Wellington shops close by dozen as recession hits
SHOPS along Wellington’s “golden mile” are emptying at a faster rate than the rise in unemployment, with nearly 7% showing “for lease” signs.
View ArticleUpper Hutt bed shop says goodnight and goodbye
UPPER Hutt will lose one of its three bed shops soon because people are buying beds from Wellington instead of using their local shop.
View ArticleProject Rugby
Prodded into action by one of our many readers, who helpfully slipped us a set of the Resource Consent drawings, we've had a chance to look at the New World ("Project Rugby") scheme that is due to clog...
View ArticleGrocery bag charge lifted
Foodstuffs’ decision to stop charges on plastic bags at Wellington city outlets New World and Four Square has been met with surprise by a number of pro-environment groups.Since initiating the five cent...
View ArticleCapital aims to be NZÂ’s first Fair Trade City
Wellington City Council unanimously voted last night to become New ZealandÂ’s first Fair Trade City.
View ArticleFair Enough Wellington
It may only be symbolic, but it might just prove to be a very powerful symbol at that.On Friday night, the Council unanimously voted for Wellington to become New Zealand’s first Fair Trade city.
View ArticleZiggurat turns thirteeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!
Phenomenal!The quaint little vintage boutique Ziggurat is celebrating its thirtieth birthday this Saturday and you’re invited to the parteeeeeeeeeey!The festivities kick-off from six at the Watusi Bar...
View ArticleWellington's super market
HAS Wellington gone super-manic?Wellington city is currently home to five large supermarkets, and if the four more planned go smoothly, we can expect nine supermarkets in the inner city in the next...
View ArticleWellington Officially a Fair Trade City
Wellington has officially received Fair Trade City status after its application was approved by the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ).
View ArticleCapital city goes fair (trade) on coffee and tea
WELLINGTONIANS now have another reason to be proud as their city becomes the first Fair Trade Capital in the southern hemisphere.
View ArticleVintage wear just as loved second time around
ANYONE with an interest in vintage clothing would do well to buy now while the time is right, says Aeon store owner Amy Oakes.The Cuba St retailer says at the moment vintage is pre-1970s, when most...
View ArticleOn Malls
The Dominion Post had an article recently saying how K Mart, the giant US retailing store, wants to establish a branch in central Wellington. Given that K Mart stores are rather large, and Wellington...
View ArticleVictoria University might play fair
Pat Walsh buys bananasVictoria University might be one step closer to becoming a Fair Trade University with VUWSA President Max Hardy presenting Vice-Chancellor Pat Walsh with a fair trade information...
View ArticleSaturday night
Almost Saturday at last! I'm speaking at a Fairtrade event - almost a year since this city became the world's first southern hemisphere Fairtrade Capital! The ethical basis for Fairtrade is a great...
View ArticleIf we’re so cool, why are Manners Street businesses so unhappy?
Banners telling us that we are the “coolest little capital in the world” are on display throughout the CBD. But if we’re so cool, then why are Manners Street retailers so unhappy?
View ArticleHigher taste
CRAIG Lambert was upset when he heard new age bookshop Pinnacle Books is shifting. “Sometimes you go to a place and you get lost: forget about time and space,” says Lambert, who likes to spend up to an...
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