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‘Glamorous’ pokies the scourge of Maori communities
Wellington is full of them – brightly blinking robots anchored in dark bars that suck the soul out of communities, especially Maori. PENELOPE SCOTT examines a social ill that needs to be fixed: SHE...
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Maori women feel ill effects of virulent pokies plague
MAORI women are the main victims of a scourge that has spread throughout New Zealand society – the pokies. Maori are the most predominant ethnic group wasting money on these gambling machines, being...
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$20 million more pumped into fuel
PAIN AT THE PUMP: Jolyon Riddiford is one who's paying more. CONSUMERS put their hands in their pockets for an additional $20 million worth of petrol in November, the fifth consecutive month of higher...
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Beaches tempt thousands as clouds stay away
THE WEEKEND’S top temperatures in Wellington saw thousands flocking to beaches – and more of the same is on its way. It was hard to find a car park on Saturday at Days Bay (above), where children...
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Council seeks reaction on Kilbirnie makeover
KILBIRNIE residents are finally getting to see what’s proposed for their suburb, described by Wellington City Council as being on the city’s “growth spine”. A Wellington City Council draft town plan...
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Character of Wellington’s wild south coast needs protection
A COAST care group wants official protection for the wild character at Te Raekaihau Pt on Wellington’s south coast. Te Raekaihau Coast Care group feels this is an issue Wellington City Council should...
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Moa Pt people seek an apology for nuke bunker
RE-BUILDING TRUST: Moa Pt residents get a re-sealed footpath in Stewart Duff Dr from the nuclear bunker company. MOA Pt residents who stumbled on plans for a nuclear cyclotron at the end of their...
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Volunteers work to restore Lyall Bay dunes
The new planting and fence runs between the surf club and the playground. WELLINGTON volunteers have put in some hard work on Lyall Bay beach to help restore the sand dunes. With the sun shining, 25...
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Nuke plant plan riles Moa Pt people
IN THE DARK: Residents Marytn Howell and Marlene Mulholland at the site of the planned isotope-making facility. APPARENTLY, plans to set up a bunker-like building near Wellington Airport to make...
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Why sports arena debate won’t go away
DEBATED STADIUM: What the proposed indoor arena will look like. NEARING 80 and a long-term resident of Kilbirnie, Jill Nickel is unfazed at the huge growth tipped for her suburb in the next 20 years....
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