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FIREPRO OF HO OF A Wellyworder was recently regaled with a story from staff at a local shoe retailer. According to store legend a lone left shoe was received in the mail with a note from a distraught customer. Its mate had disappeared one night and judging by the metal buttons found in the fireplace she deduced her sleepwalking partner had mistaken the shoe for firewood in the middle of the night. The box was returned with a specially made mate and strict instructions to keep them in a locked wardrobe.
LO OSE LIPS There are some drawbacks to the local custom of conducting business in cafes. A Wellyworder comfortably ensconced in a cosy cafe listened interestedly recently as Te Papa staff animatedly discussed budget cutbacks occasioned by an estimated $1million+ repair bill to fix the leaking roof at the museum.
a point to teach Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Qi Huan has joined the New Zealand School of Dance, fulfilling his dream of becoming a ballet teacher. “To become a ballet teacher has always been one of my future goals and dreams,” Qi says. NZSD Director Garry Trinder says “Qi has always impressed me with his dedication, intelligence and commitment to excellence”. Qi will teach classical ballet, and focus particularly on training tertiary-level male dancers. Qi taught at the Beijing Dance Academy in 2003–04 before coming to New Zealand to join the RNZB. He has danced with them for nine years. Photograph by Ross Brown
JAFFA MARKET Those in the property know report that the latest trend is for property-rich Aucklanders to realise their capital gain in their home town and then buy well in the luxury apartment market in Wellington, thereby freeing up some cash for the overseas trips so essential for the baby boomers. It sounds good though Wellyworders we have consulted haven’t reported tripping over an influx of Aucklanders down at Chaffers.
COFFEE ART Mica Still’s vivid designs will decorate eco-friendly coffee cups headed for Wellington. The artist, originally from the USA, is now based here. She decorated egg 58, Play Time, for The Whittaker’s Big Egg Hunt.
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