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19 May 2013
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It was the world’s largest religious festival and no it didn’t take place at the Vatican. The Kumbh Mela held at Allahabad, India, in February, is believed to have been the largest human gathering ever. Wellington woman Renee Simpson got…
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The stupids have it
The Christian tradition of Easter being marked by the over the top purchasing of foil wrapped chocolate was also marked by two sports-related returns of a different kind of stupid. First we had the tradition of Christchurch returning from two…Flyover the death of Basin
I never really gave the Basin Reserve flyover much credence as the idea seemed too nutty for words. It has burbled away at the back of my addled brain for the past five or so years, getting the odd moment of attention when it has popped…Wellyword, March 27
A quest for coffee turned into a scene from Hitchcock’s The Birds at a small café off Cuba Street. Two thirsty Wellyworders wandered in the door, open to the nice weather, and spooked a small flock of pigeons who circled them then took…Reviews
Pinochet’s tantrum
Wed 3 April
No sounds like the kind of thing a toddler in the middle of a tantrum might say, while stomping around your lounge at bedtime. At the cinema,…
A sandwich in every glass
Wed 3 April
With the announcement that the Capital Times will be coming to an end next issue the pressure is on for me to make these final columns count! It’s…
The Beer of Kings
Wed 27 March
In 1990 the New Zealand beer market was dominated by several shades of lager. Kiwi beer was thin, sweet and uncomplicated and the only thing that marked…
Redemption in rust
Wed 27 March
It's no disgrace to come second at Cannes to Michael Haneke’s Amour, especially when your film is Rust and Bone . Writer-director Jacques…
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Making housing affordable
27/03/2013 10:06:00 a.m.
With home ownership rates falling and many struggling to play higher rental costs, making housing affordable has risen to the top of the political agenda.
Joel Pringle, campaign manager for Australians for Affordable Housing, and Charles Waldegrave, from the Family Centre, will address a meeting as part of a public discussion on housing at Thistle Hall on April 8.
Waldegrave will look at the human faces of housing unaffordability while Pringle will suggest ways to build public support for affordable housing policies in New Zealand. -
Food to the rescue
27/03/2013 10:06:00 a.m.
Food rescue organisation, Kaibosh, has been named supreme winner at the TrustPower National Community Awards.
The Wellington based service group collaborates with food retailers and producers to rescue surplus food that is good enough to eat, but not good enough to sell, preventing it from being discarded into landfills.
Since its inception in 2008 Kaibosh has rescued over 285,000 meals – that’s 100 tonnes of food redistributed to where it’s needed most.
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