A new generation of city campaigners emerged last week, when a group of Wellington College students launched a campaign to oppose over-development in Civic Square.
A new campaign has launched to support the Wellington City Council’s proposed Spatial Plan, which aims to set a blueprint for more affordable housing as the city grows. A City for People is a non-partisan group of Wellingtonians who share a progressive and sustainable vision for Wellington. We see the Spatial Plan as an important opportunity to put people first and make a plan to share our city as it grows. “We’re asking Wellington City Councillors to support the Spatial Plan so all generations of Wellingtonians can share the city we love, and we have a chance to live in an affordable, warm, dry home,” said City for People spokesperson Isla Stewart.
There was an unusual event at last weekend’s annual meeting of Waterfront Watch – a birthday cake to celebrate the 80th birthday of the organisation’s vigorously-vigilant and untiring president Pauline Swann.
The Wellington Phoenix have kickstarted their Ninja A-League season in record-breaking style. After scoring just three goals in their opening five matches, the Phoenix have recorded the biggest win in the team’s history – beating Sydney FC 7-0 at Porirua... The post Ninja A-League Round 8 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
Wellington Phoenix head coach Giancarlo Italiano insists there’s “real belief” in the squad that they can turnaround their fortunes. After back-to-back defeats, the Phoenix entered the round as one of four teams, alongside Central Coast, at the foot of the... The post Isuzu UTE A-League Round 9 Match Preview appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
Congratulations to all the members of the Academy who have graded this year. 1 mon (1 yellow stripe): Eric O’Grady, Sam Williams, Kyren Mohi-Waiariki, Joe Williams, Oliver Ye-Xu, Raffa Salisbury,... Source
We need great talent to perform, host workshops and lead our dance programme for the 2026 Wellington Folk Festival. If you’d like to be in the programme in any of these capacities (or know people who might), here is a link to our online application form: Guest applications for the 2026 Festival (23 -26 October … Continue reading Seeking guest applications for Wellyfest 2026
The silly season spin off of the legendary Sexy Ghost Trilogy, creator George Fenn presents an iconic interactive burlesque clown comedy to remind Wellingtonians of the true meaning of Christmas: Dystopic Consumerism.
