Bullying claims and the war of words at Wellington City Council
Wellington's former mayor and current city councillor Diane Calvert are in a war of words.
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Oops! Justin Lester allegedly mixes up email, sparking complaint
Complaint laid over former mayor releasing council information after ousted from the job.
Email leak: Wellington city councillor and CE clash again
Stern words for Councillor Simon Woolf over any involvement in Zoo bullying allegations.
Tensions behind code of conduct investigation revealed
Leaked emails: Wellington councillor Simon Woolf v council chief executive Kevin Lavery.
Pomp and circumstance returns to Wellington City Council
The clink of mayoral chains, pay rises, free lunches and first meeting nerves.
Council refusal to release complaints 'bizarre'
Wellington city councillor Simon Woolf is facing a code of conduct investigation.
Wellington council massage room relocated after outrage
Parents have claimed a win after their dedicated space was turned into a massage room.
Code of conduct investigation into Wellington councillor after concerns
Simon Woolf is in hot water again after wading into staffing employment matters.
Money, money, money: Litigating Shelly Bay
Financial records reveal mounting donations to groups taking legal action over Shelly Bay.
Comment: Lunchtime massages don't trump working mothers
Mum resorts to expressing breast milk in her car after dedicated parents' room reassigned.
Councillor resorted to expressing breast milk in her car
Wellington City Council slammed for turning parents' room into a massage room.
Council bans breastfeeding in pools after mother ejected
New signs will warn mothers: "Please do not breastfeed in the pool".
Sticking it to the Greens
Wellington councillor David Lee finds a home in New Zealand's newest political party.
Moving on from Wellington's cliffhanger election result
Clouds clear for new mayor Andy Foster as Justin Lester's vote recount bid is quashed.
Mayoral recount: Justin Lester doesn't have the numbers he was counting on
New information shines a different light on Wellington's mayoral vote recount saga.
Portfolio rethink after climate-change stoush in Wellington
Wellington's mayor has taken transport into his own hands and given himself the portfolio.
Fireworks shot from cars as Guy Fawkes night looms
No public fireworks displays on Guy Fawkes night raises risks of mayhem.
New mayor cagey over Wellington tunnel-building mission
ANALYSIS: Andy Foster changes tune and dodges questions over a second Mt Victoria tunnel.
Developer's Shelly Bay warning: 'You can't lead the city with no'
Ian Cassels: "I wouldn't want to contemplate a city that couldn't keep its word."
Andy Foster and Justin Lester share awkward hug
Mayoral chains have been exchanged under the cloud of a vote recount.
Awkward: Vote recount overshadows council inauguration
Tradition is for the outgoing mayor to place the mayoral chains on the incoming mayor.
Decision on Shelly Bay resource consent imminent
Independent commissioners have made a decision- lawyers now looking over it.
Wellington election vote recount to cost $100,000
WCC has $50K insurance cover for a recount but ratepayers will have to foot the rest.
New mayor scrapes in by narrow margin
The final vote count is in for Wellington's mayoral race, and it's a tight one.
Time to play politics over Wellington's new deputy mayor
COMMENT: Andy Foster should look to the left to have a chance of building consensus.
Justin Lester: The capybara tamer
A job as an extra in the Lord of the Rings was crossed off the list
Justin Lester's rainbow legacy on the ropes?
Authorities remain at loggerheads over the safety of Wellington's rainbow crossing.
Let's Get Wellington Moving: Election promises v spades in the ground
Let's Get Wellington Waiting simply isn't going to wash.
Sir Peter Jackson calls to congratulate new Wellington mayor
The first time Andy Foster has directly heard from film-maker since his campaign launch.
'Dodgy Wellington transport deal should be dead'
National says Wellington's new mayor has a mandate for a new Let's Get Welly Moving deal.
Council to be schooled on Treaty of Waitangi after 'racist' remarks
Stoush between Wellington's deputy mayor and councillor prompts race relations training.
Alcohol crackdown at Wellington Labour candidates celebration
A very different rule book to 2016 when the partying continued to at least midnight.
Where's voting for students at Vic Uni?
A bid to get election voting on Vic's campus was hampered because of security issues.
Georgina Campbell: 'Reasons' for low voter turnout wearing thin
The onus lies with voters- they're the only ones who can put pen to paper.