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• • Broken down runabout at Mana Island

    • 21 Jan 2020
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Mon, 20/01/2020 - 14:20 - 15:20 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  3 Total Volunteer Hours:  5 Small orange runabout with engine problems dialled our public information number and requested assistance to get back to Mana. They had no VHF and no cellphone (possible dead battery). They managed to hail down a passing vessel and they were the ones that called us. Vessel Details Length:  5.00m Resources Attendees:  Weedoogie Katestewart Mark Presling Neil Cornwell Polarbear CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1 read more
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    Take 5!! #18

    • 22 Oct 2021
    • Slow Boat Records
    • Howdy, cobbers - a special treat today, ahead of the long weekend - a selection of faves, old and new from Slow Boat founder and kaumātua, The Coach, Mr Dennis O'Brien!!DOB still does the odd day here in the shop with us, and we are thrilled to offer up his selections in our latest Take 5!! 1- Bruce Hornsby "Fortunate Son/ Comfortably Numb" 2- Mark Valentino "Walking Alone"3- Villagers "Hot Scary Summer"4- Michael Chapman "Postcards Of Scarborough"5- Fountains Of Wayne "She's Got A Problem" Cheers, DOB!
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    Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Op niord 12122022

    • 13 Dec 2022
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Mon, 12/12/2022 - 09:15 - 21:00 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  58 NIORD, 12 metre yacht reported gearbox failure while near Maori Bay Pelorous Sound DO made contact and monitored the yacht as it sailed back to Mana. TAR went out to bring it over the bar and into the marina and berth   Momitorinmg by IMT = 10 hrs Operation:                      =3 hrs Vessel Details Length:  10.00m Resources Attendees:  dfranks Jason Hall espi NZ Tuatara Trevor Farmer CRV's Used:  Te Awarua Rescue
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• • Civic Trust Award Winners

    • 18 Sep 2008
    • Eye of the Fish
    • In the line of an old Abba song, The Winner takes it All, and so it was in the 2008 Wellington Civic Trust awards last night. A friendly Fish-monger sends in this report from the ceremony in Te Papa: The evening started off promptly, no time for drinkies (or Studio Pacific - who missed out on the news they had won the first prize of the evening by a good 5 minutes!), before leaping straight into the Awards ceremonies. First up was the award for best building in Wellington (constructed in the last 3 years).
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• • Police search for missing tramper in Lower Hutt

    • 9 Jan 2010
    • Wellington District Police
    • Members of Wellington Search and Rescue spent several hours last night searching for a man who failed to return from a walk in the Rimutaka Forest Park on Friday afternoon. A Team consisting of 2 LandSAR volunteers and 3 Police SAR members including a Police dog handler located the male just after 5am this morning next to the Orongorongo River, several kilometers from his home. He was cold and hungry, but otherwise in good health. He had not allowed sufficient time to return home in daylight, so eventually had to stay put.
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• • Vessel breakdown off Mana Island

    • 9 Mar 2013
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Thu, 07/03/2013 - 09:30 - 13:30 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  3 Total Volunteer Hours:  20 A 5 metre runabout broke down in the middle of the northern part of Cook Strait. Total engine failure, all safety gear on board, good conditions. The initial recovery was performed by a fishing vessel with the tow handed to Coastguard Mana once on-scene. Vessel Details Length:  5.00m Resources Attendees:  Ben Ryan Chris Darch ChristopherPye Peter Feely Rod Hall CRV's Used:  CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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• • Person in the water

    • 4 Jun 2015
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Mon, 01/06/2015 - 17:55 - 18:00 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  0 Coastguard Mana was tasked to support police in getting a person from the water in the Pauahatanui end of Porirua Harbour. Mana Rescue 2 (5.8 m RHIB) with 3 crew and 2 police officers were tasked.  Support was available from Westpac rescue Helicopter and police on shore to locate the person. Resources Attendees:  Lorna Rolston Steve_Rolston Trevor Farmer CRV's Used:  CRV Pelorus read more
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• • Boxing Day - Runabout Tow

