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    NZ’s sacred summits. Please don’t stand on my head – a guide for climbers

    • 11 Jul 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • NZ’s sacred summits. Please don’t stand on my head – a guide for climbers. The summits of many NZ mountains are sacred to Māori. The Māori proverb, ‘If I should bow my head let it be to a high mountain’, sums this up. This story outlines why climbers should stop short of a summit = ... Read more
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• • “It’s such a nice environment to be in when you’re going through something difficult.”

    • 10 Sep 2025
    • Wellington City Mission
    • After a life-changing injury in an unfamiliar place, Myles has shown remarkable strength to rebuild his life. He speaks to us about overcoming an immense challenge, his move to Te... Read more » The post “It’s such a nice environment to be in when you’re going through something difficult.” first appeared on Wellington City Mission.
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• • Holy Smoke!

    • 14 Apr 2008
    • The Wellingtonista
    • The historic St Peters church, on the corner of Willis & Ghuznee St, is currently on fire. There are seven fire appliances and one ambulance attending the fire, and just now they seem to have stopped the smoke belching out of the doors and windows. More updates & photos as they come to hand... read more
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    Dale Lang selected for Trans-Tasman Test Series

    • 27 Apr 2010
    • Tawa Bowling Club
    • Tawa bowler Dale Lang has been selected in the New Zealand team to play Australia in Bundaberg from May 11–14 2010. For full details see Bowls NZ. Dale is also nominated for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi from October 3–14. Well done Dale – the best of luck from all Tawa members. read more
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    Mt Tongariro – and the lava lake

    • 5 Feb 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Mt Tongariro and the ancient molten lava lake at North Crater A 2 day hiking loop trip over Mt Tongariro and past the once molten lava lake that occupied the North Crater before cooling and solidifying. When the warrior gods Tongariro and Taranaki fought over the lovely Pihanga flames lit up the sky, ... Read more
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• • Avoid using this switch

    • 1 Apr 2017
    • Wellington Model Aeroplane Club
    • Although I read a few bad reviews about this switch I thought I would use it in an electric model which required a receiver battery switch (it appeared to be a reasonable switch). Well it didn’t go well. About the fourth flight the aircraft stopped responding and crashed in the prison stock grazing area. I […]
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• • Outstanding response to call for volunteers

    • 1 Feb 2011
    • Coastguard Mana
    • The response to the Kapi-Mana newspaper article calling for new volunteers to bolster our current crews has been better than expected. 13 people attended an introductory training session at yesterday's regular weekly training night. And with another article being published today in the Porirua News newspaper we are hoping for even more. read more
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Light Rail, Heavy Rail, MonoRail

    • 1 May 2012
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Actually: Not Monorail, that should say : Bus. Just when i thought it was safe to dip my fishy fingers back into the water of the war on the waterfront, a new challenge comes along. Yes: its the proposed Transport Spine interim review, and it is proposing 8 options for consideration. You may have read [...]
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    Weekly News 16 December 2024

    • 16 Dec 2024
    • Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
    • Two of these runners had enough rivalry that they weren’t waiting on the line to start their watches. Read the latest quarterly update from the club management committee (also available on the app) This week Results The Spectacle So many events happening in Whakatū Nelson. Scotland’s Olympic finalist Neil Gourley won the mile but Wellington […]
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• • Village precinct enhancements

    • 9 Aug 2014
    • Thorndon Residents Assocation
    • Pavers are going to feature quotes from creative people from Thorndon, such as Rita Angus, Katherine Mansfield and Douglas Lilburn. Other maintenance such as  footpath resealing and new sections of kerbing in some streets is also included in the project. Read more here: http://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/news/2014/08/improvements-to-tinakori-village
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    Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    WAM – Ban, No thank you man.

