The Prime Minister and his Cabinet, no less, have spoken up to protect the Governor-General’s views and privacy.

High rise buildings mustn’t spoil his outlook, they say in a town plan submission to the city council, reports CHRIS ARMSTRONG.

More needs to be done to promote cultural understanding.

No tickets for drivers doing 50km in 40km area.

How do you turn around the life of a young man who’s got nowhere to go? KARA LOK found out at Te Rakau, Wellington’s Maori education and drama company.

Newtown residents urged to look out for strange behaviour.

Prince William gets adoring fans with no sign of a BBQ

But Wellingtonians unsure about safety of hands free kits.

People pool knowledge to show where to find wild fruit & herbs.

Student gets lots of help to turn ugly Newtown wall into piece of art.

As demand rises, fewer goods are reaching charity shops.

Wellington retailers help find new homes for abandoned pups.

A’art is a new Wellington community gallery offering free exhibitions and support for artists, and taking no commission on sales. LUKE APPLEBY reports.

Money crunch yet to come to Big Al’s Cameras.

VIDEO: NewsWire gets to quiz some rugby stars.

Army of volunteers to build Newtown playground in a day.