Ben McNulty
@ponekeben.bsky.social
Deputy Mayor and Wellington City Councillor for the Takapū/Northern Ward.
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Ben McNulty
@ponekeben.bsky.social
· Apr 21
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Need a banger playlist to start the week? Mr 5 has you covered:
1) Chicken Banana
2) God Defend New Zealand
3) Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
4) BCKYRD - Hot Mulligan
5) Waltzing Matilda - Slim Dusty
6) Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway
1) Chicken Banana
2) God Defend New Zealand
3) Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
4) BCKYRD - Hot Mulligan
5) Waltzing Matilda - Slim Dusty
6) Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Need a banger playlist to start the week? Mr 5 has you covered:
1) Chicken Banana
2) God Defend New Zealand
3) Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
4) BCKYRD - Hot Mulligan
5) Waltzing Matilda - Slim Dusty
6) Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway
1) Chicken Banana
2) God Defend New Zealand
3) Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
4) BCKYRD - Hot Mulligan
5) Waltzing Matilda - Slim Dusty
6) Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway
Contaminated sand ⚠️
I've had several emails asking about where/how to dispose of the Anko kinetic sand sold by Kmart which is potentially contaminated with asbestos.
Kmart's guidance thus far is just to "contact your local council for disposal".
I've had several emails asking about where/how to dispose of the Anko kinetic sand sold by Kmart which is potentially contaminated with asbestos.
Kmart's guidance thus far is just to "contact your local council for disposal".
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Contaminated sand ⚠️
I've had several emails asking about where/how to dispose of the Anko kinetic sand sold by Kmart which is potentially contaminated with asbestos.
Kmart's guidance thus far is just to "contact your local council for disposal".
I've had several emails asking about where/how to dispose of the Anko kinetic sand sold by Kmart which is potentially contaminated with asbestos.
Kmart's guidance thus far is just to "contact your local council for disposal".
Real throwback to the bad old days with TG closed.
November 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Real throwback to the bad old days with TG closed.
Week 3 update!
🚧 Briefing from NZTA on the 2nd Mt Vic Tunnel + Petone to Grenada
🏗 Deep dive on challenge of infrastructure for both council & NZ
⚖️ Visit from the Office of the Auditor General to talk conflicts of interest
🛍 Council papers out for our meeting 20/11
🚧 Briefing from NZTA on the 2nd Mt Vic Tunnel + Petone to Grenada
🏗 Deep dive on challenge of infrastructure for both council & NZ
⚖️ Visit from the Office of the Auditor General to talk conflicts of interest
🛍 Council papers out for our meeting 20/11
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Week 3 update!
🚧 Briefing from NZTA on the 2nd Mt Vic Tunnel + Petone to Grenada
🏗 Deep dive on challenge of infrastructure for both council & NZ
⚖️ Visit from the Office of the Auditor General to talk conflicts of interest
🛍 Council papers out for our meeting 20/11
🚧 Briefing from NZTA on the 2nd Mt Vic Tunnel + Petone to Grenada
🏗 Deep dive on challenge of infrastructure for both council & NZ
⚖️ Visit from the Office of the Auditor General to talk conflicts of interest
🛍 Council papers out for our meeting 20/11
The Countdown livery is being taken down at the Mall. I for one am outraged they could do this to Johnsonville's rich cultural heritage!
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The Countdown livery is being taken down at the Mall. I for one am outraged they could do this to Johnsonville's rich cultural heritage!
Homelessness outreach, housing placement, food bank, physiotherapy, rental assistance, dental clinic, mental health counseling and doctors practice - the team at DCM Wellington quite literally do it all.
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Homelessness outreach, housing placement, food bank, physiotherapy, rental assistance, dental clinic, mental health counseling and doctors practice - the team at DCM Wellington quite literally do it all.
The Grenada North Park upgrade has moved to Request for Proposal on the detailed design!
Key expectations: year round artifical turf with lighting, drainage improvements for other grounds, refreshed play area, new toilet block and fresh seal on the carpark.
