Festival renewed after decade of bad weather
LINED UP: Members of a young Indonesian dance troupe perform at the Belmont Spring Festival. TYPICAL Hutt weather constantly postponed the Belmont Spring Festival in recent years, but grey skies didn’t...
View ArticlePainting the town red – and green, and blue
NAENAE locals have taken to run-down buildings and eye-sores with paintbrushes for a second year – and finished in time to watch the rugby. The Big Splash event, held on a pristine Saturday morning,...
View ArticleStreet art with French flair promotes city centre of excellence
INTERNATIONAL urban street art has dressed up the centre of Lower Hutt this week, and it is all part of a grand design. ‘Living Walls’ is the brainchild of French artist Olivier Tenedor, who set up...
View ArticleNewlands take disaster seriously – even if it is an exercise
NEWLANDS was a disaster zone on Saturday as locals practised being prepared for an emergency. The exercise was run by Newlands Civil Resilience at the local marae. “It has become a big priority for...
View ArticleHairdressing contributes to cosplayer’s artistic work
Chloe Syder and her fellow Te Auaha hairdressing students practise many hairstyles and colours on mannequins before working with clients. Chloe Syder can’t remember a time in her life when she...
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