    • 30 Dec 2019
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Thu, 26/12/2019 - 15:15 - 16:15 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  4 Whilst travelling out to do another tow job we spotted a vessel adrift with apparent engine problems. We came alongside to check they were ok and they couldn't get their engine going. They thought they would be able to, so we carried on with the other job. On the way back we passed them and they asked for assistance which they agreed to. We returned after dropping off the other vessel and towed them home to Mana Marina. Vessel Details Length:  5.00m Resources Attendees:  Weedoogie Jason Hall Mark Presling Peter Tse CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1
    • Accepted from Coastguard Mana news 71 months ago by feedreader
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• • Triple Unit Tow from Foxton to Mana

    • 26 Feb 2020
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Wed, 26/02/2020 - 11:30 - 15:30 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  16 A yacht that started it's journey from Tauranga, destined for Marlborough Sounds, left Whanganui yesterday afternoon and then ran into mechanical difficulty 21 NM off shore from Foxton Beach. Coastguard Manawatu went out and towed him towards Kapiti Island, where Coastguard Kapiti took over the tow. Coastguard Mana then went out and took over the tow from from south of Kapiti Island and brought him into Mana Marina where he will be able to arrange repair. Vessel Details Length:  14.00m Resources Attendees:  Mark Presling Neil Cornwell Trevor Burgess zanebublitz CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1 read more
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• • First XI Cricket beats St Bede's in Cliffhanger

    • 16 Mar 2010
    • St Patricks College, Silverstream
    • Tuesday 16 March 2010: In a cliffhanger ending, the First XI Cricket team has beaten St Bede's of Christchurch to bring home the Cup. Stream had to win outright to regain the trophy while St Bede's only had to bat out the day for a draw.  Declaring early on Day Three after a knock of 101 by Ben Rammell, captain Brandon Tai set St Bede's a target of 280 to win: and a target for his own team of getting all ten wickets! At 5.15 pm this afternoon, the last wicket fell and Stream had won. A fantastic performance by the whole team. The Tennis team played earlier in the day against a strong St Bede's team, eventually losing the series.
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    St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
  
  

• • 15m Yacht with broken rudder

    • 26 Dec 2020
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sat, 26/12/2020 - 09:10 - 16:00 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  75 A 15m yacht broke its rudder approximately 2NM west of Mana Island whilst crossing to the South Island. MR1 was tasked by Police to tow them home. By the time we got to them the wind had got up to 25-35kts and they had drifted 7NM west of Mana Island. We towed them back in challenging conditions and put them at anchor just outside the Mana bar, as they were unable to cross it at low tide. Vessel Details Length:  15.00m Resources Attendees:  Devine bvinnell Carl Nixon CMFF Jake_Presling Mark Presling Neil Cornwell espi Stevensea Trevor Burgess zanebublitz CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1
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• • Up the channel without a paddle

    • 28 Sep 2019
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sat, 28/09/2019 - 09:45 - 11:30 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  1 Total Volunteer Hours:  3 A man on a moored yacht in the channel lost his oars when his dinghy flipped. He was unable to get himself and his 2 dogs back to shore and asked if we could come and pick him up. We took MR2 out and gave him, his dogs and the dinghy a lift back to Mana Cruising Club. Vessel Details Length:  8.00m Resources Attendees:  Weedoogie Mark Presling CRV's Used:  CRV Pelorus
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    Wellington City Cheated by Public Transport Fares

    • 16 Jul 2019
    • Wellington Commuter
    • * Wellington City Bus Users pay a much higher percentage of the cost of their bus service than the rest of the Greater Wellington Region* This means Wellington City bus users are being overcharged by millions every year to support bus services in other cities* Wellington City bus fares are too high and could be reduced by changing from 3 zones to 2 zones for the cityWellington City has High Public Transport Fares[Note: The information in this post is the basis for the DomPost story “Wellington City bus commuters ‘ripped off’ by new bus network and higher fares” also published today.]… Read more ...
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    Take 5!! #12

