The Wellingtonista / November 2010
The Wellingtonista is a blog about Wellington - New Zealand's capital.
December 2010 | October 2010-
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Wellington’s new route
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- It’s been a long time coming, but finally the buses are running through the thoroughfare formerly known as Manners Mall.
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JUST GOOD STUFF is back for 2010
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- 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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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Waterfront Fiesta
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- There are many nice casual lunch places in town.
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TAWA5 Best Contribution to the Internet from Wellington
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- Given that Wellington is the web capital of New Zealand, it makes sense that it’s full of people doing awesome things with and for the web.
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TAWA5 Best Suburban Destination
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- The suburbs.
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TAWA5 Best Thing in Wellington
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- This category is a bit of a mixed bag.
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TAWA5 Best Event
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- There’s always something to do in this town we love, but these are the pick of the crop, and are circled in red on our calendars.
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TAWA5 Best Drink in Town
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- Wellington is full of bars, and those bars are full of drinks (and drunks).
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TAWA5 Best BYO
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- BYO restaurants to us are places where you can hold a large gathering, you can eat some tasty food, and if you don’t count the cost of your bottle, you can get totally stuffed for around $25.
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Voting is now open in fifth annual Wellingtonista Awards
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- We’re exhausted from a mammoth day of posting all the nominations (bloody good work, team!) so we just wanted to let you know that voting is now open. Go read our sticky post for links to all our nominations, and make sure you check them out before you cast your votes. Then we’ll see you on December 3 from 6.30pm at Mighty Mighty. Hurray!
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Observed on Featherston Street
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- Spotted on Featherston Street in the window of Espresso Republic. We’re informed that the landlord of this building is Sir Bob Jones, and this sort of thing seems right up his alley.
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TAWA5 Most Needed
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- We love this town.
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TAWA5 Best Shopping Experience
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- Stuff, glorious stuff, oh how we love to take you home with us.
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TAWA5 Best Service
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- What makes a cafe/bar/restaurant a place to you want to return to over and over again? Simple.
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TAWA5 Best Outdoors Experience
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- Walking along the waterfront What could be better than a stroll along the waterfront? Not much! On a sunny day, it seems all of Wellington is walking/riding/running between Queen’s Wharf and Chaffers’ Marina.
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TAWA5 Most Missed
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- We loved you… and then you were gone.
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TAWA5 Best Late Night Experience
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- Things get a little different in town once the sun goes down.
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TAWA5 Best Art Experience
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- The difference between art and pornography may be hard to define, but whatever these experiences could be classed as, they definitely moved us.
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TAWA5 Best Café
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- Not to be confused with “Best Coffee”.
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All about this year’s The Annual Wellingtonista Awards
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- Hello my lovelies, for the fifth year in a row, it’s time for The Annual Wellingtonista Awards (#TAWA5).
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TAWA5 Best Restaurant
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- Restaurant dining is the sort of thing that you do on special occasions, but also any time you want something to eat and you don’t mind spending a little bit of time and perhaps a bit of money to do it.
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TAWA5 Best Live Performance
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- Wellington is a great going-out town with gigs galore on any given night.
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TAWA5 Best Coffee
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- Blood may be thicker than water, but coffee is pretty much more important than blood.
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TAWA5 Best Regular Entertainment
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- As we know, Wellington is full of fun things to do, and on a regular basis.
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Here kitty, kitty
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- So the race is on.
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Jewels of Whitireia
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- On Thursday night the Annual 2010 Whitireia Student Contemporary Jewellery Auction will be held at Mighty Mighty with National Radio presenter Kim Hill controlling the hammer as auctioneer.
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Pecha Kucha 9
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- This Monday is another Pecha Kucha Night, where a fine line-up of creative people present short talks on topics they love.
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A source of an open bar
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- Last week I represented the Wellingtonista at the New Zealand Open Source Awards.
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Smell what The Rock is cooking
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- Generally speaking, things called The Rock are awesome.
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Christmas in Cuba? Something smells fishy
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- Obviously, the most important calendar item of the year is coming up on December 3, when we hold The Annual Wellingtonista Awards for the fifth year in a row at Mighty Mighty, but we think you might need to warm up for the event.
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Fabric Frenzy sets wild crafters into the wilds of newtown
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- If you are in Newtown this weekend watch out for fans of fabric and all things handmade, November fabric-a-brac is full – and raring to go.
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Wellington Love Letter
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- Wellingtonian Jesse Lewis-Evans was leaving and decided to make a music video to express his love for this fair city.
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From Paris to Pompeii – again
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- As part of Massey University’s ‘Blow’ Creative Arts Festival, Leimomi Oakes is once again presenting a a free talk and fashion show From Pompeii to Paris: the Classical influence on Western fashion See history come to life with a talk exploring how ancient Greece and Rome have influenced fashions in the West.
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TAWA5 – a call for your nomination suggestions
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- Hello, good people of Wellington.
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Oh Baby, Baby
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- Actor Stephen Bain and his miniature house This Friday and Saturday night, film maker Julie Hill (who’s name you may recognise from her work at Radio New Zealand and on Frontseat ) is screening the premiere of her documentary, Baby where are the fine things you promised me? at the Film Archive.
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Sleepers, Awake!
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- Wellington electronic music fans will have fond memories of the While_you_were_Sleeping nights.
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Get rid of your old computer crap
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- Photo by Flickr user StormPetrel1 You know all that stuff under your bed, in your wardrobe or in your bottom drawer? Yeah, that old laptop you were going to sell on Trade Me when you upgraded five years ago, and your crappy old cellphone you could never go back to since you bought your spiffy new smartphone.
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Somewhat mixed up
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- On Wednesday night, Mix & Mash was launched at the City Gallery, asking people to use data to make new things.
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On a Mission
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- Photo by Dominika Zielinska Two of our number were lucky enough to (wo)man a console each at mission control on the opening night of the new season of Apollo 13: Mission Control at Downstage Theatre.
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The Lane comes to Wellington
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- You know how you saw the lineup for the St Jerome Laneaways Festival and were like “Oh man, such cool bands, but I don’t want to have to go to Auckland to see them”? Well now you don’t have to! Haha! Awesomeness.
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Hey hey, it’s Parliament Open Day!
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- Photo by Flickr user jemsweb Wellington may be the Coolest Little Capital in the World, but it wouldn’t be the capital without Parliament.
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