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Our Wellington Your free guide
to life in the capital
1 April–15 June 2019
Tō Tātou Pōneke
Rārangi upoku Contents Kia ora
3 10 18 We are heading into the cooler months and Both programmes have been boosted by
Did you know… Mahi toi | Capital arts Ngā mahi whakangahau while many may miss the longer summer government funding and now, with rats,
Our contact details New exhibitions and public Put it on the calendar days, autumn is still an exciting time to mice and other pests searching harder for
and services art projects Events supported by get outside in Wellington. This year, we food, it’s a great time for you to get involved
the Council celebrate 150 years of the Botanic Garden, and join a local trapping or planting
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with celebrations and family-friendly programme.
Wā tākaro | Playtime Tautaiao | Eco city 25
events running through to November.
Low-cost family- What we’re doing for Kaupapa pūtea | Funding Wellington’s environment is precious
friendly activities our environment Ways we support projects Our city is now one of the best places and a lot of effort has already gone in
that benefit the community in New Zealand to see a huge range of to protecting it. We hope you can also
6 15 native birds, thanks to partnerships play your part in creating a predator free
Pitopito kōrero | News Tō tātou hāpori 26 with Project Crimson, Kereru Discovery, environment, so all our tamariki can enjoy
What’s happening Our community Council elections 2019 Victoria University and ZEALANDIA. Our what makes our city so special.
this season Get involved in your This year is election year community is serious about eradicating
community Kia manahau!
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Ō tātou wāhi | Our places 16 Ngā Kaikaunihera environment and boost biodiversity. Mayor
What’s happening at Celebrating 150 years of Your Councillors Justin Lester
And we hope to make it even better. Capital
our facilities Wellington Botanic Garden The people who represent Kiwi has started trapping to the west of the Deputy Mayor
The history of Wellington you in Wellington city as part of a five-year plan to reintroduce Jill Day
Botanic Garden our iconic national bird and Predator Free
Wellington continues its fantastic work
to make Wellington the world’s first
predator-free capital.
For more information about anything in Disclaimer We make this magazine to encourage you
to get involved in local events, to demonstrate the
this magazine, visit wellington.govt.nz
great work happening in Wellington, and to show
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of your city. Wellington City Council has, to the best
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The next rates instalment is due 1 June 2019.
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Find out about rubbish and recycling Tell us when something needs fixing
For collection days, how to get a new green If you see Council property that needs
crate or wheelie bin, and information fixing – such as a streetlight, leaking pipe,
about what you can and can’t recycle, visit or public toilet – you can phone us on
wellington.govt.nz/rubbishandrecycling 04 499 4444, text us on 3400 or use the
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Visit wellington.govt.nz/fix-it
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Wā tākaro Playtime
Your rates help make Pōneke a fun place to live
and visit. Make the most of autumn in the capital
with these whānau-friendly activities.
Crunch through the leaves at Magpie Lawn
Kick off the season stomping through autumn leaves at Wellington
Botanic Garden. Listen to the crunch and rustle, and enjoy the simple
pleasure of being outside in the cool autumn air.
Play Hide-and-Seek in the nook and crannies
at Truby King Park
This heritage-listed estate is the perfect place for secret hideaways.
Planted by Sir Truby King in the 1920s the garden is a paradise of roses,
rhododendrons and azaleas. Check out the quirky walls and arches,
ramble through the Rhododendron Dell and get lost in time.
Go fly a kite at Ian Galloway Park
Get your Mary Poppins vibe on and go fly a kite. There’s plenty of
green, open space at Ian Galloway Park in Wilton and you can just
Just keep swimming
about always count on getting a good feisty wind for lift-off.
Go batty on the new flying fox at Khandallah Park
Add a little adrenaline to your family picnic – try out Khandallah Park’s
Year-round swimming lessons will fantastic flying fox. When your feet finally touch the ground head off
help your child retain those for a stroll up Mt Kaukau and take in the incredible views – summit for
all-important swimming skills. the whole family to enjoy!
For bookings go to swimwell.nz
Take the little nippers to the rock pools beside
Red Rocks carpark
No need to splash out on entertainment for the kids when they can
spend hours of free fun-time at Red Rocks. Let them fossick around
in the shallow pools near the carpark and when they’ve had enough
of that there’s always a walk along the coast to see the seals to really
make a day of it.
