Drunks on the streets of Wellington? Maybe they’re just acting out Radiohead videos. Know your dress code for some of the bars around Wellington. (Hint: a Cher singlet, however stylish, won’t go down well at Boogie Wonderland.) UDPATE: WellUrban has cast his discerning statistical eye over the dress codes of the various establishments mentioned, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
WellUrban has a new Mystery Bar for you to identify. Wellington rugby legend Tana Umaga is getting a pasting from the Brits over the new footage showing he and Kevin Mealamu spear-tackling Brian O’Driscoll on this year’s Lions Tour. Check out the plethora of angry posts on the BBC rugby discussion boards. And speaking of […]
And since there seems to be a bit of a posting frenzy going on, what’s the harm in one more? Firstly, five whuffie points to the first person who can spot the grocer’s apostrophe in the ‘local news’ iframe down on the bottom left right of the homepage. And, secondly, who else wasn’t surprised to […]
Not only another bar review over at Drinks After Work (Morocco, Cuba Mall), but also a few more hints and tips on where to drink on the cheap around Wellington (Tupelo, 2‑for‑1 cocktails on Wednesday!) Keeping on the vaguely alcoholic theme, you may (or may not) want to check out The 6 Million Dollar Blog’s […]
Tom at WellUrban has an excellent scheme for sprucing up the rather ugly concrete bases that support the various verandah columns down Cuba Street. Fleet FM — started (and increasingly popular) in Auckland, is a low-power FM station run by music enthusiasts that is now up and running in Wellington on 107.3Fm. Good music, recommended. […]
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’ […]
Mark Blumsky, ex-Wellington Mayor and now National Party candidate for Wellington Central, gets beaten up during the weekend. Sir Humphrey’s point out that self-professed left-wing nutter Millsy last week expressed his desire to see right-wing ‘blood on the streets’ last week. Any connection? Lots of comment over at David Farrar’s blog as well. MiramarMike reports […]
Yet more Wellingtonist ‘let me count the ways’ goodness, this time from Ratpony (no permalinks on the site, so you’ll have to find it for yourself if it’s dropped off the frontpage). Mouse running across Island Bay woman’s foot sparks multi-national efforts emergency services into action. Wellington doctor Ken Looi rides around Basin Reserve 814 […]