Wellington City councillors take airport sale off the table
Wellington City Council will not be selling its 34 per cent stake in the airport.
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Independent review of Wellington's wastewater treatment operations announced
The review follows 10 warnings, infringement, and abatement notices over 18 months.
Wellington City Council votes to put district plan out for consultation
The proposed plan will enable more development in a big shake-up of planning rules.
Wellington region now closer to 90% first dose, 68% fully vaccinated
Eighty-eight per cent have had their first dose, up from 86 per cent at the last update.
Covid uncertainty cancels A Very Welly Christmas for 2021
But organisers have not given up on Christmas entirely.
Expired Covid-19 vaccines given to 15 Wellingtonians
All affected people have been encouraged to get another vaccine.
Wellington City puts rent freeze for its tenants on the table
The proposed changes would require rates funding or increased borrowing.
Fatal combination: Speed, alcohol, cannabis and lack of sleep
Tyson O'Neil was 16 with no driver's licence when crashed a stolen car.
Wellington's Victoria University first to mandate vaccines for students in halls of residence
Covid-19 jabs will be mandatory in Victoria University's halls of residence from 2022.
Cancer teen Jemima Gazley remembered as 'a supernova star, burning its brightest light'
Jemima was laid to rest in a wedding dress she and her mum had dyed pink.
Revealed: Where you won't be able to build in Wellington due to flood risk
Coastal inundation and tsunamis hazard maps are being proposed for the city.
Wgtn cafe Prefab opens new coffee bar after abrupt closure, letting all staff go
The coffee bar has reduced hours and a simplified breakfast menu.
Top Towns: Dunedin leads the way for Covid vaccinations, Wellington closing in
Wellington has climbed six places since Friday and now sits in sixth place.
Wellington's Freyberg Pool potentially earthquake-prone
Generations of Wellingtonians have learned to swim at the landmark building.
'Engulfed by flames': Woman saved from burning Wellington building recounts dramatic rescue
Crews are on site dampening down hot spots.
Sneak peek inside Wellington's empty central library labelled 'depressing' and 'heart-breaking'
The library has been closed for more than two years.
'Aggressive and unsustainable': Wellington lobby group taking airport to court over planned expansion
The group says the expansion will "vastly" increase pollution – but the airport disagrees.
Analysis: Wellington City Council's tricky call on whether to replace a colleague
A can of worms has been opened at the council after a resignation due to a health scare.
Most partially vaccinated MPs staying home as Parliament resumes
All members of the Labour, Greens and Te Paati Māori caucuses are fully vaccinated.
'She just keeps on giving': Cancer research team 'ecstatic' after Wellington teen's donated brain arrives
Brain tissue could help find cure for aggressive cancer which took Jemima Gazley's life.
PM: NZ can be one of most vaccinated countries as daily doses near 130k
Super Saturday has been a record-breaking day of vaccination in New Zealand.
'Give Delta a taste of Kiwi': Vaxathon co-host Paddy Gower on Super Saturday
Instead of donations, the aim of the Vaxathon is to raise national vaccination levels.
Business Hub: Find a way to live with Covid-19, says Fashion Week owner
The owner of NZ Fashion Week talks about taking Kiwi fashion and design to the world.
Police seek witnesses after teen robbed, attacked with claw hammer
A 16-year-old was attacked by four males and struck with a claw hammer.
Super Saturday: What you need to know in Wellington
There are more than a dozen events on around the region to get Wellingtonians vaccinated.
The 90% Project: Cannons Creek vaccination event for Pasifika youth this Super Saturday
"One of the things we do well as Pacific people is we're able to congregate communally."
Capital culture: Action-packed line-up of Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts revealed
The festival will kick off in February 2022.
Storm surge so strong wave monitor was washed away in Wellington
High winds drove waves as high as 6m yesterday, cancelling ferries and disrupting flights.
The Establishment bar in Wellington loses liquor licence bid
Police say the bar is the most high-risk licensed premises in Wellington.
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Green light given to businesses for rapid antigen Covid-19 tests
Big businesses have been granted an exemption to import and introduce rapid antigen tests.
Windy Wellington: Swells of up to 6m cut off suburb
The worst of the weather is over after massive waves brought debris up onto the road.
Another Wellington City Council senior staffer resigns
Chief resilience and chief infrastructure officers resign within months of one another.