It's been a while since I've had the occasion to write a "back on track" post, but there's been a recent spate of good news for public transport users. Most of it has been signalled for a long time, and it's generally just catching up with maintenance that's been deferred for decades, but it's worth celebrating nonetheless.
Most of you will have noticed the front-page headline in yesterday's Dominion Post: $200m to ease Wellington rail misery. The more observant among you may have noticed that the improvements mentioned in the sidebar (not online) don't quite add up to $200m, but a slightly less impressive $135m. The even more observant (and presumably long-suffering) among you might also have noticed that many of the upgrades sounded very familiar. Is this really news?
With plenty of hoopla, including three full pages in the Dominion Post, New World opened their fourth inner-Wellington store this week. It's a New World Metro at the the railway station, and while it looks tiny from the concourse, it expands Tardis-like into the forgotten parts of the station and is actually larger than the Willis St Metro.
There's a prominent article on page three of today's Dominion Post that, while it concentrates on a "stoush" between the city council and central Government, is good news for supporters of the Johnsonville rail line.
Our third Next Generation Artist's Showcase brings together four Wellington based artists in years 11-13 of high school. Working across painting, sculpture and photography, all artists applied to this exhibition in response to our open call and were selected on the highly individual...
It’s been a Sporty School Holidays! A few of our students and recent alumni were busy over the school holidays, representing their regions and New Zealand across a range of sports. Below are some of their achievements from the 2 week break: Eleanor Shaw – Represented the Netball Wellington U16 Team at the U16 North […] The post Sports Wrap-Up 30 July appeared first on Onslow College.
