The new artificial sportsfield in Newtown, behind Te Whaea: The National Dance and Drama Centre, is getting one step closer to completion with the rolling out of the turf 'carpet' taking place from today.

In October 2009 the New Zealand Fire Service (NZFS) requested tenders for the repair / upgrade of the space heating and Domestic Hot Water (DHW) system at the Newtown Fire Station in Wellington.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - Brimming with confidence, Wellington Phoenix marksman Paul Ifill today focused the microscope on Perth Glory and the nightmare road trip they face for Sunday's A-League soccer knockout playoff.

Wellington City Council's Strategy and Policy Committee has voted to consult on a proposal to set a population-based limit 'cap' of one gambling ('pokie') machine per 300 people in the city's suburbs.

GO Wellington has introduced a new permanent route to its service to coincide with Orientation Week at Victoria University. The new route, route 47, will run from Johnsonville to Newtown and has been created with students in mind to help them get easily to and from their university classes.

Five artists exhibit at Suite this month for the first time in First Test.

At 6am on Wednesday 23rd December 2009, Wellington Police commenced an Operation executing a total of six search warrants at residential addresses in Newtown, Miramar, Hataitai, Strathmore and Churton Park.

A new exhibition at Suite in Newtown, Wellington will feature a life-size portrait of Flying Nun founder Roger Shepherd by Irene Ferguson, winner of the biennial Adam Portraiture Award.

Painter Geoffrey Notman's recent series New Zealand Idle takes familiar landscape scenes from a family summer car trip and slightly alters the lens we view them through.

From Friday 13 November 2009 he will show the works at Suite in Newtown, Wellington.

Wellington Airport, in association with The Community Trust of Wellington, awarded the Supreme Award for voluntary work in the community to Computer Access New Zealand Trust at the 2009 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.