What is the solution to the Public sector cuts and the impacts on families and how can we support and not just be shocked by the numbers? The cuts are massive for Wellington, many might need help finding work that needs addressing. Wellington LIVE has started Measure Anxiety to get Governments and Councils to measure the impacts.Nicola Willis wants savings of 6.5 or 7.5% David Seymour wants to cut 15,000 positions, above 6.5%.Wellington reeling from 3000 jobs gone.Let’s Get Wellington Moving. has resulted in $1 million of redundancy payouts affecting people. MSD has cut the plunger coffee and offered redundancies.Let’s look at…

This story is about Reading Cinema in Courtney Place, a previously fantastic retail and cinema complex closed down for earthquake strengthening. After the Kaikoura earthquakes owned by an American family. We will ask the people of Wellington what they think of the reading story. Having broken the story initially and being accused by counsel of spreading fake news, this turned out to be quite interesting as WCC twisted, pumped up, spun the story.The families that own reading have significant debt and have made money out of property in New Zealand, and some say that they can’t be trusted. 90% of Wellingtonians…

Questions about Wellington  water, what pisses you off, attracting businesses to Welly, brand Wellington, and other extremely interesting topics.  

Sculptor living in Upper Hutt.Born in Raetihi in 1956, one of six brothers and a sister and educated at Raetihi Primary School and Ruapehu College in Ohakune.  Bruce works in stone sculpture and mixed media constructions, combining wood, stone and metal; often making use of recycled materials as an inspiration for something new.Bruce talks about the great honour of producing an international piece (“Patritha”) in collaboration with Lower Hutt artist Maria Heath) as a commission, presented to the city of Athens, Greece in 2004 by the NZ Olympic Committee. In creating, I like to utilise the inherent emotion of materials that…

This photo is sadly a symbol of activity in Courtenay Place taken in early April. This person attacked, was arrested charged and trespassed with assaulting a young nine-year-old child at Cuba Dupa and is banned from Cuba Street, however, she is able to come into Courtenay Place, sit there, inject herself and be able to do that in a public place.At a recent public meeting, we saw a police sergeant say that this lady doesn’t inject herself with methamphetamine but does so with power aid. However, the bars witnessed her post the injection, stand up like a rocket and head…

Remember this headline “Sinking Cities” from @Stuff on 1 May 2022?  The story told of an alarming trend of land subsidence around coastal New Zealand that was doubling the rate of sea level rise and resulted in headlines like “How long will insurers stick with Petone?” Well you can calm the farm. The underlying research that led to those headlines was only in draft when the original story broke.  We were subject to a week-long, orchestrated round of media interviews and gnashing of green teeth – not one journalist enquired as to whether the research had been published.  Turns out the research centred on…

Dog and cat guardians residing in Porirua and Hutt Valley are cordially invited to have their furry companions desexed at no cost courtesy of the SPCA’s purpose-built Mobile Desexing Clinic during May and June.The organisation is thrilled to announce the commencement of a new tour for its mobile desexing service, following the successful debut tour in Northland last September. This initiative aims to prevent the birth of approximately 1,100 kittens and puppies in the Porirua and Hutt Valley regions, thereby significantly curbing the number of vulnerable and abandoned animals left to fend for themselves within these communities.The Mobile Desexing Clinic…

Beginning April 29th, New Zealand schools will implement a rule banning phones throughout the day. The decision has sparked discussions, with people sharing differing opinions on its effectiveness and practicality.Support for the ban has been expressed widely on social media, with many welcoming the change as positive. Comments like “Fantastic,” “About time,” and “Great news” reflect the relief and hope for improved learning environments. Advocates believe the ban will reduce distractions, increase focus, and potentially address issues like cyberbullying.However, there are also doubts about how effective the ban will be. Some question whether students will find ways to bypass it,…

A challenge was put to Bruce to create a piece of Art, within 2 hours that relieved the pressure from Wellington’s water woes.Art is a way to stand back and take a different perspective, and we think Bruce has nailed it here.See Bruce’s real work at The Wellington Art Show – buy tickets here  

A quick review about Ernesto’s, the environment is open and social, but creates little booth environments if you’ve got that personal event or gathering, very lively, a place that feels passionate and the food is beyond compare at the top of the quality level but at a price that is accessible.The chef and the team there deliver colourful, vibrant, really authentic, tasty dishes that are quite broad in the selection, so you could be having a drink with friends after work, a cocktail or a beer and have some toppers and snacks all put together or you could be having…