Pre-School: Education Special 2013
In every ECE centre it’s the same, says Aro Valley Pre-School manager Bev Mead: “There’s a blocks corner, there’s a dress-up corner, there’s a paint corner, there’s a Play-Doh corner, […]
The Great Sesqui Disaster of 1990
We Wellingtonians like to remember the city’s good stories. In particular we like to think we can put on a good show – look at the International Arts Festival, WOW, […]
Cunliffe drags Labour into the game
David Cunliffe should have been made Labour’s leader two years ago. We won’t dwell on why he wasn’t. You all know why. The Anyone-But-Cunliffe club was so anti-Cunliffe they chose a […]
Ain’t That a Kick in the Teeth
My teeth are a liability. After weeks of trying to ignore the constant stabbing pain in my jaw, which has risen to a crescendo of agony and blurred vision, […]
Orchestra Wellington
“There are very few live musical experiences like a full orchestra,” says Adán E. Tijerina, general manager of Orchestra Wellington, the longest-running city-based orchestra in New Zealand. Sitting across […]
Capital Questions with Vicky Ha
If you frequent Sunday’s City Market, then no doubt you’ve heard of the enigmatic Vicky Ha, dubbed the ‘Dumpling Queen’ of the House of Dumplings. No mean feat, FishHead caught […]
Kapiti’s Growing pains
With its expanded airport and expressway plans, new big-box retailers, rebuilt civic buildings and new aqua centre, Paraparaumu is growing. Will further development plans inject the area with more tourist […]
The Day they came to the Capital
Wellington is a city near and dear to our hearts. But to outsiders it must seem like a daunting destination. It is the world’s most southern capital city, and is […]
Cuba Street
My Makeup Bag with Claire Terry
Jewellery creator, store-owner, mother, jazz singer: Claire Terry loves beauty products that cater for a busy woman. Her beauty bag is a mix of no-fuss items that mean business, and […]
