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    Take 5!! #14

    • 27 Sep 2021
    • Slow Boat Records
    • By crikey, whippersnappers - do we have a treat for you today?! Well yes, we do, actually - a Take 5 of wonderful waiata personally curated by none other than that silvery-voiced songster, Mr Marlon Williams!! Here it is as a Spotify playlist Or, if you'd rather, YouTube links; 1- The Maniapoto Voices "Reo Karere"2- The Soul Stirrers "End Of My Journey"3- James Govan "I've Gone Too Far"4- Waiata Reka "I Have A Plan"5- Jessica Pratt "Back, Baby"Thanks, MW, loving these tunes!!
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    Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Greater Wellington endorses bold investment vision for regional rail services

    • 1 Jul 2022
    • Metlink
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council endorsed a bold and visionary plan for regional rail services this week. The Wellington Rail Programme Business Case, a 30-year customer-driven strategic investment plan, outlines what is required beyond current investment to help drive the region’s economic development and social wellbeing in an environmentally and socially sustainable and resilient manner. It covers the passenger services and infrastructure needed to deliver a modern transit system, and the network infrastructure required to support this system while also enabling a growing freight operation.
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    Accommodation providers

    • 23 Jun 2023
    • Eye of the Fish
    • A timely and interesting post from the WCC, showing a list of relevant accommodation providers, that may or may not have issues similar to the Loafer’s Lodge, which, as we all know, tragically burnt down and killed people. No one wants a repeat of that sordid mess, and so the great thing is that the WCC are being pro-active and trying to get ahead of the game here. Here’s a link to Scoop’s post – curiously I have not seen it on Stuff Post yet.
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    Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Call/Waiting

    • 31 Mar 2023
    • Urban Dream Brokerage
    • Call/Waiting is an app-enabled interactive experience which invites you, the participant, to dial into a curious series of voicemails while you make your way around Pōneke. It’s part pick-a-path novel, part audio tour. A brand new work by Olivia Mahood and Poppy Serano (O+P Works), made in collaboration with Pickpath. Call/Waiting is a 30 minute experience. It begins when you access the app via your Apple or Android smartphone. You control your experience and how long you spend in it.
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• • Down the toilet

    • 7 Apr 2006
    • The Wellingtonista
    • The little side street at the Taranaki Street end of Courtenay Place has been due for big changes for a while, and now it all looks like it's finally happening. In June, work will start on closing the street and turning it into a pocket park: more details will be released by the council in a couple of weeks. Also, the long-abandoned toilet block which has been the subject of various suggestions over the years, will undergo a more predictable but nonetheless welcome transformation.
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• • Take two: spotlight goes on solving problems through drama

    • 18 Apr 2007
    • Dramatic enactment of significant life situations can help people work through issues as diverse as drug taking, cancer recovery, sexual abuse, adoption, or death of a loved one—and the casting call is out for Wellingtonians. A special weekend workshop using psychodrama is to be held 4-6 May in Alpha Street’s The Training Space. “Putting yourself centre stage in a safe and understanding space helps people to strengthen their sense of self, their relationships and their effectiveness within a group,” says workshop leader, John Faisandier.
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• • The impetuous passions of “marathoners” on Valentines Day

    • 23 Mar 2009
    • Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
    • On 14th February 2009 Leang and I were “spicing up” our Valentines night by attending a concert in Chiang Mai, Thailand which was billed as “Romantic Italian and Spanish classical guitar serenades”. However, when parking the family truck at the concert hall, we suddenly both looked at each other, as across the road from us there appeared to be a “gantry” being set up on the University entrance drive-way. In unison we said, “That must be a start/finish line for a race event.”
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• • Mayor Kerry speaks

    • 5 Aug 2010
    • Eye of the Fish
    • In response to a recent posting here on Eye of the Fish, and possibly in response to my slightly provocative comment that …. “It is increasingly difficult to write about design in a city which pays only lip service to it,” I’m pleasantly surprised that Mayor Kerry Prendergast has taken the time to add a comment to the posting. In case people have missed it, and because it is, after all, from the Mayor, I think it deserves a little more prominence and so, here it is:
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• • The dubious transport solution for Wellington: the cheapest option

    • 5 Oct 2011
    • Wellington Scoop
    • Wellington city councillors were told yesterday that the government will not pay for Option X. What would be best for the city is not acceptable for the politicians. They want the cheapest possible deal. Not that the government delivered this decision directly. The information emerged at a briefing meeting, almost as a throwaway line, in response to a question from a councillor who asked: “In terms of funding for Option X, what are the chances of the government fronting up with the extra money?”
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    Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Ruapehu Summit and Tama Lakes

