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The Wellingtonista / May 2009

The Wellingtonista is a blog about Wellington - New Zealand's capital.

June 2009 | April 2009
    • Storm in our coffee cups
      • Now, I'm not sure if you've noticed or not, but the weather lately has been somewhat less than pleasant. Unless you happen to be a wavewatcher or rather crazy surfer, that is, in which case there have been some rather spectacular things to see. If you're the kind who'd rather stay inside nice and warm, here's a fantastic video that Dave Frampton has made to show you what you're missing Storm i
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    • Xpressway To Yr Skull
      • X Way Vision is a video of live performances by artists from the Dunedin-based Xpressway record label. Performing artists include The Dead C, Alastair Galbraith, Plagal Grind, Chris Heazlewood & Greg Cairns, Shayne Carter, and Chug. Screening at the Film Archive, Wednesday 27 May at 7pm. Tickets $8/6 concession. read more
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    • Women are appealing
      • Wellington Women's Refuge and Te Whare Rokiroki Maori Women's Refuge are looking for volunteers to collect money for the Women's Refuge Annual Appeal 2009.   Join a team of people who have fun collecting much needed money on the streets of Wellington. In just one hour you can play a huge part in protecting hundreds of women and children at risk of domestic violence in their own homes.  
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    • More tea, Martha?
      • So winter kinda sucks, and the economy sucks, and the government sucks, and everything pretty much sucks. Except oh wait, do you know what doesn't suck? Tea and cakes and good company! So as the first of a series of posts of Cheering Upness, we'd like to recommend that you book yourself and an adored friend in for High Tea at Martha's Pantry, a lovely little place at the top of Cuba Street that has oldschool tea cups and all kinds of girlie pretty stuff on display.
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        • 276 Cuba Street, Wellington


    • Intersection of Impending Death
      • So, the John St/Riddiford St/Adelaide Rd intersection has undergone a bit of a lights phasing tweak. It took this particular Wellingtonista by surprise when, last week, I confidently started to cross John St as the lights turned to red, only to discover that instead of my little green man, I was now the target for traffic coming down from Adelaide Rd.
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      • newtown
      • transport

        • Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • A thing at Spacething
      • There's an exhibition opening on at Newtown's Spacething tonight (Thu 7 May), featuring new artwork from Helen McVey and Tania Price. There will also be live music from (the excellently named) Public Toilet ltd, Chris Palmer and Dan Beban, as well as casual rock cocktail poetry by Eliot White. Starts at 6pm. 171 Adelaide Road. 
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        • 171 Adelaide Road, Wellington


    • A book sale worth walking up a hill for
      • It's sale time at Vic Books again, both at the Kelburn Campus and the Pipitea store by the train station. The sale runs from Monday May 11-Thursday May 28, and if you're clever you'll figure out a way to get to the sneak preview with wine and nibbles at the Kelburn shop, from 3pm, Thursday May 7th. ‘Tis the season of twisted umbrellas, so it's time to stock up on books which will keep
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        • Victoria University of Wellington, Waiteata Road, Aro Valley, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)


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