Wellington sunniest main centre in September
“September was drier and sunnier than normal in many regions especially during the first two weeks of the month, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) said yesterday. Of the four main centres, Wellington, which was warmer and drier than average, was the sunniest with 185 hours, Christchurch was cloudier and drier than […]
Drinking Wellington on the Cheap
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there are cheap and/or free things for you to do every single day in Wellington. Because Wellingtonista not only loves Wellington, but also YOU, we’ve compiled a bit of a list for what you can do every day. Monday: If you go to Chow, […]
Fat Freddy’s Drop clean up at 2005 NZ Music Awards
Big ups to Wellington band Fat Freddy’s Drop, who cleaned up at last night’s NZ Music Awards. The Lyall Bay-based band picked up Album of the Year (‘Based on a True Story’), Best Group, Best Roots Album, and the People’s Choice Award. Fellow Wellingtonians Shihad also got the nod for best Rock album, leaving a […]
Walking, 7:05am
Wellington is often a good city for walking: some would even say it’s better for walking than cycling.
Spring festivities
Once again, the Council has put together a great program of events for its annual spring festival. Although there’s no specific website for it, you can download the PDF program here (2.1 Mb, unfortunately). Today (Saturday) is the first day, and it runs through the school holidays to October 9. We like the look of […]
The Challenge. Can the Lions lift the Shield?
“It’s our time,” says Lions captain Ma’a Nonu. Wellington have not held the shield in 23 years and Nonu said the significance would not be lost on the Lions. It is (special to me). It doesn’t come around too often. Last time we won it some of us weren’t even born. It’s now or never […]
World of Wearable Arts
The World of Wearable Arts extravaganza draws closer every day, as can be seen with the excellent Kirks display that Tom at Wellurban was so kind to photograph and upload to flickr. The show itself starts tomorrow (Fri 23 Sep), with the Awards evening at the Queens Wharf Event Centre, and subsequent shows on the […]
Lee “Scratch” Perry at the Wellington Town Hall
Photo © karimsahai.com. Used with permission. Lee “Scratch” Perry and The Mad Professor performed At The Town Hall last night – Karim Sahai was there with camera in hand, and got some fantastic pix. Enjoy.
Bot Gardens this weekend – Trees, Tulips and er… a fairy.
The best of the region’s tree climbers head for the skies at the Botanic Garden on Saturday 24 September. The annual New Zealand Arboricultural Association Regional Tree Climbing Competition – a chance for competitors to show off their skill, strength and agility – is on between 9.00am and 4.00pm in 30 metre-high trees around the […]
Don’t Vote! Governments Always Win!
No… just kidding. It is your duty to vote this Saturday! Get out & do it early, then enjoy the day, and the theatre offered as the results come in. And by all means read & take to heart this advice from Damian Christie at Public Address, on how to score on election day.