Wellington.Scoop
NZ First has stated that it would retain Wellington’s trolley buses and renew the buses’ electricity supply. It also says it wants Wellington Airport served by light rail. Read more »

BusinessDesk report by Paul McBeth
The Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by one-time Maori luminary Ngatata Love to overturn his conviction and jail sentence for defrauding the Wellington Tenths Trust while he was chair of the iwi body. Read more »

News from NZIFF
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) today announced that 21 films from last month’s Cannes Film Festival will screen at the festival, which starts in Wellington on 28 July. All the major Competition winners from Cannes are confirmed to screen.
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Press Release – MYOB
A virtual reality accounting assistant and a way to test new job applicants are two of the ideas developed by Victoria University students to make life easier for small to medium sized businesses. Read more »

News from MetService
Weather systems have now slowed down, with a slim ridge of high pressure parked over central New Zealand and set to linger there for the next day or so. This ridge will bring mostly settled weather over the next few days, and it’s looking dry for the rugby in Wellington on Tuesday evening with a light southerly and 8 degrees. Read more »

News from Hurricanes
All Blacks backs Julian Savea, Jordie Barrett and Ngani Laumape have been released to play for the Hurricanes against The British and Irish Lions. Read more »

News from WCC
To celebrate the two sold-out Lions matches, Wellington will be offering a packed schedule for locals and visitors. Read more »

Press Release – Smokefreerockquest
Indie rock band Retrospect from Onslow College took out the Wellington regional final of Smokefreerockquest in front of a crowd of 350 at Wellington Opera House on Friday night. Read more »

Press Release – Hawke’s Bay Tourism
Hawke’s Bay is taking a road trip to Wellington. Read more »

News from Wellington City Council
Forty per cent of earthquake-strengthening work on the Northland Tunnel has been completed. . Read more »

News from Wellington City Council
Work to change a busy zebra crossing on Wallace Street, Mount Cook into a pedestrian-operated signalised crossing starts on Sunday. Read more »

News from Wellington City Council
The re-birth of the Wellington Town Hall as the earthquake-strengthened home of a national music centre was unanimously endorsed by Wellington City councillors today. Read more »

News from WCC
A working party of Wellington City Councillors is to oversee the final engagement process and design options on the future of the Island Bay cycleway in preparation for public consultation due to commence by the end of July. Read more »

News from WCC
Walking and biking along Wellington’s Cobham Drive will be made safer and easier with new paths to be built on the harbour’s edge as part of an enhancement of the city’s eastern gateway. Read more »

Press Release – Hutt City Council
Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace is calling on central government to show support for the region’s roading, citing increased congestion across the network and the strategic importance of efficient roads for resilience and economic growth. Read more »

News from NZIFF
The New Zealand International Film Festival today announced 10 international films that will screen in the World Strand of its programme (which starts in Wellington at the end of next month). Read more »

News from LGWM
To review mass transit corridors and light rail futureproofing, Let’s Get Welly Moving has engaged WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff to undertake this work. Read more »

News from NZFC
New Zealand Film Commission Chair Kerry Prendergast announced today that CEO Dave Gibson would step down from the role at the beginning of next year, after four years leading the agency. Read more »