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    Sex Drive: Lots of thigh slapping

    • 31 Oct 2011
    • Circa Theatre
    • The lone male in a cast and crew of women, Tim Spite tells drama on the waterfront about the current Circa One production, Sex Drive, and shares what he would do if he won $10,000 in Lotto.
    • Accepted from drama* on the waterfront posts 169 months ago
    • Tagged as:
    • waterfront

    Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Yacht aground on breakwater sandbank

    • 4 Jun 2019
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Tue, 04/06/2019 - 07:00 - 09:00 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  12 A yacht had come from Nelson overnight, hit a storm in Cook Strait and decided to run into Porirua Harbour at night. Tired crew and insufficient local knowledge meant that they did not follow the lights and ran aground several times on the way before sticking on the sandbank outside the Marina on a rising tide with the wind blowing them onto the breakwater. MR1 with 4 crew attended, putting 1 crew on the yacht to assist, towed them to deep water. From there she then motored safely into the breastworks outside Mana Cruising Club. Vessel Details Length:  10.00m Resources Attendees:  Chris Darch Jake Neil Cornwell Polarbear Trevor Burgess Trevor Farmer CRV's Used:  CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
    • Accepted from Coastguard Mana news 78 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • porirua

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• • Op Wandering Willy 20102020

    • 23 Oct 2022
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Thu, 20/10/2022 - 20:40 - 22:00 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  9 Wandering Willy (12-14 m yacht) was trying to enter the lift out dock at the Marina. Yacht made contact with dock and damaged the steering gear, Yacht drifted into the basin and stranded across 2 piles in front of launches. TAR was out for training and was asked to assist. Yacht owner advised we were not operational but could help by using our tow line and placing crew ashore on the whaarf to pull the yacht away and to the wharf. Line was passed to the yacht and to crew on the wharf. Recovery completed using shore crew and local helpers Vessel Details Length:  10.00m Resources Attendees:  Devine Carl Nixon CMFF Jason Hall espi Trevor Farmer warwick.bayne
    • Accepted from Coastguard Mana news 37 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • boating
    • emergency-services
    • kapiti

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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.
    • Accepted from RPNYC feed 2019 70 months ago by feedreader
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    • boating

    Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Nominations called for Stephen Sargent Memorial Trophy

    • 7 Jul 2009
    • Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
    • Nominations are invited for the award of the Stephen Sargent Memorial Trophy. Established in 2008, the Trophy commemorates the life Stephen Sargent (1972-2007), graduate of the sailing academy, member of the RPNYC and crew member aboard Illusions.
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    • boating

    Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Artists that can’t make the new date

    • 25 Mar 2021
    • Newtown Festival
    • A HUGE shout out to Alpaca Social Club, Annette Esquenet, AquaPoodle, Common Unity Koha Cart, Geena & Julia, The Godwits, Hugo Grrrl, Jess Cornelius, Riki Gooch & Al Fraser, Solid Gold Dance Crew NZ, TUi MAMAKi, Vera Ellen & MC Yadana Saw.
    • Accepted from Newtown festival 2019 56 months ago by feedreader
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    • newtown
    • events
    • wcn-hosted
  
  
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    Meet Matt from Wairarapa

    • 30 May 2024
    • Life Flight
    • What started as an innocent holiday game quickly became a critical rescue mission for Matt. A devastating neck injury required the utmost care from the Westpac Chopper crew. The post Meet Matt from Wairarapa appeared first on Life Flight.
    • Accepted from Life Flight feed 2022 18 months ago by feedreader
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    • wairarapa
  
  
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    A tricky structure to navigate. ..

    • 1 Feb 2009
    • T3 Track Blog
    • A small but dedicated crew got stuck into what will be a tricky structure to navigate. Building it wasn’t that easy either, digging post holes in bedrock is never fun, thanks Stu and Carl, how are the hands today?
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    • makara
    • blogs
    • cycling
  
  
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    Emerging Producer Residency 2025 - Call for applications

    • 25 Nov 2024
    • Toi Pōneke
    • This is a 6-week opportunity for a Wellington based emerging producer to work alongside a Wellington choreographer, a cast and crew (of up to 3), and a producer mentor to produce a development season of a new dance theatre work.
    • Accepted from Toi Pōneke Events 12 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • theatre

    Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Op Shalimar

    • 21 Jun 2022
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sun, 19/06/2022 - 15:10 - Tue, 21/06/2022 - 16:30 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  148 Shalimar needed a tow to the lift out bay to have an engine removed. weather conditions precluded a safe move on one engine. Crew worked on a modified SOP for moving a vessel safely out of a mororing and secured to the CRV. The SOP worked well. Shalimar was moved using MR1 and a shore crew with lines Vessel Details Length:  10.00m Resources Attendees:  Devine XWD NZ Tuatara CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1
    • Accepted from Coastguard Mana news 42 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • tuatara

