The Wellingtonista / July 2009
The Wellingtonista is a blog about Wellington - New Zealand's capital.
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Old dogs and new tricks
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- Wellington's "ol' faithful" taxi-cab company Combined (or Wellington Combined Taxis to give them their full title) have gone through a bit of a transformation in the last 12 months or so.
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Use 'em or lose 'em
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- According to a story in the Dom Post today, a Greater Wellington regional council report up for debate this week suggests closing the least-used stations in the region (Muri and Kenepuru stations on the Paraparaumu line).
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Muri Station, Wellington
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Review: Strike Sessions with Adam Page
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- Strike Session with Adam Page is about halfway through its run at Downstage. Strike is a long-standing New Zealand-based percussion group, and they've teamed up with Adelaide multi-instrumentalist Adam Page for this show. After the jump, kumaras, mirimbas and old car parts. read more
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A ray of sunshine in a wet and windy July
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- It’s time for the Craft 2.
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Fight of the Conchords, Part Deux
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- Recently the gals over at Pretty Pretty Pretty ran a poll to settle the age-old argument about which of the Conchords is prettier - Bret or Jermaine.
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Same old
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- The Graffology and Wgtn Wall Street graffiti blogs noticed that the Wellington City Council's anti-graffiti posters (you know, these ones) had illustrated the evil graffiti by using a photo collage of actual non-illegal graffiti.
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Remembering Dr Seddon Bennington
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- Quite apart from the work he did at Te Papa, Dr Seddon Bennington was someone who will be remembered by many Wellingtonians, both personally and professionally.
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Puddle puddle puddle
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- The loveliness of one of New Zealand's best-ever pop bands The Puddle is manifesting at Happy on Saturday night. They've even got a video for a single off one of their new albums: Support from Marineville. Happy downstairs cnr Vivan and Tory streets.
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Never mind the bad puns, here's Pollux
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- One of the worst-kept secrets in Wellington bar-land is about to be revealed: new wine bar Pollux will open next week, in what was once the State Opera House espresso bar in Manners St.
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Downstage in High Definition
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- Just before my Wellingtonista privileges are removed due to, erm, non-compliance with acceptable posting chronometry (or something) here's an update on everyone's favourite professional theatre, Downstage.
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Petone Winter Carnival
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- Celebrate winter with a bang! The second annual Petone Winter Carnival is a major one-day festival celebrating the very best of winter on the iconic Petone foreshore.
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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Waku waku desu
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- This Saturday is the main event for Wellington's Japan Festival which kicked off 6 July with the Friend to Friend exhibition in the Fletcher Challenge Foyer.
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Stuff our readers like
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- We have a guest post for you by the voluble Anna Jane Wilson who also likes hats, boots, coats and scarves.
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Something to mull over
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- 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!
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A Bit Of Love for an Old Organ
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- The Wellington Town Hall is rated amongst the top ten in the world for acoustics, and this was a significant argument in the 1970s and 80s when the demolition of the Town Hall became a possibility.
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The Whimsical Work of Drypnz
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- Drypnz will be familiar to many Wellingtonians with his distinct street style gracing the streets, alleyways and gallery walls around town.
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