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Surveying Mud – Key To Monitoring The Health Of Te-Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 9:26 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Last month Greater Wellington conducted the sixth underwater survey in Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour as a part of a programme to assess the environmental health of the highly valued Onepoto and Pāuatahanui estuaries. The survey, carried out by NIWA divers, ... More >>
Include Wetlands In ETS To Reduce Emissions Say Greater Wellington
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 12:19 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington is calling on the Government to include non-forest permanent carbon sinks such as wetlands in the ETS or an alternative market-based scheme to reward the removal of carbon from the atmosphere and accelerate the country’s emissions ... More >>
Check Online If It’s Safe To Swim
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 12:52 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
As we splash into the swimming season and experience heavy rainfall, Greater Wellington is urging the community to check if it’s safe to swim on Land Air Water Aotearoa’s (LAWA) website under the ‘Can I swim here’ section. Greater Wellington senior ... More >>
Free Travel On Metlink On Christmas Day And New Year’s Eve
Friday, 4 December 2020, 12:56 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Metlink is wishing customers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year in the best possible way, by providing free travel on Metlink bus and train services on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. Customers need only to hop on and hop off, there will be ... More >>
Greater Wellington Regional Council Provides Blueprint For Regional Public Transport In Response To Climate Emergency
Thursday, 3 December 2020, 2:43 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council's Transport Committee today endorsed the proposed draft Wellington Regional Public Transport Plan 2021-31, which will be consulted with the public. "The draft Plan has been built around the strategic priority ... More >>
Declaration Of Climate Emergency Reinforces Need For Partnership With Local Government
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 3:47 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council strongly supports the Government’s declaration of a climate emergency and welcomes its foresight in acknowledging the greatest challenge to face the nation. “The declaration sends the strongest signal that the Government ... More >>
Getting Students Active, Movin’March 2021 Registrations Open
Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 11:02 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Early bird registrations for Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Movin’March are open - calling all schools to sign up to the month-long initiative that encourages students to walk, cycle and scoot to school. Greater Wellington travel choice coordinator ... More >>
More Information On Water Metering Essential, Says Greater Wellington
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 9:53 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council supports the decision by the Wellington Water Committee to seek further refinement and costs on the case for installing residential water meters to help reduce water consumption throughout the region. Following consideration ... More >>
Bus Customers Encouraged To Check Before They Travel During Tramways Union Meeting
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 3:15 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Wellington bus customers will face disruptions to their travel on Wednesday 25 November between 9:00am and 3pm as some drivers attend a Tramways Union meeting. Councillor Roger Blakeley, Transport Committee Chair of Greater Wellington Regional Council, ... More >>
Tranzurban At Environmental Forefront As Green Gold Award Winner
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 3:55 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Green, clean and reliable – was the message that shined through as Metlink operator Tranzurban won the Green Gold category at this year’s Wellington Gold Awards for its ongoing commitment to an environmentally friendly fleet. As the first company ... More >>
Putting The ‘heart’ In Freshwater Data Is Key To Conservation
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 12:28 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Region Council is innovating ways to transform and humanise freshwater data to drive positive change, through CreativeHQ’s NZ GovTech Accelerator programme. Greater Wellington experts are coming to the end of the three-month programme that ... More >>
Greater Wellington Celebrates Biodiversity Champions Behind Bird Of The Year
Friday, 6 November 2020, 3:54 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington councillors are singing the same tune, announcing their top five species for Bird of the Year 2020; kākā, tūturiwhatu (banded dotterel), kererū, tīeke (North Island saddleback) and korimako (bellbird). The Wellington region is ... More >>
Metlink Is Running Free Fares For Round The Bays
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 5:50 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
To keep carbon emissions low and morale high, Metlink is providing free transport across its whole network (bus, ferry and rail) in the Greater Wellington region on 21 February 2021 for Round the Bays participants and volunteers. If everyone travelled ... More >>
Flooding, Wildfires And Droughts - Climate Change Is Already Affecting Our Region
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 5:49 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Our region is already seeing higher chances of droughts, wildfires, floods and sea level rises, all of which threaten our communities, infrastructure and natural resources - signals a new report released by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and StatsNZ. ... More >>
Local Students To Test Ecosystems And Create Green Data
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 12:46 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A Water Catchment Health day on Tuesday 10 November works with Wainuiomata students to help map environmental and stream health to inform the protection of regional ecosystems. The day raises awareness for Te Oranga O Te Awa, a programme that engages ... More >>
Greater Welly Bike Fest A Zooming Success
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 6:28 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Image credit: Huri Huri Bike Wairarapa ‘Ka mau te wehi!’ - is the sentiment as Greater Welly Bike Fest celebrates over 600 participants across the region with prizes and giveaways. October’s Kia Eke Paihikara Tātou Greater Welly Bike Fest ... More >>
Lifestyle Block Wetland Creates A Pathway For Growth And Opportunity
Tuesday, 6 October 2020, 2:24 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A Te Horo lifestyle block owner is achieving her wetland restoration vision by creating an ecological corridor for native birds, through Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Healthy Waterways programme. Wetlands come in all shapes and sizes, but their benefits ... More >>
More Green Jobs For Stronger Environmental Health
Monday, 5 October 2020, 11:35 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Last week marked the successful wrap up of a trial programme which boosts job opportunities that benefit the health of the community and te taiao, an initiative funded by Ministry of Social Development (MSD), Department of Conservation (DOC) and Greater Wellington ... More >>
Every Kererū Counts – How Our Native Bird Holds The Key To Biodiversity
Monday, 5 October 2020, 11:15 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
This year marks the 17th year that Greater Wellington Regional Council has monitored kererū in Kaitoke Regional Park to track their health, which is essential to our native bush regeneration and wider biodiversity. With the results in, a soaring number ... More >>
Independent Chair Appointed To Role At Greater Wellington
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 6:14 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council has appointed Martin Matthews as independent chair of Greater Wellington’s Finance, Risk and Assurance Committee (FRAC). This is a key role on the committee that looks over the regional council’s financial ... More >>
