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A small group of editors have shown interest in collaboration to improve the Christchurch article, and significant work has already taken place. In addition to the work on the main article, the collaboration will involve review and changes for various Christchurch-related articles, and potentially the creation of some new articles. It may be useful to establish a Wikiproject to help co-ordinate this work and provide a central place for discussion about inter-relationships between content etc. Future expansion of the project scope could potentially include improvements to media in Wikimedia Commons, and enhancing coverage in Wikidata and Wikisource. There are several possible approaches to a project for supporting collaboration. These are:
Please provide feedback on the merits of a WikiProject for Christchurch-related articles, and the preferred approach._ Marshelec ( talk) 22:43, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
So, as part of the Wikidata Coordinate Me 2024 I've stumbled on a New Zealand "hospital" called Medtral. I'm not sure if they're still a thing, since www.medtral.com is now an expired domain, searching doesn't turn up much, and the article history looks very suspiciously WP:COI or WP:BROCHURE mostly circa 2008-09. Should we delete the article? I've changed the Wikidata item to an instance of "medical tourism" instead of "hospital" in the meantime. — Jon ( talk) 08:27, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi there, I have finished a draft article on the ThreeNow streaming service. However, the mainspace ThreeNow currently redirects to Three (TV channel). Was wondering if someone who is an admin could resolve this issue? Thanks. Andykatib ( talk) 21:32, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
Women in Architecture Aotearoa WikiProject is a project to improve content of New Zealand women architects and their work in Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.
On Saturday 18 May 2024 there is an in-person walking tour at 10am - 1pm and an editing event 10am - 4pm. Book a ticket (for catering and organising purposes). Lunch provided. Feel free to drop in anytime for a refresher of how to do Wikipedia or to contribute your expertise and meet others.
This project is inspired by the publishing in 2022 of the book Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture edited by Elizabeth Cox.
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Meetup/Auckland_23
Walking Tour, 10am to 1pm The walking tour will be starting in Auckland CBD and take you to five locations. Free license photos and images are a challenging aspect of filling out wikipedia articles. Attendees will be asked to take photos during the walking tour and upload them to WikiCommons to contribute to the online database! Meet outside the Ellen Melville Centre at 10am, we will finish the tour at Auckland Museum. Lunch will be provided, followed by a tutorial on photo uploading by Lisa. Please bring your own laptop for uploading!
Edit-a-thon, 10am to 4pm
The edit-a-thon will run from 10am-4pm at the Learning Labs at Auckland Museum.
Copies of Making Space and other publications will be available for reference.
All experience levels welcome! A beginners’ course will be held at 10am after introductions, for new editors or experienced ones that need a refresher.
Location: Learning Labs, at Auckland Museum, Level 1 next to Te Whiwhinga the Imaginarium.
Feel free to come by any time during the day to join the group.
Please bring your own editing device.
Lunch will be provided at 1pm.
Pakoire (
talk)
04:36, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
The Christian TV channel Shine TV has a streaming service called Shine On Demand but have had trouble finding third party sources like news media or Scoop reports. The only sources that I have been able to find are its website and two Facebook Videos from 2020 and 2021. Not sure if I can use these sources for the article? Andykatib ( talk) 12:23, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi, was pointed here (by User Lovelano (thank you)) from Commons. I realised that there are two distinct creeks called "Wairau Creek" in Auckland, one to the north of Waitemata Harbour (meeting Hauraki Gulf at Milford Reserve), and the other between Glendene and Kelston in the southwest of the harbour.
What would be the best way to name the categories on Commons for these two distinct creeks as at the moment, we have c:Category:Wairau Creek (4 images - I do not know if they're all of the same creek) and c:Category:Wairau Creek, Auckland (empty): they are not specific enough, but I'm unfamiliar with local views/naming/best practice.
