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Wellington mayor Andrew Little’s office said the matter was operational and not for his office to comment on.
Wide-ranging redundancies proposed at the Wellington City Council
Teams understood to be affected includ climate change, planning and communications .
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"There was no opportunity to consider all the risks properly, including whether the commission ‘should’ pay for the tiles even if it could."
Controversial mega-strike ads gave ‘confused messages’ - but no breach of political neutrality
The Public Service Commission review landed months after its March deadline and cost $45,000 - thousands more than the $426.41 Facebook ads themselves.
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The eye-watering sums became reality this week with the first Wellington City water bills sent Wednesday, Upper Hutt on Tuesday, Hutt City on Thursday and Porirua this Monday. It is the first definitive take on what water will now cost.
Wellington council’s $30k a year mistake adds to man’s Tiaki Wai billing anger
There is no shortage of outrage and confusion as the new water bills arrive, but the loudest indignation could be in the Wellington suburb of Karori.
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A judge ruled Sharon Brownie’s conduct was “derogatory”, “contemptuous”, “insulting” and “humiliating”, while she was employed as dean of nursing at Nairobi’s Aga Khan University.
Simeon Brown’s Nursing Council pick mocked ex-assistant as ‘bullfrog’, in behaviour deemed ‘derogatory’ and ‘contemptuous’
Health Minister Simeon Brown’s appointee as chairperson of the nursing regulator was found by a Kenyan court to have mocked an employee in private emails and helped orchestrate a premeditated process ...
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Wellington mayor Andrew Little says separation between the two bills “probably couldn’t be avoided”.
How to work out the true cost of your new Wellington water and rates bill
Some of the panic and outrage appears justified. Some through can be moderated.
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@henrycooke.bsky.social: Notably Christopher Luxon did not reach for any positives when asked what voters could expect for the next 100 days, instead telling media he would be “making sure New Zealanders understand what’s at risk”.
100 days out, the election is far from settled
ANALYSIS: As the coalition jostles and the economy grinds, voters appear eager to shake up this election - just as they did in 2023.
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"I'm not making it up, sunshine. I noticed you came here five minutes ago. Go back to your own country - that’s where they lie like a flatfish, but they don’t lie like that here, all right?"
China’s ambassador weighs in on Winston Peters’ attack of Chinese-Kiwi Green MP
Helen Clark has called Peters’ comments “dangerous” while Carl Worker said they were “cause for deep national shame”.
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In May 2025, the duo met with Simeon Brown in Auckland as part of an FSU delegation to discuss concerns about freedom of speech and conscience rights in healthcare, including cases involving doctors facing disciplinary action.
Second Free Speech Union figure appointed to regulate doctors after meeting minister
Roderick Mulgan - a Free Speech Union board member who helped lobby Health Minister Simeon Brown over proposed changes to how doctors are regulated - is one of four new Medical Council members appoint...
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“I was like, ‘okay Donna, you've seen this on TV before, you can do this’.”
Traffic backs up, strangers offer a hand as grandmother delivers grandson on busy road
'Mum, he's coming': Grandmother delivers her grandson on busy Wellington road.
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The home of the Wellington Cup is one of seven around the country recommended to close as racing venues under the Project Stamina report.
Iconic Trentham racecourse to be sidelined under ‘national masterplan’
The Upper Hutt track, home of the Wellington Cup, will no longer hold race meetings if an independent consultants’ report into the future of New Zealand horse racing is adopted.
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The broadside from the FSU ‒ an organisation which has a stated goal of advancing the cause of free speech ‒ was in response to a reporter asking a minister about the appointment of a new person to a regulated body.
Free Speech Union attacks reporter for asking minister questions
The Free Speech Union - which exists to defend free speech - has attacked a journalist for asking a minister questions over email.
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“There were huge camps of people in Cuba Mall. They were using Left Bank as their bathroom ... it stunk like a urinal ... and then the council announced this scheme.”
Wellington: ‘The best city in the country to be homeless’?
It is hardly a tag line from an ad agency but the City Missioner says Wellington’s success could be its draw card.
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On the night of the incident the ED was at 200% occupancy, with 20 patients who needed to be seen within four hours and a shortage of 10 nurses for the shift.
Heart attack patient waited over four hours after triage error in crowded Wellington ED
A man undergoing a heart attack should have had a 10-minute wait to be seen at Wellington Regional Hospital's emergency department, which was at 200% occupancy and short of 10 nurses.
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“We’ve got really awesome people trying to do the best they can within the constraints of a very broken system.”
