Recently Wellington Live enjoyed a warm night at El Barrio for Eat drink play festival. We started with tasty fresh calamari dish with what tasted like home made sauces. It certainly didnt have that bulk taste to it. My lovely dining partner had the tacos and said they were fresh, full of fresh incredients and super flavorsome. That was good enough for me.I enjoyed the beef vegetable Soup. Not at all what i expected for a basic dish.It had complex and unique flavours, which were presented simply with a heap of cheese melted on top. Quite dangerous all that cheese.…

Musician from New Zealand, Woody plays a variety of bamboo and wooden flutes, mainly Bansuri. With the add of some live electronics, he writes his music guided by the passion for improvisation. 

“Where are they now?” is a new series where we catch up with Wellington Legends that you may not have heard from for a while. Episode 1: Mark SainsburyMark takes us on a ride in his Lincoln Continental as well as taking a trip back to memory lane reflecting on the eventful life of a journalist/reporter. Mark has a heart of gold and has many skills up his sleeves that he has worked hard for but this came with a lot of ups and downs.

John Allen is a New Zealand New Zealand public servant. From 2009 to 2014 he served as chief executive of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was the acting Administrators of Tokelau from 2009 until 2011. Allen had previously worked as chief executive of NZ Post. In April 2009 he was appointed chief executive of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, becoming the first non-diplomat to lead MFAT. His tenure was controversial, with restructuring plans resulting in widespread opposition from staffand in leaks of MFAT cables to the opposition. In…

Laurie Foon grew up in Wainuiomata, of Chinese and tau iwi descent. For more than 20 years she has lived in Berhampore with her husband and two daughters.She first won a seat as a Paekawakawa/Southern Ward Councillor in 2019. She was re-elected in 2022. Known as a pioneer in sustainable fashion, Laurie founded fashion label Starfish in the early 1990s.A host of honours came her way including a Sustainable Business Award in 2007. National Museum Te Papa recognised the historic and cultural significance of Starfish by having a collection of garments in its archives.Laurie created New Zealand’s first eco fashion…

Watch the glee and shear joy as WCC voted to start the process of considering Ramallah as a sister city to Wellington.Coupled with the despair from the people that opposed WCC getting involved in such a controversial territory.We talk with the Co-Leader of Justice of Palestine Organization and the Senior Pastor at the Flaxmere Christian Fellowship after the Wellington City Council vote went against his group.It left many scratching their heads wondering why Wellington was even voting on this topic given the drama surrounding WCC and its officers. 

Dame Kerry Leigh Prendergast DNZM JP (née Ferrier, born 28 March 1953) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of Wellington between 2001 and 2010, succeeding Mark Blumsky. She was the second woman to hold the position, after Fran Wilde.

Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie ONZM (born 29 June 1976) is a New Zealand musician, comedian, music supervisor, and actor. He is best known as one half of musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement. In the 2000s, the duo’s comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an oft-lauded American television series, which aired for two seasons on HBO. Active since 1998, the duo released their most recent comedy special, Live in London, in 2018.Primarily a musician, McKenzie has worked as a songwriter and music supervisor for film and television since the 2010s. He served as music supervisor for two Muppet films, The Muppets (2011) and Muppets…

Dame Catherine Alice Healy DNZM (born 1955/1956) is a New Zealand sex workers’ rights activist, field researcher, and former prostitute working for the decriminalization of prostitution and generally for the improvement of the sex work profession. She is the national coordinator and a founding member of the New Zealand Prostitutes’ Collective (NZPC).

Wellington Live’s Favourite CBD and Outer Suburb Getaways.The Cambridge HotelFrom $145The Cambridge Hotel is a great choice for those looking for somewhere cosy in the central city. Located on Cambridge Terrace, the newly renovated Cambridge Hotel offers both private rooms and shared facilities with an inviting bar and restaurant just below. With nightly specials and constant live sport screenings, what’s not to love?Two Peas in a Pod$200Made from container pods that were helicoptered onto the native bush in Khandallah, Two Peas in a Pod is a luxurious Retreat that allows for full immersion in nature; despite its close proximity to the CBD.Purpose built for…