Based on that, suggested category names are: "Wairau Creek, Kelston" and "Wairau Creek, North Shore"? Any thoughts? I can create cats etc., but feel free to be bold. Thanks in advance. Deadstar ( talk) 13:01, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
I suggest 'Wairau Creek (North Shore)' and 'Wairau Creek (West Auckland)'. Firstly, the format - isn't it more usual on Commons for disambiguators for creeks to be in parentheses rather than separated by a comma and space? I don't agree with using 'Kelston' as the disambiguator. Why use 'Kelston' and not 'Glendene', which Auckland Libraries uses, or 'Glen Eden', which is where the creek originates. Problem solved if the name for the wider area is used, with the added advantage that 'West Auckland' is more widely recognised than individual suburb names. I'm curious as to why Wairau Creek (Q112854633) in Wikidata says "in Kelston". User:Prosperosity added that (and he does good work on Auckland topics), so he might join this discussion and comment. Nurg ( talk) 00:28, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
Not being very familiar with Auckland and needing a map to find any suburbs which aren't the very major ones - how about Wairau Creek, North Auckland and Wairau Creek, West Auckland? Otherwise if suburbs are preferred - Wairau Creek, Milford would be OK but I'd prefer Wairau Creek, Waikumete for the other one (the creek flows through the Waikumete cemetery which I can find more easily than suburbs like Kelston which, until this evening, I couldn't have guessed which part of Auckland it was in). Daveosaurus ( talk) 07:19, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
I have sorted it all out on Commons, renaming categories, making dab pages, putting the files into correct categories and finding two additional images to add to the North Shore category. Nurg ( talk) 09:25, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
The articles Central Amalgamated Workers' Union, Northern Amalgamated Workers' Union, and Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union need to be merged into one article. I'm too busy at the moment to do it myself. Traumnovelle ( talk) 19:37, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I am currently writing an article on Clark House. I have noticed government listings of the house such as Heritage New Zealand and the National Library mention the name 'Ngaroma' as another name for it. I have yet to come across these mentions in more detailed sources and aside from a very modern road the term Ngaroma is completely foreign to me. I cannot find out what the word means in Te Reo and I am unable to find any corrobating evidence for 'Ngaroma House' or Ngaroma in reference to the Hobsonville area at all aside from the road name.
I am hoping someone here familiar with Te Reo and Māori history might be able to find relevant information, I would not like to add it as a trivial 'also known as Ngaroma House without any further information. Abydocomist ( talk) 20:42, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
I've been steadily working away at adding coordinates to the articles listed in the above category (link here) over the past wee while, and have finally managed to get it down from around 100 articles to just 18 left without coordinates. Unfortunately the remaining articles are proving more difficult, so I figured I would put the call out to see whether anyone else has more luck and is able to help whittle it down even further. Some of them may not be able to have coordinates added at all, particularly the old shipwrecks I suspect, but for the time being they're all still there. Turnagra ( talk) 06:36, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi everyone, this is your reminder that there will be a virtual Aotearoa New Zealand Wiki meet up happening tomorrow, Sunday 26 May at 12 noon. The agenda with the jitsi link to attend can be found here. Everyone is very welcome to attend. Ambrosia10 ( talk) 23:11, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Having looked at some of Auckland's local board and ward articles I've noticed they use Infobox Settlement, which as not informative about the political primary topic of the articles. So what do you think about swapping to Template:Infobox constituency because it addresses both the geographic and political elements of the article? Duncnbiscuit( talk) 14:59 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Duncnbiscuit( talk) 13:37, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
|blank1_name =
and |blank1_info =
. The neater way would be to ask to have
the template amended (on its talk page) to include a parameter |native_name =
.
