An independent commissioner has given resource consent to Johnsonville Market to formalise the operation.

Pōneke recently celebrated the planting of its two millionth native plant, following a 20-year programme involving Wellington City Council staff and thousands of community volunteers.

Conservation Week/Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa is happening 4–12 September, so we’re highlighting some of the awesome people who have contributed to making our wonderful city greener.

Construction crews have wasted no time in getting stuck back into their work this week, with key infrastructure builds across the city back underway as soon as safely possible.

Maintaining the current ward boundaries and increasing the total number of Councillors by one to 15 for future elections is being proposed for Wellington.

Check out our list of fun things you and your whānau can do while Wellington is in Alert Level 3. Just remember to stick to your bubble, wear a mask and keep local. Be kind and stay safe!

Council will be removing the large slide from Frank Kitts Park playground to err on the side of caution following a number of unfortunate incidents recently.

Since lockdown started over a fortnight ago, hundreds of groups, organisations and volunteers have been making sure the vulnerable members of our community are looked after – and that mahi continues into Level 3 and beyond.

We’re on a mission to promote play, an essential part of childhood development – and crucial to the survival of parents during a global pandemic! There is no better time than now to review how and when our whānau play.

Martin Matthews has been appointed to the Board of the Wellington Museums Trust, the governing body for Experience Wellington.

Wellington is a world away from Ipoh, Malaysia, but it’s where Poh (Bruce) Tan came to forge his path to the Council.