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Pitopito kōrero News
Swing by your upgraded local
playground
Wellington kids now have many more
ways to twist, twirl, swing and climb as we
upgrade some of the city’s play areas and
equipment. PayMyPark
As well as the old favourites like swings
and slides, the new equipment includes
balance steppers and beams, double see-
saws, timber play structures, climbing
walls and rope bridges – creating even more
opportunities for kids to have fun, play and
use their imagination. A smarter way to pay
Recently completed playgrounds include Only want to pay for the parking time you
Taylor Park and Larson Park in Tawa, use? PayMyPark makes parking easy, with a
Jeypore playground in Berhampore, start-stop function so you only pay for the
Seatoun Park playground and Glamorgan exact time you use. You can easily extend
Park playground in Northland. Visit your parking time remotely too, so no need
wellington.govt.nz/playgroundupgrades to run back to the parking meter, and no
more searching for coins.
Tip Shop gets social You can choose to be a pay-as-you-go casual
user or set up a PayMyPark account.
Our Tip Shop, or Second Treasures as
some people know it, is so popular these Download the free app from iTunes
days that it’s got its own Facebook page. Apple Store and Google Play or visit
Followers can stay up-to-date with specials paymypark.com
and cool things on offer. They’ve even
got a TradeMe account for extra special Biking in autumn
items, so you can see what treasures are on
Even as the days get cooler, riding a bike
offer, without even leaving your home.
is still a great way to arrive on time and
Visit wellington.govt.nz/secondtreasures
get a bit of exercise. To help make your
ride more comfortable, pick up a free back
Recycling bags coming your way pack cover and reflective cuff protectors
From May, we’ll be delivering recycling from our Service Centre. Pop in between
bags to 26,000 households in Wellington 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. For
that don’t currently have a wheelie tips on continuing to ride in winter, visit
bin. The bags can be used for all bikethere.org.nz
recyclables, except glass, which goes
in your green crate. Find out more at
wellington.govt.nz/rubbishandrecycling
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Ō tātou wāhi Our places
Get more out with Club Active
As the days get shorter and the weather
starts to become cooler, it can be hard to
find the time to fit in a work-out. Why not
try something new?
PLAY
Talk to one of our fitness consultants about
trying out something new at the gym or
challenge yourself to try our Workout of
the Month, displayed on the walls at both
Club Active gyms, at Freyberg Pool and the
SIDE
Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre.
Bring a friend – find a workout buddy who
shares similar goals. Challenge yourselves
Swimming lessons build confidence to a run up Mt Victoria or to really get the
Studies have shown that kids who develop heart racing, cycle up to the Brooklyn Wind
BY
swimming skills at an early age are more Turbine. You’ll be absolutely blown away
confident and willing to try different by the views.
sporting activities throughout their life.
For extra motivation train with a fitness
SwimWell offers year-round swimming
consultant – the additional support and
lessons for children aged 5 months to
SIDE
encouragement can give you a real boost.
14 years – with a choice of four pools in
Go into our monthly draw to win a free
Wellington.
personal training session.
Your child can join a class at any time – you Visit clubactive.nz
don’t need to wait till a new term starts
to sign up. For all the details and to book
Visit the all-new online, visit swimwell.nz/bookings
Chimp Park
with connecting School holiday boredom buster
kids’ playground. Looking for ways to keep the kids active
during the school holidays? We run full-
day school holiday programmes at the
Wellington Botanic Garden, Tawa Recreation
Centre, Karori Recreation Centre, Nairnville
Recreation Centre and ASB Sports Centre.
For full details and to book online,
visit wellington.govt.nz/holidayprogrammes
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Mahi toi Capital arts
Coming up at Toi Pōneke Gallery Eva Rothschild’s Kosmos puts her own
spin on the language of modernist
Ghosts, floating – Briana Jamieson sculpture. She will represent Ireland
Fri 5–Sat 27 Apr | Toi Pōneke Gallery in this year’s Venice Biennale. This
Ghosts, floating is a collection of exhibition is open from Saturday 6 April
memories formed into oil paintings, to Sunday 28 July. Visit citygallery.org.nz
poems and sculptures by artist and
poet Briana Jamieson.
Courtenay Place Park Lightboxes
Rauropi [ I II III ] – Jason Wright Wellington artist Raewyn Martyn
explores relationships between human-
Fri 3–Sat 25 May | Toi Pōneke Gallery
made forms and geological landscapes
Rauropi [ I II III ] is an installation by
through alchemical processes –
Jason Wright, made up of a series of
experimenting with mineral pigments,
object-integrated sound sculptures.
plant-based polymers and photography,
Multichannel sound-emitting devices
re-positioning traces of Wellington’s
combine with organic material and light
south coast in the city’s urban centre.
to create dense sonic and visual textures.
