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    Life Flight unveils major citywide art trail for 2026

    • 9 Nov 2025
    • Life Flight
    • Life Flight’s Bee in the City, presented by Mills Albert, will see over 30 giant bee sculptures pop up across the capital — a vibrant, family-friendly art trail supporting Life Flight’s life-saving aeromedical service. The post Life Flight unveils major citywide art trail for 2026 appeared first on Life Flight.
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• • Getting Moore for less

    • 26 Mar 2007
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Fashionistas may be excited to know about the very temporary-looking Andrea Moore 'workroom' set up by the bus stop on Manners St, whose windows are promising 50-70% off. But those who recently bought a (gorgeous) Andrea Moore dress at full cost might not want to read this at all...
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• • Porcine Holocaust

    • 7 Aug 2007
    • The Wellingtonista
    • When it comes down to living the good life, you don't have to spend up large. One of my favourite things about having been a dishpig or assorted-kitchen odd-body for a number of years is that you soon learn that the most expensive foods are often the crappyest.
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• • C&C DHB scales back alert status

    • 24 Jul 2007
    • Capital & Coast District Health Board
    • Patients still advised to see GP first if not an emergency Capital & Coast DHB yesterday reduced its alert status to Code Orange, but is still urging people not to use the Emergency Department unless it is an emergency, as the number of patients turning up at hospital is still very high.
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• • Pecha Kucha rocks

    • 19 Apr 2010
    • Architectural Centre Inc
    • Last night’s Pecha Kucha was just as much fun as the last one - maybe even more so. The line up I have is as per the following, but I think there is one more person missing. Which is a pity, because he was arguably the best… * Roger Walker // architect / car enthusiast // [...]
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    North Wellington v BNU – 17th April 2010

    • 22 Apr 2010
    • Brooklyn Northern United AFC
    • The North Wellington team we faced were surprisingly different from the team we got relegated with last season…so no Rusty, Spotty & Meatloaf...apparently they swapped with their Capital 6 team to give youth a chance further up the leagues – thankfully we don’t follow a similar ageist policy here at Brooklyn!
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• • New Zealand's Next Top City

    • 8 Aug 2010
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Writing recaps of New Zealand's Next Top Model is something that I'd normally do over at Pretty Pretty Pretty, but since the first episode of Season Two was filmed in Wellington (nice work, Positively Tourism!), I thought I might put up some thoughts on all the places that they shot.
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• • 2012 School Athletics

    • 19 Feb 2012
    • St Patricks College, Silverstream
    • Friday 10 February 2012: Passing showers were no deterrent for today's school athletics competition, with great participation across all four Houses. The House competition was a tight tussle, Houses constantly swapping positions right up to the last event of the day. Events were run as Competition races followed by Participation races.
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    St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
  
  
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    Hataitai Community Market - May 2nd

    • 30 Apr 2015
    • Hataitai Community Website
    • After a break over Easter we're back with another monthly market, on the first Saturday of the month as usual. Come along to the Hataitai Bowling Club, 157 Hataitai Road to see what's new, pick up something tasty to eat, or to find a bargain! Market runs from 10am until 1pm.
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    Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Civic pride

    • 27 Jul 2008
    • The Wellingtonista
    • It may not be Wellingtonista Awards season just yet, but here's another chance to put in a plug for your favourite things in the Wellington built environment. The Wellington Civic Trust Awards are coming up, and the trust wants your nominations for the best recent contributions in the following fields: Building Heritage Environmental Public Space Street Art Nnominations close on the 18th of August, and nominated projects must have been completed since the previous awards in 2005. There's also a separate voting form for best new sculpture, and if the sculpture that does it for you isn't on that list, you could always nominate it in the Street Art category.
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• • Wishing for a better world

    • 1 May 2008
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Wishbone have put up the prices of most of its food by $1, so now you will pay $7.50 for their cranberry, chicken and brie sandwich (luckily, next door to my local Wishbone is the Concorde Cafe where I can get a crusty baguette filled with salami and cheese, and a mystical half olive for a bargain $3.50). They say that it is the rising cost of petrol that has forced them into it. We say that maybe if they investigated ways to reduce the ridiculous amount of plastic that their food comes in, the cost of petrol wouldn't affect them quite as much.
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• • Government tunnel plans guarantee traffic jams

