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Date: Wednesday 19th September, 5:30pm
Location: Performance in front of He Tohu exhibition. Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Cost: Free. No booking required.
Contact: events.natlib@dia.govt.nz
Celebrate New Zealand women… View moreDate: Wednesday 19th September, 5:30pm
Location: Performance in front of He Tohu exhibition. Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Cost: Free. No booking required.
Contact: events.natlib@dia.govt.nz
Celebrate New Zealand women winning the right to vote
On the 19th September 125 years ago a new Electoral Act was signed into law and New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant all adult women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
This event, exactly 125 years later, celebrates women authors; their talent, determination and tenacity to tell ‘our’ stories in order that women of their generation and beyond recognize themselves and feel collective strength through these vital and familiar narratives.
Readings from ‘Bloomsbury Women and the Wild Colonial Girl'
Playwright Lorae Parry has selected some of the most colourful passages of her play ‘Bloomsbury Women and the Wild Colonial Girl’ about the relationship between Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf. Readings by Lorae Parry and actor Carmel McGlone.
Stay for book signing and Q&A with Lorae and Carmel.
Parry’s Katherine Mansfield, the ‘colonial’ girl at large in a hard and dazzling world takes us close to ‘the real thing’ … does justice to the amusing, clever, compassionate, constantly self-examining personality it engages with. And it shows us Virginia Woolf as well in a freshly slanting light. – Vincent O’Sullivan.
Do you have a project that minimises waste? Need funding?
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My Challenge is a new rewards programme designed for you and your local community. It's different because you can either keep and use your fuel discount or donate it to local Wellington community groups.
You'll also earn 1 point for every $1 you spend, which you can redeem for rewards … View moreMy Challenge is a new rewards programme designed for you and your local community. It's different because you can either keep and use your fuel discount or donate it to local Wellington community groups.
You'll also earn 1 point for every $1 you spend, which you can redeem for rewards in store. Register before 31 October and go in the draw to win 1 of 5 $100 fuel vouchers. My Challenge - locals get it.
After a full week of rain last week, Craig got called to help the owners of this lawn which had turned into a swamp. He devised a drainage system using drainage metal & Novacoil and now the owners no longer have to dread heavy rain. If your lawn becomes unusable after rain, give Craig a call to… View moreAfter a full week of rain last week, Craig got called to help the owners of this lawn which had turned into a swamp. He devised a drainage system using drainage metal & Novacoil and now the owners no longer have to dread heavy rain. If your lawn becomes unusable after rain, give Craig a call to find out what your drainage options are. Ph 027 310 9399
2018 Women's Studies Association Conference opening lecture:
Date: Friday 21st September, 4:00 to 5:00pm tour of He Tohu, 5:30pm lecture
Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Cost: Free. No booking required
… View more2018 Women's Studies Association Conference opening lecture:
Date: Friday 21st September, 4:00 to 5:00pm tour of He Tohu, 5:30pm lecture
Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Cost: Free. No booking required
Starting with a tour of He Tohu, the lecture begins at 5.30pm.
Feminist Engagements in Aotearoa: 125 years of Suffrage and Beyond conference
Opening the 2018 conference 'Feminist Engagements in Aotearoa: 125 years of Suffrage and Beyond' Professor Barbara Brookes delivers this keynote lecture exploring the implications of the transition from ‘family’ to individual income over the course of the twentieth century until today. The conference is hosted by Women’s Studies Association/Pae Akoranga Wahine and the Stout Research Centre for NZ Studies
The power of the purse: Women and money — keynote lecture
Money, it appears, has no sex yet historically it has been allocated by gender, as we know it still is today.
For much of the twentieth century, married women relied on their husbands’ pay packet or more likely a ‘house-keeping allowance’ from that pay packet, supplemented from 1946 by the universal Family Benefit.
Considered as dependents, women had no access to loans or mortgage finance. That notion of dependency was under attack by the 1960s and 1970s. Financial independence was one of the goals of second wave feminism.
About the speaker
Professor Barbara Brookes, Department of History, Otago University.
Barbara’s research interests include gender relations in New Zealand, and the history of health and disease in New Zealand and Britain.
Image: Professor Barbara Brookes, Department of History, Otago University
Brenden Jacobsen is the Managing Director of Ninness Funeral Home and feels proud and privileged to be the longest-serving practicing funeral director in Porirua City.
Having grown up in Pauatahanui, Brenden was educated locally before attending St Patrick’s College, Silverstream. Brenden … View moreBrenden Jacobsen is the Managing Director of Ninness Funeral Home and feels proud and privileged to be the longest-serving practicing funeral director in Porirua City.
Having grown up in Pauatahanui, Brenden was educated locally before attending St Patrick’s College, Silverstream. Brenden commenced his career in funeral services in 2001 and has completed studies and qualifications in Embalming and Funeral Directing.
Brenden is a member of the NZ Embalmers Association and is a registered funeral director with the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand.