Schwede
66
01:02, 20 June 2024 (UTC)As for just using thhe Legislature Infobox? I opted for the constituency Infobox because Local Boards are very focused on the local geographic area. With less power than the Ward level counsellors and Constituency MPs but a much closer local connection to their communities. On reading Constituency and Legislature, I think that while Ward (electoral subdivision) is a true constituency of the Auckland Council legislature, the lower level Local Board is a bit of a mix because they do decide on local matters, like a legislature would but they also can't really implement any decisions without the Council's input, and thr board also represent their local electorate's views to the council, like a consistuency but not as directly as the Ward Counsellors. In the end I'm of the view that we need to include geographic and political information in their articles, which Constituency fits best. Duncnbiscuit ( talk) 07:43, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mokai Tramway#Requested move 26 May 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 00:45, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
Reminder, the in person Wellington Wiki Meetup is happening this Saturday 8 June 2024 10:00 am to midday at Programme Rooms (behind the reception desk), Ground Floor of National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington. See this link for the agenda Ambrosia10 ( talk) 00:04, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
A reminder that an in-person Auckland Wiki meetup is happening this Saturday 8 June 2024, 10:00 am to midday at the New Lynn War Memorial Library meeting room. See here for more information. Paora ( talk) 01:06, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Royals (Lorde song)#Requested move 7 June 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел ( talk) 12:23, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
The
Auckland urban route network article has zero citations. From what (⅘ FA) is available online, it seems these designations are not necessarily restricted to Auckland, so at the very least it should possibly be renamed to New Zealand Urban Routes or similar. I would think they'd be in some sort official gazette somewhere though. Are they administered by NZTA, or local authorities (Auckland Transport)? Are there any folks who know about this sort of thing and can help? In the meantime I've kicked off the shield image bit, configured the {{
Jct}} template to take UR so we can produce
Route 31, and added them to
Auckland Northern Motorway. I'd like to fix up all the other motorway junction tables, but it would be nice to get this sorted out first. Are they noteworthy enough to have their own articles? Some of them are former provincial highways, e.g. SH 17 (formerly a provincial highway) is now Route 31, old bits of SH 18 are now Route 29, etc. —
Jon (
talk)
21:32, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:NewLabour Party (New Zealand)#Requested move 28 May 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 17:50, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
Kia ora, I hope everyone has been well. Following the Stuff news article about a retraction they had to make concerning the former AUT academic Amy Benjamin, I was surprised to see that the Benjamin article was created and only really edited by a single user, User:Lgt1011. Coincidentally, Benjamin is a "9/11 truther" and the only other edit is on the 9/11 truth movement page. It could be that someone with an interest in Benjamin's work has made the page, however her Linkedin specifically mentions her wikipedia, which makes me think that it was her who created the article.
It's been a long time since I've edited like this, but I was wondering if more eyes on the original article were needed, or if a proper process should be initiated.
Thanks! Nauseous Man ( talk) 04:17, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
In the past day or so there have been a few editors expanding government organisations and ministries. I've reverted a couple of them as they read like advertisements or just were not that useful (one of them was describing entry requirements for a scholarship). It would be nice if another person could have a look through these.
I've gathered a list of these articles they've gone through, but I haven't checked all of them yet.
