by Benoit Pette
2020. A year to remember, or forget? At an individual level, and as a city, how have we fared through this unprecedented period? Have we learned from it and have we taken actions to correct our course? Read more »
by Felicity Wong
Wellington residents can take a break before the next phase of the Draft Spatial Plan (DSP) and the Proposed District Plan process resumes early next year, when the Wellington City Council will report on the 2896 written submissions it received. Read more »
by Conor Hill
As every Wellingtonian knows, our water is in a complete mess. Pipes are busting, projects are blowing out, and change seems achingly slow. Luckily our Mayor, and the boffins at Wellington Water, have released reports with the same solution: water meters and volumetric charging. Unluckily, this solution ignores the half of Wellingtonians who rent. Read more »
by Benoit Pette
Wellington Airport has issued a ‘notice of requirement” that it wants to change the designation of the southern part of the Miramar Golf Course to “airport operation purposes”. If the land designation changes, the Airport will be allowed to transform half of the golf course into parking for planes, right under residents’ windows. Read more »
Wellington.Scoop
The Wellington Regional Council has moved in to its new offices in Cuba Street, but it has left its name behind. Read more »
by Craig Palmer
The National Policy Statement on Urban Development is inappropriate for Wellington. In favouring widespread high-rise development, it steers this city towards exacerbating its climatic and seismic disadvantages. Read more »
by Andy Foster
Collectively, Wellington City Council’s Three Waters network (drinking water, wastewater and stormwater) includes 2,653 km of pipes, 65 reservoirs, 103 pump stations, and three treatment plants, and is valued at approximately $3.86 billion. Read more »
Photo from WCC
Wellington.Scoop
Wellington City Councillors today accepted a staff recommendation and voted to demolish the Municipal Office Building next to the Town Hall. The building was to have been leased by Victoria University as part of the new National Music Centre, but strengthening costs have risen to $84m, which councillors were told made the plan uneconomic. Read more »
by Helene Ritchie
The mayor and Wellington city councillors would be well advised to vote against the recommendation to demolish the Municipal Office Building in Civic Square. The Council should only to be focusing on the most pressing issues. Demolition of perfectly good public buildings is not one of them. Read more »
An open letter to the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
From Kapiti Coast District Mayor K Gurunathan
I write this open letter to your Office as a last plea for your Government to make a clear and comprehensive decision on the current and future role of the Paraparaumu Airport as a strategic operations asset for the Wellington Region during a major civil emergency. Read more »
