The Local - Mt Victoria

15/07/2025

Read more in our July issue: Clyde Quay School is transforming its hall into a vital community space and inviting neighbours to help with the finishing touches.

Mt Victoria will soon have access to a new community facility, once Clyde Quay School has completed its refurbishment – and the school is hoping neighbours will chip in to help. Jane O’Loughlin reports. Another milestone has passed in the primary school’s ambitious makeover, with the school ha...

14/07/2025

On now at Circa: The Sound Inside - a cerebral, gripping two-hander that’s brilliantly performed. Read our full review.

The Sound Inside is a Tony Award nominated play by prolific American writer Adam Rapp. The first rule of theatre is “show, don’t tell”. The Sound Inside doesn’t care. From the first line, much of the play is narrated by an Ivy League professor (Dulcie Smart); as things progress this power of...

11/07/2025

Have you grabbed your copy of The Local? July's issue is out now - check your Mt Vic letterboxes or pick up your copy at New World Chaffers.

03/06/2025

Have you picked up your copy of The Local yet? Our lead story is about the public meeting called last month to discuss the proposed Mayfair apartments.

A lively public meeting regarding the proposed Mayfair apartment block has fired up opponents of the development, who are now looking for political support for their cause.  Jane O’Loughlin was there.   A fiery public meeting in May has galvanized opponents of a seven-storey apartment block prop...

01/06/2025

It's June and the June edition of The Local is now in Mt Vic letterboxes and available to pick up from New World Chaffers.

28/04/2025

Do you need a laugh? Do you perhaps work in the public sector? Go see Give Way - The Musical at Circa. It is hilarious. Read our review to find out more.

Musicals are written about many things:  war, legends, love stories – but I am pretty sure that very few are about traffic rules. That has not stopped Give Way – The Musical  - an unashamed musical celebration of one particular traffic rule change, and one woman’s fight to make her mark on t...

19/04/2025

Would you use the airport bus if it stopped in Mt Victoria? I'm writing a story on this for the next edition of The Local and I'm keen to know what people think. Let me know in the comments or send me an email at [email protected]

13/04/2025

How well do you know your suburb, people of Mt Victoria? The monthly Unidentified Local Object competition in The Local is an opportunity to show off your local knowledge and win a prize. In this pic, the Alice and Daniel not only correctly identified the object but sent in a lovely photo of themselves with it! Correct entries go into a draw to win $20. Pick up your copy from New World on Wakefield Street or read the PDF online https://the-local.co.nz/

02/04/2025

If you've got a little person in your household or life who likes Bluey and would like to see the stage show coming to Wellington soon, enter the draw to win free tickets! It's in the latest edition of The Local, available to pick up from New World Chaffers or see the digital version online. https://the-local.co.nz/

31/03/2025

It's April, and the latest edition of The Local is in your letterboxes Mt Victoria - or pick one up from New World Chaffers.

29/03/2025

Roger Hall comedy End of Summer Time is on now at Circa. The Local has been to see it and can report it's a funny but poignant reflection on the impact of Covid.

Roger Hall’s latest play End of Summer Time is set squarely in a specific time and place: Auckland, 2019-2023.  Lovable curmudgeon Dickey Hart (played by Gavin Rutherford) is an ageing ex-farmer who has featured in previous Hall comedies.  In this play, he has moved to Auckland with his wife Gle...

25/03/2025

Looking for some lighthearted theatre comedy? Blithe Spirit, featuring Ginette McDonald, is on at Circa Theatre until 19 April. It's a fun night out! Read the review in The Local.

Blithe Spirit is about a writer who invites an eccentric clairvoyant to a dinner party, to get ideas and details for his upcoming book. But the sceptic’s plans backfire on him when the group accidentally summon his dead wife to his house – and she refuses to leave, playing havoc with his relatio...