    • 13 Jul 2013
    • Eye of the Fish
    • I’ve done a quick google review and I believe what you are about to read is a true EYE OF THE FISH EXCLUSIVE! This week I’ve had the opportunity to go on site and look inside Shigerua Ban’s Transitional (Cardboard) Cathedral here in Christchurch, and I have to say what I’m writing weighs heavily on [...]
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• • Search Motor Optimization Helps Your Web Site Ranking

    • 23 Jan 2014
    • I have read at discussion boards and networks that the use Seo tools and automation of Seo is an evil for Seo. At times even I feel that particular things done manually give much much better results than done automatically. Posts created and submitted manually are more genuine and unique. The second you begin utilizing […]
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    2024 – January Holiday Programme

    • 16 Jan 2024
    • Onslow Junior Soccer Club
    • You’ll find details and the registration form for our January School Holiday Programme HERE. Sign In to Register via our Friendly Manager portal. If you were a registered footballer for the 2023 season you will have received a login when… » read more The post 2024 – January Holiday Programme appeared first on Onslow Junior Football Club.
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• • The Water is Wide – Flooding May 2015

    • 21 May 2015
    • Save Takapu Valley
    • 120 mm of rain in 24 hours, 60 of it in one hour.     There was a fair bit of damage to public infrastructure.  The Wellington water main was undercut in a few places, power poles were washed out and fell over, requiring replacement and relocation. Although this was a pretty epic flood, the… Read More
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    Takapu Valley, Wellington City, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Big Weekend at the Lodge – Tongariro National Park

    • 18 Feb 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Fri 17 Jan – Travel to WTMC Club Lodge at Mt Ruapehu We all met at Wellington Train Station after work on Friday and loaded into the club van, excited at the prospect of an adventurous long weekend for Wellington Anniversary – doing a variety of day trips, based at the club’s lodge near the ... Read more
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    The Fast Track Aprovals Bill: Your Submission Guide

    • 18 Apr 2024
    • Talk Wellington
    • Your handy guide for a submission that supports Aotearoa’s towns and cities becoming more prosperous and sustainable, faster – without the dodgy stuff! Submissions close 11.59pm Friday 19th! Here’s one of the famed Talk Wellington submission guides. For background, whys, hows and wherefores, read on. If you’re wanting to whack in a submission on your...
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    Mitre Flats – a little gem

    • 31 May 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Mitre Flats – a little gem A guide to hikers wanting to visit Mitre Flats in the Tararua – with descriptions of the track and hut. Some people don’t like the track into Mitre Flats. It’s named on maps as the Barra Track after the bushman that first cut it and it does seem to ... Read more
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    Review: Hamlet – One Hour. Three Actors. Denmark Will Never Be the Same

    • 21 Aug 2024
    • The Wellingtonista
    • As someone who’s never read or seen a performance of Hamlet, I might seem like an unlikely reviewer for TheJoMarsh’s adaptation at Bats Theatre. However, if I, with my inexperience, can easily follow and enjoy ‘Hamlet – One Hour. Three Actors. Denmark Will Never Be the Same,’ then anyone can. In this high-tech, dystopian take […]
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    Mid-Waiohine Hut and Pizza – Tararua Forest Park

    • 23 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Date: 28 Feb – 2 Mar 2025Trip type: MediumLocation: Tararua Forest ParkAuthor: Georgia Trampers: Sara (leader), Georgia, Tawera, Brianna, Chrys, Callum (and Sophie) Friday – 28 Feb Five of us and Sara’s lovely dog (Sophie) met at the Wellington Station and drove up to the Wairarapa with the EM group. We met up with Brianna ... Read more
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    Maungahuka Hut – Tararua Forest Park

    • 23 Oct 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Fri 11 Oct – Waiohine Road End to Totora Flats HutWe joined the medium group in the van on Friday after work and headed over the hill to Waiohine Gorge road end, via the supermarket and takeaways in Greytown. This was to be Isabella’s first tramp in New Zealand! – very gutsy going straight for ... Read more
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    Aokaparangi loop and Maungahuka Hut – my ‘why’ of tramping