    • 15 Apr 2024
    • Cycle Wellington
    • The Government's transport plans for Wellington are a hodgepodge of failed ideas from the 1960s, say cycling advocates. "Everyone, except the Government, knows you simply can't build your way out of congestion," says Patrick Morgan. "Extra car tunnels would attract more traffic, jamming up Wellington streets, adding pollution and danger. It's the opposite of what Wellington needs. It's a slap in the face for Wellington people, who have consistently voted for better public transport, cycling, walking, and affordable housing." He says it's embarrassing that the new Government is dusting off a failed plan that was rejected a few years ago. "Highway tunnels under Wellington are an expensive, unpopular and unworkable plan."
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• • Secure Sarina Pole Mooring

    • 7 Feb 2019
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Thu, 07/02/2019 - 18:30 - 21:30 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  12 Training night converted to securing vessel with broken mooring line.  Yacht Sarina had broken stern mooring line and was swinging in tide.  Resecured with Coastguard rope. Continued training by area familiarisation going under bridges and heading up Pauatahanui Inlet. On return took tow of dingy into marina "E"pier.  Person took vessel to swing mooring and was rowing back in failing light against incoming tide. Vessel Details Length:  10.00m Resources Attendees:  Weedoogie Shane Tindall Polarbear Trevor Burgess CRV's Used:  CRV Pelorus
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• • Teddy Bear's Picnic

    • 7 Mar 2010
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sun, 07/03/2010 - 11:00 - 16:00 Operation Type:  Other People Assisted:  200 Coastguard Mana made an appearance for the Children’s Day Teddy Bear’s Picnic and Fishing Carnival at Aotea Lagoon. We set up a display to provide pamphlets and information on safe boating as well as taking approximately 250 children on boat rides around the lagoon. The day was a huge success with lots of happy children enjoying the nice sunny weather and getting a chance to have a go in a boat, many for the first time ever. Thanks to all the volunteer crew who turned up to help - without the many helpers it would have been tough to keep all those exited children in line! Click 'read more' to see photos. Resources Attendees:  Chris Seaton Gary Spence Jimmy Trist Maeleen Owen Mark Presling Paul Craven tfarmer CRV's Used:  CRV Pelorus Toyota Prado Attachments Image:  Video File:  Use SwfTools Module to play FLV files if you only convert/upload FLV videos or FlowPlayer Module must be enabled in order to play FLV videos with other types. read more
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• • Match Report Rd 6 Swindale – OBU lose first 2020 match to MSP

