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Take a Hike: Your Mini-Guide to Welly Walks Using Public Transport

Grace Sayer Wellington is full of tracks tucked into hills, bays, bush, and suburbs—but figuring out how and where to start can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you’re a student without a car. Public transport makes it easy and cheap to wander further than your usual loop, take a break from study, and explore what the region has to offer. Over the past few years these walks have become my favourites, and I hope they’ll become yours too. Eastern Walkway, Miramar Distance

Residents of 13 Garrett Street Face Eviction due to Earthquake Strengthening

After more than 30 years as a communal home and independent arts space, the residents of 13 Garrett Street will leave the central Pōneke building on 22 November. The residents announced the end of their tenancy in a 7 July Instagram post, saying the building’s new owners planned to carry out earthquake-strengthening work and redevelop the property. Under the proposed redevelopment, the ground floor—currently occupied by café Pour & Twist and clothing store Dirty Laundry—will

STRICTLY 4 THE ISLANDS - UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT?

Weekly Pacific Politics with Otis Whinney Aotearoa’s own Tāmaki Makaurau is often referred to as the largest Pacific city in the world, and there is much truth in that description. The city’s Pacific population exists in all corners of Aotearoa’s most populous city, but suburbs and neighborhoods within South Auckland have become the most famous examples of the Pacific community in the city. Māngere, Manurewa, and Takānini in particular have become significant targets for a ce

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