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• • Principal’s Message – Mid-Term, 2019

    • 31 May 2019
    • Wellington High School
    •  Message from the Principal “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way …” I’m sure many of you will recognise these beautiful words from “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens and you will probably know why I am starting my message with this quote. We are in uncertain times, there is hope and there is despair and the despair seems to be outweighing the hope at the moment. Unfortunately, negotiations with the government are not going well and disruption is occurring in our schools. This is not what any of us want but these are the times we are living in. The current government has inherited 9 years of neglect and they obviously cannot rectify this immediately but their intransigence on various aspects of the negotiations is reprehensible. Education is a fundamental right and governments should be nurturing and cultivating the best teaching workforce so that we can have the best education system. The government should be leading the conversations about the best ways to do this but they are not. The key ingredient here, as I’m sure you know, are the teachers who are in front of our young people every day. We, as a society, have to decide whether we value those people or not. We have to decide whether we want the best people caring, supporting and inspiring our young people or not. Thank you for your support during these times and we will need it in the weeks ahead. I am sad to announce that Eric Tan has left us today to return to his home country of Singapore. Eric worked with us for 3 years in the Science department and made quite an impression with his calm, relational manner, his thorough planning and the cleanest Science labs you will ever see! We have already welcomed Dylan Weatherley-Libeau into the Science department this week as Eric’s replacement and we will also be welcoming Shaun Tavernor next week as a new Deputy Principal, and a Science teacher. Staffing changes inevitably cause more disruption and I thank the students for their patience in these times. You should have received information and brief biographies of persons standing for election in the upcoming Board of Trustees elections. Please read these carefully and make sure your voice is a part of this process by voting by 12.00pm on 7 June. It is also important to recognise the service of outgoing members, particularly Deanne Daysh who has served on our board for over 6 years with the last three spent as board chair. Deanne has donated a huge amount of her time to the school and I am forever in debt for her inspirational leadership and support in this forum. We have recently renamed our special needs unit from base 1 to He Kākano. He Kākano means ‘seed’ and conveys growth, development and expansion. Even before a seed is planted or nourished, it has inherent promise – the capability to take root, develop, grow and blossom. He Kākano reminds us of the opportunity we have in schools to make new beginnings, to plant, to nurture, to cherish, to realise potential, to grow and enhance that which is. He Kākano is a symbol of productivity and the promise of success through learning and achievement. Finally, this is the time of year when we market ourselves to our community. We have had feeder school visits and we are about to run our annual Open evening on Monday 10 June. We always look forward to this opportunity to showcase the work that we do at our great school. My speech to the feeder school students was about opportunity and the words above which He Kākano embodies, explain this perfectly: opportunity “to make new beginnings, to plant, to nurture, to cherish, to realise potential, to grow and enhance that which is”. Ngā mihi nui Dominic Killalea
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    Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Greater Wellington proposes better Metlink fares

    • 6 Aug 2017
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council is seeking public feedback on a proposal for fare concessions and changes aimed at encouraging off-peak public transport use, helping disadvantaged groups and paving the way for improvements to the city’s bus network.
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• • QS Subject Rankings reveal strength of NZ's three leading universities

    • 28 Feb 2018
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The latest international subject rankings confirm Victoria University of Wellington as New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university and show a clear gap opening up between the top three universities in New Zealand and the other five universities.
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• • Better lives, a better New Zealand

    • 30 Apr 2018
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Professor Girol Karacaoglu, Head of Victoria University's School of Government, highlights the importance of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and explains why he and his colleagues are developing a website to monitor New Zealand's performance toward achieving them.
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    Kitchen sink ingenuity

    • 3 May 2018
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • After studying languages and Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, Kati Kasza went on to literally follow her nose as an independent herbal skincare producer, becoming the founder and Managing Director of the successful natural skincare brand Evolu.
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• • It can’t be that hard to rank media meritoriously, if only the big players had the will

    • 14 Mar 2018
    • Jack Yan
    • US Department of Defense Keen to be seen as the establishment, and that means working with the military–industrial complex, Google is making software to help the Pentagon analyse drone footage, and not everyone’s happy with this development.
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    The Gold Cup

    • 14 Jun 2018
    • Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
    • Once upon a time, one of the most prestigious races in Wellington was a 20-mile cross-country race. Alan Stevens has scoured his memory and the club archives to give us an account of the life and ...
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• • Thank You for a Fantastic 2025 Junior Hockey Season!

    • 18 Oct 2025
    • Northern United Hockey Club
    • A huge thank you to all our junior players, parents, and supporters for choosing Northern United Hockey Club for the 2025 winter season! Our young players worked hard, supported their teammates, and showed incredible commitment week after week.
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    The Temple: Friendship

    • 20 Aug 2024
    • Vogelmorn Community Group
    • The Temple is a Pōneke alternative / ambient band featuring saxophonist Peter Liley, drummer Nathan Carter and producer Jack Woodbury. Their music melds expressive ambient loops with propulsive saxophone and drums to create genre-bending long form musical tapestries.
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    Vogelmorn Bowling Club, Mornington Road, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Wellbeing Government's empathy for the rich

    • 8 May 2019
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Why are people at the bottom of the income heap being asked to subsidise property investors, students from wealthy families and well-off retirees, asks Professor Arthur Grimes, Victoria University of Wellington's Chair of Wellbeing and Public Policy.
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• • Maintenance Awarua St Footpath

    • 28 Feb 2020
    • Ngaio Progressive Association
    • The footpath in Awarua Street between Ottawa Road and Rothsay Road is showing signs of ageing so maintenance work is planned. This work will start 27 February through to 24 March, work hours are between 9am and 4pm.
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • COVID-19: Greater Wellington closes offices

