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2010 School Leaver Scholarships

Whitireia Community Polytechnic — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Basin to host 400th First Class Match

Cricket Wellington — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve has a rich history and records yet another milestone next Friday when the BLACKCAPS and Australia record its 400th First Class Match.

Save Radio New Zealand public meeting

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Location: St Johns Hall, Dixon St, Wellington When: Tue, 16/03/2010 - 7:30pm

Train Report: Fault Unnoticed For A Week

Auckland Trains — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A rail inquiry into a fire on a Wellington train reveals a fault was a week old but never reported because of “weaknesses in the fault reporting system.

Gareth Hughes in Beach Cleanup and Cigarette Butt Count

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Green Party Fisheries Spokesperson, Gareth Hughes, will join South Wellington residents for a beach cleanup between Owhiro Bay and Island Bay this evening."Litter from this beach blows and washes into Taputeranga Marine Reserve which is home to over 180 species of fish. It is my pleasure to be part of the message that it is our responsibility to take care of our environment," Mr Hughes said today.

Exotic orchestra mixes ancient and modern

Victoria University of Wellington — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Over 100 instruments will come together when an Argentinean orchestra combining indigenous instruments and digital technology plays in Wellington this Saturday.

Signs and smiles and a quick consent

Wellington Scoop — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This is Wellington City Council election year and it will not be long before our urban landscape is littered with hoardings with extravagant smiles backed by even more extravagant promises.

Community Consultation meeting

Amesbury Drive School Establishment Board of Trustees — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Are you interested in education in Churton Park?Amesbury Drive Primary School will open in Term 1 2012 and the Establishment Board of Trustees is currently seeking community input on the new school’s Vision and Values.

Hutt City rates increase 2%

Hutt City Council — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Hutt City Council is proposing the average ratepayer will see their rates increase by just two percent in the coming financial year.This follows a meeting today of Mayor David Ogden and councillors to approve the draft Annual Plan for 2010/11.

Club Cricketer Receives Official Reprimand

Cricket Wellington — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Johnsonville Cricket Club player Sam Outtrim has received a formal reprimand, following his behaviour in a Hazlett Trophy match on Saturday 27 February

The Fringe Cut

Capital Times — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ONE was a secret Spice Girl’s fan, and the other fell in love. Both are stoked to be named Downstage Theatre’s Pick of the Fringe. Fringe festival productions Wannabe and Back/Words will be reworked for the big stage, and enjoy a one-and-a-half week

Startling staff turnover

Capital Times — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WHY do so many staff leave Wellington City Council? The turnover figures outlined in the council’s 2009 Annual Report show that on average, over the past three years, 23.3% of staff– almost a quarter of the organisation – have resigned every year.

All good in Wellywood

Capital Times — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IT’S official. We must be the Hollywood of the South Pacific because Wellington International Airport will erect a 28m long Wellywood sign to celebrate the capital city’s film industry. At least seven film-related companies are based on the Miramar

Season of concerts

Capital Times — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE St Andrew’s Season of Concerts will bring interesting performers to Wellington. Building on a long history of lunchtime concerts at St Andrew’s on The Terrace, the organisers hope to recreate the buzz and camaraderie of previous festivals.

Festival – The Wrap Up

The Learning Connexion — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Learning Connexion had an awesome day here on Saturday 6th March for our Festival, despite threatening rain clouds and a couple of early brushes with drizzle!Joining together with practicing artists from across the Hutt Valley, we had loads of fun making, playing, looking, eating and listening to some of the fantastic acts on the day.

Wellywood Sign Generator

The Wellingtonista — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Extreme makeover

Texture — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We've decided to give Texture an extreme makeover! We've picked out the best bits of Texture and put it into a new blogging website - complete with a hot new look and name - Word on the Street.

The new issue dividing our capital

The Wellingtonista — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

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"?

WCC calls for submissions on lower speed limits for Island Bay and Kilbirnie

Cycle Aware Wellington (CAW) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WCC has called for submissions on lowering the speed limit to 30Km/hr in Island Bay and Kilbirnie, due 7 April.Cycle Aware Wellingtonread more

Wellywood: good idea, dreadful idea

Wellington Scoop — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

It’s a great idea to put a Hollywood-style sign on the Miramar peninsula. But it’s a dreadful idea for the sign to use the cliched “Wellywood” word, which does nothing except show that we are hankering after older and bigger film industries rather than having confidence in our own identity and our own name.

Edwards Wins Single Wicket

Karori Cricket Club — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Premier team all-rounder Lee Edwards won the second Karori Cricker Club single wicket competition of the season and keeps the Alan Graham Tankard for the winter. The tourney was part of the KCC's Legends Day. In the single wicket, 32 players are drawn at random into pairs. Each pair then ...

Coastguard needs $180,000 to buy boat

Newswire.co.nz — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WELLINGTON Coastguard needs $180,000 for a new boat and is looking for donations.The Coastguard’s rigid hull inflatable boat, Phoenix, is being replaced with a new $300,000 model, and 40 per cent of the funding has already been raised.President, Terry Sampson says finding the money is one of his last major duties before stepping down this year.Mr Sampson says Phoenix is 20 years old, and it’s time for the vessel to be replaced because it has only about five years life left in the role.

Mens P1 and P2 trial

Harbour City Hockey Club — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We would like the following players to attend the trial for P1 and P2 teams on Sunday 14 March 5-6.

Les McDonald Senior has passed away after a good run

Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Les McDonald Senior passed away after a short illness in his 90th year. Les Snr was a really active member in the 60’s and 70’s and well known to many of our older members.

Updated Meetings for March 2010

Hutt City Council — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Updated Meetings for March 2010

Temporary Closure of Northern & Southern End of Riverbank Carpark, Lower Hutt

Hutt City Council — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Sunday, 14 March 2010 6am – 5pm

We’re starting to plan our super city, as Aucklanders are dismayed by their’s

Wellington Scoop — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

At the same time as Wellington’s mayors and their advisors are meeting to discuss the need for a super-city in this region, the concerns from Aucklanders about Auckland’s super-city arrangements are getting louder and louder.

'It's time to evolve' competition

Metlink - Greater Wellington's public transport network — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

News: Online entry now open for Porirua City Scenic Fun Run and Walk

Olympic Harriers — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Online Entry is now open for the Porirua City Scenic Fun Run and Walk at EnterOn...

Temporary reprieve on building fee hike

Newswire.co.nz — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WELLINGTONIANS will get a reduction in their building consent fees – until June.