food
How Vonuts is modernising our food traditions
This comfy pastel pink vegan donut shop is a fantastic example of how to connect our family’s food traditions, our memories and culture, to a low pollution food system fit for the future.
city
My two priorities for making a climate election
If you want action on climate change, go local. Oh, and enrol or update your details before August 1.
transport
The glow up coming to the Harbour Quays
Boy am I horny for bus lanes. Splash paint on a road, reserve it for buses that carry 70 people each, and you've instantly improved public transport. Our city buses rock. They produce half the pollution of your average petrol car. Plus, you don't need to
society
A love letter to the 15 minute city
Living centrally in Wellington offers a first hand experience of what urban planners call the 15 minute city. After falling in love with this lifestyle, I want this option available for far more Wellingtonians.
society
Can Wellington be predator free?
Predator Free's work carries an inspiring lesson: dedicated communities can make impossible visions real.
city
A love letter to city trees
Cities like Wellington aren’t built for a hotter world. Trees can help.
transport
From Copenhagen to the capital: meet Bicycle Junction
One of the best purchases I ever made was my e-bike three years ago. I use it nearly every day to drop off library books or cart cardboard boxes across town. It is perfect personal transport. I count on a lovely local shop called Bicycle Junction to keep it in
transport
Beyond ownership: how Mevo helps cars fit into 21st Century travel
Wellington has so many good things going. Its glistening harbour, dramatic weather, and stunning people make it my favourite place. I especially adore Wellington because it offers something nowhere else in New Zealand does: the choice to get around however I want. Wellingtonians move around differently to the rest of
politics
We need low-carbon infrastructure. How can we build it ASAP?
Elections have been about government’s capacity to build for a long time. Before she became PM, Jacinda Ardern grilled Bill English about his Government’s inability to deliver Auckland light rail until the 2040s. She said: If light rail is "a good idea", as he said on
transport
It’s amazing what fast government action can achieve.
Joel MacManus, writing for the Spinoff: The theory behind Wellington’s rapid rollout is that people will adopt cycling in much higher numbers once there is a connected network of protected bike lanes that cover most daily trips. To get there as quickly as possible, Wellington City Council is taking