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4 days ago · Submission by Architectural Centre The Architectural Centre strongly opposes what appears to be the driving premise of the Wellington City Council’s proposed Te Ngākau Development Plan – namely that the original concept of the Civic Precinct as a carefully composed and choreographed composition of connecting urban elements and related public buildings centred on the amphitheatre-like ...
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4 days ago · Submission by Architectural Centre The Architectural Centre strongly opposes what appears to be the driving premise of the Wellington City Council’s proposed Te Ngākau Development Plan – namely that the original concept of the Civic Precinct as a carefully composed and choreographed composition of connecting urban elements and related public buildings centred on the amphitheatre-like ...
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Nov 19, 2024 · by Stuart Niven I don’t make a habit of being a public disrupter – but not long after arriving at the Wellington City Council’s meeting (styled as a “Panel Discussion” which was actually 4 members of the Council-appointed Design Team) about changes to the Civic Precinct, it became obvious that Anna Calver (the Council’s Chief Economic and Engagement Officer who chaired the meeting ...
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Oct 1, 2024 · by James Barber Last Sunday my family found ourselves unexpectedly home early from a class noho marae. So we ended up doing a cycling trip to the Empire Cinema in Island Bay to see Encanto Reo Māori.Because the cycleway connection in Berhampore is only half built, we took a short-cut from our home in Berhampore to get to the Parade.
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Oct 7, 2024 · by Pierson Palmer Wellington’s transit future looks a bit dire. Our transit budget is bogged down by basic maintenance. Light rail to Newtown feels like a pipedream, despite the corridor being a classic example of an at-capacity bus route needing a higher capacity mode.
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Nov 8, 2024 · by Stuart Niven I don’t make a habit of being a public disrupter – but not long after arriving at the Wellington City Council’s meeting (styled as a “Panel Discussion” which was actually 4 members of the Council-appointed Design Team) about changes to the Civic Precinct, it became obvious that Anna Calver (the Council’s Chief Economic and Engagement Officer who chaired the meeting ...
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News from Wellington Airport Wellington Airport has today unveiled a new brand along with plans for $500 million in new infrastructure spending over the next five years, including runway safety improvements, Lyall Bay community facilities and terminal enhancements.
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4 days ago · Patterns of history are important to retain in the development of the culture of place. To think that a current, short-term collection of mostly elected members of a body which primary function is to provide functional amenity to the community, can make a decision on removing part of the fabric of the city public space, and to refer to it as ‘Marae’ is to make a mockery of the community, a ...
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Nov 19, 2024 · by Stuart Niven I don’t make a habit of being a public disrupter – but not long after arriving at the Wellington City Council’s meeting (styled as a “Panel Discussion” which was actually 4 members of the Council-appointed Design Team) about changes to the Civic Precinct, it became obvious that Anna Calver (the Council’s Chief Economic and Engagement Officer who chaired the meeting ...
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Nov 1, 2024 · by Felicity Wong A Heritage Festival walking tour made us consider that the universe doesn’t end with its physical manifestations; common to all religions is a spiritual endeavour and exploring the place of humanity in creation and society.