― Panamitsu (talk) 02:27, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi. I am seeking help with copyediting and clean up at Franklin Bulls. It is a niche New Zealand basketball topic with a small number of contributors. Myself and the article's main contributor have had our differences over the neutrality of the content, so it would be great if someone organically was able to review the page and offer some suggestions or make some edits. Thanks. DaHuzyBru ( talk) 10:08, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
Reminder: The Aotearoa New Zealand Wiki online meetup is being held virtually on Sunday 23 June 2024 from midday to 2pm (NZST). The agenda with the meeting jitsi link can be found here. All are very welcome to attend. Ambrosia10 ( talk) 04:35, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
Whetumarama Wereta died last year, could someone please update the article? Obit at https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/poroporoaki-whet%C5%ABm%C4%81rama-wereta. I've done wikidata. Stuartyeates ( talk) 10:00, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
The map that appears in many articles related to the Chatham Islands, such as Lake Pateriki, is mostly blank - it has gridlines and legends and a small context map, but the main area is white rather than showing the Chatham Islands. The map comes from commons:File:Chatham-Islands map topo en.svg and looks like it has always had that problem, but a translation at commons:File:Chatham-Islands map topo-mk.svg looks fine. Strangely, File:Chatham-Islands map topo-mk.svg is also mostly blank, but that should be pulling the same image from commons. I've tried in Firefox and Chrome on Windows and in Firefox on Android. Do others see the same problem, or just me?- Gadfium ( talk) 06:20, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi there, I have recently started work the Draft:2024 East Coast floods, which hit Hawke's Bay and the Gisborne District/Tairawhiti last week. Wanted to invite other Wikipedians, particularly those from that those regions, to participate in the article. It has a significant level of media coverage due to local emergencies being declared. Feel free to help if you're interested. Andykatib ( talk) 03:05, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Here today gone tomorrow. Why don't you create an article about something that had a significant effect on the country for years afterwards, not just this week's third headline news. You'd be better to create an article about why NZ floods so often, or improve one that already exists. Roger 8 Roger ( talk) 02:24, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Anyone that can or knows anyone that can, it would be cool if there was an pronunciation audio sample next to the title in the lead. Kiwiz1338 ( talk) 08:50, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
A recent spree of edits by someone apparently affiliated with the NZ government has drawn my attention to the poor state of articles on government departments. As an example, take a look at Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand), specifically at this rev. It seems like this article periodically has PR fluff added by government reps with really no concern for the previous content, resulting in a mess of mostly duplicated sections. I had a crack at cleaning it up.
It might be worth reaching out to whatever government agencies are involved and providing some guidance on how they can best engage with Wikipedia. Perhaps also a template that can be dropped on talk pages to tell them that:
David Palmer// cloventt ( talk) 23:56, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
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The National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is hosting an in person Wikipedia editathon 10am to 4pm on Saturday 13 July 2024. Lunch will be provided. We'll be updating articles on Te Papa expeditions, people, places, ships, and species. To register go to this link. Ambrosia10 ( talk) 00:27, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
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A small group of editors have shown interest in collaboration to improve the Christchurch article, and significant work has already taken place. In addition to the work on the main article, the collaboration will involve review and changes for various Christchurch-related articles, and potentially the creation of some new articles. It may be useful to establish a Wikiproject to help co-ordinate this work and provide a central place for discussion about inter-relationships between content etc. Future expansion of the project scope could potentially include improvements to media in Wikimedia Commons, and enhancing coverage in Wikidata and Wikisource. There are several possible approaches to a project for supporting collaboration. These are:
Please provide feedback on the merits of a WikiProject for Christchurch-related articles, and the preferred approach._ Marshelec ( talk) 22:43, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
So, as part of the Wikidata Coordinate Me 2024 I've stumbled on a New Zealand "hospital" called Medtral. I'm not sure if they're still a thing, since www.medtral.com is now an expired domain, searching doesn't turn up much, and the article history looks very suspiciously WP:COI or WP:BROCHURE mostly circa 2008-09. Should we delete the article? I've changed the Wikidata item to an instance of "medical tourism" instead of "hospital" in the meantime. — Jon ( talk) 08:27, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi there, I have finished a draft article on the ThreeNow streaming service. However, the mainspace ThreeNow currently redirects to Three (TV channel). Was wondering if someone who is an admin could resolve this issue? Thanks. Andykatib ( talk) 21:32, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
Women in Architecture Aotearoa WikiProject is a project to improve content of New Zealand women architects and their work in Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.
On Saturday 18 May 2024 there is an in-person walking tour at 10am - 1pm and an editing event 10am - 4pm. Book a ticket (for catering and organising purposes). Lunch provided. Feel free to drop in anytime for a refresher of how to do Wikipedia or to contribute your expertise and meet others.
This project is inspired by the publishing in 2022 of the book Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture edited by Elizabeth Cox.
