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Two groups of ageing pine trees on Tinakori Hill and in the Aro Valley will be removed over the next few weeks to help protect nearby homes and walking tracks.
Two groups of ageing pine trees on Tinakori Hill and in the Aro Valley will be removed over the next few weeks to help protect nearby homes and walking tracks.
Media release – WebGauge
A student at Victoria University in Wellington has done what local ISPs and major hardware manufacturers have been unable to do, coming up with a practical solution to one of the major causes of conflict in a flat. Pei Huang, currently completing the final year of his Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) degree has developed a next-generation internet usage meter which allows a flat to keep track of how much data each flatmate has used.
The Community Trust national touch championships have begun at the Petone Recreation Grounds with the masters events from Saturday till Monday. The youth and open events run from Wednesday 4th March till next Saturday.
Wellington.Scoop
By Lindsay Shelton
The battle for Manners Mall took place over three days this week. But the war isn’t over yet.
Press release – NZCCSS
In a meeting held on Friday at the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) in Wellington, Church Leaders of the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian and Salvation Army Churches expressed confidence that their combined social services and Church networks can be mobilised effectively to respond to the recession.
Press Release: NZFVWO
“Work together differently or face dire consequences from the economic downturn” was the challenge put to attendees at the Impact on Communities: Managing the Downturn together workshop held in Wellington yesterday.
Press Release: New Zealand Police
It’s four weeks on Saturday since 50-year-old Stephen Baden Adams left his Lower Hutt home indicating he was driving to Wairarapa to visit his mother’s grave. He hasn’t been seen or heard from since and distraught family and friends are desperate to know what has happened to him.
Positively Wellington Tourism’s Spoil Yourself in Wellington domestic marketing campaign has been named a finalist in two AXIS Awards.
The conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement between ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand comes at a critical time for New Zealand exporters facing the world economic slowdown, according to the Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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The Lovely Lily in Pirie Street on Mt Victoria
The Mount Victoria Residents Association is taking legal action to challenge the Wellington City Council’s approval of a brothel in its suburb. The case will be heard in the High Court on Monday.
For just 24 hours, an intriguing collection of found images will go on display in a make-shift annexe outside the National Library building in Wellington.
The hilarious one woman tour de force is returning for a limited season at Downstage Theatre.
Wellington.Scoop
Ten random questions about puzzling aspects of life here in Wellington. No prizes for the correct answers. But we’re hoping that some light can be shed.
Wellington.Scoop
Wellington offers an excess of choice this weekend. Here are some of the city’s events and activities.
Kilbirnie Festival Fair Day: this will be the twelfth year for one of Wellington’s biggest annual fairs, to be held in Bay Rd, 10am-4pm, on Sunday 1 March.
Article: Businesswire
Tim Pankhurst has resigned as editor of Wellington’s Dominion Post newspaper to become head of the Newspaper Publishers’ Association, the industry’s lobby group in New Zealand.
Hundreds of brave runners will soon endure an energy sapping 11.8km course, including 400 metres of vertical climb, as part of the 2009 Meridian Gutbuster in Wellington on Sunday.
The Frank Kitts Lagoon will be alive with sea creatures celebrating the start of Seaweek on Sunday.
