Project Glow on the Runway

A few weeks ago we pre­viewed the gar­ments and acces­sories cre­at­ed for Project Glow, a fash­ion com­pe­ti­tion for reflec­tive gear. Last Sat­ur­day evening we attend­ed the Welling­ton show (the Auck­land show is on Sat­ur­day 26th, tick­ets here). Right now it’s hard to com­pete with all those lus­cious burg­er pho­tos here on The Welling­ton­ista, so we think we […]

Preview: Project Glow

At a pos­si­bly not-that-secret loca­tion in the heart of Te Aro, The Welling­ton­ista was invit­ed to pre­view the entrants for this year’s Project Glow. We had to tap on the win­dow to gain entrance, and while there only man­aged to take the blur­ri­est of pho­tos. That’s because the judges were busy at work; and we […]

The Open Space Plan

While the shape of this city is a curse for trans­porta­tion plan­ners, it is a bless­ing for any­one who even just occa­sion­al­ly wants to get out­side, because the city’s edges are close by and full of oppor­tu­ni­ty. We don’t all take advan­tage of this though. There’s lots of good and bad rea­sons why peo­ple don’t, […]