Wellingtons weather wise uniforms are changing.
Can you spot the weather wise wardens?
Wellingtons WeatherWise staff are actively teetering on the leading edge of weather disputes and mediation in the community. WeatherWise staff uniforms are changing due to confusion and also to embrace the weather rather than to shy away from it.
‘Weather Wise’ formally set up by the late Jim hickey is a wellington city council initative which focuses on keeping the general public up to date with the weather wars and what week’s weather consensus status is. They are a positive bunch of workers who are very approachable and ready to inform the public with up-to date weather reports.
They are based in Wellington, mostly found on foot around the busy centres of Cuba mall, Lambton Quay and of course Courtney place on a Saturday night warning partygoers of the weather dangers for the night.
The call for a new uniform came after an issue was raised regarding confusion with the councils “by foot services” walkwise , parkwise, and weatherwise kept getting mixed up by the general public, one weather wise employee states
“people keep harassing me about parking fines when im here to inform about the weather” .
The problem of confusion needed to be addressed. We resolved the problem with new uniforms designed by jono Watkins a leading Industrial fashion designer.
Jono Watkins inspiration behind the garment comes from the heart of Wellingtons weather. He embraces the weather rather than shying away from it, using the elements of wild Wellington for inspiration. We ask how?
Jonos technical run-down
“Well im Using technologically advanced fabrics from the 2040 couture textile collection boasting properties of structural colour, (Light refracting , never to fade) Hydro phallic (stores the water that falls on it) active carbon based (never needs washing, no smells) kinetic (stores energy from the wind and movement) chemically heated (heats up on those cold wellington mornings ). As the Wellington Wise staff are actively involved in the weather of wellington, I needed to embrace these elements. Also this is shown in the design of the garment, with large arm vents it allows the Weatherwise staff to instantly control temperature , wind and water catchment “.
This new uniform will bring a breath of fresh air to the wardens (excuse the pun).
We thank the general public for getting involved in the Wellington weather wise campaign, especially all the young kids.
Keep an eye out for WeatherWise staff in your area.
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Final form and photos
The garment gathers water really well and looks great the idea of a flat plane wrapping around a 3d form has worked well.
The sleeves are open but still attached allowing the user to adjust the temperature and exposure . When arms are close to the body the sleeve/vents are closed. When arms are away from the body the vents are open exposing the body.
The sleeves are open but still attached allowing the user to adjust the temperature and exposure . When arms are close to the body the sleeve/vents are closed. When arms are away from the body the vents are open exposing the body.
My Revision of Tenzin's article
The super news team: The Capital Chronicle news team (pictured above as 20th century Marvel heroes) pokes fun at the recent youth obsession with the world’s new breed of super humans. From left: Jono Watkins, Nathan Berrett, Niquita Coats-Harrison, Tenzin Heatherbell, Ashley Betts, Eleanor Beeden, Robbie Wigmore.
The surreal physical feats achieved by enhanced athletes these days is bordering on superhuman. The recent homesite Our Super Heroes has caught the world by storm with its display of extreme physical feats never before seen by humans and animals alike. Francois Perec, a former builder from Paris, participated in one of the highest viewed events on the Network. Carrying a replica giraffe over each shoulder (weighing an approximated 1200kg each), he sped across a 400m obstacle course easily tackling the most strenuous of all obstacles; a 12m ladder from which Perec, still holding the giraffes, was suspended by the ankle.
Some super humans even strive to directly resemble fictional super heroes; Finnish born Jukka ‘The Hulk’ Saarelma has nearly fully transformed himself to mirror the appearance of fictional Super hero The Incredible Hulk. After multiple surgeries, skin pigmentation alterations and various concoctions of muscle incentives he now stands 7ft. 2 in. (218cm) and weighs an imposing 472kg of vivid green steel and muscle. Apart from his brand endorsement deals for Nike and Marvel comics he has been known to cameo in various films where he, not surprisingly, performs all his own stunts.
