The Mt Victoria Residents’ Association is an active advocate on behalf of our community, aiming to further the interests of our neighbourhood with local and central government. We’ve been doing this work for decades, promoting the needs of residents and opposing inappropriate development in our neighbourhood.
Meetings
Thursday 5 March 2026
This will be our first meeting in our new larger venue at Clyde Quay School hall, starting at 6pm. Our special topic is on trees, both in the park and on the street. Come along and here about how trees are managed, and from Colin Kelly who knows all about our Mt Vic olive trees. This is an information session to help us think about how we want our trees managed and where we might like some more street trees.
This will be followed by a few items of general MVRA business including a report back from the Matairangi tracks workshop.
5 February 2026
Our first meeting this evening 5.30pm will traverse a plan for the rest of the year as we move to a new venue in March, we will have larger format meetings at Clyde Quay School Hall with a topic each time. What issues do you want to hear about?
2025
An emergency earthquake practice with WREMO was held in October 2025. Please let us know if you want to be involved in these preparedness activities in the future. It is important to be prepared and know what to do in an emergency.
Our 2025 AGM (annual general meeting) was on 4 September . We elected a new committee and voted on our new Association Rules – all residents are welcome. Please join up as a member so you can vote.
The Mayoral and Pukehinau Lambton Ward candidates meeting followed and there is a recording on our facebook page of what was said and promised.
The Greater Wellington regional council and Māori Ward candidates meeting was on 3 September at St Peter’s Church.
The things we care about
The MVRA is actively involved in promoting the interests of our community in a number of areas.
We make submissions on issues affecting Mt Victoria, such as proposals to have a Wellington super-city Council, Wellington City and Regional Councils’ draft long-term and annual plans, the Town Belt and transport plans. You’ll find copies on this website.
Check out submissions coming up –
The Annual Plan consultation time will start soon, join us for our April meeting to discuss our submission.
The Earthquake Prone Buildings Amendment Bill is going through the second stage in Parliament and the Mt Victoria Residents Association appeared to make a case for better treatment of owner-occupier apartment buildings and body corps affected by the requirements but without any financial assistance to get remediation done.
We actively monitor and make submissions to the Council on resource consent issues, particularly demolitions, that affect local residents, We have worked with the Council to put in place in the District Plan rules and guidelines to protect the heritage of our unique inner-city neighbourhood. This was in response to the wholesale destruction of Mt Victoria’s heritage through inappropriate development in the 1970s and 1980s.
We work with other groups – such as the Mt Victoria Historical Society and the Save the Basin Campaign – on issues of common concern.
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