The Wellingtonista / September 2010
The Wellingtonista is a blog about Wellington - New Zealand's capital.
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Simon Marsh answers our questions
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- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Simon Marsh who is standing in the Eastern Ward has stepped up.
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Click Local
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- North of Wellington is a sunny paradise, known as Petone.
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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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John Bishop answers our questions
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- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and John Bishop who is standing in Lambton Ward has stepped up.
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Wow 2010
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- It's World of WearableArt season again, where scores of ladies (and some gents) converge upon the capital it witness the extravaganza that is the World of WearableArt show.
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Mike Mellor answers our questions
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- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Mike Mellor who is standing in the Eastern Ward has stepped up. 1. You have 30 seconds to convince someone to come to Wellington. What's your pitch? read more
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Debunking the Target urban myth
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- For the past couple of years, we keep hearing people tell us not to go to a certain ethnic restaurant because “they were filmed by Target scraping leftover food back into the food to sell” and various other stories along the same lines.
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Need something indoors to do with the kids?
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- During the school holidays the good folk at the Film Archive run a kids movie programmed called Mini Sized Square Eyes (not to be confused with the Square Eyes Foundation).
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Mark Greening answers our questions
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- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Mark Greening who is standing in the Lambton Ward has stepped up. 1. You have 30 seconds to convince someone to come to Wellington. What's your pitch? Wow, a capital city with the heart of a village. Waterfront vistas, green hills, amazing: coffee, food, art and culture!read more
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Marcus Ganley answers our questions
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- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Marcus Gangley who is standing in the Lambton Ward has stepped up.read more
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Rex Nairn answers our questions
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- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Rex Nairn who is standing in Southern Ward has stepped up.
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Grouper (US) with Pumice and Glass Vaults tomorrow night.
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- For those who caught Grouper during her last trip to NZ, she will need no introduction.
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Viva Mexico, viva Zapata, in fact viva my lunch
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- I was out with my Dad and my daughter today and needed to find lunch for three generations of Judds in the Cuba St area.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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WOW winners
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- I've just got back from the WOW Awards Show, so here's a quickie post with the winner and runner up.
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A whole lot of WOW
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- WOW season kicks off today, as the city turns into the World of WearableArt.
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Frock on
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- The newly launched New Zealand Fashion Museum aims to preserve and celebrate New Zealand' fashion history.
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Not in a month of Saturdays
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- You know how we had a blue moon this New Year's Eve right? And how that is kind of a freak occurrence when you think about it right? Well this Saturday is the blue moon of markets, there are two only once-a-monthers and one super-special- souped-up weekly market being held in our fair city.
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Social Barfly
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- The Masked Barfly has been busy in the last little while soaking up the scene and hanging around the hors d'oeuvres in our buzzy little town. As could be expected the Masked Barfly favours fecund environs where one can imbibe a good compost of booze, blood and guts, gossip and culture. Some bullets of buzz: read more
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Nerd Alert - Week of Geek
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- It is reassuring to know that the salon did not die in 18th century France, gathering together in RL to converse, spar, eat, connect and display our intellectual charms has not gone out of style.
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Department of Linky Love: WCC Watch
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- WCC Watch is a local website that does what it says on the tin.
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Kris Price answers our questions
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- We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Kris Price who is standing in the Lambton Ward stepped up for his "15 page views of fame".
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The Good Word on The Good Words
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- Tonight at the Burgendy Room at Bodega you can witness the third live outing of a new band fresh from recording their demo.
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It's Spring!
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- That's what the calendar is telling us.
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And the rest of the election
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- Some people have asked why we only sent out questions to the mayoral candidates, not councillor-wannabes or people running for community and health boards.
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(B)eating the trend
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- The recession may be grinding on, but it seems there are plenty of hospitality operators willing to take a bet on a new venture.
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Xiu Xiu
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- So many good things on this weekend. Maybe Wellington's about to put its head up out of the winter slump....? One highlight is art-poppers Xiu Xiu who are playing SFBH with Siamese (Grayson Gilmour) and talented duo Glass Vaults. Phew. And here's a girl in an apple. Tickets$26
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A wall of one's own
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- Creating content on the interwebs is all very well, but sometimes one has the need to express oneself in IRL.
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Bryan Pepperell answers our questions
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- Thanks to Bryan Pepperell for answering our questions.
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In case of emergency
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- So, the Canterbury earthquake.
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Jack Yan answers our questions
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- Thanks to Jack Yan for taking the time to answer our questions.
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Pecha Kucha 8: The Latino Connection
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- It's time for another Pecha Kucha Night, but this one is a little different from previous ones - this time it's the Latino Connection! People who have come from or gone to the spicy side of the South Pacific will share their stories.
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Kerry Prendergast answers our questions
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- Thanks to Kerry for sending in her answers to our questions.
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Al Mansell answers our questions
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- Thanks to mayoral candidate Al Mansell for taking the time to answer our questions too.
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