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755 days ago

Friends of Karori Cemetery - Free Introductory Tours

Julia Kennedy from Friends of Karori Cemetery

Introduction to Karori Cemetery Tour.

This short (45mins), free, tour outlines the development of Karori Cemetery since the first burial in August 1891, traversing the earliest burial areas which contain many interesting memorials and monuments.
This tour runs at various times on Saturday 5th … View more
Introduction to Karori Cemetery Tour.

This short (45mins), free, tour outlines the development of Karori Cemetery since the first burial in August 1891, traversing the earliest burial areas which contain many interesting memorials and monuments.
This tour runs at various times on Saturday 5th November.
No booking required.

Location: The Shelter, Karori Cemetery, 79 Old Karori Road, Karori
Enter the Cemetery at the Main Gate and you'll find us 300m or so down the drive. We look forward to welcoming you 🙂

Times: 11:30am, 12:30pm, & 1:30pm

Duration: 45 minutes
Cost: Free

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755 days ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Wellington

I was spiraling out of control

I don't have many memories from my childhood, but the memories I do have relate to food - picnics with bacon and egg pie, my mother’s home cooking, Sunday bread. I was never much of a sweet tooth, but instead I preferred savouries, pastries, breads and the … View more
I was spiraling out of control

I don't have many memories from my childhood, but the memories I do have relate to food - picnics with bacon and egg pie, my mother’s home cooking, Sunday bread. I was never much of a sweet tooth, but instead I preferred savouries, pastries, breads and the like. I grew up on a farm and food was plentiful and was never restricted and I lived a pretty healthy, active lifestyle.

Once I hit my teenage years, however, I remember starting to get worried about my weight. (I'll just mention here that I don't think I have ever been overweight and I certainly wasn't overweight as a teenager). I'm not sure how this all came about, but it was around the time I started getting interested in boys and my body was changing. I would stare at myself in the mirror and think I was fat.

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755 days ago

Woodland wonderland

The Team from Resene ColorShop Thorndon

Personalise your tree this year with adorable homemade woodland characters. Use Resene testpots to create these four cuties. Find out how to create your own.

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755 days ago

Lovely bisque doll in Victorian outfit

Julie from Karori

This red haired doll is dressed in an elaborate Victorian dress with hooded cape and matching jewellery. She is holding a black parasol and comes with the stand. She is 50 cm tall and only $40 because the tip of her left thumb is missing.

Price: $40

755 days ago

Laundry basket

Duan from Te Aro

White plastic Lau dry basket from Briscoes.
Moved house and no longer needed.
$10.00 - bargain!
Pick up Te Aro

Price: $10

760 days ago

Rooster in the Grass - a New Zealand story

Reporter Community News

A lovely pic from Louise Thomas.
"Other naturalists have brought you 'The March of Penguins' and 'Gorillas in the Mist', but I...I bring you 'Rooster in the Grass - a New Zealand story'. National Geographic - you have my number."

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756 days ago

Need help comparing mobile plans?

The Team from NZ Compare

Having the right mobile plan is pretty important these days but with so many plans on offer, it’s difficult to know if you’re getting the best deal without seeing them all side by side. Luckily for you Neighbours, we’ve got a solution…

Mobile Compare! A new and improved addition to the … View more
Having the right mobile plan is pretty important these days but with so many plans on offer, it’s difficult to know if you’re getting the best deal without seeing them all side by side. Luckily for you Neighbours, we’ve got a solution…

Mobile Compare! A new and improved addition to the NZ Compare suite of comparison websites, is LAUNCHING SOON!

You'll be able to see all leading NZ provider's plans side by side so you can make a fully informed choice.
HEAD OVER and add your email to our mailing list to be the first to know when it's launched.
LEARN MORE

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760 days ago

SPCA Pet of the Day: Four little piggies.

