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    Change in structure for 2021 club season agreed upon

    • 9 Dec 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • WRFU release: Wellington Rugby Football Union’s 14 premier clubs have agreed on a structure for the 2021 Men’s Premier competition. Two options were presented by a working group made up of Club Chairs and Delegates who proposed competition formats in line with club feedback, and existing representative programmes. Central to the working group’s recommendations was...
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    Veterans to watch in club rugby

    • 1 Apr 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean Last year in this space we took a look at a young player from each of the 14 Premier clubs looking to make their mark on the game in Wellington. This year we’ve decided to focus on a veteran who we think still has a point to prove out there on the...
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    Some players to watch in club rugby in 2022

    • 27 Mar 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The fulltime whistle in the Jubilee Cup final – a moment for every player on the winning team to relish and for opponents to look to vow to come back stronger next year.  By Scott MacLean In this space the past two years we’ve taken a look at a player from each of the 14...
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• • Ryan C

    • 27 Feb 2024
    • Newtown Festival
    • Ryan spent his formative years travelling solo around the desolate Southern African coast, the stars his blanket and the ocean his teacher. After being missing for 14 years, he was ‘liberated’ by the Red Cross in Northern Africa ‘working’ on an Ethiopian pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden. He was in desperate need of […]
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    Weekly News 30 September 2024

    • 30 Sep 2024
    • Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
    • Just a few of the highlights from the New Zealand Road Relays This week If you want your event added to this list, contact us by Sunday evening. Results New Zealand Road Relay Champs 2024 Nearly 100 rampant lions headed to Tāupo for the NZRR champs on Saturday, held at the motorsport track. Our 14 […]
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    Wellington club rugby matchday scoring updates 6 July

    • 5 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • This is big. It’s week 14 of the 2024 Wellington club rugby season today. Today is the first round of the Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup compeititons for 2024. It is also round one of the Premier Reserve Ed Chaney Cup and HD Morgan Memorial Cup compeittions, as well as the championship U85kg rounds, while...
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    Jubilee and Hardham Cups Round 1 – just the teamlists

    • 4 Jul 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Just the teamlists for week 14 of Wellington Premier club rugby at at 12.00pm Friday – the opening round of the 2025 Jubilee and Hardham Cup competitions. All teams subject to change. A full round preview will be published as a separate feature article on this website later on Friday afternoon. Note the Tawa v...
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    The wait is over as Wellington club rugby starts tomorrow

    • 4 Apr 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime version – this preview will hopefully be updated later this afternoon as the final few teams are revealed. And so it begins once more. After a month or so of preseason warmups, the regions 14 Premier sides hit the field for real tomorrow with the opening round of the Swindale...
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    Aisle be Back: Richie’s return, All Blacks off to Argentina and the NPC second round

    • 7 Aug 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy Moses apparently had ten commandments. What’s less known is that he started off with 14 or 15, until his editor intervened and told him that in a world of doom scrolling, less would work better than more. As it is in the bible, so it will prove in the rules around Richie...
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    Centennial Cup Results 2023

    • 25 Mar 2023
    • Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
    • Report from Handicapper, James Turner: The winner on handicap, with a second massive PB in a week (and yes I adjusted her handicap after the Honest 10 result!) was Floor Kaars Sijpesteijn whose 19.46 was 14 seconds quicker than her handicap time. Floor just held off a flying Brad Anderson whose 18.20 was 10 seconds […]
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• • URGENT: Coaches Required

    • 4 Apr 2007
    • St Mary's Old Girls Netball Club (SMOG)
    • We are still urgently seeking coaches for JPSMOG teams 4, 5, 9, 10 and 14. Remember that coaches get subs paid, or if you co-coach you pay half subs. This is a really valuable way to give something back to your club. The club provides plenty of support and training opportunities for coaches.
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    Key matches tomorrow as Swindale Shield reaches halfway mark

    • 16 May 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Action from Fraser Park last week. The Avalon Wolves are away at Johnsonville tomorrow, while it’s Old Timers’ Day for the Wellington Axemen as they host Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Tane Nathan. By Scott MacLean & Steven White The 2025 Swindale Shield compeititon crosses its midpoint marker tomorrow, with all 14 teams still with much to...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Volunteers needed January 2024

    • 4 Dec 2023
    • Kaibosh Food Rescue
    • Can you volunteer for Kaibosh in Wellington City this Summer? We’re needing a few more people to help us as Food Sorting Volunteers in the first half of January, in Pōneke. Get your steps up while giving back to your community – no need for the gym! 😎 Between 3-14 January many of our regular […]
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    Some players to watch in club rugby this year

    • 14 Mar 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    •   By Scott MacLean, Adam Julian and Steven White One of the great things about club rugby is that every year some players break out and create a reputation and put themselves into the major representative picture. We’ve chosen a player from each of the 14 clubs who we think can do that in 2020...
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    The lockdown and the shape of club rugby this year?

    • 2 Apr 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean Normally in this space every week during the season you’ll find my weekly preview. Today would be the third installment, with six of the 14 Premier sides about to run out on their home field for the first time this year and a picture starting to build of the pecking order. The...
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    From the vault: eighth round matches in photos

    • 7 May 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Jerry Collins playing for Northern United against Poneke in their 2007 Swindale Shield clash at Kilbirnie Park. Another loose forward, Serge Lilo, scored two tries in their 30-14 win. Norths would go on and win the 2007 Swindale Shield and Poneke would be second – making this match the deciding encounter in the first...
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    Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Applications Invited For 2023 Randell Cottage Writers Residency

    • 8 Sep 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Applications are now open for one of New Zealand’s top writing residencies: the 2023 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a generous stipend, funded by CNZ and currently set at $28,500, and six months’ rent-free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest heritage homes.
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    Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Predators all but wiped out on Miramar

