The Local - Mt Victoria

19/09/2025

Let me eat cake! 🍰
Mid-afternoon sugar cravings are real, but Wellington’s cafes aren’t helping. Jane O’Loughlin makes the case for a cake bylaw- making sure carrot and chocolate cake are always available until 4pm. Who’s with her? 🙋

Sludge levies, broken water pipes, closing shops, homelessness, the Golden Mile… there’s some big issues worrying the people and hopeful council candidates in Wellington right now, but one issue that often gets overlooked is the availability of cakes. Perhaps you are not a person who likes to ea...

14/09/2025

Getting ready to vote in the Wellington City Council elections? The council has gone to the trouble of making videos of all the candidates so you can see what they have to say. Check it out.

Candidates who have been nominated to stand for Pukehīnau / Lambton General Ward in the 2025 Wellington City Council local body elections.

05/09/2025

College Street hits a rough patch as two beloved boutiques close. Goodness and Citta Essentials have shut their doors after years of serving Te Aro shoppers- but retailers say the street is still a hotspot for independent shops.

Two stores are seeking tenants on College Street, after Goodness and Citta Essentials both closed in the last month. The owners of Goodness thanked their clientele on social media: “It’s a sad decision, and one we’ve thought long and hard about. Fashion retailing has changed. The world has cha...

03/09/2025

Want to hear directly from your Pukehīnau Lambton Ward and Mayoral candidates? 🗳️

The Mt Vic Residents’ Association AGM kicks off at 6.30pm, followed by the Meet the Candidates event at 7pm at St Joseph’s Church, 42 Ellice Street on Thursday 4 September.

Get a head start by checking out your Pukehīnau Lambton candidates’ profiles in The Local beforehand!

30/08/2025

The September issue of The Local is out now - check your Mt Vic letterbox or grab a copy from New World Chaffers. Or read the stories online at thelocal.org.nz

12/08/2025

The Hannah has a new name, a fresh identity, and a big new purpose. Wellington’s boldest performers now have a home for risk, rehearsal, and reinvention.

Now with a new name and fresh identity, The Hannah is leaning into its role as an incubator for a broad range of Wellington performance art. Built to home the famous Downstage Theatre group, the Brutalist building on Cambridge Terrace has long been a key part of Wellington’s performance culture an...

05/08/2025

There were twelve nominations for the Mayoralty mayoralty, when the deadline closed at midday today. The twelve mayoral hopefuls, almost all independents, are: Alex BAKER (Independent) Scott CALDWE...

05/08/2025

From 2026, new 30km/h limits will apply near Clyde Quay School and Wellington East Girls' College during pick-up and drop-off times.Read more in the August issue.

New variable 30 kilometre per hour speed limits are to be installed around Clyde Quay School and Wellington East Girls’ College in Mt Victoria. The changes are being introduced to schools around Wellington; the change is required under national regulation, which mandates that all councils must imp...

03/08/2025

The August issue of The Local is out now - check your Mt Vic letterbox or grab a copy from New World Chaffers.

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...

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...