Suture Zones runs from 1 April to 9 June.
EOmma – Emerita Baik
Fri 31 May–Sat 22 Jun | Toi Pōneke Gallery Canberra Wellington Indigenous
Artist Exchange
EOmma is a series of sculptural works
In April we welcome artist Dean Cross,
by Emerita Baik exploring an emotive
who arrives from Canberra to take up
response of people living with a
the first Canberra Wellington Indigenous
language barrier. Visit toiponeke.nz
Artist Exchange. This new residency
forms a partnership with colleagues
Coming up at City Gallery in Canberra as part of the Sister City
UK artist duo Semiconductor’s Agreement between our two cities.
spectacular, large-scale video works delve
While here, Dean will connect with
into unseen and unseeable microscopic
Wellington’s indigenous arts sector,
and macroscopic realms, making the
research indigenous soldiers who fought
invisible visible. The Technological
during WWI and WWII and retell these
Sublime, which runs from Saturday 23
stories through the development of a
March to Sunday 14 July, sees cutting-
new body of artwork. To find out more
edge art meet cutting-edge science.
visit wellington.govt.nz/arts
A painted concrete-block barrier, a
patterned punching bag, an upholstered
play space, a plastic fly-screen curtain,
Clockwise from top left:
and a tower of cast tape rolls. With her Briana Jamieson Ghosts, floating
eclectic works, made using diverse Emerita Baik EOmma
Eva Rothschild Kosmos
processes and novel materials,
Semiconductor The Technological Sublime
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Tautaiao Eco city
There are many ways we can Kai kits for koha Confused about what to recycle?
work together to develop our If you are hosting an event and need plates, If you’ve ever wondered what to do with
napkins, and cutlery, then Wash against chopsticks, plant pots, or your electric
eco city. Here are a few ways Waste can provide all you need - for koha. toothbrush, then look no further than our
you can make a green bit Save money and the environment by online recycling directory. It has the most
of difference. reducing waste at your next event. Visit up-to-date information on ways to recycle,
wellington.govt.nz/rubbishandrecycling reuse, repurpose or dispose of hundreds
Get your home ready for winter of items – and you can add something you
Did you know that in partnership with The birds are back in town think we’ve missed too. Visit
Sustainability Trust, we are helping low- Thanks to our dedicated community of wellington.govt.nz/recycling-directory
income homeowners in Wellington save trappers, many native bird species are on
85% of the costs of insulating their home? the rise in the city’s reserves, with tūī and RefillNZ – making a world of difference
silvereye being the two most abundant We’re proud supporters of RefillNZ –
Through the new Warmer Kiwi Homes
species. Did you know that you are twice as a nationwide campaign to reduce plastic Again Again coffee cups
programme, homeowners with a
likely to see a tūī in our parks and reserves pollution by encouraging bars, restaurants
Community Services Card or in lower- Tired of using disposable coffee cups?
in 2019 than you were in 2011? Kākāriki and cafes to provide free tap water so
income areas can get help to bring the Again Again is a cup circulation system
have increased by around 700 percent, people can refill their own bottles.
cost of insulating their home down. If you that eliminates single-use waste. Simply
kererū by 350 percent and kākā by at Approximately 526 million water bottles
own your home in Newtown, Berhampore, put down a deposit, fill-up your steel cup,
least 250 percent. You can get involved by are thrown away and not recycled each year
Miramar or Strathmore Park, you could then return it at any participating cafe
joining your local pest trapping group. in New Zealand – that’s about 55.7 million
be eligible, even if you don’t have a when you’re finished. They have enlisted
Visit pfw.org.nz/get-involved in the Wellington region alone.
Community Services Card. Funding is 14 Wellington cafes to take part in a pilot
Visit refillnz.org.nz
limited, so contact Sustainability Trust trial of a reusable cup lending system.
today to check if you can apply. Visit Find out which cafes are taking part at
sustaintrust.org.nz or call 0508 78 78 24. againagain.co.nz
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Tō tātou hāpori Our community
Steady As You Go exercise class Nominate your heroes
Steady As You Go is a strength and balance Nominations are now open for the
class for older people. The exercises are Wellington Airport Regional Community
Capital Compost suitable for most people, are fun and
affordable at $3 per session. For more
Awards and the Wellington Accessibility
Awards. The Wellington Airport Regional
information visit acwellington.org.nz Community Awards celebrates volunteers’
Even plants love fine dining.
or phone 04 499 6646. valuable contribution to society –
We use Wellington’s green recognising those who are making a
waste and food waste to make our difference in our communities.
weed-free, batch-tested compost. This is the second year of the Wellington
Accessibility Awards – celebrating the
It’s nourishing and delicious
people, businesses, and initiatives that help
(for plants, anyway). make our city more accessible for everyone.
