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Tō Tātou Pōneke Your free guide
to life in the capital
1 September –
Our Wellington 30 November 2018
Contents Kia ora
3 8 21 Wellington is a beautiful place to be at this media and in our publications. Did you
We make it easy to… Mahi toi | Capital arts Put it on the calendar time of year. Spring offers a prime chance notice we’ve made the te reo title of our
Our contact details New exhibitions and public Events supported by to get outdoors and make the most of our magazine more prominent this issue?
and services art projects the Council city’s gardens. The Botanic Garden is in full
Spring brings warmer temperatures; it also
bloom, and Otari-Wilton’s Bush has some
5 10 26 means storms, which can cause slips, road
great walks through native bush.
Wā tākaro | Playtime Te reo makes the capital Funding closures and other challenges. Our 10-Year
Low-cost family- tino mīharo rawa Ways we support projects It’s been an exciting few months for Plan prioritises making the city more
friendly activities What our te reo policy Te that benefit the community the city. We adopted our 10-Year Plan, resilient to natural events like these, so the
Tauihu means for the city celebrated our first Matariki ki Pōneke capital can be a great place to live no matter
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festival and launched Te Tauihu, our what nature throws at us.
Pitopito kōrero | News 12 Kōrero mai
te reo Māori policy. This is a huge step
What’s happening Spring Festival Have your say Kia manahau!
for Wellington as we work towards
this season Events and activities to Help us make the right Justin Lester
becoming a bilingual city.
celebrate the new season decisions for Wellington Mayor
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We know Wellingtonians are keen to see
Tautaiao | Eco city 17 28 Jill Day
more te reo being used, and Te Wiki o te
What we’re doing for our Seniors in the city Tō tātou Kaikaunihera Deputy Mayor
Reo Māori (10–16 September) is a great
environment Making the most of Your Councillors
excuse for all of us to have a go. We’ll be
Wellington in your The people who represent
using it more on our website, on social
retirement you in Wellington
For more information about anything in Disclaimer We make this magazine to encourage you
to get involved in local events, to demonstrate the
this magazine, visit wellington.govt.nz
great work happening in Wellington, and to show
No internet at home? You can phone our you some of the many reasons there are to be proud
of your city. Wellington City Council has, to the best
Contact Centre any time on 04 499 4444 of its knowledge, sourced accurate information.
or use a free internet computer at one We will not be held responsible for any errors,
of our libraries. changes in pricing, or misinformation.
Production: Wellington City Council
Communications and Engagement Team
We’re proud to use Aotearoa’s indigenous ourwellington@wcc.govt.nz
language in our publications. If you come
across a word you don’t know, there’s an
easy way to learn what it means – visit
maoridictionary.co.nz
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We make it easy to…
Contact us any time Pay your rates
Phone: 04 499 4444 You can pay online or sign up to pay by
Free text: 3400 direct debit in weekly, fortnightly,
Email: info@wcc.govt.nz monthly or quarterly instalments at
wellington.govt.nz/rates. You can also pay
in person at our Service Centre at
101 Wakefield Street or any PostShop, or
by phone or internet banking.
The second rates instalment is due
1 December 2018.
Stay up to date on social media
facebook.com/wellingtoncitycouncil
@wgtncc wgtncc
Experience a 2.5-hour journey Research your family history
into nature by torchlight. Our online cemetery and crematorium
records go back as far as 1840. To search,
Spaces are limited, book your guided visit wellington.govt.nz/cemeteries-search
tour at www.visitzealandia.com
Tell us when something needs fixing
Find out about rubbish and recycling If you’ve spotted something like a
To find out your collection days, how streetlight that’s not working or a broken
to get a new green crate or wheelie bin, public toilet, you can phone our Contact
and information about what you can and Centre any time on 04 499 4444. You can
can’t recycle, visit wellington.govt.nz/ also text us on 3400 or use the FIXiT app on
rubbishandrecycling your smartphone. FIXiT is free to download
– visit wellington.govt.nz/fix-it
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Wā tākaro Playtime
A NEW Your rates help make Pōneke a fun place to live and
ADVENTURE
visit. Make the most of spring in the capital with these
whānau-friendly activities.
