Wellington Region
Wellington Mayor announced review into its governance
The Wellington mayor, Andy Foster, has surprised some city councillors this morning by announcing an independent review into council governance.
He says the public has lost confidence in them because… Audio
Schizophrenic man 'should not stay a minute more in prison', Supreme Court told
A mentally-ill man jailed for seven years under a three-strikes rule after attempting to kiss a woman on a Wellington street is challenging the decision in the Supreme Court.
Wellingtonians unimpressed by fractured city council
Wellingtonians are urging their elected councillors to quit the infighting, and get on with the job.
Investigation highlights failures that led to ferry gas leak
An electrician had to be "coached through" fixing a gas leak on a Cook Strait ferry, found an investigation which discovered a trail of systemic training and emergency planning failures.
Manaakitanga: the role of marae during the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011
To mark ten years since the Christchurch earthquakes, Te Ahi Kaa looks back at how marae in the Wellington region hosted evacuees, and how the disaster was the catalyst for a few marae in the region… Audio
Wellington's Metlink early bird special to restart
In an effort to take the pressure off Wellington's morning bus services, commuters who ride before 7am will get 25 percent off their fare.
Moderate quake hits Wellington region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake centred just north of Wellington has been felt across much of the country this evening.
Plan to privatise part of Wellington Central Library moves forward
Wellington City councillors have narrowly voted in support of a plan to privatise part of the city's central library and slash the book-buying budget.
Selling part of Wellington's library to solve financial woes
Dave Armstrong talks to Jesse about an idea that's been floated to sell off half of Wellington's beleaguered Central Library in order to raise money to quake strengthen the remainder of the building.
…Wellington business owners relieved at alert level change
Wellington business owners are breathing a sigh of relief that the region will move back to alert level 1 just in time for the weekend rush.
Man attacked outside Wellington's Te Papa dies
A man attacked outside Wellington's Te Papa on Saturday night has died in hospital, and the inquiry has been upgraded to a homicide investigation.
Mayor Andy Foster on Wellington's woes
Wellington's mayor Andy Foster discusses the many problems facing the capital city and what the plan is for dealing with them. Ageing, leaking pipes, earthquake prone buildings needing strengthening… Audio
Wellington density plans face 'character area' concerns
Wellingtonians are divided over proposals to increase the density of housing in the central city and suburbs.
Upper Hutt City Council revokes restrictive brothel bylaw
The council has overturned a controversial bylaw which placed heavily restrictive controls over the location of brothels.
Wellington's traffic problems could harm economy - truckies
The failure to fix Wellington's traffic congestion problems poses a risk to the region's economy, says the Road Transport Forum.
'Leadership vacuum, under-resourcing' threaten delivery of transport plan
A scathing review into Wellington's $6.4 billion transport programme has found it's at risk of failure, has a detrimental culture and was under-resourced from the outset.
Three in High Court over death of Wellington man
Two people charged in relation to the shooting death of a man in the Wellington suburb of Karori have been named.
Wellington mayor defends proposed rates rise amid water woes
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says a proposed rates hike will be enough to cover the $2.7b needed to be spent in the next decade on the city's crumbling water pipes. Audio
Police probe complaints of sexual assault at Wellington gym's party
Police are investigating three reports of indecent assault at a Wellington gym's Christmas party last year.
Wellington residents could face 17 percent rates increase
Mayor Andy Foster has today revealed a sketch of the council's 2021 Long Term Plan, which will be further discussed by the council next week.
