Checkmate
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 […]
Wellington Music Week: 21-27 November
Wellington Music Week gets under way next Monday (21 Nov), with a raft of seminars, gigs and events over the course of the week. If you’re looking for one good big night out, then the Showcase gig on Thursday (24 Nov) looks the go, with OdESSA, Charlie Ash, Autumn Stone, Zirkus, Mon Ami and the […]
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Links for Wednesday, 16 November 2005
New Mystery Bar action over at Well Urban Is watching Parliament in action the new blogging spectator sport? Stanley Climbfall (via Gman inc.), Michael of Michael’s World and David Farrar have been watching the opening exchanges of the new Parliamentary session. The 2005 Chapman Tripp Theatre Award nominees have been announced. Good to see the […]
F69 – photos galore
There’s some great snaps of the F69 scuttling over in The Sinking of the Wellington flickr photo pool, like this one from Pieter Pieterse. Thankfully this particular Wellingtonista lives just around the corner from the Bay, so didn’t have to brave the heavy traffic and sometimes incomprehensively inconsiderate parking of the many people who had […]
First Pohutukawa Flowers of 2005
As spotted on the 12th of November in the grounds of the St Hilda’s Anglican Church, on the corner of The Parade and Humber Streets in Island Bay. Any claims from anyone on an early flowering?
F69 sinking postponed all go!
It’s all on. The wind speeds given in the marine forecast are still vaguely border-line, but it’s nice and sunny, and the swell isn’t too big, so, why not? Indeed – too windy, so postponed until tomorrow: 3pm, Sunday 13th November. Check the official site for details.
F69 scheduled to go down this weekend
Yes indeed, unless the wind gets up too much, this Saturday (12 Nov) at 3pm, the ex-Frigate F69-Wellington is going to be scuttled off the south coast, between Island and Houghton Bays (just to the East of Tapu Teranga – the island of Island Bay). There’s probably going to be a heap of people going […]
Of Importance to the Paramount?
I just wanted to mangle that last title sorry. but if Playstation 3 comes with a free popcorn maker, I’ll wager that it’s all over…. …The cinema industry has been whinging at the downturn in cinema ticket sales for the last few years, and the advent of High Definition TV & DVD isn’t going to […]
Links for Wednesday, 9 November 2005
Pretty pictures of the weekend’s fireworks over at Flickr: Patrick’s Soapbox, Whispering Inferno, and Brainsluice. More mystery bar action at WellUrban and Drinks After Work. Outgoing VUWSA members set up their own blog to critique the incoming VUWSA exec, Salient, and local student politics in general. As they state… This is our space not to […]