Never mind, on Wednesday 11 March at 7:30pm the Film Archive is hosting six Gyuto Monks who will perform live chanting before a fundraiser screening of Murder in the Snow. On their way to Womad this weekend the monks will conduct a Q&A session afterwards.

Have you seen Craig Osborne Wallace? He’s been missing since March 1. 

He was last seen at Chaffer’s Marina area on Sunday 1 March, dressed in a red jacket and blue and green horizontally striped polo shirt.

Anyone with any information should contact Wellington Police CIB on 0800 TIPOFF (0800 847 633) or the Wellington Central Police Station on 04 381 2000

There’s more details on Stuff.

Photographer John Lake, who we last saw at Toi Poneke with The Rise and Fall of Western Civilisation: Part One, is back at the Toi Poneke Gallery with a new exhibition, this time looking at the Wellington Central candidates in the 2008 general election and their many supporters.

The exhibition consists of portraits of all of last year’s candidates for Wellington Central. These portraits – stripped of all possible connotations by using the same white background and lighting – will line the gallery walls. Photos documenting other parts of the campaign – such as party supporters flanked in party flags, volunteers at work, union rallies and political debates in big halls or even sitting rooms – will also complement the portrait display.

Well blow me down, the VBC is turning two! Bravo! 

Not entirely sure how they’ve pulled it off but the radio station continues to go from strength to strength (best listened to streaming at www.vbc.org.nz  And they’re throwing a whopper party to coincide with VUW Orientation 2009. 

See you at the Front Room TONIGHT (at 5 Hania St off Kent Tce) for the Dead C, So So Modern, Rory Storm & The Invaders

All for a mere $15. Tickets on the door. 

CONGRATULATIONS guys! 

TVNZ has commissioned Wayne Youle to orchestrate an art work for an upcoming episode of New Artland (hosted by Chris Knox). Wayne’s idea for the work follows on from his recent focus on New Zealand identity and the concept of turangawaewae, which while specifically related to Maori is a universal idea. We all as New Zealanders have a place or places that we link to physically and spiritually.

more after the jump…

The Newtown Festival is happening again, and you can find out more about it on their official website.. I am personally most looking forward the Newtown Festival Street Fair on March 8 – just a warning – it’ll shut down most roads in the area. I remember last year I’d had a pretty horrible experience having to be in the Viaduct in Auckland, and then I flew home hungover, lay on my bed, and could hear my band – the Phoenix Foundation playing just down the road in my suburb. <3

Some of us Wellingtonistas make no bones about that fact that we suffer from a variety of mental illnesses, which is why we’re always pleased to support people who are working to support the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand. So we were really encouraged when we heard from Pete Barton:

I am currently running  a community project to raise awareness of depression and mental illness in New Zealand and I would like to promote a charity movie night on Tuesday 10th March.

Lars and the Real Girl will be screened at the Paramount Cinema, Courtney Place at 6.00 pm. I have some great spot and raffle prizes to give away including a $600 interislander ferry voucher.

Ticket price is $20.00 which enters ticket holders into spot prize draw to win an interislander voucher. There are a number of other great prizes to be won from Bunnings, Shoe Clinic Wellington, Bike Barn Wellington, Reading Cinemas, Ben Lind Massage Therapy and Karori Sanctuary.

Proceeds from the evening will go directly to the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand.

Joanna

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You may have seen the cover of March issue of Metro magazine. Madeleine Sami, hanging off the Sky Tower, looking all glam while holding a miniature Peter Jackson/King Kong. "Auckland rules OK! How Wellington’s losing the cultural wars" the headline reckons.