    • 16 Mar 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • At 7.45 am seven bright-eyed and eager trampers stepped out of the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge and set off up Mt Ruapehu. It was a great day for a climb—blue skies with barely a breath of wind. It didn’t take long before we left the road and stepped our way across shingle and large rocks, tinged with ... Read more
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    Bond Banter 1 November (some rugby news to start the week)

    • 30 Oct 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Breakfast edition: Otago beat Wellington 33-28 in a non-competition, first class match in Dunedin on Sunday. Peter Umaga-Jensen continued his eye-catching form for Wellington, but the Lions pack lacked spine against the Southerners, reduced to 14 for 20 minutes after a high, no-arms tackle. Disturbingly, replacement prop and former Wallaby Pek Cowan became a magnet...
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    Pedestrian walkway between Hobson Cres and Turnbull St

    • 26 Jul 2021
    • Thorndon Residents Assocation
    • At the end of next week there will be a ceremony hosted by the Thorndon Primary School to celebrate the opening of a new pedestrian walkway between Hobson Cres and Turnbull St, which passes through part of the Thorndon Primary School’s redeveloped playing field. There is a Memorandum of Understanding between the Thorndon School Board of Trustees and the Thorndon Residents’ Association Inc.Source
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    Turnbull Street, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Paneke Pōneke approved

    • 10 Mar 2022
    • Cycle Wellington
    • Yesterday, our City Councillors voted strongly in favour of approving Paneke Pōneke, a network of bike lanes that will serve most Wellington suburbs. This is a huge step forward for Wellington. During the meeting, the network grew by 19kms to cover 166kms. Within 5 years we will be riding the network, built to a transitional level, like has been achieved on Brooklyn Hill.
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    The Monday Wrap 23 May (some rugby news to start the week)

    • 21 May 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Action from the Polo Ground, with the clubrooms as the backdrop. PHOTO: David Brownlie. Morning edition: Work commences tomorrow on a significant upgrade of Polo No.1 drainage and turf. A comprehensive drainage system is being installed then the field is being re-sown and with a state-of-the-art seeding system being used Polo No.1 will be...
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    Paremata-Plimmerton v Wainuiomata match highlights

    • 11 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Wainuiomata beat Paremata-Plimmerton 14-10 in their Hardham Cup ‘quarter-final’ knockout fixture on Saturday at a windy. muddy Ngati Toa Domain. Conditions dictated a low-scoring game and Wainuiomata scored their only try of the match and kicked two penalties to lead 11-0 at halftime. A third penalty early in the second half made it 14-10. Paremata-Plimmerton...
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    Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Buy tickets to the Nix and support your local club

    • 26 Nov 2024
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have created a revenue share programme to help support grassroots clubs in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara. Ten per cent of the price of each ticket sold for next Sunday’s Ninja A-League match between the Phoenix and Brisbane Roar at Porirua... The post Buy tickets to the Nix and support your local club appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Nathan Newton (Senior Coach – Foil, Epee)

    • 25 Sep 2022
    • Hutt Valley Fencing Club
    • I have been a member of HVFC since 2012, regularly competing in foil and epee, and I am now a club committee member. I have been coaching since 2014, and in 2016, I completed the Level 1 Oceania Fencing Master Academy accreditation. I enjoy working with fencers of all ages and abilities, with a particular … Continue reading Nathan Newton (Senior Coach – Foil, Epee) →
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• • Annual General Meeting 2022

    • 26 Sep 2022
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Newtown Residents’ Association Annual General Meeting was held on 19th September at 7:30pm, St Thomas’s Community Lounge 200 Riddiford St. There was a small attendance, and a number of the Executive members were absent, for a variety of reasons, including the President and the Treasurer. However the meeting was ably chaired by Vice President … Continue reading Annual General Meeting 2022 →
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Legacy Taekwon-Do

    • 19 Dec 2023
    • Newtown Festival
    • A group of locals from the Legacy Taekwon-Do club will showcase the art of Taekwon-Do, a Korean martial art, in a series of different disciplines such as Line Work, Patterns, Step-Sparring, Self-Defense, Free Sparring, Power Breaking Destruction, and Flying kicks etc. This is your opportunity to witness such fun, active, and family-friendly live event! Come […]
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    Tauanui Hut and Te Maunga summit – Aorangi Forest Park

