5 May 2025
Wellington City Libraries are seeing a 30 percent surge in new customers since introducing their fines-free policy.
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1 May 2025
Public urged to take care and travel to the conditions with severe weather forecast over next 24 hours.
30 April 2025
The new look Te Ara Whānui Ki Te Rangi Space Place is open.
28 April 2025
Work to revitalise Courtenay Place as part of the Golden Mile upgrade starts later this week.
Work is getting under way from Monday 28 April at Greta Point on the next section of Tahitai – the coastal walking and bike paths taking shape around ...
23 April 2025
Here's how you can take part in the City Nature Challenge in your own backyard.
22 April 2025
The world-premiere exhibition Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery is in its final days at Te Papa.
Here’s how you can commemorate Anzac Day on 25 April 2025 in Wellington.
17 April 2025
Council has reaffirmed its commitment to provide quality social housing for the city’s Housing Upgrade Programme.
Get out and about, discover and document biodiversity for the City Nature Challenge.
16 April 2025
Learn more about how the engagement process works at Wellington City Council.
Wondering what to do in Wellington this Easter weekend? Here are some ideas for what you and the whānau.
Dive into this unique festival, set among some of Pōneke’s finest, treasured locations and venues.
14 April 2025
The Begonia House Conservatory at Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā is a large greenhouse situated in the Lady Norwood Rose Garden. Read on to lear...
11 April 2025
Find out how couple Rory and Bianca have turned their Te Kāinga Te Pu apartment into a green oasis.
Find out details about Easter and Anzac Day services and opening hours.
7 April 2025
Works start soon to protect Frank Kitts Park waterfront and the kororā (little penguins) that live there.
Wellington city has hit an exciting milestone, dropping to under 400 leaks a month – the lowest it’s been in four years.
3 April 2025
Major works to start soon around Te Raekaihau Point between Lyall and Houghton Bays to remove contaminated materials from the site and make the area s...
It’s clear Cuba Street has a special place in Wellington’s heart, but the Council is keen to find out what else can be done to make the street shine.
2 April 2025
Behind the scenes, Wellington City Council's Waterfront Manager Shane Binnie is working tirelessly to keep this iconic space vibrant and safe.
Read on to find out how you can have your say on Wellington’s Long-term Plan amendment and Annual Plan.
28 March 2025
Hundreds of thousands of items will be brought back into Te Matapihi, officially marking the return of the books to Wellington's Central Library.
Wellington City Council are enhancing animal services from Monday 31 March.
27 March 2025
CubaDupa transforms streets into stages and spaces for two days of food, music and entertainment.
25 March 2025
The interactive digital installation, Our Changing City, is now live at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in the Te Taiao exhibition space.
24 March 2025
Wellington City Council is partnering with Organic Wealth to promote the Love Food Hate Waste Food Critics campaign with a stall at the Harbourside Ma...
Vivienne Westwood exhibition discounted rate for local residents on Thursday.
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