Fans of Mr. Saarelma have been known to queue for days awaiting him at public appearances, and applications at many bionic clinics have been on the rise since March last year.
Dr. Randall Warren of the Karori Bionic Institute says that the superhero fad has kept him busy.
“We’ve been fully booked out for the past 7 months, and we can’t see it letting up anytime soon. The majority of the applications are for bionic limbs, second to that would be muscle incentive treatment. We’ve been creating some really cool stuff here at the Institute”.
Today’s youth have been the most susceptible to the hype surrounding these new super humans; with videos on social media areas paralleling the popularity of classic YouTube posts after just one month. Many parents have raised their concerns about this craze, stating that the videos are putting too much pressure on their children.
Te Aro mother of three, Elizabeth Meuli, agrees with these claims.
“It’s a monstrosity that individuals undergo such twisted behaviour, but what’s worse is the fact our government allows this as a mainstream media. Our children are young and not yet able to discern for themselves how not alright this behaviour is.”
Though there may be some concern over the dramatic bodily changes that some people are undertaking, the majority of Wellington’s youth is just enjoying the chance to dress up as their favourite comic-book character.
We here at Capital Chronicle thought it timely to be super heroes ourselves. Who knows, perhaps one day we’ll have The Flash here, journalist Nathan Berrett, running the Water by Foot race around Wellington harbour in seconds.
For more outrageous physical feats visit www.oursuperheroes.hs.com or to lay a formal complaint please contact the Nyx Standards Authority slander@nsa.co.nz
The surreal physical feats achieved by enhanced athletes these days is bordering on superhuman. The recent homesite Our Super Heroes has caught the world by storm with its display of extreme physical feats never before seen by humans and animals alike. Francois Perec, a former builder from Paris, participated in one of the highest viewed events on the Network. Carrying a replica giraffe over each shoulder (weighing an approximated 1200kg each), he sped across a 400m obstacle course easily tackling the most strenuous of all obstacles; a 12m ladder from which Perec, still holding the giraffes, was suspended by the ankle.
Some super humans even strive to directly resemble fictional super heroes; Finnish born Jukka ‘The Hulk’ Saarelma has nearly fully transformed himself to mirror the appearance of fictional Super hero The Incredible Hulk. After multiple surgeries, skin pigmentation alterations and various concoctions of muscle incentives he now stands 7ft. 2 in. (218cm) and weighs an imposing 472kg of vivid green steel and muscle. Apart from his brand endorsement deals for Nike and Marvel comics he has been known to cameo in various films where he, not surprisingly, performs all his own stunts.
Fans of Mr. Saarelma have been known to queue for days awaiting him at public appearances, and applications at many bionic clinics have been on the rise since March last year.
Dr. Randall Warren of the Karori Bionic Institute says that the superhero fad has kept him busy.
“We’ve been fully booked out for the past 7 months, and we can’t see it letting up anytime soon. The majority of the applications are for bionic limbs, second to that would be muscle incentive treatment. We’ve been creating some really cool stuff here at the Institute”.
Today’s youth have been the most susceptible to the hype surrounding these new super humans; with videos on social media areas paralleling the popularity of classic YouTube posts after just one month. Many parents have raised their concerns about this craze, stating that the videos are putting too much pressure on their children.
Te Aro mother of three, Elizabeth Meuli, agrees with these claims.
“It’s a monstrosity that individuals undergo such twisted behaviour, but what’s worse is the fact our government allows this as a mainstream media. Our children are young and not yet able to discern for themselves how not alright this behaviour is.”
Though there may be some concern over the dramatic bodily changes that some people are undertaking, the majority of Wellington’s youth is just enjoying the chance to dress up as their favourite comic-book character.
We here at Capital Chronicle thought it timely to be super heroes ourselves. Who knows, perhaps one day we’ll have The Flash here, journalist Nathan Berrett, running the Water by Foot race around Wellington harbour in seconds.
