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Wellington Scoop is a locally focused digital news outlet covering civic life, public affairs, and community issues across the Wellington region.

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
31
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Sep 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · lindsay

    Tiaki Wai wants to be told what they should prioritise (opens the original)

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    News from Tiaki Wai Tiaki Wai is inviting feedback from people across Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua to help it build the next edition of the plan to fix and improve the region’s water services. People are invited to fill out a short survey at haveyoursay.tiakiwai.co.nz before 4 October to rank priorities across […]

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · lindsay

    Consequences of a new bus corridor (opens the original)

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    by Chris Calvi-Freeman The Regional Council wants to split Wellington’s central bus spine into two corridors: The Golden Mile, where all the buses currently run, and a new “Harbour Quays bus corridor” along Customhouse Quay, Jervois Quay, Cable Street and Wakefield Street between Whitmore Street and Kent and Cambridge Terraces. Peak-hour express buses and peak-only […]

  3. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · lindsay

    Visited by hundreds: Leopard seal dies on Petone beach (opens the original)

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    Photo from DOC via RNZ Report from RNZ A leopard seal which hundreds of spectators visited on Petone Beach has died. The female leopard seal was spotted two weeks ago lounging on the beach, with some concerns members of the public were harassing the animal. Councillor Brady Dyer said the seal died on Sunday night, […]

  4. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · lindsay

    Saving the museum and the Bond Store (opens the original)

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    by Felicity Wong Wellington City Councillors will this week vote on green-lighting a fundraising campaign to strip the beloved Bond Store of its museum. Nestled in a 1929 page Report is the proposed decision to “relocate” the Wellington Museum to Takina. With no social licence it’s been orchestrated by Deputy Mayor McNulty, WellingtonNZ and Wheako […]

  5. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · admin

    Matt Prosser apologises for shortcomings with Library’s $600,000 website (opens the original)

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    News from Wellington City Council An independent review of the new website for Wellington’s Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library found shortcomings across procurement, governance and value for money. The review conducted by Colin MacDonald QSO at no charge was commissioned by Council Chief Executive Matt Prosser following widespread concern about the almost […]

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