Earthquake weather? Wild Land takes a quick look at the relatively tenuous links between hot still days and the increased chance of a decent shake. (And some analysis of that big shake we had last week from the same source, here). Nearly counting as a force of nature within the Wellington urban environment, the Stagecoach […]
Hot enough for ya? WellUrban has some excellent tips on keeping cool…. So there’s been a ‘tip-off’ that someone might want to steal the Henry Moore sculpture in the Botanic Gardens. That would be the 1.6 ton, 5m high scuplture that’s situated down a long sloping grassy hillside, in full view of hundreds of Thorndon […]
There’s only a couple of days left in the voting for the Annual Weblog Awards, and Wellingtonista’s resident lifestyle block expert – Llew of SunnyO – is currently in Bronze Medal position with a healthy 200 or so votes. This already surpasses the effort of our Publisher-in-Chief – Natalie Biz – who notched up a […]
If you can’t make it down to the King Kong Red Carpet extravaganza this afternoon, keep in mind that the Courtenay Place traffic webcam has an excellent view of the happenings. (Note: requires a plug-in, IE seems to auto-install it, Firefox doesn’t). UPDATE: More streaming video options here.
Well, the weather forecast doesn’t look too flash – “Often cloudy, odd shower. Humid with light winds” – but we suspect that won’t stop thousands of people heading down to Courtenay Place tomorrow afternoon (Wed 14 Dec) for the official NZ premiere red carpet screening of King Kong. A few roads in the vicinity are […]
Ben over at ben.run is intrigued by the above tunnel, located in the Ngaio gorge valley… It looks old, however there is a pipe in it that appears to be still connected. If there is a pipe in the tunnel, then it must have another end, rather than just a borough in the hill. So […]
So, it’s lightly drizzling up here at Wellingtonista Towers at present, which is just a short walk from the Stadium, where today’s One Day International (or Oh Dee Eye as they seem to have taken to calling this form of the game on the telly) between the NZ Black Caps and the Australian, er, Baggy […]
Drunks on the streets of Wellington? Maybe they’re just acting out Radiohead videos. Know your dress code for some of the bars around Wellington. (Hint: a Cher singlet, however stylish, won’t go down well at Boogie Wonderland.) UDPATE: WellUrban has cast his discerning statistical eye over the dress codes of the various establishments mentioned, and […]
One for all you film and music enthusiasts out there (and more especially if you’re both): Lachii – the single-shot film by Ed Davis with accompanying live music by HDU’s Tristan Dingemans (aka Kahu) – is having a public screening at the Paramount this Sunday night (November 27) at 9:30pm ($15/$10). From the blurb… Lachii […]
A recently received email from one of the better chess players in the region: This evening (22 November) starting at 6pm in the Central Library there will be a public spectacle. 30 of the strongest Chess players in the Wellington region face simultaneous execution at the hands of former World Championship Candidate, Nigel Short. This […]