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Join us for events exploring how people managed at the end of World War One. These events are part of the 'Goodbye to all that: Armistice 1918' exhibition curated in collaboration with students from the Museum and Heritage Studies programme at Victoria University of Wellington
Date: … View moreJoin us for events exploring how people managed at the end of World War One. These events are part of the 'Goodbye to all that: Armistice 1918' exhibition curated in collaboration with students from the Museum and Heritage Studies programme at Victoria University of Wellington
Date: Friday 9 November 2018
Time: 12:10pm - 1:40pm Free
Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor) National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Throndon
What was it like when WW1 ended?
Historians Jane Tolerton, Steven Loveridge and Barbara Mulligan will each draw on their unique knowledge of the First World War to present what life was like after the signing of the armistice agreement on 11th November, 1918. The armistice ended the fighting on land, sea and air.
Dealing with physical and psychological wounds
Jane Tolerton will speak to her upcoming book that focuses on the lives of three men who were teenagers when they went to war. She will discuss their homecomings and how it was the women who picked them up and put them back on their feet, helping them get through their physical and psychological wounds.
Servicemen and their wartime experiences
Steven Loveridge will speak about his current research which focuses on the different positions former servicemen came to in regards to their wartime experiences.
Wellington war memorials
Barbara Mulligan will take a more practical approach to the talk and will discuss her ongoing projects which focus on Wellington war memorials and the restoration of the gravestones of influenza victims at Karori cemetery.
Each speaker will present for around 20-30 minutes and there will be around 5 minutes for questions at the end of each presentation.
About the speakers
Jane Tolerton ONZM is a New Zealand biographer, journalist and historian. In 1987 she worked with Nicholas Boyack to set up the World War I Oral History Archive. Her most recent book, Make Her Praises Heard Afar on the role of women’s involvement in WWI was published in 2017.
Steven Loveridge graduated with a PhD in History from Victoria University of Wellington. He has taught courses on the First World War and written several publications and books on New Zealand’s involvement in WWI, including Calls to Arms: New Zealand Society and Commitment to the Great War in 2014.
Barbara Mulligan has a degree in history and has embarked on further research of the Spanish flu and Wellington war memorials as a passion project. Over the last two years, Barbara has been working to restore the gravesites of Influenza victims at the Karori cemetery and tracking down descendants of some of the 800 Wellingtonians who died from flu between October and December 1918. She also aims to install permanent interpretation panels at the cemetery to restore the memory of the victims.
In conjunction with Goodbye to all that: Armistice 1918 an exhibition exploring how people celebrated the end of World War One curated in collaboration with students from the Museum and Heritage Studies programme at Victoria University of Wellington
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Join us for the first featured Maker Faire in New Zealand this Sunday 4 November!
From stylish shoe sketching to roboticless robots, clever crafts to daring drone races, we’re celebrating the innovative spirit of Aotearoa! Bring your tamariki along to a fun-filled, family-friendly day of … View moreJoin us for the first featured Maker Faire in New Zealand this Sunday 4 November!
From stylish shoe sketching to roboticless robots, clever crafts to daring drone races, we’re celebrating the innovative spirit of Aotearoa! Bring your tamariki along to a fun-filled, family-friendly day of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Door sales are $9pp and children under 16 years get in for FREE!
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Subway® is celebrating World Sandwich Day today and we're helping feed the hungry in our community! Last year, we donated over 90,000 meals to KiwiHarvest. With your help, we can feed even more this year. So, join the Subway® Live Feed and head to your local participating … View moreHey Wellington!
Subway® is celebrating World Sandwich Day today and we're helping feed the hungry in our community! Last year, we donated over 90,000 meals to KiwiHarvest. With your help, we can feed even more this year. So, join the Subway® Live Feed and head to your local participating Subway® in Wellington. Buy a Sub. Get one FREE. AND Subway® will donate a meal to charity. Because everyone deserves a good feed.
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Creating safer communities means ensuring that no one lives in fear of harm on the streets or in their own home.
For the month of November, we want to raise awareness for all forms including family harm, elder and child abuse, sexual assault, gang violence, and more.
Perhaps sign-up to … View moreCreating safer communities means ensuring that no one lives in fear of harm on the streets or in their own home.
For the month of November, we want to raise awareness for all forms including family harm, elder and child abuse, sexual assault, gang violence, and more.
Perhaps sign-up to volunteer at a women’s refuge this month or work with the Police in your area to host an info night on how to identify elder abuse in your community.
Share your photos and experiences with us on social media or send us an email so we can see what you got up to!
#NSNZviolenceawareness
From Sunday 11 November we're making timetable adjustments to a number of Wellington city bus routes. These changes should improve bus journeys for many of you, delivering improved reliability, better connections between services and more services earlier in the morning and evenings.
Please … View moreFrom Sunday 11 November we're making timetable adjustments to a number of Wellington city bus routes. These changes should improve bus journeys for many of you, delivering improved reliability, better connections between services and more services earlier in the morning and evenings.
Please plan before you travel, and check your trip ahead of time using the Journey Planner, remember to select a date from 11 November onwards.
Learn more about the changes on our website.
Come along to our drop-in session to give feedback on our proposed options for improving public space in Karori’s town centre. This event follows on from the session held in late August and will launch the community engagement for the Karori Town Centre’s Public Space Improvement Project.
… View moreCome along to our drop-in session to give feedback on our proposed options for improving public space in Karori’s town centre. This event follows on from the session held in late August and will launch the community engagement for the Karori Town Centre’s Public Space Improvement Project.
The engagement will run from Wednesday 7 November to Tuesday 28 November and will allow the community to provide feedback on four design options.