Available in bulk or bags. Nominations close 31 May. Visit wellington.
govt.nz/communityaccessibilityawards
For more information call 0508 To Grow
(0508 86 4769), visit capitalcompost.co.nz Volunteer visitors needed
or email capital.compost@wcc.govt.nz
Do you have some spare time for a cup
This product has met the Ministry of Health requirements for use in commercial and of tea and a chat? Daytime volunteers
domestic plant growth. All our products meet New Zealand’s standard NZS4454:2005
are needed to visit isolated older people,
usually in their own home. If you enjoy
talking to older people and you are
available on a regular weekly basis,
visit acwellington.org.nz or
phone 04 499 6646.
Navigating Dementia
10am–11.30am, Thurs 13 June | Mezzanine
Room, Wellington City Library
A free seminar is available to anyone
wanting to learn about dementia, what to
do if you are concerned about changes in
memory or thinking, ideas for living well
with dementia, and the support available
to you. You’ll be able to ask questions
and connect with other people affected
by dementia. For more information,
visit dementiawellington.org.nz
or phone 04 972 2595.
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The area where the Botanic Garden now sits Pinus radiata was planted as a trial species
has been an important site for generations. to establish a forestry industry – it was so
The people of Te Ātiawa from Pipitea successful that today the species is a major
Pā used the garden for ngākinga (food economic contributor to the country.
cultivation), collecting native plants for
Today the Botanic Garden plays an important
construction, food, fibre and medicine, and
role as a living collection and is home to the
birds for food. They used extensive areas
many significant species of flora and fauna
of the garden, and nearby Te Ahumairangi
that have shaped the early economies of
Hill, for their own use and for trading, until
Aotearoa. Around a third of the garden is
they were displaced from their pā in the
now covered in native regenerating bush, so
mid-1800s.
you could be mistaken for thinking you’ve
In 1844, the New Zealand Company set aside stepped back in time while on a stroll among
a 5.26ha strip of land for a botanic garden the trees.
reserve. At that time the area was covered in
This year, we are hosting a series of events
dense podocarp forest including rimu, tōtara
to celebrate the Botanic Garden’s significant
and mataī. The Botanic Garden was formally
milestone. Join us throughout the year as we
established in 1868 and managed by the
hold a Bioblitz to explore the living secrets
New Zealand Institute. Trees growing today
of the garden, a Science Sunday in June, the
on Druid Hill and Magpie Spur grew from
monthly Brown Bag Lunch series of speakers,
seedlings planted at this time, and are some
and guided walks led by the Friends of the
of the oldest exotic trees in Aotearoa. In the
Celebrating 150
Wellington Botanic Garden. A light display
1870s the fledgling garden was boosted with
in the Begonia House during the Spring
a further 21.85ha of reserve land.
Festival in September will be followed by a
years of Wellington Its founders were quick to realise the
importance of the garden and it was the
High Tea in the Roses in November. To find
out more about these celebrations, visit
Botanic Garden only botanic garden in the country to have
an economic mandate. In the 1800s, the
wellingtongardens.nz/events
suitability of planting the Monterey Pine,
or Pinus radiata, was researched.
Wellington Botanic Garden, one of the capital’s
most popular destinations, celebrates its 150th
anniversary during 2019. Take a step back in time
as we celebrate its history, people, role in science,
and look to the future with a year of celebrations
for everyone to enjoy.
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Put it on the calendar
Check out some of the
exciting events the Council
is supporting over autumn.
