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Council, government and the corridors of power

Supporters of the Mt Vic Hub say they were "blindsided" by the removal of funding for the community centre.

"Blindsided": Mt Vic Hub faces closure after council cuts funding

A long-running community centre in Mt Victoria says it could close within months after the Grants Subcommittee declined to renew its annual funding.

By Penny Smith · 5 min read

Te Matapihi, Wellington's central library, reopened last year. Its website is now at the centre of a contracting row.

Council spending

Critic calls $600,000 library website "insulting, stupid"

A Wellington web designer is calling the city council's decision to spend $600,000 with an Auckland firm on the new library website an "insulting, stupid" move.

By Alexa Cook · 4 min read