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Meetup/Auckland_23
Walking Tour, 10am to 1pm The walking tour will be starting in Auckland CBD and take you to five locations. Free license photos and images are a challenging aspect of filling out wikipedia articles. Attendees will be asked to take photos during the walking tour and upload them to WikiCommons to contribute to the online database! Meet outside the Ellen Melville Centre at 10am, we will finish the tour at Auckland Museum. Lunch will be provided, followed by a tutorial on photo uploading by Lisa. Please bring your own laptop for uploading!
Edit-a-thon, 10am to 4pm
The edit-a-thon will run from 10am-4pm at the Learning Labs at Auckland Museum.
Copies of Making Space and other publications will be available for reference.
All experience levels welcome! A beginners’ course will be held at 10am after introductions, for new editors or experienced ones that need a refresher.
Location: Learning Labs, at Auckland Museum, Level 1 next to Te Whiwhinga the Imaginarium.
Feel free to come by any time during the day to join the group.
Please bring your own editing device.
Lunch will be provided at 1pm.
Pakoire (
talk)
04:36, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
The Christian TV channel Shine TV has a streaming service called Shine On Demand but have had trouble finding third party sources like news media or Scoop reports. The only sources that I have been able to find are its website and two Facebook Videos from 2020 and 2021. Not sure if I can use these sources for the article? Andykatib ( talk) 12:23, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi, was pointed here (by User Lovelano (thank you)) from Commons. I realised that there are two distinct creeks called "Wairau Creek" in Auckland, one to the north of Waitemata Harbour (meeting Hauraki Gulf at Milford Reserve), and the other between Glendene and Kelston in the southwest of the harbour.
What would be the best way to name the categories on Commons for these two distinct creeks as at the moment, we have c:Category:Wairau Creek (4 images - I do not know if they're all of the same creek) and c:Category:Wairau Creek, Auckland (empty): they are not specific enough, but I'm unfamiliar with local views/naming/best practice.
Based on that, suggested category names are: "Wairau Creek, Kelston" and "Wairau Creek, North Shore"? Any thoughts? I can create cats etc., but feel free to be bold. Thanks in advance. Deadstar ( talk) 13:01, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
I suggest 'Wairau Creek (North Shore)' and 'Wairau Creek (West Auckland)'. Firstly, the format - isn't it more usual on Commons for disambiguators for creeks to be in parentheses rather than separated by a comma and space? I don't agree with using 'Kelston' as the disambiguator. Why use 'Kelston' and not 'Glendene', which Auckland Libraries uses, or 'Glen Eden', which is where the creek originates. Problem solved if the name for the wider area is used, with the added advantage that 'West Auckland' is more widely recognised than individual suburb names. I'm curious as to why Wairau Creek (Q112854633) in Wikidata says "in Kelston". User:Prosperosity added that (and he does good work on Auckland topics), so he might join this discussion and comment. Nurg ( talk) 00:28, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
Not being very familiar with Auckland and needing a map to find any suburbs which aren't the very major ones - how about Wairau Creek, North Auckland and Wairau Creek, West Auckland? Otherwise if suburbs are preferred - Wairau Creek, Milford would be OK but I'd prefer Wairau Creek, Waikumete for the other one (the creek flows through the Waikumete cemetery which I can find more easily than suburbs like Kelston which, until this evening, I couldn't have guessed which part of Auckland it was in). Daveosaurus ( talk) 07:19, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
I have sorted it all out on Commons, renaming categories, making dab pages, putting the files into correct categories and finding two additional images to add to the North Shore category. Nurg ( talk) 09:25, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
The articles Central Amalgamated Workers' Union, Northern Amalgamated Workers' Union, and Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union need to be merged into one article. I'm too busy at the moment to do it myself. Traumnovelle ( talk) 19:37, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I am currently writing an article on Clark House. I have noticed government listings of the house such as Heritage New Zealand and the National Library mention the name 'Ngaroma' as another name for it. I have yet to come across these mentions in more detailed sources and aside from a very modern road the term Ngaroma is completely foreign to me. I cannot find out what the word means in Te Reo and I am unable to find any corrobating evidence for 'Ngaroma House' or Ngaroma in reference to the Hobsonville area at all aside from the road name.
