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Festival of the Arts
The festival is over and the impressive tent dome has gone. What will take it’s place? Hopefully this: You can read more about it here(warning : nasty PDFs ahead)
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After rain
Autumn has come in and like last year the temperature has dropped suddenly. A shower the other day resulted in this; the sun came out straight away and the rain evaporated…
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NZ International Arts Festival
The festival of the arts is on in Wellington. Everything that I’ve seen so far has been of pretty high quality, although Eva has really stood out. The dancing was great, but the music really blew me away. It struck me that the singing was similar to Islamic music I had heard (Nusrat Fateh Ali…
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Webstock
Alright alright alright – party at the moon tower! Well, the Wellington Town Hall anyway. Yep, Webstock has been announced and will happen in Wellington next May 23rd to 26th. This is going to be a great conference – more than a conference, a party too. We’ve got some great speakers coming, including Joel “on…
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Tui
Just saw a Tui in the garden. These birds have always lived around Wellington but were always very rare. In recent years there has been a resurgence, particularly in the western suburbs. I’ve heard them singing over the last few weeks, but it was great to finally see one drinking nectar out of the flax.
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Winter in Wellington
Dusk in Wellington Sunrise 7/7/05 – Red sky in the morning… Winter view of Wellington Harbour from Roseneath Anzac Day in Wellington 2005
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Mystical Wellington
Enchanted Island “Even in Arcadia I am” Lighthouse Pathway to the enchanted forest (or, if you get lost, the prison…)
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The death of Bar Bodega
Where the bar of Bar Bodega was – brushed aside along with the rest of the neighbourhood for an inadequate and unnecessary road The front section of the old Bar Bodega building will be moved. The cafe was at the front of the building
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Drama on Wellington Harbour
I’ve been watching the drama unfold as a small capsized catamaran in Evans Bay is assisted by the harbour board rescue boat. A boatie capsized and although I thought that he was making progress in righting his boat, a rescue boat has arrived at the scene and is attempting to assist. Two smaller boats are…