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Rare Beatles album snapped up before book fair even starts
BIG DECISIONS: People browsing the wide selection at last years book fair. IMAGE: Sam Prabhakaran A MINT condition Beatles ‘The White Album’ vinyl is the first thing sold in Wellington’s biggest...
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Here’s to 25 years of speaking at Cook Strait Toastmasters
IMAGE: SUPPLIED FIFTEEN original members of the Cook Strait Toastmasters club will attend its 25th anniversary celebration this week. One of those founding members, Mr George Wilkinson, is still with...
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Fashion passion started in South Korea, now in Cuba Mall
FASHION GURU: Moah Lee, the owner of Moah in Cuba Street. IMAGE: Ashleigh Manning A FAMILY fashion story that started in South Korea and was reinvented in Otaki, has become established in Cuba St. Now...
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Book fair raises $100,000 and they are planning a 20th birthday
BUSY CUSTOMERS: Members of the public look at the range of books. IMAGE: Matthew Mawkes ABOUT $100,000 has been raised in this year’s Downtown Community Ministry Book Fair in Wellington. Online sales...
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Church niceties observed on altar of polite politics
EAGERLY AWAITING: Wellington Central candidates line up to address the public. IMAGE: Ashleigh Manning A CROWD of 50 people were appropriately quiet in the surrounds of the Central Baptist Church for...
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Greens rated savviest in NZ’s first truly social media election
THE GREENS have been the savviest social media users in the 2014 election says a blogger who focuses on political social media use. Matthew Beveridge says the difference has been humour. “The Greens...
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Youth Olympian didn’t stop at white lines
YOUTH OLYMPIAN: Bridget Kiddle. IMAGE: Ashleigh Manning. A DISLIKE of stopping at the lines in netball led Bridget Kiddle to China this year, where she represented New Zealand in hockey. Kiddle...
View ArticlePHOTO ESSAY: A day in the life of an operations manager
EACH DAY is never quite the same for operations manager Dallas Manning. As the operations manager for Barker Contractors, his day includes administration, quoting, organising his co-workers and...
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Green MP says being the newbie is like jumping on a moving train
NEW MP: James Shaw. IMAGE: Supplied. JAMES SHAW says being the only new Greens MP in Parliament is like jumping on a moving train. Mr Shaw became a list MP several days after this year’s election, when...
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WATCH: Titanium can drive fans crazy just like Bruno and Beyonce
Boy band Titanium have crying, screaming, hyperventilating, and fainting fans in front of them just like their own musical heroes. Band member Andrew Papas says he is inspired by Bruno Mars and...
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Bigger parking fines wanted for illegal use of disability parks
STORY CHANGER: Paula Booth. IMAGE: Ashleigh Manning. FOUR NEW mobility parks are to be added by the Wellington City Council by next year, but it won’t fix the issues says the Accessibility Advisory...
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Cartoonist finds his voice again in new graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVELIST: David Horrocks talking to crowds CARTOONIST DYLAN Horrocks has found his voice again in a new graphic novel, Sam Zabel And The Magic Pen. Horrocks’ new book is based on his own...
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Korean Christmas inspires window display, and the people love it
DISPLAY CREATOR: Moah Lee, shop owner of MOAH. IMAGE: Ashleigh Manning. A WHITE Christmas in Korea is the inspiration behind the Christmas themed window display which won the people’s choice award in...
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Melanesians using local festivals to keep culture alive in NZ
SOLOMON ISLANDS: A dancer at the Pasifika Festival. IMAGE: Ashleigh Manning. PAPUA NEW Guinea and the Solomon Islands gave Melanesian cultures a strong presence at this year’s Pasifika Festival in...
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