Press Release – Hutt City Council
Voting documents for this year’s local elections will start arriving in mail boxes from today and voters have until midday on 12 October to make their vote count. Read more »

Press Release – Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird Youth Wellington is urging all Wellingtonians to carefully consider the environmental policies and attitudes of their local candidates when voting in the local elections. Read more »

RNZ photo

by Ian Apperley
As the Wellington election gets down to the wire, let’s face it, most of the voting will be done and dusted the night that election packs arrive in mailboxes. The campaign trail is getting a little tense and weird. I see quite a lot of gritted teeth, strange outbursts on social media, hyper-sensitivity to issues (did you see how fast Simon Woolf ran after that Botanic Garden naming misstep?), and stress. Read more »

Report from RNZ
The Greater Wellington Regional Council is defending its decision to lease out almost 200 hectares of wetlands to a farming company. Read more »

News from NZ Government
Transport Minister Phil Twyford today announced the appointment of five new members to the NZ Transport Agency Board. Read more »

Press Release – Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at WelTec and Whitireia stood up to ensure quality and accessible education for communities across the Wellington region but are demanding better from their Chief Executive, management, their Commissioner, and the government. Read more »

Press Release – Hutt City Council
The Hutt City Council will provide a one-off grant to help Wellington City Mission set-up transitional housing in Lower Hutt for homeless people. Read more »

by Ian Apperley
With just a few weeks until voting closes, there is no clear picture of who will take the Wellington Mayoral chains. While Justin Lester has key advantages, other contenders could help to topple him. Read more »

Press Release – Wellington City Mission
The Wellington City Mission has been facilitating conversations and creating connections in a bid to break down the barriers to sport, resulting in the opening of a new Community Sports Bank. Read more »

News from Save the Basin Campaign
The Save the Basin Campaign today named its preferred candidates for Wellington Mayor and other local body positions, based on responses received to a survey sent to all candidates. In alphabetical order, the mayoral candidates who are most likely to realise Save the Basin’s vision for the Basin Reserve and environs are Jenny Condie, Norbert Hausberg, Conor Hill and Justin Lester. Read more »