EVERY TIME
Take a trip to Tinytown
A bouncy castle, ride-ons and playhouses – what more could a pre-
schooler want? Take your little tyke to Kilbirnie Recreation Centre to
burn some energy off in a fun, safe (and fenced) play area. It costs just
$4.50 for kids! Visit wellington.govt.nz/kilbirnierec
Your adventure at
Wellington Zoo
Find historic figures at the capital’s oldest cemetery
supports conservation
Visit peaceful Bolton Street Cemetery and read the headstones.
for wild animals in Can you find New Zealand’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Richard
New Zealand and John Seddon? Or the senior chief at Pipitea Pa, Te Ropiha Moturua?
around the world. Visit wellington.govt.nz/gardens
Experience the power of Wellington’s winds
It’s 67 metres high, powers around 490 homes a year and has an unbeatable
view. See the Brooklyn Wind Turbine up close by following the sign-posted route
from the top of Aro Street. Visit wellington.govt.nz/walks
Pick-up-sticks in Trelissick Park
By Ngaio Gorge Road is a bush and bird-filled valley with a historic
gunpowder magazine to explore. Find a stick to throw for your dog
(it’s an off-leash exercise area) or play Pooh Sticks from one of the five
bridges that cross Kaiwharawhara Stream. Visit wellington.govt.nz/parks
Give te reo Māori a go this Mahuru
wellingtonzoo.com The second week of September is Te Wiki o te Reo Māori/Māori
Language Week. Expand your vocabulary with some new words
200 Daniell Street
and phrases, like Pōneke (Wellington), mīharo (wonderful) and
Newtown
kōanga (spring) – or “He mea miharo rawa atu te tāone o Pōneke
i roto i te wā o te kōanga!” (“Wellington is wonderful in spring!”).
Visit tetaurawhiri.govt.nz
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Pitopito kōrero News Tautaiao Eco city
Annual festival celebrates young September is Bee Aware Month
Wellingtonians’ art New Zealand’s humble honeybee is like a
The creative energy and creations of gold nugget with wings; the bee population
the capital’s youngest and brightest contributes around $5 billion to our
citizens is on show 17–21 September at economy every year, and supports about
the Michael Fowler Centre. Artsplash one-third of everything we eat.
brings primary and intermediate schools
To raise awareness of the vital role bees
from across the city together and
play in our lives, we’re supporting a
presents their dance, music, visual and
range of events and activities throughout
wearable art to parents and friends. Visit
September. Find out what’s on at
wellington.govt.nz/artsplash Keep an eye out for kererū
wellington.govt.nz/beeawaremonth
Did you know that kererū are the only birds
You can also do your bit for our buzzy
that can spread seeds from native canopy
friends at home by planting flowers
Have you visited Raukawa trees like tawa and mataī? The health of our
in your garden – especially ones that
Community Centre yet? forests depends on them.
flower in winter. For more tips, visit
Since opening in May 2017, this community wellington.govt.nz/bee-friendly These once-threatened birds are becoming a
centre in Strathmore has introduced a common sight in Wellington. This is thanks
range of activities for locals to get involved to the work of predator-trapping and native
with. These include a walking group, a forest restoration groups.
community gardening group and school
holiday programmes. To find out more, Help researchers understand these birds
give them a call on 04 212 3007 or visit better by taking part in the country’s biggest
facebook.com/strathmorepark.community citizen science project, The Great Kererū
Count, 21–30 September. Log your sightings
at greatkererucount.nz or use the free
app iNaturalist.
Summer swims are nearly here
The winter months were chilly but now Focus on our Botanic Garden
it’s time to chill out – at our summer From September 2018 through to November 2019, the
pool in Thorndon, which reopens on Wellington Botanic Garden will be marking its 150th
Saturday 20 October. Get up with the anniversary with a range of family-friendly events.
birds for a swim or aqua jog, stop by To kick-start celebrations, we’re launching a photography
after work for a relaxing spa, bring the competition on Monday 3 September.
kids for a dip in the weekend, or
hire the pool for a party. Visit We want you to capture the garden in all its glory
wellington.govt.nz/outdoor-pools throughout the seasons. It’s open to both
amateurs and professionals – all you have to
do is visit the garden and get snapping!
