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WOW Factor By Nikki Papatsoumas with the annual World of For the second time in the Four year 13 fashion students Wearable Arts Awards. projects history all four stu- from Wellington High School The project, which is run dents have also been entered are hoping to WOW Wel- in partnership with Queen into the Wellington Retailers lington with their wearable Margaret’s College, has been Window Display Competition. art designs. running for the last eight years. Head of Fashion at Wel- Maia Holder-Monk, Hannah It gives selected students the lington High School Kylie Van Seventer and Frankie ability to display their designs Merrick says this is among the Berge were all selected to in the Te Papa shop windows. highest quality work she has take part in this year’s Te Papa Fellow student Claire Rigg seen produced, and has a real WOW project. will have her design on display point of difference. This is held in conjunction in the Met Shop window. Continued on page 2.

Pictured: Hannah Van Seventer, Maia Holder-Monk, Frankie Berge and Claire Rigg.

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CALL Patricia Stuart Marian Sherie M: 021 041 0708 P: 04 387 3015 Ph: 387 2105 / 4-12 Cruickshank St, Kilbirnie E: [email protected] 04 383 9371 43827 027 297 6049 Assyrian Arabic English 2 Monday September 23, 2013 How to reach us WOW Telephone (04) 587 1660 Address: 23 Broderick Rd, Johnsonville Factor P.O. Box 38-776, WMC 5045 Continued from page 1. an image of seaweed for her Fax: (04) 587 1661 By Nikki Papatsoumas ‘Illusion Delusion’ design, and “This year it has propelled into says the idea of a Rorschach ink another whole ball game.” blots soon became a focus. SALES: She says the process is very “This made it quite unusual, hands on and allows the stu- it ended up being a nice expres- [email protected] dents to meet with clients to sion for me, it was all quite David Lewis discuss their work and design natural and organic.” Claire Riggs process. Frankie Berge’s ‘Sea Shanties’ ‘Solar Shimmer ‘ design email:[email protected] “It’s a real life opportunity to design looks at the sea and tales Frankie Berge and her work with clients, it’s not just a from the past. A multi-paneled ‘Sea Shanties’ design school project.” skirt has been painted by hand SALES: The girls have been working with images of the sea. [email protected] on their designs for the past six She says she has focused on months, and began by selecting how we used to treat the ocean, Helen Scobie different images from Te Papa’s and how we now treat the email: [email protected] collection of photos. ocean, as well as looking at the Maia’s ‘Winged Morphology’ ideas of global warming and design was influenced by a pollution. REPORTER: longhorn beetle image, and Claire Rigg’s design ‘Solar she used materials including Shimmer’ which is on display [email protected] chicken wire, vinyl and make up in the Met Shop has been in- Nikki Papatsoumas pads to create her design, which fl uenced by the shop itself. Her email:[email protected] she says reflects a “modern design is made up of paper futuristic warrior woman.” mache, sequins and oil painting. She also used a 3D printer to “It is based on the Met Shop create something that had the and their logo of the sun and the SALES: texture of chain-mail on the idea of the weather.” [email protected] torso, a process which took over All four girls’ designs will be 70 hours. on display until October 6. Maia Holder-Monk’s Te papa store manager Sam Barnes Hannah drew inspiration from ‘Winged Morphology’ design Alexis Hawke & Hannah van Seventer email: [email protected]

Published by Les & Katrina Whiteside Call to action for Newtown residents Wellington Suburban Newspapers Ltd By Nikki Papatsoumas Newtown Business Group munity and will be the vehicle community, they are moving Newtown residents and busi- president David Wilcock says it to open up further meetings beyond their own homes and ness owners are invited to is an important opportunity for and workshops, and everyone saying ‘how’s this going to attend an ‘earthquake safe’ Newtown residents and busi- is welcome to share any issues impact where I live.’” meeting this Thursday evening. ness owners to discuss what they may have. “That is the sort of community The meeting is being organ- would happen in the event of “We want to hear everyone’s Newtown is, people care for ised by the Newtown Residents an emergency. issues and will then group the others and they want to make Delivered to Island Bay, Lyall Bay, Association, The Newtown “It’s a really important meet- info and use it to direct us in sure they know what to do to Business Group and the Wel- ing because of the recent earth- the direction we need to tackle. play their part.” Kilbirnie, Miramar, Seatoun, Rongotai, lington City Council. quakes and what has happened Everyone will have an opportu- He encourages everyone in Newtown, Brooklyn, Mount Cook, There will representatives in Christchurch it has bought up nity to have input.” Newtown to come along and Mt Victoria,Berhampore, Hataitai, from Wellington City Council, a lot of questions.” Southern ward councillor Paul bring their issues to this meet- Oriental Bay. GNS, the Wellington Regional Mr Wilcock says these include Eagle says that Newtown is “old ing. ABC Audit 2012: 25,456 copies weekly Emergency Management Of- how prepared the suburb will Wellington” and they have a The meeting will be held this Cook Strait News fi ce, Wellington Zoo and local be and what will be available heritage character to protect. Thursday September 26 from hospitals on hand to discuss to them in an emergency. “People in this part of Wel- The largest circulating newspaper in Wellington 7pm to 8.30pm at St Anne's issues in case of earthquake or He says this is the first in- lington are refl ecting on what’s Church Hall, Emmett Street, Southern and Eastern suburbs. disaster. formative meeting for the com- going to happen in their wider Newtown. VOTE 1 Allie Crombie For a Nurse’s voice on the Board

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