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  • Jack, Wellington, Youth Politics

    Wellington Youth Council

    27.01.12 | Permalink | Comment?

    Do you want to share your views on the direction of Wellington? To get involved in the planning and development of Council services? Joining the Wellington City Youth Council can give you the chance to advise the Wellington City Council on issues that affect the city’s youth.

    Keen? Members must be between 12-24 years of age, live inside Wellington City Council’s boundaries and be willing to come to meetings at WCC, 4.00-5.30pm every 2nd Wednesday. For more information and an online application form, look here. Applications must be submitted by Jan 31st.

    You can also connect with the Youth Council on Facebook and share your ideas and views that way as well!


  • Great Reads, News, Wellington

    Wellington authors win awards

    19.05.11 | Permalink | Comment?

    Last night the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Award Winners were announced.  Fleur Beale’s Fierce September won the Young Adult category and Leon Davidson won in the Non Fiction category with Zero Hour: The ANZACs on the Western Front.

    http://www.wcl.govt.nz/easyfind/?hreciid=|library/m/wellington-carl|0000817318

    Fierce September is the sequel to Juno of Taris (which won the Esther Glen award)  but you don’t need to have read the first book to enjoy this fine story. It’s set in a dystopian future and much of the action occurs in Wellington.

    Zero Hour is set on the Western Front during WWI. It’s an honest portrayal of an horrific time and place, that we don’t usually hear much about. It’s a fascinating, sad and compelling read.


  • Library Serf, Wellington, Youth Politics

    Wellington City Youth Council

    22.02.11 | Permalink | Comment?

    Three young people are needed for the 2011 Wellington City Youth Council. Could you be one of them? Read about it and apply here.


  • Adrienne, Events, Happenings, News, Wellington

    Free Cooking Classes

    12.04.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    Evolve and Motoko Aotearoa present FREE cooking classes for young people!

    Jacinta Saeki is an experienced chef. For 7 weeks she will be teaching young people to cook cheap, healthy and delicious food at Te Ruru Hou (Evolve). Limited to 12 participants – this is a hands-on class where young people 14-24 years make the food and then eat it – YUM!!

    Starts Monday 12 April 4.00-6.30pm

    To register please email simon@evolveyouth.org.nz or phone 801 9150


  • Competition, Prudence, Wellington

    Youthspective

    26.01.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    Wellington City Council is running a photography competition for 10-18 year-olds in March. You can win a camera, and maybe even get paid for your photos to be added to the Council’s collection of stock images. Paid! Win! Two appealing words. All you need to do is take photos that captures your youthperspective of Wellington.

    It runs from Saturday, the 13th of February, to Sunday, the 14th of March. There is a free photography workshop on Saturday, the 13th of February , here, at the Central Library, at 1pm.

    There is more information to be found here.

    Read more…


  • Capt. Walker de Planck, Happenings, Wellington

    Act Right

    12.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

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    NOTE: This has been delayed! It will now be on Sunday the 6th of December. So update your calendars.

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  • Happenings, Prudence, Wellington

    Wellington’s Cherry Blossom Festival

    18.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    The Cherry Blossom Festival is on this Sunday, the 20th of September at the St James Theatre and Te Papa.

    The Sakai Association (Sakai is Wellington’s Japanese Sister City) will be hosting a range of fun activities including: traditional kyudo (Japanese archery) demonstrations, shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and shamisen (three-stringed musical instrument) music, beautiful ikebana (flower arranging) and the peaceful tea ceremony.

    Handle the kyudo bows/arrows and the Japanese musical instruments, create ikebana, make tea, play with traditional Japanese toys and learn origami.

    Read more about it at this link, or download the .pdf brochure.


  • Events, Happenings, Simon, Wellington

    Japan Festival

    06.07.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    japanfestToday is the first day of Wellington’s inaugural Japan Festival, which will run until the 11th of July at the Town Hall and the Ilot theatre. It is ‘one week of Japanese themed activities, including a musical fair, business breakfast and highlighted by a Japan festival day with food stalls, crafts and entertainment.’ The Japan festival is this Saturday, the 11th of July, from 1pm, and there will be loads to do.

    I’m looking forward to the food stalls the most, as when it comes to Japanese food I can’t stop.


  • Adrienne, Events, News, Wellington

    Karori Pool Party

    25.06.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    Looking for some friday night fun? Head along to Karori Pool on Friday 26th June from 7pm for a pool party. Only $8! Sold!

    Free sausage sizzle, a DJ, inflatable, a bomb competition, and zorb action. Like it says on the poster —>


  • Adrienne, Music, NZ Music Month, Wellington

    So who is Lee Prebble? … and why would you want to know?

    06.05.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

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    ‘Dr’ Lee Prebble is a musician’s dream come true. He is a music production guru, and he’s all ours! Well… for an hour or two anyway.

    Lee Prebble has worked with top NZ bands like Trinity Roots, The Black Seeds, Twinset, The Phoenix Foundation, Fly My Pretties and Dave Dobbyn!

    You can catch him at the Wellington Central Library on May 26th at 4.30pm. He’ll be giving you guys the tips and tricks about how to get your band recorded and anything else you want him to talk about (you could ask him about that ‘Dr’ title for a start…)

    No bookings required!


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