Keep an eye on our website for details:
wellington.govt.nz/botanicgarden
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Arwa Alneami Never Never Land 2014
Leala Tiumalu-Faleseuga
Mahi toi Light box exhibition blurs the lines
between disgust and desire
MAU artists mark anniversary of
women’s suffrage
On at City Gallery Wellington
New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist
Capital arts A series of digitally manipulated This year, we are celebrating 125 years Patrick Pound is an avid collector. In On
photographs by Wellington-based artist since New Zealand women won the Reflection he merges his found images and
Coming up at Toi Pōneke Gallery Laura Duffy is lighting up Courtenay Place right to vote. Māori and Pasifika objects with Te Papa’s national collections,
The exhibition The Future is Death, Park until Monday 10 December. women artists of MAU are marking blurring the line between public and private,
curated by Leilani Sio, asks what place the occasion with a performance good taste and bad – while turning the
Garden of Purity considers how we
migrant people have in a colonised land. ceremony directed by Lemi Ponifasio. typical power dynamic between artists and
read and take in imagery, drawing links
Emerging Pasifika artists, including Leala MAUSINA is happening on Wednesday 19 institution inside out.
through history from art history to
Tiumalu-Faleseuga, consider a new September on Parliament Grounds – visit
advertising. Laura sees the works as being To mark the 125th anniversary of women’s
existence for their people. On from Friday facebook.com/MAUWahine to find
a layered conversation about Catholicism, suffrage in New Zealand, City Gallery
21 September to Saturday 13 October. out more.
advertising, and queerness, with the series presents the work of a woman from the
Susanna Bauer’s exhibition The Quarry asking if purity is an attainable ideal. most recent country to give women the right
Join artists for tea in Civic Square
explores a ‘fictional archaeology’ that to vote, Saudi Arabia. Never Never Land
To view the video artworks and read You’re invited to join artist collective
reimagines the past in the present. It runs (2014) by Arwa Alneami includes videos and
the text that is part of the series, visit Public Share in celebrating the anniversary
from Friday 16 November to Saturday 8 photos of women spending their evenings at
gardenofpurity.space of New Zealand women voting for
December. Visit toiponeke.nz an amusement park in Abha.
the first time. Come along for a cuppa
and conversation and take away a Both exhibitions are on until Sunday
commemorative stirrer. On from 10.30am 4 November. Visit citygallery.org.nz
to 3.30pm, Wednesday 28 November. Visit
facebook.com/publicsharecollective
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Te reo makes the capital tino mīharo rawa
The year 2040 will mark 200 years since the signing
of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi. It’s also the
year by which we’re aiming for Wellington to be a te reo
Māori city.
What using more te reo means for Why we’re committed to becoming
the city a te reo Māori city
Walking the city streets, you’ll see – and Earlier this year we consulted with What we’re doing to make it happen Wellington is a city for everyone
understand – street signs in both te reo Wellingtonians on our draft te reo policy, We’re already making progress. Sites The policy’s te reo Māori name, Te Tauihu,
Māori and English, and you’ll hear kia ora Te Tauihu. Of the 589 pieces of feedback we around Wellington have been given te reo refers to a waka’s ornately carved
and tēnā koe as much as hi, g’day or ’sup. received, 94 percent agreed with its aims. In Māori names, including Whairepo Lagoon figurehead. It’s this part of the waka that,
The city will wear its history with pride, June, the Mayor and Councillors all voted in (which was known before as Frank Kitts with determination and courage, pushes
with Māori art and designs featuring favour of adopting the policy. Lagoon) and the waterfront walkway through the water.
prominently in the urban environment. As a government organisation, the Council Ara Moana. We’ve moved our annual
“He waka eke noa – Wellingtonians from all
“Me Heke ki Pōneke” will be as familiar to already has a responsibility (and legal fireworks display from November to July
walks of life are in this waka together,” says
New Zealanders as “Absolutely Positively obligation) to meet the requirements of to celebrate the Māori New Year, Matariki,
Deputy Mayor Jill Day, “and it’s together
Wellington”. the Māori Language Act and uphold the and will soon have bilingual names for
we’ll make the most progress as a city.”
principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty Wellington City’s wards.
Our events, programmes and Council
meetings will be informed by Māori of Waitangi. For us, this means working in Civic Square can now also be called
customs – or tīkanga – and when making a partnership with local iwi (mana whenua); Te Ngākau (“the heart”) thanks to mana
submission to the Council, you’ll be able to protecting taonga and safeguarding cultural whenua iwi Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko
submit in either Māori or English. concepts, values and practices; and making o Te Ika, who have gifted the name to mark
sure Māori can play an active role in the adoption of the policy.
deciding the city’s future.
But Wellingtonians have told us they want
more. They want the capital to lead the way
in making te reo Māori a core part of the
cultural fabric and identity of the city.
“We’re getting behind this because it’s the
right thing to do,” says Mayor Justin Lester.
“Embracing what makes us unique has
benefits for all New Zealanders, and will
also help us move forward as a country.
