Wellington takes baby steps on emissions
What does Greater Wellington do? GREATER Wellington Regional Council has taken its first step on the road to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adopting a baseline to measure its future carbon...
View ArticleFestival renewed after decade of bad weather
LINED UP: Members of a young Indonesian dance troupe perform at the Belmont Spring Festival. TYPICAL Hutt weather constantly postponed the Belmont Spring Festival in recent years, but grey skies didn’t...
View ArticleCapital city goes fair (trade) on coffee and tea
WELLINGTONIANS now have another reason to be proud as their city becomes the first Fair Trade Capital in the southern hemisphere. STATUS SET: Paul Barber, one of Wellington's fair-trade campaigners....
View ArticlePotential councillor? The soul-searching starts now
By Amie Hickland & Hanna Butler THE CLOCK is counting down to the 2010 local body elections - the chance for the region’s residents to pick their local representatives. Nominations for council and...
View ArticleStage Challenge becomes student challenge for Kuranui
WHEN Kuranui College takes to TSB Arena in Wellington next week its Stage Challenge will be a triumph of student effort. From fundraising to choreography, students have had to take on the entire...
View ArticleNewsWire poll: Jury service not an option, but half have tried to avoid it
ALMOST half of Wellingtonians surveyed about jury duty this week have tried to get out of their civic duty. Of those spoken to, however, 61% (333) told NewsWire reporters that jury service should...
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