Pedestrian-friendly areas make Wellington ideal busker setting.

Kim Hill calls for highest bidders on student jewellery.

DRINKS are being spiked in Wellington bars for robbery rather than sexual assault, say some Wellington ambulance officers.

Paramedics who took a recent victim to hospital urged her to check her wallet. KARA LOK reports on recession-spurred crime.

Little Sjaak Ferrer may be only 13 months old, but he’s no stranger to the drums. His dad, Rafael Ferrer of dance school Cuban Fusion, has been playing them since he was not much older, reports JANICE IKIUA.

Bucket Fountain playground has a $4280 rubber makeover to make it safer, reports JONATHAN TRINGHAM.

Machine cleaning up Cuba Mall made a far worse mess.

They rocked, sauntered, ate, drank, shopped and sweated.

Delivery vehicles okay, but must show courtesy, says WCC.

Fountain back after first makeover in five years, costing $29,000.

Cuba Mall characters mostly going Green, our poll finds.

As Wellington City Council discusses plans to fix Cuba St’s most famous icon, NewsWire asks: Do you like the Bucket Fountain? Watch our VIDEO