    • 19 Feb 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Aokaparangi Loop and Maungahuka Hut A 4 day hiking loop trip around the Aokaparanki Loop to Maungahuka Hut – the hut in the Tararua Range that started me on my tramping journey. The hut that started it all for me … Years ago, when I got my first Tararua Forest Park map for a school ... Read more
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    Roll up! Roll up! Friday Fun Football hits town this week for 5 to 10 year old football fans

    • 3 Feb 2020
    • Island Bay United AFC
    • <figure data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-poster combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left " data-scrolled > Coming to Wakefield Park this Friday at 4pm, read all about it here Friday Fun Football
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• • The Water is Wide – Flooding May 2015

    • 21 May 2015
    • Save Takapu Valley
    • 120 mm of rain in 24 hours, 60 of it in one hour.     There was a fair bit of damage to public infrastructure.  The Wellington water main was undercut in a few places, power poles were washed out and fell over, requiring replacement and relocation. Although this was a pretty epic flood, the… Read More
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    Neill Forks hut from Waiohine Gorge Roadend

    • 22 Aug 2020
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Via Totara Flats and return via Cone Ridge. Tramping club was finally back after the long break due to COVID-19 and I had a rare weekend off work so I was super keen to lead a trip to ensure I got out tramping … We were straight into winter tramping – cold and rainy – ... Read more
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• • 2024 Coach the Coaches

    • 25 Feb 2024
    • Onslow Junior Soccer Club
    • Our Coaching Coordinator, Merrick Keenan will be facilitating three workshops designed for all our coaches (both new and returning). Merrick will cover a range of topics – from the practical aspects of planning and progressing your team’s training throughout the… » read more The post 2024 Coach the Coaches appeared first on Onslow Junior Football Club.
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• • Nationals 2024 at Mount Maunganui

    • 25 Mar 2024
    • Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards
    • Results Craft Arena Open Male Board Rescue: Bronze – Alexander Cecioni/ Max Jones Surf Boats Surf Boat Short Course U23 Male: Silver – Paekākāriki Bird Baths (Otis Hungerford/ Hugo Dinnan/ Heath Jordan/ Mac Van Den Heuvel/ Richard Whinham/ Matthew Adshead) Surf Boat Short Course U19 Female: Bronze – Paekākāriki Lulus (Ava Jones/ Harriet Jones/ Zoe... Read More
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    Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards, Beach access, Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5034, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Save the date! Children’s Day 2025

    • 5 Dec 2024
    • Capital E
    • We are excited to announce the date for our next Children’s Day celebration: Saturday 1 March 2025 Te Rā o Ngā Tamariki Children’s Day is our biggest event of the year where we take over Queens Wharf in the Wellington CBD for one day to celebrate tamariki. This free event for whānau includes stage performances, […] The post Save the date! Children’s Day 2025 first appeared on Nōku te Ao Capital E.
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    No Rovers Ticket Issues

    • 28 Aug 2007
    • Zephyr Rovers FC
    • Zephyr Rovers Chairman George Nash confirmed today that Zephyr Rovers were not suffering the same ticketing issues as the Wellington Phoenix. "We see they've had trouble getting people in the gates and touch wood it isn't a problem we've had so far" said Nash "in fact we're prepared to take on any disgruntled Phoenix season ticket holders and they can watch out games for the rest of the season for free".
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• • New Director of Football Announced

    • 1 Feb 2008
    • Stop Out Sports Club
    • Simon Harrold joins as our Director of Football, he will coach the Stop Out Free Heat 2008 Central League team, and importantly drive the activity of our Seaview Recycling Stop Out Football College.Simon played youth football for Blackpool Football Club, at the age of 19 moved to Semi-Pro Football. He played semi-pro for 8 years, firstly for Hednesford Town in what was then known as the Vauxhall L
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• • April General Meeting - 30 April.

    • 29 Apr 2009
    • Wellington VHF Group
    • This month our guest speaker is Tony Philp-Wright of Capital Communications. He'll be speaking to us about Tetra, and providing an update on the new Kordia KorKor network. Tony is working closely with the Motorola team and the Kordia team on this project, this will be a very interesting presentation. For more information on KorKor please check out their website. Please feel free to join us at the
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