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WellUrban / August 2006

Personal reflections on urbanism, urban life and sustainable urban design in Wellington, New Zealand.

September 2006 | July 2006
    • Celluloid architecture
      • These days it seem like there's a specialist film festival for every taste and interest: human rights, vegetables, silent films and even Phoenix dactylifera. There's even one for architecture buffs, and the Wellington season starts at the Penthouse this Friday.
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    • Bar wars
      • The Capital Times has begun its 2006 Best of Wellington survey (not online), inviting readers to vote for their favourite things under dozens of categories. However, one category is glaringly absent: best bar. They have best barman, barmaid, music venue and nightclub, but no bar (or best Martini, for that matter).
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      • bars

    • Bringing it back
      • As Kegan pointed out, there's a story on the front page of today's Dominion Post about the council reconsidering the placement of the indoor stadium: they're now thinking of putting it on the edge of Harbour Quays rather than way out at Kilbirnie. So it's almost come full circle, as the site is adjacent to the location originally proposed!
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      • indoor-sports-centre
      • kilbirnie

        • Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)


    • Harbour saga
      • The saga of Harbour Quays continues, and takes on new twists as it goes. While the Civic Trust's seminar has unfortunately had to be delayed until next April, the debate has been kept in the public eye by the release of the Kemp Report (866kB PDF) into the potential economic and urban impacts of the development.
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    • Karked it
      • Krazy Lounge has Konked out. There's a sign on the door saying "Sorry, Krazy Lounge is closed forever. R.I.P.", and the inside is currently being used as a temporary sale shop for the appropriately-named fashion label Insidious Fix.
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      • cuba-street
      • restaurants-and-bars

        • Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Conserve
      • You may not have noticed, but this week is Conservation Week. There's a bunch of events on in Wellington, including "weed swaps" at Te Papa and Lower Hutt, where you can bring along a weed from your garden and swap it for a native plant. There's no word of an Aro Valley weed swap, which might be a bit more interesting ...
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