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    The 2014 NZ Music Listening Habits of Wellington Library Users

    We thought it might be interesting to discover what NZ Music (and music in general!) Wellingtonians liked to listen to in 2014 so we crunched some numbers and came up […]

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    E Waru Reo Ki Kawatea – The Voices of the Taoka Pūoro from Okain’s Bay Maori and Colonial Museum

    On Thursday the 8th January I’m launching my 16 min composition “E Waru Reo Ki Kawatea – The Voices of the Taoka Pūoro from Okain’s Bay Maori and Colonial Museum”. The installation is being hosted […]

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    Rise of the Banshee!

    Armed with fierce new vocalist Jolene Tempest, NZ metal band Bulletbelt are a force to be reckoned with! The Wellington-based five-piece comprises respected members of the local metal community and […]

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    Make your own music: A new makerspace cafe in Wellington

    Homies Cosy Teahouse is the newest, biggest, and friendliest gift to Wellington. While run by volunteers, and maintained by Koha, it is Naomi, a fellow Wellingtonian, who envisioned the project. […]

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    Wellington, Rattle and roll

    Though based in Auckland, the prolific Rattle records label has an inspired roster of Jazz and Classical artists with Wellington connections. More recently,  Simon Sweetman posted an article on Stuff, […]

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    Wellington Hosts the 2014 APRA Silver Scroll Awards

    On October 30, at the TSB Arena, APRA’s annual award ceremony – ‘The Silver Scroll Awards’ were held for the first time in Wellington since 2004, with Luke Buda of […]