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Encore for our conservation and environmental guardians
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 1:09 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Are you improving and restoring our region's rivers, lakes, wetlands, dunes and coasts, and protecting and enhancing our history for future generations? More >>
Comprehensive study of Wairarapa Valley’s groundwater
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 12:57 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
An investigation into the Wairarapa Valley’s underground water resources has provided vital information about the interactions between the valley’s aquifers, rivers and streams and what happens to them when water is taken for irrigation or other ... More >>
Matangi Electrical Fault Investigated
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 4:44 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Five new Matangi trains have been withdrawn from service temporarily today as an electrical fault is investigated. More >>
Have your say on Wairarapa bus & train services
Monday, 13 June 2011, 2:25 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Wairarapa residents are being encouraged to have their say on bus and train services, as part of a Greater Wellington Regional Council review. More >>
GWRC: Bus & train fares increase 1 September 2011
Friday, 10 June 2011, 2:22 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
In order to meet increasing public transport costs, Greater Wellington Regional Council has agreed on a 3% increase in fare revenue from 1 September 2011. Some fares on buses and trains will be increased to provide this additional revenue. More >>
Online forum opens on Baring Head’s future
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 1:05 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
An online forum on Baring Head has begun this week, giving the community an opportunity to share opinions and ideas on the future of the site. More >>
Greater Wellington launches a new way to have your say
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 12:28 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council today launched a new online forum for people to have their say about what Council does. More >>
Crucial central Lower Hutt flood protection works to start
Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 4:31 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Residents and businesses in central Lower Hutt are a step closer to receiving crucial protection from a damaging flood as work begins on the Boulcott/Hutt stopbank next month. A major milestone was reached yesterday with Regional Councillors signing ... More >>
Paint polluters risk enforcement action
Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 1:34 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Contractors, householders and business owners disposing of paint and other substances down the stormwater drain risk enforcement action. The milder than usual May weather has led to a spate of incidents where paint and other substances are being discharged ... More >>
How many can YOU plant?
Friday, 13 May 2011, 2:57 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
How many can you plant? That's the challenge being set for residents of Kapiti and the wider Wellington region this winter. More >>
Ditch the desk for a dig
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 11:07 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Looking for a great team-building exercise? How about signing up for a corporate planting day in one of Greater Wellington's regional parks? More >>
Regional & Unitary Councils Welcome Fresh Water Policy
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 4:52 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
New Zealand’s regional councils have welcomed the Government’s fresh water policy package announcement, which they say will enable them to more effectively meet the new water challenges facing the nation. More >>
Your view on our environment: here’s what you told us
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 12:45 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Waterways free from sediment, suitable for swimming, with good habitat for fish and insects and a region where you can hear birdsong. They’re a few of the things the community expect from good natural resource management, according to Greater Wellington’s ... More >>
Greater Wellington welcomes irrigation commitment
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 10:20 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The government's pre-budget announcement committing an extra $35 million to the investigation of irrigation schemes has been welcomed by the Greater Wellington Regional Council which is currently exploring a potentially major water use scheme in Wairarapa. More >>
Help restore Whitireia Park
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 12:53 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Grab a spade, gloves, gumboots and some wet weather gear and come along to Onehunga Bay next Sunday (15 May) to help the Whitireia Park Restoration Group continue the work of enhancing this beautiful area. More >>
Have your say on Hutt transport improvements
Friday, 29 April 2011, 12:35 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
People are being asked to give their feedback on a package of transport improvements contained in the Draft Hutt Corridor Plan 2011. The plan covers the area from Ngauranga interchange through to Te Marua, Upper Hutt, and includes east-west connections between ... More >>
Raumati South air quality study
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 12:39 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A Greater Wellington research study of Raumati South air quality indicates that the area has less than ideal air quality on some winter nights. Greater Wellington Environmental Monitoring and Investigations Manager Ted Taylor said the results showed that smoke ... More >>
Wellington Public Transport Study Gets Green Light
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 5:00 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
A study of the best options for a high quality public transport route through Wellington City has moved a step closer with government funding approved for the study today. Tenders will be called for the study within the next few weeks. More >>
Canadian Pondweed Found In Lake Kohangatera
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 11:39 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
The pest plant Canadian pondweed (Elodea canadensis) has been found in Lake Kohangatera, part of the Parangarahu Lakes Area in Greater Wellington's East Harbour Regional Park. The infestation is located at the head of Lake Kohangatera opposite Shag Rock ... More >>
Gorse under control at Whitireia Park
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 10:56 am | Greater Wellington Regional Council
There are very few signs of gorse re-growth in Whitireia Park following last year’s aerial spraying operation, removing the need for follow-up aerial spraying this autumn. Sixty hectares of gorse burnt in the February 2010 fire was sprayed by helicopter ... More >>
