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    Review: Prima Facie

    • 1 Jul 2023
    • The Wellingtonista
    • By Nadia Freeman Prima Facie shares an authentic story of a woman’s experience of assault and navigating the judicial system to seek justice. The nearly sell-out season demonstrates that despite the raw and challenging subject, there is a strong calling for stories like this.   Rape is a word people don’t want to say, and for […]
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    Nix unveil new home strip for the 2024-25 A-Leagues

    • 1 Oct 2024
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have released their eye-catching new playing kit for their matches at Sky Stadium and Porirua Park this season. In a departure from recent seasons the Phoenix men and women will have dedicated home and away strips during... The post Nix unveil new home strip for the 2024-25 A-Leagues appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Estère Lola (DJ set)

    • 1 Mar 2024
    • Newtown Festival
    • Estère’s unique brand of Electric Blue Witch-Hop creates an unparalleled melange of sounds. Both a producer and artist, Estère references a vast range of genres including electronic, hip-hop, RnB and folk music. Estère bedecks her production with a rich elastic voice that she uses to convey the stories and emotion found within her lyrics. The […]
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    Club rugby to heat up on back of stormy weather week

    • 2 May 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Leaders Oriental-Rongotai are back at home this Saturday against Tawa, as are Old Boys University who are back in OBU colours and back at Rugby League Park to host Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Tane Nathan. By Scott MacLean and Steven White Winter weather has definitely arrived in the capital this week, and while the forecast for tomorrow...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    The allure of Rakiura’s Tin Range – a solo FMC scholarship

    • 3 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • The allure of Rakiura’s Tin Range A solo expedition to rugged southern Rakiura including an ascent of the granite peak Gog, partly funded by a Simon Bell scholarship with the FMC New Zealand. Rakiura anchors more than Maui’s canoe. It anchors in its rocks, rivers and rugged shores, and in its garnishment of plants and animals, ... Read more
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    From the President – August 2025

    • 3 Aug 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kia ora, We have had a lot of events in the past few weeks, and I have really enjoyed meeting more members and getting a better understanding of what you think makes the club tick. This month read on to find out about: As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. Please feel free to ... Read more
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    Volunteering on Kapiti Island

    • 20 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Volunteering on Kapiti Island On Friday at 8am I was waiting with Anne, Jamie and nine other volunteers to jump in the boat and head across to Kapiti Island to volunteer for three days doing trapline work on the island. On arrival we headed straight to the biosecurity room to go through all our gear and ... Read more
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    Kapiti Island, Kāpiti Coast District, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Chase Woods

    • 5 Feb 2025
    • Newtown Festival
    • For the past five years, rapper Chase Woods and producer Shush have been locking in, making music that’s real, raw, and full of pride in being Māori. Their sound is a mix of everything they love—boom bap, jazz vibes, UK drill, UK garage, and house, kind of like a “50c mix” where every track hits […]
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    Helping seniors with technology

    • 4 Jul 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Nothing changes faster than technology! For many seniors, the rapid pace of change with technology can cause stress and worry, especially when the way we do everyday things like banking is being steered online. Age Concern’s Tea and Tech day is all about helping seniors build confidence online and with their devices. It’s a drop-in ... Read more
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    Hurricanes v Chiefs Stat Attack

    • 6 May 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Hurricanes squared off against the Chiefs this past Saturday night. Some facts and figures from the clash against the Chiefs by Hurricanes statistician Peter Marriott below. Round 12 v Chiefs: Won 35-17 The Hurricanes and the Chiefs have now met on 47 occasions. The Hurricanes have won 24 matches and the Chiefs 21. There...
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    Wellington Lions hunting five-peat of wins over Waikato in second round clash

    • 7 Aug 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Losi Filipo and teammates celebrate a try when the Lions and Waikato last met in the NPC, in last year’s semi-final win. In 2023 Filipo scored a hat-trick against Waikato. He starts on the right wing and his Petone teammate Tjay Clarke on the left wing in Hamilton on Saturday. Often on the great plains...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Nam Chucks

    • 3 Feb 2024
    • Newtown Festival
    • Deep appreciation and respect for Soundsystem culture, Nam Chucks repping for wahine to create magical and conscious vibrations. Music, her healer, creator, protector and destroyer of all them evil tings. Show coordinator/selector homebass Radioactive 88.6fm, Big up bless up The Session, Newtown Sound, Strictly 138, Taniwhas Den, Momentum Crew, Surface Pressure, Mayhem Soundsystem, Section 9, […]
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Stall applications are now closed

    • 4 Dec 2024
    • Newtown Festival
    • We have never closed the bookings in December before, but we have enough applications now to fill our site, with space reserved for some local retailers and for special zones such as Little Poland and the Pasifika stalls. Those stallholders will be invited to apply, and we will send them the link. Please email us if you […]
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    Stoat detector dog gives Miramar a clean bill of health

    • 31 Jul 2025
    • Predator Free Wellington
    • This article was written by Justin Wong for The Post on 30 July 2025. Wero the dog and his best friend Brad Windust have just completed a sweep of the Miramar Peninsula and Mt Victoria looking for signs of unwanted stoats and weasels. They were pleased to have picked up none at this check, but Windust said…
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    Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Introducing Sara Norling – Kaitakawaenga Māori at WCF

    • 7 Aug 2023
    • Wellington Community Fund
    • Please join us in welcoming Sara Norling (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Kai Tahu and Ngāti Maniapoto) to the team. As Kaitakawaenga Māori, Sara will be leading He Rau Aroha – our strategic granting programme focussed on supporting Māori-led initiatives that specifically serve and support mana whenua, taura here, and other Māori communities in the Wellington... Read more »
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• • Caroline Laurent – 2021

