18 September 2024
Te Wiki Kaumātua Seniors’ Week starts next week to coincide with International Day of Older Persons.
17 September 2024
16 September 2024
Recent stories
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori celebrates te reo Māori as an official language of Aotearoa. Here are some ways to start or strengthen your journey with te reo...
13 September 2024
Island Bay’s bike lanes were some of the first in Pōneke and the data they’ve provided us about safety has helped us update and improve our designs.
Council has cancelled Beam’s e-scooter licence following an investigation into allegations.
This summer, Te Papa will be the first venue to kick-off the global tour of Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery.
Meet the team from Wellington City Council and The Y – the hosts of Te Tai Ohinga – who worked hard to get the space ready for the capital’s 13 to 18-...
12 September 2024
L.T. McGuinness will start removing tower crane from the Victoria Street site this weekend.
Community feedback has led to some changes to the draft Wadestown parking scheme.
11 September 2024
Did you know planting for Spring Festival starts in Autumn?
We're putting our might behind the plight of the kororā in this month’s Bird of the Year campaign.
9 September 2024
We’re legally required to carry out an independent valuation of your property every three years.
6 September 2024
Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s has today downgraded Wellington City Council’s long-term issuer credit rating from AA+ to AA, while affirming t...
We’re backing the kororā for Bird of the Year 2024 – here’s what we're doing to help them.
5 September 2024
Council voted 13-3 to retain a Māori ward in the capital today.
4 September 2024
Wellington City Council’s elected members were briefed today on the draft Te Ngākau Civic Square Precinct Development Plan, created by Pōneke Collecti...
Council welcomes Te Hui Ahurei Reo Māori o Te Whanganui-a-Tara, a Māori Language Festival part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
3 September 2024
Council will soon start preparation work for demolition of former City Housing Granville Flats buildings.
In New Zealand’s fiercest culinary competition, One80 Restaurant wins Burger Wellington for second year in a row.
30 August 2024
Beam’s licence suspended pending investigation into allegations the company had more e-scooters on streets than permitted.
Waitohi is hosting the ninth annual Tūmanako exhibition of children's art supporting a nuclear-free world and an inclusive Aotearoa where all lives ar...
Wellington City Council joins nation in mourning passing of the Māori King.
29 August 2024
The Frank Kitts Park car park will reopen later this year following new guidance from MBIE and a recent reassessment of its seismic risk.
As Bird of the Year gets ready to take flight, we are supporting the kororā little penguin this year.
27 August 2024
Wellington City Archives has just cracked the 20 million mark of online and publicly accessible pages of archives and images dating from the 1840s to ...
Celebrate the arrival of kōanga (spring) with the annual festival in our gardens.
26 August 2024
New planter boxes have been installed on Blair and Allen Streets in a collaborative effort between the Council and the Inner-City Wellington (ICW) Res...
22 August 2024
The Wellington Cable Car has been operating for 122 years and is more than just a way to get up and down the hill — it's a piece of the city's history...
Improving safety and the enjoyment of the Wellington waterfront is the focus of a project to upgrade lighting on the promenade.
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