https://wellington.gen.nz/government+media Items tagged with Government and Media. https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=175914 wcc government media Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=175914 Wellington Scoop 2025-11-21T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=175298 wcc government media Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=175298 Wellington Scoop 2025-10-31T00:00:00Z https://www.salient.org.nz/post/wcc-decides-to-enforce-its-own-rules By Dan Moskovitz Wellington City Council and scandal are two peas in a pod. WCC councillors and scandal practically share the same bed.... wcc government media vuw education Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/wcc-decides-to-enforce-its-own-rules Salient 2025-07-03T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166179 city-to-sea-bridge wcc government media Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166179 Wellington Scoop 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z -41.28871245 174.77854018809037 City to Sea Bridge, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166125 civic-square wcc places government media Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166125 Wellington Scoop 2024-12-03T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165907 wcc government media Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165907 Wellington Scoop 2024-11-25T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164842 wcc government media Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164842 Wellington Scoop 2024-10-22T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=161882 Over the next two days, Wellington City councillors will meet to vote through the 2024 Long Term Plan. Councils are required by the Local Government Act to have a current 10 year LTP, and to renew these by 30 June (in the case of Wellington) every three years. wcc government media Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=161882 Wellington Scoop 2024-06-26T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=161841 convention-center wcc government media Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=161841 Wellington Scoop 2024-06-24T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=160812 wcc government media Sat, 25 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=160812 Wellington Scoop 2024-05-25T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=160833 wcc government media Thu, 23 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=160833 Wellington Scoop 2024-05-23T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159629 Heritage is contested by many and loved by others. The Mayor and Councillor McNulty want it as just a political whim. They’ve written a letter to RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop asking for the power to remove heritage buildings from district plan rules by a simple Council majority vote. The letter says this request is “on behalf of the Wellington City Council,” though it was never discussed by councillors. wcc town-hall-restroration earthquake-strengthening toomaths-building heritagebuildings government localhistory media Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159629 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-15T00:00:00Z -41.293532549999995 174.7760526425933 Toomath’s Buildings, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://www.salient.org.nz/post/gordon-wilson-is-dead-long-live-affordable-housing Last Thursday, Wellington City Council passed what Councillor Nīkau Wi Neera described as “the most pro-housing, ambitious set of amendments that we could”, as the council voted on changes to the District Plan. The meeting saw the council’s biggest break from the NIMBY-ism which has defined housing policy in the city for decades. W after W for affordable housing flashed onto the council’s voting screens. So overwhelming were the wins for affordable housing that Councillor Nicola Young may have been left with a mild case of amnesia, saying “I’m so numb about the district plan I can barely remember what [the amendments] are.” wcc heritagebuildings housing gordon-wilson government localhistory issues media vuw education Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/gordon-wilson-is-dead-long-live-affordable-housing Salient 2024-03-24T00:00:00Z -41.29099615 174.77030768862403 Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=152943 Judging by the two bikes outside (one mine), the Festival of the Future wasn’t for cyclists. Food was also scarce at the outset of the two-day first event at Takina, Wellington’s stylish new convention centre. But that was remedied on day two and there’s a lovely cafe on the ground floor of the impressive building. tkina convention-center wcc government media Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=152943 Wellington Scoop 2023-06-09T00:00:00Z -41.291444549999994 174.7812006663861 Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=152627 Nero is alleged to have fiddled while Rome burned – a bit like the Wellington City Council, which is ploughing ahead with its biggest-ever programme of projects despite rising costs, rising debt, and lack of manpower. Rather different to the Government’s approach, which has acknowledged capacity constraints and scrapped or re-prioritised some major projects. wcc government media Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=152627 Wellington Scoop 2023-05-26T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=152105 wcc government media Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=152105 Wellington Scoop 2023-05-08T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=151315 With the new $180m convention opening soon, it was startling to see that a city councillor says the city needs to have another new venue. Councillor Tamatha Paul (quoted at the end of a DomPost report about the loss of car parks) said she supported opening a medium-sized venue. “That’s going to fill the