Key expectations: year round artifical turf with lighting, drainage improvements for other grounds, refreshed play area, new toilet block and fresh seal on the carpark.
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The Grenada North Park upgrade has moved to Request for Proposal on the detailed design!
Key expectations: year round artifical turf with lighting, drainage improvements for other grounds, refreshed play area, new toilet block and fresh seal on the carpark.
Key expectations: year round artifical turf with lighting, drainage improvements for other grounds, refreshed play area, new toilet block and fresh seal on the carpark.
First day of school for Mr 5 and I am so proud. Not a single tear shed all day, he loved his maths and did his homework reading in a minute. Just the best feeling.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
First day of school for Mr 5 and I am so proud. Not a single tear shed all day, he loved his maths and did his homework reading in a minute. Just the best feeling.
Went out with Te Toi Mahana this morning to look at their redevelopment in Tawa.
✔️ 11 units > 36
✔️ $300k build cost for a 1 bed (vs. $180k maintenance cost on each 11)
Some parking issues to manage on match days for the Rugby Club but exciting stuff IMO.
✔️ 11 units > 36
✔️ $300k build cost for a 1 bed (vs. $180k maintenance cost on each 11)
Some parking issues to manage on match days for the Rugby Club but exciting stuff IMO.
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Went out with Te Toi Mahana this morning to look at their redevelopment in Tawa.
✔️ 11 units > 36
✔️ $300k build cost for a 1 bed (vs. $180k maintenance cost on each 11)
Some parking issues to manage on match days for the Rugby Club but exciting stuff IMO.
✔️ 11 units > 36
✔️ $300k build cost for a 1 bed (vs. $180k maintenance cost on each 11)
Some parking issues to manage on match days for the Rugby Club but exciting stuff IMO.
Reposted by Ben McNulty
It's been a week since the new Wellington City Council was sworn in and I'm getting stuck in 🔥
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
It's been a week since the new Wellington City Council was sworn in and I'm getting stuck in 🔥
Ekta are now doing food distribution in Johnsonville on Sunday afternoons.
Te Ara Tauhau, Hindmarsh St, 4:30-5pm.
No questions or judgement, just come along if you need some help.
Te Ara Tauhau, Hindmarsh St, 4:30-5pm.
No questions or judgement, just come along if you need some help.
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Ekta are now doing food distribution in Johnsonville on Sunday afternoons.
Te Ara Tauhau, Hindmarsh St, 4:30-5pm.
No questions or judgement, just come along if you need some help.
Te Ara Tauhau, Hindmarsh St, 4:30-5pm.
No questions or judgement, just come along if you need some help.
Week 2 update from the Deputy Mayor's office.
Waterfront fencing, government reforms (unfunded mandates) and a bus tour:
Waterfront fencing, government reforms (unfunded mandates) and a bus tour:
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Week 2 update from the Deputy Mayor's office.
Waterfront fencing, government reforms (unfunded mandates) and a bus tour:
Waterfront fencing, government reforms (unfunded mandates) and a bus tour:
Went along tonight with a good contingent of councillors to the premiere of Specialty: A coffee story.
It's an independent crowd funded doco telling the story of Swimsuit coffee. Great little film with a lot of heart.
Public on Friday 👇
youtu.be/TBIWepGjQr4?...
It's an independent crowd funded doco telling the story of Swimsuit coffee. Great little film with a lot of heart.
Public on Friday 👇
youtu.be/TBIWepGjQr4?...
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Went along tonight with a good contingent of councillors to the premiere of Specialty: A coffee story.
It's an independent crowd funded doco telling the story of Swimsuit coffee. Great little film with a lot of heart.
Public on Friday 👇
youtu.be/TBIWepGjQr4?...
It's an independent crowd funded doco telling the story of Swimsuit coffee. Great little film with a lot of heart.
Public on Friday 👇
youtu.be/TBIWepGjQr4?...
