What to do when one's parents come to town and want to take you out to dinner? We usually quiz our fellow Wellingtonistæ around the office watercooler: there's always an opinion or three on a subject like this.
Having observed a steaming hot urn of it at the Southern Cross on Saturday night, surrounded by blankets and hot water bottles, we want to know: where can one get the best mulled wine in Wellington, how much will we have to pay for it, and approximately what alcoholic percentage will it be?
Do our work for us in the comments section. Thanks!
It's been a long time since we've mentioned Snapper in these pages.
In the meantime it's become so much of an everyday part of life in Wellington now that it hardly seems worth mentioning anymore. Or is it?
Recently we got an email from Snapper asking us if we'd like to come and see what they're up to. It seems they've had a few other things on the go as well as the recent Valley Flyer conversion
It's been a couple weeks since we last checked in on Snapper.
The Snapper rollout has continued apace, and some of us haven't used our old ten-trips for two whole weeks! (Well, we were excited about this, anyway.)
More and more people are boarding buses armed with the cards; and more and more buses (and their drivers) are ready to take them.
And in the meantime we've learnt many things.
In an effort to encourage people to leave their cars at home, Greater Wellington has announced that from July 1 this year, bikes can ride on trains for free. At the moment, travelling by rail with your bike will cost you another adult fare. Sounds like a good idea to us.
Two words: bloody buses. Actually, here's a few more. This particular Wellingtonista had to wait forty minutes last evening for even one bus to turn up on his route. Of course, when one did, it was packed to the gunnels, so it sailed by the stop, as did the next, and the next.
The fares have gone up! Well, for some of us they have. The new zones do make things a little simpler, but one gets the feeling the 2 and 3 stage price hikes will generally outweigh the discounts the more rare 4 stage traveller will be making.
Kihikihi is an interactive sound installation inspired by the New Zealand chorus cicada, which is renowned for its rhythmic and persistent sound that heralds the end of summer.
Featuring the trials of three well-known gothic literature characters: Dr Frankenstein, Count Dracula, and Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde, Verdict’s courtroom sees the souls of the dead put on trial for their sins.
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 December 2024 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30pm. Members and friends welcome. “There’s gold in them thar hills: the archaeology of Wellington’s gold rush and the Albion Battery” Michael Grace and Mary O’Keeffe will tell the fascinating story of Wellington’s 19th century gold rush […]
