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Today on The Spinoff: A guide to Wellington’s BYO restaurants, an afternoon at the Repair Cafe and ‘the worst piece of law proposed since 1979’.
“Big discussions require big paper, so I pull out my A3 pad and pack of Sharpies and we start writing down some ideas. If a wedding is supposed to be a day which solidifies our relationship, we realise we don’t want to look back on a day where the main sentiment from our friends and families was ‘best wishes’, as though they were waving goodbye to us from the land as we huddled together on a sheet of ice, slowly drifting from their shore.”
A guide to Wellington’s best BYO restaurants
An afternoon at the Repair Café, where everyday objects get a second life
‘The worst piece of law proposed since 1979’: Reactions to the Fast-track Approvals Bill
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