    • 29 Jul 2020
    • Old Boys - University Rugby Club
    • <div class="slider slider-nav-circle slider-nav-large slider-nav-light slider-style-normal" data-flickity-options='{ "cellAlign": "center", "imagesLoaded": true, "lazyLoad": 1, "freeScroll": false, "wrapAround": true, "autoPlay": 6000, "pauseAutoPlayOnHover" : true, "prevNextButtons": true, "contain" : true, "adaptiveHeight" : true, "dragThreshold" : 10, "percentPosition": true, "pageDots": true, "rightToLeft": false, "draggable": true, "selectedAttraction": 0.1, "parallax" : 0, "friction": 0.6 }' > #image_638246734 { width: 100%; } #image_886644742 { width: 100%; } #image_1156154081 { width: 100%; } #image_2018455272 { width: 100%; } #image_975258038 { width: 100%; } #image_627336695 { width: 100%; } OBU 18 MSP 22 This was never going to be an easy match. MSP have recruited well this season particularly in the backs and welcomed some Hurricanes experience in the Proctor brothers to the starting line-up. It was old-timers day for MSP and a fair few of the older members had turned out to their clubrooms to preload! Conditions The weather was fine with the wind blowing diagonally down the pitch from the north into the south-eastern corner where the field dips away a little. the sun was low in the first half and difficult for OBU to deal with playing into it from the southeastern corner. It would be even worse for MSP in the second half. OBU was playing from Gym end toward the road in the first half. John ‘JC’ Cable & Jaesen Sumner were kindly present to keep an eye on the play while I wrestled with the screen lock on my phone. We are positioned up beside the video platform on the northern side. Notable performances The front row was mighty but didn’t really get the rewards it may have felt entitled to. The lineout applied lots of pressure and caused plenty of mistakes from MSP Paddy Carter was immense around the field. He is becoming a valuable utility player covering locks and flanks and is certainly a lineout option with outstanding aerial skills whichever position he is in. Shamus and Caleb deserve a mention every week. Hardworking, rugged and abrasive all over the park. In the backs, Sam Reid was once again rock-solid barely making a mistake. Ty Poe is a consistent performer growing each week. Callum and Dale are a great pairing of skill, speed and determination. Kyle really stood up in this match and had several classy touches including the chip and regather for the try. How the game unfolded 2 mins The tone for the match was set early scrum-wise by OBU. A powerful shunt spoilt the MSP feed which resulted in a knock-on in the backline due to the backfoot ball. 5 mins A series of pick and goes near the MSP line in the left corner resulted in a penalty to OBU. Dale steps up and nails the shot on the 22m line about 15 in from the left touchline OBU 3-0 6 mins From the kick-off there is a penalty for a high shot on Paddy. The penalty kick doesn’t find touch. The kick is followed up well enough to pressure MSP whop are finally able to clear to the touch after a couple of minor wobbles. 9 mins MSP manages to get it wide to their left side close to the touchline in front of us. The MSP player makes a great burst upfield but eventually, it breaks down and we go back to the penalty the ref was playing advantage for. The shot is successfully taken from 35 metres out and just to the right of the posts. 3-3 13 mins MSP puts up an up and under (or ‘Gary Owen’ for the northerners), then they regain at the ensuing ruck and the halfback chips downfield. Sam Reid has no choice but to run it into touch near our line on the far side of the paddock. From the lineout MSP throw is not straight so OBU gets to clear from the scrum. Pressure diffused for now. 17 mins MSP sets up a driving maul from a lineout but OBU gets the drive on. The maul breaks up with MSP players in behind our forwards. MSP flanker and halfback both have a dab at the line but it’s the right-winger who busts through for the score. The conversion misses. MSP 8-3 20 mins OBU charge down an MSP clearing kick. Ty Poe claims the loose ball and scores it under the sticks. The conversion was successful. OBU 10-8 23 mins A great move from OBU down the left-hand side of the field, Shamus makes lots of ground commits the defence and sets Paddy for the pass but it goes behind Paddy. MSP runs it out. There is a brief altercation. The Assistant Referee puts his flag out and a discussion ensues with the ref. The referee calls the captains together and presumably issues a warning to both teams to keep it clean despite what looked like a punch thrown by the red player. 24 mins Kyle darts down the blindside and chips past the first line of defence. He regathers under pressure from 3 defenders and scoots the rest of the way down the far sideline to score it in the corner. Conversion unsuccessful. OBU 15-8 28 mins Shamus crashes through the defence with some good pace and offloads to Finbarr. Reece ratchets up the pressure with an attack down the close touchline. OBU is right on the MSP goal line but are penalised. Can’t tell from our position what it was for. Unfortunately, someone says something to the ref so we deservedly get marched 10 metres. 30 mins OBU is in MSPs half again and looking likely but are penalised for holding on in the tackle. Good play from MSP flanker to beat the cleaners to the ball. MSP kick into the far corner. From the lineout MSP over-throw the ball and Kyle makes a great 40-meter clearance. 39 mins MSP is penalised for backs offside. Callum steps up to have a long-range shot from just inside the MSP half and out to the left. Kick misses Halftime OBU 15-8 41 mins MSP on the attack, OBU backs are caught offside 35 metres out and slightly to the right of the posts. Kick landed OBU 15-11 46 mins A long sequence of pick and goes on the MSP line. An MSP player crashes over the top believing he is onside and concedes a very obvious penalty. Dale successfully takes the shot. OBU 18-11 49 mins OBU concede a penalty for holding near the 10-metre line straight out in front. Kick is successfully taken. OBU 18-14 52 mins Paddy claims the kickoff with a memorable AFL-style leap. 55 mins OBU move the ball wide to Sam Reid who slips through the first tackle but can’t get through the second and eventually the ball runs into touch. MSP again overthrow the lineout. Morgan tries to gather the ball but knocks it on. MSP feed to the scrum. 57 mins MSP manages to clear the scrum which is under pressure and begin a promising period of attack near the OBU line. OBU player gest over the ball and wins the penalty which is cleared to touch taking some of the pressure off but we lose the lineout. Matt Fowler makes it on for his 50th replacing Kyle Preston at the base of the scrum. Sam Godwin on James Poloniati Off 60 mins A great driving maul from OBU. Eventually, MSP concedes the penalty and OBU elects to kick to the corner. Another great driving maul and an MSP forward rolls the dice by dropping it and gets away with it this time. Eventually, OBU knocks the ball forward. 63 mins MSP clear their line from a massive kick by James Proctor playing at 2nd 5. He kicked from the 5-meter line and the ball eventually goes out just on OBUs side of halfway. 66 mins Almost an action replay with another great clearing kick from Proctor. 73 mins MSP are hot on the attack and looking dangerous. There is an OBU player down. It turns out to be Matt Fowler in his 50th. Kyle comes on to replace him as a precaution. Morgan comes back on sporting a bandage on his head. I missed where he went off! Sam Coombs leaves the field. Taine Plumtree is replaced by Josh Gimblett 75 mins There is a series of Pick and goes on our line. Eventually #19 James Tuia crashes over. Conversion unsuccessful. MSP 19-18 75 mins Sam Coombs is on for Finbarr Kerr-Newell and somewhere along the way Matt Sleith came on at hooker for Kenan Gillson. OBU just need to hold the ball and work it back up the field to get in position to pressure MSP into a mistake. OBU puts the drive on from a lineout but the ball is knocked on. 78 mins OBU desperate now tries to run it out to the other end of the field but MSP turn the ball over in our 22 and the 1st 5 for MSP lines up and slots the drop goal. MSP 22-18 That’s the way the match ended. A riveting game with a very tight finish. I get the feeling that this match could well be replayed over the coming weeks in a semi or a final, but let’s not count our chickens just yet. Another almighty challenge awaits against Tawa out at Lyndhurst Park next week. Final Score MSP 22-18   The post Match Report Rd 6 Swindale – OBU lose first 2020 match to MSP appeared first on OBU Rugby.
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Metlink On Demand trial extended to the end of 2024

