The Third Annual Wellingtonista Awards (The TAWAs!)
That's right ladies and gentlemen of Wellington it's that time of year again. Last year's Awards were huge and this year promises more of the same.
Here are this year's categories (last year's winner in brackets):
- Best Late-Night Venue (Mighty Mighty)
- Best Cheap Eats (Satay Kingdom)
- Best un-Cheap Eats (Matterhorn)
- Best Suburban Destination (Karori Wildlife Sanctuary – Karori)
- Best Non-Drinking Destination (Wellington waterfront on a sunny week day)
- Best Clothing Retailer (Madame Fancy Pants)
- Best Shop (Unity Books)
- Best Public Space (The Botanic Gardens)
- Best Art Experience (The installations along the way to the Airport)
- Most Needed (Light rail to the airport)
- Wellingtonian of the Year (Jemaine and Bret aka. Flight of the Conchords)
- Best Drink in Town (Negroni at Hawthorn Lounge with mandarin-infused gin)
- Best Service (Mighty Mighty staff as “Hottest Hospo”)
- Best Wellington-based Event (Cuba St Carnival)
- Best Coffee (new - replaces Best Coffee Beans)
- Best Live performance includes theatre and sport (new)
- Best Contribution by a Wellingtonian to the internet (”Cracker” – Damian Christie)
- Best Place to Shake Your Thang (new)
Voting on the nominees will start in November (because November is voting month) but until then feel free to leave a comment with your suggestions.
We will read them all but don't get annoyed if your suggestion isn't taken on board. Inside the Wellingtonista Towers it's still a totalitarian state.
Quick Note: we have altered a few categories from last year. Best Public Art has become Best Art Experience, that includes galleries, exhibitions, public art etc. Hottest Hospo has become Best Service. And Best Web-Writing Wellingtonian has become Best Contribution by a Wellingtonian to the internet.
We will read them all but don't get annoyed if your suggestion isn't taken on board. Inside the Wellingtonista Towers it's still a totalitarian state.
In Wellingtonista Towers, suggestions board you!
That's a really good suggestion. And as the only one, it might get in!
I disagree - those commas make me sweat uncomfortably.
I say let them have their rogue commas! It's not akin to an apostrophe catastrophe (eg "Duncan and Prudence clothe's"). I reckon this is a classic case of someone knowing the rules and then deliberately breaking them.
Sure, it might annoy those of us with teh word skillz, but that's a bit like a music nerd being annoyed by the three-chord amelodic punk back in the '70s.
Poetic comma use, is ok,
Où est le Garden Club?
You don't drink in Waitangi Park?
Merci
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