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Accessible Suspension Bridge Swings Into Action At Kaitoke Regional Park
Friday, 13 August 2021, 9:05 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The highly anticipated suspension bridge at Kaitoke Regional Park is now open, meaning more visitors can connect with nature at one of our region’s most beloved parks. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2108/430212313f71c9ba9921.jpeg" ... More >>
Greater Wellington Supports Banded Dotterels’ Increasing Hatching Stats With New Strategy
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 3:46 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
As tūturiwhatu/banded dotterels hatching stats rise on the Eastbourne to Wainuiomata coastline, Greater Wellington and the project partners are unifying conservation efforts under a new strategy to build on this success. Since 2011, Greater Wellington, ... More >>
Greater Wellington Is Investing In Navigation Resources To Boost Accessibility In Public Facilities
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 11:28 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington is working with Blind Low Vision NZ to install tech in the office’s public facilities to enable members of our community more independent and safe access. Six BlindSquare beacons have been installed in Greater Wellington’s Cuba Street ... More >>
Community Plant Nursery Sprouts New Life In Wainuiomata
Monday, 9 August 2021, 3:34 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington, along with project partners Forest and Bird, has opened the doors to a new native plant nursery in Wainuiomata Recreation Reserve. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2108/75ac447f47035c0702cd.jpeg" ... More >>
‘Perfect Timing’ For Pōneke Collective’s Presentation To Greater Wellington
Friday, 6 August 2021, 9:44 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington councillors welcomed strong representation from Pōneke Collective, a broad coalition of students and welfare groups seeking more equitable access to public transport, at yesterday’s Transport Committee meeting. The Collective asked ... More >>
Greater Wellington And Metlink Welcome News Of New Collective Agreement For NZ Bus Drivers
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 4:39 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington and Metlink have welcomed news from today’s Tramways Union stop work meeting that a new collective agreement with NZ Bus has been reached after months of tense negotiations. Daran Ponter, chair of Greater Wellington said the ... More >>
Teachers Learn Through New Games To Promote Road Safety To Children And Whānau
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:30 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Primary school teachers recently jumped on bikes to upskill and advocate for safe active travel among students and the wider community, through a partnership with Greater Wellington, the Bike On New Zealand Charitable Trust, Waka Kotahi, and local ... More >>
Greater Wellington Helps Fish Migrate By Identifying 660 Barriers In Kapiti Coast Rivers And Streams
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 12:56 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington has identified 660 fish passage barriers in Kāpiti Coast waterways across public and private land, a project that involved active involvement from local iwi to ensure our native freshwater fish can migrate and spawn. Our region’s waterways ... More >>
Keeping Region Safe From Pest Plants A Team Effort, Says Greater Wellington
Monday, 19 July 2021, 10:06 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Dangerous pests Nassella tussock, Chilean needle grass, and Alligator weed have yet to take hold in our region, and Greater Wellington is urging the community to make use of its pest control services to help keep it that way. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2107/33bb3ea925a293f52baf.jpeg" ... More >>
Keep Dogs Away From Hutt River And Wellington Harbour Beaches
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 2:28 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging dog owners to keep their dogs away from the Hutt River and Wellington Harbour beaches until staff have checked these areas for dead possums poisoned with 1080. Recent heavy rain during Saturday 17 July ... More >>
Bus Customers Encouraged To Check Before They Travel During Tramways Union Meeting
Monday, 12 July 2021, 1:44 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Some Wellington bus customers will face disruptions to their travel on Tuesday 13 July between 9.30am and 1.30pm as Tranzurban drivers attend a Tramways Union meeting. Metlink general manager, Scott Gallacher says, “This disruption only affects a ... More >>
Greater Wellington Welcomes Rail Asset Investment From Government
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 9:45 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington welcomed news today that the Government is investing $1.3 billion in the national rail network over the next three years. Chair of Greater Wellington Daran Ponter says the investment news comes at a crucial time with the regional council ... More >>
Wairarapa And Kāpiti Councillors Welcome Rail Asset Investment From Government
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 9:31 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Councillors from Wairarapa and Kāpiti welcomed news today that the Government is investing $1.3 billion in the national rail network over the next three years. Deputy Chair of Greater Wellington and Wairarapa Councillor Adrienne ... More >>
Tamariki Plant A Greener Future At Queen Elizabeth Park
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 12:23 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Tamariki from three schools across Kāpiti took the future of our environment into their own hands by getting them dirty at Greater Wellington’s tree planting event in Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) as part of the regional council’s winter planting ... More >>
Greater Wellington Staff Raises $12,000 Koha For Wellington City Mission
Friday, 2 July 2021, 9:58 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
This week Greater Wellington staff donated $12,000 to Wellington City Mission in support of the charity’s work in our region. General Manager of Corporate Services, Samantha Gain, is delighted with the sum, which was raised from the sale of second-hand ... More >>
New Regional Partnership To Accelerate Progress On Regional Growth, Economic Development And Recovery
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 3:41 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Today’s first full business meeting of the new Wellington Regional Leadership Committee marks the start of a collaborative partnership designed to shape future growth in the Wellington-Wairarapa-Horowhenua region. The partnership has been progressed ... More >>
Greater Wellington’s 2021-31 Long Term Plan Adopted
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 1:22 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A long term plan focused on meeting the challenge of climate change and building regional resilience was adopted today by Greater Wellington. The 2021-31 Long Term Plan, which sets Greater Wellington’s priorities and budget for the next ten years, ... More >>
Public Supports Greater Wellington’s Plan For Greener, More Accessible Public Transport
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 12:51 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The Council has adopted the Greater Wellington Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) 2021-2031, which is a blueprint for mobilising greener, more sustainable and more customer friendly public transport in the region, after an overwhelming positive ... More >>
Greater Wellington To Adopts Ambitious Regional Transport Plan
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 11:01 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The 2021 Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) was adopted by Greater Wellington at today’s regional council meeting. The RLTP integrates transport planning the region, outlines the strategic direction for transport and details transport investment planned ... More >>
Greater Wellington Walks The Walk On Shift To Sustainable Transport
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 9:27 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington joined community members and government representatives from all walks of life at the third biennial Living Streets Aotearoa Walking Summit last week to discuss how to achieve more liveable, walkable, climate-resilient environments. ... More >>
