Tags

Search / “15 Reasons Spring Weather Is So Unpredictable”

Matching Newsitems

    • Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 2)
      • Connor Lusty bowling in the Boys Premier Youth Cricket competition What does the lockdown mean for sporting students? How has it affected them and what are they doing to stay fit and motivated? Following on from our catch-up with two Queen Margaret College rower Mollie Nicol and Wellington Girls’ College runner Emma Douglass HERE, we check in with two local male athletes to see what they are doing to keep fit and motivated. St Pat’s Silverstream sprint champion Oliver Krijnen and Onslow College First XI cricketer Connor Lusty. We put a few questions to each below. College Sport Wellington: Please tell us what you were preparing for before the Lockdown? Ollie: Before the whole lockdown happened I was preparing for the second day of the Wellington Junior Champs and looking ahead to the North Island Champs in Hamilton which would have been the last big event to close the season off. Connor: When the lockdown started our cricket team had just finished our Saturday competition games for the term, finishing with 3 wins and 4 losses to qualify for the 6-team competition for term 4 for the first time since 2016. We had been starting to prepare for our Summer tournament Week, which for cricket is the Hunt Trophy three-day Twenty20 tournament. I’m also a part of our Onslow College 1st XV Rugby team and I was about to start attending pre-season training the week that the lockdown was put in place. CSW: what you are doing to keep fit and train? Ollie: To keep fit and keep my body active at the moment I’m doing home exercises like plyometrics and lots of core work as well as doing a lot of power work to try and get stronger When I can get out, depending on the weather, I normally try to work on my block starts and my technique in the front yard or at the park close by. Connor: I’ve been trying to stay as fit and active during this period of lockdown as possible. Cricket is my number one sport, and being a spin bowler I’ve found myself going to the nets quite often just to have a bowl, to stay as fit and to keep my training levels up. I have also been regularly going for runs, not only to stay active and keep a routine going, but as we have been advised by our 1st XV coaches to stay fit and keep some sort of fitness programme going. I have been running up Mt Kaukau most days. CSW: Please share a lockdown sports practice or training tip for your school mates and others out there in the same situation? Ollie: Make sure you are drinking enough water as with nothing to do sometimes I forget to drink and this affects my energy levels greatly. Another tip I have is getting your family to do it with you for example my brother and I have been working out together and we do core work and simple things together like push ups and burpees and whatever else we can think of. Really make sure you are eating right. Connor: If there is any tip I can give to anyone out there, it’s just to stay fit and active! During times like these it’s often hard to maintain the same diet as to what you’d normally have, but staying fit during this lockdown time is something that is in your control. Challenge yourself, make yourself work hard. Go for a run, go kick a football, go to the cricket nets. Do what makes you happy and active! CSW: Are you in contact with your sporting friends about the above and are you motivating each other remotely? Ollie: I’ve been in contact with most of my training partners and friends checking up on them. We want to see how each other are doing and to share exercises to make sure all of us are staying in shape and healthy. Connor: We have a Facebook Messenger chat going for our 1st XV team, which a lot of the boys are using to send through their progress of either just running/fitness or strength and conditioning. By doing that, I believe we are motivating one another. On our 1st XV group page, we also have our assistant coach Dean Gorrie figuring out programmes which are best suited to us all, and reminders to stay fit. Are you a student in Wellington who is involved with sport and wants to feature in an article like this? Fill out the form HERE and send it to james@collegesport.org.nz to be considered. -Story courtesy of College Sport Media The post Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 2) appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
      • Accepted from College Sport news HTTPS by feedreader
      • Tagged as:
      • print
      • water
      • bowling
      • media
      • rugby
      • fitness
      • wellington
      • art
      • mma
      • cricket

    • Reactivating a bus stop
      • Bus stop 7918 was closed during the construction of the Countdown store in Newtown. I don’t remember how long it was down for, but it was a significant length of time. With the store opening today, I’d asked Metlink when the stop would be reopening. I think we were both surprised by the answer: Also today. Encouraged by this, I went down to the stop this morning and caught the next bus coming along. The driver insisted that the stop wasn’t open yet. The paint is down and the sign is up, but the bus stop isn’t really a bus stop. She let us on anyway.
      • Accepted from Sustainable Wellington Transport posts
      • Tagged as:
      • newtown
      • buses

        • John Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand


    • Metlink’s Airport Express set to break 2023 patronage record
      • Eight months since Metlink’s Airport Express exceeded forecast demand, latest patronage figures indicate a new record is poised to be set. 364,191 trips were recorded on the fully electric buses’ first year of operation to 20 July 2023 – 128% of the number expected. With over 320,000 trips already taken in the service’s second year of operation and figures for April and May forecast to be around 36,000 in each month, patronage is set to surpass the 2023 total in just ten months. Greater Wellington chair Daran Ponter say he’s delighted by the patronage growth which underscores Metlink’s commitment to providing efficient and reliable transport options for our residents and visitors alike.
      • Accepted from GW news 2022 by feedreader
      • Tagged as:
      • airport
      • buses
      • electric-vehicles

        • Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Huakina - WYC's First Concert of the Year !!
      • There are only three rehearsals left before Huakina, the Wellington Youth Choir’s first concert of our 2024 cycle. Meaning ‘to open’ in te reo Māori, this concert is dedicated to disrupting the pale, male and stale status quo of choral composition by uplifting wāhine, nonbinary and irawhiti choral composers from Aotearoa. This year is our 35th anniversary, and we are very proud to present this concert as the first of two queer-centric performances that the choir will be undertaking this year. The second being the North Island debut and 25th anniversary of Considering Matthew Shepard, an extravagant choral oratorio that was written in response to the murder of Matthew Shepard.
      • Accepted from Salient 2024 by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • gigs
      • singing

        • St Peter's on Willis Anglican Church, 211, Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Kids holiday programme for 2020
      •                               Where:           Boyd-Wilson Field (Waiteata Rd Kelburn)                               Dates:            29, 30 & 31 January 2020                               Time:              9:00 am to 3:00 pm                               Cost:              $30 per person per day, Family of two or more $25 per person per day                               Book:            email Pete or Tomasi (contact details below). Payment due before the programme begins.                              This programme is open to all persons 5 to 13.                              Participants provide their own lunch                              It is not about rugby but young people having fun in a team environment.                              The programme will be fully supervised.                              Contact:                              Pete McFarlane   pete@oburugby.com                              Tomasi Palu         tomasi@oburugby.com     The post Kids holiday programme for 2020 appeared first on OBU Rugby.
      • Accepted from OBU feed by feedreader
      • Tagged as:
      • kelburn

        • Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)


    • Take 5!! #19
      • With apologies for a bit of a lay-off, and, indeed, to today's selector (thanks for the reminder, ahem!), we bring you the latest instalment of Take 5!!Today it is the turn of superlative Wellington-based composer and instrumentalist, Mr Rhian Sheehan, who here serves us up an eclectic mix of what is making his wheels spin - thankyou, sir!!1- Steve Reich "Music For 18 Musicians Section IIIA"2- Jon Hopkins "Open Eye Signal"3- Vangelis "Blade Runner" 4- The Mutton Birds "Envy Of Angels"5- Eliot Sumner "After Dark" Certainly a pleasingly 'cinematic' nature to Rhian's selections, for which we are - most grateful! Enjoy!!
      • Accepted from Slow Boat Records feed 2022 by tonytw1
      • Automatically tagged as:
      • cuba-street
      • music
      • retail

        • Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Building on top of a sewer tank
      • This post was going to be called “New School of Music” but then I thought – no, hold on, this could really cause a stink. What if…? Is it? Was it? No, surely not. But maybe….? Who knows? I’ve just been alerted to the revised scheme for what was at one stage known as the new “School of Music” down by the Michael Fowler Centre – or more accurately, on the site of the MFC carpark and smack bang in the viewpoint of the Amora Hotel. Amazingly, it is a full public notification, and must be costing someone millions to do this – and it closes in just a very few days. Monday?
      • Accepted from Eye of the Fish feed by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • consultation

        • Royal New Zealand Ballet, 115, Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • The threat to the Central Library
      • For many of us, the word “library” has comfortable connotations. It suggests rows of books in which to browse, make discoveries and pass them on to friends and family. Beyond being a resource centre for culture and practical information, a typical library is also a community meeting ground and a safe drop-in space for kids after school. It is also one of the relatively few public destinations in town where people don’t have to spend money. At present, the content and function of libraries – and the funding for them – are in flux. Those on higher incomes don’t need or use libraries as much.
      • Accepted from Wellington Scoop features by feedreader
      • Tagged as:
      • central-library-closure

        • Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Smith Dropped
      • Land Rovers Manager Steve Hall today announced he had dropped Charlie Smith (pictured) from the starting line up for the Grand Final against Matt Is Mad. "Charlie got off to a sluggish start last week and Infinity scored six before he tuned into the game" said Hall
      • Automatically tagged as:
      • soccer

    • Borders': opening Thursday
      • As Tom noted back in October, the northern portion of Capital on the Quay is to become a Borders'. Imagine a bookstore with a giant footprint, a café inside, and possibly the largest range of stock in town. That might well be what we're getting.
      • Tagged as:
      • retail

9661 - 9690 of 10000

Matching websites

    • Young and hungry arts trust
      • The Young and Hungry Arts Trust is a charitable organisation that was founded in 1994 in association with BATS Theatre. Young and Hungry arose out of a need to provide young people, aged 15-25 years, with opportunities to gain hands-on theatre experience within a professional structure.
      • Submitted by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • theatre

    • Creative Mouse Design
      • A design company with over 15 years experience in the field. Our expertise includes brand identity and development, web design, exhibitions, photography and much, much more.
      • Tagged as:
      • design

    • Evans Bay Intermediate
      • Evans Bay Intermediate is the only specialist provider of Education for Years 7 and 8 in the Eastern Suburbs. The school was opened in 1964 and has a roll of approximately 450 students. It caters for students in the Seatoun, Miramar, Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay areas with an ethnic mix of approximately 60% European, 12.5% Maori, 15% Asian, 9.5% Pacific Island.
      • Tagged as:
      • primary
      • kilbirnie