    • 2 Oct 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • We set off bright and early from Wellington on Saturday morning in the club van, after some convenient door-to-door pickups by our glorious leader Bryan. We then enjoyed a windy, motion sickness-inducing drive over the Remutaka Hill to Featherston, where we enjoyed a wee pastry and a coffee at the Baker before setting off. Once ... Read more
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    Winchcombe Biv – Tararua Forest Park

    • 27 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Fri – Waiohine Gorge car park to Cone HutWithin minutes of starting our journey to Cone Hut, in an attempt to avoid getting wet feet, I had somehow managed to fall (timber-like) sideways into the creek. I hit my knee, there was blood and a bruise-in-the-making, and I needed a minute to recover. Not a ... Read more
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    Life Flight saving more lives in the Central North Island thanks to $1 million grant from NZCT

    • 30 Jun 2024
    • Life Flight
    • Life Flight, bolstered by a substantial $1 million grant from New Zealand Community Trust, is extending a lifeline to those in need of time-critical medical care by adding a fourth air ambulance plane, based at Hamilton Airport. The post Life Flight saving more lives in the Central North Island thanks to $1 million grant from NZCT appeared first on Life Flight.
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    Life Flight saving more lives in the Central North Island thanks to $1 million grant from NZCT

    • 6 Aug 2024
    • Life Flight
    • Life Flight, bolstered by a substantial $1 million grant from New Zealand Community Trust, is extending a lifeline to those in need of time-critical medical care by adding a fourth air ambulance plane, based at Hamilton Airport. The post Life Flight saving more lives in the Central North Island thanks to $1 million grant from NZCT appeared first on Life Flight.
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• • Recitals

    • 17 Dec 2022
    • Newtown Festival
    • Recitals are a 7-piece band based in both Te Whanganui-A-Tara (Wellington) and Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). They are made up of Xanthe Rook (Bass/Vocals), Tharushi Bowatte (Trumpet), Carla Camilleri (Keys/Vocals), Olivia Wilding (Cello), Christian Dimick (Guitar/Vocals), Josh Finegan (Drums) and Sam Curtiss (Guitar). Their sound sprawls across a blend of genres made up of each members’ […]
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    March 2023 Newsletter

    • 23 May 2023
    • Kiwi Art House Gallery
    • Gabriel Heimler and Anna Proc will hold a small paintings mini exhibition starting November 13. And this month six 150 x 100cm panels that link together to form one large image that the artists created for a tour of China are being shipped. Gabriel and Anna have created a scene based on their ideas for their 2019 exhibiion here, Gauguin in Aotearoa.
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• • Te Rae Kai Hau Point - Keep It Natural!

    • 8 May 2007
    • Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
    • This is my seventh year in the battle to Save Te Rae Kai Hau Point. As seven is a special number I see this as a positive year to do things. It has been seven years where many people have played a part in opposing the shameful proposed Marine Education Centre ( Fish Zoo and Cafe) on this wonderful piece of natural heritage.
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    Public meeting highlighted importance of community

    • 1 Sep 2008
    • Keep Crossways Community House
    • The Crossways Community Trust reported back to Mt Victoria residents at a very well attended public meeting on Thursday 21 August following the sale of Crossways by the Presbyterian Church. Trust Chair Bill Southworth gave a compelling annual report, detailing the huge amount of time and effort that had gone into the Crossways campaign, singling out some key contributors, and providing a
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• • Design for the sun

    • 5 Oct 2008
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Following on from the previous post, where we had observed how good Wellington can get on a nice day (not so good today, unfortunately), there were a few photos left over that we just had to use. There seems to be a few simple principles at work here for successful public space design in general, but throughout the waterfront especially.
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    Term 1 afterschool sports sign ups

    • 10 Feb 2025
    • South Wellington Intermediate School
    • Now is a great opportunity for your child to try out a new sport, sign up for a favourite sport, or for some, sign up for as many as possible! Remember, intermediate school is all about trying out new opportunities and finding new interests. Please … The post Term 1 afterschool sports sign ups appeared first on South Wellington Intermediate School.
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    South Wellington Intermediate School, 30, Waripori Street, Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Competitive memorial

    • 29 May 2007
    • WellUrban
    • The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has done the right thing and called for a competition to design the Buckle St New Zealand Memorial Park that I mentioned last month. It's not a completely public competition like the original Waitangi Park design process, so don't rush out and send in an entry unless you've got a good architectural CV to your name.
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