Tory Whanau

Wellington's Mayor has met with the Local Government Minister over the state of the capital's pipes and warned the problems will be felt for decades.

Tory Whanau was summoned to the Beehive by the… Audio

Two of the Wellington region's mayors are expecting to meet with the local government minister Simeon Brown over how to cope with the water crisis.   Audio

Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau hopes a future government will resurrect the just-ditched plans for light rail in the city.

In the meantime, she says she's keen to get some shovels in the ground for… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about a much-reported recording of Wellington’s mayor which made many headlines recently - but has not yet appeared in the real… Audio

What's wrong with being a functioning alcoholic? And when booze has such a high visual profile in our society, why is there so much judgement when people fall foul of their own limits?  Audio

Wellington’s mayor is under pressure after acknowledging an alcohol problem. Her admission was prompted by media questions about drunken ‘antics’ based in part on a reported recording which no media… Audio

Wellington businesses may face water restrictions for the first time this summer.

Wellington Water is preparing for level four restrictions on residential use that would ban outdoor watering and… Audio

Wellington City Council has agreed unanimously to drop plans to spend 100s-of-millions of dollars to fix up Civic Square and the City to Sea Bridge. 

It's just two of what are many expensive projects… Audio

A group of Wellington bar owners say they face unreasonable delays for liquor licences, and are unfairly blamed for antisocial behavior on Courtenay Place.  Audio

NZ Herald Wellington issues reporter Georgina Campbell speaks to Kathryn Ryan as yet another building is deemed earthquake-prone. The council has been given seven and a half years to strengthen the… Audio

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has been barking up the wrong tree. It has been revealed the her "emotional support dog", Teddy, breaches Council's lease agreement to keep pets off the premises.

The… Audio

A report into Wellington's Loafer's Lodge building revealed the Council had failed to meet it's safety audit requirements. The regulator MBIE eight months ago warned the Council it was not up to… Audio

Wellington City Council says most of those evacuated because of the Loafer's Lodge blaze yesterday have new temporary accommodation. Only a handful of residents from the hostel were still at an… Audio

As many as 10 people are dead after a fire broke out overnight at the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington. Emergency services were alerted to the fire at the 92 bed-hostel in Newtown just after… Audio

There are warnings of multiple fatalities after a fire overnight in a 92 room hostel in the Wellington suburb of Newtown. Fire and Emergency district manager Nick Pyatt says this is a worst nightmare… Audio

Frustration is mounting among Wellington's mayors and residents at the region's decaying water infrastructure. Wellington Water is struggling to keep up with repairs to about 3,035 leaks in the water… Audio

Wellington police are being accused of intimidating bar patrons and staff in Courtenay Place and escalating tensions in the Capital's party central. 

Police and paramedics are targeting the area on… Audio

Māori leaders say they've lost an ally in the ousting of Rob Campbell as chair of Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora.

He was sacked over comments he made on LinkedIn, where he criticised National's Three… Audio

It is understood Wellington mayor Tory Whanau, whose independent campaign was endorsed by the Greens, has decided she will not renew her party membership.

Whanau has now spent almost six weeks in the… Audio

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