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Trains Replaced By Buses During Rail Union Meeting
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 10:42 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Off peak rail passengers in the Wellington region will face longer travel times as buses replace trains from 9am to 3pm on Thursday 24 August. Unionised members of Metlink rail operator, Transdev, will be attending their annual union meeting ... More >>
Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington support acceleration of major LGWM projects
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 6:57 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council have thrown their support behind announcements today that the Government will be looking to accelerate long delayed transport solutions for the city. As part of the Government’s Draft ... More >>
Metlink's Accessibility Action Plan Lays Foundation For A More Inclusive Public Transport Network
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 11:07 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Metlink is taking significant steps towards enhancing accessibility on its network through its newly proposed Accessibility Action Plan, presented to regional councillors at this morning’s meeting of the Transport Committee. Greater Wellington Transport ... More >>
Taranaki Whānui And Greater Wellington Find Co-governance Success Protecting Te Taiao In The Parangarahu Lakes Area
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 3:57 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
On Saturday 5 August, the Rōpū Tiaki (guardianship group) for the Parangarahu Lakes Area gathered with Taranaki Whānui whānau to plant 400 native plants around Cameron Ridge, and place a rāhui protecting Tūturiwhatu / banded dotterel breeding ... More >>
Articulated Bus To Be Trialled On Wellington’s Busiest Route
Friday, 4 August 2023, 3:49 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Metlink is preparing to trial an articulated bus on the number 2 bus route, which runs between Karori, Miramar and Seatoun. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2308/7d4a2f0d5dcd3b9ae968.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Greater Wellington councillors ... More >>
Greater Wellington Rates Collection Error Identified For Wellington City
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 3:14 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington has recently discovered some of its general rates have been incorrectly applied and collected within Wellington city, since the 2019/20 financial year. The discovery during a rates-modelling exercise undertaken by Greater Wellington, shows ... More >>
“Change Is Possible” - Path To Emissions Reduction Discussed By Leaders And Political Candidates
Monday, 31 July 2023, 3:04 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
More than 100 people from across the Wellington-Wairarapa-Horowhenua region came together on Monday 24 July to discuss opportunities to impactfully reduce carbon emissions. The Regional Emissions Reduction Forum gathered local and central government ... More >>
Buses In Kāpiti Reduced During All-day Industrial Action
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 4:38 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Bus passengers in Kāpiti are advised that Metlink bus services on Wednesday 26 July will be running to a Sunday timetable, with the addition of school trips, during all-day industrial action. Unionised employees of Uzabus, one of the operators contracted ... More >>
Baring Head Lighthouse & WW2 Features In Regional Park Added To Heritage List
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 8:21 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui, home to the Baring Head Lighthouse complex and World War 2 features, has been added to the New Zealand Heritage List Rārangi Kōrero following a successful nomination by a community member. Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui ... More >>
Metlink Rolls Out New Fares For Children And Young Adults On 1 September
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 3:50 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Metlink will be rolling out new fares for children and young adults on 1 September and is encouraging people to learn about and apply for the fares they are eligible for in advance. The new fares, part of the Government’s Budget 2023 announcements, ... More >>
Greater Wellington Welcomes Government’s Comprehensive Biodiversity Protection Measures
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 4:10 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington welcomed news on 7 July that the Government is launching “a suite of measures” aimed at protecting Aotearoa’s native wildlife and habitats from the impacts of human activity. The measures, which include clearer rules on ... More >>
Drop-in Sessions Supporting Community Services Cardholders To Receive Cheaper Public Transport Fares
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 1:27 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Drop-in sessions supporting Community Services Cardholders to register for the ‘Community Connect Concession’, which halves public transport fares for the holder, have started this week. Greater Wellington Transport Chair Thomas Nash said the Metlink-run sessions ... More >>
Greater Wellington Sweating To Top The Fundraising Leaderboard For Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Friday, 30 June 2023, 4:00 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington has fundraised over $19,000 for Sweat with Pride, launching the council towards the top of the leaderboard for the discrimination-defeating, perspiration-producing fundraiser for Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly the New Zealand AIDS Foundation). ... More >>
Rates Rise Lower Than Expected As Greater Wellington Adopts 2023/24 Annual Plan
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 3:03 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Regional councillors approved the funding of key projects and a rates rise of 16.94% at a council meeting today, as they voted to adopt Greater Wellington’s 2023/24 Annual Plan. The increase is lower than the 17.8% rates hike proposed in April ; ... More >>
Report Positive About Drop In Emissions, Highlights Key Sectors For Continued Action
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 4:01 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Wellington region fell by 9% since 2019, a newly released report commissioned by eight of the regions’ councils including Greater Wellington shows. Between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, the regions’ gross emissions ... More >>
Golden Mile Transformation Will Bring More Life Into The City Says Greater Wellington
Monday, 26 June 2023, 11:19 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington says Golden Mile rejuvenation plans from Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) will make Wellington City and public transport more attractive and bring more life into the CBD. The plans are ambitious, clear, and unapologetic about ... More >>
Wairarapa Farmer Fined For Taking Water In Breach Of Consent
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 12:24 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A South Wairarapa farmer has been convicted and fined for taking groundwater from a bore in breach of resource consent conditions, and for breaching an abatement notice requiring him to cease this unauthorised extraction of water. Greater Wellington ... More >>
Greater Wellington To Consider Extending Half Price Fares
Friday, 16 June 2023, 5:07 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington will consider extending half price fares while it works towards implementing age-based public transport discounts announced on 18 May in Budget 2023. The discounts, which let children under-13 ride for free, and under 25-year-olds ... More >>
Go Green This Winter With Greater Wellington’s Planting Days
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 1:31 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Communities keen to restore our region’s biodiversity are invited to get out their green thumbs. Greater Wellington’s winter planting season is underway, with a goal as lofty as the treetops: to get one million plants in the ground. The winter planting ... More >>
Marine Exclusion Zone Established In Shelly Bay For Harbour Safety
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 3:53 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A marine exclusion zone has been established around the area where a Shelly Bay wharf building caught fire early Wednesday morning. This exclusion zone was established by a Direction from the Wellington Harbourmaster, Grant Nalder, to ensure the safety ... More >>
