You’ve planted a ‘Penguin Forest.’ This was a comment from one of my work colleagues after she heard about the volunteer work I had done over the weekend in the Catlins. Every year DoC, in partnership with Forest & Bird, organise a tree planting weekend in the Catlins and I saw this advertised on the ... Read more
Mt Richmond is on my aging list of ‘50 Best Tramping Peaks’ from the Wilderness magazine, way back, hence why I suggested it for the WTMC trip schedule. And on this weekend, it did indeed turn out to be a spectacular tramping peak. There were six of us, plus three from the EM group, on ... Read more
Above: Wainuiomata fullback Campbell Cowie flying in to score one of his two tries in their fourth round 34-17 win over Marist St Pat’s. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Campbell Cowie bucks the trend of players quitting senior rugby due to tumbling numbers, other priorities, or a lack of motivation. Wainuiomata is his fourth...
Grace Jale is the latest player to re-sign with the Wellington Phoenix for the 2026-27 Ninja A-League season. The club’s newly crowned women’s player of the year has committed to a fourth season with the Phoenix, joining Brooke Nunn, Makala... The post Women’s player of the year recommits to the Nix appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
Colin Currie is part of the group of Wellington’s most capped hookers with 63 ‘A’ team appearances between 1959-65. He also spent one season in 1960 playing for Auckland and etched himself into that union’s folklore by winning a late tighthead that led to Auckland’s winning try over Canterbury in a Ranfurly Shield match. In...
Bar open: 3:00pm | Doors open: 7:00pm | Gig starts: 7:30pm Bill Lake is a master storyteller of Aotearoa roots music, with a career spanning over four decades.
