Wellington.Scoop
There are now a total of 1106 covid-19 cases in New Zealand – 67 more than yesterday. However the number of cases in the Wellington/Capital Coast district has not increased and remains at 80, with one patient in intensive care in Wellington Hospital. The number of Hutt Valley cases is now 19, one more than yesterday. Read more »
by Benoit Pette
A few days ago, with a bit of time on my hands, I started sorting out a few photos. They were shot two weeks ago, and now they look as if they’re from another world, a different era. Read more »
by Tom Frewen
When we come out the other side of this pandemic emergency — as we surely will — we will look back and see one of its benefits was a much overdue shake-up of the country’s news media. Read more »
by Andy Foster
Today is going to be a huge day for the Wellington City Council, so I want to give you all an update on where we’re at. I’m going into a workshop this afternoon with councillors and senior management to discuss our Pandemic Response and Recovery Plan. Read more »
by Conor Hill
The news at the moment is all covid-19. Along with everything else, it will take a massive financial toll on councils around the country and Wellington in particular. Read more »
by Tom Frewen
“Stay tuned,” she said, winding up her first live Covid-19 alert broadcast from the Beehive on Saturday 21 March. Addressing the nation directly via live free-to-air television from her office, the Prime Minister elbowed the news media aside and took control of the Covid-19 narrative for the foreseeable future. Read more »
by Lindsay Shelton
Is it time to talk about the rates, when there are much more serious things to consider? Well, yes it is. In the pandemic emergency, many people with reduced incomes may have trouble making the payments, specially if they are going up. And there’ve been widely diverging approaches taken by our councils. Read more »
by Val Aldridge
Look what I found on my walk today! Read more »
by Lindsay Shelton
We’re becoming a community. Suburban streets, usually occupied only by parked cars, are now taken over by locals on the move. Walking and greeting and keeping their distance. Read more »
by Mike Mellor
As we all know these are extraordinary times, with a great deal of uncertainty. But some things are continuing: one of those (at the moment, at least) is planning for the future of transport in Wellington and the rest of the country. Read more »