‘It’s a song and a prayer’: The hidden cost of 1300 empty nursing jobs
More than 1300 nursing roles are vacant across NZ’s public health system, leaving frontline staff increasingly reliant on exhausted colleagues working extra shifts to keep wards running.
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“Cash is still important in New Zealand, but cash can only remain useful if cash services are available and easy to access.“
Is cash still king? Change may be coming
Across the country, many businesses, charities and even banks have moved away from cash. It’s convenient, but comes with risks.
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"I don't want it to turn into places like America, where the political discourse has become so toxic."
First-time candidate’s cross-party offer: ‘We can be civil. It’s politics’
In the new Wellington North electorate, it could shape up to be the campaign version of Nirvana ... a battle of ideas, not barbs.
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“Why exactly do they need one of the largest comms operations in local government, when every cent spent on spin doctors is money that can’t be put to work fixing the pipes?”
Tiaki Wai builds 22-strong communications team as water bills loom
Three people plus some contractors massaged the message for Wellington Water in 2021. Five years on, the number is beyond 22.
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MP Katie Nimon: “I’m glad to have had the platform to remind working mums that they’re doing a great job, they’re not lazy, and there is no right way of raising a child while working (or not).”
No apology from Stuart Nash following ‘sexist’ text and resignation
MP at centre of saga says Nash has not reached out to her.
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“It’s not because we’re not good operators, everyone's in the same boat. It’s like ground zero.”
Wellington cafe stalwarts’ plea for more support amid mounting economic crises
Midnight Espresso’s Amanda McMillan and Hamish McIntyre have navigated nearly 30 years in the industry on Cuba St, but are now openly questioning whether they can keep battling constant economic shock...
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Henry Cooke: It’s clear Bishop does not think not talking about bad polls will make them go away. He would quite like the rest of the party ... to do all they can to get the polling up.
Why Chris Bishop admitted he would likely lose Hutt South
ANALYSIS: Chris Bishop does not think ignoring bad polls will make them go away, but politicians are not usually honest about such things.
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NZ First leader Winston Peters, who is overseas, posted to social media saying Nash had offered his resignation as a candidate and this had been accepted.
Stuart Nash resigns as NZ First candidate following ‘sexist’ text
Resignation comes after Luxon ruled him out as minister.
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"It’s still a little bit surreal when it pops into my head. I just won the Open. I won a major."
Home with the Claret Jug: Open champ Ryan Fox speaks on a crazy, life-changing 48 hours
Kiwi golfer soaks up the enormity of his achievement and realities to go with it as he returns to Florida a first-time major champion.
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“By measuring and reporting our gender pay gap we hold ourselves to account and ensure we are facing up to the challenge of addressing workplace inequality.”
Business leaders push for mandatory pay gap reporting, insist it’s a ‘non-political’ issue
The Coalition Government’s record in power includes axing a former, Labour proposal for mandatory pay gap reporting, icing pay equity claims, and suggesting the disestablishment of the Ministry for Wo...
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Chris Bishop says it is "highly unlikely" he would win Hutt South on National's current polling: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
Chris Bishop says it is ‘highly unlikely’ he would win Hutt South on current polling
Bishop could be booted from Parliament altogether.
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“Either way, 28 years after Te Papa also became New Zealand’s national art gallery, the experiment remains unproven.“
Editorial: Te Papa’s art experiment remains unproven
EDITORIAL: Nearly three decades after Te Papa merged New Zealand’s national museum and art gallery under one roof, the institution still has to prove the model truly works.
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"As a local MP, I'm still dealing with people all of the time who are not on the electoral roll and don't know that they're not on the electoral roll, and that is a failing by the Electoral Commission."
Labour leader pans Electoral Commission for not getting enough people enrolled
Chris Hipkins says the entity must get people enrolled or new law will see them turned away.
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The choice is not between change and no change. Change is coming. The real choice is whether we shape it ourselves, writes Ken Laban.
Wellington amalgamation: The change that will define our region
OPINION: This is the biggest change local government in this country has faced in a generation. Getting it right matters.
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Just 59% of people aged 65 and over have received at least one funded influenza vaccine this year - down from 64% in 2023/24, and well below Health NZ's target of 75%.
Flu jabs fall below target as Health NZ works to rebuild confidence in vaccines
Just 59% of people aged 65 and over had received at least one funded influenza vaccine this year, well below Health NZ's target of 75%.
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"We’ve always believed that a bookshop should be a world within a world, and this extension allows us to make that world even bigger, brighter, and more welcoming."
Amid retail turmoil, Wellington's oldest bookstore expands
A new children and Young Adult section in Unity Books means more space for young people to read away from screens, manager Susanna Andrew says.
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