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Tūī are thriving in Wellington and conservationists say Wellingtonians deserve plenty of credit for their success.
Council possum trapping, Zealandia and people planting flax and kowhai are factors that helped their recovery.
Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust spokesperson Craig Shepherd said … View moreTūī are thriving in Wellington and conservationists say Wellingtonians deserve plenty of credit for their success.
Council possum trapping, Zealandia and people planting flax and kowhai are factors that helped their recovery.
Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust spokesperson Craig Shepherd said tūī and kererū numbers had skyrocketed in recent years.
The Johnsonville based trust is getting so many tūī it is struggling to cope. The trust wants to build two new aviaries for recovering tūī and it has set up a Givealittle page.
Wellington arts icon Bill Sheat has given his name and money to a trust to support New Zealand dancers.
Sheat died in January after a short illness, aged 90. Long-time friend and former Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Sandra Norman approached him with the idea of a scholarship when he became ill.
… View moreWellington arts icon Bill Sheat has given his name and money to a trust to support New Zealand dancers.
Sheat died in January after a short illness, aged 90. Long-time friend and former Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Sandra Norman approached him with the idea of a scholarship when he became ill.
In later years he became increasingly outspoken over what he regarded as the “Americanisation” of performing arts in New Zealand.
A proud New Zealander, he favoured Kiwis being in key positions, so they could tell stories that New Zealanders could relate to.
Sheat was well known in Lower Hutt as a partner in a law firm.
Diana Ward-Pickering from Lyall Bay is proud of her nine month old Burmese kittens Minnie and Lilac.
If you want your pet featured, email us on yourpet@dompost.co.nz with a recent photo. Please remember to say what suburb you are from.
Hey Neighbourly folk, what do you think is going on here? Hint, it used to be an annual event.
Large trampoline free to a new home. Needs new mat and a couple of springs. We’ve had years of fun and the kids don’t want it to go but it’s time. PM me if you’re interested. You’ll need to arrange pick up.
Our Pet of the Day this week is Sophie.
"I have a bit of history here at the SPCA. I originally came in as a shy kitten in 2015. I was adopted and this is what my foster family said about me. "Sophie was shy and hid a lot when she first came home with me. I put some food by her hiding … View moreOur Pet of the Day this week is Sophie.
"I have a bit of history here at the SPCA. I originally came in as a shy kitten in 2015. I was adopted and this is what my foster family said about me. "Sophie was shy and hid a lot when she first came home with me. I put some food by her hiding spot and a little trail towards me and she came out and was affectionate. Until she feels safe she will hide. Sophie still - three months later - hides when other people come to the house, but is brave and affectionate with me. Sophie isn't really interested in toys and prefers to sleep in the sun or hang out with me. She will either snuggle into my leg on the sofa or on my lap. When she wants attention she will pat me with her paw. In the evening I would cradle her like a baby and sing to her and rub her belly, she loved it."
Are these yours? They will be handed in to Wellington Central Police Station tomorrow, 31 January.
Popular deluxe hard cover children's book - never read/as new - can easily re-gift.
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Thirty-five per cent of little blue penguins born on the Matiu/Somes Island have died of starvation after an otherwise successful breeding season.
During a fortnightly survey of the colony in mid-November, the Wellington Harbour Penguin Study team discovered 66 dead chicks – 54 of them in one … View moreThirty-five per cent of little blue penguins born on the Matiu/Somes Island have died of starvation after an otherwise successful breeding season.
During a fortnightly survey of the colony in mid-November, the Wellington Harbour Penguin Study team discovered 66 dead chicks – 54 of them in one day.
Their death has been attributed to silt and the water temperature in the harbour, which resulted in a lack of fish.
Kia ora all
Please find our suite of free events for February 2021at the National Library, Thorndon. For more information visit our website: natlib.govt.nz...
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Waitangi Day at the National Library
Date: Saturday 6 February 2021, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Cost: Free
Come to the National Library this … View moreKia ora all
Please find our suite of free events for February 2021at the National Library, Thorndon. For more information visit our website: natlib.govt.nz...