    • 2 Dec 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Born in 1988 and of French-Mauritian origins, Caroline grew up between French Polynesia, Bordeaux, Italy and Paris, where she currently resides. She still travels regularly to Mauritius to visit her maternal family. Caroline is a graduate of modern French literature and has been an editor for the past 12 years (JC Lattès, Les Escales, Stock). […]
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    Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Miramar Schools Healthy Active Learning Day

    • 2 Dec 2022
    • Nuku Ora
    • 140 students from Miramar Christian School, Miramar Central School and Holy Cross came together for a full day of Healthy Active Learning! The purposes of the day were: To build community connections between local schools To demonstrate the benefits of Healthy Active Learning and active lifestyles To showcase some local health and physical activity providers that can support schools
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    Miramar Christian School, 41, Camperdown Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Running the finances

    • 1 Feb 2023
    • Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
    • Simon Keller Marshall Clark is the long-time Wellington Scottish treasurer. Marshall will step down as treasurer when his term finishes in April, and we are looking for a replacement. I chatted with Marshall about the role and what it takes to be a good club treasurer. How long have you been Scottish treasurer, and how […]
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• • Wanderkamera

    • 3 Feb 2023
    • Newtown Festival
    • Wanderkamera is a wooden large-format camera built in Aotearoa and based in Berlin. Visitors can have their portrait taken and developed on the spot. The portrait can then be purchased and immediately taken home.  Bob Jones’ long-term project Wanderkamera integrates into various public spaces as a site for artistic exchange. In a fun way, they […]
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• • Sedef Ecer – 2023

    • 5 Feb 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Born in Istanbul, Sedef Ecer grew up in the world of movie-making, theatre and television. Her latest book, Trésor national, was published by JC Lattès in 2021. She writes in different genres and in two languages: she has written more than 500 articles or opinion pieces for the press, novels, screenplays, explored new genres and […]
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    Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Yann le Dorre

    • 14 Feb 2023
    • Newtown Festival
    • Yann Le Dorré sings saturnine folk songs for modern times and the stars too high in the sky. Drawing from 70’s singer-songwriters, outlaw country legends and 90’s grunge acts, he writes for the divorces and drunkards in a series of acoustic reports from the rain-drenched capital.  Known for his work with Wellington’s ‘gutter folk’ band, […]
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    Harper Lock Shield: Poneke v Paremata-Plimmerton

    • 18 Apr 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Harper Lock Shield. Scoring highlights of the Round 3 Wellington club rugby Premier 2 fixture on Saturday between Paremata-Plimmerton and Poneke at Ngati Toa Domain. In windy, but fine conditions, Poneke won 40-34, after earlier skipping out to a 21-0 lead and then leading 28-14 at halftime as the home side dug deep and...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 107: John Sage

    • 8 Jul 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • For over a decade, throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, the name J.K. Sage was one of the most ‘mentioned in despatches’ in the Rugby Weekly publication. There are numerous entries scattered throughout about Sage and almost all of them positive and complimentary. It seems that Sage sometimes single-handedly carried his club team’s fortunes on...
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    All teams fighting to stay in the mix in round six

    • 9 May 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Action from Kilbirnie Park last Saturday. Home team Poneke are away playing Paremata-Plimmerton tomorrow, while Johnsonville are back home hosting Old Boys University. Photo: Tane Nathan. By Scott MacLean and Steven White It is the sixth round of the Wellington Premier Swindale Shield and the promise of more tight and thrilling rugby around the region...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Papatahi Crossing

    • 24 Nov 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Papatahi Crossing was on Tash’s tramping check list for a long time. She decided to make her dream come true with five other people – Amy-Louise, Elisabeth, James, Maj-Britt and Tracey. Since I’m French Canadian and don’t know where things are in NZ, I decided to join this medium fit trip and to follow the ... Read more
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    President’s Column – November 2022

    • 24 Nov 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Welcome to the November President Column.  The Club continues to do well with a busy schedule of trips and other activities.  75th Anniversary Celebrations In early November, we celebrated the Club’s 75th anniversary with a dinner, easy tramp and then a BBQ.  The entire weekend was a resounding success and was well attended with old ... Read more
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    Art, Authorship & Reuse

    • 16 Dec 2022
    • City Gallery
    • Hosted by Caitlin Lynch · December 2, 2022 Sampling, reuse and copying have long been strategies and approaches in artistic practice and is a thread you can follow through art history. But who owns art? Should culture be under copyright? What are the limits of fair use? These questions are explored in the recent artworks exhibited at City […]
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    Wellington City Gallery, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Japes

    • 13 Dec 2022
    • Newtown Festival
    • Japes is the alias of songwriter, producer and DJ Mia Kelly. Based in the windy hills of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, they have been exploring the different parts of the music scene while studying, working, playing in bands and DJ-ing in all sorts of places. It’s the people and the heart of this city that inspires them, […]
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• • Danica Bryant

    • 15 Dec 2022
    • Newtown Festival
    • “Deliciously sweet yet shockingly bitter” (Under The Radar), Danica Bryant is no ordinary songwriter. A pop-folk musician with a gritty rock edge, her songs sink their teeth into intense topics from celebrity culture and mental health, to gender dynamics and body possession. “All hard guitar and pain-filled howl” (The Hook NZ), this woman bites back. […]
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    President’s Column – December 2022

    • 22 Dec 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Welcome to the December President Column.  The busy schedule of the Club continues and I’ve been out on two tramps recently : the first to Waiopehu hut and the second on a maintenance trip to Paua hut.  This is the final President Column for 2022 and I would like to say thank you to all ... Read more
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