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• • Rainbow Warrior spotted during training

    • 14 Feb 2013
    • Coastguard Mana
    • The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior (the new one) was anchored up near the South End of Mana Island last night while our crews were out training on both vessels.
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• • Blaze win two from three against Spirit in round two

    • 3 Dec 2012
    • Cricket Wellington
    • The Wellington Blaze won two matches from three against the Northern Spirit in the second round of the domestic women’s Twenty20 and One-Day competitions played over the weekend.
    • Accepted from Cricket Wellington news 162 months ago
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    A Christmas Carol: A Retrospective of Ghosts

    • 9 Dec 2012
    • Circa Theatre
    • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is easily one of the most famous and oft-produced stories in existence, with new film, television and stage adaptations being released regularly.
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    Circa Theatre, Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Tararua Shield starts this weekend

    • 31 Oct 2012
    • Cricket Wellington
    • The Tararua Shield competition commences this Sunday with the Wellington City and Hutt Valley representative teams travelling outside the region to play One Day games against Manuwatu and Wairarapa.
    • Accepted from Cricket Wellington news 163 months ago
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    Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Graffiti- What to do about it?

    • 14 Aug 2013
    • Sarah Free
    • The last few years seem to have seen an increasing problem with tagging- and its really soul-destroying if you are the one whose property is getting regularly targeted.
    • Accepted from Sarah Free posts 154 months ago
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• • Going forward with Google

    • 26 Oct 2015
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Going forward with Google Victoria University has further solidified its place at the forefront of research in one of the most innovative emerging technology areas—software defined networks (SDN).
    • Accepted from VUW News feed 127 months ago
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    Some real facts about the airport extension

    • 25 Nov 2015
    • Guardians of the Bays
    • Last night, we hoped that TV One News would give us the chance to provide some counter to the big bunch of spin all over the Dom Post yesterday.
    • Accepted from Guardians of the Bays posts 126 months ago
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• • The Irish connection

    • 7 Dec 2015
    • Wellington Tennis Club
    • One of the great things about Newtown as the home of our club is the cosmopolitan membership we have, with people from all around the world frequently joining up.
    • Accepted from Wellington Tennis Club news 126 months ago
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • How to pay a parking ticket

    • 3 Apr 2016
    • Jack Yan
    • There’s one compelling reason to continue using cheques: the chance to write letters like this. In case the above image no longer shows, my original Tumblr post is here.
    • Accepted from Jack Yan posts 122 months ago
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• • Craig and Murray Smith Rose Bowl Races 19 Sept 2015

    • 7 Dec 2015
    • Hutt Valley Harriers
    • Craig and Murray Smith Rose Bowl Races Saturday 19 September 2015 Under 14’s 2km race Nathaniel Graham 9:02 Alexander Prichard 9:04 Joshua Allan 9:30 Henry Mellor 10:00 Oscar Strickland 10:29 Jonathan Roberts 10:31 Rylee watt 10:55 Ashton Tietjens 11:14 Una Strickland 11:22 Gemma Gordon 11:28 Emalise Alding 11:40 David Gordon 12:52 Lily Trompetter 12:56 Katherine Jameson 13:34 Tyler Rollo 13:59 Craig Rose Bowl (Mens Race) – 5km Murray Smith Rose Bowl (Womens Race) – 5km Mat Rogers 16:52 Tim Johnson 17:47 Grant Pritchard 18:21 Phoebe  McKnight 19:08 Jayden McKnight 19:08 Jayme Maxwell 19:50 Matthew Roberts 20:00 Julie Johnson 20:28 Bill Trompetter 20:37 Neil Sargisson 20:49 Graeme Burr 20:57 Donald Coley 21:54 Stu Mckenzie 22:16 Paul Strickland 22:54 Mel McKnight 23:10 Keryn Morgan 23:48 Keith Holmes 23:57 Gary Maxwell 24:34 Martyn Cherry 25:08 Vanessa Trompetter 25:17 Alex  Noonan 27:26 Albert Van Veen 27:49 Craig Rose Bowl Teams race Team A Tim Johnson 17:47 Matthew Roberts 20:00 Neil Sargisson 20:49 Stu McKenzie 22:16 Martyn Cherry 25:08 Total: 1:46:00 Team B Grant Pritchard 18:21 Bill Trompetter 20:37 Graeme Burr 20:57 Gary Maxwell 24:34 Keith Holmes 23:57 Total: 1:48:26 Team C Mat Rogers 16:52 Jayden McKnight 19:08 Donald Coley 21:54 Paul Strickland 22:54 Albert van Veen 27:49 Total: 1:48:37 Murray Smith Rose Bowl Teams race Team A Jayme Maxwell 19:50 Julie Johnson 20:28 Vanessa Trompetter 25:17 Total: 1:05:35 Team B Phoebe McKnight 19:08 Mel McKnight 23:10 Keryn Morgan 23:48 Total: 1:06:06 Alex Noonan 27:26
    • Accepted from HVH news 126 months ago
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    Zero Together Workshops

    • 16 Jun 2023
    • Hataitai Community Website
    • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Floods, cyclones, heatwaves, and droughts – news of climate-related disasters keeps coming and many of us are increasingly worried. One of the best ways to deal with our anxiety is to take action.   Zero Together is a series of five practical, interactive sessions for individuals and households, provided by Wellington City Council. Join other concerned Wellingtonians to explore simple, low or no-cost actions to reduce the carbon emissions of our everyday lives – because when we act together, it adds up! Led by Hataitai locals, Clare and Christy, you’ll be looking at transport, energy use, waste, food, shopping habits and more. Time: 6.30 - 8.30pm Dates: Wednesdays - 12 July, 19 July, 26 July, 2 August, 9 August Location: Hataitai Centre, 157 Hataitai Rd, Wellington Cost: $25 for all five workshops Register here: Zero Together - Hataitai Tickets, Wed 12/07/2023 at 6:30 pm | Eventbrite ** Timing doesn't work for you? Register your interest at https://wellington.govt.nz/zerotogether to hear about other upcoming courses **  
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    Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • On the Buses

