Posts by Hilary Stace
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Thanks David. That story was enjoyed by young and old. But please could I make a request for the future. One day would you write about manatees? There are not many stories featuring manatees even though they are cuter than otters, way more endangered, and related to mermaids.
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For those who think Wellington isn't a sea swimmy sort of place. In the last two days my son has swum at Lyall Bay, Raumati South, and on this warm and still late afternoon a glassy Balaena Bay. Wellington beaches are regularly tested for healthiness and are doing quite well these days, and with the wonderful weather we've been having lately lots of locals are taking to the sea.
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Sorry mispelled - Sacha
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Thanks Sasha. We too wondered about the missing Downtown. Couldn't resist watching the wet shirt scene as well. Why are all the men so tall, or are the women just very short?
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Paul T-J Why don't you and other members of the family write an obit and send it to the DomPost? Or get them to do one. Fascinating story + great photo.
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Yes Warratahs - iconic Wellington band around for ever, obviously pre-dating the more recent trend to promote Kiwi national identity through culture otherwise they would have been the Pohutukawas, not a mispelling of a similar Australian tree.
A few years ago they provided the track for a long running ad for the Interislander ferry which my memory suggests (although it might be faulty) used this exact scene from Scorching Bay.
(Incidentally - for those who have been out of the country for a while - the last Labour government was responsible for both the conscious promotion of national identity through arts and culture and the buying back into public ownership of the Interislander ferries. They belong to us now.)
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And just a bouquet to Wellington City Council. Scorching Bay, like many other local beaches, has recently been made a lot more wheelchair accessible. Thanks.
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The pohutukawa in Wellington seem particularly good this year. The ones outside old St Pauls have been stunning. For some reason the best pohutukawa displays come out just as Wellington has emptied out for the holidays. But Scorching Bay on Boxing Day was glorious - blue sky,white sand, aqua sea full of swimmers, magnificent scarlet trees among the green along the hills, pleasantly hot sun, lots of families picnicing. Then the white ferry came round the point and you could almost hear the Warratahs singing.
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Hey Paul Travers-Jones - I didn't mean to sound sanctimonious about decision-making - it's just what we humans do, and it's not always best evidence-based. Had some interesting Baine related conversations over the last few days - rolling back the decades. Thanks Baine and your truly original eccentric siblings.
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Yes TK that's the one and only Baine Huggett. Like many he made some risky and unwise decisions in his youth but made some much more sensible ones as he got older.