Wellington is abuzz this weekend.
It started with the huge annual costume party also known as Wellington Sevens, a round of World Sevens Rugby Series.
This is the time when you would drive pass a bus stop and see a group of Roman centurions having an impromptu party, and would not bat an eyelid.
Check out this local newspaper page to see what good times the rebellers had.
Photograph courtesy of Dominion Post
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I'm a rugby chick but not a party animal. Still I love watching Wellington Sevens coverage on TV, broadcast live on a free to air local TV channel. To my delight, and delight of all kiwi fans watching live or on screen, the All Black Sevens beat Australia 17 to 0 in the semi-final, then beat the then leader England 29 to 14 in the final to win the cup. :yes: :yes: :yes:
Apparently the party continued after rugby well into the small hours of morning
The celebration for the victory was supposed to be followed by the Waitangi Day celebrations down at the waterfront today. If the weather were better, I would go down there for some summer carnival atmosphere pictures. But that's not meant to be today. We'll see what next year brings. 😉
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Update (7 February)
Included a thumbnail photograph with a permission by Dominion Post (obtained via Twitter from twitter.com/Dompost). Thank you very much 🙂
Also check out their new article on the Sevens weekend: The good, the bad and the rugby
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Update 2 (7 February)
Added a video of the big costume party 😀 Originally found at The good, the bad and the rugby by Dominion Post
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Aadil, I almost sprained my wrist few times using the power drill :p@DH Maybe the Hawkes Bay mice are of different breed? 😀
Originally posted by darkesthour:
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They are strange, they have no hair on their tails 😀
Bald tailed squirrels 😀
Originally posted by darkesthour:
A new species of rodent found in HB! :p
I am not too sure if they are new…:lol:
Well a Glock is much easier to handle, light as a feather. :p.
They are supposed to be very reliable too, or so I have heard…
MM, I came across this photo the other day, and it made me think of you.
Thanks for your comments, guys. Sorry not to respond. but I'm not in a mood for light hearted exchanges at the moment. You'll see why if you check my Tweets in last 24 hours.@Deb Thank you for your comments to my S&T photos. Will reply to all of them, yours and from others, as soon as I feel up to it. But I'll be quiet for a day or two, I'm afraid.
Its hard to take in isnt it? I gotta go work… TTFN
No, I didn't. I used to live there, a long time ago, nearly 20 years. Christchurch was such a beautiful city, especially in summer. Can't believe all gone. Feel so powerless.
Terrible thing isnt it? Its hard to put a smile on that one…Did you feel the shakes?
What a devastating earthquake. I'm so sorry for New Zealand.
Originally posted by mimi_s_mum:
Cannot be so MM ! After such an event, cities come again identical and often more beautiful. The new Christchurch will be stronger and nicer … Now for the suffering it's different, now keep sending message there, they need it a lot. You will take fresh heart with time !! 🙂
I was at the epicenter of a 6.4 quake when I lived in Santa Barbara. Though there property damage, no one was hurt. In Christchurch that so many have died is heart breaking.
I've just added an appeal at the top of the sticky post for donation to NZ Red Cross.Thank you for your support, Olivier. Yes, Chch will get through and rebuild itself. But all those historic old buildings are now condemned and have to be demolished. It will be a completely new city.@Deb. The Richter magnitude scale does not indicate how violent the shaking was. The deadly quake two days ago recorded the shaking of as high as 220% g (220% of the force of gravity). Another problem in Chch was that the area was not known for historic major earthquakes, unlike California, Tokyo or Wellington. And the buildings in Chch, especially the old ones, were basically made of bricks or stone blocks and mortar with little structural reinforcing. They stood no chance against such violent shaking.
Originally posted by mimi_s_mum:
After all the wars we knew in Europe many old cities have been rebuilt the same. I'm sure old buildings will be back. The longest to get back is the everyday atmosphere , but I'm sure you will make a visit there and will bring back us nice pictures … Just waiting :wait: the ability for man to forget and to hope is big. PS: I'v been surprised to read that New-Zealand is subject to 15 000 shaking a year.
Thank you for your encouragement, Olivier. Only the time can heal this kind of wounds. I've finally managed to write an account of the day. It is long, and I don't blame you if you don't read all. Please post your earthquake related comment there, even you don't read the post itself.