    • 4 Apr 2024
    • Metlink
    • Good news for Tawa and Porirua public transport users: the Metlink On Demand trial has been extended to the end of the year. Metlink On Demand is an app-based service introduced to Tawa in May 2022, and extended to the Porirua CBD in June 2023. Passengers can order rides from small buses operating without set routes between around 600 flexible pick up and drop off locations or ‘virtual stops’. Greater Wellington Transport Committee chair Thomas Nash says the regional council’s public transport wing knows the service is well-used and loved by locals. “Metlink On Demand was born out of our commitment to connecting more passengers with public transport,” Cr Nash says. “We knew the Tawa hills and central Porirua were underserviced areas and that Metlink On Demand could help fill this gap.
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• • Smasher salvage operation

    • 1 Feb 2016
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Thu, 21/01/2016 - 00:05 - 20:30 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  0 Total Volunteer Hours:  81 This salvage task followed on from the resuce operation of the morning.  MR1 carried a salvage crew and Smashers owner out to the island to do a damage assesment and then repair work. MR1 was standing by the operation for salvage crew safety and sea support. some transfer tasks were carried out for materiel and personel, before Smasher was seaworthy and the boat was able to be pulled (astern) off the shore and the tow line transferred to the bow for a tow into safe water where the boats were rafted up and Smasher was delivered to the liftout dock. Vessel Details Length:  8.00m Resources Attendees:  Jimmythekiwi Neil Cornwell Peter Feely Trevor Farmer
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• • May update from DCM - together we can end homelessness