    • 21 Sep 2021
    • Slow Boat Records
    • On guard!! Welcome back to another edition of Take 5!!, where friends of the store and people we admire share the tunes they have been loving at this altogether peculiar time! Today's selector is Kato Records supremo and tastemaker, and former Hasselhoff Experiment ace guitar slinger, Mr Andrew Tolley, with an eclectic selection of bangin' tracks that are floating his boat!! 1- DNA "Blonde Redhead" 2- Betty Davis "F.U.N.K."3- Ike & Tina Turner "A Love Like Yours" 4- Tav Falco & Panther Burns "O How She Dances"5- Mike Rep & The Quotas "This Island Earth" Muchos gracias, Andy - some sterling stuff there - ENJOY!!
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• • Weekly Club Roundup - Saturday 23rd June 2012

    • 26 Jun 2012
    • Oriental Rongotai Football Club
    • 1, 2, 3! Good wins for our Premiers, Senior 1st and Senior 2nds on Saturday saw Upper Hutt and Avalon head home wondering what hit them! Avalon accused our S2nds of fielding too many players – we are struggling for numbers so too many players are impossible! Our Women’s team returned from Stokes Valley with a narrow loss while both our Colts and Reserve team came second against Avalon and Upper Hutt respectively. Netball was 2-1 with Ories Gold continuing on their winning ways. They have been promoted up a grade and with Epi Lima in devastating form won by over 30 goals!
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• • Return of standard Metlink fares for under 25s

    • 26 Mar 2024
    • Metlink
    • Fare changes are coming soon for passengers aged 24 and under, following the government’s decision to withdraw funding for age-based concessions. From 1 May 2024, following the rollback of the former government’s age-based concessions on Metlink services: children aged 5 to 16, or older if still at secondary school, will pay half the adult fare, fares for people aged 17 to 24 will return to full price, unless they qualify for an alternative tertiary or Community Connect concession, under 5s will continue to travel for free on all services. Greater Wellington Transport committee chair Thomas Nash says the change will be felt by young people and whānau across the region, who are already struggling with the high cost of living. “I don’t want to end these concessions – we know they have made a big difference to people,” Cr Nash says.
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• • JUST GOOD STUFF is back for 2010

    • 28 Nov 2010
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Craft madness!  Creative creations!  6 days to solve all your Christmas shopping needs, while supporting local creatives – it’s practically guilt-free! Featuring JUST GOOD STUFF from: Genevieve Packer, Gabby O’Connor, Lucy Adams, Phillipa Cowdrey, Alanah Gibson, Wendy Neale, Ngaere MacKinnon, Flora Waycott, Isel Greta Jane, Hermon & son, Flora Gray, Tess & Gab, Mary Adams, Susan Wilson, Catherine Key, Eloise Evans, Rebecca Bewick, Kelly Olatunji, Craftcamp and more… Friday 17 December – Wednesday 22 December 2010 12noon – 7.00pm Opening 6.00pm Thursday 16 December Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba Street, Wellington CASH ONLY Heaps of good stuff from just $5. Check out the Just Good Stuff blog for a preview of some of the good stuff on offer (updated regularly, so check back for even MORE good stuff…) 6 days to solve all your christmas shopping needs, while supporting local creatives – it’s practically guilt-free!
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• • It's May - and things are on the move!

