by Conor Hill
National released its transport package for Wellington and the Hutt Valley last week. Everything in it is familiar to anyone following Wellington transport plans, but it’s worth a look. Read more »
by Roland Sapsford
Some thirty years ago, faced with urban sprawl and an exploding volume of traffic, parents who were too scared to let their children walk or cycle alone and the lack of quality housing, people around the globe asked if a different future was possible for cities. Read more »
News from Wellington City Council
Wellington city councillors will next week be asked to approve ‘Tākina’ as the name for the Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre that’s now being built. Read more »
by Benoit Pette
The Wellington City Council is today debating the Spatial Plan – how Wellington can accommodate the 50,000 to 80,000 more residents expected in years to come. The vote will decide where and by how much higher new buildings should be built in Wellington. Read more »
Opinion from NZ National Party
The Let’s Get Wellington Moving project (LGWM) was commenced with good intentions in 2016 by the National-led Government alongside local government in Wellington. The aim was to let bygones be bygones, figure out what Wellingtonians wanted, gain as much consensus as possible amongst key agencies, and design an integrated package that looked at the needs of the city as a whole rather than on a project-by-project basis. Read more »
by Inner City Wellington
Inner City Wellington (ICW) has found a number of issues in the Central Library Consultation document where information is not clear, making it difficult to objectively determine which option to choose. We are seeking clarification publicly as we believe it will not only be beneficial to us in making our submission, but also to others. Read more »
by Felicity Wong of Historic Places Wellington
Historic Places Wellington is concerned about plans that will allow the demolition of large numbers of heritage and character buildings in Wellington City – plans that are being rushed out while people are focused on the general election. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
Victoria University is refusing to accept the importance of the Gordon Wilson Flats on The Terrace. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
How many of us have read through the hundreds of pages released last month by LGWM in the latest stage of its seemingly endless saga to improve conditions on the Golden Mile. (The short version alone was 170 pages.) Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
After a debate of more than two hours, Wellington city councillors today voted that their “preferred option” for the Central Library is the $200m plan (option C) to strengthen the building using base isolators. This option, with four others, will now be part of two months of consultation, to see if residents and ratepayers agree. Councillors also voted today to keep the Library in council ownership. Read more »
