Wellington council to review Golden Mile project following cost blowouts

Friday 21 November 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 21 Nov 2025, 11:46am

In this story Green Party, Wellington City Council, Andrew Little

Mayor Andrew Little has called for a review of the Golden Mile project due to concerns regarding budget increases. The council aims to determine why several projects have exceeded their original costs to ensure future work remains affordable.

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1. The PostFri 21 Nov 2025, 4:00am

   Wellington’s Golden Mile or golden traffic island with a brown mile? (opens in new tab)

2. RNZFri 21 Nov 2025, 11:46am

   Concern over 'cost blowouts' behind pause on Wellington's Golden Mile project (opens in new tab)