Law student talks peace with divided Cyprus
Life-long Wellingtonian Bevan Marten (25) is representing New Zealand in Nicosia, Cyprus, at the Commonwealth Youth Leadership Programme, Conflict and Beyond, this week. The young barrister and...
View ArticleDrinking with the All Blacks – and the Pope
IT’S hardly surprising to learn New Zealand’s best known rugby photographer, Peter Bush, has tales about drinking with All Blacks – but drinking with the Pope? It happened on a flight while he was...
View ArticlePeace award nominee made a difference in fight against war
DAVID Elborn did not achieve the aim of his Eliminate War Forever Campaign, but his family knows he made a difference. The lifelong Wellingtonian, who died recently, is remembered by friends and family...
View ArticleThe mystery of the Plunket Street murals
A MYSTERY lurks just around the corner from many Kelburn residents. Wellington City Council Arts programmes advisor, Katie Duke, has searched council records and had no success in finding the artist’s...
View ArticleElection signs are a site for sore eyes on roadsides
LOCAL body election signs have been criticised, and it’s not just the public who are voicing their concerns. The signs have been described as “visual clutter” by Wellington mayoral candidate Jack Yan....
View ArticleWellingtonians eat more fair bananas than other kiwis
GOING BANANAS: Fair trade farmer Wilson Sanchez on his plantation in Ecuador. PHOTO: Sam Mahayni WELLINGTON’S Fairtrade banana eaters last week got to meet their maker. Ecuadorian banana farmer Wilson...
View ArticleMcDonalds Young Entertainers star guiding the next generation
STILL ROCKING: Ainslie Allen has been working non-stop since McDonalds Young Entertainers. IMAGE: Liam Cavanagh MANY child stars struggle to adapt to fame but McDonald’s Young Entertainer Ainslie Allen...
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