Wellington’s deputy mayor slams council spending more than $600k on library website
The contract went to Journey Digital, an Auckland-based agency. In a Facebook post, Wellington City Deputy Mayor Ben…
First XV rugby: St Kentigern crush King’s to power into Auckland 1A lead
Perhaps as beaten finalists for the past three years, St Kentigern still have to shake off a reputation…
Public sector shake-up threatens Wellington recovery and could push workers out, economist warns
Infometrics principal economist Nick Brunsdon said that means the capital “is likely to bear the brunt” of the…
Drone footage shows orcas hunting stingrays along Wellington south coast
A pod of orcas delighted a drone operator and people on shore as they hunted for stingrays off…
Liquidators report on reason for Wellington’s Leuven Belgian Beer Cafe closing after 25 years
The liquidators said they were informed by the director that all trade creditors had been paid prior to…
Green Parrot Cafe at 100: How a Wellington icon survived a century
Located on the corner of Taranaki and Wakefield Sts, the venue has been the backdrop to Lord of…
Wellington’s Dakota Bar gets licence suspended after selling alcohol to 16-year-olds
According to a recent Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority decision police applied to suspend or cancel the licence…
Revamped Wellington Central Library Te Matapihi officially reopens
That has meant less room for books, with Wellington City Council earlier confirming 80,000 books from its collection…
While the skipper was scuba diving, Wellington boaties ask to be rescued as they blew out to sea
Police Maritime Unit’s tender rescuing the runabout. Photo / NZ Police About half an hour later, police’s launch…
Auckland Airport measles alert: Infected traveller visited multiple Wellington locations including Parliament tour
New locations of interest include: February 23 – 7.30am to 8.30am – Train HVL Epuni to Upper HuttFebruary…
Wellington’s brown tide, Christchurch’s big stink, Auckland’s toxic beaches: Why our wastewater nightmare has just begun
My great-great-grandfather collected night soil, the historical euphemism for human excrement. He came after dark on his horse-drawn…
Sir Peter Jackson in discussions to build movie museum in Wellington’s Lyall Bay
In 2024, Jackson and his partner Dame Fran Walsh spent $105 million buying up properties to assemble the…