Why we’re committed to becoming “Acknowledging the mana of Māori culture
a te reo Māori city and values in this way is an important step
Earlier this year we consulted with Why towards honouring our joint history and the
whakapapa of our rohe.”
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Government House Gardens and
Government House Guided Tours
10am & 1pm, Sat 22 Sep | Government House
Free but booking essential
Join a 2-hour guided tour exploring the
grounds with the Head Gardener, and
Government House with Visitor Centre staff.
Contact us if you need to know about access,
as not all our gardens are access-friendly.
Book online at gg.govt.nz/tours/upcoming
or phone 04 382 0837.
Otari-Wilton’s Bush Open Day and Tulip Sunday
Plant Sale
11am–3pm, Sun 23 Sep | Main Garden
10am–2pm, Sat 22 Sep | Otari-Wilton’s Bush and Soundshell, Botanic Garden | Free
Free Join us to celebrate spring and Dutch
This is a great day for first-timers and culture. Enjoy our much-loved display
regulars to New Zealand’s only native of tulips – and other spring flowers –
botanic garden. There will be plants for sale, and fun, family-friendly entertainment.
guided walks, kids’ activities, and food and There will also be delicious food for sale.
handmade gifts for sale. Her Excellency Netherlands Ambassador
Ms Mira Woldberg will speak at 12 noon.
Spring Festival Walk – The Joys
of Spring
11am, Mon 24 Sep | Botanic Garden –
meet at the Founders’ Entrance on
Saturday 22 September — Glenmore Street | $5
Enjoy an easy 75-minute walk with
Sunday 30 September the Friends of the Wellington Botanic
Garden among the spring flowers in the
Main Garden.
Join us to welcome in the new season. Enjoy the colourful
and fragrant puāwai – including thousands of tulips – at Two for one breakfasts at Picnic
Enjoy a cheese scone and coffee, leisurely
Wellington Botanic Garden, see Otari-Wilton’s Bush at its lunch, or two breakfasts for the price
of one during the Spring Festival at
best and let your inner explorer roam at Kids’ Day Out. Picnic Cafe. It’s open every day from
8.30am for snacks, meals, coffee, wine
Visit wellington.govt.nz/springfestival and more. Download your voucher from
wellington.govt.nz/springfestival
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Growing Secrets Tiptoe through the Tombstones
1.30pm–2.30pm, Tue 25 Sep | Treehouse, 5pm, Fri 28 Sep | Bolton Street Cemetery | $6
Botanic Garden | Free
Join the Friends of Bolton Street Cemetery
This is a chance to go behind the scenes in for a 1-hour walk to look at graves of well-
our state-of-the-art nursery. You can see known early Wellingtonians, infamous
how the plants for the Begonia House are people, interesting gravestones and
grown and meet some of the tiny helpers buildings in the cemetery.
that get rid of our insect pests. To book,
Meet at Seddon Memorial by
visit wellington.govt.nz/springfestival
Anderson Park. To book, visit
wellington.govt.nz/springfestival
Graves of Note
10.30am–12.30pm, Wed 26 Sep | Karori Grow a Wish with a Sunflower
Cemetery | Free
1pm–2pm, Fri 28 Sep | Katherine Mansfield
Karori Cemetery has been Wellington’s
House & Garden, 25 Tinakori Road,
resting place for 120 years and several Thorndon | Gold coin
notable people from the city’s history lie
Make your very own wish on a special
here. Hear about some of them on this
tag that will grow up into the sky with a
special guided walk. Meet at the Main
sunflower, which you will plant in a pot
Chapel on Rosehaugh Avenue.
to take home.
K I DS’
AROUND the WORLD
in 80 PLANTS
DAY
O U T
1 1 A M–3 P M Start your adventure at the departure desk
S AT U R DAY
near the Soundshell or the Cable Car lookout
any time between 11am and 2.30pm.
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For music and activities, head to the Soundshell Lawn.
S E P T E M B E R
Thereʼll be spot prizes for the best-dressed explorers!
B O TAN I C
Bring the kids up on the Cable Car between 10am
GA R D E N
and 4pm and youʼll get two free child tickets
• F R E E • for each paying adult.
