The Local - community newspaper

23/08/2026

Good food, great company and nearly 60 years of friendship. Meet the locals behind one of Karori's longest-running community groups.
Read more: https://karori.the-local.co.nz/Articles%20-%20Community/Long%20lasting%20and%20very%20good%20companions

22/08/2026

🎭 Election year, Wellington-style. Election Meltdown takes aim at just about everyone in Parliament – and our reviewer reckons it might be the funniest show you'll see all year. Extra performances Sunday 30 August - Saturday 5 September on sale now!

Circa’s election satire will have you laughing or crying at the state of politics in Aotearoa, says Jane O’Loughlin   The upside of an election year must surely be the chance to see Public Service Announcements put on an election satire and this year is no different. The writing and...

20/08/2026

Every trap counts. Predator Free Karori is looking for more volunteers to help protect our native wildlife. Could you spare a little time?
Read more: https://karori.the-local.co.nz/Articles%20-%20Issues%20Causes/Every%20trapline%20counts%20%E2%80%93%20can%20you%20help%3F

20/08/2026

Meet Zee - Karori's beloved mall cat. She's not lost... she just prefers hanging out at the shops.
Read on: https://karori.the-local.co.nz/Articles%20-%20Community/Zee%20the%20mall%20cat

19/08/2026

✨ The Local Te Aro August edition - out now! ✨

Find stories on apartment owners’ campaign to change “unfair” insurance laws, plans for Te Aro’s new Frederick Street Park, Wellington’s growing vintage market scene, Circa Theatre's sharp election-year satire, and the origins of Ghuznee Street.

Pick up a copy across the suburb at your favourite Te Aro spots or read online tearo.the-local.co.nz 🩵

12/08/2026

What's happening on the corner of Campbell St in Karori?

A new development now open brings new retail and housing spaces, and a new lease of life.

Read on: https://karori.the-local.co.nz/News%20-%20Business/New-retail-and-housing-development-opens

12/08/2026

On Sunday, we got together at Southern Cross for our Write Your Welly Life workshop with Leah McFall and Dan Keane.

With Wellington as inspiration, we explored how the places, people and everyday moments around us can become stories - and how writing about a city can be both deeply personal and surprisingly universal.

We also learnt that sometimes it’s the unexpected things that lead you to the story you were looking for.

A big thank you to Leah and Dan for leading such a thoughtful afternoon, and to everyone who came along, shared ideas and put pen to paper 🧡

11/08/2026

🚇 Is the second Mt Victoria tunnel ever going to happen? A major transport update has raised new questions about one of Wellington's biggest infrastructure projects.
Read on: https://mtvic.the-local.co.nz/Tunnel-hits-a-dead-end

06/08/2026

The latest Street Style icons spotted in Pōneke😎

06/08/2026

Double dipping... August editions of The Local Mt Victoria and The Local Karori are out now ✨

Pick up your copy around the suburbs or read online at the-local.co.nz