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• • Overturned racing dinghy, Onepoto

    • 8 Dec 2015
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sun, 06/12/2015 - 13:00 - 14:55 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  5 A 4 metre racing dinghy with 4 POB overturned in the Onepoto arm of Porirua harbour, 2 of the crew made it to shore whilst 2 stayed on board.  Police responded Westpac helicopter, Wellington Free Ambulance and Coastguard Mana to assist. Coastguard shore crew of 2 were liaising wih police on scene and 1 radiocoms person in our base at the mana cruising club Vessel Details Length:  4.00m Resources Attendees:  Ben Ryan Weedoogie Steve_Rolston read more
    • Accepted from Coastguard Mana news 120 months ago
    • Tagged as:
    • porirua

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    2025 Long Distance Nationals Safety Checklist

    • 22 Apr 2025
    • Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association
    • Make sure your crew and waka are good to go for the LDNs with this safety checklist! Please note that this is the minimum requirement for safety gear, but Waka Ama NZ encourages you to include any further equipment you … Continue reading →
    • Accepted from Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association news 7 months ago by feedreader
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    • boating
  
  

• • Old4New Lifejackets

    • 5 Jan 2020
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sun, 05/01/2020 - 14:00 - 17:00 Operation Type:  Other People Assisted:  0 Total Volunteer Hours:  15 Crew supported the old4new lifejacket cam[aign at Mana Cruising Club Resources Attendees:  bvinnell Carl Nixon markoshark Roy Quinn Trevor Farmer
    • Accepted from Coastguard Mana news 71 months ago by feedreader
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    • boating
    • emergency-services
    • kapiti
  
  

• • Looking for new members!

    • 11 Sep 2017
    • Drama Christi
    • We are always looking for new actors and crew to join Drama Christi. Currently we particularly need people interested in developing skills in the areas of Lighting, Sound, Wardrobe, Set Design and Construction. No experience needed, just enthusiasm. Mentoring will be provided.
    • Accepted from Drama Christi news 63 months ago by feedreader
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    • theatre
  
  
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    Getting Your Show off the Ground

    • 29 Jan 2025
    • Bats Theatre
    • They say times are hard for dreamers - so where do we begin? It can feel overwhelming putting on an original show - so many different factors - budgets, funding applications, recruiting cast and crew and more. This free workshop is part of TABS 2025.
    • Accepted from Bats Theatre openings 10 months ago by feedreader
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    • theatre

    BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Playreading - Dark Matter

    • 19 Apr 2024
    • Bats Theatre
    • A crew journey millions of miles away, in search of the unknown. However, what they stumble upon could change everything. But should they let everyone on Earth know the truth? With a day before the descent home, a choice has to be made.
    • Accepted from Bats Theatre openings 20 months ago by feedreader
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    • theatre

    BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Take 5!! #10

    • 16 Sep 2021
    • Slow Boat Records
    • Howdy, crew, today's selection of tuneage comes form one of our oldest pals, a walking encyclopaedia of music knowledge, DJ and host of NZ's longest running club night, the 80's-themed Atomic and 90's-centric Twenty Four Hour Party People, Mr Bill E.
    • Accepted from Slow Boat Records feed 2022 46 months ago by tonytw1
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • cuba-street
    • music
    • retail

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

• • Strathmore Xmas in the Park (Dec 9th)

    • 30 Nov 2015
    • Peninsula News
    • Tis’ the season. Strathmore residents put it in your diaries, December 9th for Xmas in the Park. From 5:30PM – 7:30PM at Raukawa Street Reserve (next to the dairy) there will be Breakout Dance Crew, Carols, Kapa Haka, and Santa. So... Read More ›
    • Accepted from Peninsula News posts 120 months ago
    • Tagged as:
    • strathmore

    Strathmore Park, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Community Meeting with Paul Eagle

    • 7 Jun 2022
    • Hataitai Community Website
    • Paul Eagle MP is holding a community meeting The Hub / Toitu Poneke (North Lounge) 49 Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie 9 June 2022 7:30pm – 9:30pm.   The meeting is open to all as an opportunity to catch up with Paul, discuss issues important to locals (including the Budget) and look at Paul’s annual electorate survey.
    • Accepted from Hataitai Community website posts 42 months ago by feedreader
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    • kilbirnie

    Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Changes to funding

    • 13 Mar 2023
    • Wellington Community Fund
    • WCF has had to make the difficult decision to reduce our general grants budget significantly this year in order to ensure we can continue to grant in subsequent years. In line with our strategic ambitions we’ve looked at how we can continue to support those in our community who experience the most inequity and exclusion;...
    • Accepted from Wellington Community Fund 2023 30 months ago by tonytw1
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    • community-groups
  