Kids’ Night Walks
Enigma
Stargazing 101 Enigma Space Place Autumn School Holidays Easter: Clucky the Chicken
7pm–8.30pm, Mon 1 Apr–Mon 29 Apr 7.30pm, Sat 13 Apr | Michael Fowler Centre 9am–12.30pm, Tues 16–Wed 17 Apr | Ages 9.30am–12.30pm, Fri 19–Mon 22 Apr | Cable
Space Place | $100 for the entire course 7–12 Years | $30 per child | Bookings essential Car Museum | Gold coin donation
If you like music of the late Romantic era,
Bookings recommended
then you will thoroughly enjoy this concert Bring your kids to Space Place for an Everyone’s favourite candy-egg-laying
Learn how to read Wellington’s night awesome science and technology-focused chicken dusts off its feathers and returns to
conducted by the NZSO Music Director Edo
sky and get basic orientation skills in holiday programme experience. spread joy to kids of all ages. The Kirkcaldie
de Waart, with pianist Joyce Yang. Featuring
this five-week course. Visit museumswellington.org.nz and Stains Easter mascot is moving up the
Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, Richard
Visit museumswellington.org.nz hill to the Cable Car Museum for Easter
Strauss’ Serenade for Winds, and Elgar’s
Variations on an Original Theme. this year.
Kids’ Night Walks at ZEALANDIA
After Hours Bob Ross painting Visit nzso.co.nz
Tue 16 Apr–Sun 28 Sep | ZEALANDIA
7.30pm, Thu 11 Apr | Wellington Museum | $25 The Lady Norwood Rose Garden
Kids’ Night Walks are a fun and
Join accredited Bob Ross tutor Malcolm Sci-Fi Sundays: The Man with 11am, Sun 21 Apr | Botanic Gardens
adventurous experience for families with
Sime as he guides you through the wet-on- Two Brains (1983) $5 (cash only)
children to witness native animals that only
wet painting technique made famous by 7pm, Sun 14 Apr | Space Place | $15 come out at night. Join this walk to learn more about the roses
art instructor and host of TV’s The Joy of Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr (Steve Martin), Visit visitzealandia.com/KidsNightWalks and their care. Meet at the Fountain in the
Painting, Bob Ross. Materials included. inventor of “cranial screw top” brain Rose Garden for this easy one-hour walk.
Visit museumswellington.org.nz surgery is looking for love in all the The ZEALANDIA Easter Egg-cellent
wrong places as the “Elevator Killer” Adventure 2019 Autumnal botanical exploration
Yuri’s Night (Merv Griffin) moves up and down Vienna
11am, Mon 22 Apr | Meet at the Cable Car
Fri 19–Mon 22 Apr | ZEALANDIA
seeking his next victim. In partnership with Entrance, Upland Road, Kelburn | $5 (cash only)
8.30pm–12am, Fri 12 Apr | Space Place | $12.50 Pick up a special Easter treasure map and
Aro Video and Photon Flux.
In honour of the first person in space, explore ZEALANDIA’s beautiful valley In this relaxed 90-minute downhill walk
Visit museumswellington.org.nz
Cosmonaut Yuri Garagin, Space Place is discovering a series of ‘eggs’. Return your we look at the main features of plants that
throwing a party with a special edition map for a free chocolate treat and go in the characterise the New Zealand flora; consider
planetarium show followed by a stellar dance draw to win some cool prizes! Kids go free. the common leaf, pine needle and fern frond
party. Visit museumswellington.org.nz Visit visitzealandia.com as enablers of life on earth, and keep an eye
out for poisonous plants and fungi.
18 For more, see wellington.govt.nz/events or phone 04 499 4444 19Our Heritage Garden
Anzac Day
Anzac Day Star Wars in concert – The Empire May Music Month – Singing Under Our Heritage Garden – Open Day
Strikes Back the Stars: Vox Ethno
Thu 25 Apr | Various venues 11am, Sun 26 May | Botanic Garden
6am Dawn Service, Pukeahu National War 1pm & 6.30pm, Sat 28 Apr | TSB Arena 7.30pm (Doors 7pm), Sun 12 May Wellington Botanic Garden is classified
Space Place | $15
Memorial Park, Buckle Street The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as a Garden of National Significance by
will take you to a galaxy far, far away with Join the Vox Ethno female Balkan choir in the Royal New Zealand Institute of
9am Wellington Citizens’ Wreath Laying the stunning acoustics of the Planetarium
two screenings of the film Star Wars: The Horticulture and as a Heritage Area by
Service at the Cenotaph dome, performing traditional choral music
Empire Strikes Back with live orchestra in Heritage New Zealand. Enjoy a guided walk
11am National Anzac Day Service, Pukeahu Wellington. Visit nzso.co.nz from Serbia, Bulgaria, and Russia. through native forest and plant collections.