I am hoping someone here familiar with Te Reo and Māori history might be able to find relevant information, I would not like to add it as a trivial 'also known as Ngaroma House without any further information. Abydocomist ( talk) 20:42, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
I've been steadily working away at adding coordinates to the articles listed in the above category (link here) over the past wee while, and have finally managed to get it down from around 100 articles to just 18 left without coordinates. Unfortunately the remaining articles are proving more difficult, so I figured I would put the call out to see whether anyone else has more luck and is able to help whittle it down even further. Some of them may not be able to have coordinates added at all, particularly the old shipwrecks I suspect, but for the time being they're all still there. Turnagra ( talk) 06:36, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi everyone, this is your reminder that there will be a virtual Aotearoa New Zealand Wiki meet up happening tomorrow, Sunday 26 May at 12 noon. The agenda with the jitsi link to attend can be found here. Everyone is very welcome to attend. Ambrosia10 ( talk) 23:11, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Having looked at some of Auckland's local board and ward articles I've noticed they use Infobox Settlement, which as not informative about the political primary topic of the articles. So what do you think about swapping to Template:Infobox constituency because it addresses both the geographic and political elements of the article? Duncnbiscuit( talk) 14:59 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Duncnbiscuit( talk) 13:37, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
|blank1_name =
and |blank1_info =
. The neater way would be to ask to have
the template amended (on its talk page) to include a parameter |native_name =
.
Schwede
66
01:02, 20 June 2024 (UTC)As for just using thhe Legislature Infobox? I opted for the constituency Infobox because Local Boards are very focused on the local geographic area. With less power than the Ward level counsellors and Constituency MPs but a much closer local connection to their communities. On reading Constituency and Legislature, I think that while Ward (electoral subdivision) is a true constituency of the Auckland Council legislature, the lower level Local Board is a bit of a mix because they do decide on local matters, like a legislature would but they also can't really implement any decisions without the Council's input, and thr board also represent their local electorate's views to the council, like a consistuency but not as directly as the Ward Counsellors. In the end I'm of the view that we need to include geographic and political information in their articles, which Constituency fits best. Duncnbiscuit ( talk) 07:43, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mokai Tramway#Requested move 26 May 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 00:45, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
Reminder, the in person Wellington Wiki Meetup is happening this Saturday 8 June 2024 10:00 am to midday at Programme Rooms (behind the reception desk), Ground Floor of National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington. See this link for the agenda Ambrosia10 ( talk) 00:04, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
A reminder that an in-person Auckland Wiki meetup is happening this Saturday 8 June 2024, 10:00 am to midday at the New Lynn War Memorial Library meeting room. See here for more information. Paora ( talk) 01:06, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Royals (Lorde song)#Requested move 7 June 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел ( talk) 12:23, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
The
Auckland urban route network article has zero citations. From what (⅘ FA) is available online, it seems these designations are not necessarily restricted to Auckland, so at the very least it should possibly be renamed to New Zealand Urban Routes or similar. I would think they'd be in some sort official gazette somewhere though. Are they administered by NZTA, or local authorities (Auckland Transport)? Are there any folks who know about this sort of thing and can help? In the meantime I've kicked off the shield image bit, configured the {{
Jct}} template to take UR so we can produce
Route 31, and added them to
Auckland Northern Motorway. I'd like to fix up all the other motorway junction tables, but it would be nice to get this sorted out first. Are they noteworthy enough to have their own articles? Some of them are former provincial highways, e.g. SH 17 (formerly a provincial highway) is now Route 31, old bits of SH 18 are now Route 29, etc. —
Jon (
talk)
21:32, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:NewLabour Party (New Zealand)#Requested move 28 May 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 17:50, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
Kia ora, I hope everyone has been well. Following the Stuff news article about a retraction they had to make concerning the former AUT academic Amy Benjamin, I was surprised to see that the Benjamin article was created and only really edited by a single user, User:Lgt1011. Coincidentally, Benjamin is a "9/11 truther" and the only other edit is on the 9/11 truth movement page. It could be that someone with an interest in Benjamin's work has made the page, however her Linkedin specifically mentions her wikipedia, which makes me think that it was her who created the article.