    • 10 Jan 2009
    • Eye of the Fish
    • While I&#8217;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. It is of course a RouteMaster, the most famous of all the London Trans
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• • On the Buses

    • 10 Jan 2009
    • Eye of the Fish
    • While I&#8217;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. It is of course a RouteMaster, the most famous of all the London Trans
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• • Gone Fishing

    • 19 Dec 2008
    • Eye of the Fish
    • 2008: nearly over. Lots of construction, lots of commentary. 2009: likely to be lots less of one, and who knows about the other. Thank you all for your input, your comments, your information, and your interest. Its been a blast, but its time for a break for a bit from the people behind the Maximus logon (note: one of the following images may be more true to life than the other). Hopefully Phil
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• • John Gammell

    • 21 Feb 2025
    • Friends of Karori Cemetery
    • John was a graduate of London University and achieved special distinction in classics and Hebrew. At New College he came under the influence of one or two professors who held...
    • Accepted from Friends of Karori Cemetery stories 15 months ago by feedreader
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    Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Marion Martin

    • 23 Dec 2025
    • Friends of Karori Cemetery
    • ‘Mrs Martin was one of the oldest residents in Wellington, and was highly esteemed for her plain unostentatious kindness of disposition’. Marion Baird was born in Fountainhall, a hamlet southeast...
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    Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Karori approved to deliver NZF Talent Development Programme in 2019

    • 2 Nov 2018
    • Waterside Karori
    • We are excited to confirm that Waterside Karori is one of four clubs to have received provisional approval from Capital Football to deliver the NZF Talent Development Programme in 2019.
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    Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Survey reveals which religions New Zealanders trust most – and least – after shootings

    • 9 Aug 2019
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Buddhist New Zealanders are at one of the scale and Evangelical Christians the other, writes Dr Simon Chapple, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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• • Career switch to chase childhood dream

    • 24 Oct 2019
    • Metlink
    •   One year ago, Mark Smith gave up a career in IT to chase his childhood dream of becoming a train driver – this week he graduated as Metlink’s newest Locomotive Engineer.
    • Accepted from Metlink news 79 months ago by feedreader
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• • Local kaumātua honoured by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

    • 4 Dec 2019
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Sir Matiu Rei, one of the country’s most esteemed Māori leaders, will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington this month.
    • Accepted from VUW News feed 78 months ago by feedreader
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    He Tohu Trip 2020

    • 30 Jan 2020
    • Amesbury Drive School Blog
    • As part of our module one inquiry, looking at Te Tiriti o Waitangi, all hubs will have the opportunity to go to the National Library to the He Tohu exhibit.
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    Easy Unity Game Tutorial (Whack-A-Mole)

    • 2 Jun 2020
    • Capital E
    • New to Unity and coding? Try making this easy game and learn a lot along the way! Why use Unity? Unity is one of the best apps for game development.
    • Accepted from Capital E news 72 months ago by feedreader
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    What is Islam’s appeal to Māori?

    • 19 Aug 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • With Islam one of the fastest-growing religions in Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly among Māori, Dr Ayca Arkilic is exploring its growing appeal and the socio-political implications of conversion.
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    Time

    • 26 Jul 2025
    • Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
    • Walking along the waterfront to the end of Oriental Bay is just one of the delights of living here in Thorndon. Yes, there are the stunning views of the harbour, […]
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    Sacred Heart Cathedral, Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Volunteer of the year 2019/2020: Bob McVeagh

    • 18 Aug 2020
    • Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc)
    • The Volunteer of the Year Award is awarded to the many dedicated RPNYC volunteers that without each and every one of these dedicated members, our club activities would not survive.
    • Accepted from RPNYC feed 2019 70 months ago by feedreader
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    Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 103, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Muri Road Reconstruction Works

    • 24 Jun 2025
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • Contractors (BOSCO) will start phases one and two of the work to improve Muri Road from Sea Vista Drive to number 43 Muri Rd. The improvements will include widening of […]
    • Accepted from Pukerua Bay Residents Association feed 11 months ago by feedreader
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• • A pioneer’s centenary: marking 100 years since the death of Sarah Randell 

    • 14 Feb 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • It is a century since the death of Sarah Randell (née Gillard), one of the pioneering Randell couple whose Thorndon cottage is now held in trust as a writer’s residence.
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    Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Naomi Ellis named best student official

    • 25 Mar 2021
    • Newlands College
    • Congratulations to Naomi Ellis (Y12) who was named as one of 2 best student officials at the recent senior 3 x 3 Basketball Tournament which our senior girls team attended.
    • Accepted from Newlands College Sports feed 62 months ago by feedreader
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    Newlands College, 68, Bracken Road, Newlands, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    CPotY Snapshots: Andie Hughes

    • 24 Nov 2023
    • Capital Magazine
    • Each month we feature one of our CPotY 2022 semi-finalists. This month we chatted to photographer Andie Hughes. The post CPotY Snapshots: Andie Hughes appeared first on Capital Magazine.
    • Accepted from Capital Magazine 30 months ago by tonytw1
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• • Lewis and Eliza Hook

    • 27 Jun 2025
    • Friends of Karori Cemetery
    • When Eliza died in 1907 aged 67, she was described as one of the oldest residents of Wellington. She arrived on the ship Lord William Bentwick in 1841 aged 6...
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    Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)