    • 19 May 2025
    • Wellington Orienteering Association
    • It's May - and things are on the move! SGM, Club Successes and a Matariki Spectacular! ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   View this email in your browser May 2025 news Kia ora <> As we transition into the winter months, it’s exciting to reflect on the successes of the past few weeks. On Sunday 4 May, we held our Course Planning Seminar, which was a resounding success! About 12 people came along and we were thrilled to see such strong participation from experienced orienteers and those newer to the sport. The seminar provided valuable insights into course design and use of Condes software that is used for mapping orienteering courses. A huge thank you to Dick Dinsdale for arranging this as well as our contingent of helpers, and all who attended! This seminar not only strengthened our collective knowledge but also helped build a more connected and engaged community. We’re already planning future educational events to continue this momentum. I encourage all of you to keep the conversation going and apply what you've learned at our upcoming events. Throughout May and June, there are plenty of exciting opportunities to get outdoors, improve your skills, and continue to challenge yourself. We’re also looking forward to an SGM and potluck on Sunday 8 June where we will vote on Orienteering Wellington’s new Constitution. Looking forward to seeing you all at our events! Beverley Holder President Participants at the Course Planning Seminar. SGM and pot-luck – Sunday 8 June A reminder that our Special General Meeting(SGM) and Potluck is just around the corner! Join us at 5.30pm Sunday, 8 June to enjoy some great food and your drink of choice with fellow orienteers. Members will also be invited to vote on our proposed new Constitution, which is a requirement for continued registration as a society. Details Date: Sunday, 8 June 2025 Time: 5:30 PM, followed by potluck Location: 30 Gurkha Crescent, Khandallah, Wellington 6035 Afterwards we’ll enjoy a wonderful potluck dinner—always a highlight of our community gatherings. Please bring a dish to share! All members are welcome but it would be helpful if you could RSVP by Thursday 5 June. RSVP Club successes NZ Orienteering Championships 2025 Orienteering Wellington can boast some terrific successes and consistently competitive performance at the year’s national championships hosted in Canterbury by Peninsula and Plains Orienteers. This includes both Lizzie and Gillian Ingham taking the triple crown for sprint, long and middle courses in their categories. Our club contingent was 36 strong – a great showing! Sprint distance W21E 1st Lizzie Ingham M20E 1st Jake McLellan W20E 1st Rachel Baker W70A 1st Gillian Ingham M70A 3rd Dick Dinsdale W75A 3rd Dorothy Kane M21A 3rd Alan Teesdale W21A 3rd Alison Power Middle distance W21E 1st Lizzie Ingham M70A 1st Dick Dinsdale W70A 1st Gillian Ingham W21A 1st Alison Power W20E 2nd Rachel Baker M20E 3rd Jake McLellan M21A 3rd Alan Teesdale Long distance W21E 1st Lizzie Ingham M20E 1st Jake McLellan W20E 1st Rachel Baker W70A 1st Gillian Ingham M55AS 1st William Power M70A 2nd Dick Dinsdale W21AS 2nd Ellie Molloy M55AS 2nd David Middleton M40A 3rd Simon Robinson W21A 3rd Alison Power Relay Mixed Veterans 2nd Dick Dinsdale, Gillian Ingham, Peter Wood Mixed Veteran relay winners Dick Dinsdale, Gillian Ingham and Peter Wood. North Island Secondary Schools Champs This year’s North Island Secondary Schools Champs was hosted by Counties Manukau Orienteering Club. Congratulations to Orienteering Wellington members Troy Thompson, Morag McLellan and Jake McLellan, who came second in the Year 12-13 Senior Boys relay. Morag McLellan also came fourth in Year 12-13 Senior Girls long distance champs, and fifth in the sprint. Supporting our members Orienteering Wellington has awarded a $750 travel grant to club members selected to represent New Zealand internationally at International Orienteering Federation events. Rachel Baker and Jake McLellan will be representing New Zealand at the Junior World Orienteering Champs in Trentino, Italy, from June 26 to July 3, 2025, as has Morag McLellan at Brno, Czechia, from 17 – 20 July. Lizzie Ingham has been selected for the team attending the World Orienteering Champs in Kuopio, Finland, from 8 – 12 July. Jake McLellan, World-Class Orienteer and Mountain Man Orienteering Wellington member Jake McLellan won the fabled Tararua Mountain Race – Southern Crossing, a 36km mountain run from Kaitoke to Ōtaki Forks. It was an epic effort that saw Jake crossing the finish line in 7:08:08. Jake says: “The race kicked off fast, and I couldn’t stick with the early pace, so I settled into my own rhythm and made sure to save some gas for the back half. Just after Alpha Hut, I spotted the leaders a couple of minutes ahead — that gave me a real boost and helped me keep pushing across the tops. I made goodtime across the tops and caught up to Chester at Kime Hut. After Bridge Peak, I put the hammer down on the technical descent and managed to pull away. From there, it was just a fast hobble down from Field Hut to the finish. “I'm absolutely stoked to take the win at such an iconic event! It's an honour to have my name on the trophy alongside some legends of the sport.” Tips and Tricks To help you improve your orienteering skills this winter, here are a few tips from our experienced members: Stay on the trail: In challenging conditions, it’s often easier to follow a trail, path, or prominent feature rather than trying to cross open terrain. It will save you time and help you maintain orientation. Map reading in low visibility: If you're out in low-light conditions, try marking key features(like water bodies or trails) on your map before starting. This will help you stay oriented even when visibility is reduced. Check your compass often: Don’t rely on your compass just once at the start. Check it regularly to ensure you’re staying on course. Small errors in direction can add up to big detours! Practise regularly: Winter orienteering training doesn’t have to be outdoors. Use mapsin your local area to practice route planning, compass work, and even map-reading skills indoors. Familiarity with your map will pay off in the field. Development and events There’s a lot happening in the coming months. This Sunday sees us at Baring Head, followed by another event at Battle Hill on Sunday 8 June. Pre-registration is greatly appreciated. Advanced entries close 11.59pm Saturday. We’re offering a practical training session at Karori Park on Sunday 15 June. You’ll get a chance to put your newfound skills to the test at Matariki, in the pine forest and sand dunes of Waikawa, north of Ōtaki. Further afield is the three-day King’s Birthday event in the Hawkes Bay. Entries close Thursday. Orienteering Bay of Plenty’s Great Forest Rogaine in Rotorua is coming up on Saturday 26 July 2025 – a fun, team navigation challenge where you try to collect as many controls as you can in the time allowed. There are 3- and 6-hourevents that you can do on foot or mountain bike. It’s a great adventure for groups of friends and family. Entries close Tuesday 22 July. Coming events Orienteering Wellington’s coming events can be found on our Events page. You can also toggle the calendar to show Orienteering Hutt Valley’s events. Sunday 25 May – CSW and Public Event, Baring Head Sunday 8 June – CSW and Public Event, Battle Hill Wednesday 11 June – Afterwork Rogaine, Miramar Sunday 15 June – Practical training, Karori Park Sunday 22 June – Matariki special, Waikawa … For all events, visit Orienteering New Zealand About us We welcome all who live around Te Whanganui-a-Tara to discover our special region through orienteering. Be part of our community at Orienteering Wellington Copyright (C) 2025 Orienteering Wellington. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe
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    Kids holiday programme for 2020