Partner organisations:
Zealandia | Pukaha Mount Bruce | Wellington Zoo | Wellington Cable Car | Friends of
Wellington Botanic Garden | Staglands | Ngā Manu | Department of Conservation |
Te Motu Kairangi-Miramar Ecological Restoration | Space Place at Carter Observatory
Go behind the scenes at Growing Secrets
Find out more at wellington.govt.nz/kidsdayout
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Pepped Warbeck Garden guided tour
10am, 1pm & 3pm, Sun 30 Sep | 654 Ohariu
Seniors’ Week
Valley Road, Johnsonville | $6
Pepped Warbeck Garden was built 30
Monday 15–Sunday 21 October
years ago out of a deep swamp area.
Garden owner Fee Weaver has since
created a garden of great beauty and
tranquillity, which provides a constantly
changing array of unusual plants
Get out in your community and enjoy
from October to March. To book, visit a week of events created just for you.
wellington.govt.nz/springfestival
The Art of Ikebana: Ikebana
exhibition and demonstrations
Fri 28, Sat 29 & Sun 30 Sep | Treehouse,
Botanic Garden | Free
Exhibition open 10am–3pm,
demonstrations at 11am & 2pm
See our exhibition of ikebana
arrangements featuring spring flowers
and native shrubs. Demonstrations
introducing viewers to the art of ikebana
will be held each day.
Arcadia Garden guided tour
11.30am, 2.30pm & 4pm, Sun 30 Sep
161 Boom Rock Road, Ohariu Valley
$6
Arcadia is a restful country
garden planted in a natural
Free and low-cost activities are happening at Government
gardening style that supports
House, New Zealand Portrait Gallery, SeniorNet, Age Concern,
native birds. Planting is
structured by broad sweeps
Wellington Museum, Nairn Street Cottage and The Roxy, as
of repeated colour, texture well as Wellington City Council libraries, community centres
and form. The mood is and botanic gardens.
soft and romantic. Owner
For details, visit wellington.govt.nz/seniorsweek or pick up
Rebecca Owen is a recent
a programme from your local library or community centre.
member of the New Zealand
To have a copy sent out to you, phone 04 499 4444.
Garden Trust.
16 17Seniors in the city If you have arthritis, joint and circulation
problems, or have limited mobility, check
Get help with your rates and
accessing recreation
Make the most of the capital this spring out the hydrotherapy pool at the Wellington Residential ratepayers on low incomes may
with activities, events and services Regional Aquatic Centre. It has walk-in/ be eligible for a rates rebate of up to $630
designed with Wellington’s older residents wheelchair access and accessible facilities. for the current rating year. You can apply
in mind. For details, phone our Contact Dodgy knees and hips are also welcome at for a rebate for the current rating year only.
Centre on 04 499 4444 or visit our website our recreation centres in Karori, Kilbirnie, Talk to a member of our Rates team for more
at wellington.govt.nz Khandallah and Tawa. They provide low- information.
impact group exercise classes including
Tai Chi and Yoga for Seniors. If cost is stopping you from getting involved
Get along to Seniors’ Week in Council recreation activities, you may
Monday 15–Sunday 21 October be eligible for a Leisure Card. It provides
Looking for like-minded people and events discounted access to our pools and recreation
created just for you? Seniors’ Week has Get outside and enjoy our centres and some library services. To find out
more than 30 activities to get you out and beautiful gardens if you qualify, pick up a brochure from one of
about. These include a Spring Dance, an If Wellington’s hills are becoming a our facilities.
Agatha Christie classic film and Devonshire challenge, the Botanic Garden and Otari-
tea at The Roxy, exercise classes, arts Wilton’s Bush have flat sections ideal for
Get from A to B safely and conveniently
classes, and SeniorNet sessions. Visit a relaxing stroll. The award-winning Lady
You can get around Wellington with ease
wellington.govt.nz/seniorsweek Norwood Rose Garden is especially popular
using a free City Mobility Scooter or beach
– and you can enjoy a reviving cup of tea or
Get more from our libraries wheelchair to explore the central city and
coffee at Picnic Cafe after stretching your
Get active at our pools and waterfront. Phone 04 801 4530 for more
recreation centres Sure, you can get a book out, but have you legs. Try the wheelchair-friendly Wilton
information or to book.
considered all the other things you can do at Walkway at Otari-Wilton’s Bush for a mud-
Feel stronger, more flexible and better
our libraries? free walk in native New Zealand bush. The Total Mobility scheme provides
coordinated with our low-impact exercise
You can get to the walkway from the main subsidised door-to-door transport services
classes. Just look for the word ‘Activate’ Researching your family’s history is easy
car park on Wilton Road. for people who have a permanent disability
in our timetables. Club Active Gym at with the Central Library’s wide range of
and cannot use public transport. It is run by
Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre runs resources. These include electoral rolls; lists For fascinating insights into the history of
Greater Wellington Regional Council. To find
a variety of different Activate classes that of births, deaths and marriages; and old our gardens and botanical curiosities, take
out more, phone them on 04 802 0354.
