Wellington's new mayor is confident he will hold the reins for three years - even though there is a recount on the cards. Andy Foster won the election by a narrow margin of 62 votes, but the now former mayor Justin Lester has gone to the District......
Opponents of Wellington Airport's billion-dollar expansion plans say the council needs to rein in the plans. Wellington City Council, a major shareholder in the airport, declared a climate change emergency in August, and has the aim of becoming......
Wellington's regional council scrambled to remove ads promoting a career in bus driving after it discovered a string of racist tweets by one of its poster boys. Official information obtained by RNZ shows the council asked its bus drivers to front......
It’s been a successful year for the Links Ave-based Tauranga City AFC. After just surviving a relegation battle last season in the Northern Regional Football League Division 1, the club made a conscious decision to strengthen its coaching team......
Climate protesters will risk arrest as they attempt to pull off a major political stunt in the capital this morning. Environmental group Extinction Rebellion is planning widespread civil disobedience in Wellington to pressure the government to take......
Wellington Railway station has reopened after it was evacuated this afternoon, but Metlink has warned of delays on all services. The Wellington city council said a fire alarm was the cause of the evacuation, but police said a threat was made. Metlink......
A kitten has been saved just in time, after being found on a recycling belt at a Wellington refuse station on Monday. The team were loading newspaper onto the recycling belt when they heard a tiny squeal. A search for the source of the noise found......
A city councillor has questioned if the gifting of a Māori name to Wellington's Botanic Garden area is 'unreasonable use' of te reo. The city is being gifted a Māori name by mana whenua on Friday afternoon which caused a row between councillor......
