https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-scoop+places Items tagged with Wellington Scoop and Places. https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=175174 newtown places media Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=175174 Wellington Scoop 2025-10-21T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=174167 onslow places media Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=174167 Wellington Scoop 2025-09-21T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=171739 civic-square places media Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=171739 Wellington Scoop 2025-07-23T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=170100 civic-square places media Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=170100 Wellington Scoop 2025-05-02T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166609 begonia-house places media Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=166609 Wellington Scoop 2024-12-16T00:00:00Z -41.2808403719463 174.76908004140702 Begonia House, Serpentine Way, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6012, 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=165900 civic-square places media Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165900 Wellington Scoop 2024-11-25T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164998 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. civic-square lobbygroups places communitygroups media Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164998 Wellington Scoop 2024-10-28T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164088 Last Sunday my family found ourselves unexpectedly home early from a class noho marae. So we ended up doing a cycling trip to the Empire Cinema in Island Bay to see Encanto Reo Māori. Because the cycleway connection in Berhampore is only half built, we took a short-cut from our home in Berhampore to get to the Parade. The kids were very keen, as they always are, to get their “bikes on the road.” These streets from Adelaide Road in Berhampore to the Parade in Island Bay, Tapu te Ranga, are another group of city streets built above waterways. The Pae Kawakawa stream starts near Macalister Park and runs along these roads with feeder streams in Mornington and Southgate as well. cycle-lanes cycling islandbay transport sport places media Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=164088 Wellington Scoop 2024-09-28T00:00:00Z -41.3322495 174.7716525 Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159829 Sixteen years ago, the Wellington city council said it didn’t want to have a large empty building site in Mt Cook. A year later it got what it didn’t want. And the large empty building site in Mt Cook has stayed empty for fifteen years. The prime site has been empty since the city council allowed the Boys Institute swimming pool to be demolished to make way for a supermarket. Only the street frontage remained. mountcook places media Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159829 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-23T00:00:00Z -41.30146955 174.7776714 Boys' Institute & S.A.Rhodes Home For Boys, Tasman Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159816 petone places media Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159816 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-22T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159718 civic-square places media Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159718 Wellington Scoop 2024-04-18T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=148856 Did any of you see a small sign in a spot that’s only visible if you’re catching the courtesy bus to Zealandia? It’s a notice about a resource consent application for a new building that will tower over the Michael Fowler Centre, the Town Hall, and neighbouring buildings. Nearly 40 metres high, when the allowable height is is 27 metres, promoted as the home of Victoria University’s National Music Centre but predominantly an office building with what seems to be a significant loss of green open space. consultation vuw waterfront education places media Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=148856 Wellington Scoop 2022-11-16T00:00:00Z -41.2900659 174.77843094996916 Royal New Zealand Ballet, 115, Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=147144 miramar places media Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=147144 Wellington Scoop 2022-09-05T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=147099 newtown places media Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=147099 Wellington Scoop 2022-09-03T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=145394 were sold in 1889 in the Wellesley block. It is a diverse historic eclectic place, still retaining a bit of grunge and resembling the Cuba district – a creative, interesting, slightly edgy place to be. People love it and are never bored in Newtown, home of the Newtown Festival, the largest free festival in New Zealand. newtown places media Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=145394 Wellington Scoop 2022-06-22T00:00:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=144216 miramar places media Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=144216 Wellington Scoop 2022-05-02T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=143643 waterfront places media Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=143643 Wellington Scoop 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=143607 waterfront places media Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=143607 Wellington Scoop 2022-04-04T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=142353 titahi-bay places media Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=142353 Wellington Scoop 2022-02-09T00:00:00Z -41.1040802 174.8377591 Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=142338 At last some cheerful news. Heritage is back with a capital H – the Wellington City Council has voted in favour of not only retaining but also rebuilding the open-air Khandallah Pool in Khandallah Park. khandallah swimming places sport media Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=142338 Wellington Scoop 2022-02-04T00:00:00Z -41.246742 174.7905885 Khandallah, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=141577 civic-square places media Sat, 18 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=141577 Wellington Scoop 2021-12-18T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=141279 Have I got this right? The Wellington City Council’s draft District Plan is proposing to remove the heritage listing protection of the heart of the city – Te Ngakau/Civic Centre, which is listed as a heritage area in the current District Plan. There’s also no regard for legal protection of the city’s two waterfront parks. civic-square heritagebuildings draft-district-plan places localhistory consultation media Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=141279 Wellington Scoop 2021-12-08T00:00:00Z -41.2886381 174.7770472723911 Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=141285 titahi-bay places media Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=141285 Wellington Scoop 2021-12-07T00:00:00Z -41.1040802 174.8377591 Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139387 There was a night of magical thinking last Thursday when Wellington City Councillors debated the proposal to support a new building on the open green waterfront lawn of Frank Kitts Park. It was led by mayor Andy Foster, who said the fale maele proposal was “a magical concept, with the potential to be a great meeting place.” But it’s impossible to understand how he knows this, because there are no plans – not even a concept drawing – for anyone to see. Nothing. Perhaps Andy was looking into a crystal ball. frank-kitts-park fale waterfront places media Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139387 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-27T00:00:00Z -41.287041349999996 174.77875599386792 Frank Kitts Park, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139287 Open letter from Helene Ritchie to Wellington mayor and councillors I am writing in anticipation of your debate tomorrow about Frank Kitts Park, because there is significant public concern about the loss of green open public space on our waterfront. I want to alert you to a serious omission that your officers appear to have made. frank-kitts-park waterfront places media Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139287 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-22T00:00:00Z -41.287041349999996 174.77875599386792 Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139194 waterfront places media Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139194 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-20T00:00:00Z https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139080 frank-kitts-park waterfront places media Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=139080 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z -41.287041349999996 174.77875599386792 Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138876 Despite being surrounded by high hills, Wellington is fortunate to have an international airport that is under 10km from its CBD, with flight approaches over Cook Strait to the south and just missing the Newland hills to the north. The drawback is the runway which forms a major physical barrier over 2km long between the city and the airport terminal and the growing population of over 20,000 residents who live east of the airport on Miramar Peninsula. airport miramar transport places media Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138876 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-06T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138841 miramar places media Sat, 04 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=138841 Wellington Scoop 2021-09-04T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand