Tamatha Paul

Wellington City Council is fast-tracking construction of 27 new retaining walls, after more than 600 slips in a seven-week period earlier this year.

However, more than 200 old walls lining the… Audio

The average house price in every Wellington suburb has now hit at least $1 million.

QV has released new rating valuations for the capital showing an increase of 60 percent since 2018.

Condition of… Audio

Ditching studies for work, forced into sharing rooms, and paying through the nose for damp, mouldy flats.

As Wellington's median weekly rent surges to $600, the life of a student in the capital is… Audio

Consultation closes tomorrow on how often Māori voters should be allowed to switch between the general and Māori electoral rolls.

Many Māori are highly critical of the current rules which allow… Audio

Cyclists in Wellington are set to get safe cycleways throughout the city after a last-minute turnaround by councillors.

Mayor Andy Foster proposed an amendment to fast-track temporary cycleways at a… Audio

Māori and Pacifica people say they have been shut out of climate change activism.

They warn if their voice and experience are not included, then their communities will suffer the biggest impact of a… Audio

A Wellington City Councillor wants to rid the central city of fossil fuel cars by 2025. The idea was put forward at a council meeting today by councillor Tamatha Paul, and council staff will now look… Audio

Hundreds of rowdy people turned out in Courtenay Place on Wednesday night, but it wasn't for the usual reasons.

Increasingly, Wellingtonians have been voicing their concerns about the city's… Audio

About 500 people gathered on Courtenay Place Wellington tonight to rally for a city free from sexual violence. For nearly a year, there has been a growing conversation around how unsafe the capital… Audio

Wellington City councillor Tamatha Paul weighs in over fears women are unsafe on Wellington’s central city streets at night. Audio

Wellington City councillor Tamatha Paul will this morning try to get a council loan to Wellington airport taken off the table.

The council's long-term plan is up for discussion today and in it is a… Audio

Wellington mayor Andy Foster appears to have ambushed many of his colleagues with his announcement of an independent review into council governance.

He says bitter factional in-fighting and negative… Audio

An environmental organisation is calling for a halt to Wellington airport's expansion plans.

The airport is consulting with the public on the development, which will see the airport grow out… Audio

A Wellington City Councillor is welcoming the government's move to scrap local polls that can block councils establishing Māori Wards.

Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta made the announcement… Audio

A Wellington man believes he stopped a woman being sexually assaulted by two men who've been accused online of numerous sex attacks in the city.

The police have launched an investigation and say they… Audio

A move to pay and give voting rights to mana whenua sitting on Wellington City Council committees is a step closer.

Representatives from two Wellington groups - Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Taranaki… Audio

A move to introduce Māori wards in Wellington has been blocked at a council meeting today.

Councillor Jill Day sought to introduce an amendment to consider the establishment of a Māori ward in… Audio

Growing up in Tokoroa, Tamatha Paul's eyes were opened to what was going on elsewhere in the world when she started listening to hip-hop. She went on to become her school's Dux, the first person in… Audio