For more outrageous physical feats visit www.oursuperheroes.hs.com or to lay a formal complaint please contact the Nyx Standards Authority slander@nsa.co.nz
A Dancer's Second Skin
Dancers jump in excitement for the new Harvest skin sticker. Dance shoes once made from leather were scarce after the manufacture loss so dancers resorted to tape their feet in desperation to protect them from hours on their toes. Harvest’s new dance footwear acts like a second skin.
This newfound technology allows advancement in performance and expression. The seamless slipper-like skin lets dancers move for a greater time while have an improved movement range. The skin is strong and flexible and keeps the foot safe from blisters. Harvest skin is hardened to create different forms of grip like dancing in bare feet. The human skin is well protected while the Harvest skin protects the foot giving the illusion of bare feet. It has allowed dancers have more interaction with the space they dance in with lowering the injury rate. These are highly recommended by the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company based in Wellington. Traditional point shoes in the Ballet Company only last one week at most with their prima ballerinas on their toes 9hours a day. It has been very costly to keep their dancers stocked with new shoes. The Ballet Company swear by Harvest now which allows them to grow custom point shoes for each of their dancers which last much longer than the traditional point shoe.
Running Image
Hows this? Think its too dark but i need tips :)
you can delete this but your image needs to be in the right perspective.. the man running in your image is a different angle to the background photo. and it also needs some splash icons under its feet or some shadows to make it look a little more real. :)Capital Chronicle Marvels at new fad
The super news team: The Capital Chronicle news team (pictured above as 20th century Marvel heroes) pokes fun at the recent youth obsession with the world’s new breed of super humans. From left: Jono Watkins, Nathan Berrett, Niquita Coats-Harrison, Tenzin Heatherbell, Ashley Betts, Eleanor Beeden, Robbie Wigmore.
The surreal physical feats achievable by enhanced athletes these days is bordering on superhuman. The recent Nyx home site Our Super Heroes has caught the world by storm with its displays of extreme physical feats unseen by humans and animals alike. Some of the more outrageous displays were of a French man, Francois Perec, carrying a giraffe over each shoulder (each weighing an approximated 1200kg) across a 400m obstacle course. The most strenuous of the obstacles being a vertical 12m ladder in which Perec had to hold the two giraffes in one hand suspended from the ankle.
Some super humans even strive to directly resemble fictional super heroes; Finnish born Jukka ‘The Hulk’ Saarelma has nearly fully transformed himself to mirror the appearance of fictional Super hero The Incredible Hulk. After multiple surgeries, skin pigmentation alterations and various concoctions of muscle incentives he now stands 7ft. 2 in. (218cm) and weighs an imposing 472kg of vivid green steel and muscle. Apart from his brand endorsement deals for Nike and Marvel comics he has been known to cameo in various films where he of course performs all his own stunts.
Fans of Mr. Saarelma have been known to queue for days awaiting him at public appearances, and applications at many bionic clinics have been on the rise since March last year says Dr. Randall Warren “we’ve been fully booked out for the past 7 months, and we can’t see it letting up anytime soon. The majority of the applications are for biotic limbs, second to that would be muscle incentive treatment. We’ve been creating some really cool stuff here at the Institute”.
Today’s youth by character have been the most susceptible to the hype surrounding these new super humans; with videos on social media sites paralleling in popularity after one month to much more established ‘classic’ YouTube videos. Many parents have raised their concerns about this craze, one stating “it’s a monstrosity that individuals undergo such twisted behaviour, but what’s worse is the fact our government allows this as a mainstream media. Our children are young and not yet able to discern for themselves how not alright this behaviour is.”
We here at Capital Chronicle thought it timely to be super heroes ourselves. Who knows, perhaps one day we’ll have The Flash here, journalist Nathan Berrett, running the Water by Foot race around Wellington harbour in seconds.
For more outrageous physical feats visit www.oursuperheroes.hs.com or to lay a formal complaint please contact the Nyx Standards Authority slander@nsa.co.nz
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