National War Memorial Park, Buckle Street Visit museumswellington.org.nz Learn about our plants, some of our early
Secrets of Newtown Walk history and our historic buildings. This
2.30pm Wreath Laying Service at Ataturk
Memorial, Tarakena Bay
Love Eternal 60-minute moderate walk with an uphill
2pm–4.30pm, Sun 28 Apr | Carrara Park
section will finish in the Rose Garden. Meet
Community Garden | $20 per person 7.30pm, 18 May | Michael Fowler Centre
5pm Last Post Ceremony at Pukeahu Bookings essential at the Founders’ Entrance, Glenmore Street.
Sample some Scandinavian delights as
What do you really know about Newtown? Danish maestro, Thomas Søndergård, returns
The history of the Peace Gardens Explore its hidden secrets as expert guides The Lady Norwood Rose Garden –
to take the NZSO on tour. Visit nzso.co.nz
1.30pm, Thu 25 Apr | Meet at the Lookout on walk you through the heart, history, back Open Day
Remembrance Ridge | Cost $5 (cash only) alleys, and tastes of Newtown. 1.30pm, Sun 26 May | Botanic Garden
A woody fruit-fest
The first Peace Garden was initiated in 1948. Visit museumswellington.org.nz Take time to smell the last roses of the
Since then there have been a number of 11am, Sun 19 May | Meet at Cable Car
Entrance, Upland Road, Kelburn season and learn more about them by
Peace Garden developments in different Shed Series – Responses joining this guided walk. Meet at the
Cost: $5 (cash only)
areas of the Garden. On this walk we look Fountain in the Rose Garden for this easy
7.30pm, 10 May | Shed 6 A legacy of Wellington’s summer is the
at the fascinating story of what was created one-hour walk. If wet, meet in the Foyer of
Concert two in the Shed Series 2019 is an large ‘smorgasbord’ of woody fruit
over the years. the Begonia House.
eclectic and inventive selection of music in structures, some still on trees. A close-
which the concept of ‘responses’ is explored up look at these will be central to our
by different composers. Conducted by consideration of the wider botanical
Hamish McKeich. Visit nzso.co.nz character of this superb garden.
20 For more, see wellington.govt.nz/events or phone 04 499 4444 21Wellington Jazz Festival
May Music Month
Diwali
May Music Month – Motte + May Music Month – Songs of Land In Conversation – Bernadette Casey, Wellington Jazz Festival
Paper Ghost and Sea The Formary
Wed 5–Sun 9 Jun | Various venues
8.30pm-10.15pm (Doors 8pm), Sun 19 May 5pm-6pm, Sun 26 May | Wellington Museum 12.15pm–1.15pm, Thu 30 May | Wellington
Discover serious play at this mid-winter
Space Place | $15 Koha Museum | Koha
musical feast, featuring some of music’s
With beautifully haunting vocals and lush, Let the music of Aotearoa NZ wash over you Our world is awash in clothing waste. finest international and national jazz artists.
looped violin textures Motte (Anita Clark) as the Wellington Community Choir returns Bernadette Casey, Creative Director of Visit jazzfestival.nz
produces cinematic soundscapes that for a promenade performance. The Formary, discusses her work developing
mesmerise. Paper Ghost (Zach Webber) Visit museumswellington.org.nz a macro-system to re-use New Zealand’s
vast amount of used clothing and textile
Doc Edge Festival
builds immense, disorienting, sound
collages. Lose yourself under the lights fibres. Visit museumswellington.org.nz Fri 13–Sun 23 Jun | Various venues
Sci Fi Sundays: City of Lost Children
of the planetarium dome. (1995) Doc Edge, Australasia’s premiere
Visit museumswellington.org.nz May Music Month – Barry Saunders international documentary film festival,
7pm, Sun 26 May | Space Place | $15
and Kelburn JugBand is back in the capital for its 14th edition.
Carnival strongman One (Ron Perlman) Expect award-winning feature and short
May Music Month – After Hours: Doors 7pm, Thu 30 May | Cable Car Museum
is pitted against cyborg cults, gangs of films, Q&A’s with filmmakers, a free
She Shreds $20
wayward orphans, trained circus fleas, and education programme, and the annual
7.30pm (Doors 7pm), Fri 24 May kidnapper of children/dream-thief Krank. Get a little twang in your life. Troubadour
industry conference, Screen Edge Forum.
Wellington Museum | $10 | Cash bar Barry Saunders (The Warratahs) brings his
Visit museumswellington.org.nz New for this year is the Story Edge World
Celebrate Music Month at After Hours: high-lonesome to the top of the Cable Car
Exhibition, showcasing digital interactive
She Shreds – a line-up of some of for an intimate show with Amerikiwiana
A ramble through the Garden storytelling. Visit docedge.org.nz
Wellington’s best bands featuring troupe the Kelburn Jug Band breaking out
female-identifying guitarists, bass players 11am, Mon 27 May | Meet at the Cable Car the washboard and tea-chest bass.
and drummers.
