The council will soon find out how much it has to save to comply with the proposed rates cap. Andrew Little will be asking Wellingtonians what council should focus on over the coming decade.

The cost of merging Wellington councils is the biggest concern. Estimates show the fears are not unfounded.

Wellington’s police commander complained to mayor Andrew Little about Ray Chung’s behaviour during the floods in April, when he started his own search party for a missing man.

“The council should not be jeopardising millions of dollars of government funding on the basis of such a flawed review,” says councillor Geordie Rogers.

What appear to be leaked bank statements raise questions about whether expenses from the group running Ray Chung’s controversial Wellington mayoral campaign were properly declared.

Mayors across the greater Wellington region and Wairarapa have agreed to work together on amalgamation options, saying it makes sense with planned government reform and the need to share services.

Wellington City councillor Geordie Rogers says a heads up on tunnel plans would have been nice ‒ especially given the wide-ranging impacts on the capital.

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The Government has overhauled New Zealand’s electoral law, including closing enrolment before advance voting begins.

Mayoral candidate Alex Baker and the Green Party have independently come up with near-identical policies targeting landbanking.

Wellington mayoral hopeful Ray Chung seemed to overstate the council’s debt servicing burden by $42m a year. Or was it prescience?

Ray Chung is under pressure to explain his campaign’s apparent connections to groups linked to anti-trans rhetoric, vaccine conspiracies and the 2022 Parliament occupation.

The capital is replacing fewer pipes, spending less per person and relying heavily on future councils to deliver on promises made today.

A Wellington developer is keen to promote a council affordable housing scheme that is cost neutral to ratepayers.

The regional councillor turns up the heat in Wellington’s mayoral race, using bus lane data to call out a perceived lack of commitment to public transport.

Wellington mayor says project has been given the green-light, and it appears Little did not understand council process.

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