A Week 1 update from the Deputy Mayor's office:
October 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A Week 1 update from the Deputy Mayor's office:
Reposted by Ben McNulty
I’ve appointed @ponekeben.bsky.social as Wellington’s Deputy Mayor for the next 18 months. I know Ben’s going to do a great job working with other Councillors 🏙️🤝
October 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’ve appointed @ponekeben.bsky.social as Wellington’s Deputy Mayor for the next 18 months. I know Ben’s going to do a great job working with other Councillors 🏙️🤝
Splashed out on a new watch ahead of Thursday's council inauguration:
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Splashed out on a new watch ahead of Thursday's council inauguration:
Totally with @yadana.bsky.social here. Cities like Sydney have been doing integrated ticketing for over a decade. Also Cable Car retired Snapper in expectation of the 2026 rollout. Another embarrassing example of NZ failing at simple infrastructure.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
‘Getting ridiculous’: Councillor slams ticketing delays
A Wellington regional councillor says 17 years is too long to wait for national ticketing, as NZTA delays the city’s rollout to 2027.
www.thepost.co.nz
October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Totally with @yadana.bsky.social here. Cities like Sydney have been doing integrated ticketing for over a decade. Also Cable Car retired Snapper in expectation of the 2026 rollout. Another embarrassing example of NZ failing at simple infrastructure.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Through the next decade WCC will spend over $40m on frontline support for homelessness. This despite govt telling councils to get back to basics.
To solve and not just relocate the issue, the govt needs to step up on providing housing & funding.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
To solve and not just relocate the issue, the govt needs to step up on providing housing & funding.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Begging in the ‘burbs: A shifting and growing problem
Everyone knows what it looks like but its is hard to define. Who is homeless? Who is homed and begging? Either way, it seems to be on the move in Wellington.
www.thepost.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Through the next decade WCC will spend over $40m on frontline support for homelessness. This despite govt telling councils to get back to basics.
To solve and not just relocate the issue, the govt needs to step up on providing housing & funding.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
To solve and not just relocate the issue, the govt needs to step up on providing housing & funding.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Please can we now have two or more consecutive days with blue sky. That would be excellent 👍
October 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Please can we now have two or more consecutive days with blue sky. That would be excellent 👍
Weather = bad.
Stay out of parks and reserves, report damage into council via FixIt/04 499 4444 and avoid unnecessary travel please.
Stay out of parks and reserves, report damage into council via FixIt/04 499 4444 and avoid unnecessary travel please.
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Weather = bad.
Stay out of parks and reserves, report damage into council via FixIt/04 499 4444 and avoid unnecessary travel please.
Stay out of parks and reserves, report damage into council via FixIt/04 499 4444 and avoid unnecessary travel please.
Today Wellington is most certainly beatable with conditions expected to worsen this afternoon.
Please stay out of parks and reserves, minimise travel and report any damage into WCC via FixIt App or 04 499 4444.
Please stay out of parks and reserves, minimise travel and report any damage into WCC via FixIt App or 04 499 4444.
October 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today Wellington is most certainly beatable with conditions expected to worsen this afternoon.
Please stay out of parks and reserves, minimise travel and report any damage into WCC via FixIt App or 04 499 4444.
Please stay out of parks and reserves, minimise travel and report any damage into WCC via FixIt App or 04 499 4444.
This year's shitsville is particularly shit.
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This year's shitsville is particularly shit.
A Petone to Grenada Link has massive benefits for public transit across the Wellington Region by connecting LH/Porirua + taking traffic out Ngauranga Gorge. Centres Grenada North as the industrial heart of the region. 70% less earthworks sounds promising.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government announces $1.2b progress on ‘Roads of National Significance’
The Government will put the Northland Expressway and second Mt Vic tunnel in Wellington through the fast-track regime.
www.thepost.co.nz
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A Petone to Grenada Link has massive benefits for public transit across the Wellington Region by connecting LH/Porirua + taking traffic out Ngauranga Gorge. Centres Grenada North as the industrial heart of the region. 70% less earthworks sounds promising.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Another successful year of Spring Into Tawa. Always a good chance for us Takapū councillors to hit the pavement.
October 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Another successful year of Spring Into Tawa. Always a good chance for us Takapū councillors to hit the pavement.