Paraparaumu's vision: bronze whales and a regenerated stream
A rendering of Wharemauku park featuring bronze sculpture installation, Whale Song. A community park with a wharenui (meeting house), a...
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 6 min
The future is 15-minute neighbourhoods not $150m ghost airports
Fifteen-minute neighbourhoods can be great places to live, testing our will to solve the housing crisis ahead of developing transport...
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- Mar 18, 2021
- 3 min
Focus on the Wharemauku Stream
About 60 people attended a meeting at the Performing Arts Centre last Thursday to hear speakers on the Greening of the Kapiti...
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- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
Another step forward for Whale Song project in Paraparaumu
Seven 1/10th scale models of a family of humpback whales are on view inside Coastlands Shoppingtown in Paraparaumu. The whales give...
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- Jan 12, 2021
- 3 min
Sculpture park will also lead to restoration of waterway
Weekly column by Kāpiti mayor K Gurunathan. Before the Christmas break I received a gift of a book and a lovely card from well known and...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
ASB chips in $5000 towards whale sculpture park in Paraparaumu
ASB Kapiti has donated $5000 to the Whale Song project. Whale Song project aims to build a life-size sculpture park in a prime...
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- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Paraparaumu College drone targets rubbish and rescue
A naval drone being created at Paraparaumu College is being designed to accomplish two specific missions. The first mission was to fly...
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- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Bronze covered whale sculpture park to feature in Paraparaumu
Fundraising for the Whale Song project is soldiering on despite an application to the Provincial Growth Fund getting knocked back. Whale...
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- Aug 31, 2020
- 2 min
Kāpiti deputy mayor Janet Holborow wins auction featuring sculptured whale's tail
The Whale Song project has a few more dollars in the fundraising kitty after the auction of a sculptured whale's tail. Kāpiti Coast...
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- Jul 29, 2020
- 2 min
Auction in support of Whale Song project
A whale's tail carved out of Oamaru stone is being auctioned in support of the Whale Song project. Artist and councillor Angela Buswell...
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- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
Life-size whale sculpture park in Paraparaumu gaining momentum
Work on the high-profile Whale Song project is gaining momentum and is growing in scope. The project aims to build seven life-size...
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