    • 8 Dec 2019
    • Old Boys - University Rugby Club
    •                               Where:           Boyd-Wilson Field (Waiteata Rd Kelburn)                               Dates:            29, 30 & 31 January 2020                               Time:              9:00 am to 3:00 pm                               Cost:              $30 per person per day, Family of two or more $25 per person per day                               Book:            email Pete or Tomasi (contact details below). Payment due before the programme begins.                              This programme is open to all persons 5 to 13.                              Participants provide their own lunch                              It is not about rugby but young people having fun in a team environment.                              The programme will be fully supervised.                              Contact:                              Pete McFarlane   pete@oburugby.com                              Tomasi Palu         tomasi@oburugby.com     The post Kids holiday programme for 2020 appeared first on OBU Rugby.
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    First team pre-season games announced

    • 1 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 > First team pre-season games announced Excitement is building with James Prosser announcing the preseason schedule for the the 1st team as follows 1. Saturday Feb 15th, 3.45pm vs Palmerston North Red Sox 2. Saturday Feb 22nd, 9:30am vs Wellngton United 3. Saturday Feb 29th, 4pm vs Wanganui East Athletic All Games @ Wakefield Park Note the Reserves also play Wanganui on Saturday Feb 29th, 4pm at Wakefield #sharkattack #thebuzzisbuilding #followtheprocess
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    Take 5!! #4

    • 31 Aug 2021
    • Slow Boat Records
    • And onward, with our continuing series where our friends and people we admire tell us the music they have been loving at this peculiar time in our history - today, the brilliant Riki Gooch - musician, DJ, producer, and currently operating as Cave Circles (last year's "Ships" was really rather magnificent) shares 5 tracks that have been filling him with the joy lately - evocative, provocative - some wonderful stuff here, cheers Rik - enjoy, everyone!! 1- MĀ "DoubleBrown" 2- Aki Takase and Alexander Von Schlippenbach "Chapelure Japonaise"3- Sun Ra and his Intergalaxtic Arkestra "High Ho! High Ho!"4- Ethnic Heritage Ensemble "Jam for the Babas"5- Mara TK "Fam Forgiveness"
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    Take 5!! #7

