https://wellington.gen.nz/wellywood $tag.description https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/09/18/why-one-couple-swapped-hollywood-for-wellywood/ Our cool little capital has a way of pulling people back. The Dunhams tell us why they returned to windy Wellington after 20 years and show us around their Seatoun home. The post Why one couple swapped Hollywood for Wellywood appeared first on Capital Magazine. seatoun wellywood places miramar media Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2023/09/18/why-one-couple-swapped-hollywood-for-wellywood/ Capital Magazine 2023-09-18T00:00:00Z -41.3246143 174.8320065 Seatoun http://wellingtonista.com/2011/11/21/wellywood-blown-away/ So apparently we voted for the Wellington sign that’s being blown away. Naturally, Robbie Ellis has even more to say about it. wellywood miramar places blogs featured Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/11/21/wellywood-blown-away/ The Wellingtonista 2011-11-21T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/cuba-cuticle/ Recently, while we were talking about the curious case of the Demolition Order placed on the little green Dry Cleaners in Cuba St, I took a visit up to Cuba (St) to take a photo and found something rather odd. wellywood cubastreet heritagebuildings miramar places localhistory architecture blogs Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/cuba-cuticle/ Eye of the Fish 2011-11-21T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/wellywood-celia-provides-leadership/ Last night at Council, Celia Wade-Brown moved a motion asking the airport to reconsider it’s proposed Wellywood sign. wellywood miramar places elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/wellywood-celia-provides-leadership/ WCC Watch 2011-05-25T00:00:00Z http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/05/social-networks-kick-in-over-wellywood.html I was not surprised when Mayor Celia Wade-Brown sought the approval of the full council last night to put a new item on the agenda. wellywood wcc miramar places government people blogs election-candiates-2010 elections2010 local-body-elections councillors Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/05/social-networks-kick-in-over-wellywood.html Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future 2011-05-25T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/more-wellywood-updates/ A few quick updates on the Wellywood issue… Quite a few people are asking about legal issues around a high court challenge. wellywood miramar places elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/more-wellywood-updates/ WCC Watch 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/well-we-would/ It seems almost inevitable that if this Wellywood sign goes ahead (all perfectly legal, the bloke from the Council tells me), then it is going to get some “special treatment” metered out in due course. And because we are such a creative lot in Wellington, and because the interwebs is here, let’s see how good [...] wellywood miramar places architecture blogs Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/well-we-would/ Eye of the Fish 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/wellywoodgate-celia-where-for-art-thou/ More on Celia vs Wellywood, this time straight from the Wellingtonista… As a side note, it’s particularly distressing to see Celia Wade-Brown admitting her total powerlessness: Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said yesterday that she did not support a sign of any kind. wellywood miramar places elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/wellywoodgate-celia-where-for-art-thou/ WCC Watch 2011-05-23T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/wellywoodgate-where-is-the-mayor/ Given that the Wellywood sign, which has thousands and thousands of Wellingtonians up in arms, is being put up by a company which is 34% owned by the council, and requires a resource consent from the council, you’d have thought that the Mayor would be showing a bit of leadership on the issue. wellywood miramar places elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/wellywoodgate-where-is-the-mayor/ WCC Watch 2011-05-23T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2011/05/22/wellywood-sign-song/ Comedian Robbie Ellis – who you may remember for his show-stopping performance of Manners Mall Emo Song (Buslane Through My Heart) at the 2009 TAWAs – has a new video. In reaction to the hugely unpopular plan by Wellington Airport to erect a “WELLYWOOD” sign, Robbie has put his feelings into song. Sing along! tawa video wellywood places miramar blogs featured Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/05/22/wellywood-sign-song/ The Wellingtonista 2011-05-22T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand http://www.aucklandtrains.co.nz/2011/05/22/wellywood-sign-is-a-joke/ In 2009, the Infratil-run Wellington Airport company began investigating the construction of a monument on an unused piece of land on the