19 Oct 2024

Friction in the Capital

From Saturday Morning, 7:42 am on 19 October 2024
Wellington cityscape.

Photo: Supplied / Wellington City Council

There's drama brewing in Wellington between central and local government.

The Finance Minister Nicola Willis has doubled down on calling Wellington City Council a "shambles" - leaving questions of whether there will be government intervention unanswered.

That's after Local Government Minister Simeon Brown met with Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau on Thursday and the mayor confirmed there was no talk of government intervention.

Susie asked RNZ's Wellington Issues reporter Nick James to explain.