https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-scoop+mountvictoria Items tagged with Wellington Scoop and Mount Victoria. http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=76088 One of the most extraordinary things about plans to bulldoze a road through the pristine Takapu Valley is the claim about how much time will be saved. They’re counting the savings in seconds. The claim is found in an Appendix to the controversial report in which the chief executives of regional councils tell their mayors that they ought to support a road through the valley. orientalbay tawa khandallah makara worserbay stokes-valley mountcook islandbay hataitai civic-square ngaio northland roseneath newtown thorndon huttvalley titahi-bay paraparaumu wadestown kapiti miramar porirua johnsonville wainuiomata lyallbay wilton begonia-house paremata eastbourne karori mountvictoria kelburn kilbirnie berhampore arovalley brooklyn wairarapa seatoun cubastreet waterfront newlands takapu-valley transport places media Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=76088 Wellington Scoop 2015-03-07T00:00:00Z -41.3246143 174.8320065 Seatoun http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=41342 It has been a busy year for the Mt Victoria Residents Association. One of our objectives is to protect the heritage value of Mt Victoria. This does not mean that we advocate the return of the outside privy or petition against the renovation of your kitchen or other rooms. But it does mean we try to prevent the look of Mount Victoria being spoiled by a mishmash of new buildings. mountvictoria heritagebuildings places localhistory media Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=41342 Wellington Scoop 2011-12-21T00:00:00Z -41.2970453 174.7874066 Mt. Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/a-second-mt-victoria-tunnel-in-ten-years-yes-no-maybe/ Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast took everyone by surprise this week by enabling a headline which stated uncategorically: Green light for second Mt Vic Tunnel. The headline is in The Wellingtonian, above a report written by Rebecca Thompson. But there’s no evidence of a green light, or even an orange one. mountvictoria transport second-mount-victoria-tunnel places media Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/a-second-mt-victoria-tunnel-in-ten-years-yes-no-maybe/ Wellington Scoop 2010-08-28T00:00:00Z -41.2970453 174.7874066 Mt. Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand