Christmas is coming, and this year’s festivities have got a new look and four times the fun with the un-four-gettable Christmas in the Quarters.

Hidden in the hills of Pōneke lies Aro Valley, a suburb filled with rich history. In fact, Aro Street used to have a tram line that linked it to the railway station, which operated until the 1950s!

Now, the suburb is full of quirky homes and colourful art, and there’s so much to check out. Here are five things to do.

The initial proposed level of Wellington City Council investment in the city over the next 10 years, to be used to develop a draft budget for public consultation, was unanimously passed today by the Council’s Kōrau Tōtōpū Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee.

Across the city, our horticulture apprentices are gearing up to share their carefully crafted gardens with the always popular Hidden Gardens project – if you can find them!

Wellington’s ecosanctuary Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne has been named the top tourism operation in Aotearoa New Zealand as winner of the prestigious Air New Zealand Supreme Tourism Award.

A new street layout is being trialled over summer to see whether it makes the street outside quieter and safer for residents, and encourages more children to walk, bike or scoot to school.

Wellington City Archives is a place where Wellington’s documents, objects, and artworks are able to live on. Now, this opportunity for preservation has been extended, with Wellington’s packaging waste finding new life and a new home at the Archives building at 28 Barker Street.  

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