Miramar Peninsular to add another high profile attraction to Wellington. wellywood miramar places trains transport Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.aucklandtrains.co.nz/2011/05/22/wellywood-sign-is-a-joke/ Auckland Trains 2011-05-22T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/05/has-airport-company-lost-plot.html SAY NO TO WELLYWOOD SIGNOur brand as the creative centre of New Zealand is in the process of being downgraded. To even have a lengthy public debate is corrosive. Adopting this tacky imitation makes us look deeply shallow and builds a perception that will leave a sense of discomfort for many years to come. We are so much better than this. Bryan PepperellWellington City Councillor wellywood miramar places people blogs election-candiates-2010 elections2010 local-body-elections councillors government Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/05/has-airport-company-lost-plot.html Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future 2011-05-22T00:00:00Z http://greeningwellingtoncity.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/a-sign-of-the-times/ Unbelievable! Why are we are telling the world our creative film industry are just wanna be copy cats of Hollywood? Even the film industry think its a joke. wellywood miramar places election-candiates-2010 elections2010 local-body-elections Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://greeningwellingtoncity.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/a-sign-of-the-times/ Mark Greening 2011-05-21T00:00:00Z http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/05/out-with-wellywood-sign.html WELLYWOOD SIGN MUST NOT GO UP SAYS BRYAN PEPPERELL- Wellington City Council's rep on the Airport company is Deputy Mayor Ian McKinnon and for his representation on behalf of the ratepayers he receives an extra $40,000. If Cr McKinnon cannot put up a good argument opposing such tasteless negative branding he really should resign from the airport company. wellywood miramar places people blogs election-candiates-2010 elections2010 local-body-elections councillors government Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2011/05/out-with-wellywood-sign.html Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future 2011-05-21T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/2011/05/21/oh-god-no/ Remember when Wellington Airport, after the howls of protest and outright mockery, backed off on its cringe-inducing Wellywood sign idea and promised to go away and think of something better to celebrate our film industry? Well, they’ve had a good, long think about it, and this morning’s paper announces that they’ve come up with a brilliant idea: A Wellywood sign. wellywood miramar places blogs featured Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/2011/05/21/oh-god-no/ The Wellingtonista 2011-05-20T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/bye-bye-wellywood-sign Wellington Airport has actually listened to the massive public opposition to the Wellywood sign (and potential legal troubles from Hollywood) and have ditched the idea. wellywood miramar places blogs featured Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/bye-bye-wellywood-sign The Wellingtonista 2010-03-31T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/the-new-issue-dividing-our-capital  First it was "Bret or Jermaine?" then "Smash Malice or Brutal Paegent?" but now it's time for the really big decision - which Facebook group to join - "Hey, let's NOT have a 'Wellywood' sign in Wellington"or "A WELLYWOOD sign on the Miramar Cutting Hill is a STUPID idea"? miramar filmvideo wellywood places business blogs featured Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/the-new-issue-dividing-our-capital The Wellingtonista 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand http://wellingtonista.com/wellywood-sign-generator The Wellywood sign madness/awesomeness continues! Aucklander Edward from has created the Wellywood Sign Generator. This is a crop of my attempt, where I have added a helpful "lol" to explain that the sign is a "send-up" and a "tongue-in-cheek play" on the Hollywood sign. wellywood miramar places blogs featured Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/wellywood-sign-generator The Wellingtonista 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonista.com/hooray-for-wellywood Everyone knows that while Wellington has a world-class, award-winning film production industry, it's been sorely lacking one serious thing: a giant sign proclaiming WELLYWOOD. wellywood miramar places blogs featured Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonista.com/hooray-for-wellywood The Wellingtonista 2010-03-08T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/wellywood/ What Wellington needs now, in these troubled times, is a giant Wellywood sign. filmvideo wellywood business miramar places architecture blogs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/wellywood/ Eye of the Fish 2009-11-26T00:00:00Z