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Scoop Wellington provides news and views from Wellington, New Zealand

Scoop Wellington provides news and views from Wellington, New Zealand

A majority of surveyed greater Christchurch residents say they are open to more public transport and higher density housing.

More than 7000 people provided feedback on how to accommodate future growth in Greater Christchurch through the Huihui Mai engagement. The Whakawhanake Kāinga Komiti (Urban Growth Partnership for Greater Christchurch) asked residents in Christchurch City, ...

STUFF The Wellington City Councils draft Spatial Plan aims to provide more housing across the city as the population increases. OPINION: Te Whānganui-a-Tara, or the place more widely known as Wellington, has always been and always will be a Māori place with layers of history that are buried beneath the concrete culverts that tame, some might say colonise, its many streams and waterways. We are living on top of a veritable panoply of life that we have erased from sight and memory. This rich h...

Wellington density plans face character area concerns Harry Lock © Getty Andy Foster said hes aware that a few residents are concerned over the matter. Wellingtonians are divided over proposals to increase the density of housing in the central city and suburbs. It points towards higher density living, clustered around the urban centres of suburbs, as well as for the CBD. The citys population is estimated to expand by 50,000 to 80,000 by 2050. Analysis of the results found int...

A clear split between Wellingtonians wanting more high density housing - and those who don't

She says the future is converting increasingly empty commercial buildings into apartments to rent and own, and “a walkable, liveable neighbourhood where you can get most of the stuff you need to have a decent life within 15 minutes of active travel ... and public transport”. Figures from commercial real estate firm Colliers International show empty commercial space in the capital grew almost 17 per cent in the year to December 2020, from 84,000sqm to 98,000 sqm. MONIQUE FORD / STUFF/Stuff...

Michael Gibson, 8. January 2021, 9:57 Ray Chung should be made a Councillor as soon as possible. I can only hope that Grant Robertson will not again try to influence Council elections by using Labour Party letter-head to bring party politics to the Council table.   Ben, 8. January 2021, 11:06 I think that the council should review their projects. I would argue that the water pipes are more important than a cycleway. Why are we not holding the building contra...

by Benoit Pette 2020. A year to remember, or forget? At an individual level, and as a city, how have we fared through this unprecedented period? Have we learned from it and have we taken actions to correct our course? Are we more confident than we were a year ago, that Wellington is the city of our aspirations, led by an inspiring City Council with our interests at heart? Has the Council led by example and made this city better to live in? Are we happier than a year ago to live here in Welling...