Places we like to eat at – Arashi Kushiyaki Bar
You know what’s great? Food on sticks. It’s a simple concept, but a goodie. If Wellingtonist was in Auckland, we’d happily spend all our time (well, not ALL, but a great deal) at Tanuki’s Cave, and it’s not just because of our love for huge badger testicles. However, as you may know, we don’t live […]
Sanctuary
“Sanctuary! Sanctuary!” was the cry from within Wellingtonist Towers. The young ‘uns were blasting out the latest local tunes as some old ‘uns moved their bodies in decidedly unfunky ways. The antiquated communications system was being updated with new tubes resulting in lots of bangs and crashes. The rest of the staff were in the […]
Ready to Roll
Despite the fact that it’s New Zealand Music Month, there’s no shame in celebrating the fact that the #1 and #2 spots in the New Zealand album charts are taken up by Wellington bands. Wellington’s original and now reborn rock riff-meisters Shihad’s sixth album Love is the New Hate is being kept at only being […]
investing for the future
There are many kinds of investments available on the market today: putting a little something aside for later can be very rewarding. One of our favourite kinds is a bottle or two of nice wine. And where better to source your investment than just over the hill from Wellington, in Martinborough? Set aside a Sunday. […]
Psst… wanna be a movie star?
48 Hours — Officially NZ’s largest film competition. Hundreds of teams of film-makers kick off tonight all around the country & finish on Sunday night. Damian Christie suggests “if you’re approached by a bedraggled film crew (the chances are high, there’s a couple of hundred teams around the country), be nice to them, do what […]
The Wellington Town Hall
Because the hip young team members go there for things like Nick Cave concerts, and the team members who are in the family way go there to see The Wiggles, we thought it was about time that Wellingtonist paid a small tribute to the lovely venue that is The Wellington Town Hall. Opened on December […]
Hurricanes down amongst the one-eye’d
If you’re a rugby fan you’ll know that the Hurricanes are already through to a semi-final to be played at either Christchurch or Sydney depending upon how the weekend pans out. A win over the Crusaders this weekend would have a huge psychological advantage at this semi-final To ensure some balance to the unbiased cheering […]
Be The Difference: We believe in recycling
The Wellingtonist office (penthouse, with panoramic harbour views, and a helipad to which James & Natalie get dropped off from their weekly commute from Barbados… the rest of us park our matching porsches in the subterranean carpark downstairs…) received this email today. It said to pass it on… and since we think it’s a worthy […]
The Film Festival that lasts all year long…
We thought we’d be the first to post here actually. That’s “we” because James has given strict instructions that there is no “I” in “Wellingtonist”. Um… possibly he said it “starts with “we””. But anyway, it’s clear already who the team players are, eh? So we had this epiphany in the bath last night. (By […]
The Wiggles; and an introduction
Hello. I’m Alan. You may remember me from such blogs as half-pie. No? Oh. James has added me to the roster of contributors, for which I am very flattered. I’m still figuring out what I could possibly relate about this fine city of ours that could be relevant and timely. And indeed, I was going […]