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Waitangi Day at the National Library
Date: Saturday 6 February 2021, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Cost: Free
Come to the National Library this Waitangi Day to see the original Treaty of Waitangi and engage with Aotearoa’s history.
Join us for other activities while you are here
We will also have other activities available to help you learn and reflect on the ways in which the signing of the Treaty has impacted on our nation’s history:
10:30am — Nan and Tuna, a bilingual puppet show about eels, rivers and friendship called by String Bean Puppets (40min)
11am and 2pm — join a bilingual tour with Wātene Kaihau (30min)
11:15am, 12:15pm and 1:15pm — te reo pronunciation workshop with Wātene Kaihau at (30min)
Get involved in arts and crafts activities for the whole whānau
watch historical footage of Waitangi Day commemorations curated by Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, experience an installation of giant banners featuring four Treaty signatories, including local rangatira Te Wharepōuri. Make your own treaty.
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Singing the trail: the story of mapping Aotearoa New Zealand
Date: Tuesday 9 February 2021, 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Cost: Free. Koha from non-members appreciated. (Friends of the Turnbull Library event)
John McCrystal of Wellington has been working as a freelance writer since 1996, contributing to most of New Zealand’s leading newspapers and magazines. Singing the Trail is the story of New Zealand through its maps – and the story of the explorers who made those maps.
John was to discuss oral maps made by early Polynesian and Maori settlers: waypoints, lists of places in songs, chants, karakia and stories that showed direction. Centuries later came the great navigators, Abel Tasman and then James Cook. And finally it was the turn of the surveyors, explorers, rockhounds, gold diggers and politicians to negotiate the internal detail.
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Connecting to the collections
Date: Tuesday 16 February 2021, 12:10pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
Want to know more about the collections and services of the Alexander Turnbull Library and National Library of New Zealand? Keen to learn how you can connect to the collections and use them in your research or publication? Then these talks are for you. Connecting to Collections talks are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (February to November)
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National Preservation Office Conservation Clinic
Date: Tuesday 16 February 2021, 1pm to 2pm
Cost: Free
Do you want to learn more about looking after your precious family taonga? Join Vicki-Anne Heikell MNZM from the Alexander Turnbull Library to learn more about the preservation of your treasured items-from physical books and papers to digital materials.
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Knowledge is a blessing on your mind: Wānanga and the Scientific Project
Date: Tuesday 23 February 2021, 6pm to 7pm
Cost: Free. Booking essential. turnbullfriends@gmail.com
Dame Anne Salmond ONZ, Distinguished Professor of Māori Studies and Anthropology at the University of Auckland, will deliver the 2020 Friends of the Turnbull Library Founder Lecture.
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Mīharo Wonder: 100 Years of the Alexander Turnbull Library exhibition
Date: Friday 26 February 2021 to Thursday 30 September 2021
Cost: Free
National Library Gallery - Ground Floor
What does the word ‘wonder’ – or ‘mīharo’ – mean to you? It could be something that is amazing, fascinating or astonishing; it is also to think, speculate, meditate. Discover wonder in this Alexander Turnbull centenary exhibition.
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Mīharo: Imagine libraries
Date: Friday 26 February 2021, 12:10pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
A talk with pictures by Ian Wedde — imagine a national library in a time of plague. Will it incorporate a global vision? How will it moderate ‘relevance’? How will it incorporate the archival and non-moderated domains of social media? What kinds of censorship may emerge? Could global crisis stimulate an expanded concept of relevance both contemporary and historical?
Washing chicken doesn’t remove bacteria, it just spreads it around. The best way to protect your whānau from getting sick is to wash your hands and kitchen tools after touching raw chicken, and make sure you cook chicken all the way through. Juices
should run clear and there shouldn’t be any … View moreWashing chicken doesn’t remove bacteria, it just spreads it around. The best way to protect your whānau from getting sick is to wash your hands and kitchen tools after touching raw chicken, and make sure you cook chicken all the way through. Juices
should run clear and there shouldn’t be any pink meat in the centre.
Remember to Clean Cook Chill and check our easy food safety tips here.
The team at New Zealand Food Safety.
Andrew Gorrie took this beautiful photo of a korimako (bellbird) on a recent trip to Kāpiti Island.
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