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Parking perks for savvy scooter owners
PARKING in town has become easier for Wellingtonians who invested in a scooter or motorbike when petrol cost as much as liquid gold. The number of parks for scooters and motorbikes has been increased...
View ArticleTorn between city and country
As my three-week break comes to an end, I am excitedly sorry (?) about returning to the city. Rather than the usual dread which one affiliates with the end of a holiday, I am admittedly missing the...
View ArticleWellington citizens positive about city slogan
WELLINGTON residents seem absolutely, positively happy with their city’s slogan. A recent NewsWire street poll showed most were happy with the phrase “Absolutely Positively Wellington”. Among ten...
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Street art with French flair promotes city centre of excellence
INTERNATIONAL urban street art has dressed up the centre of Lower Hutt this week, and it is all part of a grand design. ‘Living Walls’ is the brainchild of French artist Olivier Tenedor, who set up...
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More central city pocket parks to come from council’s pockets
RESIDENTS and a property developer back the creation of new “pocket parks” in Wellington’s central business district. A pocket park is a small area of land designed for use by people occupying the...
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Bring your curiosities and curiosity to Wellington this weekend
CURIO owners and enthusiasts will get their real life Antiques Roadshow fix in Wellington this Sunday. The annual Curiosity Roadshow will be held at the Museum of Wellington City & Sea for the...
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Strength in small numbers for country school in the city
A new school year means new students, but in the case of Totara Park School, the principal is hoping not too many. Principal Joel Webby (above) describes his school as a “country school in the...
View ArticleEarthquake make-over for 107 year old tunnel
WORK started today on the 1.3 million dollar strengthening of the Hataitai bus tunnel and council’s promising commuters they won’t be inconvenienced. The tunnel is undergoing earthquake strengthening...
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Community centre wants to come out of hiding in Mt Victoria
Manager of Crossways Community Centre, Emma Draper. IMAGE: Araina Khonthothong MOUNT VICTORIA’S community centre needs a new home, but cannot find one that is suitable. Crossways Community provides...
View ArticleMayor gives Hutt school kids top tsunami marks
A year on from the Kaikoura earthquake and practice evacuations are being held across the Wellington region. Organised by the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office, schools, businesses and...
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Communities proud of bilingual status, but say it’s not a race
Te Reo speaking communities agree they don’t need a “competition” to prove they are a bilingual society. Rotorua was officially declared the first official bilingual city in April this year but other...
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