Reporter Community News

"Hello! We are 4 very sweet piglets (there are 3 females and 1 male). We would love to be in a nice rural area with a big paddock we can spend our days in, digging around and eating some nice food and treats. Unfortunately we are unable to live in urban areas. We need to go out in pairs, or … View more"Hello! We are 4 very sweet piglets (there are 3 females and 1 male). We would love to be in a nice rural area with a big paddock we can spend our days in, digging around and eating some nice food and treats. Unfortunately we are unable to live in urban areas. We need to go out in pairs, or together as a group of 4. We would also be okay going to our new homes where there may be an existing pig family we can join in on. If you have room in your farm family for us, please enquire with the Wellington SPCA team."

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756 days ago

Indigo dyeing - Shibori on cotton and silk workshop

Caroline O'Reilly from Karori Arts & Crafts Centre Inc

Last workshop of the year at Karori Arts and Crafts Centre Saturday 26 November 10 - 4pm.

Shibori Indigo dyeing with Clare Smith. Experiment with stitch, clamps, shapes and folds to create gorgeous patterns on cottons and silks.

Book via www.kacc.org.nz...

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757 days ago

Pūkaha Wairarapa Garden Tour, Toast Martinborough, Lighthouse Gin Garden Party, Walking Festival and much more

The Team from Destination Wairarapa

So much to love is on this Spring in Wairarapa - our annual Pūkaha Wairarapa Garden Tour is on this weekend with a great weather forecast. Eating drinking and walking all follow in coming weeks in a range of festivals and events- check it all out here
wairarapanz.com...

757 days ago

November's free events at the National Library of NZ - Thorndon

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

Kia ora
The National Library is still open to the public.
We have a wide range of exhibitions, talks and presentations available both in person and online for your enjoyment.
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Making Space: A history of New Zealand women in architecture.

The authors of a ground-breaking new book, … View more
Kia ora
The National Library is still open to the public.
We have a wide range of exhibitions, talks and presentations available both in person and online for your enjoyment.
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Making Space: A history of New Zealand women in architecture.

The authors of a ground-breaking new book, 'Making Space', will discuss the many challenges and triumphs of women architects in Aotearoa. Hear stories about women making space for themselves in a male-dominated profession, including many whose careers had until now almost entirely been lost to the historical record.
Date: Wednesday 2 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or Online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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The endless search for the next note: An outline of a composing life from an unlikely beginning to an unlikely present

From a family with little interest in music or culture, from salt of the earth kiwis, a stock agent dad and an unwell mother, Ross Harris emerged, finding a life in music from brass band to klezmer band and many things in between. This is a self-portrait of a composer finding a way…
Date: Wednesday 2 April 2022
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library
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E oho! Te Petihana Reo Māori 50 years on

In 1972, a group of Māori delivered Te Petihana Reo Māori (the Māori language petition) to Parliament, calling for the active recognition of te reo Māori. Join a discussion with Ngahiwi Apanui and Poia Rewi about the impact of this historic moment in Aotearoa’s history. This event will be delivered in te reo Māori.
Date: Thursday 3 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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The paper knife: Patrick White and Katherine Mansfield

ATL curator, Dr Oliver Stead, will discuss the influence of Katherine Mansfield on renowned Australian writer Patrick White, winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Date: Thursday 10 November 2022
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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Legal deposit: Collecting Aotearoa’s contemporary published heritage

The main way the National Library builds its collection of Aotearoa New Zealand publications is through our legal deposit legislation. This talk in the Connecting to Collections series will highlight the range of publications deposited and acknowledge the contribution Aotearoa publishers make to our published documentary heritage by complying with legal deposit.
Date: Tuesday 15 November 2022
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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E oho! Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: Wāhine Ngāi Tahu

The life stories of Ngāi Tahu taua, hākui and tuāhine are a major focus of the recently published second volume of Tāngata Ngāi Tahu (2022). Join co-editor and project lead Helen Brown, and others from the team as they talk about the creation of the book and traverse some of the life stories of the inspirational wāhine whose biographies are featured.
Date: Thursday 17 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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Pablos art auction 2022