are ACC-accredited as effective at building newspapers and magazines. You can also a guided walk, which are led by volunteers
balance, strength and stability. Our pools access databases and genealogy websites from the Friends of the Botanic Garden.
offer a range of low impact classes in shallow using the internet on our free computers.
water, including Aquafit and Ezymovers. Talk to a librarian if you get stuck – they’ll
be happy to help.
If you’re thinking about buying a tablet –
like an iPad – you can borrow one from most
of our branches. It’s a great way to check
out our online resources, like free ebooks,
magazines and audiobooks.
Our libraries in Newtown, Johnsonville,
Tawa and the central city have regular
movie nights that are fun – and free!
Call them to find out what’s on and when.
18 19Ngā mahi whakangahau
NZSD students Teagan Tank & Isaak McLean. Photo by Stephen A’Court
Put it on the calendar
Events supported by
Wellington City Council
All Blacks v South Africa
GRADUATION
SEASON
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss
Sat 1–Sun 2 Sep | Opera House
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori/Māori Language
Week Parade
Tickets $18- $35 21 Nov - 1 Dec 2018 Farewell the winter blues and enjoy this 11am, Mon 10 Sep | From the Cenotaph
Book online nzschoolofdance.ac.nz Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre
to Te Ngākau Civic Square
heart-warming classic of comic opera.
Memorable tunes are woven into a plot Join te reo Māori speakers and
of mistaken identities and involuntary supporters for a parade to promote and
impersonations – with hilarious celebrate our indigenous language. Visit
Drop into PlayHQ for consequences. For tickets, visit gns.org.nz tetaurawhiri.govt.nz
FREE CREATIVE FUN Wellington Free Ambulance
Onesie Day
All Blacks versus South Africa
Sat 15 Sept | Westpac Stadium
for little ones! PART OF
Fri 7–Sat 8 Sep | Greater Wellington and
Wairarapa
Get behind the All Blacks as they clash with
one of our greatest rivals, South Africa,
Pull out that onesie – or just your wallet – in the Investec Rugby Championship. For
and support the ones that are here for you: tickets, visit tickets.allblacks.com
PRINCIPAL FUNDER
Wellington Free Ambulance. To donate
online, visit wfa.org.nz/onesieday
NZ Chinese Language Week
Sun 23–Sat 29 Sep | Around Wellington
Requiem
Can you count from yī to shí? Test your
MON–SAT 7.30pm, Sat 8 Sep | Michael Fowler Centre language skills and learn something new at
9:30am–3:30pm Orchestra Wellington performs Verdi’s a range of fun events. Visit nzclw.com
•••
Requiem in a huge gala concert. Featuring four
4 Queens Wharf
soloists and the Orpheus Choir, it’s filled with
Wellington
dramatic power and unforgettable melodies.
capitale.org.nz
For tickets, visit orchestrawellington.co.nz
20 21World of WearableArt Awards Show
Diwali
World of WearableArt Awards Show Wellington Heritage Week Diwali the programme offers hours of conversation,
performance, salons, discussion and
Thu 27 Sep–Sun 14 Oct | TSB Bank Arena Mon 22–Sun 28 Oct | Around Wellington 1.30pm–9.30pm, Sun 28 Oct | TSB Bank
Arena | Free workshops. Visit litcrawl.co.nz
This year, WOW invites you to journey into Discover the capital’s historical
a place of reflection, dreams and wonder as character buildings (and characters) at Experience India’s festival of lights with
they celebrate their 30th anniversary show. events around the city this week. Visit contemporary and traditional music Armistice Day
For tickets, visit worldofwearableart.com wellingtonheritageweek.co.nz and dance performances, food, crafts, From 10am, Sun 11 Nov | Pukeahu National
exhibitions, Bollywood performances and War Memorial Park | Free
pop-up acts. Visit wellington.govt.nz/events
School Holidays with Wellington Spring into Tawa Enjoy a day of events to mark the end of
Gardens World War I, starting with the National
10am–3pm, Sat 27 Oct | Main Road, Tawa
Free
Magical Mystery Drawing Tour 2.0 Commemorative Service, which is
Mon 1–Fri 12 Oct | Wellington Botanic
Garden and Otari-Wilton’s Bush 1pm–4.30pm, Sun 28 Oct | Secret location followed by music in the park. The closing
Get a taste of Tawa at this free community
$20 Sunset Ceremony includes the final in a
Get your kids off their screens and into the festival. Enjoy a wide range of craft and food
4-year run of the Last Post Ceremonies.
