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Reconnecting With Nature Is Vital To Our Health And Wellbeing
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 11:02 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Mental Health Awareness Week is a timely reminder of the invaluable role te taiao plays in maintaining a balanced mental health and general wellbeing, advocates Greater Wellington Councillor Prue Lamason. ‘Return to nature’ is a theme of this week, ... More >>
Greater Wellington On The Pathway To Lower Carbon Emissions
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 4:06 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Climate Committee has supported two proposals to retire grazing and restore rare wetland and forest ecosystems in its Queen Elizabeth and Kaitoke regional parks, a decision that will accelerate the regional council’s ... More >>
Pedal, Pump, Jump – Bike Fest Is Your Carbon Reduction Month
Monday, 21 September 2020, 5:07 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Locals are checking their brakes, pumping up tyres and fastening helmets for this October’s Kia Eke Paihikara Tātou Greater Welly Bike Fest, a month that celebrates climate friendly forms of transport. Greater Wellington Regional Council Travel Choice ... More >>
Travelling On Metlink Services At Alert Level 1
Monday, 21 September 2020, 2:45 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Following the Government’s alert level 1 announcement Metlink has confirmed that face coverings will not be mandatory on board bus, ferry and train services from 22 September 2020. General Manager of Metlink Scott Gallacher says while some passengers ... More >>
Kōwhai, Ngaio, And Swamp Flax – Key To The Region’s ‘well-bee-ing’
Friday, 18 September 2020, 1:43 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Bee Aware Month is the buzz word on the region’s streets; the perfect time to sweeten up your native planting skills and support bees which are key to our community health and resilience. It’s no secret that bees hold our ecosystem together through ... More >>
Greater Wellington Investigating Snapper On Rail Services In Preparation For National Ticketing
Thursday, 17 September 2020, 1:42 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington is investigating rolling out Snapper payments on rail services across the region following decisions made at Council today to help pave the way for national ticketing. Transport committee chair Roger Blakeley says it was a timely ... More >>
Wairarapa School Nurtures Muddy Paddock Into Thriving Wetland
Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 2:08 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Kahutara School is fostering students’ connection with te taiao (nature) by developing a wetland to encourage biodiversity back to the local area, following the school’s participation in the Whitebait Connection programme. The programme was led by Mountains ... More >>
Physical Distancing Measures Removed From Metlink Services
Monday, 14 September 2020, 2:31 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Following a Government announcement, physical distancing will be removed from Metlink services from today. Metlink General Manager Scott Gallacher says the move makes sense following a successful transition to face coverings. “This change comes on ... More >>
Greater Wellington Urges Farmers, Landowners And Developers To Bone Up On New Regulations
Friday, 4 September 2020, 12:18 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Regulations that came into force yesterday (3 September 2020) set new directions and standards for freshwater management, and Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging farmers, landowners and developers to familiarise themselves with their ... More >>
Titahi Bay Community Plant The Seeds For Environmental Leadership
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 11:47 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Whānau in Titahi Bay have been planting native seedlings to enhance their local environment as a part of the Kahotea Stream Restoration Group, funded by Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Community Environment Fund . This funding round focuses ... More >>
Prosperity For Māori A Key Goal Of New Māori Regional Economic Development Strategy
Friday, 21 August 2020, 11:04 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A regional Māori strategy designed to contribute to a more prosperous whenua, wai and whānau environment for the wider Wellington region has just been launched. Titled Te Matarau a Māui: Collaborative Pathways to Prosperous Māori Futures , the strategy ... More >>
Have You Say On Our Regional Parks
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 1:48 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington is urging people to join a conversation about the future of its regional parks network through getting involved in consultation on its draft Toitū Te Whenua Parks Network Plan, 2020-2030. The plan, which will be in force until 2030, ... More >>
Greater Wellington Proposes Operation To Save Old Growth Forests
Friday, 14 August 2020, 3:49 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
An operation to save approximately 11,400 hectares of pristine old growth forest, including 3000 hectares of plantation forestry, from damage caused by predators in the Akatarawa Forest is being proposed by Greater Wellington. “Possum numbers in ... More >>
On Track To Safer Communities Around Rail Crossings
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 5:09 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Rail Safety Week, 10-16 August 2020, has set the wheels in motion to raise awareness for safely crossing railway tracks to reduce the number of near misses, with backing from Metlink. Yesterday, TrackSAFE and Kiwirail cohosted a launch event at Wellington ... More >>
Buses Upgrade Programme Brings Fleet In Line With Metlink Standards For Customers
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 2:59 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Over the next six months NZ Bus will be upgrading 34 of its buses to give customers a more consistent experience across the network by bringing them in line with the Metlink brand and internal layout standards. Metlink General Manager, Scott Gallacher ... More >>
Metlink Drivers And Cyclists Share Wheels For A Day
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 1:06 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A Greater Wellington Regional Council Road User Workshop, that encourages cyclists and bus drivers to share their perspectives with the aim of improving road safety, began with smiles and laughter. To open a day of activities and discussion, Metlink ... More >>
Vigilance Vital In The War Against Pest Plants And Animals
Saturday, 25 July 2020, 6:40 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Smothering, strangling, displacing, infecting, browsing, killing. There are many ways pest plants and animals can undermine our biodiversity, put our primary production at risk and, as a consequence, seriously threaten the health of our native and productive ... More >>
Celebrity puppy rides Plimmerton train to become a guide dog
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 11:30 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
This week, a train from Plimmerton to Mana station featured a Blind and Low Vision NZ guide dog puppy from the popular program Dog Squad: Puppy School. More >>
Cockle Count Shows Positive Results In Pāuatahanui Inlet
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 2:35 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Pāuatahanui Inlet, north of Wellington, has recorded a 32 percent increase in its cockle population according to a three-yearly cockle count undertaken by the Guardians of Pāuatahanui Inlet with the help of Greater Wellington staff. Known as the longest ... More >>
Greater Wellington Regional Council Seeks Independent Chair For Key Committee
Monday, 20 July 2020, 12:33 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council is seeking an independent external chair for its Finance, Risk and Assurance Committee (FRAC). FRAC oversees, reviews and reports to the council on the management and delivery of Greater Wellington’s policies ... More >>
