Celia Wade Brown Archive

  • Sue Kedgley

    Wellington local body cliff-hanger - by Sue Kedgley



    I could hardly believe it, when the Returning Officer read out the figures—Celia Wade Brown was only 40 votes behind incumbent Mayor Kerry Prendergast! Kerry looked mortified, Celia looked stunned, and the crowd that had gathered in the Wellington Council foyer looked amazed—because there had been no hint, in the media, that the election was [...] read more
    October 11, 2010 4:31 pm - 21 Comments
  • frog

    Cyclists frock up for a safe climate - by frog



    On an awesomely clear Saturday in Wellington, around 150 cyclists gathered on the waterfront to show their support for the 350.org campaign and better cycling infrastructure, and to celebrate having fun on bikes while saving the planet. Cyclists of all persuasions showed up, from glamourous frocks on bikes through to the lycra set, families with [...] read more
    August 24, 2009 11:58 am - No Comments
  • frog

    Bouquet’s for Green Councillors and Brickbats for Basin Flyover - by frog



    I want to give a big green anti-histamine free bouquet to the Green Councillors on the Wellington City Council. Long serving WCC stalwart Celia Wade-Brown and relative newbie Iona Pannett got the big thumbs up for their regional representation in the Wellingtonian’s Wellington city councillors’ mid-term report. Now given the good words written about Iona [...] read more
    April 17, 2009 10:46 am - 18 Comments
  • frog

    Politics in the pub with Russel - by frog



    I headed along last night to listen to Russel at his Politics in the Pub Budget Night Debrief at Bar Edward in Newtown.  It was an informal, and often witty analysis of a budget that failed to take into account any of its surrounding environmental and societal circumstances – any that is except for an [...] read more
    May 23, 2008 7:51 am - 32 Comments
  • frog

    More tunnels in which to hide from the new climate - by frog



    Wellington City Council wants to spend $250 million tunnelling through Mt Victoria and extending State Highway One to Wellington Airport.  The Mayor, Kerry Prendergast, seems to think this is going to happen no matter what people think: ‘I think there are some [things] we have to do,’ she told The Dominion Post. …Ms Prendergast said [...] read more
    December 6, 2007 11:49 am - 59 Comments