Wellington artist and personality Suzanne Tamaki, talks about Waitangi Day in Wellington, what her best moments are working as the Cultural Events co-coordinator for and how we can all celebrate Waitangi.
Why is this hi energy girl from Mexico City walking Wellington’s peaks and taking up to 30 women at a time with her?
She runs a group called The Women’s Walking Project and is also encouraging Kiwi’s to stop drinking for Febfast (we don’t drink that much do we?) and has bought the first TEDx talks for women to New Zealand. Hear why Natalia Albert can’t get enough of Wellington in this interview.
Thanks to the Wellingtonian for the image.
Wellington’s funtimes creator, Chris Morley-Hall, came to talk to us about what films will be showing at . So I also took the opportunity to chat with him about some of the crazy moments at the legendary Cuba st. Carnival, the Whopper Chopper Seaside Extravaganza’s and riding around town in a bath.
No wonder mountain bike instructor Ashley Burgess has won “Wellington’s favourite cyclist”, as her efforts in encouraging women, girls and kids onto bikes are extraordinary. She is part of and set up bike groups like , , WORD Wellington Offroad Riding Department, and Pedal Ready which gets kids ready for cycling. I don’t think we can do without her.
What drove this young Wellington woman Libby Calder and her to win the World Hip Hop Championships In Serbia this year, and to start a Hip Hop Dance school at 16, teaching hundreds of kids a year to dance and stay dancing?
This lovely lady, Lisa Ussher and her team at the won the award of the Greenest Hair Salon in the country. What an awesome effort for this Wellington Hairdressing team.
I had the pleasure of being able to talk to Jacqui Hooper, our devoted Primate Keeper at . She has recently returned from her second working Volunteer trip at the so she could understand more about the now endangered Chimpanzee’s.