    • 9 Sep 2021
    • Slow Boat Records
    • Greetings, all - thrilled to share with you today another episode of Take 5 - this time, from NZ's fave Canadian expat, and undisputed Queen of country fried soul and r'n'b, the very magnificent Ms Tami Neilson! 5 tracks that have been getting her through the lockdown blues - enjoy!!(You can also watch Tami's spectacular performance from late last year at Auckland' s Civic Theatre in its entirety here - featuring special guests Delaney Davidson and Monday's Take Five-r, Nadia Reid!!)  1- Allison Russell "All Of The Women"2- Amythyst Kiah "Black Myself"3- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss "Can't Let Go" 4- Dolly Parton "Smoky Mountain Memories" 5- Fiona Apple "Relay"
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    Take 5!! #19

    • 23 Nov 2021
    • Slow Boat Records
    • With apologies for a bit of a lay-off, and, indeed, to today's selector (thanks for the reminder, ahem!), we bring you the latest instalment of Take 5!!Today it is the turn of superlative Wellington-based composer and instrumentalist, Mr Rhian Sheehan, who here serves us up an eclectic mix of what is making his wheels spin - thankyou, sir!!1- Steve Reich "Music For 18 Musicians Section IIIA"2- Jon Hopkins "Open Eye Signal"3- Vangelis "Blade Runner" 4- The Mutton Birds "Envy Of Angels"5- Eliot Sumner "After Dark" Certainly a pleasingly 'cinematic' nature to Rhian's selections, for which we are - most grateful! Enjoy!!
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    Ground Effect Grubber Fest

    • 14 Jan 2008
    • T3 Track Blog
    • 3 has been neglected for way too long, but now it's all go again. Go, go go! Motivation was supplied by Ground Effect, in the form of a stylie cycling top as a spot prize. Lucky Carl was the winner of the top (see photo). But everyone was just stoked to be making such good progress. That's the thing about difficult tracks, they don't take muck digging (not like Lazy Fern, the easy highway that seemed to take an eternity to build). Yep, T3 is ripping along. Another few sessions and it should be rideable all the way to the top of Trickle Falls.
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• • Broken steering

    • 5 Jan 2021
    • Coastguard Mana
    • Operation Details Date/Time:  Tue, 05/01/2021 - 11:00 - 15:00 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  16 7m runabout had steering failure whilst anchored up diving/fishing on the west coast near Boom Rock. They called CG Radio and gave their location as Titahi Bay. MR1 responded and was unable to locate the vessel anywhere in the Titahi Bay area and their phone was out of coverage. Escalated to Police to assist with enquiring about their location (as we had no way of contacting them). Police eventually managed to get a call connected long enough for them to say 4km south of Titahi Bay. We found them 3.6NM (6.6km) south of Titahi Bay and towed them home to Mana Marina. Vessel Details Length:  7.00m Resources Attendees:  CMFF Mark Presling Neil Cornwell Trevor Burgess CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1
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    WPS Print Competition 2021

    • 18 Mar 2021
    • Wellington Photographic Society
    • PRINT COMPETITION 2021 Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for this year’s Print Competition is quickly approaching (March the 25th) Full Competition details: April 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Categories are: OPEN | DIFFUSE Closing Date for Entries: On or before 25 March (midnight) Presentation Night: 22nd April 2021 at the TTC Club Rooms Please note that prints will need to be delivered on or before the 25th of March. If you have any comments or need special consideration please let us know at comms@wps.org.nz. You can organise prints by email if needed if this is more convenient on or before the 25th of March. The Club Meeting on the 25th of March will be the last date for submission of your prints. When submitting your prints please ensure: The prints are adequately protected i.e. with card/portfolio/bubble wrap All items submitted with the prints are named i.e. photo boxes, cardboard etc. (these will be returned to you with your print) Entry Specifications: Limited to 3 images per member per category Images must not have been used in any previous Wellington Photographic Society competition Each image is to be entered into one category only Matting of entries is optional Maximum Mat side – 16” x 20” (406mm x 508mm). Not framed. If the image is not matted it is recommended that images are printed with a white border for display purposes. Image size – any size within the Mat dimensions Please note your Name, Subject (Open, Diffuse), Title of the image and a contact number on the back of your print (In case we need to get it back to you afterwards) NOTE: Wellington Photographic Supplies will again be supporting our Annual Print Competition by providing HALF PRICE printing of up to six images only per person of any size up to 12×18. If needed, please show a copy of this post when requesting your half-price prints at Wellington Photographic Supplies.
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    Player Profile - Patrick Car-mel Smith

