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Random stuff about Wellington since 2005

Joanna McLeod

Joanna McLeod has started calling herself the Empress of the Internet because she can. As well as wrangling the other site contributors and Getting Shit Done, she likes to eat, drink and write in equal amounts. Yes, she would love to be invited along to your event in order to do those things. Joanna's also the best person to talk to if you're interested in advertising on the site.

Wellington on a Plate is here again, hurrah!

by Joanna June 6, 2013

Right now we’re knee-deep in delicious wine and food at the Wellington on a Plate launch at Prefab so if all’s going well, this post will go live right after the media embargo ends. For now, here’s what we’ve written about Wellington on a Plate over the past couple of years, and below is the [...]

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Fairtrade coffee that you make for yourself

by Joanna June 3, 2013

Fairtrade Fortnight may be over, but that doesn’t mean it’s not something to still think about. When someone else is making the coffee for you, you may be drawn to particular beans because of their fair trade status. Why not apply the same criteria when you’re drinking it at home or work? Handily the good people [...]

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Old halls come alive with new music

by Joanna May 16, 2013

You know the drill. You go to the same bar every week and pay tons for booze, and have to deal with a loud crowd who are just there to be seen and who talk through the music you’ve paid to see, and you just think “ugh! I hate this, it’s all the same and [...]

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Domestic violence isn’t funny. Hopefully these comedians are

by Joanna May 8, 2013

Last week, we gave away a pass t0 Raybon Kan’s comedy show as a favour to a friend. On hearing about what his show contained, I am so very sorry we did. Jokes about Chris Brown beating his girlfriend? Not okay.  Here are some handy New Zealand statistics from Women’s Refuge One in three women [...]

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Win tickets to Raybon Without a Cause

by Joanna May 2, 2013

Everyone likes jokes, right? And everyone likes something for free. So would you like to win a double pass to the opening of Raybon Kan‘s comedy show on May 7? Fresh from recording his first live stand-up DVD, Raybon Kan returns to the NZ International Comedy Festival with his most hard hitting hilarious show yet, [...]

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Good cola has good karma (and a giveaway)

by Joanna April 22, 2013

A lot of people I know, myself included, have had a rough couple of weeks, so let’s talk about nice things instead! Specifically, let’s talk about Karma Cola and Gingerella. The good people at All Good Organics (they literally are good people!) dropped some off for us to try, and they were delicious. The Karma [...]

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Another craft beer bar for Wellington

by Joanna April 14, 2013

Opening this Friday is another craft beer bar called Golding’s Free Dive, at 14 Leeds Street. That’s right by Pizza Pomodoro, for those of you playing along at home, and they’ll be making full use of their location. Golding’s Free Dive conveniently shares the courtyard with Pomodoro Pizza, which is just as well as Pomodoro will [...]

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The best of Raybon Kan

by Joanna April 11, 2013

The comedy fest is on right now! And we haven’t gotten around to organising ourselves to get along to things, because day jobs are really busy right now. Sorry! So instead, we’ll go with things that are easily presented to us. Comedy is a hard game,  so if you can manage to make a living [...]

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Drunken conversations: Beth from Eat and Greet

by Joanna March 29, 2013

Everyone who’s a drinker knows that the best conversations happen when you are plied with good food and good drinks, so I’ve decided I’m going to interview some choice Wellingtonians after we have been imbibing together. First on the plate is Beth from Eat and Greet which launched last year and is doing a really great [...]

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Purple Cake Day is this Sunday, and there’s cake

by Joanna March 6, 2013

We like cake. We like high tea.  We like kids getting education. And we like the colour purple, Whoopi Goldberg not withstanding. So we’re definitely keen on Purple Cake Day this Sunday March 10. “Celebrate Purple Cake Day with High Tea at the Coronation Café. Come along to one of our four sittings for a [...]

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