Wellington City Council’s Chief Executive Barbara McKerrow has informed Mayor Tory Whanau and Councillors that she will not seek an extension to her five-year term, which will conclude on 1 March 2025.

A city within a city – that’s how Te Ngākau Civic Square Programme Manager Farzad Zamani describes the heart of Wellington.

Wellington City Council is the proud recipient of a number of gongs and accolades recently, celebrating a range of innovative initiatives and creative works in Pōneke.

Rates help Wellington City Council deliver more than 400 day-to-day services, and help pay for what has been borrowed to fund major infrastructure projects across Pōneke.

Application by Sprig and Fern Tawa for a new off licence.

Application by Bambina for a new On licence.

Application by 1841 Bar & Restaurant for the renewal of an on licence.

Will Dewhirst, Ākau Tangi’s programmes team lead, never expected a senior’s session of pickleball to snowball into him travelling to Peru for the Pickleball World Cup. His accidental introduction to the sport in 2018 sparked a passion that’s enriched both his life and the lives of countless others in his community.

The events calendar is heating up in Pōneke with the month of August chock full of winter warming festivities.

Application by Super Liquor Johnsonville for the renewal and variation of an Off licence.