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![Last ditch bid for Wellington council airport shares, will Govt send in commissioners?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Last ditch bid for Wellington council airport shares, will Govt send in commissioners?
Minister says it would be a significant issue if the council can't pass long-term plan.
![Analysis: Why Tory Whanau’s crumbling support is good for Wellington](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Analysis: Why Tory Whanau’s crumbling support is good for Wellington
Division in a left-voting bloc could be the making of the mayor and her colleagues.
![Editorial: Vacant buildings, serious fall should ring alarm bells for Wellington](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Vacant buildings, serious fall should ring alarm bells for Wellington
OPINION: It's pure luck nobody died on Monday night.
![Tory Whanau wins praise for revealing ADHD diagnosis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tory Whanau wins praise for revealing ADHD diagnosis
Mayor "positively overwhelmed" by reception she has received since detailing condition.
![Opinion - Airport shares sale raises new questions about Wellington's 'financial crisis'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion - Airport shares sale raises new questions about Wellington's 'financial crisis'
Surprise $450m budget problem was revealed before vote to sell council's airport shares.
![Tory Whanau reveals ADHD diagnosis with 'traits of autism'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tory Whanau reveals ADHD diagnosis with 'traits of autism'
The mayor's diagnosis came while she was seeking help for her drinking problem.
!['Discriminatory': Councils voice opposition to Māori wards bill at select committee](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Discriminatory': Councils voice opposition to Māori wards bill at select committee
The bill was part of National's coalition agreements with Act and NZ First.
![Wellington City Council votes to sell its airport shares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington City Council votes to sell its airport shares
The decision is a significant win for Mayor Tory Whanau.
![Editorial: Tory Whanau’s smart business move after Reading failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Tory Whanau’s smart business move after Reading failure
OPINION: It's a win the mayor needed after the controversial cinema deal collapsed.
!['Feel lied to': Council floats Khandallah Pool closure amid 18 per cent rates hike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Feel lied to': Council floats Khandallah Pool closure amid 18 per cent rates hike
Residents wonder what their rates are paying for if not community facilities.
![Wellingtonians campaign to save the Khandallah Pool from closure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellingtonians campaign to save the Khandallah Pool from closure
Alfie and Henry Pickers are among a large number of Wellingtonians campaigning to save the Khandallah Pool from closure by the Wellington City Council. Video / Mark Mitchell
![Deadly Loafers Lodge fire victims remembered one year on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Deadly Loafers Lodge fire victims remembered one year on
Today marks one year since a horror fire tore through the boarding house and killed five.
![Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau missed half of airport board meetings in past year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau missed half of airport board meetings in past year
Report reveals the mayor attended only four out of eight meetings in the past year.
![Safety concerns raised over Wellington ‘anti-trans’ event](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Safety concerns raised over Wellington ‘anti-trans’ event
Te Papa and the council are reviewing health and safety and security arrangements.
![Julie Anne Genter v businesses: Why the bad blood over cycleways?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Julie Anne Genter v businesses: Why the bad blood over cycleways?
A mandate for cycleways in the capital doesn't make for a painless process.
![Could Wellington be the next region to ink a water deal with the government?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Could Wellington be the next region to ink a water deal with the government?
Councils to work together on a plan for a Greater Wellington region water deal.
![Business Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Business Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke
'After a few weeks, we decided we needed to move' - Goedeke on coming to NZ.
![Political Roundup: Why Tory Whanau has the lowest approval rating in the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Political Roundup: Why Tory Whanau has the lowest approval rating in the country
OPINION: Whanau’s policies and priorities are at the centre of her problems.
!['Relentless, brutal but meaningful': Tory Whanau reflects on mayoralty and MP rumours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Relentless, brutal but meaningful': Tory Whanau reflects on mayoralty and MP rumours
A candid interview with the Herald after news of the failed Reading Cinema deal.
![Editorial: Uncertainty to blame for Wellington’s downward spiral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Uncertainty to blame for Wellington’s downward spiral
OPINION: The capital needs more than just sunshine right now.
![Wellington's controversial heritage flats could be bowled for student accommodation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington's controversial heritage flats could be bowled for student accommodation
The eyesore building has sat empty since 2012 and could finally get a new lease on life.