green – an epic garden adventure awaits! stalls, local and regional entertainment, Join our mystery renowned painter for a
Visit ww100.govt.nz
Check out our Garden Explorer holiday activities for children and more. special Heritage Week drawing session.
programmes and other kids’ activities at Bring your preferred materials and we’ll
wellington.govt.nz/botanickids meet you at a surprise location where you Walk in the Clouds
The River
can put them to paper. Bookings essential – 2pm–4pm, Sun 18 Nov | Wellington Museum
7.30pm, Sat 27 Oct | Michael Fowler Centre go to museumswellington.org.nz $20
Seniors’ Week
Three works from Smetana, Bartok and, of Touch, taste and smell your way around the
Mon 15–Sun 21 Oct | Around Wellington course, Dvořák, centred around the Moldau LitCrawl waterfront on a sensory walk like no other.
Get out in your community and enjoy a River. The River features the wonderful
Thu 8–Sun 11 Nov | Various venues Let your mind float off into history, breathe
week of events and activities planned guest soloist Christopher Park performing
in that sea air, taste local delicacies, and
with older residents in mind. Visit the Bartok Piano Concerto Number 1. Visit Celebrate writers, books, ideas and words
listen to poetry in the open air. Bookings
wellington.govt.nz/seniorsweek orchestrawellington.co.nz with the fifth annual explosion of literary
essential – go to museumswellington.org.nz
events in the capital. As well as the iconic
literary crawl on Saturday 10 November,
22 For more, see wellington.govt.nz/events or phone 04 499 4444 23A Very Welly Christmas
A Very Welly Xmas
Mary Potter Hospice Strawberry with hi-fi systems made by
Festival the likes of Tubs Audio and Toi Pōneke.
9am–4pm, Wed 21 Nov | Midland Park Visit museumswellington.org.nz
Enjoy a taste of summer and live music!
Our delicious and refreshing strawberry Wellington Japan Festival
sundaes are just $6. Visit marypotter.org.nz Sat 24 Nov | TSB Bank Arena | Free
Enjoy a taste of Japan with non-stop
dust off your sleigh!
New Zealand School of Dance stage entertainment, including taiko Christmas takes over the capital
Graduation Season drumming duet YuNiOn. Experience for a fun-filled weekenD
Wed 21 Nov–Sat 1 Dec | New Zealand School modern and traditional Japanese
of Dance culture, sample delicious food and SAT 24 NOV
Carols in
SUN 25 NOV
Midland Park
Graduation Season brings together the sweets and get information about the 12 NOON–6PM
Sat 24 NOV
12 NOON–5Pm
lAMBTON QUAY lAMBTON QUAY
hard work of accomplished students and Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Visit 6PM–8pm
distinguished tutors in two productions of wellington.govt.nz/events
avwc.co.nz
classical ballet and contemporary dance.
Performances alternate nightly. Visit A Very Welly Christmas
nzschoolofdance.ac.nz
Sat 24–Sun 25 Nov | Lambton Quay | Free BROUGHT TO YOU BY
We’re closing part of Lambton Quay to
After Hours: Sounds and Gifted traffic for the weekend and filling it with
8pm–11pm, Thu 22 Nov | Wellington festive activities for all the family. Enjoy a
Museum | Koha glittering display of entertainment and look Proudly supported by
Come along to hear engineers from the out for Santa as you shop. Visit avwc.co.nz
city’s legendary recording studios talk about
some of their favourite mixes. These tracks
and special live performances will be paired
24 For more, see wellington.govt.nz/events or phone 04 499 4444 25We fund projects that benefit Wellington Kōrero mai Have your say
We have a range of funding opportunities available for community To make the best decisions for the city, we need to know what
projects. For more information, go to wellington.govt.nz/funding residents think.
Env Other funds closing soon Give us feedback and help shape
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Arts and Culture Fund – Are you organising
Wellington’s future
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an arts or cultural event, performance or Whether it’s choosing where to build a
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workshop? We are keen for applications new playground or deciding how te reo
that support fresh talent, programmes that Māori is used in our work, the decisions we
encourage creativity, art in communities make have a real, long-lasting impact on
and the creative use of technology. Wellington. Our communities are diverse,
Closes: 31 October so it’s important we get feedback on our
plans from as many people as possible.
Social and Recreation Fund – This fund
supports community projects, especially How we consult with residents
those supporting community resilience;
First, we reach out to the communities who
improving community safety, wellbeing,
would be most affected by a decision and
and connectedness; and helping to make
talk to our iwi partners. This engagement
We’re supporting the next generation Wellington a great place for children and
phase could include holding public If you’re a Wellingtonian, we want to
of sustainability champions young people. Closes: 31 October hear from you
meetings, talking to community groups and
The health of Wellington’s environment is Waste Minimisation Seed Fund – Have you residents’ associations, and sending out Your voice matters, and for us to be able to
thanks in part to the work done by volunteer got an innovative solution for reducing or surveys for people to fill in. These activities represent Wellington effectively we need
groups. They restore native bush, protect minimising waste? This fund can support help us understand what our communities to hear what you have to say. Making a
waterways through riparian planting, small projects (under $2000). Closes: 30 want, and can highlight potential problems. submission on a consultation can be as easy
carry out predator trapping and more. September and 31 October as filling in a survey or writing us a letter.
We support these groups through our Council staff can then create a draft plan,
You also sometimes have the option to
Natural Environment Fund. taking this feedback into account. The
present and expand on your submission in
consultation stage of the process involves
Toimata Foundation recently received person, by speaking directly to Councillors
sharing this draft plan and asking people to
a grant of $9,189 for their programme at an oral hearing.
tell us what they think.
Enviroschools in the Wellington region. Don’t miss your chance to have
This supports children and young people We aim to be as transparent as possible by
your say – sign up to receive
to plan, design and carry out sustainability giving residents all the information they
email alerts about consultations
actions that are important to them and their need to understand what we’re proposing
at wellington.govt.nz/webalerts,
communities. More than 1100 schools and to do and why. Our website is the best place
subscribe to our weekly newsletter
early childhood centres around the country to go for information, but we also provide
This week in Our Wellington at
have joined the programme. Find out more printed copies of consultation documents
wellington.govt.nz/enewsletters, and
at enviroschools.org.nz at our libraries.
follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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26 27Tō tātou Kaikaunihera – Eastern Ward
representing you in Wellington
Wellington City Councillors are elected by
Wellington residents every 3 years. Their
Chris Calvi-Freeman Sarah Free Simon Marsh
role is to represent the views of residents in
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their ward, and to help the Council make the chris.calvi-freeman@wcc.govt.nz sarah.free@wcc.govt.nz simon.marsh@wcc.govt.nz
best decisions for the city. Portfolio Leader: Transport
Strategy and Operations
Chair: Grants Subcommittee Portfolio Leader:
Economic Development, Events,
Portfolio Leader: Public
Small Business (joint)
Transport, Cycling and Walking
Citywide Southern Ward Lambton Ward
Justin Lester (Mayor) Fleur Fitzsimons David Lee Brian Dawson Iona Pannett Nicola Young
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Chair: Council Portfolio Leader: Portfolio Leader: Technology, Portfolio Leader: Housing, Chair: City Strategy Committee Portfolio Leader:
Living Wage, Recreation, Innovation & Enterprise, Social Development Arts and Culture (associate),
Portfolio Leader: Arts and Portfolio Leader: Infrastructure,
Social Development: City Safety, Climate Change Central City Projects,
Culture, Major City Projects, Sustainability
Community Facilities Education Partnerships
Governance
Northern Ward Onslow-Western Ward
Jill Day (Deputy Mayor) Peter Gilberd Malcolm Sparrow Diane Calvert Andy Foster Simon Woolf
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Chair: Long-term and Annual Portfolio Leader: City Scientist, Chair: Regulatory Process Portfolio Leader: Community Chair: Finance, Audit and Risk Chair: Council Controlled
Plan Committee Natural Environment Committee Planning and Engagement Management Subcommittee Organisations Subcommittee
Portfolio Leader: Children and Portfolio Leader: Community Portfolio Leader: Portfolio Leader: Wellington
Young People, Governance, Resilience Urban Development, Finance, Ambassador Tourism, Small
Māori Partnerships Predator Free Wellington, Business (joint), Sport
Karori Framework
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A fresh story.
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68 Nairn Street, Mt Cook
Re-opening from 1 September for guided tours.
Plan your trip, see our website for opening hours:
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