city, the hotels, the restaurants and the hearts of our city.” Which is of course the claim that was made to justify spending $180m on the convention centre. convention-center wcc government media Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=151315 Wellington Scoop 2023-03-28T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=149438 The newly-elected Wellington City Council is now two months old, which is more than enough time for a honeymoon. This Council gives me a really itchy feeling regarding transparency and its public relations capability. It feels like the wrong priorities are still being brought to the table. wcc government media Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=149438 Wellington Scoop 2022-12-12T00:00:00Z https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/11/21/botanical-vandalism-how-old-mans-beard-is-defacing-wellington/ There’s a slow creep of beards spreading through Wellington. No, it’s not gentrification, it’s Clematis vitalba! The post Botanical vandalism: How old man’s beard is defacing Wellington appeared first on Capital Magazine. wcc conservation government media Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/11/21/botanical-vandalism-how-old-mans-beard-is-defacing-wellington/ Capital Magazine 2022-11-21T00:00:00Z https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/09/05/council-puckerooed/ Tim Brown mulls over solutions to city-wide problems ahead of October's local body elections. The post Council puckerooed? appeared first on Capital Magazine. election-candidates wcc government media Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/09/05/council-puckerooed/ Capital Magazine 2022-09-05T00:00:00Z https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/09/02/what-do-we-want-wellington/ We asked ten influential people what they think Wellington needs to get its mojo back. The post What do we want, Wellington? appeared first on Capital Magazine. wcc election-candidates government media Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://capitalmag.co.nz/2022/09/02/what-do-we-want-wellington/ Capital Magazine 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=146688 wcc government media Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=146688 Wellington Scoop 2022-08-16T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=145568 wcc government media Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=145568 Wellington Scoop 2022-06-27T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=144090 wcc government media Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=144090 Wellington Scoop 2022-04-29T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140403 Last week’s cautious city council move towards keeping traffic out of more of Cuba Street, and converting part of Dixon Street for pedestrians, should be welcomed by almost everyone, except for the few who still think that customers only arrive in cars. Councillors voted 11-3 to limit private vehicle access on Cuba Street between Ghuznee Street and Vivian Street, and on Dixon Street between Taranaki Street and Victoria Street. cubastreet transport wcc places government media Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140403 Wellington Scoop 2021-11-15T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140091 tkina convention-center wcc government media Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=140091 Wellington Scoop 2021-10-26T00:00:00Z -41.291444549999994 174.7812006663861 Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139067 Cr Fleur Fitzsimons has had encouraging feedback from across the political spectrum since she criticised last week’s external review of the Wellington City Council’s communications and engagement functions. The review recommends a “refreshed corporate identity” for the council, but Cr Fitzsimons says this makes the council seem as if it is “a corporation with something to sell, like a sneakers brand or an insurance company.” wcc government media Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139067 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-13T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136763 The Wellington City Council made a peculiar decision last week, unanimously. In one resolution there was a good decision, and then a bad decision undermining the good decision. The good decision was that the Council supported advocacy to the Government for financial assistance for those most in need of rental relief through an income related rental subsidy (IRRS), available to state housing tenants, but denied to Council tenants. The bad decision was that it resolved to begin a process of getting rid of its exemplary award-winning Council housing and to start a distracting and entangled process of slowly but sur housing wcc issues government media Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136763 Wellington Scoop 2021-06-08T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135614 Douglas Adams wasn’t thinking of the Wellington City Council when he introduced the world to the SEP field. But he might well have been. In his book Life, The Universe, and Everything, he defined the SEP field: Somebody Else’s Problem. wcc government media Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=135614 Wellington Scoop 2021-04-21T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=134770 Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul was successful in leading the charge to remove $75 million for the Airport which had been in the council’s long term plan. For this, she and her colleagues have been lambasted by some – such as a letter to the Dominion Post by Nick Leggett a few days ago. But neither he nor the media appear to understand what this is all about. airport runway-extension wcc transport government media Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=134770 Wellington Scoop 2021-03-11T00:00:00Z -41.32691975 174.8077029634527 Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand