golden mile

Wellington's Mayor can't yet paint a clear picture of the city council's debt.

The council’s gross debt was 1.25 billion dollars at the end of the 2023 financial year.

Over the past five years, they paid an average of 25 million dollars annually in interest for the money it has borrowed.

A group of Wellington ratepayers say their independent analysis shows the council's facing a billion dollar hole.

Tory Whanau hit back at the accusations during her October catch up with Nick Mills, and defended the Golden Mile plans. 

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National has vowed to scrap Golden Mile redevelopment if contracts remain unsigned

The project is part of the 7.4 billion dollar Let's Get Wellington Moving transport plan, and would see cars taken away between Courtenay Place and Lambton Quay.

Major works on it are set to start mid next year but, contracts for it haven't been signed yet.

The National Party's vowing to scrap the project as it currently stands if they get into Government and contracts still aren't signed off.

Their Transport Spokesperson Simeon Brown is urging the Wellington City Council to refrain from doing so until at least after the election. 

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Claims contracts haven't yet been signed on Wellington's Golden Mile project.

The development would see cars axed from a number of central city streets to prioritise public transit.

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau previously told Nick Mills on Wellington Mornings the project had been signed off and construction was definite. 

However Wellington City Councillor Diane Calvert claims otherwise.

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Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau joins Nick Mills live on Newstalk ZB Wellington Mornings.

Together they discuss the Loafers Lodge fire, public consultation ending for the Golden Mile project, hundreds of jobs likely to be cut at Victoria University of Wellington, and her missing the Wellington Region Mayoral Forum in Carterton.

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Wellington City Councillor Iona Pannett and playwright Dave Armstrong joins Nick Mills for Friday Faceoff.

Together they debate speed reductions set for Wellington, Let's Get Wellington Moving's plans for the Golden Mile, and whether anything should be done to stop Restore Passenger Rail protesters from causing more disruption.

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