The thought of the Wellington Phoenix moving to Auckland has not gone down well with the football club's staunch supporters.

If the Wellywood sign is really going to draw a stream of bucket-list visitors, I guess I'll have to move out.

Is 'Wellywood' the best all those pointy heads in the self-proclaimed cultural capital can come up with?

That was Skeptics Society chair Vicki Hyde's response to billboards claiming the world will end on May 21.

Wellington's $11.5 million Wharewaka o Poneke is due to open this Sunday without its star attraction.

The Rugby World Cup "party central" will be "a destination second to none" and will be ready in time for the event, Auckland Waterfront Development Agency chairman Bob Harvey says.

Three people have been hit by buses on a Wellington street since it was made two-way on Sunday.

The Phoenix CEO has guaranteed the future of the soccer club, despite the IRD seeking $3.58 million from owner Terry Serepisos.

Wellington's new mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the closeness of her victory over Kerry Prendergast highlights the need for inclusiveness.

The Green Party's Celia Wade-Brown has ousted Kerry Prendergast as Wellington mayor after the counting of special votes was completed this afternoon.

Wellington's leadership is up in the air with long-serving incumbent Kerry Prendergast ahead of her nearest challenger by a mere 40 votes and many ballots still to be counted.