It's been a long time since I've edited like this, but I was wondering if more eyes on the original article were needed, or if a proper process should be initiated.
Thanks! Nauseous Man ( talk) 04:17, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
In the past day or so there have been a few editors expanding government organisations and ministries. I've reverted a couple of them as they read like advertisements or just were not that useful (one of them was describing entry requirements for a scholarship). It would be nice if another person could have a look through these.
I've gathered a list of these articles they've gone through, but I haven't checked all of them yet.
― Panamitsu (talk) 02:27, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi. I am seeking help with copyediting and clean up at Franklin Bulls. It is a niche New Zealand basketball topic with a small number of contributors. Myself and the article's main contributor have had our differences over the neutrality of the content, so it would be great if someone organically was able to review the page and offer some suggestions or make some edits. Thanks. DaHuzyBru ( talk) 10:08, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
Reminder: The Aotearoa New Zealand Wiki online meetup is being held virtually on Sunday 23 June 2024 from midday to 2pm (NZST). The agenda with the meeting jitsi link can be found here. All are very welcome to attend. Ambrosia10 ( talk) 04:35, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
Whetumarama Wereta died last year, could someone please update the article? Obit at https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/poroporoaki-whet%C5%ABm%C4%81rama-wereta. I've done wikidata. Stuartyeates ( talk) 10:00, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
The map that appears in many articles related to the Chatham Islands, such as Lake Pateriki, is mostly blank - it has gridlines and legends and a small context map, but the main area is white rather than showing the Chatham Islands. The map comes from commons:File:Chatham-Islands map topo en.svg and looks like it has always had that problem, but a translation at commons:File:Chatham-Islands map topo-mk.svg looks fine. Strangely, File:Chatham-Islands map topo-mk.svg is also mostly blank, but that should be pulling the same image from commons. I've tried in Firefox and Chrome on Windows and in Firefox on Android. Do others see the same problem, or just me?- Gadfium ( talk) 06:20, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi there, I have recently started work the Draft:2024 East Coast floods, which hit Hawke's Bay and the Gisborne District/Tairawhiti last week. Wanted to invite other Wikipedians, particularly those from that those regions, to participate in the article. It has a significant level of media coverage due to local emergencies being declared. Feel free to help if you're interested. Andykatib ( talk) 03:05, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Here today gone tomorrow. Why don't you create an article about something that had a significant effect on the country for years afterwards, not just this week's third headline news. You'd be better to create an article about why NZ floods so often, or improve one that already exists. Roger 8 Roger ( talk) 02:24, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Anyone that can or knows anyone that can, it would be cool if there was an pronunciation audio sample next to the title in the lead. Kiwiz1338 ( talk) 08:50, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
A recent spree of edits by someone apparently affiliated with the NZ government has drawn my attention to the poor state of articles on government departments. As an example, take a look at Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand), specifically at this rev. It seems like this article periodically has PR fluff added by government reps with really no concern for the previous content, resulting in a mess of mostly duplicated sections. I had a crack at cleaning it up.
It might be worth reaching out to whatever government agencies are involved and providing some guidance on how they can best engage with Wikipedia. Perhaps also a template that can be dropped on talk pages to tell them that:
David Palmer// cloventt ( talk) 23:56, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
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The National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is hosting an in person Wikipedia editathon 10am to 4pm on Saturday 13 July 2024. Lunch will be provided. We'll be updating articles on Te Papa expeditions, people, places, ships, and species. To register go to this link. Ambrosia10 ( talk) 00:27, 11 July 2024 (UTC)