout its history, it’s been known to be bustling and even...
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    Rangipo Hut

    • 8 May 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Tash was the original leader of this trip but caught covid leading up to it so handed over the reigns to me. Luckily for me she still did all the pre-trip organising, and what a thorough and excellent job she did! It was super easy for me to take over, and as a result things ... Read more
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    Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Force

    • 26 May 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy I’m having some elective surgery today. Will go well I am sure. Then again, I might wake up 28 days from now, and there’s a zombie apocalypse, and no-one can tell me how Super Rugby went. Life wouldn’t be worth living. Or I wake up 28 days from now, and there’s no...
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    Community club profile: College Old Boys (Horowhenua-Kapiti)

    • 6 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • COLLEGE OLD BOYS Founded: 1947 Home ground and clubrooms: Levin Domain Club colours: Light blue and dark blue The College Old Boys Rugby Football Club held their 75th Jubilee Celebrations this past weekend. The three-day celebration started with a Black-Tie Dinner on Friday night at the Levin Memorial Hall and continued through to Sunday. Saturday...
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    Bishop Viard College win Beard Trophy (plus scoring highlights)

    • 8 Jun 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Bishop Viard College won the Beard Trophy off Mana College at Porirua Park on Wednesday night. In front of a rowdy and engaged crowd at Jerry Collins Stadium, Bishop Viard College won 29-24. It was a game of two halves. With the wind at their backs and playing with passion and fervour that the Beard...
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    International summer at the Basin

    • 28 Jun 2022
    • Basin Reserve Trust
    • Two Test matches – against England and Sri Lanka – and white ball cricket for the WHITE FERNS highlight a busy international cricket schedule at the Cello Basin Reserve this summer. In a 2022-23 season that will see the WHITE FERNS and the BLACKCAPS head... The post International summer at the Basin appeared first on Wellington Basin Reserve.
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    Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Petone’s Peter Lakai joins Hurricanes for next three years

    • 12 Oct 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Hurricanes Media and Club Rugby Club rugby’s loss will be Super Rugby’s gain over the next three years, with young-gun Petone and former St Pat’s Silverstream No. 8 Peter Lakai joining the Hurricanes for the 2023, 2024 and 2025. The 19-year-old loose forward joined the Wellington Lions NPC squad in 2021 as injury cover,...
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    Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Greater Wellington Regions Plan Change

    • 21 Nov 2022
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • GOTB has made a limited submission in support of the Proposed Change 1 to the Regional Policy Statement which focuses on climate change, biodiversity, and freshwater. It lays the ground for achieving carbon net-zero by 2050. The main changes are to implement and support the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD) and to […]
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• • Legacies: Five Short Artist Films

    • 13 May 2023
    • Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
    • Legacies features five short artist films for cinema commissioned by CIRCUIT Artist Moving Image and curated by Thai/UK curator and film scholar Dr May Adadol Ingawanij. The project developed from a series of propositions put to the artists by CIRCUIT curator-at-large Ingawanij about the potential meaning and resonance of the term ‘legacies.’ She writes:
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    Adam Art Gallery, Hunter Car Park, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Upper Hutt Rams v Old Boys University scoring highlights

    • 19 Jun 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Upper Hutt Rams sealed their 2023 Swindale Shield Jubilee Cup spot and put themselves on track to make the top four and earn a semi-final with one week to space with this 31-25 win over Old Boys University. OBU scored a converted try on fulltime to give themselves a bonus point and to stay...
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 051: Evan ‘Ted’ Jessep

    • 18 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The first hooker to play in the All Blacks in the hooker position when New Zealand adopted the three-man front row, and one of a select group of players to play for both the All Blacks and the Wallabies. Evan ‘Ted’ Jessep also won a Jubilee Cup with his Wellington club Poneke in 1932 and...
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    Hurricanes v Reds Stat Attack

    • 27 May 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Hurricanes edged the Reds in their Super Rugby fixture at Brisbane on Saturday night. Facts and figures from the game by Hurricanes statistics managing director Peter Marriott. Round 15 v Reds: Won 31-27 The Hurricanes and the Reds have now played 27 matches together: the Hurricanes have won 21 and the Reds just six....
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    Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 030 George Aitken

    • 20 Sep 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • One of Buller High School’s favourite sons, the multi-talented George Aitken captained his then Westport District High School’s First XV aged 14 and first represented Buller as a 16-year-old in 1914. He played for his home province for two seasons, before moving to Wellington and bursting on to the Wellington club, university and provincial rugby...
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