    • 31 May 2019
    • Downtown Community Ministry
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Mark the date in your diary – Saturday 17 August – and please join and share our Facebook event. Better still, why not volunteer to join our team and ensure the Bookfair is a huge success?   "The DCM Bookfair is one of the best events I have ever volunteered for. It is a fun time to team up with lovely people for a great cause." - Russell   "Helping at the DCM Bookfair is a very rewarding experience and a great way to help end homelessness in Wellington. The Bookfair is a fun-filled day with a chance to check out all the weird and wonderful books. You won't regret volunteering!" - Alaina   Do you love to manaaki people? Are you good with money, have good customer service skills, or is physical labour more your thing? We need helpers across a range of different roles. Please get in touch to volunteer by emailing events@dcm.org.nz   We applaud the Wellbeing Budget Yes, yesterday was Budget Day and we all got to see what has been included and prioritised in the government’s Wellbeing Budget. We applaud the focus on broader success measures including the health of people and communities. It’s particularly pleasing to note the focus on mental health and addictions, a constant struggle for the people we work with who are experiencing homelessness.   “For too long we’ve treated issues of mental health and addiction only when they became a crisis. That’s no longer acceptable – in fact it never was.” David Clark (Budget pg. 31) Last year at DCM we put a lot of effort into ensuring our taumai had a voice in the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction. (For a great story capturing this, read all about A Day in the Life of Te Hāpai.) One of their key messages was that medication and going in and out of the ward was not working, and they wanted better options. We are excited to see that their voice is being listened to, with serious funding being put into this area. More disappointing is the focus on, and dollars for, transitional rather than permanent housing. We will continue to challenge behaviours and policies that can enable and perpetuate homelessness rather than ending it. Read all about the Budget here. <!-- --> <!-- --> Join our brilliant bunch of backers Many Wellingtonians support DCM with regular, automatic payments. It is their commitment to our work that enables us to continue supporting people who are experiencing homelessness in our city. This is Frank. He started supporting DCM as an AP donor many years ago. Later, when he had more time on his hands, he also volunteered to help us with our Bookfair deliveries and Foodbank pick-ups. Frank is now an integral part of "team DCM". Many of our AP donors support us year after year. Are you able to become part of this brilliant bunch of backers? Because together, we CAN end homelessness in our city. More info here. <!-- --> What can I do? Become a regular donor to DCM - visit our website and Support DCM Deliver your quality secondhand books for our Bookfair - find out how here Can you volunteer at the DCM Bookfair? Email us at events@dcm.org.nz Our Foodbank can be busy during the winter months - see our shopping list for those items we most need at the moment; you can bring these into DCM any week day or to our donation bin at New World Chaffers Do you know others who would love to learn more about DCM and our work with people who are experiencing homelessness? Encourage them to join our mailing list for monthly updates during our 50th birthday year. <!-- --> Read More Success Stories <!-- --> Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi With your basket and my basket, the people will thrive <!-- --> Copyright © 2019 DCM. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: DCMPO Box 6133Marion SqWellington, Wellington 6011 New ZealandAdd us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.
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    Orchestra Wellington join SOL3 MIO at Porirua’sSymphony In the...

    • 20 Dec 2017
    • Orchestra Wellington
    • Orchestra Wellington join SOL3 MIO at Porirua’s Symphony In the Park 2018 Symphony in the Park w/ Sol3 Mio, Orchestra Wellington & Virtuoso Strings Presented by Porirua City Saturday 3rd March,  Porirua Park, Wellington Orchestra Wellington is teaming up with international singing sensations Sol3 Mio at a significant new summer gig next March.
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• • Election 2020 – voting from hospital

    • 21 Sep 2020
    • Hutt Valley District Health Board
    • Due to COVID-19, Electorate Returning Officers will not be collecting votes from patients in hospital either in the lead up to or on Election Day. Hospitals will also not be used as designated voting places. However, people who cannot get to a voting place because they are in hospital can still vote.
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• • Hutt volunteers do it for community & the planet

