Be warned. The ultra-strict Rugby World Cup rules take effect in Wellington this weekend.
One of the most surprising bans – and one of the meanest – is a restriction on where buskers can perform. The city council always requires them to get a licence. (It’s free, after you’ve filled in a form and studied the guidelines.) But for the Rugby World Cup, with or without a licence, no busking will be allowed within 500 metres of the Westpac Regional Stadium.
Wellington’s new $11million wharewaka on Taranaki Wharf was supposed to be “a permanent expression of Maori art and culture.” But for six weeks next year it’s to be downgraded to become a place for parties and the sale of souvenirs.
Victoria University’s Classics Museum examines the complex afterlives of antiquities through two remarkable objects—a Roman portrait head now subject to repatriation after being identified as illicitly excavated, and a richly carved child’s sarcophagus later revealed to be a modern forgery.
The Wellington Phoenix have secured another key member of the women’s goalkeeping union. Aimee Danieli has followed Football Ferns goalkeeper Victoria Esson in re-signing with the Phoenix for the 2026-27 Ninja A-League. Danieli, 21, served as Esson’s back-up during the... The post Young ‘keeper signs on for another season with the Nix appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
In Term 3, we run tours for families and whānau considering enrolment at Wellington High School and who were unable to attend Open Evening. Tours run on Wednesday mornings at 10.30am and give you the opportunity to take a guided tour around key parts of our campus. For availability, and to make a booking click here or scan […]
