Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau defends saying Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is not a ‘nice person’
A war of words between Tory Whanau and Christopher Luxon continues, with the Wellington mayor taking a shot at the Prime ...
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says she doesn't think Christopher Luxon is a 'nice person' after ‘lame-o’ comment
The Wellington Mayor earlier said Luxon's comments on Wellington's councils were "pretty poor form for the leader of our ...
Wellington castle that was once a luxury dog hotel for sale
A multimillion-dollar castle perched in the hills above Wellington has hit the market, being pitched as a possible diplomatic residence or multi-generational household. Premier real estate agency ...
China accuses New Zealand's top spy of spreading 'false information'
China's embassy in New Zealand on Thursday accused Wellington's top spy of lying after the intelligence chief warned of security risks posed by Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific. In a speech ...
Figure for Wellington Water losses 'does not exist' - Acting chair
The acting chair said making the agency review the cost of contracts for work over the last five years would distract the agency from addressing the many problems facing the region's water ...
NZ lawmakers told to stop complaining about Māori name use in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand’s parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the ...
Jon Toogood: Shihad front man on the band's final ever performance in Wellington this weekend
Jon Toogood is perhaps one of Wellington’s best musical exports. His musical career started at High School when he met Tom Larkin and the pair w ...
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Māori name in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand’s parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the ...
Wellington's Readers and Writers Festival off the books this year
The city's writers residency, which has run for 23 years, is also urgently fundraising after not having its funding renewed.
Popular Auckland restaurants expanding to Wellington’s Golden Mile
Paul Wong has signed a lease on Wellington's Courtenay Place with plans to bring his restaurants Lucky 8 and Jungle 8 to the ...
NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
Snow and ice loss warms the land surface and air, setting off a feedback loop of further ice loss. This destabilises the ...
New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...