Botanic Gardens’ Playground Closed…
A notice was dropped in our letterbox the other day informing us that the playground in the gardens would be closed for the next 3 weeks or so, while 6 ancient pines were removed. The council stated that it regretted the need to remove these trees as they were much loved, especially the magnificent specimen […]
Links for Monday, 15 August 2005
Tom Beard at WellUrban continues his investigations into finding single men in Wellington. This time it’s Toyboys & Sugar Daddies. The billboard space near the corner of Cuba and Ghuznee has been getting a lot of comment around the place, with both a ‘controversial’ Hell Pizza ad featuring a demonic George Bush, and an ‘illegal’ […]
Film Society for August
Apologies, a bit slow on film society news this month… I’m posting this too late to cover Place Vendome, but what remains is well worth seeing. JEANNE AND THE PERFECT GUY (1998). At first glance, Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau’s film appears to be a relatively traditional French melodrama about AIDS — well acted and […]
Drink Me!
New York has the Manhattan, and Metropolis has the Metropolitan, but what is Wellington’s signature drink? In order to answer that question, we here at the Wellingtonista Towers have decided to launch the search for the perfect Wellingtonista. What’s in the drink, you ask? Well, that’s up to you. Yes, that’s right, it’s our very […]
Wellington Idol
The nationwide hysteria that is NZ Idol has got underway, with the Group 3 heat this Sunday. So how likely is it that Wellington will have a contender in the Top Ten? In the earlier Groups 1 & 2, Wellington contestants Kevin Malagamaali’i and Daniel Bell didn’t succeed in getting the necessary votes to move […]
Breastfeeding Bonanza
Women’s Health Action are celebrating World Breastfeeding Week in style, with an attempt to break the world record for “The most mothers breastfeeding simultaneously”. The valiant attempt will be made this Saturday 6th August, with the nationwide “latch-on” at 11am. The countdown will be broadcast on The Edge 97.5. The Wellington venue will be Trentham […]
Botanic Gardens for August
Glowworm Tour Friday 5 August, Founders’ Entrance on Glenmore Street, 7.30pm See the Botanic Garden’s glowworms after dark. Cost: koha/donation Bookings are essential as places are limited. Not suitable for children under six. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult — maximum of two children per adult. Bring a torch — no more […]
Extreme Poo — Wellington Zoo
Events Calendar: “Extreme Poo Identification Competition Wellington Zoo will hold an Extreme Poo Identification Competition on 6 & 7 August. As part of the Conservation Week theme ‘Everything is Connected’, the Zoo invites you to correctly identify different types of animal poo to win a prize. Listen to the Keeper talks throughout the day to […]
Where the boys are!
Tom over at WellUrban has done a fantastic bit of demographic and geographic analysis to find just how all you unattached women (there’s a man drought, didn’t you know?), can increase your odds of bumping into Mr Right around Wellington. Top spots: Te Aro, Lambton Quay, and, potentially North Miramar (although, as Tom points out, […]
The young Mephistopheles
Construction wall, Waitangi Park Originally uploaded by taniwha. As keen observers of the built environment we note that Wellington has its fair share of graffiti and graffiti artists. But someone Wellington has that the other homes of massed humanity does not is Mephisto Jones. You’ve seen his work, even if you haven’t known who was […]