The session takes place in Karori Community Centre on 7 Nov from 7-9pm. The design concepts will be exhibited at the Karori Library and Karori Community Centre and will be available on our website from 7-28 November. To find out more click here.
Experience the flavours, sights and sounds of Japan under one roof at the Japan Festival Wellington 2018 on 24 Nov (11am-6.30pm). Come along to the TSB Bank Arena to watch martial arts demonstrations & taiko drumming, try origami paper folding, sample Japanese food and lots more. To find out … View moreExperience the flavours, sights and sounds of Japan under one roof at the Japan Festival Wellington 2018 on 24 Nov (11am-6.30pm). Come along to the TSB Bank Arena to watch martial arts demonstrations & taiko drumming, try origami paper folding, sample Japanese food and lots more. To find out more click here.
Registrations are open for Brendan Foot Supersite Round the Bays 2019!
Join over 14,000 participants in Wellington’s largest fun run and walk on Sunday 17 February 2019.
Choose from one of the family-friendly 6.5km options, Bluebridge 10km or take on the Half Marathon – there’s … View moreRegistrations are open for Brendan Foot Supersite Round the Bays 2019!
Join over 14,000 participants in Wellington’s largest fun run and walk on Sunday 17 February 2019.
Choose from one of the family-friendly 6.5km options, Bluebridge 10km or take on the Half Marathon – there’s something for everyone!
Don’t miss out on the very special Earlybird offer, register before midnight 30 November and go in the draw to win 2x return flights to Fiji with Fiji Airways!*
Enter online today at www.brendanfootsupersiteroundthebays.co.nz
*Terms and conditions apply, see website for details.
Route 18e is now making its way from Karori to the University all the way to Miramar and back again, all day, every day.
Driven by your feedback, we’re fine-tuning the new network to make it more useful to more of you more often. For your real time connection with the new routes, download the… View moreRoute 18e is now making its way from Karori to the University all the way to Miramar and back again, all day, every day.
Driven by your feedback, we’re fine-tuning the new network to make it more useful to more of you more often. For your real time connection with the new routes, download the Metlink Commuter app.
Hello! I am a local mother of two and set up a small business just over a year ago. I design and sell high quality t shirts for kids aged 0 -12. My situation has changed and I am no longer able to spend the time my business deserves so I am on the lookout for a like minded person willing to take … View moreHello! I am a local mother of two and set up a small business just over a year ago. I design and sell high quality t shirts for kids aged 0 -12. My situation has changed and I am no longer able to spend the time my business deserves so I am on the lookout for a like minded person willing to take over some the tasks. All the hard work is done, its now just the fun stuff! Please message me if you think this could be you! Tasha
Elizabeth Cox, author of the recently published A friend indeed: the saving of Old St Paul’s will discuss the heritage battle during the 1950s–1960s to decide the future of the church.
Wednesday 7 November - 12:10pm - 1:00pm
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor) National Library corner Molesworth … View moreElizabeth Cox, author of the recently published A friend indeed: the saving of Old St Paul’s will discuss the heritage battle during the 1950s–1960s to decide the future of the church.
Wednesday 7 November - 12:10pm - 1:00pm
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor) National Library corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Throndon
Opened in 1866, a century later St Paul’s Church in Thorndon, Wellington was facing a future of demolition, dismemberment or relocation from its site. This talk will discuss the heritage battle during the 1950s–1960s to decide the future of the church, and discuss some of the personalities and organisations that entered the fray. It will also consider the developing and differing concepts of what 'heritage' is in New Zealand, concepts which were put to the test during the sometimes bitter fight to save the church, one of the first and most important heritage battles in New Zealand conservation history.
Elizabeth Cox is a Wellington heritage consultant, and a senior historian at Manatū Taonga the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. She has researched and written about the social history of many of Wellington’s most important heritage buildings. For a number of years she has undertaken a project to explore the social history of Wellington city through the lens of just one building, Old St Paul's; this project can be found at www.osphistory.org.... Her book about the saving of the church, A Friend Indeed: The Saving of Old St Paul's, was launched by the Prime Minister earlier this year. She also blogs about Wellington heritage issues at www.bayheritage.co.nz....
These monthly Public History Talks are a collaboration between and National Library and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The talks are recorded live, and are available as a podcast here: newzealandhistory.podbean.com...
Image: Cover of A friend indeed: the saving of Old St Paul’s by Elizabeth Cox (Wellington: Friends of Old St Paul’s Society, 2017)
We’re sending rates invoices out this week – payment is due by 1 December. We’re also reviewing the rating values of all properties. This year’s revaluation will be a snapshot of the market as at 1 September 2018. We’ll let property owners know their new rateable values in November. To … View moreWe’re sending rates invoices out this week – payment is due by 1 December. We’re also reviewing the rating values of all properties. This year’s revaluation will be a snapshot of the market as at 1 September 2018. We’ll let property owners know their new rateable values in November. To find out more click here.
Setting off fireworks has become an annual Kiwi backyard tradition, and it’s almost time to break out the sparklers again. However, critics say they’re dangerous and people are injured by them every year. Fans, on the other hand, argue that all fun involves some level of risk, it just needs to … View moreSetting off fireworks has become an annual Kiwi backyard tradition, and it’s almost time to break out the sparklers again. However, critics say they’re dangerous and people are injured by them every year. Fans, on the other hand, argue that all fun involves some level of risk, it just needs to be managed safely.
Last year, we saw a 23% drop in the number of fireworks-related injury claims (171 claims across 2017 versus 223 across 2016). What do you think? Should personal fireworks be banned? Click here for advice on how to use fireworks responsibly.
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