Wellington Scoop and Local History
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The birth of the film festival
- Wellington Scoop
- The annual Wellington Film Festival, which opens today for its 40th anniversary year, was born out of the film society movement. In 1970 when I was elected president of the Wellington Film Society, I was also programmer for New Zealand’s 50 film societies. (I was a television journalist with plenty of spare time for extra activities.) For the film societies, I had to organise an annual season of films, all to be screened from 16mm prints. But many new titles were available only on 35mm prints, and in those days film societies didn’t have access to 35mm projection.
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- cinema
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Too much information, too much money
- Wellington Scoop
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- transmission-gully
- heritage-buildings
Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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What will we do to save Cuba Street?
- Wellington Scoop
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- heritage-buildings
Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Losing our heritage: a 104-year-old building, abandoned and dilapidated
- Wellington Scoop
- It had the financial support of Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward and in its glory days its history included being used as a church hall and a music studio. The scruffy, dilapidated building at 30 Arthur Street used to be the Boys’ Institute – built in 1906 by the same architect who designed the Wellington and Christchurch railway stations.
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- heritage-buildings
- bypass
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The fate of Fort Ballance
- Wellington Scoop
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- heritage-buildings
Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Roads more important than heritage buildings, Transport Agency tells us
- Wellington Scoop
- The New Zealand Transport Authority has been astounding in its arrogance in a submission to the Wellington City Council about the heritage rules for residential property in the inner city neighbourhoods.
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Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Doing the right thing for Thorndon
- Wellington Scoop
- The survival of the little narrow streets and the old houses of Thorndon is a miracle. And at last the city council is doing the right thing for this lovely heritage area.
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- heritage-buildings
- wellington-city-council
Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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