Half the golf course is replaced by plane storage/concrete tarmac By Mary Scott Belleridge “You can’t beat Wellington on a good day” and, according to recent climate data gathered by James Mulrennan, that’s apparently 26 days a year. For anyone who’s ever landed at Wellington airport on the remaining 339 days, you’ll know it can be a thrilling, white-knuckle ride requiring full use of both pilot skills and barf bags. An aerial approach into the capital has it all: waves, bays, coastal coves, mountains and hills (on the side of which teeter houses with a tenacious Wellington spirit of determination). It’s…

WICKED WELLINGTON x BSTCHILDWho and what is Wicked Wellington?Gabe Cataldi aka bstchld is his name and shocking audiences is his game.Wellington LIVE ran into Gabe when he tried to do very naughty things to our leaning man statue on the Wellington waterfront.Wicked Wellington covers the most outlandish, bizzare and haunting stories through the capital.Wicked Wellington | Bolton Street CemeteryIn the early 1960s the Bolton Street Cemetery had to move 3,700 graves to make room for the Wellington Urban Motorway. Do you think there’s any  in between these two locations on the bridge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_OTq1bEZiA Wicked Wellington | St James Theatre Gabe takes…

Graham Bloxham sits down for a mind-warping chat with Gabe Cataldi.This fellow creates TikTok which gets 18 million views in an hour.He is hilarious, silly, warm, and a super passionate man.He loves New Zealand and has come to Welly for love.Check out the chastising he received from Mayor Foster when he did very naughty things to a statue.

One of Wellington’s premier artists Lynne Sandri lets us into her workshop and opens up about her artistic process.Artist and Publisher end up in a spa pool in Seatoun. Calm down – It is OK to have a laugh and laugh we did when Graham Bloxham powered his way out to Seatoun to check in on one of Wellington’s best connected and adored artists. 

One pass, one shot, and one controversially disallowed goal stopped the All Whites from fighting their way back into the playoff match for the 2022 World Cup held in Qatar.It was a tough result for the team as the decade-long drought of World Cup appearances grew longer. Matthew Garbett (20) reflected on the side’s journey through the qualifiers and into the final playoff match VS Costa Rica. The All Whites squad have been together since the Olympics in 2020 and according to Matthew, “The team culture is very good”. The football style wouldn’t work without a lot of coaching, trust…

https://youtu.be/9klAQUCNfx0 Another trip to the beehive, another extraordinary citizen working towards our city’s (and country’s) benefit. Ginny Andersen was instrumental in pushing through bereavement leave for miscarriages and stillbirths. We catch up with what Ginny’s doing now and her advice for aspiring female leaders. Latest [elementor-template id=”23200″][elementor-template id=”22852″] Latest [bdp_post_carousel show_author=”false” show_comments=”false” show_category=”false” slide_show=”4″ arrows=”false” show_date=”false” ]

 Mark Mitchell going to be the next Police minister? We sat down to talk to this straight talker with enough military, police and political experience to run the UN. 

Hot, fast, snazzy and in the loop. He works all hours of the day – in the mighty Miramar and in the middle of Wellington City. Having recently won the title of Wellington’s Outstanding Barista at the Felix Wellington Hospitality Awards it’s no wonder the tills are ringing. 

We sit down with the owner of Monsoon Poon, one of Wellington’s top restaurants and talk inspiration and community.