    • The Jackson Street Programme
      • Jackson Street is a heritage icon, combining an eclectic mix of old buildings with funky cafés and boutique shopping. The retail strip boasts a huge variety of specialty shops, cafés, bars and restaurants that supply a wide range of ethnic foods, great coffee and goods not available anywhere else. The majority of shops are run by the owners, so the service is second to none!
      • Tagged as:
      • retail
      • petone

    • Boulcott Street Bistro
      • Our doors opened in 1991, since then we have been serving Wellingtonians innovative, modern food as well as some classics such as Lamb Shanks, Fillet Bearnaise and Creme Brulee. Reservations are accepted for lunch only. Dinner is casual dining so just come along and you will feel more than welcome.
      • Tagged as:
      • restaurants-and-bars

    • Learn English NZ
      • Learn English NZ - Learn to speak and write English with homestay English tuition. Intensive one-to-one teaching for 10-15 hours per week. Stay in the seaside home of native English speaking, fully qualified teachers and combine learning and sightseeing
      • Tagged as:
      • education

    • The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor
      • ‘The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor’ enables us to enter into the life and times of a man, a family, a society, and ways of thinking and acting different to, yet not so distant from, our own. We enter the world of an architect, who is also an artist; builder, craftsman; a theosophist, an astrologer, a photographer, a furniture maker.
      • Tagged as:
      • heritage-buildings
      • art

    • East by West Ferry
      • Experience the best of Wellington with a cruise out on the city's harbour ferry service. Up to 15 return scheduled sailings daily between Queens Wharf/Matiu Somes Island/Days Bay. Additionally in the weekends our new round Harbour Explorer Tours include stops at Petone, Seatoun, Days Bay, Matiu Somes Island & Queens Wharf.
      • Tagged as:
      • ferry

    • Sarah Free
      • I started this site as a forum to discuss all sorts of things related to urban Wellington living, and so it will continue. I hope at least some people are finding it interesting and/or useful!
      • Submitted by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • people

    • Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic Club
      • The Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic Club (LHAAC) caters for children aged 7-15 years. The 2006-07 season runs from 25th October to 15th March. Club nights offer a mixture of competition and coaching to enable children to gain the necessary skills to participate in a variety of running, jumping and throwing events. The club meets at the Hutt Recreation Ground on Wednesday nights from 6.00pm-7.30pm.
      • Tagged as:
      • hutt-valley
      • athletics

    • A City for People
      • Decades of inaction have meant house prices are out of control, while old rental properties rot out from underneath us. A whole generation of people are at risk of being forced out from the central city into new suburbs sprawling north, spending hours every day in traffic jams. We believe the Spatial Plan will allow Wellington to plan for the future so that new generations of Wellingtonians can share the city we love, and have a chance to live in a home that is affordable, accessible, healthy and warm.
      • Submitted by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • draft-spatial-plan
      • housing
      • lobby-groups

    • Yellow Fever
      • Supporters of Wellington Phoenix FC. We dig our football. We think its brilliant Wellington has the A-League franchise. We know Wellington has a great football community and we know the city will get behind the team. So will we - and we'll have a bit of a lark along the way.
      • Tagged as:
      • soccer

    • Masala Restaurant
      • Masala Indian Restaurant welcomes you to join us in central Wellington for the ultimate Indian dining experience.Our comfortable lounge style setting and warm atmosphere will ensure you a great night out on the Courtney Place Strip. We have a large restaurant so we can easily cater for both big group bookings or dinner for two.
      • Tagged as:
      • restaurants

    • The Street City Church
      • We're a group of everyday people who are trying to become the kind of church described in the Bible, where teaching is relevant, worship is real and lived-out everyday, friendships are honest, prayer is constant and compassionate care is given to those in need.
      • Tagged as:
      • religious-groups

    • Wakefield Hospital
      • Wakefield Hospital is the largest private hospital in the Wellington region. It is located in the suburb of Newtown and along with Bowen Hospital is owned and operated by parent company Wakefield Health Ltd.
      • Tagged as:
      • hospital
      • newtown

    • Our Bar
      • New Zealand’s capital city now has a fantastic new gay bar - ‘Our Bar’, is opening in October. With a warm and inviting atmosphere it is unparalleled in the community. Our Bar is not an average pub; it is a bar with great food, great people, great staff and an even greater heart.
      • Tagged as:
      • lgbt
      • cuba-street
      • bars

    • Glenside - the halfway
      • Glenside is a suburb located between Wellington and Porirua, centrally located at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is mainly rural zoned and is between the neighbouring communities of Johnsonville and Tawa on the old Porirua Road. Hills, streams and rural landscape characterise the area. The resident population is 336
      • Tagged as:
      • wcn-hosted
      • porirua
      • johnsonville
      • community-groups
      • tawa

Latest Newsitems

The latest newslog items.