    • 30 Nov 2023
    • Kaibosh Food Rescue
    • Meet the Humans of Kaibosh – stories about the amazing people who contribute to our collective mahi! Hutt Tuesday Food Sort Team – “Is this broccoli dead or alive?” – by Louise Hammersley. Every Tuesday, a team of five Lower Hutt residents gather at Kaibosh’s Hutt Valley depot in Petone, rolling up their sleeves to […]
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    Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    National League preview 11-13 October

    • 10 Oct 2024
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • Two away games face the Wellington Phoenix in this weekend’s National League action as they look to move up the table. The women’s reserves have another Friday 7pm game, as they travel to Newtown Park to face Wellington United. It... The post National League preview 11-13 October appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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• • Wellington win tight encounter at Masterton

    • 20 Apr 2008
    • Squash Wellington
    • It was an exciting (but cold) weekend of excellent squash at the Masterton Squash Club. After the first round on Friday night BOP (15 matches) had a comfortable lead over WGTN (11 matches). During Saturday morning the younger players from Wellington managed some great wins evening up the scores at 20 matches each.
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• • History of the Waveney

    • 3 Sep 2010
    • Coastguard Mana
    • I have set up a page that documents the history our old ex-RNLI Waveney Class lifeboat that was sold in Feb 2010 to a private owner down in Lyttleton, Christchurch. http://www.coastguardmana.org.nz/waveney Have you seen her lately? If you do spot her in her new life please send us a photo!
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    Wellington College the team to beat

    • 23 May 2012
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: The start of the Wellington College haka in their recent Traditional win against Napier Boys' High School Wellington College will be the team to beat when they line up against cross-tunnel rivals St Pat's Town in the Wellington Premier 1 First XV competition opener at Wellington College today at 1.
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• • Six Barrels totally instagrammable but also delicious

    • 17 May 2012
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Six Barrels interior, photo by Jason Aldous You know how we feel about Monterey, so it should be no surprise to you that we were very very excited when we heard that Joseph was opening up a new factory in which to bottle his delicious syrups, which is also a cafe too.
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• • Over 350 people on bikes say “Get on With It” to WCC

    • 22 Apr 2015
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • The rally shows how WCC should “lifi it’s act” [Photo: Patrick Morgan] Ron Beernink, Cycle Aware Wellington Committee member, reports: Over 350 hands went up when people at the Get On With It rally were asked, “who has had a near miss?” That same morning another cyclist had an collision on Thorndon Quay.
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    Orchestra Wellington join SOL3 MIO at Porirua’sSymphony In the...

    • 20 Dec 2017
    • Orchestra Wellington
    • Orchestra Wellington join SOL3 MIO at Porirua’s Symphony In the Park 2018 Symphony in the Park w/ Sol3 Mio, Orchestra Wellington & Virtuoso Strings Presented by Porirua City Saturday 3rd March,  Porirua Park, Wellington Orchestra Wellington is teaming up with international singing sensations Sol3 Mio at a significant new summer gig next March.
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    Gerry Brownlee – please cancel Transmission Gully

    • 1 Mar 2011
    • Eye of the Fish
    • There is a road proposal, with a cost to benefit ratio that flies out the window, for a road that goes up an earthquake fault line, is steeper for longer than Ngauranga Gorge, and is going to cost over a billion $$, which neither central nor local government has the money to finance. On a list of projects that need to be cancelled to pay for the rebuilding of Christchurch, I’d put this one right at the very top. Wouldn’t you?
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    Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Redefining the flyover – “a slimline elevated street”

    • 22 Nov 2012
    • Wellington Scoop
    • What do you do if you’re under attack? You call in a public relations company. And that’s what the Transport Agency seems to have done, as opponents of its Basin flyover start gearing up their campaign. Evidence of PR expenditure is on display in the compliant, supportive DomPost this morning. On the op-ed page, Jenny Chetwynd attempts to redefine the concrete flyover. She has accepted PR advice that it should be referred to as a “slimline sweeping elevated street.”
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    Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)