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26 May 2013

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Can I carry that for you?

The loud hammering coming from the old floating crane Hikitia is the sound of volunteers knocking rust…

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Indian Ink doesn’t fade

Actor and playwright Jacob Rajan wears his culture lightly. His parents were from Southern India, but Rajan was born in Malaysia. The family moved to Wellington when he was four. “India…

You need serious clippers

Actress Melanie Griffith summed up what hair means for a woman in one phrase: “If you want to be taken seriously, you need serious hair.” Twenty-five years since she dropped that classic…

Fell in love with the bassist

Wed 3 April

We listened to Being There that winter it snowed so much we could jump off the balcony. One summer, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was the soundtrack at every barbeque. Sky Blue Sky took me to California and…

Bathing with friends

Wed 3 April

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…

Hats off to Japan

Wed 27 March

Two local businesses have caught the recycling wagon and have driven it all the way to Japan. Havana Coffee and Hills Hats have scored a deal with top Japanese head fashion retailer Ca4la to supply…

Insiders Guide: George Havlic

Wed 27 March

Everyone knows the best way to spend Easter is eating chocolate, and George Havlic knows more about chocolate than most. Head Chocolatier at Bohemein Fresh Chocolate, he’s been handcrafting his…

Ken Barlow is here

Wed 27 March

William Roache has lived with me all of my life.  He made frequent appearances in our family living room throughout my childhood and teenage years, and even now I might occasionally see him…
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Best of Wellington 2012

Briefs

  • 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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