Entrance, Upland Road, Kelburn | Cost: $5 Visit museumswellington.org.nz Second Unit
(cash only)
Visit museumswellington.org.nz Thu 13–Sun 30 Jun | CIRCA Theatre
Join this moderate walk for a guided
Wellington’s latest supernatural
90-minute ramble from the Cable Car
misadventures arrive in June. Experience
entrance to the café in the Rose Garden.
live action drama on a film set where nothing
is quite as it seems. Visit secondunit.nz
22 For more, see wellington.govt.nz/events or phone 04 499 4444 23Kaupapa pūtea Funding
Drive me to the moon We have a range of funding available for community projects to
help make our city a better place. If you want to talk through an idea
for a project, please contact us. Visit wellington.govt.nz/funding
(if we start now, we’ll Social and Recreation Fund Waste Minimisation Seed Fund
be there by Christmas) This fund supports community projects
that make the city safer, more resilient and
connected, and help make Wellington a
This fund supports the development of
innovative solutions for reducing waste.
Our priorities are the avoidance, reduction,
great place for children and young people and reuse of waste materials.
to thrive. We want to support projects that Closes monthly, until 25 May.
improve the wellbeing and mental health of
young people, address youth homelessness, The Divvy
and projects that deliver meaningful The Divvy is our open data website that
activities for vulnerable individuals and the helps you see where the Council’s grants
community. Closes 30 April 2019 and funding goes. Visit thedivvy.nz
You had your say – what’s next?
Last year, we asked you what the Council’s 2019/20 represents Year 2 of the 10-year
spending priorities for the next 10 years plan and we want to keep you involved
should be. We proposed five priority areas – in what the Council has planned for
Resilience and the Environment, Housing, your neighbourhood, and across the
Transport, Sustainable Growth, and Arts and city. To read our latest update, and share
Culture. The Council’s 10-year plan for 2018- your thoughts (by 28 April), visit your
28 includes a list of projects and initiatives local library, community centre, or visit
that fall within these five areas. letstalk.wellington.govt.nz
OPEN 3 LATE NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
Photo © Fabian Oelkers
museumswellington.org.nz
25Tū Mai Mō Pōneke Stand for Council Ngā huihuinga o te Kaunihera, komiti me
In October, we will be holding local body elections to elect the ngā poari ā-hāpori Council, committee and
mayor and councillors of Wellington City Council. If you’ve ever community board meetings
wanted to help shape your city, work with its community, and
represent its residents, now is the time to consider standing as You are welcome at any of the meetings listed here.
an elected member of the Council. Find out the location of each meeting at
wellington.govt.nz/meetings or phone 04 499 4444.
What is the role of a city councillor? How to become a city councillor
Wellington City Council is governed by 15 There are no specific qualifications Wednesday 3 April Wednesday 1 May Tuesday 28 May
elected members who represent the city’s required to stand as a councillor. Elected 9.30am – Council Controlled 9.30am – Council 5.30pm – Accessibility
Organisations Subcommittee Advisory Group
residents and ratepayers. Every three years, members come from all backgrounds and
Thursday 2 May
voters from the city’s five wards elect a walks of life. To stand for Council, you Thursday 4 April 7pm – Makara/Ohariu Wednesday 29 May
total of 14 councillors. The mayor is elected must be: 9.30am – City Strategy Community Board 9.30am – Council
by all voters in the city. Committee
• a New Zealand citizen Wednesday 8 May Thursday 30 May
The elected representatives are Monday 8 April 9.30am – Grants 9.30am – Grants
• aged over 18
responsible for: 5pm – Environmental Subcommittee Subcommittee
• enrolled on the electoral roll
Reference Group 4pm – Youth Council
• preparing and adopting the Long-term Wednesday 5 June
If you decide to stand for Council, make 6pm – Pacific Advisory Group 4pm – Youth Council
Plan, annual plan and annual report Wednesday 10 April
sure you follow these next steps:
9.30am – Grants
• setting rates and bylaws Thursday 9 May Thursday 6 June
1. Complete and submit your nomination Subcommittee
• decision-making on regulatory matters 9.30am – City Strategy 9.30am – Long-term and
form before 12pm, Friday 16 August. 4pm – Youth Council Committee Annual Plan Committee
• setting strategies, policies and plans 6pm – Pacific Advisory Group
2. Get two people to nominate you. 7pm – Tawa Community
• governing council-controlled Monday 10 June
Board
They must be aged over 18 and enrolled Thursday 11 April 5pm – Environmental
organisations (CCOs)
to vote in the ward area you wish to 9.30am – City Strategy Monday 13 May Reference Group
• consulting with and considering the stand in. Committee 5pm – Environmental
views of the community Wednesday 12 June
7pm – Tawa Community Reference Group
3. Provide a deposit of $200. This may 9.30am – Finance, Audit and
• monitoring and reviewing the Board
be refunded, depending on how many Wednesday 15 May Risk Subcommittee
performance of the organisation.
