Mount Victoria News

Architect Glenn Gardiner started drawing up renovation plans for his Wellington home even before he had moved in.

Central Johnsonville will become a ghetto if plans that would allow construction of four-storey apartment blocks are adopted by the city, angry residents say.

It was a busy weekend for civic-minded Wellingtonians last Saturday, with more than 80 volunteers taking part in an emergency exercise, while several hundred Mt Cook residents kick-started their own emergency planning at the Arlington Resilience Gala.

Two Navy ratings repeatedly raped and sexually violated a female colleague at the Devonport naval base after a night of drinking, a court has been told.

SSSH, I'M SNOOZING: Bella, moggy, having first-night-blanket-snuggles. Send your cute pet photos to yourpics@stuff.co.nz HUMBLE BEGINNINGS: Kung Fu Panda, who was found in a rubbish bin as a kitten.

The average house price in Wellington has fallen 3.5 per cent to $538,000, with the corresponding section value reducing 4.4 per cent to $258,000. Quotable Value today released the new property valuations for the city to be used by Wellington City Council to set rates for the year starting July 2010.

By Patrick McCombs Mt Victoria residents have heard nothing from the New Zealand Transport Agency since it promised to consult us about the developing plans for the Basin Reserve flyover and a second tunnel.

Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 12:43 pm Press Release: Wellington City Council NEWS RELEASE 27 October 2009 The sky over Wellington will light up this Guy Fawkes night with the Pelorus Trust Sky Show – which promises to be even bigger, better and brighter.

IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT: John Key and Education Minister Anne Tolley at Glen Taylor School, Glendowie, for the introduction of the new national standards.

The SPCA pet palace in Wellington's Mt Victoria will open six months later than planned, and cost $2 million more.

Moves to make criminals of people who drink in a public place, and the creation of "drunk tanks" to accommodate drinkers as they sober up, are being supported by Wellington City Council.

Wellington bus commuters are facing delays this morning after a power failure between the Basin Reserve and Courtenay Place disabled trolley buses.

Two Wellington brothel owners were today found guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl, who they later employed as a child prostitute.

This summer young biking enthusiasts will be able to 'push off the berms' and 'pump the rollers' at three of the city's newest purpose-built biking skills areas.

Media release - World March for Peace A global appeal to protect the North and South Poles was launched at the Antarctica monument on Mount Victoria in Wellington today by a team of peace walkers who will travel around the world promoting peace and nonviolence.

The father of a murdered Lower Hutt schoolgirl and his wife invited two teenage girls to their Wellington brothel, gave them cannabis and sexually violated one of them, a High Court jury was told today.

A young man who was part of a group that drove around Wellington streets looking for drunk students to beat and rob was today jailed for six years.

With its scenic mountainous backdrops, beautiful rainforests, and rolling hills, New Zealand is a beautiful destination for any cycling enthusiast.

Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 2:02 pm Press Release: Michael King Writers'Centre Heritage Week Events The Michael King Writers' Centre will hold two events as part of North Shore Heritage Week this year.

GOING NOWHERE: Kirsty McLean, of Upper Hutt, comes to a standstill in snow on the Rimutaka Hill Road, where she was struck for 'two freezing hours' yesterday.