Tag: Wellington

02 Jun

275 – Sculptural renovations

275 – Sculptural renovations

Para Matchitt’s masterwork – the City to Sea Bridge – has recently had a very worthy update and face-lift with the addition of another bird …

 
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22 May

264 – Valley houses

264 – Valley houses

Aro Valley is one of the old quarters of Wellington – still plenty of quaint (and antiquated) Victorian houses to be found. Some have been …

 
By Lynsey
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19 May

261 – Hump Day

261 – Hump Day

Winter did a bit of a test drive today – a cold southerly, something of a beginner to ease us in to the next few …

 
By Lynsey
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18 May

260 – Graduation Day

260 – Graduation Day

Somebody, somewhere, is graduating. In Wellington it seems almost every second day there’s a graduation parade. When we were in the parade it was a …

 
By Lynsey
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20 Jan

142 – The bubble

142 – The bubble

One of the great things about Wellington is the way the harbour is such a part of the landscape. Townscape. Those of us who work …

 
By Lynsey
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12 Jan

134 – Fish of the Day

134 – Fish of the Day

I kept a marine aquarium for many years. I never kept crayfish – rock lobsters – like the one here – I suspect they’d be …

 
By Lynsey
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30 Dec

121 – Concentration in meditation

121 – Concentration in meditation

High above Wellington, nestled in the wild, mist covered Karori hills, an isolated monastery is still continuing a number of age-old traditions. In the last …

 
By Lynsey
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12 Dec

103 – Traveller’s tales

103 – Traveller’s tales

There’s something intriguing about talking with strangers when you’re travelling. I know this is not the kind of message to give kids – we live …

 
By Lynsey
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06 Dec

097 – Blest by suns of home

097 – Blest by suns of home

If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is forever England. There shall be In that rich earth …

 
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03 Dec

094 – The Spirit of Progress

094 – The Spirit of Progress

Most people can look back over the years and identify a time and place at which their lives changed significantly. Whether by accident or design, …

 
By Lynsey
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