votes you receive. Wednesday 17 April 9.30am – Regulatory 6pm – Pacific Advisory
9.30am – Regulatory Processes Committee Group
Processes Committee
Wednesday 22 May Thursday 13 June
Thursday 18 April 9.30am – Council Controlled 9.30am – City Strategy
9.30am – City Strategy Organisations Subcommittee Committee
Committee 4pm – Youth Council 7pm – Tawa Community
To find out more about Applications open Board
standing for Council, visit 19 July–16 August Tuesday 30 April Thursday 23 May
7pm – Makara/Ohariu
1.30pm – CEO Performance 9.30am – City Strategy
wellington.govt.nz/elections 2019 Review Community Board
Committee
or 04 499 4444 5.30pm – Accessibility
Advisory Group Meetings that usually take place at 101 Wakefield Street will be
relocating to 113 The Terrace during this time. Find out more at
wellington.govt.nz/meetings
26 27Ngā Kaikaunihera – Eastern Ward
representing you in Wellington
Wellington City Councillors are elected by Wellington
residents every 3 years. Their role is to represent the
Chris Calvi-Freeman Sarah Free Simon Marsh
views of residents and help the Council make the best
027 803 0015 022 121 6412 021 922 196
decisions for the city. Not sure which ward you’re in? chris.calvi-freeman@wcc.govt.nz sarah.free@wcc.govt.nz simon.marsh@wcc.govt.nz
Check wellington.govt.nz/wards Portfolio Leader:
Transport Strategy
Chair: Grants Subcommittee Portfolio Leader:
Economic Development,
Portfolio Leader: Public
and Operations Events, Small Business (joint)
Transport, Cycling and Walking
Citywide Southern Ward Lambton Ward
Justin Lester (Mayor) Fleur Fitzsimons David Lee Brian Dawson Iona Pannett Nicola Young
04 499 4444 027 803 0515 021 220 2357 027 413 5809 021 227 8509 021 654 844
mayor@wcc.govt.nz fleur.fitzsimons@wcc.govt.nz david.lee@wcc.govt.nz brian.dawson@wcc.govt.nz iona.pannett@wcc.govt.nz nicola.young@wcc.govt.nz
Chair: Council Portfolio Leader: Portfolio Leader: Portfolio Leader: Chair: City Strategy Committee Portfolio Leader:
Living Wage, Recreation, Technology, Housing, Arts and Culture (associate),
Portfolio Leader: Portfolio Leader:
Social Development – City Innovation & Enterprise, Social Development Central City Projects,
Arts and Culture, Infrastructure, Sustainability
Safety, Community Facilities Climate Change (excluding City Safety) Education Partnerships
Major City Projects
Northern Ward Onslow-Western Ward
Jill Day (Deputy Mayor) Peter Gilberd Malcolm Sparrow Diane Calvert Andy Foster Simon Woolf
04 801 3102 027 614 1416 027 232 2320 029 971 8944 021 227 8537 027 975 3163
jill.day@wcc.govt.nz peter.gilberd@wcc.govt.nz malcolm.sparrow@wcc.govt.nz diane.calvert@wcc.govt.nz andy.foster@wcc.govt.nz simon.woolf@wcc.govt.nz
Chair: Long-term and Portfolio Leader: Chair: Regulatory Process Portfolio Leader: Chair: Finance, Audit and Risk Chair: Council Controlled
Annual Plan Committee City Scientist, Committee Community Planning and Management Subcommittee Organisations Subcommittee
Natural Environment Community Engagement
Portfolio Leader: Portfolio Leader: Portfolio Leader: Portfolio Leader:
Children and Young People, Community Resilience Urban Development, Finance, Wellington Ambassador Tourism,
Governance, Predator Free Wellington, Small Business (joint), Sport
Māori Partnerships Karori Framework
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