Brenden has a wide range of interests including travelling, spending time with friends, collecting antiques and reading.
Hi neighbours! The judges from the Beautiful Awards, run by Keep New Zealand Beautiful, are keen to find out who you would pick as the most beautiful NZ city out of the two finalists below.
The two cities have been picked as they demonstrate sustainable and environmentally conscious behaviours… View moreHi neighbours! The judges from the Beautiful Awards, run by Keep New Zealand Beautiful, are keen to find out who you would pick as the most beautiful NZ city out of the two finalists below.
The two cities have been picked as they demonstrate sustainable and environmentally conscious behaviours across key areas, such as litter prevention & waste minimisation, community beautification, recycling projects and sustainable tourism.
Have you heard of the Beautiful Awards? they celebrate environmental excellence and recognise positive actions taken by communities, businesses, schools, individuals and councils, in local and urban areas to protect and enhance their local environments
Note: this poll runs externally from the Beautiful Awards and responses will not be included in the judging process.
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Hi All,
For those who were unable to attend the Karori Bus meeting, I have captured the following comments from the meeting. Close to 30 - 40 people were talking so the "minutes" is best attempt.
GWRC does not seem to have any plan to address fundamental issues or any urgency to … View moreHi All,
For those who were unable to attend the Karori Bus meeting, I have captured the following comments from the meeting. Close to 30 - 40 people were talking so the "minutes" is best attempt.
GWRC does not seem to have any plan to address fundamental issues or any urgency to fix anything. Time to keep up the pressure!
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Karori Public meeting last night. Please feel free to repost …
Attendance is at least 300 people as reported by RNZ . It is standing room only. I believe it is more like 400 people. Close to 30 - 40 people were speaking and GWRC only got 10 mins at the end to sum up. Daran Ponter was summing up instead of Chris Laidlaw.
In attendance:
GWRC: Chris Laidlaw. Daran Ponter , Sue Kedgley , Ian McKinnon, Roger Blakeley, Wayne Hastie (GM of Transport)
WCC: Simon Woolf, Diane Calvert, Sarah Free
Central Government: Grant Robertson, Nicola Willis
Salient points raised at the meeting:
• GWRC has never able to convince the public that the old network was so bad that it needs to be replaced with this new fancy network which simply does not work.
• The debacle caused serious hardships and inconvenience for commuters. People are missing important appointments, late to work, take forever to get home. Mothers can’t pick up their kids after schools. Stress level is so high it is not funny. In some areas of Karori, buses simply have been cut. This debacle is seriously affecting people’s livelihood.
• Donaldson’s email reply to the one person’s query on why seats on buses have been removed. It is by design to make it standing room because GWRC wanted to cramp more people in buses.
• Donaldson’s email reply on why buses are cut/reduced for Karori. “This is to balance up services to other areas”
• I raised the point on why GWRC is still insisting that the hub and spoke transport model is going to work when NONE of the pre-requisites are in place eg. multi-lane roads, dedicated bus lane, purposed built hub which provide safety and shelter and above all good time keeping .
• Overfull buses are a health and safety issue
• Having to do bus transfers for short distances is insane.
• A number of people mentioned Bus 22 which no longer go to the CBD and Wellington College causing hardships for people.
• Bus 18 to hospital is very important and it needs to be re-instated.
• Why are we not seeing any solution tomorrow? Why do we have to wait for 3 – 6 months?
• What’s wrong with the old network, why can’t we go back to the old network!
• People have grave concern about the competencies of GWRC’s Councillors and Management’s and calling on Central Government to step in.
• Public transport should be providing a good service to the public instead of a focus on cost cutting and profit generation.
• A significant number of people raised concerns about driver’s working conditions and the pressure that they have put under with this new network. It is accident waiting to happen.
• One person said it is an insult to see posted notes and white papers on the wall because Wellington people have been providing feedbacks to GWRC for over 4 years. Many felt ignored.
• No contingency plan and no roll back plan demonstrate arrogance and incompetence respectively
• Some people were late to meeting because their buses were late !
• People have asked councillors to resign immediately. My view is the management of GWRC is even more culpable to this debacle because it is the transport planners who design this flawed network in the first place (and the councillors sign it off)
• Nicola Willis made a point that she has captured unanswered questions and will hold GWRC to answers within a week.
• So much data is stored in the Snapper system. Why data analysis has not been done to provide a real world picture of the situation.
• Real time information not working
• Solutions will take time with loud boo and jeer from the crowd.
The panel of GWRC councillors and senior management were stony faced throughout the night. I am not convinced that GWRC is going to do something fundamental to fix the root cause of the design problem. So far it is all talk and no action !
I would like to thank the MC of the meeting, David Watt, Councillor Simon Woolf, Councillor Diane Calvert , MP Grant Robertson, MP Nicola Willis for making this meeting happen. Thanks also to Councillor Sarah Free from Eastern Ward attending in support of the Karori Meeting.
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