A couple of weeks ago, Wellington City Council decided that Wellington should aspire to become carbon neutral. Since then,a council-controlled organisation has started promoting cheap weekend parking; andthe Regional Council plans to increase bus and train fares by 10%.
Well, that was one hell of a party. There was even a bit of politics after all, after it was announced that Falun Dafa had been banned from the parade, and in the end they turned up anyway. There were even some rare and wondrous apparitions during the parade: actual buses!
A few weeks back, there was an article in the Dominion Post entitled "Commuters return to cars". The trouble was, since it only showed relative figures ("Peak-time passenger growth soared 11.6 per cent in mid-year as fuel prices peaked. This had slowed to about 9 per cent by September."), it was hard to tell whether passenger transport numbers were actually falling, or just growing more slowly.
Tauranga-based artist Cordula Taiwo is set to open her exhibition, "Of a Wild God," at Thistle Hall, intentionally overlapping with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ Wellington concerts (Feb 5 & 6). This sophisticated body of work is a deeply personal creative response to Nick Cave’s music, his public correspondence (The Red Hand Files), and his published conversations (Faith, Hope and Carnage).
The Constable Street Stage is one of the more eclectic stages at Newtown Festival. Run by Scott Oaks and Eddy Kerr-Hislop their aim is to introduce you to many genres and different sounds. Crossing sonic boundaries we aim to showcase our carefully picked virtuosi artists from Newtown and beyond. From pop to metal, there will be […]
Break out your feather boas and waistcoats as Aro Valley Jazz Jam‘s 12 piece band takes you back to the roaring ‘20s for an evening of dancing and razzle-dazzle!
