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Wednesday December 5, 2018
Reaching for the stars
Concert arena likely for Kings Wharf
LEFT: Sophie Kennedy, one of the Wellington Year 8-10 girls who are leaving in the coming week to visit NASA. Here she talks through the programme with her teacher Adair Grant from Samuel Marsden Collegiate School. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver ABOVE: Two of the three Queen Margaret College students who will be travelling to Junior Space School in the US this week. From left they are Beatrice Fordham Duncan (Year 9) and Ishta Khot (Year 10). Another six students from the school leave a day later for the Senior Space School. PHOTO provided By Glenise Dreaver
Seventeen young women from two schools in the Independent Herald’s circulation area are bound for a lifechanging experience. Eight students from Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, led by physics and maths teacher Adair Grant, and three from Queen Margaret College, will join a large group of other North Island students flying out to NASA, in the USA, on December 8. They will be attending the Junior Space School. Another six from Queen Margaret College leave a day later for
Senior Space School. By the time the year 8-10 girls return on December 21 they will have spent a week in Houston, Texas, at the Johnson Space Centre working on team and personal development skills, along with a focus on natural science – dissecting sharks being just one element. The second week will be spent in Huntsville Alabama at the US Space and Rocket Centre. There the focus will be more technical, looking at astronaut training and living in space, as well as past and future NASA missions. It will also expose them to some of the brightest minds in the
business. Adair is leading Lucca Bridgman, Olivia and Madison Farrelly, Emma Groom, Sophie Kennedy, Natalie More, Caitlin Stapleton and Tabea Ulrich on the trip. From Queen Margaret College, Ishta Khot and Bella Moult Year 10, along with Beatrice Fordham Duncan Year 9, will be attending. From Queen Margaret, another contingent of six students will attend Senior Space School between December 9 – 22. They are Sam Brown year 13, and year 11 students Isabella Eftimov, Julia Kemmitt, Sophia Hal-
lum Clarke, Lucy Jeffries and Madi Railton. The CASE Space School expedition is being undertaken by the two schools who are members of The Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia. The initiative is part of the international focus for schools, universities and businesses to get more women into STEM careers, or take on STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). STEAM skills are considered vital for 75 per cent of the fastest-growing occupations and this is why the Space School programme was created.
Sites for a new indoor concert arena in Wellington have been narrowed down and the most likely spot is at Kings Wharf on the waterfront, says Wellington Mayor Justin Lester. A 12,000-seat arena has been identified as crucial if the capital wants to attract large-scale national and international acts. Five potential sites were put forward to last week’s Greater Wellington Regional strategy committee meeting, including three on CentrePort land. “The Kings Wharf option has been identified as clearly the best location,” the Mayor says, adding it has in-principle support from the region’s mayors. “The market is there in Wellington but we don’t have the offering.” A report from the Gemba sport and entertainment agency, released in April, looked at the constraints of the 6000-seat TSB Arena. It also examined trends in arena development, the competitive landscape and the health of the live entertainment and large event industry. Larger events in a 12,000-seat indoor arena are estimated to attract about $26m in GDP to the region annually. “Bigger acts could make New Zealand a destination by performing at bigger venues in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, rather than tacking us on to the end of an Australian tour,” the Mayor says. “The arena could be the catalyst for a raft of new development in the area, with a mixture of commercial, retail and residential, both private and affordable. “Developing the precinct would be required to offset the costs of a new arena, he adds. “The next step will be working with our partners on the land and looking at the precinct development options.” He says the design concept that has been shown to the council looks great and they are excited about the opportunity. Planning would be done in parallel with CentrePort’s work on a potential new multi-use ferry terminal.
EYE ON CRIME In Johnsonville a flat in Bannister Avenue was broken into through a forced open front door. The flat was rummaged through and a TV and speaker were stolen. In Karori a white Aprilia mo-
ped parked locked overnight in the driveway of a house in Seaforth Terrace was stolen. A grey Subaru Legacy stationwagon left unlocked momentarily in Chamberlain Road was entered
and a bag that had been left on the seat was taken. In Hathaway Avenue, a house that had been left locked and deadbolted was entered, possibly through a window left open for
ventilation. A quantity of alcohol was taken from the fridge. A wallet, containing a driver’s licence and bank cards was also stolen. In Wadestown a grey Subaru Outback stationwagon left locked
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