    • 22 Oct 2016
    • Taita District Cricket Club
    • Name: Patrick Smtih Nickname (and why): Gluggsy – Glug Glug,  Place of Birth: Wellington Taita Debut: 5th form for Senior 3 Highest Honors: Taita Prems Most Memorable Game: When I hit a 6 at Naenae Favorite holiday destination: Anywhere there’s Sun Best advice you’ve received: “Just smash it for 6” – Andrew Sturt Favorite Movie: Tangiwai Favorite Musician: Dj The Flume – Mark Houghton showed me him Sporting hero: Kevin Garnett Favorite cricketer: Wiremu “Bill” Edwards Non-Sporting hero: Patrick Houghton Best Taita memory: Henry “S.Dot” Walsh antics at Rathkeale Biggest pest at Taita: Sam McGavin Interesting fact about you: When I was two I could name every All Black 1-15 at the time. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >
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• • Prem 2 – OBU v HOBM 10-07-2021

    • 6 Aug 2021
    • Old Boys - University Rugby Club
    • This is from a new eye in the field who shall remain anonymous for now. A great read I’m sure you’ll agree!! This was submitted a few days after the match but has taken a while to get published. Apologies for that. In the first of two OBU vs HOBM games this weekend the Prem 2’s travelled out to Hutt Rec in search of a win & bonus point to secure a top 4 finish in the pursuit of Ed Chaney. Severely depleted in the front row particularly meant season debuts for Jason Gore from the Righteous Pack & John from the Teddy Bears. Also pulling on the boots in nearly 3 years was Physio Mark Thorne-Alexander.
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    Player Profile - Patrick Car-mel Smith

    • 22 Oct 2016
    • Taita District Cricket Club
    • Name: Patrick Smtih Nickname (and why): Gluggsy – Glug Glug,  Place of Birth: Wellington Taita Debut: 5th form for Senior 3 Highest Honors: Taita Prems Most Memorable Game: When I hit a 6 at Naenae Favorite holiday destination: Anywhere there’s Sun Best advice you’ve received: “Just smash it for 6” – Andrew Sturt Favorite Movie: Tangiwai Favorite Musician: Dj The Flume – Mark Houghton showed me him Sporting hero: Kevin Garnett Favorite cricketer: Wiremu “Bill” Edwards Non-Sporting hero: Patrick Houghton Best Taita memory: Henry “S.Dot” Walsh antics at Rathkeale Biggest pest at Taita: Sam McGavin Interesting fact about you: When I was two I could name every All Black 1-15 at the time. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >
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    Take 5!! #8

    • 13 Sep 2021
    • Slow Boat Records
    • Happy Monday, everybody! Today's musical pick'n'mix comes from one of our favourite local musicians, Tamaki Makaurau bass player extraordinaire Mr Chip Matthews! Currently holding down the bottom end in Friday's Take Five-r Tami Neilson's band, and with an enviable musical CV including Opensouls, Che Fu's The Krates, Anika Moa, and Eru Dangerspiel, along with teaching and DJing, we are thankful to Chip for taking time out of his busy schedule to share some joy with y'all - hoorah!! 1- Etana "Malaika"2- The Staves "Let Me Down" 3- Hariprasad Chaurasia "Raga Bageshwari" (from Down Melody Lane)4- Chris Stapleton "More Of You"5- Terence Trent D'Arby "If You Let Me Stay"A fascinatingly diverse selection - many thanks, Chip!!
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