The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa is proud to host the 2022 Pablos Art Auction. As an institution which provides free art services to marginalised communities in central Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, their contribution to our most vulnerable is one we think is worthy of hearty support!
Date: Wednesday 23 November 2022
Time: 5pm to 9pm
Cost:
Presales $25. Door sales $30.
Venue: Foyer National Library
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‘The long waves of our ocean’ artists' talk

Join curator Hanahiva Rose and some of the contributing artists for a tour and kōrero on the works featured in our latest exhibition ‘The long waves of our ocean: New responses to Pacific poems’.
Date: Saturday 26 November 2022
Time: 111am to 12pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Ground floor National Library

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Can we add to the work of Jan Vansina?

Professor Te Maire Tau, Pou Whakarae of the Ngāi Tahu Centre at the University of Canterbury, will give the opening lecture at the biennial conference of the National Oral History Association of New Zealand which is being held in conjunction with the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies, Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington. He will be considering the legacy of Belgian historian & anthropologist Jan Vansina (1929-2017), his publication Oral Tradition. A Study in Historical Methodology (1965) and how it relates to the study of oral traditions in Aotearoa.

Date: Friday 18 November 2022
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library

758 days ago

CMNZ presents The Seasons

Chamber Music New Zealand

German-born British composer Max Richter invites us on a journey through his reimagined landscape of Vivaldi’s pictorial masterpiece The Four Seasons.

The Four Seasons is something we all carry around with us,” says Richter, “It’s just everywhere. This project is about reclaiming this… View more
German-born British composer Max Richter invites us on a journey through his reimagined landscape of Vivaldi’s pictorial masterpiece The Four Seasons.

The Four Seasons is something we all carry around with us,” says Richter, “It’s just everywhere. This project is about reclaiming this music for me personally, by getting inside it and rediscovering it – and taking a new path through a well-known landscape.”

Dancers from inclusive dance company Jolt join together with musicians of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra to create an energetic and evocative performance.

Led by acclaimed violinist Martin Riseley, this event is a joyous and affirming celebration of movement, music, and life.
Find out more

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758 days ago

Recycled polyester

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Wellington (The Wash House)

Along our journey to creating a more sustainable future, our studios are working to incorporate innovative textiles into our product offering. The technical advancement of recycled yarn production has led to textiles which are not only more environmentally friendly, but emulate the soft handle of … View moreAlong our journey to creating a more sustainable future, our studios are working to incorporate innovative textiles into our product offering. The technical advancement of recycled yarn production has led to textiles which are not only more environmentally friendly, but emulate the soft handle of virgin fibres. In this article we explain the process of transforming post-consumer plastic bottles into recycled polyester yarn, through an investigation into the production of our first recycled product Kumo Recycled by James Dunlop.

Woven in 92% recycled polyester and 8% polyester yarn, Kumo Recycled presents a modern perspective on fibre construction. Available in 15 decorative shades, Kumo Recycled is suitable for those seeking a high-performance wide width sheer that is fire retardant and has a weighted selvedge in both residential and commercial applications, elegantly framing the view in any setting.

THE RECYCLING PROCESS:
At the recycling facility, post-consumer PET bottles are magnetically sorted by a metal detector and the labels are washed off with water in a revolving cylinder called a Tromel. The clean PET bottles are then sorted into types and colours by a near infrared ray and spectrum camera before being shredded into flakes underwater.

Separation occurs as lighter plastics float to the tank’s surface. The flakes are dried in a tumbler, then rinsed with sodium hydroxide, dried, rinsed in water, and dried once more. Residual contaminants and metals are then blown out and the flakes are shredded into smaller flakes, ready to be used to produce a liquid polymer (resin).

Keep reading: www.curtainclean.co.nz...

758 days ago

Selling Oak Stereo shelving with room for vinyl

Julia from Northland

I am selling this oak furniture that was used to house a stereo system and turntable on top, with side shelves for vinyl records and/or CDs.
Rather charming, but I have no stereo or turntable now.

Price: $60

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