    • 21 Mar 2020
    • Metlink
    •  In line with advice from the Wellington Region Emergency Management Group (WREMO) and the Ministry of Health, Greater Wellington Regional Council is closing its offices to the public and encouraging all office based staff to work from home.
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• • COVID-19: Greater Wellington closes offices

    • 22 Mar 2020
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • In line with advice from the Wellington Region Emergency Management Group (WREMO) and the Ministry of Health, Greater Wellington Regional Council is closing its offices to the public and encouraging all office based staff to work from home.
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• • Why too many fearless people on a team make collaboration less likely

    • 17 Jun 2019
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • In a group, personality traits can rub off, write Dr Hedwig Eisenbarth from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Psychology and Professor Rebecca Hoyle and PhD student Martina Testori from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
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• • Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2020

    • 30 Jan 2020
    • Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
    • RPNYC members Michael Instone (recent academy grad), Phil Bishop (Helter Skelter owner) and Craig Ryburn (helm), joined local Bay of Islands Crew of Isabel and Kane to compete in Bay of Islands Sailing week over 22 – 24 January.
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    Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Weekly News 27 April 2020

    • 27 Apr 2020
    • Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
    • Welcome to Alert Level 3 Group training, club events, races and pack runs are not allowed under Alert Level 3 restrictions (unless those you are training with are also those you live with and already in your bubble).
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• • The future of New Zealand’s state sector

    • 13 May 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Central government has abdicated responsibility and accountability by decentralising its decision-making and when the dust clears from the COVID-19 crisis we should look at bringing back specialised departments headed by real experts, writes Dr Geoff Bertram.
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• • Should bosses be able to spy on workers at home?

    • 17 Jun 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • With the standard against which actions are judged that of the “reasonable employer”, employees have very limited protection from intrusions into their privacy and personal life, write Associate Professor Val Hooper, Professor Gordon Anderson and Dr Stephen Blumenfeld.
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• • Barton Marine Winter Series: Race Day 4

    • 16 Jul 2020
    • Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club
    • Race Day 4 has arrived and the forecast is looking beautiful! Let's hope it holds true and we get another fantastic day of Barton Marine Winter Series racing on the Bay.Check out everything you need to know here.
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    Evans Bay Yacht And Motor Boat Club, 447, Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • 2020 Advertising Scouting

    • 24 Jun 2020
    • Ngati toa Sea Scouts
    • Last Thursday night, the scouts went off and were instructed to prepare a video that would advertise scouting to the rest of the world.  This is what two groups (and the leaders) came up with: CUBS SCOUTS GROUP
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• • College Sport Wellington Stakeholder Update – 24 August

    • 24 Aug 2020
    • College Sport Wellington
    • Good evening students, staff, family members, partners and supporters of College Sport Wellington, Firstly I want to thank you all for your ongoing support of the measures put in place by College Sport Wellington and its member schools.
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• • Starting a new role in the middle of COVID-19

    • 24 Jul 2020
    • Hutt Valley District Health Board
    • Christine is the Associate Director of Nursing, Acute Services and Integrated Operations Centre. She joined Hutt Valley DHB during the height of Alert Level 4 and gives us this insight into starting a new job during nationwide upheaval.
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    Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Reshaping streets for transport justice: webinar with Oakland, CA

    • 20 Jul 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • Because people in councils and consultancies are generally employed, white, middle-class, the solutions they suggest for cities are often “elite projections” and won’t really do the good for those unlike them – unless they (*we) take special care.
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    New Zealand’s slow-moving transport problem

    • 10 Nov 2021
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • In the light of COP26 in Glasgow, what’s the story behind New Zealand’s faltering approach to emissions reductions? And what’s the link to the slow-moving transport debate in Wellington and suburban expansion in Auckland? Ralph Chapman explains.
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    The Missing Middle Mystery: housing detectives on the case!

    • 27 Jul 2021
    • Talk Wellington
    • A housing crisis is a great time to ask “where are all those other types of housing?” This is a great little video that unpacks why cities have the housing stock and “culture” and “character” we see today.
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• • Wood & Art Back 2 Thistle

    • 19 Apr 2022
    • Thistle Hall Community Venue
    • This show will be a selection of hand crafted wooden items from our furniture makers, green woodworkers, carvers and wood turners. This includes small woodwork items. We also have painted and sculptural work displayed, from invited local artists.
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    Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Stars of the Matariki cluster: Hiwaiterangi

    • 30 Jun 2022
    • Te Papa's blog
    • The star Hiwaiterangi (Greek: Calaeno) is the star associated with granting our wishes and realising our aspirations for the coming year. Curator Pacific Cultures Rachel Yates talks about the whetū Hiwaiterangi and the connection to our collections.Read more
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    Vote in the upcoming local elections – Last day tomorrow to register for postal voting papers

    • 11 Aug 2022
    • Island Bay Residents' Association
    • Hi Residents of Island Bay and Southgate, Tomorrow is the deadline for registering to get your voting papers in the mail. Head along to vote.nz to register and have your say on who you want to represent you!
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    Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Old Timers Day

    • 21 May 2012
    • Stop Out Sports Club
    • Terry Killalea, Jimmy MCCreadie and Warwick Gendall at last weeks Old Timers Day. A good win by the 1st team, 3-1 over Petone and the 2nds 6-2 winners over Tawa made the day even more enjoyable!  
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Vicar's Letter - 28 October 2022

    • 26 Oct 2022
    • All Saints Hataitai
    • Kia ora whānau,Go Sunday is upon us and we are super excited by the opportunties this brings us to meet our neighbours, invite friends to serve with us and to have God conversations in amongst it all.
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    All Saints Anglican Church, 90, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)