1 July 2025
The annual Coastal Bird survey has been released with a warning for the future.
27 June 2025
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25 June 2025
Wellington City Archives has been preparing to relocate from Barker Street to Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, the central library.
24 June 2025
Plans for a long-awaited second Wellington city centre bus route running along the waterfront quays are beginning to take shape.
Get to know Wellington City Council Animal Control Officer Emily Aitkenhead, the woman who has fostered over 50 dogs on top of her day job.
Many hands came together in the past couple of weeks to spruce up two of Wellington’s most iconic precincts – Courtenay Place and Cuba Street.
23 June 2025
With Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui set to open in March 2026, Wellington City Libraries are marking the occasion with a design a library card competition.
19 June 2025
‘Tiaki’ by Shannon Te Rangihaeata Clamp brings spirit and narratives to the streets of Te Whanganui-a-Tara as part of the Council’s Courtenay Place Li...
A new coordination service, aimed at strengthening Wellington City’s response to chronic homelessness and making it more coherent, has been given the ...
Here is a list of events you can check out this winter in Wellington.
18 June 2025
A new public toilet block has opened providing lighting and facilities for people with disabilities.
Wellington City Council opens Changing Places room as Wellington’s first fully accessible bathroom.
17 June 2025
The latest Residents Monitoring Survey (RMS) shows there’s room for improvement.
16 June 2025
A kiwi named Maui has made “fight weight”, meaning they have grown big enough to have their monitoring transmitter removed and are now free on Welling...
Here are some ideas for how you can celebrate Matariki Puanga in Wellington.
13 June 2025
Two innovative projects are helping Wellington City reduce carbon emissions by expanding access to bikes for children, low-income households, business...
12 June 2025
Council and Predator Free Wellington win the Supreme Award at the LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards.
Multi-venue music and arts festival GREAT SOUNDS GREAT taking over Cuba Street again for one night only.
11 June 2025
You may spot a few friendly faces walking around our city streets in blue uniforms. They are Wellington City Council’s new Urban Liaison Officers.
WOAP returns to the capital this August with more colour, creativity and flavour than ever before.
6 June 2025
Join us for a couple of clean-up days in Courtenay Place and Cuba Street.
CBD gets a significant boost in safety this week as Urban Liaison Officers start working to reduce harm on our streets.
5 June 2025
Welcome in the Māori New Year with Matariki Ahi Kā – a whānau-friendly celebration of fire, projections, performances, and kai.
Help shape the future of the Pōneke coastline – a taonga of the city.
4 June 2025
A sister city relationship between two capitals will be celebrated when the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Canberra berths in Wellington Harbour.
Wellington will be buzzing with activity this week as Pōneke celebrates its sister city partnership with Canberra.
Wellington City Council’s elected members have been briefed on the latest progress in Te Ngākau Civic Precinct. The precinct is now nine months away f...
3 June 2025
Look behind the scenes of how the Specialist Gardening team at the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā set up the displays inside the Begonia House.
30 May 2025
Wellington City Council’s Social, Cultural, and Economic Committee has agreed to progress the land negotiations needed to deliver a long-awaited commu...
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