Paul Forrest Exhibition @ The Studio

A new exhibition by Wellington artist Paul Forrest has just got underway at the Studio (what used to be known as the Space), located at 146 Riddiford Street in Newtown. Paul’s new exhibition was launched last week, and will be showing until the 27th of February, during which time he’ll be hanging about the gallery, […]

Island Bay Trolley Races

The Island Bay Festival wraps up this weekend with one of the highlights being the Ribble Street Trolley Derby on Saturday afternoon. The Trolley WOF’s have already been sorted, so you’re too late if you want to join in the racing, but there’s plenty of danger and excitement to be had even just being a […]

More Fringe Action

Just a quick update on what’s going down in Fringe Festival Land over the next couple of days… If theatre’s your thing, try Origin 7 down at Frank Kitt’s amphitheatre. “Two people, a man and a woman. Both in pursuit of childhood dreams of becoming astronauts awake to find themselves stranded on an unknown planet. […]

Karapoti Classic

Those of you who like to get out in the fresh air on your mountain bike should take note that this year’s Karapoti Classic is on 5th March, and entries are closing soon. There’s two races – the 50km Classic, and the 20km Challenge for those who might not quite feel up to the big […]

Somes Island Weeding Mission

The ongoing effort by the Department of Conservation, the Council, and ordinary people like you and me to regenerate native flora and fauna around the city continues next month with a bit of a weeding mission out on Somes Island (aka Matiu). DOC are calling for volunteers for a big weed-busting day on Saturday March […]

Bodega vigil

Those of you who reminisce about the old, smokey, smelly, loud and generally run-down Bar Bodega of yore are encouraged to head down to the old venue from about 5pm tonight (15th Feb), to participate in a evening vigil. The bypass bulldozers have been slowly working their way up from Webb St, along Abel Smith […]

Box @ Fringe Festival

Wellington’s Fringe Festival is up and running, and the one event we highly recommend you get along to see is the extremely complicated-sounding multimedia and performance extravangza which goes by the very simple name of ‘Box’. Doubtless there will be many more events of quality and acclaim, but when you put dozens of dancers, musicians, […]

Island Bay Festival

If you missed the last ever Whopper Chopper down at Island Bay, then be sure to make the most of the incredibly warm weather with a day by the beach this weekend, when the 21st Annual Island Bay Festival gets under way. There’s all sorts of good stuff for young and old. The suburb’s main […]