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    Innovative climate solutions nominated for £1 million Earthshot prizes

    • 13 Apr 2023
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • As a thought leader in sustainability, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is one of only three official nominators from Aotearoa New Zealand for the Earthshot Prize. We are proud to announce our nomination of Sea Forest Ltd, Humble Bee, and XFrame to be considered for one of five £1,000,000 ($1.9m NZD) 2023 Earthshot Prizes.
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    Eva Dugaro – Visiting Service Volunteer

    • 9 Feb 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • The Visitor Service is just one of the various services operated by Age Concern Wellington Region to provide companionship to older people who experience loneliness and not only like a visit from a friendly volunteer but also enjoy the prospect of the weekly visit. Eva Dugaro is one of many community-minded people who provide this ... Read more
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    From the President … in March 2022 ..

    • 24 Mar 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Tēnā koutou katoa As we near the end of one “WTMC year” and enter another one, it would be easy to focus on the many covid-19 issues that continued to face the club since I first became President nearly two years ago. However, I feel hopeful that New Zealand and the club are at last ... Read more
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    An Exercise in Personal Training

    • 5 May 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Volunteering for Age Concern Wellington can bring some surprising health benefits. The New Zealand Sports Institute sought our help in finding a client for one of the qualified personal trainers who were engaged in further study in their field. The requirement for one of their classes was to create a programme and train a client ... Read more
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    President’s Column – October 2022

    • 2 Oct 2022
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Another very successful month for the Club with 14 trips that went ahead.  We had 120 people participating (with some people going on more than one trip).  One weekend, we had four trips taking place : Natasha took a group mountain biking on the Timber Trail; Anne led a navigational tramp to the Hauhungatahi Wilderness ... Read more
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• • 2022 Island Bay Race

    • 13 Mar 2022
    • Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
    • Thirteen boats, including one from Evans Bay, took to the water on an overcast morning to race to the top of Somes/Matiu Island, out of the Heads and around to Island Bay.  One boat was enjoying it so much they decided to sail a bit further than the virtual mark. Results can be found here. [...]
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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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    Tama Lakes, Taranaki Falls, and Exploring the Skifield

    • 12 Dec 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • The weather forecast promised one day of good weather over the long weekend, and when combined with the fact that only the very upper parts of the mountain had skiable snow, the families group opted to do the day walk to Tama Lakes. Only one of the adults had made the trip before, and that ... Read more
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    Mahi Award Nominee Joan

    • 22 Jun 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • At Age Concern Wellington Region, we can only do our work with the help of volunteers. We work with hundreds of volunteers, and each one is truly appreciated. Sometimes, we come across volunteers who stand out for their willingness to go the extra mile. Joan Robertshawe is one of these volunteers. She’s not only always ... Read more
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• • On the Buses

    • 10 Jan 2009
    • Eye of the Fish
    • While I’ve been quite impressed by the new trolley buses in Wellington, one gleaming in its paua-shell colour-scheme as it slides silently through the city, I still have a hankering for a double-decker, which are fairly common throughout England, and of which we seem to have one roaming solo in the streets of Wellington.
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 091: Bill Hornig and Gibby Hill

    • 11 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The founder and one of the early drivers of the Oriental club in Wellington, that through subsequent amalgamations gave one half of its name to the contemporary Oriental-Rongotai club. S G (Gibby) Hill founded the Oriental club in 1888 and played halfback in the first match. He was a guest of honour at the 75th...
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• • When are you people going to realise that the octopus threat is real?

    • 17 Apr 2010
    • The Wellingtonista
    •  We've all heard the stories about how there was a tank at Wellington Airport with an octopus in it and another tank with fishes in it, and the fish started disappearing and no one knew why until one night security cameras filmed the octopus climbing out of its tank and into the fish tank and eating the fish.
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• • Halloween Critical Mass!

