Wellington City Council proposes wide-ranging redundancies

Friday 31 July 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 31 Jul, 1:25pm

In this story Labour Party, Winston Peters, Wellington City Council, Andrew Little, Deloitte

Wellington City Council staff have been called to meetings regarding proposed job cuts. The restructure is expected to affect teams including climate change response, planning, and communications as part of a cost-saving effort to curb rates rises.

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1. The PostFri 31 Jul, 12:46pm

   Wide-ranging redundancies proposed at the Wellington City Council (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldFri 31 Jul, 1:25pm

   Wellington council proposes cuts to climate, planning and events teams (opens in new tab)