Ngaio, Wellington

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2489 days ago

Disruption to some off-peak services

Community Engagement Advisor from

On Tuesday 21 May, some Metlink bus services will be reduced between 9:30am and 3pm while drivers attend their union AGM. We advise customers to make alternative travel arrangements and we regret the impact this has on our services. For more information on which services are affected visit … View moreOn Tuesday 21 May, some Metlink bus services will be reduced between 9:30am and 3pm while drivers attend their union AGM. We advise customers to make alternative travel arrangements and we regret the impact this has on our services. For more information on which services are affected visit metlink.org.nz or call 0800 801 700.

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2489 days ago

Stories behind the book — 'Tatau: A History of Samoan Tattooing'

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

The Public History Talks are hosted by the Ministry for Culture & Heritage History Group at the National Library of New Zealand. They are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month from March to November


Date: Wednesday, 5 June, 2019
Time: 12:10pm to 1:00pm
Cost: Free. You … View more
The Public History Talks are hosted by the Ministry for Culture & Heritage History Group at the National Library of New Zealand. They are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month from March to November


Date: Wednesday, 5 June, 2019
Time: 12:10pm to 1:00pm
Cost: Free. You don't need to book.
Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon
Hear Ockham winning author Sean Mallon talk about his book

In this talk, Sean discusses the book’s development and its key themes with reference to specific and some possibly surprising stories.

Tatau won the Illustrated Non-Fiction Award at the 2019 Ockham Awards.

3000 years of Samoan tatau

The Samoan Islands are virtually unique in that tattooing has been continuously practiced with indigenous techniques: the full male tattoo, the pe’a has evolved in subtle ways in its design since the nineteenth century, but remains as elaborate, meaningful, and powerful as it ever was. This cultural history is the first publication to examine 3000 years of Samoan tatau.

Through a chronology rich with people, encounters and events it describes how Samoan tattooing has been shaped by local and external forces of change over many centuries. It argues that Samoan tatau has a long history of relevance both within and beyond Samoa, and a more complicated history than is currently presented in the literature.

The book is richly illustrated with historical images of nineteenth and twentieth century Samoan tattooing, contemporary tattooing, diagrams of tattoo designs and motifs, and with supplementary photographs such as posters, ephemera, film stills and artefacts.

About the speaker
Sean Mallon, who is of Sāmoan (Mulivai, Safata) and Irish descent, is Senior Curator Pacific Cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

He is a co-author of both 'Tangata o le Moana: The story of New Zealand and the people of the Pacific' (Te Papa Press, 2012) and 'Art in Oceania: A new history' (2012), which was awarded the Authors’ Club’s Art Book Prize.

Sean has been a council member of The Polynesian Society since 2008.

Image: Cover of 'Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing' by Sean Mallon & Sébastien Galliot (Te Papa Press, 2018)

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2489 days ago

Disruption to some off-peak services

Community Engagement Advisor from

On Tuesday 21 May, some Metlink bus services will be reduced between 9:30am and 3pm while drivers attend their union AGM. We advise customers to make alternative travel arrangements and we regret the impact this has on our services. For more information on which services are affected visit … View moreOn Tuesday 21 May, some Metlink bus services will be reduced between 9:30am and 3pm while drivers attend their union AGM. We advise customers to make alternative travel arrangements and we regret the impact this has on our services. For more information on which services are affected visit metlink.org.nz or call 0800 801 700.

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2489 days ago

Cleaning

Luis from Wadestown

Looking for a reliable cleaner for your home? Look no further!

Dust all the surfaces, Vacuuming all the house, Clean of the bathroom, Clean of the kitchen,

Contact me and we can Book a time that suits you and give you more detail about the cleaning services
We can also arrange a deep clean… View more
Looking for a reliable cleaner for your home? Look no further!

Dust all the surfaces, Vacuuming all the house, Clean of the bathroom, Clean of the kitchen,

Contact me and we can Book a time that suits you and give you more detail about the cleaning services
We can also arrange a deep clean for those difficult jobs - inside the oven, fridge, windows, and cabinets.
Give me a call or a text on 021 023 46075 and we can talk about what you need.

Kindest regards,
The Wellington Cleaning crew

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2490 days ago

Gardening and section clean ups

Ian Hamilton from Natures choice gardening services - Khandallah

Thank you all for you great support ! I am so great full for all the requests that have come in for Gardening thank you!
We still have spaces available so you haven’t missed out- below is a photo of my Garden and I am so glad I can sit in my Garden and enjoy the evening like this. but can you ?… View more
Thank you all for you great support ! I am so great full for all the requests that have come in for Gardening thank you!
We still have spaces available so you haven’t missed out- below is a photo of my Garden and I am so glad I can sit in my Garden and enjoy the evening like this. but can you ? Or does your Garden look a little sad ? We are happy to come and look this week.
New Gardens , old Gardens , trimming , lawns ,

0272430951
Www.natureschoice.co.nz

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2491 days ago

Do you need Regular Gardening Maintenance or Landscaping?

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2491 days ago

Predator Free Ngaio - free trap for your backyard

Jeremy Bloomfield from Predator Free Ngaio

Our next trap pick up is Sunday 19 May (9-10am) at 85 Chelmsford Street.
Join over 550 households that are already trapping in Ngaio backyards. Help rid our suburb of rats, mustelids and other predators and support native flora and fauna to flourish.

In exchange for the trap we ask that you … View more
Our next trap pick up is Sunday 19 May (9-10am) at 85 Chelmsford Street.
Join over 550 households that are already trapping in Ngaio backyards. Help rid our suburb of rats, mustelids and other predators and support native flora and fauna to flourish.

In exchange for the trap we ask that you report back regularly how the trapping is going. We will keep you in touch about progress in our community aim to become a predator free suburb.

If this date / time doesn’t work you can contact us at predatorfreengaio@gmail.com to arrange another time.

Hope to see you there.

Jeremy Bloomfield

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