    • 24 Oct 2012
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • This Friday is the last one in October, and the closest to one of my favourite holidays, Halloween!     Put on your most awesome bicycle costume, get on your bike and head over to Civic Square (behind the Wellington City Library) at 5:30 pm this Friday to join us for a friendly and fun ride around the CBD.
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    Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand
  
  

• • Bucharest flyover impacts on town

    • 25 Feb 2014
    • Architectural Centre Inc
    • *Guest Post by Bill Toomath, one of our well-respected architect members of the Architectural Centre To gain a virtually realistic experience of what it would feel like to be alongside and under the proposed NZTA flyover at the Basin Reserve one can easily beam down on Google to a similar project at Bucharest in Romania. [...]
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    Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Sunrise Hut & Top Maropea Hut – Ruahine Forest Park

    • 17 Aug 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Ten of us met at the usual spot next to platform 9 at Wellington Train Station at 4pm on Friday 19th July. One by one, smiling faces emerged from the station building with purposeful strides, happy to have left work for the week and be heading off tramping (apart from Daniel, whose work ethic knows ... Read more
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    Totara Flats – a brief history

    • 31 May 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Totara Flats – a brief history Totara Flats are a delight – but the story behind their formation is one of destructive geological movements along the Wellington earthquake fault-line. One of the nicest places in the Tararua Forest Park for an easy tramp is Totara Flats. There are a number of good tracks to take ... Read more
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• • Requin

    • 3 Jan 2020
    • Newtown Festival
    • Requin are one girl and three boys who have been performing and writing music together in Brisbane, Australia for over 4 years.
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    Weekly News: Racing Success

    • 26 Feb 2026
    • Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club
    • Saturday gave us one of those Wellington days when we all love living here. Tuesday then backed it up with a gorgeous...
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    Evans Bay Yacht And Motor Boat Club, 447, Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Announcing the Newtown Festival Performance Programme

    • 16 Dec 2020
    • Newtown Festival
    • Newtown Festival hits the streets yet again and we welcome one and all to join the party on Sunday 7 March 2021.
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Kia Mau festival another show

    • 16 Jun 2021
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Honestly I thought they were done but the team at Kia Mau have one more show for us on Saturday June 19.
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    Legions of Masters Results 

    • 8 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Rowing Club
    • The Masters group has two target regattas each year. One of these is the Legions regatta which this year was held at...
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    The Boatshed, Odlins Plaza, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Weekly News: Winter Ends?

    • 28 Aug 2025
    • Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club
    • There is just one day left of Winter, well Barton Marine Winter Series anyway! Saturday will see the last race of the...
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    Evans Bay Yacht And Motor Boat Club, 447, Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Fatal house fire, Whitby

    • 2 Oct 2024
    • Wellington District Police
    • Location: Wellington One person has died, and another is in a stable condition in hospital following a house fire in Whitby overnight.
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    Turning wool into gold for kitties

    • 3 May 2025
    • Cats Protection Wellington
    • Gail is one of the unsung, invisible heroes who has been knitting items for the good of the CPW cats for years.
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    Pasifika student hopes to make history

    • 6 Aug 2024
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington student Taitaifono Tamati has one goal: To be the first Samoan actuary living in Samoa.
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    Legions of Masters Results 

    • 8 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Rowing Club
    • The Masters group has two target regattas each year. One of these is the Legions regatta which this year was held at...
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    The Boatshed, Odlins Plaza, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Allen again!

    • 29 Nov 2021
    • Cricket Wellington
    • Finn Allen was at it again in round one of the Dream11 Super Smash at Hagley Oval on Friday night. Scorecard The...
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• • We hope you like our new site design

    • 26 Sep 2006
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • The look of our site has been refreshed. The pages are in the same place, so hopefully no one will get confused!
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• • Traditional Foes Petone and Poneke to Square Off In Sixth Round

    • 1 May 2007
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • One of the oldest club rivalries in New Zealand club rugby resumes this week with Petone and Poneke squaring off at the ...
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    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Flight of fancy: bats turns 35

    • 16 Nov 2024
    • Bats Theatre
    • Born in late 1980s punk era, for one-night-only BATS Theatre is going fancy, for a fundraising event like no other.
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    BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Exciting Hardham Cup In Store

    • 13 Jun 2008
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Hardham Cup promises to be an exciting competition this year, with the addition of two Senior One Clubs from the jus...
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