Mental health worker uses his own journey to help others
IMAGE: Creative Commons SEEING PEOPLE flourish in the face of adversity is what inspires Simon to help those with mental health obstacles. Simon’s path to working with those in mental distress began...
View ArticlePHOTO ESSAY: Paris, we stand with you
ON Tuesday evening, a vigil was held in Wellington’s Civic Square to mourn the loss of the 129 people who died in the November 13 Paris Bombings. Emotions were high when French Ambassador Florence...
View ArticleAll aboard the bus to Christmas cheer in Wellington
CHRISTMAS commuting appears to be bringing more Wellingtonians into the city centre’s seasonal cheer thanks to the council’s generosity. The Santa Parade on the Sunday will be a major test of the...
View ArticleMaori unlikely to bother with flag vote based on history
ONLY about 27 per cent of all voters from the seven Maori electorates cast their vote in the first flag referendum last year. Enrolments for the second referendum close on March 2 and voting papers...
View ArticleDonation keeps the water flowing at performance centre.
HYDRATION STATION: A class at the Whitireia Performance Centre celebrate their new drink bottles. IMAGE: Emma Moody Students at Whitireia’s Performance Centre have a classmate’s forgetfulness to thank...
View ArticlePōkarekare Ana turns 100 and launches this year’s CubaDupa
CUBA STREET: One of Wellington’s iconic Cuba Street signs. IMAGE: Emma Moody. Pōkarekare Ana’s 100th birthday this year will be celebrated in the opening act of Wellington’s second annual CubaDupa...
View ArticlePromenade leads CubaDupa on a merry dance
LIFE’S A CIRCUS: Circus performers (From left): Natasha Halliday, Bri McCormock, Sophia O’Connor, Adrian Renar and Anna Wallace (sitting) are in training for the promenade performance at CubaDupa the...
View ArticleArtist sets herself ‘a/part’ from the crowd with first solo show of her body
After working on her body for more than 200 hours, Sam Dollimore is excited to have her first solo art show open at Toi Pōneke Gallery. THE ARTIST: Sam Dollimore at the opening night of her exhibition...
View ArticleQueen Charlotte College’s new boss knows her way around the school
QUEEN CHARLOTTE: Queen Charlotte College in Picton. PHOTO SUPPLIED AFTER nine years in supporting roles, Betty Whyte has scored the top job at Queen Charlotte College in Picton. Ms Whyte officially...
View ArticleWATCH: Wellington Access Radio’s Archive Launch
IT has been 35 years since Wellington Access Radio first broadcast its radio show, but there is another reason for celebration as well. This year, over 800 Taonga from Access Radio’s program history...
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