In October, Wellington City Councilors voted in favour of amending the 2024-34 Long-term Plan. As a result, the Council will now undertake a process to determine what will and won’t be funded over the next 10 years.

We don’t know yet if the Council’s decision will have an impact on the plan to revitalise Courtenay Place. We do, however, expect to have a better understanding by the 21 November. On this date, the Council is scheduled to decide on the capital programme reduction. The proposal for an amended Long-Term Plan will then go out for consultation between March and April 2025, before final decisions are made in June 2025.

You can contact the team leading this project with any enquiries at courtenay@wcc.govt.nz.

We’re revitalising the Golden Mile to connect people across the central city with a reliable transport system that is in balance with an attractive pedestrian environment. Creating a safe and beautiful heart of the city with generous spaces for people to shop, work and play by shifting the focus to public transport, walking and cycling.

The Golden Mile project aims to improve bus reliability and provide opportunities for walking, cycling, and more open spaces. This means better lighting, wider footpaths, more public seating, outdoor dining opportunities and more.

Revitalising areas of the Golden Mile will create a more vibrant and welcoming place to live, work and play as well as make it safer to get around.

Wellington’s unique geography, compact city, and small number of road networks means we face unique transport challenges. To make improvements and create a more liveable central city, we must make decisions around how we use the space we have, which means moving more people with fewer vehicles.

New and improved ways of getting around means we won’t need to depend on cars to access the central city as often, which will help make Wellington a more liveable city and cut back on our carbon emissions. This is about building a better future for the city, the region, it’s people and the planet.

The ‘Golden Mile’ is the main retail and commercial strip from the Parliament end of Lambton Quay, along Willis and Manners Streets, to the entertainment hub of Courtenay Place. The Golden Mile is a valuable asset for our city and region. It’s our high street, it’s where we meet, and it’s the main route for buses bringing people into and through the central city. It’s the city’s busiest pedestrian area and our prime employment, shopping, and entertainment destination.