Wellington Hilton, convention centre project relocates after land price standoff

Wellington Hilton, convention centre project relocates after land price standoff
By Jonathan Underhill Dec. 23 (BusinessDesk) - A proposed $125 million Hilton Hotel and convention centre in Wellington will relocate to port-owned land near the central railway station after what is believed to have been a standoff over the price of the original site. Wellington City Council had signed off on a 165-bed Hilton Corp hotel and convention centre on Cable Street, opposite Te Papa and handy to the bars and restaurants of Courtenay Place. But under a revised plan announced by the council today, the project would be built on the...