    • 20 Sep 2023
    • Predator Free Wellington
    • This article was originally written by Andrew Williams and published by The Post on September 16th 2023. See original article here. Wild predators posing a risk to native birdlife have been almost eradicated from the Miramar Peninsula, as work continues to turn Wellington into the world’s first predator-free…
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    Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Cut It Out - Family Workshop

    • 28 Jun 2023
    • Toi Pōneke
    • Free drop-in style family workshop making carboard/ paper cut outs of people, clothes, food and/ or lines of poetry. Children and families can then play with these in the gallery on a large interactive lightbox or make a poster to take home. All materials provided. Bring your whānau.
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    Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Stoat sighting on the Miramar Peninsula

    • 9 May 2024
    • Predator Free Wellington
    • Miramar Peninsula’s biosecurity systems are being put to the test with a male stoat sighted on the peninsula. “The stoat has been detected on Predator Free Wellington’s monitoring cameras and was also sighted by residents. James Willcocks, Project Director said the reality of our project is that reinvasion…
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    Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • DCM Bulletin - “C’mon Stacey, let’s tackle debt!”

    • 22 Jun 2011
    • Downtown Community Ministry
    • Debt-free Newtown is launching their campaign “C’mon Stacey, let’s tackle debt!” on Friday 24 June at lunchtime. A group of concerned locals from Newtown are inviting Stacey Jones, kiwi league legend, to reconsider his promotion of Instant Finance, in order to tackle debt among low-income communities.
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Greer Castle - Introspection | Vogelmorn Upstairs

    • 17 Dec 2025
    • Vogelmorn Community Group
    • Promoting her upcoming EP ‘Introspection’, Greer Castle will be playing a preview of the record with her band at Vogelmorn Upstairs. Known for her standout vocals and clever lyricism, Greer blends rich jazz sensibilities with soulful storytelling beyond her years. Follow Grace on social media. Free gig. Koha welcomed.
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    Vogelmorn Bowling Club, Mornington Road, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Great Newtown Garage Sale Day 2020

    • 18 Feb 2020
    • Newtown Festival
    • On Saturday 21st March there will be garage sales all over Newtown – do you want to join in? Is it time you had a good clear-out? Do you want to turn some stuff you never use into cash and free up some space????  Contact us at garage.
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • CubaDupa Set To Be Bigger And Better With Second Wave Of Acts, Zones, Stages and Visual Art Announced

    • 23 Jan 2020
    • Cubadupa
    • Wellington’s favourite neighbourhood comes alive with colour, art, music, parades,  dance, food, and thousands of creative people the weekend of 28-29 March 2020   The capital’s most diverse and exciting free multi-arts festival, CubaDupa, has expanded its 2020 programming and announced additional artists, performers, and creative elements.
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    Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Pioneering scholar to talk on the economics of biodiversity

    • 5 Feb 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • One of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of economic and population growth on the environment will give a free public lecture as Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s and Te Pūtea Matua—Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s 2020 Professorial Fellow in Monetary and Financial Economics.
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• • Table 30th August 208

    • 30 Aug 2008
    • Island Bay United AFC
    • P W D L GF GA Pts W%Wairarapa United 18 12 2 4 48 19 38 66.7Tawa 18 11 2 5 39 25 35 61.1Island Bay United 18 7 6 5 36 32 27 38.9Waterside Karori 17 8 1 8 36 36 25 47.1Upper Hutt City 18 7 3 8 33 28 24 38.9Kapiti Coast United 18 7 1 10 46 46 22 38.9Western Suburbs 18 7 1 10 24 39 22 38.9Lower Hutt City 17 6 4 7 28 43 22 35.3Miramar Rangers 18 6 2 10 23 36 20 33.3Marist 18 4 6 8 25 34 18 22.2Our condolences to Marist, who's seesawing relationship with Capital Premier continues, and good luck to Miramar Rangers, who will play off to stay in this league.Go Sharks!
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Broken down runabout

    • 18 Sep 2021
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sat, 18/09/2021 - 13:00 - 16:00 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  15 15ft runabout with 2 people on board broken down (potentially stale/dirty fuel) just north of Te Rewarewa Pt. As they were not a member they were billed for the tow, which they requested. Vessel Details Length:  5.00m Resources Attendees:  CMFF Weedoogie Jake_Presling Mark Presling Neil Cornwell CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1
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• • 4m runabout with engine failure

    • 17 Apr 2012
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sun, 15/04/2012 - 10:40 - 12:00 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  8 4m tinny with engine failure after fishing trip. 2 POB. Had lifejackets, cell phone, radio on board. Anchored waiting for assistance. Engine overheating. Vessel towed to Mana Cruising Club. Vessel Details Length:  4.00m Resources Attendees:  AlanFisher Gary Spence Grant Porter jan allen Matt Annear Rachel Porter CRV's Used:  CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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• • Op margarita

    • 16 Feb 2014
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sun, 16/02/2014 - 16:50 - 17:30 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  4 returning from island bay blessing of the fleet, TOPR responded to assistance call from MOC, 4.9 metre margarita with engine trouble needed tow back to bridge launch ramp in mana 2 POB located, recovered, towed the boat Vessel Details Length:  4.90m Resources Attendees:  nixon Jimmythekiwi Lorna_Rolston Peter Francis Roy Quinn Trevor Farmer
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• • SAROP 05012020

    • 5 Jan 2020
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sun, 05/01/2020 - 17:30 - 18:30 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  4 MR1 was resopo0nded to locate and support 2 people in a boat having  engine problems in heavys seas near Titahi Bay. MR1 was prepped and left the berth to be stood down justr as we crossed the bar. Casualty had been located safe ashore Resources Attendees:  Jake Katestewart Neil Cornwell Trevor Farmer
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