  

• • Greater Wellington to consider extending half price fares

    • 16 Jun 2023
    • Greater Wellington Regional Council
    • Greater Wellington will consider extending half price fares while it works towards implementing age-based public transport discounts announced on 18 May in Budget 2023. The discounts, which let children under-13 ride for free, and under 25-year-olds at half price, can be introduced by Public Transport Authorities, when possible, from 1 July.
    • Accepted from GW news 2022 30 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • fares
  
  

• • Recovery of Kite Surfer

    • 15 Oct 2016
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Thu, 13/10/2016 - 18:50 - 19:20 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  2 Thursdays training session for operational crew started with a report from the wharf of a person who looked to be in trouble outside the entrance to the Mana Marina. MR1 with 4 crew responded and identifed a person trying to get to shore across the tide and towing a kite. MR1 was positioned for the Stop Assess Plan process that we use for our training and operational responses. Resources Attendees:  Weedoogie Gerry ONeill Neil Cornwell Trevor Farmer CRV's Used:  CRV Trust Porirua Rescue read more
    • Accepted from Coastguard Mana news 110 months ago
    • Tagged as:
    • porirua

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    2024 North Island Championships: 14 – 15 September. Avondale College.

    • 22 Dec 2024
    • Wellington Judo Academy
    • Another successful campaign for the Academy. The trip to Auckland by a solid, experienced crew gave us some good results. The Team: Brad Thompson, Finn Moriarty, Patrick Lam, Sean Masuda-Morgan,... The post 2024 North Island Championships: 14 – 15 September. Avondale College. appeared first on Wellington Judo.
    • Accepted from Wellington Jodo news 11 months ago by feedreader
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    • self-defence

    Animates, Hutt Road walkway, Highland Park, Kaiwharawhara, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Halo

    • 11 Feb 2024
    • Newtown Festival
    • Halo is super excited to be back to play a set for the beloved Laundry Crew. Fresh from a stint with Lo-Fi (Auckland) at AUM and then hitting the decks at Taniwhas Den, she’ll be bringing you some piping hot minimal tech for the Block Party
    • Accepted from Newtown festival 2019 22 months ago by feedreader
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    • newtown
    • events
    • wcn-hosted
  
  

• • Cruisy

    • 30 Dec 2016
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Evidently, spending fourteen nights on board a luxurious floating hotel can be a little disorientating so every night at midnight a crew member goes around all the elevators on the ship and swaps out a little plaque on the floor with the correct day of the week.
    • Accepted from Wellingtonista Blog Feed 107 months ago
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    • blogs
    • featured
  
  

• • Cruising

    • 30 Dec 2016
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Evidently, spending fourteen nights on board a luxurious floating hotel can be a little disorientating so every night at midnight a crew member goes around all the elevators on the ship and swaps out a little plaque on the floor with the correct day of the week.
    • Accepted from Wellingtonista Blog Feed 107 months ago
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    • blogs
    • featured
  
  
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    Hearts and minds – via ads

    • 28 Mar 2022
    • Talk Wellington
    • When it comes to winning hearts and minds (and dictating our behaviour), commercial marketing has run rings around public-service advertising for decades now. But some public-good campaigns on our radar are looking slick… Big brands get to throw serious budget at making us decide to buy their stuff, and their communication is often exceedingly good....
    • Accepted from Talk Wellington posts 44 months ago by feedreader
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    • blogs
  
  

• • Investigating No-Fuss sr22 insurance Products

    • 23 Jan 2014
    • All the quotes I have received online from a comparison site show policies from a Budget owned and underwritten policy. Usually the auto insurance policy that’s also associated with the SR Twenty-two filing is suggestive of the fact that you have an usual insurance policy, and your car insurance company sends available this information to […]
    • Accepted from Squash Wellington news 142 months ago
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• • General grants closing early this year

    • 16 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Community Fund
    • WCF’s General Grants funding will be closing early this year. No applications for General Grants will be accepted after 5pm 30 September 2024, until the new financial year (1 April 2025). He Rau Aroha remains open. Why we are doing this A higher demand and lower budget has seen us grant over half of the... Read more »
    • Accepted from Wellington Community Fund 2023 17 months ago by feedreader
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    • community-groups
  
  
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    Money, strategy and our Regional Land Transport Plan – your submission guide

    • 19 Jun 2024
    • Talk Wellington
    • Any tax money for Wellington region transport stuff relies on this budget bid story. Submisions are open and close Monday 24th June. We’ve gone deep so you don’t have to – and if you’re in a rush, the Typing Cat has your back! This post has 1.Whys and wherefores 2.Submission guidance mirroring the consultation survey:...
    • Accepted from Talk Wellington posts 18 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • consultation