For me it has been yet another busy week, joining in a range of Wellington activities.I participated in the Irish Society St Patricks Day Debate on Sunday. It was a lot of fun to join the rainbow coalition team of Chris Finlayson and Charles Chauvel taking the negative on the moot “That Irish Democracy works” against the Irish Society team. In the circumstances it was not a great surprise that the home team won, not that I am suggesting any judging bias….

I also joined a group of supporters on the Walk to Work Day yesterday, and met up with local MPs there as you can see in the photo above. Wellingtonians are avid walkers, and our fantastic, compact city helps us lead the way in getting to and from work in a sustainable manner.

I also attended the 50th anniversary of Stagecraft Theatre Company last night. Stagecraft is a great example of the kind of community spirit that can and does exist in a city environment like Wellington. As Judith Tizard said at the celebrations last night, 50 years in amatuer dramatics is an amazing feat. Was fascinating to learn a bit more of the history of Stagecraft, that began life as an initative of Workers Educational Association (WEA). A huge congratulations to everyone involved at Stagecraft.