Hutt picture frame shop closing after three moves in two years.

NewsWire reporters dress in Muslim garb to test curiosity.

Bars, pubs and clubs don’t expect trouble from Sevens fans.

Pedestrian-friendly areas make Wellington ideal busker setting.

Buses will find Courtenay Pl easier to negotiate with crossing controls.

Favourite Wellington band sign their latest at Slow Boat Records.

Man pushed through Cuba St shop during street brawl; arrests follow.

Group calling itself Vic Palestine Group has made objections known.

Wellington retailers help find new homes for abandoned pups.

Fans happily pay $160 to get tickets to Wellington concerts.

Man of two seasons: busker in winter, gardener in summer.

Unclear what’s in freebie party pills given out on city streets.

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

IT was drizzling in Cuba St today, but business people were far from gloomy about prospects for the Cuba St Carnival.

An expected traffic jam caused by closed streets for the carnival and a Harley rally is likely to be more of a problem than the weather.

Most people say it won’t influence how they vote. VIDEO

Cuba Mall characters mostly going Green, our poll finds.